January 2008
Legal Weed is for Sale, but it’s Barely Affecting Tourism
Recreational marijuana is booming, so why is cannabis tourism lagging behind?
Explaining that he has had a heart attack and needs medicine for the pain, Dimitrias Manoulidis raises a fat, smoking joint and takes a deep drag. Frankly, he was not what I had in mind when I envisioned what our state’s newest tourists would look like. A stout, 60-something, ruggedly handsome, mustached man in a…
Is Seattle on a Levy Binge?
Why Knute Berger is feeling the early stages of levy fatigue
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. Seattle is booming economically, but as we know, it’s a haves and have-nots economy. A major dilemma is…
BadWill Market, Rover Raises $25M, Juno Relocating & More News
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
Rover Rolls On. Rover.com, the Seattle-based pet-sitting company, just raised $25 million in funding from Palo Alto-based Crossover Ventures, The Puget Sound Business Journal said Thursday. This brings the startup company’s funding to more than $50 million total. In the past year, Rover doubled its employees to 80, increased revenue by 500 percent, and now…
The Must List: March Madness, Mamma Mia! Returns
What to do this weekend in Seattle
Must ViewMystical Works from Artist Maïmouna Guerresi on Display(3/20 to 5/1, times vary) Mariane Ibrahim Gallery (formerly M.I.A Gallery) celebrates its new name and new space in Pioneer Square with a show of photographs by Italian Muslim artist Maïmouna Guerresi, who stages bold scenes featuring cosmic garment sculptures that blend African and Western iconography and…
Starbucks CEO Defends Race Together, Bertha News & More
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
Downtown crime: A man was shot multiple times early this morning near Third Avenue and Pike Street. King 5 reports that witnesses are being asked to dial 206.233.5000 if they know anything. Bertha will finally get a bit of a boost today: The tunnel boring machine, which has been stuck below Seattle’s waterfront and in…
Three Standouts at the new Belltown Bar Pennyroyal
Why this new hot spot is not your average hotel bar
Located in the new Palladian Hotel right at the corner of Second and Virginia, Pennyroyal is a recent-ish addition to Belltown’s hopping bar scene. We recently had a chance to stop in on an early Saturday evening, and here are three things that stood out about the bar. The Cocktail Menu: All the house cocktails…
Chinese Laundry #4 Will Pop Up Next Month
Chef Chris Yang talks his latest menu, an intimate serving style and the virtues of the pop-up
Smoked mussel bubble tea. Sweet and sour tripe. Uni foo young. Black rice mochi cake. These are a few of the many dishes chef Chris Yang (a marketer and business developer for a tech start-up by day) is considering for his fourth installment of his Chinese Laundry pop-up coming in late April. Wildly popular in…
5 Free Seattle Experiences to Discover Now
Under-the-radar spots to visit in Seattle
Sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Whether you’re a first-time visitor or a seasoned local, you’ll find plenty of things to do in Seattle. In addition to famous sights like the Space Needle and Pike Place Market, Seattle offers some lesser-known but equally fun — and best of all, free — experiences to…
Space Needle Workers to Rally, $10 Toll Possibility & More
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
Ten dollars can buy you a lot of things. This coffee, yogurt and banana (with tip) that I’m currently enjoying, for one. Ten dollars might also soon buy you a trip down I-405 express lanes. A bit steep, eh? According to King 5 News, The Washington State Transportation Commission will hold its final public meeting…
Style Editor Ali Brownrigg Shares Her Top Trends for Spring at Wear Wednesday
See what Ali and the city's other fashion writers are loving this season
Usually I’m letting you know that Wear Wednesday at W Seattle is featuring some fabulous designer, but this time I’m letting you know that I’m participating in it. On Wednesday, March 18, the style editors of the region’s glossy mags and lifestyle websites will be showcasing our favorite trends for spring. We’ll each have a…
Knute Berger’s Quest to Rename Seattle Continues: The Sealth Campaign
Knute Berger nudges forward the case for a new city name, one column at a time
A little more than a year ago, in my Gray Matters column “Seven Slogans of Seattle,” I put forward the idea that Seattle needs a new nickname. We’ve been Queen City, Jet City and since the ’80s, rather lamely I think, The Emerald City. It felt like it was time for a change now that…
Meatless Wonders: Brave Horse Tavern Does Vegan
It's not all pretzels and burgers at this Tom Douglas hub
Call me a buzzkill. I get it, I deserve it. Nobody goes to Brave Horse Tavern to eat vegan, not when there are juicy burgers on the menu, plus wood-stove baked soft pretzels with pimento-cheddar dip, wood-fired chicken wings and house-cured ham and cheddar sandwiches with those terrific pretzels serving as a bun. But these…