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Studio Sessions: Sangram Majumdar

Studio Sessions: Sangram Majumdar

Working at the confluence of history, culture, and various painting traditions, UW associate professor Sangram Majumdar is one of this year’s Neddy Artist Award winners.

Discover the art of UW professor Sangram Majumdar, a 2026 Neddy Artist Award winner. Learn about his inspiration and upcoming Seattle exhibition at Cornish.

World Cup: Get Set in Pioneer Square

World Cup: Get Set in Pioneer Square

This summer, Seattle’s oldest neighborhood becomes the center of the city’s soccer action.

Pioneer Square is the Seattle neighborhood closest to the stadium where Seattle’s six World Cup matches will occur. The area’s constant reinvention makes it one of the most exciting places to hang out, soccer events or not. Whether you’re planning to attend a match or just want to be where the action is, it’s always…

Rearview Mirror: A Georgian Dinner, Sidewalk Sips, and One-of-a-Kind Clothing

Rearview Mirror: A Georgian Dinner, Sidewalk Sips, and One-of-a-Kind Clothing

Things I did, saw, ate, learned, or read in the past week (or so).

A new life for old clothes To celebrate one year in its current studio, the FXRY—a clothing repair service available via in-person appointments, home pickup, or mail-in drop off—is dropping its first collection. A small batch of reworked pieces, Second Mark will feature 13 vintage barn jackets, cropped, chain-stitched, and renewed into a completely unique, one-of-one…

Restaurant Roundup: Burgermaster Opens in Issaquah and Karaoke Returns

Restaurant Roundup: Burgermaster Opens in Issaquah and Karaoke Returns

Here’s what was served up recently in the Emerald City.

Summer presents an interesting dilemma for parents, especially those who could really use a night off from cooking. Do you grin and bear it and stay at home? Or do you head out to eat and hope the one-two punch of tablet time and coloring books can get you at least an hour to enjoy…

Seattle Art Museum Tees Up Summer

Seattle Art Museum Tees Up Summer

SAM’s season of play gives the city a reason to putt around.

Plan your summer with SAM! Discover the Seattle Art Museum’s summer events, featuring Olympic Sculpture Park mini golf, Mariners nights, and free concerts.

A Lighthouse Stay on Bellingham Bay

A Lighthouse Stay on Bellingham Bay

Hotel Bellwether’s refreshed waterfront stay, dapper lobby dog, and scenic route north turn the short drive from Seattle into a real getaway.

The first sign that Bellingham was going to feel farther away than it is came in Edison, over a rich, flaky pastry. Earlier this spring, I was invited to stay at Hotel Bellwether, and my friend and I headed north from Seattle, a roughly 90-mile drive that usually takes about an hour and a half…

Five Lesser-Known Washington State Parks for Spring and Summer

Five Lesser-Known Washington State Parks for Spring and Summer

From Hood Canal beaches to Blue Mountain wildflowers, these quieter parks give warmer weekends some breathing room.

As the outdoor season gets going, many of us, myself included, tend to gravitate toward Washington’s national parks and a handful of the state’s most popular trails. There’s no arguing that they’re pretty spectacular. However, we also know that summer crowds are an issue and detract from the very reason we went in the first…

Madrona Gets a New Gallery

Madrona Gets a New Gallery

Interior designer Michelle Dirkse and artist Jeremy Prim bring a new art-centered space to the neighborhood.

Interior designer Michelle Dirkse has centered art in her work for more than a decade. Since launching her firm in 2013, Dirkse has earned a reputation for building projects around unique, cheeky, and ultimately striking pieces. Even as a new designer, she supported local artists, often handing over the keys to her studio. “When I…

Seattle Gets Ready for the World Cup

Seattle Gets Ready for the World Cup

As one of 16 metropolises chosen to host soccer’s biggest event, the city is preparing for its moment on the global stage.

The FIFA World Cup 2026 is more than just a soccer tournament—it’s a global celebration. With more than 3.5 billion fans, the sport is by far the most popular in the world, and the World Cup is the largest global sporting event on the planet. Seattle was chosen as one of the host cities in…

Straight to the Point: Seattle’s Newest Darts Bar Gives the Post-Work Drink a Sharper Edge

Straight to the Point: Seattle’s Newest Darts Bar Gives the Post-Work Drink a Sharper Edge

Flight Club, South Lake Union’s recently opened darts bar, hits the mark as Seattle’s newest social hub. The brand’s first West Coast location updates the classic British game of darts, using proprietary tracking software for automatic scoring across seven multiplayer games. With Victorian-fairground-inspired décor, craft cocktails, and a menu full of easily shareable food options,…

Spring Getaway: Palm Desert

Spring Getaway: Palm Desert

A serene, sun-soaked backdrop for outdoor adventures and indoor escapes.

