January 2008
The Makers: Ten Hundred’s World of Color
A local artist injects imagination into communities near and far
The Makers is a new column on Seattlemag.com that explores different Seattle creatives and their crafts. These artists live to design, connect and create. It wasn’t a childhood dream that got Seattle-based painter, artist, designer and muralist Ten Hundred his start in the art world, but his journey into art did begin at his childhood…
Is the Port Ducking its Responsibility for Protecting the Sound?
With the prospect of Arctic drilling rigs parked in the Port of Seattle, the city preps for a fight
Spring arrived early in Seattle this year. Above average temperatures and dry days were the norm in February. The cherry trees at the University of Washington bloomed two weeks ahead of schedule. Tulips in the Skagit Valley popped open well before the start of the annual April tulip festival. But the pleasure many of us…
William Shatner Wants Our Water. We Shouldn’t Give it to Him
The actor has proposed building a pipeline to funnel Northwest water to California
In our bi-monthly Seattlemag.com column, Knute Berger–who writes regularly for Seattle Magazine and Crosscut.com and is a frequent pundit on KUOW–takes an in-depth look at some of the highly topical and sometimes polarizing issues in our city. William Shatner wants our water. The actor, responding to the ongoing California drought has proposed building a pipeline…
Kraken Congee Opens Today in Pioneer Square
Buzzy Asian pop-up makes brick-and-mortar debut
Monthly pop-ups are fun, but for passionate chefs, cooking every night in a coveted brick and mortar is the stuff of dreams. In the case of Pioneer Square’s Kraken Congee, one of the most highly anticipated openings of the spring, it is a foodie’s dream, too. Today, co-owners and chefs Shane Robinson and Garrett Doherty…
Spring in Seattle: The Best Gardening Tips
Looking to up your garden game? Follow these tips to make your best garden yet!
Gardening can be a favorite hobby for many people. Whether you’re growing fresh produce or flowers, tending to your garden can be very relaxing, enjoyable and almost therapeutic. While it may seem like growing a thriving and successful garden in the cloudy weather of Seattle may be hard to do, it’s actually quite the opposite!…
Smart Parking, Orchard Food Truck, Real Change App & More
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
Smart Parking. The first to emerge from the $20 million overhaul of Seattle’s paid parking system is a new “smart” variable rate parking machine, The Capitol Hill Blog reports. The new machine will offer a faster, smarter and more seamless transaction process, automatically charging tenants variable rates depending on the time of day. The machines…
Local Web Series Finds Unexpected Success in Promoting Kindness
Talk It Up TV's Anny Havland helps those in need, one act of kindness at a time
In 2004, Anny Havland and her business partner co-founded the independent firm Neighborhood Mortgage in Bellingham and built incredibly successful careers as a mortgage brokers. She’s been named one of Bellingham’s most fascinating people, garnered a nod from Mortgage Professional America as an elite woman in the industry and in 2009, earned a spot at…
Must List: Cocktail Party Dance Show, Political Thriller on Stage
What to do this weekend in Seattle
Must InteractOn The Boards Presents Complex Movements(4/16 to 4/19, times vary) A hip-hop activist, a graphic designer and a creative technologist walk into a bar. Or something like that. This innovative, interactive, futuristic Detroit collective blends music, high-tech visuals and immersive activism as they invite viewers to imagine themselves as post-apocalyptic survivors. Must SeeMonica Bill…
Poems + Drinks at 5 Seattle Bars
Honor National Poetry Month with a stiff drink and a sensational poem
April, as you hopefully know, is National Poetry Month. And, as you hopefully also know, having a good drink while reading a good poem is one of the world’s delightful combos. I strongly suggest you take a little time this month to order up a nice cocktail, settle back into your chair, and sip and…
Public Hearing on Smoking Ban in Parks, Streetcar Ads
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
Smokeless in Seattle: There’s a new proposal to ban smoking in all public parks in Seattle and you’ll have your chance to voice your opinion on the issue tonight at a public hearing. According to King 5 News, the proposal expands a 2010 rule that banned “smoking, chewing, or other tobacco use…within 25 feet of…
Ginny Gilder is The Girl in the Boat
Seattle Storm co-owner Ginny Gilder steers her memoir across the finish line
The fact that she wasn’t a writer was no more likely to keep Ginny Gilder from penning a memoir than the fact that she wasn’t a rower (or even an athlete) would keep her from making the U.S. Olympic rowing team five years after first stepping into a shell. The Capitol Hill–based strategic adviser knows…
Homegrown Talent Creating Trendy Footwear
Local shoe manufacturers have sole
When it comes to trendy footwear, Seattle is stepping it up with homegrown talent. Check out these local shoe manufacturers who are making that old “sandals and socks” joke sound as outdated as a pair of Buster Browns Report Footwear With its on-trend, everyday looks at accessible price points, Report and its more fashion-forward sister,…