January 2008
Three Ways to Celebrate MLK Day
Honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. here in Seattle
On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, you may be looking to find ways to celebrate his legacy. For some, that may mean to reflect on social justice and change while others choose to give back to the community throught volunteer work. However you decide to celebrate, we’ve compiled a list of local events to make…
Why We’re Looking Forward to the Seahawks’ Next Season
It was okay to lose Sunday... sort of
The Seahawks survived the stomach punch in Sunday’s opening minutes against the Carolina Panthers, took the contest a full 12 rounds, and in the end came up just short. After an emotional win last week against the Minnesota Vikings (a game Seattle shouldn’t have won), it feels okay to lose. Sort of. The season…
The Must List: ‘Marriage of Figaro’ Opens, ‘Citizen Activist’ Talk
What to do this weekend in Seattle
Must Pay HomageDavid Bowie Tribute Events Galore (Dates and times vary) Just days after his 69th birthday and the release of his latest album, Blackstar, rock legend David Bowie passed away after an 18-month battle with cancer. Celebrate the music genius’ life at several tribute events around the city. Must BravoSeattle Opera Presents The Marriage…
Brimmer & Heeltap’s Delish Garlic-flavored Tapioca Chips
If you love pork rinds, then you've got to try these chips from Brimmer & Heeltap
If you like fried pork rinds, you have to try the tapioca puff chips ($6) at Brimmer & Heeltap, the Ballard bistro known for its inventive, Korean-inspired fare. Executive chef Mike Whisenhunt’s version may be vegan, but it’s every bit as savory and crunchy (read: addictive) as the piggy kind. He fries dehydrated, garlic-flavored tapioca…
Headlight Mobile App Shines Light on Urban Planning Dilemmas
A bright idea out of UW is changing the construction of Seattle’s infrastructure
As Seattleites breathe a collective groan over Bertha’s continually delayed drilling beneath the city, Westlake-based Pavia Systems (paviasystems.com) broke new ground in urban planning with the launch of HeadLight last year. Created by a team led by University of Washington alums Si Katara and George White, HeadLight is a mobile project-inspection platform offering technological solutions…
Seattle’s Latest Romantic Restaurant, Ernest Loves Agnes, is Lovely
The new eatery in the former Kingfish spot is laced with literary influences and lovely pastas
What defines a romantic restaurant? Candlelight and tablecloths? Cheesy. Soft music? Yawn. Nowadays, it’s more about telling a story; using intimate spaces, thought-provoking art and, of course, delicious, memorable food to create a meaningful mood. Ernest Loves Agnes, the 49-seat Italian restaurant (formerly Kingfish Cafe) on North Capitol Hill, achieves this beautifully. The name refers…
Freezing and Preserving Fertile Eggs for Future Pregnancies
Advancements made in reproduction
A woman’s fertility begins to decrease at age 30, according to Pacific NW Fertility. By age 40, the chance of spontaneous pregnancy is less than half of what it was at age 30. That’s why increasing numbers of women are opting to keep their childbearing options open by preserving their eggs. Called elective fertility preservation,…
A Discussion About Depression
Recent local high-profile suicides compel us to ask, what can we do about depression?
n his “The Myth of Sisyphus” essay, French philosopher Albert Camus calls suicide “the only serious philosophical problem.” Philosophy’s search for meaning in life comes to a sharp halt when life is deemed unlivable. And like many gravely serious problems, suicide is one we’d rather not talk about. In his “The Myth of Sisyphus” essay,…
Hanford Project is Getting National Park Status and More News
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
The Hanford Site, established in 1943 along the Columbia River as part of the top-secret Manhattan Project, near the present day Tri-Cities area of Richmond, Kennewick and Pasco, was home to the world’s first full-scale, plutonium-producing nuclear reactor (known as B Reactor). This weapons-grade plutonium was used in the first atomic bomb–the bomb that was…
Top Doctors 2016: Pediatric Urology
Mark W. Burns, M.D., hypospadias, undescended testes, hernia; Seattle Children’s Hospital, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, 206.987.2509; Seattle Children’s; University of Washington, 1979 Paul A. Merguerian, M.D., bladder exstrophy, genital reconstruction, minimally invasive surgery; Seattle Children’s Hospital, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, 206.987.2509; Seattle Children’s, UW Medical Center; The Hebrew University Hadassah Medical…
Top Doctors 2016: Pediatric Surgery
Stephanie Acierno, M.D., pediatric surgery; Mary Bridge Children’s Health Center, Pediatric Surgery, 311 S L St., Tacoma, 253.403.4613; Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital; University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1999 Adam B. Goldin, M.D., pediatric tumors, neonatal surgery, laparoscopic surgery; Seattle Children’s Hospital, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, 206.987.2794; Seattle Children’s, UW Medical Center; Rush University,…