Lifestyle
Media: Tom Mara
Retirement didn’t last long for the Seattle radio legend
Tom Mara is one of Seattle’s 25 most influential people reshaping our region. #mostinfluential Media and entertainment executive Tom Mara vowed to retire when he left Seattle-based nonprofit radio station KEXP last June 30 after two stints, a name change and 34 years altogether. Retirement didn’t last long. After months serving as a consultant to…
Food & Drink: Donna Moodie
Restaurateur and activist Donna Moodie is all about community
Donna Moodie is one of Seattle’s 25 most influential people reshaping our region. #mostinfluential “If music be the food of love, play on,” wrote William Shakespeare in “Twelfth Night.” At Donna Moodie’s intimate Capitol Hill restaurant, Marjorie, music, food and love collide to create an alchemy of community as organic as the ingredients Chef Cheyenne…
Food & Drink: David Nichols
Restaurateur David Nichols once had a drinking problem. He now helps others who still do.
David Nichols is one of Seattle’s 25 most influential people reshaping our region. #mostinfluential Chef and restaurateur David Nichols would like to share about the time he hit rock bottom. But he can’t remember it. He was blackout drunk, driving home after another arduous day and night of work and talking on the phone with…
Arts: Elsa Sjunneson
The award-winning deafblind author and media critic is fighting ableism with an unapologetic call for representation in the media.
Elsa Sjunneson is one of Seattle’s 25 most influential people reshaping our region. #mostinfluential Deafblind author and activist Elsa Sjunneson always knew she would be a writer. As a child growing up in Belltown, she spent hours of free time crafting stories and making “books” from stapled-together pieces of loose-leaf paper. “Growing up, I knew…
Equity: Marc Dones
Working tirelessly to end homelessness
Marc Dones is one of Seattle’s 25 most influential people reshaping our region. #mostinfluential No task is too massive for King County Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA) CEO Marc Dones. The consummate consensus builder, the diplomatic Dones has worked toward finding a solution to Seattle’s homelessness problem with the difficult task of intergovernmental communication, coordinating federal,…
Most Influential, Equity: T’wina Nobles
Community leader and lawmaker seeks to grow generational wealth in the African American community
T’wina Nobles is one of Seattle’s 25 most influential people reshaping our region. #mostinfluential Growing up in and out of foster care and homelessness with a drug-addicted mother, T’wina Nobles became familiar with social services and community needs. Now, 41, the wife, mother of four, state senator and leader of two influential organizations — the…
Media: Michael McPhearson
Taking over the ‘South Seattle Emerald’ at a crucial time
Michael McPhearson is one of Seattle’s 25 most influential people reshaping our region. #mostinfluential The South Seattle Emerald born in 2014, founded in a basement and funded by the savings account of Marcus Harrison Green. The online publication has come an awful long way since then, growing to fill Green’s ambition of providing a platform…
Arts: Kate Becker
Growing the region’s creative economy
Kate Becker is one of Seattle’s 25 most influential people reshaping our region. #mostinfluential Kate Becker is equally at ease analyzing spreadsheets as she is reading sheet music. The King County Creative Economy and Recovery director has combined her passion for music and film with her business acumen to build a stronger cultural and financial…
Sports: Julio Rodriguez
Mariners’ phenom led all rookies in virtually every offensive statistic last baseball year
Julio Rodriguez is one of Seattle’s 25 most influential people reshaping our region. #mostinfluential At age 21, he was the youngest player at last year’s MLB All-Star Game and the runner-up in the Home Run Derby. He is strong and fast and plays baseball with an unmistakable enthusiasm. He is Julio Rodriguez, the latest phenom…
Publisher’s Note: Can Our Architecture Make Us Better?
Seattle's built environment reveals a lot about the city
With this issue’s focus on iconic Seattle architecture, we continue to drive awareness of the fact that Seattle is a world-class city, even if we ourselves may not know it yet. It’s been said that architecture stands as a representation of how we see ourselves, of how we see the world. At its most practical,…
Seattle Avalanche Center Keeps an Eye on Hazards
Avalanche forecasting is a blend of science and art
A mass of heavy snow slides down a 40-degree mountain slope, hissing as it gains speed and momentum. The concrete-like mix comes to a slow stop along Highway 2 near Stevens Pass, completely blocking the road from vehicular traffic and knocking over large Douglas fir trees, upturning boulders and causing destruction in its wake. For…
The Art of Weathering Winter: Insights from a Money Expert and a Sounders Legend
Tori Dunlap and Fredy Montero share the ordinary routines that help them get by
In the dead of winter, yearning for brighter days can feel like a metaphor for the general “grass is greener” syndrome I sometimes feel about life. As a freelancer and new parent, I’ll find myself thinking, “If only I can get our child to this age, or see this amount in our bank account, everything…
Fave Five: Scents, Wine, Food, Fashion
Explore all the city has to offer
1 STIR YOUR SENSES with a visit to Parfumerie Nasreen, where you’ll find a garden of carefully chosen fragrances inviting your nose to explore. Overwhelmed? Ask Nasreen to help you navigate her extensive selection. She’s a fragrance authority with a long-lived passion for helping people find their own scent or something special for that someone…
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