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Best of 2019: Seattle’s September Lighting Storm
More than 2,000 lightning strikes occurred between 6 and 11 p.m.
This article appears in print in the December 2019 issue as part of our Best of 2019 cover story. Click here to subscribe. Move over Snowpocalypse, our favorite storm-watching came on September 7, when Seattle saw the most electrifying lightning storm in recent memory. Many of us watched like little kids as lightning strikes—more than 2,000 between 6 and 11…
Must List: Winter Solstice Night Market, Wa Na Wari, Crackle Crème Pop-up
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Love the Must List? Get it right in your inbox. Subscribe. MUST LAST MINUTE SHOP Winter Solstice Night Market (12/20-12/21) Enjoy the winter night sky and more than 150 artisan booths and food trucks at this annual night market. Toast to the start of longer days with hearty pints from local breweries at the winter beer…
Armoire Founder Shares Her Style Inspirations and Next Steps for the Startup
Ambika Singh helps outfit women in designer threads, but her aspirations—like her closet—continue to evolve
This article appears in print in the December 2019 issue. Click here to subscribe. The brainchild of Eastside-raised, Dartmouth- and MIT-educated trendsetter Ambika Singh, local startup Armoire was launched three years ago as a kind of virtual closet and outfit rental service for savvy professional women. Singh wanted to save women “some serious time and frustration in the…
5 Seattle-made Manhattan Cocktails We Love
Keep warm this winter with this classic drink at a Seattle bar near you
Seattle’s creative bartenders are continually making enchanting new cocktails. It can be easy to forget most are also amazing at churning out classic cocktails—and often make tweaks, adding a personal touch to the drink. Take the Manhattan, for instance: A true classic with a strong and simple beauty, and a wonderful warming choice during the…
Best of 2019: ‘Real Change’ Turns 25
'Real Change' celebrates a quarter-century of making a meaningful difference
This article appears in print in the December 2019 issue as part of our Best of 2019 cover story. Click here to subscribe. The literal meaning of Real Change was impossible to ignore at a gala breakfast celebrating 25 years of our city’s street paper this fall. “Real Change got me out of homelessness, and I can’t ask for more…
A Year’s Worth of Laughs: The Needling’s 2019 Year in Review
Warning: What you are about to read is not true, accurate or representative of Seattle magazine’s professional opinion, but it sure is funny
This article appears in print in the December 2019 issue and is part of our of the Year in Review feature. Click here to subscribe. For the past few years, these annual features—where we look back on the best, and worst, headlines of the past 12 months—have gotten more and more outrageous. For the most part, news has…
The Needling’s 2019 Year in Review: 6 Local Women Most Sorry for Outshining You This Year
None of these women’s accomplishments is really that big of a deal, and they probably just got lucky or something. They just thought you might want to know in case you hadn’t heard or whatever. Don’t worry: We won’t bring any of this up again
This article appears in print in the December 2019 issue and is part of our of the Year in Review feature. Click here to subscribe. WARNING: What you are about to read is not true, accurate or representative of Seattle magazine’s professional opinion, but it sure is funny. Lindy West’s best-selling book, Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman, was adapted…
Sharpen Your Culinary Skills with Help from This Local Duo’s Online Cooking Show
Dak & Ju's easy-to-digest tutorials run around 10 minutes and will inspire you to attempt their signature creations
This article appears in print in the December 2019 issue. Click here to subscribe. Eating might be the least complicated part of the holidays, but cooking up feast-worthy fare at home can be a challenge. Fortunately, longtime friends and culinary enthusiasts Dakota Mackey and Julie Dahlen—better known as Dak & Ju on the web—are simplifying things for home…
The Needling’s 2019 Year in Review: The Biggest Clues That Our Days Are Numbered
The Emerald City didn’t need to look any farther than its own backyard this year to see how quickly we’re all approaching our inevitable demise
Don’t change that channel, because if you do Seattle won’t be the only one dying
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