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Brighten Up Your Home With These Simple Northwest Candlestick Holders
Notary Ceramics candleholders at Flora and Henri add a hint of hygge to the home
This article appears in print in the March 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. As you look forward to more daylight hours this season, let these elegant, handmade candlestick holders in bone white ($32–$40), by Portland-based Notary Ceramics, add further warmth to your home. Find them at Flora and Henri (Pioneer Square, 401 First Ave. S; 206.749.9698),…
Must List: Snow White, Moisture Festival, UW Cherry Blossoms
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MUST HI-HO Snow White (3/18, 3/24) Choreographed by renowned Tacoma native Bruce Wells, this beloved story is brought to life by more than 70 dancers from the Pacific Northwest Ballet School. Seattle actor Tim Hyland narrates the action, set to the classic score by French composer Jules Massenet. Prices and times vary. McCaw Hall, Seattle…
Why Seattle Is One of the Most Rat-Infested Cities in America
Our city’s hyper construction is causing more than traffic issues. Experts believe it’s one reason our city is ranking high as a rodent-infested town, and getting rid of the pests is anything but easy
One longer term solution to the rat problems is to target their reproductive systems, a novel approach to controlling a species so prolific one pair can produce 15,000 progeny a year.
5 Smart Ways Baby Boomers Can Navigate Seattle’s Tough Housing Market
How to plan for the future and take advantage of a seller's market.
Sponsored by Realogics, Inc. Maybe it’s just my age (I prefer “mature” or “grown up” to “old”), but I often consider what lies ahead in the next 20 years. How do I want to spend my free time? Where do I want to spend it? How do I want to live? I find that many of my…
3 Seattle Wine Clubs To Help You Obtain Oenophile Status
Learn from the best—join a wine club from the city’s most-loved wine purveyors.
It’s easy to get overwhelmed by wine. It’s a category that’s thousands of years old, speaks many different languages, and increases by the minute. In Washington state alone, the number of wineries has almost doubled over the last decade. However overwhelming picking the right bottle may be, there is a better way to buy one…
Which Seattle Neighborhoods Are Seeing the Biggest Changes in Home Values?
Zillow gives us the future forecast on where Seattle's neighborhoods are heading
This article appears in print in the March 2018 issue, as part of the “Best of the Burbs” cover story. Click here for the rest of the story. We’d all like to know where the hot home deals are today—in other words, where we can buy today and have some assurance that our home value will grow….
18 Seattle Schools Are Participating in the National School Walkout Over Gun Violence
High schools, middle schools and elementary schools all over the city are participating in the nationwide protests happening one month after the shooting in Parkland that left 17 dead and 17 injured.
Students at 18 schools (and counting) across Seattle will walk out of their classrooms today at 10 a.m. to commemorate the one month anniversary of the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, that left 17 dead. The students will be sending a message to lawmakers: a demand for stricter gun…
Q&A with 2018 MoPop Sound Off! Champion Micaiah Sawyer
Singer and songwriter since she was 12 years old, Micaiah Sawyer offers a glimpse into her career and what’s next after Sound Off!
Micaiah Sawyer was this year’s winner of the Museum of Popular Culture’s “Sound Off!” competition, the region’s top under-21 battle of the bands. Runners-up include Strawberry Mountain, Misundvrstood and Maiah Wynne. Following her win, Sawyer talked with Seattle magazine. Here’s what she had to say. When did you fall in love with music?It wasn’t just…
The Daughter of Immigrants Shares Authentic Indian Dishes Through New Delivery Startup
Mitra Raman started The Buttermilk Company last year, and is giving back profits to every family whose recipe she uses
This article appears in print in the March 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. Mitra Raman gathered family recipes from the Indian communities in Seattle and beyond to create authentic Indian dishes that she offers through her startup, The Buttermilk Company. The daughter of Indian immigrants, Raman—who started Buttermilk last summer—knows what it’s like to miss the…
Discover Inventive Japanese-Influenced Food and Drinks at New Capitol Hill Spot Tamari Bar
With intricate Japanese whiskey cocktails and creative sushi dishes, it's no surprise this place is already packing people in
Just a bit west on bustling Pine Street from sibling restaurant Suika, Tamari Bar (500 East Pine) opened on Valentine’s Day styling itself as a “new-style Izakaya.” An Izakaya is a neighborhood Japanese pub of sorts, a spot for more relaxed, often after-work, drinking and eating. And Tamari Bar definitely has an informal, friendly vibe,…
Vote: The Seattle Magazine 2018 Readers’ Choice Washington Wine Awards
Cast your votes for the best Washington wine experiences!
This August, Seattle magazine is publishing the winners of our 13th annual Seattle magazine Washington Wine Awards. Winners of the tasting portion will be selected by a panel of local wine experts, including Seattle magazine wine writer Paul Zitarelli. But we’re also looking to our readers to help us determine winners of a couple of…
The 1962 Seattle World’s Fair Featured a Hall of Fame PR Blunder from Local Legend Jay Rockey
He put Seattle on the map by turning the fair into a global phenomenon, but his attempt at recreating Roger Maris' record-setting home run catch was a big swing and a miss.
Jay Rockey, watching Sal Durante drop the ball (literally), in an orchestrated attempt to recreate Roger Maris’ 61nd home run at the 1962 World’s Fair in Seattle
You Need to Go Try the Japanese Buckwheat Noodles at Kamonegi
One of Seattle's few makers of soba has a new restaurant in Wallingford
Most soba dishes at Kamonegi are available as cold noodles to swipe through a warm dipping sauce (as shown here) or in a bowl of hot soup broth. (And yes, that’s a fish fin in the sake.)
Winemaker Charles Smith’s Leschi Home Is One For the Ages
Scandinavian influence makes its way through this home on Lake Washington
Charles Smith and daughter Charlotte cozy up on the expansive sectional in the main living area. A big change he made to this space was removing a glass ceiling in the dining room—“It made the room seem vast,” Smith says—and replacing accordian doors that
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