Explore the layered side of Palm Desert. From mid-century motels like Mojave Resort to luxury shopping and punk DIY culture, discover this sun-soaked escape.

Rearview Mirror: Grants, Food Passports, and Private Spa Pods

Rearview Mirror: Grants, Food Passports, and Private Spa Pods

Things I did, saw, ate, learned, or read in the past week (or so).

A Little Growth Money If you know a small nonprofit or microbusiness that could use a little breathing room, here’s one to pass along quickly. Verity Credit Union, a Seattle-based financial institution focused on socially responsible banking, is accepting nominations for its annual Grants for Growth program through May 31. The program will give out…

Restaurant Roundup: Live-Fire Cooking and Galician Prix Fixe

Restaurant Roundup: Live-Fire Cooking and Galician Prix Fixe

Here’s what was served up recently in the Emerald City.

Like a juicy beef patty smacked between two buns, next Thursday is National Burger Day, and one local burger joint is making sure you experience the occasion on a full stomach. From 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Uneeda Burger in Fremont is giving away one free Classic Burger — that’s romaine, tomato, pickles, and house…

Studio Sessions: Timothy White Eagle

Studio Sessions: Timothy White Eagle

The multidisciplinary artist’s new Mini Mart City Park exhibition listens to the Duwamish River as a living force.

The river is still moving. That is the idea behind Once Wild River, Timothy White Eagle’s new exhibition. The artist has spent the past year thinking about the Duwamish River as a living force with a long memory and its own direction. Over time, the river has been straightened, dredged, filled, polluted, studied, cleaned, and…

Five Ways to Make the Most of a Seattle Summer

Five Ways to Make the Most of a Seattle Summer

Rooftop cocktails, rose gardens, waterfront walks, farmers markets, and one very big Seattle Center party.

I have lived in the Pacific Northwest long enough to expect it, and still, late spring catches me by surprise. The mountain returns for the season, suddenly part of the almost-daily view again. The grass isn’t (so) soggy anymore. Dinner can happen outside, and the city gets a little easier to love. Here are five…

Hood River: When the Best Plan Is No Plan

Hood River: When the Best Plan Is No Plan

A loose Gorge getaway filled with breweries, orchards, vintage planes, and time to wander.

Plan a relaxing Columbia River Gorge getaway to Hood River. Discover top craft breweries, historic hotels, scenic fruit loops, and vintage plane museums.

Creation in the Balance

Creation in the Balance

Artist Gabriel-Bello Díaz utilizes classic materials and tech-forward methods to produce pieces that straddle the line between past and present—and feel wholly of the moment.

Discover how Seattle artist Gabriel-Bello Díaz blends 3D printing, robotics, and Taino mythology in his “Ancestral Future” show at King Street Station.

Macy Gray Joins New Seattle Pride Gala

Macy Gray Joins New Seattle Pride Gala

Lifelong’s first formal Pride fundraiser brings music, art, and big-name honorees together to support LGBTQ+ services and youth programs.

Seattle’s Pride calendar is getting a glamorous new addition this year. On June 13, Lifelong will debut the Pride Gala: An Evening for Equality, a new black-tie fundraising event blending entertainment, art, and advocacy at The Sanctuary at the Lotte Hotel in downtown Seattle. Billed as Seattle’s only formal Pride dinner, the inaugural gala aims…

Seattle’s Vietnamese Coffee Wave

Seattle’s Vietnamese Coffee Wave

Rooted in history, evolution, and flavor, the city’s current bean boom is more than a caffeine fix.

While the number of Vietnamese coffee shops in Seattle has risen in the past few years, the beverage itself is not a new phenomenon in the region. Many Vietnamese restaurants in South Seattle have long served the beverage alongside other traditional dishes, such as bánh mì and pho. In fact, Bao Nguyen, shopkeeper of the…

Rearview Mirror: Don’t Miss Dance, Street Sips, and Notebooks Galore 

Rearview Mirror: Don’t Miss Dance, Street Sips, and Notebooks Galore 

Things I did, saw, ate, learned, or read in the past week (or so).

Three’s the Charm It’s rare when I attend a mixed-bill dance performance and walk away liking all three pieces equally. Last weekend I attended Spring ’26, the show closing out contemporary dance company Whim W’Him’s 2025/26 season. Speaking before the show, artistic director Olivier Wevers warned the audience that we had no idea where we…

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