February 2008
Bo-Nita: A New One-Woman Play at Seattle Rep
Seattle playwright Elizabeth Heffron reveals that coming of age requires a cast of many
On the title page of her script for Bo-Nita, Capitol Hill-based playwright Elizabeth Heffron describes the work simply as “A Play Performed by One Woman.” Turn the page, however, and the complexity is immediately revealed: Set largely in contemporary St. Louis, the cast of characters includes Bo-Nita (a 13-year-old white girl), Mona (Bo-Nita’s mother), Grandma…
Walrus and Carpenter’s Steak Tartare And The Joy Of Discovery
!–paging_filter–pspanThe joy of sharing is one of the many reasons I absolutely love going out to eat, especially when you’re in good company./span/ppLast weekend, my sweet nephew, Brandon, and his lovely wife, Karly, came for a visit. They live in Wenatchee, but Brandon spends much of the year commercial fishing on the Karen Lynn in…
Feasting Vicariously: Who to Follow at Feast PDX
Follow these foodies on social media to get all the insider scoop from Feast Portland
!–paging_filter–pstrongThis weekend, the biggest and best Northwest food festival is taking place in Portland./strong Seventy food media and at least that many star chefs–from Philly, New York City, Charleston, Austin, LA and Seattle–are taking over the Rose City for a href=”http://www.feastportland.com/” target=”_blank”Feast Portland/a, a nonstop food blitz: tasting events, lectures, wine and beer events, collaborative…
Pub Grub Grows Up
The food paired with your brew has never been better, or more original.
Seattle’s beer-brewing scene has been growing and maturing for decades. But this year, it boomed: Around a half-dozen microbreweries opened in Ballard alone (see page 100). And as the brews become bolder and more distinctive—including recent trends toward sour beer, cask ale and other beers explored in this month’s beer feature—the food made to pair…
Field Trip Day: Get out and explore
!–paging_filter–pMost Seattleites have done plenty ofa href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/ballard” target=”_blank” walking in Ballard/a. Between the buzzing farmers’ market, the Chittenden Locks (the perfect go-to for out-of town visitors) and the too-cute boutiques, Ballard practically begs to be explored by foot.nbsp; So what inspired me to hoof it over there on a rainy Sunday afternoon for yet another…
Ludlow Home’s Equinox Sale
!–paging_filter–pRick Rochon, owner of PhinneyWood’s a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com.239elwb01.blackmesh.com/ludlow-home“Ludlow Home/a and purveyor of all things stylish and tasteful, is hosting his first ever sale on Saturday and Sunday, September 21 and 22. Shoppers will save 20 percent on all vintage and upholstered furniture, which includes some of the finest items he carries in the store. What’s not…
Rep. Jim McDermott’s Hilarious Appearance on Stephen Colbert’s Colbert Report (Video)
!–paging_filter–pComedy Central funnyman Stephen Colbert hosted Congressman Jim McDermott (D-Wash), representative of Washington State’s 7th District, as part of emThe Colbert Report/em’s 435-part series “Better Know a District.” Colbert playfully highlights Seattle’s weather (it’s sooo rainy!) and iconic landmarks such as Pike Place Market, but most memorably stumps McDermott with the uncomfortable question, “Do you…
Mossback Monday: The Growing Income Inequality, Naked Rampages and Murray Leading in New Mayor’s Race Poll
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The 1 Percent Solution
Ruri Yampolsky sets the interest rate on Seattle’s artscape
For Ruri Yampolsky, 1 measly percent means the difference between bland urban terrain and a cityscape that sparks creativity. As director of the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture’s public art program, Yampolsky oversees the city’s precedent-setting “One Percent for Art” ordinance that mandates 1/100th of all city capital improvement project funds goes toward the…
Hooray For Seahawks Fans!
Three cheers to the awesomest Seahawks fans for braving the elements on Sunday, including a dramatic, game delaying thunderstorm and shattering the Guinness World’s Record at an eardrum-testing 136.6 decibels. High fives and fist bumps all around! Can some of that effusive enthusiasm be credited to the debut of the 12th Can? Sure, why not?…
Nancy Guppy Interviews Poet Kate Lebo
Talking pie with poet Kate Lebo
Poet and pie maker Kate Lebo’s new book, A Commonplace Book of Pie, comes out in October. She’ll read from it at Richard Hugo House (10/17), and Elliott Bay Bookstore (12/6). pieschool.tumblr.com COFFEE SHOP: High 5 Pie on Capitol Hill, a Monday afternoon in JulyKATE’S ORDER: Iced latte, with cherry-almond pie Nancy Guppy: How would…
Local Brewery Districts: Ballard
Valhalla for beer lovers
When Redhook Ale (now in Woodinville) opened its original brewery 30 years ago in Ballard at the corner of Leary and Ballard ways—not, as you might think, in the Fremont location where Theo Chocolates now resides—no one would have imagined the neighborhood would one day be home to several breweries, most of which are less…