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Kirkland’s Hearth is our Latest Standout Hotel Restaurant
Pro tip: try the tagliatelle with wild mushrooms
This article appears in print in the March 2020 issue. Click here to subscribe. The latest standout in our renaissance of worthy hotel restaurants is Hearth at Kirkland’s Heathman Hotel, which opened last summer and in October brought chef Brian McCracken (of now-closed Spur Gastropub fame, and founder of Tavern Law, among others) on board to lead…
Mid-century Modern Simplicity Meets Natural Beauty in Laurelhurst
This outdoor conversation pit infuses a classic design element with contemporary functionality
This article appears in print in the March 2020 issue. Click here to subscribe. Basking in the fresh air and light flooding the open-plan main floor of this Laurelhurst home, it’s easy to see why the current owner (who prefers to remain anonymous) bought this property on sight. In the summer of 2018, in his then-home, a…
Customize Your Wellness at Sanctuary Studios
This high-tech, low-stress yoga and meditation space helps you destress exactly as you need
This article appears in print in the March 2020 issue. Click here to subscribe. Part microretreat and part tech-enabled wellness studio, Sanctuary is an immersive escape for anyone seeking calmness of mind in the heart of the busy city. The Mithun-designed space has three heated rooms available for private or small-group yoga, meditation and sound-bath sessions with…
Portraits of Life Under Lockdown
Wondering what the city looks like while everyone's staying home and healthy? We sent our photographers to the streets
On March 16, which feels like an actual lifetime ago, staff photographers Hayley Young and Alex Crook set out to capture Seattle standing still. We were just at the beginning of the advisory to stay home in order to #flattenthecurve and slow the spread of the coronavirus outbreak. What does the city look like without…
Foraging for Hope in Seattle
In challenging times, Seattleites are finding ways to feed, inspire, teach and entertain our community in (spite of) state-mandated isolation
It may feel like consuming as much information as possible will somehow inoculate us from the virus. In truth, it’s healthier (if challenging!) to limit one’s news consumption, and that’s why we’re now gorging all the good local news we can find. Here are a handful of hopeful stories and helpful resources illustrating the many ways…
Fruitsuper Perfects the Everyday Object
You'll want one of everything made (or sourced) by this local design business
This article appears in print in the March 2020 issue. Click here to subscribe. Sallyann Corn and Joe Kent built their design business fruitsuper around perfecting everyday objects—in both form and function. In September, they opened a Pioneer Square space of the same name to sell their popular housewares, from cloth napkins (pictured, $48 for four) and white…
Meet a Local Activist Fighting for Justice for Sexual Assault Survivors
Leah Griffin helps guide the creation of laws that intimately impact rape survivors in Washington state
This article appears in print in the March 2020 issue. Click here to subscribe.Sitting in the window of a café on a rainy Saturday, wearing a sweater with rainbow trim, Leah Griffin greets me with a hug and a smile. It’s a day off from her full-time job as a school librarian in North Seattle, but Griffin has…
Chasing Waterfalls on the Olympic Peninsula
Tour some of the state’s most scenic falls on a weekend jaunt full of mist, moss and spruced-up photo ops
This article appears in print in the March 2020 issue. Click here to subscribe. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, many of the restaurants and places mentioned will be closed and/or offering to-go only. Turn this weekender into a day-trip by leaving early, packing your own food, picking a waterfall and staying safe by following health guidelines as recommended by WA-DOH….
An Avenue of Stars Near Alki Beach
Find a guide to the night sky under your feet in West Seattle
This article appears in print in the March 2020 issue. Click here to subscribe. Walking down Beach Drive SW just south of Alki Point in West Seattle, you’ll likely keep your eyes fixed on the unobstructed panorama of Puget Sound before you. But look around and you’ll see the many artistic features of Constellation Park and Marine…
Seattle’s Best Neighborhoods in 2020
Find yourself a place to call home
This article appears in print in the March 2020 issue, as part of the “Best Neighborhoods” cover story. Click here to subscribe. Whether you’re searching for your first house, a promising investment or the best place to raise a family, seeing your personality reflected in a neighborhood is just as important as making sure the home’s foundation…
Stories from Seattle: Playwright and Performer Sara Porkalob on Hope, Anger, and Her Missed Broadway Opportunity
"Just like that, my entire community lost their jobs."
This is part of a series of personal essays we’re calling Stories from Seattle, contributed by our community and designed to show how the coronavirus pandemic is impacting the lives of Seattleites. Want to share your story, coping mechanisms, wildest ideas? We’d love to hear. Please email: chelsea.lin@tigeroak.com. On April 5, I was planning to leave Seattle for…
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