February 2021
A Career created by Design
Rocky Rochon’s keen eye for space and color has transformed everything from penthouses to townhomes. At age 67, he’s not done yet.
Rocky Rochon has tackled some of the West Coast’s thorniest design challenges, ranging from executive offices for Steve Jobs to Apple’s prototype Company Store to penthouse apartments for Seattle’s top entrepreneurs. His stellar career almost never happened. Rochon was laser-focused on earning a fast-tracked architecture degree at the University of Washington, doubling up his class…
One Couple’s Kitchen Quest
Living in the backyard. Climbing through windows. Here’s how one family made it work.
The idea to remodel their 1929 kitchen floated on the fringes of the imaginations of Nick O’Connell and Lisa Sowder for years, thoughts that bobbed to the surface only to be tossed aside by the sheer impracticality of it all. How could they, two busy professionals with three children and a dog, undertake a full-scale…
AIA Home of Distinction: Harmony with History
A creative remodel of an historic capitol hill condo results in a peaceful and intimate setting where old-world luxury meets a book lover’s retreat
Imagine owning enough books to fill Portland’s famous Powell’s Books and having to boil down your collection to a single 12-foot shelf. That was just one of many personal and technical challenges facing Carol Grossmeyer in her long quest to find a forever home. Grossmeyer and her husband grew Milwaukee-based Harry W. Schwartz Bookshops, founded…
AtWork! Celebrates 60 Years of Success
AtWork! serves more than 400 people across three counties in Washington state
Every March, Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month seeks to raise awareness and advocacy for the inclusion of people with disabilities in all facets of society. It also seeks to bring attention to the barriers that many people with disabilities still face in connecting to the communities in which they live. Sixty years ago, AtWork! was born…
Seattle Restaurant Week kicks off
Expect a broader range of dishes at several different prices
At times referred to as “Restaurant Weak” for menus limited in scope and portion size, Restaurant Week is coming of age after 20 years. In the beginning of what would become Restaurant Week, chefs and restaurateurs often compromised on portion size and sometimes quality. Chef and restaurateur Brian Clevenger, who owns General Harvest Restaurants (Vendemia,…
What are the benefits of a virtual arts education?
Interlochen Online offers students unique opportunities
When Interlochen Online launched in 2020, the program was built upon a foundation of arts innovation of Interlochen. Now, two years later Interlochen Online continues to finetune its offerings and pilot new virtual programs. What once was a pandemic pivot has turned into a permanent program, offering unique programming for young artists looking to take…
How to Win a Bidding War in Seattle
Prevu Real Estate reveals everything you need to know
Seattle is experiencing a hot real estate market. There were record sales in 2021 and the Emerald City entered 2022 with a record low inventory of homes for sale. And it is easy to see why, as buyers from all over the country are attracted by the beautiful sights of Seattle that blend with the…
Five First-Timer Tips Seattle Homebuyers Need to Know
Make homebuying easier with Prevu Real Estate
In an ideal world, buying your first home is not just the most important purchase you can make in a lifetime but also the smoothest. But In today’s world, the real estate market is ruthless because homebuyers are scrambling to take advantage of low interest rates before the Fed bumps them back up. In addition,…