February 2021
Sir Mix-A-Lot Joins the Seattle Symphony, a Sidewalk Sale at U Village and SIFF’s Closing Night Gala
!–paging_filter–pstrongMust Hearbra href=”http://bit.ly/StSX2J” target=”_blank”Seattle Symphony’s Sonic Evolution, Featuring Sir Mix-A-Lot and Pickwick/a/strongbrFriday (6/6, 8 p.m.) — One of the many cool things about the Seattle Symphony’s groundbreaking Sonic Evolution program, according to maestro Ludovic Morlot, is that it brings people to Benaroya Hall who’ve never been there before. People such as Sir Mix-A-Lot and the…
Don’t Miss the Pacific Northwest Cider Awards and Festival This Weekend
!–paging_filter–pCalling all cider lovers, Northwest-made beverage lovers, the cider-curious and really anyone looking for a fantastic event: it’s time for you to be a part of history. The first-ever a href=”http://www.pnwca.com/” target=”_blank”Pacific Northwest Cider Awards Festival/a (PNWCA) is happening this week, from Friday, June 6 through Sunday, June 8, at The Woods tasting room, down…
Grab This Card Game For Your Next Night at the Pub
A new, locally designed card game is perfect for pubs
!–paging_filter–pSeattle game designer James Ernest, of tabletop game company Cheapass Games (a href=”http://www.cheapass.com” target=”_blank”cheapass.com/a), made a splash this spring with a hugely successful Kickstarter campaign for his totally new card game called Pairs. Portable and easy to play (for two–eight players), the Pairs deck has 55 cards (one 1, two 2s and so on up…
Yes, Seattle Has an Underwater Hockey Team
Seattle’s underwater hockey team heads to nationals
!–paging_filter–pSeattle is known for its rabidly loyal fans—we love our Seahawks, Sounders, Storm and even the troubled Mariners—but there’s one local team that has yet to gain a vocal following: the Seahammers. The lack of team scarves, 12th men and bobbleheads is likely due to the fact that the Seahammers are hard to see. Seattle’s…
Watch Ryan Lewis Ask Macklemore Fans About Ryan Lewis
!–paging_filter–pThis hilarious new video, courtesy of emThe Tonight Show/em, surfaced yesterday featuring producer Ryan Lewis out on the streets of New York (sans disguise) asking Macklemore fans what they thought of Ryan Lewis. Hilarity ensues./ppiframe src=”http://www.youtube.com/embed/p66rxHQK0qc?rel=1autoplay=0wmode=opaque” width=”400″ height=”250″ class=”video-filter video-youtube vf-p66rxhqk0qc” frameborder=”0″/iframe/p
The Outtakes: My Review of Brimmer Heeltap
!–paging_filter–pOne of the restaurants a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/article/ballards-brimmer-heeltap-serves-new-am…” target=”_blank”I review/a for the June issue is stronga href=”http://www.brimmerandheeltap.com/” target=”_blank”Brimmer Heeltap/a/strong. I’ve known proprietress Jen Doak for years, back when she managed The Tasting Room in Post Alley. It’s been fun to watch her career grow. And when she landed the former Le Gourmand space in Ballard, I was…
Sodo Fashion Show + Market
!–paging_filter–pEmerging Pacific Northwest designers have a place to shine on June 14 at a href=”https://www.facebook.com/studio18.sodo” target=”_blank”Studio 18 Artist Collective/a at 3600 East Marginal Way South, during a href=”https://www.facebook.com/sodofashionshow” target=”_blank”Heat of the Night, Sodo Fashion Show + Market/a. I love their lineup, which includes many of the most exciting talent from the region. There will be…
Ballard’s Brimmer Heeltap Serves Up New American Food with a Twist
Brimmer Heeltap refers first to a brimming glass and second, to the last dreg you can never seem to retrieve from the bottom. It’s a name proprietress Jen Doak (former manager of The Tasting Room) had in her back pocket for years before she opened her Ballard bistro pub in the former Le Gourmand space…
Travel Ideas: Sail Away on a Tall Ship
Discovering British Columbia’s Gulf Islands by tall ship
A shout from the foredeck shatters the foggy stillness: “Dallies on the bow!” I look to the captain, Greg Shea. We are in the wheelhouse of the tall ship Maple Leaf, during a four-day cruise around British Columbia’s Gulf Islands. He switches the motoring boat over to autopilot, and we clamber up front for a…
Red Lion is Now Motif
!–paging_filter–pLocated on Fifth Avenue between Pike St. and Union St., the hotel formerly known as Red Lion, is now called a href=”http://www.seattleredlionfifthavenue.com/motif?esiteurl=motifseattle.com” target=”_blank”Motif/a and will be formally unveiled in all its updated glory on June 14. Inspired by the region’s fashion, music and art scenes, Motif was completely re-envisioned by Seattle-based architecture firm a href=”http://www.ankrommoisan.com/”…
U Village’s 57th Annual Sidewalk Sale
!–paging_filter–pEarly June is always the time for the kickoff of summer sidewalk sales, starting with hugely popular one at a href=”http://www.uvillage.com/” target=”_blank”U Village/a. 2014 is the plein air mall’s 57th annual sale (!) and the list of participating stores, as well as the slew of new parking spaces, makes it hard to resist for the…
Seattle Hotels: Cedarbrook Lodge
Insider tips on where to stay in and around Seattle
!–paging_filter–pemstrongLocation: /strong/emSeaTac, 18525 36th Ave. S; a href=”http://www.cedarbrooklodge.com” target=”_blank”cedarbrooklodge.com/a/ppstrongemNumber of Rooms/em/strongem: /em104 guest rooms and suites/ppstrongemRates/em/strongem: /emFrom $129 to $299 depending on season and day of the week/ppstrongemPool:/em/strong No/ppstrongemFitness center/em/strongem: /emYes/ppstrongemSpa/em/strongem: /emNo (opening in September 2014)/ppstrongemRestaurant/room service/em/strongem: Yes/em/ppstrongemHotel bar/em/strongem: Yes/em/ppstrongemParking/em/strongem (cost per night):/em Overnight Guest Parking – Self $20; Valet $23; Meeting/Event Guest Parking –…