February 2021
Seattle’s Most Influential People 2019: HistoryLink Executive Director and Cofounder, Marie McCaffrey
HistoryLink celebrated its 20th anniversary this year
This article appears in print in the November 2019 issue, as part of the Most Influential People of the Year feature. Click here to subscribe. HistoryLink, the first online encyclopedia of regional history, would have been a book if it wasn’t for executive director and cofounder Marie McCaffrey. McCaffrey founded the website covering Seattle and King County history with her…
Seattle’s Most Influential People 2019: Former General Director of the Seattle Opera, Aidan Lang
During his five-year tenure, Lang helped grow the opera's audience, especially with younger crowds
This article appears in print in the November 2019 issue, as part of the Most Influential People of the Year feature. Click here to subscribe. Aidan Lang served as Seattle Opera’s general director for just five years prior to joining the Welsh National Opera, but he left a legacy that promises to set the tone for generations of opera fans. During…
Seattle’s Most Influential People 2019: Common Ground Music Project Founder, Shontina Vernon
In addition, her Visionary Justice StoryLab earned Vernon a fellowship from the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
This article appears in print in the November 2019 issue, as part of the Most Influential People of the Year feature. Click here to subscribe. Three years ago, Shontina Vernon took 11 other Seattle artists—in dance, music, spoken word and other arts—to Cuba to meet, learn from and collaborate with artists in that country. That trip served as the launch…
Seattle’s Most Influential People 2019: Outgoing CEO and President of the Bullitt Foundation, Denis Hayes
Twenty-seven years after becoming a leader at the Bullitt Foundation, environmental activist Denis Hayes is stepping down
This article appears in print in the November 2019 issue, as part of the Most Influential People of the Year feature. Click here to subscribe. It only seemed natural for Denis Hayes, organizer of the first Earth Day in 1970, to take on a leadership role at the Bullitt Foundation 27 years ago. Under his direction, the environmental philanthropic nonprofit…
Must List: Northwest Chocolate Festival, Short Run Comix and Arts Festival, Cinema Italian Style
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Love the Must List? Get it right in your inbox. Subscribe. MUST BE SWEET Northwest Chocolate Festival (11/9-11/10) Get your fix of handmade truffles, caramels and quirky confections at the largest celebration in the world for chocolate lovers. Featuring about 100 artisanal chocolatiers from 20 countries, the event entices with handcrafted, dark and milk chocolate treats…
Seattle’s Most Influential People 2019: Southern Resident Orca Task Force
The task force includes local scientists, government officials and leaders of indigenous communities
This article appears in print in the November 2019 issue, as part of the Most Influential People of the Year feature. Click here to subscribe. The Pacific Northwest was swept with grief when Southern Resident orca Tahlequah carried her dead calf for 17 days last summer. The death of Tahlequah’s calf wasn’t the first or the last loss to the…
Backstory: How a 1950s Seattle Ice Cream Shop Became a Boat-shaped Pho Institution
Seattle's love affair with pho started at this iconic spot
This article appears in print in the November 2019 issue. Click here to subscribe. The landmark. Pho Bac RestaurantThe location. Chinatown–International District, 1314 S Jackson St. The backstory. At the corner of what is perhaps Little Saigon’s busiest intersection, a boat-shaped building and yellow faux palm tree mark the birthplace of Seattle’s love affair with pho. But before…
A ‘Beautiful’ Debut at Seattle’s Can Can Culinary Cabaret
Singer Renee Holiday, née Shaprece, is back in town to share a story of transformation with Seattle audiences
Ladies and gentlemen, meet Renee Holiday. Deep in the plush crimson grotto that is the Can Can Culinary Cabaret in Pike Place Market, one of the most reliably fun venues in town, a new star is preparing to rise. You may know her as Shaprece, with the dreamy vocals and powerful stage presence—a singer who…