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Three new happy hours we love
Marine Hardware, Local 360 Cafe & Bar and Woodblock roll out the deals
We’ve reached the middle point between spring and summer. We can’t promise blue skies every day but we can guarantee epic new happy hours, including these three at Local 360 in Belltown, Marine Hardware in Ballard, and Woodblock in Redmond. Local 360 Cafe & Bar When: 3 to 6 p.m. daily Where: Belltown, 2234 1st…
How Elephant Car Wash Became an Unforgettable Icon
The rotating pink neon sign is said to be one of the most photographed landmarks in Seattle
You know what they say: Washing your car is the surest way to bring on rain. If that’s the case, many of Seattle’s drizzly days must be caused by Elephant Car Wash. The business traces its roots back to the 1940s, when Richmond Beach native Eldon Anderson and his business partners opened the Five Minute…
Houzz Tour: Saving a Historic Gem in Washington
A Seattle-area developer restores a Usonian-style house designed by a Wright protégé
This article originally appeared on Houzz.com. In most scenarios, when a developer buys an older home on a large piece of property, the general rule is scrape, subdivide, build and sell. But when the principals of the Bellevue, Washington, building and development firm LimeLite Development came across a house set on 1.25 acres in nearby…
First Hill Welcomes New Luxury Tower
Luma condominiums build on the renewed appeal of an old Seattle neighborhood
Seattle’s First Hill neighborhood, named for the first incline encountered by 19th-century pioneers as they arrived on the east shores of Elliott Bay, will bear witness to another first this summer as residents begin moving into units at Luma condominiums: the first luxury condominium tower to be built in the area since 1982. Developed by…
Seattle-based Luxury Jets Take Travel to new Heights
Get ready for takeoff with these private plane experiences for any budget
» Up…Now celebrating its 70th anniversary, Kenmore Air (kenmoreair.com), based at the north end of Lake Washington, has long been the area’s go-to for seaplane transport and tours around the Pacific Northwest. The services have expanded over the years to include group whale-watching and adventure-sport day trips as well as private floatplane picnics, but Kenmore’s…
Full Extension: Tariqa Waters’ Personal Art & Style
In arts and in fashion, Tariqa Waters is unapologetically herself
Hair RaisingAsk artist and Martyr Sauce gallery owner Tariqa Waters about her morning dressing routine and she’ll tell you it starts from the top. “My hair changes up everything,” she says. “When it’s in a ’fro, I like to soften things up a bit with my outfit. Go really clean-cut. But with braids, I can…
What Seattle’s Density Problem is Doing to Your Summer Plans
Our state’s population is growing, but not the number of our state campsites
On a sunny summer weekend last year, I loaded my car with a tent, camping stove and border collie and hit the road, in hopes of finding a spot in a state campground near Deception Pass. As I drove, I was reminded of the trips with my family in our VW camper van in the…
The 2016 Madaraka Festival Electrifies EMP this Month
Proceeds support the education, music and art program One Vibe
In 2013, writer and community organizer Simon Okelo had a vision: to start an education, music and arts program – called One Vibe – to benefit youth in Kenya. Since then, he has helped more than 500 youths in Manyatta, which is a slum in Kisumu and the third largest city in the country. It’s…
How the Name ‘Alaskan Way’ Came to Be (Hint: it Took Awhile)
Our revamped waterfront will need a new name. Should Seattle reconsider ‘Cosmos Quay'?’
