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Cocktail of the Month: A Perfect Drink for Fall at Black Cat Bar in Belltown

Cocktail of the Month: A Perfect Drink for Fall at Black Cat Bar in Belltown

Calvados brandy provides the base for a cocktail that sings a delicious seasonal song

Fine Diving: Black Cat may have the attitude of a dive bar, but owner Dustin Haarstad’s bartending skills make sure it doesn’t drink like one

Seattle’s Most Influential People 2018: The Journalists

Seattle’s Most Influential People 2018: The Journalists

'Seattle Times' columnist Gene Balk and 'Crosscut' staff are keeping Seattle in the know on trends, politics and more

The growing Crosscut staff including (seated in front, left to right) senior editor Joe Copeland, city reporter David Kroman, executive editor Greg Hanscom, managing editor Florangela Davila and digital editor Cambria Roth

Market Leaders Cite Strong Demand for Luxury Condominiums
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Market Leaders Cite Strong Demand for Luxury Condominiums

Reservations for priority presales open at Spire Condiminiums two weeks ahead of sales debut.

Sponsored by Realogics Inc. Executives of Laconia Development and Realogics Sotheby’s International Realty (RSIR) announce the commencement of individual unit reservations at SPIRE – a new 347-unit, 41-story high-rise now under construction at 600 Wall Street in Belltown. Following a preview open house on October 13 and 14, the SPIRE sales team accepted 114 first…

Seattle’s Most Influential People 2018: Diversity Leaders

Seattle’s Most Influential People 2018: Diversity Leaders

Steven Matly, Ijeoma Oluo and Robin DiAngelo are our city's leading thinkers on the subject of race

From left, Steven Matly, Ijeoma Oluo and Robin DiAngelo

This Week Then: A Look Back at the Life of Paul Allen

This Week Then: A Look Back at the Life of Paul Allen

Plus: One of Washington's first state parks is celebrating a birthday

This story was originally published at HistoryLink.org. Subscribe to their weekly newsletter. Farewell, Paul Allen This week HistoryLink looks back at the life of Paul Allen, who died on October 15 at the age of 65. Best known as the cofounder of Microsoft, his impact on Seattle and the Pacific Northwest was vast, and he will truly…

Seattle’s Most Influential People 2018: Transit Riders Union General Secretary, Katie Wilson

Seattle’s Most Influential People 2018: Transit Riders Union General Secretary, Katie Wilson

Katie Wilson cofounded the Transit Riders Union in 2011

Katie Wilson, an advocate for low-income residents

Must List: 'Peacock in the Desert' Opening, Seattle Queer Film Festival, 16th Annual Mushroom Festival

Must List: ‘Peacock in the Desert’ Opening, Seattle Queer Film Festival, 16th Annual Mushroom Festival

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MUST GET REGAL Peacock in the Desert: The Royal Arts of Jodhpur, India(10/18) Join the Seattle Art Museum and community art lovers at this free opening celebration for the museum’s newest exhibition, Peacock in the Desert. The exhibition celebrates the vibrant paintings, lavish furnishings and rich artistic and cultural traditions of the Indian kingdom of Marwar-Jodhpur….

Seattle’s Most Influential People 2018: Artist Tracy Rector

Seattle’s Most Influential People 2018: Artist Tracy Rector

Tracy Rector's mission is to raise indigenous voices and she's doing just that with Longhouse Media

Tracy Rector, pictured at the Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center at Discovery Park

Don’t Miss Megan Griffiths’ ‘Sadie,’ Screening for a Week Starting Tomorrow at NWFF

Don’t Miss Megan Griffiths’ ‘Sadie,’ Screening for a Week Starting Tomorrow at NWFF

The latest from the Seattle moviemaker examines our violent world through the experience of a teenage girl

Rounding the film festival circuit this year was Seattle filmmaker Megan Griffiths’ Sadie, a slow burning portrait of a young girl as she navigates a world without her dad (he’s stationed overseas), pressures at school and ever-present guns and opioids, as her single mom, meanwhile, just tries to keep it all together. We won’t give…

Seattle’s Most Influential People 2018: UW Psychology Professor, Dr. Kristina Olson

