May 2014
Custom Car Mats to Spiff Up Your Ride
A Seattle home decor company brings design out of your dreams and into your car
!–paging_filter–pDefiled by muddy feet, spilled lattes and crushed Cheerios, the car mat doesn’t get much respect. In fact, unless they’re being scrubbed, car mats aren’t given much thought at all. But Seattle-based high-end home furnishings company Curran (a href=”http://www.curranonline.com” target=”_blank”curranonline.com/a) aims to raise footwell fashion to new heights. In January, the Web retailer (with a…
Diane von Furstenberg Opens First Northwest Store in Bellevue Square
!–paging_filter–p2014 is a landmark year for renowned designer Diane von Furstenberg: Her iconic wrap dress turned 40, and on May 1, she opens her 95th store, in Bellevue Square near Center Court. “The Seattle area is so gorgeous,” says von Furstenberg. “Itnbsp;is blessed with the most beautiful nature and filled with so much creativity and…
New Downtown Seattle Restaurant Aragona Charms with Spanish Food and Sophisticated Decor
The latest from chef Jason Stratton is a fresh take on the food of northern Spain
!–paging_filter–pIn order to learn and remember new things, the brain creates pathways, or associations, between events and language. These “associative memories” are like electrical currents inside the brain that fire all day long, though we’re almost always unconscious of this happening. It can be as simple as someone mentioning a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/article/pike-place-market-holy-grail-cheap-eats-0“Pike Place Market/a. Depending on…
Smoked Salmon Deviled Eggs at RN74
!–paging_filter–pThey are a thing of beauty, a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/rn74“RN74’s/a smoked salmon deviled eggs ($10). a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/chef-confidential-time-rn74s-david-varley-acci…“Chef David Varley/a has created a more sophisticated and incredibly balanced version of the classic party snack. Slivers of house-smoked salmon are draped across each egg, topped with salmon roe (ikura), shallots two ways (pickled and fried) and a tiny dill…
Road Trip Idea: Astoria, Oregon
!–paging_filter–pstrongWHERE: /strongThe historic port city of Astoria, Oregon, the oldest American settlement west of the Rockies. strongWHY:/strong For the kickoff of the seasonal Sunday Market (5/11–10/12; a href=”http://www.astoriasundaymarket.com” target=”_blank”astoriasundaymarket.com/a). strongWHAT: /strongMore than 100 rotating local vendors offer everything from handmade goat’s milk soaps to guitars made out of cigar boxes to mountains of delicious local…
Want to Survive a Tsunami? You’ll Need One of These
A local engineer invents a sphere that can survive a tsunami
!–paging_filter–pDeeply troubled by recent natural disasters in Japan and Indonesia, former Boeing engineer Julian Sharpe saw a need to reimagine tsunami survival. His solution? The Survival Capsule (a href=”http://www.survival-capsule.com” target=”_blank”survival-capsule.com/a), a brightly colored, buoyant sphere, 4.5 feet in diameter, designed to enclose and protect people in the event of tsunamis—such as the towering wall of…
How to Plan a Detailed Road Trip
Sebastian Simsch made me do it. Well, he didn’t really make me do anything but he definitely lured me onto the open road. While I was catching up with the Seattle Coffee Works owner at his then just-opened Ballard store a couple of years ago, he started telling me about a road trip he had…
The Latest Place to Drink in Woodinville
Woodinville’s Hollywood Tavern has a boisterous country charm—and a distillery in the backyard
!–paging_filter–pIn the middle of Woodinville winery country, around the bend from Chateau Ste. Michelle, The Hollywood Tavern (14508 Woodinville-Redmond Road NE; 425.610.7730; a href=”http://www.thehollywoodtavern.com” target=”_blank”thehollywoodtavern.com/a) delivers traditional tavern food with a gourmet shine alongside a well-considered cocktail list inspired, in part, by the new a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com.239elwb01.blackmesh.com/boozy-holiday-gift-alert-l…“Woodinville Whiskey Company /adistillery out back.brbrAn outpost in the expanding…
Seattle International Film Festival Organization Turns 40
At 40, our favorite film festival becomes farsighted, plus what to see at the fest
!–paging_filter–pOn a warm afternoon in mid-March, the sun is streaming through the tall windows of the a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com.239elwb01.blackmesh.com/events/siff-film-center“Seattle International Film Festival /aoffices. It’s the kind of miraculous spring day that locals would never consider rebuffing by heading into a movie theater to sit still in the dark. But for the last 40 years, SIFF has…
Why Women Should Get Excited for This New Dating App
A new dating app puts women in the driver’s seat
!–paging_filter–pimg src=”/sites/default/files/newfiles/0514_sirenapp.jpg” style=”float: left; margin: 10px;” height=”232″ width=”350″Women who’ve tried online dating know the drill: spend hours crafting a profile that precisely reflects the individual you are (and the individual you’d like to meet), set it live and get instantly bombarded with requests from men using a scattershot approach (send enough emails and something’s bound…
Outdoor Music Festivals In and Around Seattle
From Sasquatch to Bumbershoot, make summer even sweeter with a wealth of outdoor music festivals
!–paging_filter–pThis was the year Sasquatch grew a bit too big for its britches. After adding a second full weekend of live shows to the wildly popular music fest at the Gorge Amphitheatre, event promoters had to cancel the bonus round due to weak sales. But never fear, the Northwest offers plenty of ways to get…
Can The New Director Fix Seattle Public Schools’ Floundering Special Education Department?
The special education director must turn the program around in time for a critical June deadline
!–paging_filter–pIt has become almost routine in Seattle’s public schools: A child with learning challenges—anything from difficulty with a particular subject to deafness to attention deficit disorder—is sent to school armed with a plan tailored by family and specialists. But due to inadequate training, limited resources and/or the lack of a clear policy the plan isn’t…