Sometime after 2020, Seattle will wake up to a spanking new waterfront. Assuming Bertha finishes her work, the Alaskan Way Viaduct is replaced with a new street-level boulevard, the new seawall is finished, and the James Corner–designed “waterfront for all” park is completed, it will signal a massive transformation of the place where Seattle meets…
Delicious Seafood and Drink Pairings
Our creative duos prove that odd couples can make the most interesting dinner companions
Sip and Slurp: Beer and Oysters! The essence of an oyster is rich and complex, with flavors that curiously manage to be both pungent and delicate. Almost any beer pairs well with oysters. The only rule of thumb is to avoid overwhelming the oyster’s subtle flavors with a robust beer, such as an imperial stout…
Duke’s Award Winning Clam Chowder
Ingredients: 2 cups baby red potatoes, diced medium 4 slices nitrite-free bacon ½ cup Darigold butter 2 cups onions, diced medium 2 cups celery, diced medium 1 tablespoon fresh garlic, diced small ½ cup flour or ½ cup Duke’s Gluten-Free Flour Blend* 2 tablespoons clam base 1 ½ cups clam juice 1 ½ cups milk…
Cynthia Nims’ Northwest Crab Boil
Unlike our compatriots in the eastern regions of the country, Northwesterners typically add no spice (beyond salt) to the pot when boiling crab for a feast. Having grown up here, of course I adhere to the practice, finding that the flavor of the crab itself is near perfection. Some crab lovers simply scoop up clean…
Recipe for Rice Vinegar–Ginger Mignonette
Both fresh and pickled ginger add distinct flavor to this mignonette. Look for the thinly sliced ginger (often pink, sometimes a natural buff color) commonly served with sushi. It may be sold with other Asian ingredients in a refrigerated case, or you may find small condiment-size containers near prepared sushi. Makes about 1/2 cup, enough…
Tilth Owner Going Nuts for Homemade Milk
Maria Hines on the virtues and versatility of homemade almond milk
Nut milks—especially almond milk—are having a moment. The creamy liquid is made by grinding nuts with water, resulting in a velvety milk-like beverage. Health-conscious eaters and plant-based diet devotees swear by the nutritional value of nut milks, adding almond milk, for example, to smoothies and swapping out the cream in coffee for Brazil nut milk….
The Must List: Pierogi Festival, Sonic Evolution & More
What to do this weekend and beyond in Seattle
Must HearGet Ready for Sonic Evolution: This is IndieFriday (5/13, 8 p.m.) Filmmaker Bill Morrison joins forces with Bang on a Can cofounder Michael Gordon for a one-of-a-kind evening. Morrison uses archival Seattle footage as a backdrop for Gordon’s electrified concerto for virtuoso pianist and multimedia artist Tomoko Mukaiyama. Brooklyn-based composer William Brittelle presents a…
Midsummer Fun: Where to Celebrate the Solstice in Seattle
Celebrate the high point of summer, Scandinavian style
To say the summer solstice is a big deal in Scandinavia is an understatement: In Sweden, for instance, the midsummer holiday comes second only to Christmas in terms of the scale of celebration. After a season of short, dark days, it’s little wonder those Nordic types break open the schnapps and toast the high point…
Instagram Inspiration: Surreal Sunsets
Dreamy evening colors that mean the heralding of warmer temps
Free outdoor art. That’s essentially what you get with sunsets, ethereal happenings that swath our beloved PNW views in pastel colors—every single day. Cue the heart-eye emojis. Aside from being magical phenomenons, they’re also symbolic harbingers of everything we yearn for during winter—warm summer evenings, tranquil daydreams, bare feet, open windows, s’mores, and best of…
3 First Impressions of Meet the Moon
This Leschi spot offers up twists on classics like the Old Fashioned, a stocked coffee bar and more
Opening in late January, Meet the Moon (which takes its memorable name from the Robert Frost poem “Going For Water”) is poised to be a summertime staple. It’s located right on Lakeside Avenue, near the marina at Leschi and the lake. After a recent visit, here are three impressions about the spot from the same…
Q&A with Seattle Rapper Raz Simone
The gravely-voiced Simone will be joining Macklemore on a U.S. tour
Sitting on the edge of the trunk of a Tesla, Seattle rapper Raz Simone greeted about two dozen fans near an apartment building off Cherry Street last Wednesday afternoon. The informal event was part of the kickoff for his upcoming tour with Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. For a series of dates, Simone will open for…
Going out of business cheese sale this weekend
Culture Club Cheese Bar and The Calf & Kid closing their doors
It’s a sad day for Seattle cheese lovers. Culture Club, the lovely little cheese bar in Capitol Hill, is closing its doors after six months. I enjoyed my visits to the little slice of dairy heaven, but ultimately, it didn’t make enough money to sustain itself, owner and cheesemonger Sheri LaVigne told me via email…
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