February 2021
Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley Has a New Chef
Alvin Binuya, the former executive chef at Ponti Seafood Grill, is making seafood sing at the swanky downtown venue.
No shocker, most people go to Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley for the world-class lineup of music. But there’s been a recent change in the kitchen that’s added a new sweet note to the experience. Seasoned chef Alvin Binuya has stepped into the lead role at the swanky downtown venue and the audience is taking notice. To…
Home of the Week: Summerwell Homes
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Sponsored by: Summerwell Homes Recently named “Community of the Year” at the 2017 Tribute Awards by the New Home Council, Summerwell’s 16 homes, designed by renowned McCullough Architects, reflect a contemporary design aesthetic with clean lines, open spaces, dramatic interior lighting from sensitive window placement, as well as a decidedly upscale palette of materials, fixtures,…
Donald Trump Averages Five Lies Per Day, Seattle-Based Website Finds
Since the 2016 election, the crowd-sourced Presterity website has tracked Trump administration falsehoods.
Following the 2016 presidential election, Seattle web designer Jan Miksovsky, and some of his former Microsoft co-workers, created Presterity, a crowd-sourced website designed to sort fake news from—well—fake news where Trump administration claims and actions are concerned. As Trump’s inaugural anniversary nears, what have been the site’s biggest reveals? “They run the gamut from incredibly…
Must List: Nordic Lights Film Festival, Sara Porkalob’s Two New Plays, Novelist Jesmyn Ward
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MUST WATCHNordic Lights Film Festival(1/11–1/14) Contemporary Scandinavian feature-length films, shorts and documentaries screen as part of this ninth annual film festival, presented by the Nordic Heritage Museum in partnership with SIFF. Among the offerings: the Swedish art world parody The Square by Ruben Östlund, and a documentary titled Arctic Superstar, about an aspiring rapper from…
There’s a Meat Vending Machine in Seattle’s Flagship Nordstrom For Some Reason
You can buy Owens Meats in the men's department of the downtown Nordstrom store. We're here for it.
No, you’re not dreaming. That’s really an Owens Meats vending machine in the men’s department at the flagship Nordstrom store in downtown Seattle. Praise the lard and pass the pepperoni stick. The meat machine, located steps from the best shoe shine stand in the city – yes, I’m a regular fixture there, which is how…
