February 2008
Best & Worst of 2013: Seattle’s Memorable Social Media Moments
Tweets, Instagrams, blogs, vlogs and other Internet-based modes Seattleites used
AWKWARD MOMENTS IN SOCIAL MEDIACoffee with a Side of Snark: Local barista Matt Watson discovers nothing on the Interwebz can ever truly be anonymous when Bitter Barista, his secret satirical (and oft mean-spirited) blog that poked fun at patrons and his boss at Georgetown’s All City Coffee, was outed by a rival coffee blog. Watson…
Best Worst of 2013: What’s In and What’s Out in Seattle Food
!–paging_filter–pstrongIN/strongembrTap Cocktails/embrTasty, punchy and made fresh daily, the cocktails created at some of our favorite bars, including a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/article/cocktails-tap-capitol-hills-montana” target=”_blank”Montana/a, Radiator Whiskey and The Bait Shop, make grabbing a drink simple, quick and easy. brstrongbrOUT/strongembrCask Wines/embrWhile several restaurants have poured wines (by Proletariat Wine Company and Wilridge Winery, for example) from a cask, small barrel…
Our Favorite Headline Ideas of 2013
!–paging_filter–pOver the course of a year, emSeattle/em mag editors write countless headlines for stories—hundreds of which are jettisoned for something better during the editing process. But then there are the headlines that we write for imagined stories that haven’t been assigned or written (and perhaps shouldn’t be, ever). These usually surface at random during punchy…
Mossback Monday: Seahawks Soar into the Playoffs, Machinists to Vote This Week
!–paging_filter–div class=”storify”script src=”//storify.com/seattlemag/mossback-monday-27.js?header=false”/scriptpnoscript[a href=”//storify.com/seattlemag/mossback-monday-27″ target=”_blank”View the story “Mossback Monday” on Storify/a]/noscript/div
The Must List: New Year’s Eve Parties Aplenty, Martin Schoeller at EMP and Where to Dine out During the Holidays
!–paging_filter–pstrongMust Ogle/strongstronga href=” http://bit.ly/19TwLkK” target=”_blank”brMartin Schoeller’s Larger than Life Portraits at the EMP Museum/a/strongbr(Through 2/16, times vary) — In Close-Up, photographer Martin Schoeller shares his stunning, large-scale, full-face shots of celebs and regular folks alike./ppstrongMust Dinea href=”http://bit.ly/1bZ69kv” target=”_blank”brWhere to Dine Out During the Holidays/a/strongbrThe holidays are here, family is in town—celebrate at one of these…
Skip the Plain Champagne on New Year’s Eve and Mix Up Some Bubbly Cocktails Instead
!–paging_filter–pI would never turn down a glass of straight Champagne, sparkling wine, prosecco or any of their bubbly relations (well, almost never). If you were to invite me over for New Year’s Eve and serve nothing but bubbles, I’ll happily consume it. However, if you are throwing an end-of-year shindig, and want it to be…
Now Coveting: Silver Tusk Necklace from White Space
!–paging_filter–pThe few days after Christmas is the time when you get to go out and buy something for yourself, guilt-free, with that check from grandma. Go ahead, It’s what she wants you to do with it. If it were me, a href=”http://www.whitespacejewelry.bigcartel.com/product/large-tusk-with-diamond” target=”_blank”this/a is what I would get courtesy of Magnolia’s a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/make-room-white-space“White Space/a./p
Post Holiday Sale at Riversong
!–paging_filter–pHead to Madison Valley from Thursday, December 26 through Sunday, January 5 for 25 percent off gorgeous jewelry at a href=”http://riversongjewelry.bigcartel.com/” target=”_blank”Riversong/a. The sale excludes high carat items, but includes a href=”http://riversongjewelry.bigcartel.com/product/talisman-collection” target=”_blank”talismans/a that River has had handmade in Turkey, as well as a lovely assortment of other treasures that she picks up during her…
Endless Knot’s Post Christmas Sale
!–paging_filter–pChances are many of your favorite boutiques are launching their inventory reduction sales—after Christmas and early January are the traditional time to do that, but check back on this blog occasionally as I’ll be updating it with the ones that land in my inbox./ppFirst up, a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com.239elwb01.blackmesh.com/endless-knot“Endless Knot’s/a Winter Clearance Event. Starting Thursday, December 26…
The Best Things We Ate (or Drank) in 2013
!–paging_filter–pHere’s to 2013: It was a wild year, full of amazing new a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/gallery/11-best-new-restaurants-seattle-2013” target=”_blank”restaurants/a, a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/article/best-new-bars-seattle-plus-one-standou…” target=”_blank”new bars/a anda href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/article/whats-shaking-now-drinks-moment” target=”_blank” crazy new cocktails/a (hello, shrubs!). So what better way to bid it adieu than with a trip down our collective food and drink memory lane. These are the bevs and bites that the…
Happy Holidays from Seattle magazine
Starting tomorrow, December 24, the editors at Seattle magazine will be taking some well-deserved time off to be with family and friends and enjoy the holiday. (We hope you’re doing the same.) As such, Seattlemag.com will be taking a slight breather from regular blog and article posts. However, dear reader, that does not mean we’re…
Cozy Up to a Local Fire Pit This Winter
Spend a little time--drink in hand--'round the fire at one of these local fire pits
!–paging_filter–pThe best thing about Seattle winter is that unlike frostier cities such as, say, Chicago, you can actually sit outdoors at night without freezing your face off. The experience is even better if you’re sitting next to a toasty fire pit with a drink in hand—and, of course, if it isn’t raining. Several (but not…