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Two New Breweries Open Their Doors in the Puget Sound Area
Another day, another brewery opening
This story originally ran on Washington Beer Blog. Follow Kendall Jones on Twitter and Instagram at @beerblog As we all sit here politely waiting for the beer bubble to burst, for the market to reach saturation, for the irrational exuberance to subside, more and more breweries keep opening across Washington. We recently breezed past the number 400 like it was no big…
From Sports to Minimum Wage, the Seattle Public Makes Itself Heard
Seattleites are having a profound effect on the ways business and government operate
Is Seattle’s progressive populism changing the game nationally? In terms of sports franchises, we are for sure. Seattleites were furious at being ignored by politicians who pushed for stadiums the public opposed. King County voters, for example, opposed funding a new baseball stadium back in the mid-1990s. But, the politicians in Olympia funded an expensive…
MOHAI’s New Festival of Light Elevates the Laser Show
Web of light Istanbul-based art and technology collective Ouchhh, whose work is pictured here, will show a new projection at the Borealis Festival of Light
This article appears in print in the October 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. It’s been easy to simplistically view high tech and art as antagonists—especially during Seattle’s current housing affordability crisis—but the Borealis Festival of Light, an international light art competition stopping in Seattle for the first time, will be a splashy public example of the power…
5 New Cookbooks For a Tasty Season
October isn’t nicknamed ‘Cookbooktober’ for nothing. This year’s bounty of releases includes beautiful, useful tomes by some of Seattle’s most prominent food writers
This article appears in print in the October 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. Seattle Cooks: Signature Recipes from the City’s Best Chefs and Bartenders by Julien Perry (Figure 1 Publishing, $32.95, hardcover) If you’ve ever wanted a compilation of recipes for the city’s best dishes, here’s your chance. Seattle-based food and lifestyle writer (and former Seattle magazine…
Must List: Lake Union Wooden Boat Festival, Bubble Ball, Hawktoberfest
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MUST SAIL Lake Union Wooden Boat Festival (9/29–9/30) Ahoy, matey! This Center for Wooden Boats festival celebrates Seattle’s history and culture of traditional wooden boats. Learn about classic sailboats and motorboats, hop aboard a vessel and tour Lake Union and enjoy live music, games, exhibits, food trucks and a beer garden. 10 a.m.–10 p.m. Free. The Center for…
Seattle’s Art Scene Pushes Back
As the events on the political stage become ever more worri- and wearisome, the city’s arts and cultural community responds. Check out these exhibits, shows and lectures coming up that look at social, political and historical forces at work today
Zimbabwean artist Kudzanai Chiurai’s 2017 work, “We Live in Silence VII”
Take in Lopez Island’s Stunning Views on Two Wheels Instead of Four
Soak in the rural beauty of this small island from the seat of a bike
This article appears in print in the October 2018 issue, as part of the Scenic Fall Road Trips cover story. Click here to subscribe. On one of Lopez Island’s backroads is a green street sign with the words “Less Travelled Rd.” It succinctly sums up one of the big reasons to come to the smallest of the three most visited…
Meet the 2018 Crosscut Courage Awards Honorees
Each year, our city's online news magazine recognizes a handful of locals who have shown extraordinary leadership with the Courage Awards.
This article appears in print in the October 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. This year’s Crosscut Courage Award winners span a spectrum, from business owner and political newcomer to youth supporter and longtime public officeholder. The one thing they all have in common is a bold determination to lift up those who are often unheard, to have…
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