November/December 2024

Seattle Strong is on a Cold Streak
Cold coffee business was created in a college classroom
In 2017, Evan Oeflein wasn’t thinking about launching a cold brew coffee company. Like many students in the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business, he was just trying to complete a class assignment. But the Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship’s “Create a Company” program wasn’t your typical lecture — it pushed students to turn an…

Best of the City: A Triumph of Taste
He cooks. He brews. He distills. Now John Howie tops Seattle magazine’s Readers’ Choice awards.
Despite the well-documented struggles of the restaurant industry, celebrity chef and restaurateur John Howie is not pining for the days prior to the pandemic. He does, however, fondly recall the end of 2021, when cooped-up diners again began filling tables at restaurants...

Seattle Sports Scoundrels
Seattle sports fans are a loyal bunch. But do them wrong and get on their bad side, and you can quickly go from hero to zero.
Need a break from the feasting? 🦃 Dive into Seattle’s biggest sports grudges — from Howard Schultz selling the Sonics to A-Rod chasing cash. 🏀⚾ #SeattleSports #SeattleMag