February 2021
Catching up with Bellevue-Based Author Richelle Mead
A local vampire series author takes a bite out of a new genre
Many of us dream of one day writing a novel. Bellevue-based author Richelle Mead acted on that dream years ago. In less than a decade she’s churned out 26 novels, and she shows no signs of stopping. “I expect to be writing books for many, many years,” Mead says of her work, which most notably…
Don’t Miss the Penn Cove Water Festival
A seaside getaway is closer than you think
Where: Coupeville, a two-hour drive from Seattle, is a Whidbey Island gem that’s bursting with bayside charm and—as the second-oldest town in Washington—a rich history. WHY: The 25th annual Penn Cove Water Festival (5/14; penncovewaterfestival.com), which celebrates Native American culture through canoe races, cultural performances—including a Native American flautist and a traditional storyteller—as well as…
Upcoming Summer Music Festivals in and around Seattle
Make room on your calendar for these summertime classics
Washington’s own battle of the bands—well, actually, festivals—kicks off Memorial Day weekend (May 27–30). Choose between Sasquatch! (sasquatchfestival.com) at The Gorge in eastern Washington—with artists ranging from local surf rockers La Luz to Florence and the Machine to M83—and Northwest Folklife (nwfolklife.org) at Seattle Center, where this year’s theme explores the power of the human voice….
VW Van Rentals for Your Summer Road Trip
Everyone jump on the Peace Van
Planning to hit the road for your summer vacay? How about a trip back in time? Seattle-based Volkswagen van restoration company Peace Vans has ventured into rental territory to offer a retro road trip experience. Instead of hitting the highways with traditional summer vacation tagalongs, such as camping gear or suitcases to schlep from hotel…
Creative Ideas for Small Front Yards
A little imagination goes a long way in a petite landscape
This article originally appeared on Houzz.com. Whether you live in an urban area or a beach cottage on the coast, if your home is sited close to the street, landscaping the front yard can pose quite a challenge. Let these thoughtfully designed petite front yards inspire you to go beyond the typical lawn-plus-foundation-plantings combo, and…
The Best Thing Our Beer Writer Ate This Week
Kendall Jones on Citizen Six's Korexican crunchy chicken wings
Here’s what Seattle magazine beer scribe Kendall Jones, also of the Washington Beer Blog, had to say about the crunchy wings at Citizen Six in Interbay: “Like any good fried chicken, these double-fried wings and drumettes are crisp and crunchy on the outside but tender and juicy on the inside. What sets them apart from…
Travel to North Carolina for City Employees Banned and More News
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
A national tour of Hamilton, the Broadway musical based on author Ron Chernow’s biography of founding father Alexander Hamilton, will hit the Paramount Theater stage for the 2017-2018 season. The performance features a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, blues, rap, R&B and Broadway showtunes. Subscribers who renew their subscription for the 2017-2018 season will be…
14/48 BoomBox Coming to the Royal Room April 2
The fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants musical performance will wow
Imagine being a musician. Then imagine being assigned a musical theme one afternoon and having to compose–over the next 24 hours–five minutes of original music that will be given to a band filled with some of the city’s best musicians who will then perform that piece in front of an audience 24 hours later. Sound…
New Video: Eli West’s “Give Me Your Love & I’ll Give You Mine”
The new tempered instrumental is a sweet joy
Often in today’s music scene, there’s a push for the four-on-the-floor, the dance track, the club hit or the thing that will make your body move. But the mind and body are, of course, moved by more than one style. Sometimes it’s the long, drawn out wait, the musical stretching and sonic patience that does…
La Cocina Oaxaqueña Serves Up Great Mole Negro
Misael Dominguez's delicious mole is not to be missed
Good mole is cloaked in secrecy. This is especially true of mole negro, the chocolatey, rich Oaxacan sauce that gets its smoky-sweet complexity from the aromatic herb hoja santa. Misael Dominguez makes the best mole negro I’ve had: spicy with hints of licorice and cacao. Dominguez was a founding member and manager of Ballard’s La…
It’s Been a Rough few Weeks for Seattle Trees
Do we need a community refresher course on how to live with trees?
It’s been a lousy couple of weeks for Seattle trees. The Seattle Times reports an absolute tree massacre in West Seattle where someone cut more than 150 maple trees in a publicly owned greenbelt on a steep slope. You’d think even the most sheltered, idiotic, knuckle-dragging Seattleite would know the consequences of clear-cutting a steep…
Sound Transit’s ST3 Draft Released and More News
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
Sound Transit has released a draft of its ST3 proposal. The 25-year plan heavily emphasizes the importance of light rail at a cost of $50 billion. Some of the highlights include much-needed connections to West Seattle and Ballard, DuPont, east to Issaquah and north all the way up to Everett, the Seattlepi reports. The final…