The February 2021 Issue of Seattle Mag

Seattle Author Jonathan Rosenblum on the Struggle for a $15 Minimum Wage

A local union organizer and writer talks about his new book and the need for a revitalized labor movement

Author Jonathan Rosenblum

Stephen Strom

HemaApp: Screening Without the Sting

An app in development screens for anemia without a blood draw

HemaApp: no blood, no fuss

Niki Stojnic

Trending Threads for Men, From Filson to Radley Raven

From the rugged duds at Filson’s new Ballard outpost to vintage-cool bow ties, new finds are built for all mankind

Nothing says rugged Northwest attire more than the new Ballard Filson outpost

Kate Calamusa

How to Farm Your Parking Strip

This article originally appeared on Houzz.com Walk down the street in any Seattle neighborhood these days, and you may be more likely to see Swiss chard or lettuce growing in parking strips than grass. “All over Seattle, vegetable gardens in parking strips are popular,” landscape designer Erin Lau says. That narrow strip of land between…

Annie Thornton, Houzz Contributor

New Comedy-Meets-Cooking Web Series Features Former Seattleite

Need a laugh? Check out Jen Saunderson's funny new show.

Jen and Jenny and special guest comedian Ty Barnett

Chelsea Lin

Road Trip: Point Defiance Park

Museums, a gorgeous waterfront and good eats galore: Head south to Tacoma for a quick weekend getaway

Point Ruston Waterwalk near Point Defiance Park: super views

Rebecca Ratterman

Drinks News: Rob Roy, 190 Sunset and Spirits in the South Sound

Have a Stay the Course and support Rob Roy’s Jesse Cyr on March 14th

AJ Rathbun

‘Designed to be Home’ Celebrates Northwest Interiors

A Kirkland designer’s new coffee table book celebrates the Northwest home

Designer Harmony Weihs transforms spaces, such as this dining nook, now a striking corner library

Sarah Murphy

The Must List: Dino Weekend, Pi Day, Geekwire Bash

My my, how about some pie?

Seattle Magazine Staff

Refugees Sow New Community in a Tukwila Garden

Community blooms in a Tukwila garden where refugees are planting new roots

Ram Chandra Adhikari tends to one of the communal garden plots while Chandra Maya Rai looks on

Lara Hale

The Top 25 Shows to See in Seattle This Spring

Zandra Rhodes’ 'Magic Flute' costumes, first seen by Seattle audiences in 2011, return in an encore performance by the Seattle Opera. The designer calls them “wearable dreams"

Florangela Davila, Tim Appelo, Eva Seelye, Rebecca Ratterman and Sarah Murphy

Gender Wage Gap Wider in King County Than Elsewhere in Washington State

Although pay equity for women has improved, men are still paid more for the same work. Why is the problem even worse in King County than elsewhere?

Women in King County earn 76¢ for every dollar earned by men, compared with 78¢ for Washington state as a whole

Sheila Cain

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