Seattle’s Most Influential People 2018: UW Psychology Professor, Dr. Kristina Olson

The gender researcher is the brains behind the groundbreaking TransYouth Project

Kristina Olson in her Social Cognitive Development Lab at the University of Washington

Is a Former Jail a Good Place to House the Homeless? King County's Exec Proposes That it Is

Is a Former Jail a Good Place to House the Homeless? King County’s Exec Proposes That it Is

The new shelter will include dormitories, storage space, case management, showers and laundry facilities for up to 150 people

The third floor of the west wing of the King County Corrections Center, at Fifth Avenue and Jefferson Street in downtown Seattle, is accessed through a series of heavy metal doors, each one closing behind visitors as they enter with a loud “ka-THUNK.” Walk through an unused lobby, onto an elevator, and then up a…

Seattle’s Most Influential People 2018: Seattle City Councilmember, Teresa Mosqueda

Seattle’s Most Influential People 2018: Seattle City Councilmember, Teresa Mosqueda

The freshman councilmember is proving to be a bridge player on an increasingly fractured City Council

Teresa Mosqueda was elected to the Seattle City Council in 2017

Your Seattle-Specific Earthquake Kit: Bourbon, Chocolate and Other Necessities

Your Seattle-Specific Earthquake Kit: Bourbon, Chocolate and Other Necessities

Quick tips you might not have thought of for surviving the Pacific Northwest’s dreaded natural disaster

Pack It In: Peanut butter and dried foods are recommended by the experts, but don’t forget the bourbon and fancy candy bars in your quake kit

Seattle’s Most Influential People 2018: UW Football Head Coach, Chris Petersen

Seattle’s Most Influential People 2018: UW Football Head Coach, Chris Petersen

The best coaching Chris Petersen does for his University of Washington Huskies occurs off the field

Coach Chris Petersen and Husky football players photographed at Husky Stadium

Remembering Paul Allen

Remembering Paul Allen

Like so many people in Seattle and beyond, we were greatly saddened by the news earlier this week of Paul Allen’s death

Paul Allen gracing the covers of Seattle magazine in 2006 and Seattle Business magazine in 2014

Seattle’s Most Influential People 2018: Office of the Waterfront Director, Marshall Foster

Seattle’s Most Influential People 2018: Office of the Waterfront Director, Marshall Foster

Marshall Foster is leading the charge on the waterfront project

Marshall Foster, photographed on Seattle’s waterfront

With Mount Baker's New Historic Status, What Lessons Can This Neighborhood Teach Us?

With Mount Baker’s New Historic Status, What Lessons Can This Neighborhood Teach Us?

Knute Berger remembers his family’s Mount Baker neighborhood from long before it was designated a historic place

The Mount Baker Community Club, ca. 1914, became open to all in 1968, changing with its now-diverse neighborhood

Seattle’s Most Influential People 2018: Immigration Activist Maru Mora Villalpando

Seattle’s Most Influential People 2018: Immigration Activist Maru Mora Villalpando

Even as she fights for her life in the U.S., Maru Mora Villalpando has not curtailed her activism one bit

Maru Mora Villalpando photographed at the Federal Detention Center SeaTac

Achieve More than Just a Slimmer Figure with EMSCULPT
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Achieve More than Just a Slimmer Figure with EMSCULPT

This non-surgical, non-invasive treatment option stimulates muscle contractions to reduce excess inches and build muscle tone.

Sponsored by Glow Medispa Does it feel like your workout routine has become an endless series of crunches, but you have a difficult time achieving your desired results? Do you wish there was a way you could have someone do the work for you? EMSCULPT could be the answer! This non-surgical, non-invasive treatment option stimulates muscle…

Seattle’s Most Influential People 2018: The Preservationists

Seattle’s Most Influential People 2018: The Preservationists

Kji Kelly of Historic Seattle and Cynthia Brothers of Vanishing Seattle are holding their ground

Kji Kelly of Historic Seattle and Cynthia Brothers of Vanishing Seattle photographed outside iconic music venue The Showbox, currently under threat of redevelopment

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