Lifestyle
Seattle Magazine Readers’ Choice Awards 2022
Some old favorites and some surprises
Food and Drink Best Restaurant: Ray’s Boathouse Best New Restaurant: Kobo Best Neighborhood Restaurant: The Birdhouse Best Outdoor Dining: Ray’s Boathouse Best Seafood: Ray’s Boathouse Best Takeout: Taku Best Food Truck: Sunny Up Best Pizza Place: Kobo Best Burger Joint: Dick’s Drive-In Best Barbecue: Wood Shop BBQ Best Fried Chicken: Taku Best Cheap Eats: Dick’s…
Destination Staycation: Explore These Seattle Treasures
Enjoy local winter escapes and festive feasts
The holidays are a sensory experience built around scents and spices, smoke from fireplaces and simmering pots. This season, avoid the hustle and bustle by slipping into staycation mode to savor the culinary delights of the region. Stay overnight at these four properties to enjoy curated winter fun, including seasonal food, crafting, mixology classes and…
Provail Helped My Son Find His Voice
How Provail made a difference for my son
Dear Katie and Provail, As a mother of four children, one of the most memorable moments is when your child says “mommy” for the first time. I didn’t get that with my son, Jordan. At age 2, he lost his speech and was diagnosed with autism soon after. Now 12 years old, our family has…
Seattle’s Former Columbia Congregational Church and Allied8: A Match Made in Heaven
The former Columbia Congregational Church was in disrepair before architectural firm Allied8 came to the rescue
The Columbia Congregational Church was harshly thrust into an uncertain future in the secular world. It was founded in 1891, two years before the Columbia City neighborhood. The densely forested site was ringed by marshlands and served as the gateway to the untamed Rainier Valley. At the time, it was a common practice to donate…
Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission Offers Hope, Healing and Help
Union Gospel Mission volunteers hit the streets
“The true measure of any society can be found in how it treats its most vulnerable members” — Mahatma Ghandi “Real Society” is a regular installment of the magazine to shine a bright light not on those who are already visible by virtue of birth or wealth. Instead, it creates space for those who are…
Live Your Best Life, Seattle! | Sponsored
A new kind of healthcare is coming our way.
If you call Seattle home, you already know that a healthy, active lifestyle is a big part of what makes our city great—and that feeling good is what living your best life is all about. That’s why Seattle is the latest destination for Crossover Health, innovative healthcare that’s changing the game for employers and employees…
Seattle Seen: A Trendy City With a Unique Sense of Fashion
These creators wear exactly what’s on their minds
“Fashion forward” is not the first attribute that comes to mind when considering Seattle culture. Nerdy, Nirvana, polar fleece, flannel, fish market, Microsoft, Amazon, billionaires, liberals and lumberjacks are sure to top that list. There are stylish people here, but what they wear is a point of view that reflects changing times and changing minds…
Publisher’s Note: The Very Best of Us
Helping make the world a better place
Don’t Give Up. With the Supreme Court reversal of Roe v. Wade, the curbing of Environmental Protection Agency oversight of climate change and an extension of gun rights, things in our country have been looking a little discouraging lately. Rest assured, though, that there are heroes among us. Some historians believe that the default state…
Managing Your Stress in Turbulent Times
How to take care of yourself or reach out to others
Traffic, chaotic calendars and never-ending to-do lists. Life will always have standard stressors, but now we have additional distress from increasing gun violence, the U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, the ongoing pandemic and more. It is crucial to manage your stress during these exceptionally challenging times. The good news is there are…
Seattle’s Fave Five: Shoes, Movies, Food, Games
Cool, fun places to visit
1 STAND OUT from the rest this fall when you try on a fresh pair of suede sneakers or stacked heels at shoe boutique Corre in Madrona. It specializes in distinguished footwear for both women and men, from independent and international designers. Selected to inspire “dressing with intention,” these are shoes you thought you would…
Now, More Than Ever: Seattle women speak on Roe vs. Wade and reproductive rights
They’re angry. They’re focused. They’re not about to give up.
“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. It’s an inspiring thought. It’s just not always linear. What do we do then? Forty-nine years ago, the Supreme Court decided the right to abortion was guaranteed under the Constitution. In June, the court reversed itself when…
If Hotels Could Talk: Washington hotels with history
You’ve heard of these hotels. You haven’t heard these stories.
Even in the age of home rentals, nothing sparks the imagination like a legendary hotel. From the Plaza Hotel to the Chateau Marmont, from the Edgewater to the Watergate — old hotels are where deals are struck, scandals erupt, history is made and secrets are kept. Hotels inspire the stories we tell our friends after…
Heartbeat: Defrosting Seattle. It’s time to become more friendly.
The Seattle Freeze versus the Nashville Warm
So, this column is not so much about the Seattle Freeze, but the Nashville Warm. And how I came to be frozen and how I hope to melt. When I first came to Seattle, I realized that I had to cool down. I grew up in Chicago and went to school in the Midwest and…
Join The Must List
Don't miss a thing.
Get Seattle's best events,handpicked
and delivered to your inbox weekly.