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Two New Seattle Coworking Venues Offer Perks Aplenty
Seattle’s swank new coworking spaces are more than a mobile office
Coworking spaces—where remote workers can rent a desk and access to business services—have been around for years, but some new venues in Seattle are adding another dimension to the concept: a bar. Although separate conference rooms, secluded booths and private phone suites are also offered, a swanky bar is at the center of the Coterie…
If ‘Star Wars’ Characters Ruled the World, Vashon Ranked Most Liberal
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Homeownership among millennials is down from 43 percent in 2005 to 35.8 percent in 2015. According to a study done by Smartasset.com, an online interactive financial site, this decline may be due to the housing crash, the flexibility of renting and the high cost of education. What does this mean locally? The study found that…
The Best Things We Ate (and Drank) in 2015
We Seattle mag print and digital staffers like to eat and drink. Here's what we liked best
The last time I polled our Seattle mag staffers to find out what one dish, one morsel, one bev or brew from the past year they liked best was in 2013. Ah, what a year. Rachel Hart chose the bratwurst with kim chee potato salad at Schooner Exact; our former food editor Ali Scheff chose…well…
The Year in Review: The Good, the Bad, and the Meh
We look back at the people, places and events that defined 2015
Seattle’s boom continued, but so did the associated growing pains. We had a summer of glorious sunshine, but the hot, dry weather cost the environment dearly. Teachers finally received a fair(er) wage, but lawmakers failed to make a plan to fund our school system. Rent increases slowed, but they’re still increasing. And of course, the…
Recipe of the Week: Lobster Grilled Cheese
Queen Anne entertaining whiz Heather Christo upgrades a comfort food classic
‘Tis the season to treat yo self, so indulge in this flavorful upgrade of a comfort food classic! A grilled cheese sandwich is normally a go-to, running-low-on-groceries meal, but the simple addition of lobster transforms this dish into a savory delicacy. Local foodie, cookbook author and trained chef Heather Christo created this sandwich after gaining inspiration from a…
Holiday Gift Wrapping Party, Daily Deals at Clementine
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Holiday Gift Wrapping PartyWhere: 208 1st Avenue S.What: Looking to have some last-minute gifts wrapped? Searching for an excuse to indulge in holiday drinks? Pioneer Square-based retailer and bar, E. Smith Mercantile, is hosting a holiday gift wrapping party this Friday from 5-9 p.m. Guests are free to shop the store or to bring presents from home and…
Aktionsart Unifies Art and Tech
The nonprofit organization supports projects where the two disciplines intersect
Julia Fryett, the director of Aktionsart, moved through the dark, graffiti-covered corridors of an abandoned school on Westlake Avenue in South Lake Union last fall. Wearing a black raincoat and holding a cup of coffee in her hand, she spoke about her current project. It was the last day the nonprofit organization would occupy the…
Jordan Carlson’s Clean and Minimalist Capitol Hill Bedroom
The graphic designer’s latest composition: her cozy Capitol Hill home
“There was something about the gray that resonated with me,” Jordan Carlson says of the accent wall she painted in her Capitol Hill bedroom. “Defining that space made it so cozy and created this sense of calm.” Carlson, a freelance graphic designer and community manager for West Elm, recently moved to the Pacific Northwest after…
Seattle-based Glowforge is Sculpting the Future
Just don’t call the laser cutter/engraver a 3-D printer
Seattle startup Glowforge smashed crowdfunding records in the fall of 2015, raising almost $28 million (the original target was $100,000) in 30 days. But what the heck is it? Although it’s been referred to as a 3-D printer, the product is actually a laser cutter/engraver, says Dan Shapiro, Glowforge’s CEO and cofounder. Whereas 3-D printers…
New Filson Flagship Mixes Wilderness and Art
The new space houses the brand's production center as well as a retail shopping area
While Filson is celebrated for its outdoor heritage, the outfitter’s new flagship store on First Avenue is inviting Seattle shoppers to explore the great indoors. Opened this past November, the 6,500-square-foot store highlights the history of the retailer’s iconic, outward-bound clothing, gear and accessories with windows into the brand’s production center on the first floor,…
Top New Year’s Eve dinners
From a full-blown Roman fete to green juice and caviar parties
I’m weary of New Year’s Eve prix fixe dinners. Visions of assembly line steaks and rubbery fish give me the shivers. But, we did our homework and sifted through some of the finest restaurants to bring you this list of unique top-notch dining and foodie experiences to ring in 2016 in Seattle. We plan to…
Where to See Amazing Holiday Lights
Go forth and experience some of the Seattle area's best holiday light displays
Residents around town pull out all the stops when it comes to decorating for the holidays. Case in point: the famous (er, infamous?) Seahawks-themed spectacle known as the Hawk House in Kirkland. So here, we’ve compiled a list of some of the city’s flashiest, most fabulous and most meticulous holiday light displays that will fill…
The Best Men’s Winter Fashion Looks
We've rounded up our favorite holiday looks, from black-tie to casual Sunday
With menswear’s retail growth outpacing women’s, we keep hearing it for the boys. From black-tie trimmings to casual Sunday, we’ve rounded up the top looks for any mister to master this holiday season. : Yellow 108 “Luke” vintage wool felt fedora in “EJ grey,” $90, and Form Function Form button-stud chronograph watch, $129, Hammer + Awl (Madrona, 1137 34th Ave.;…
Jennifer Ament Explores Inner Peace Through Outer Space
The artist's new series of paintings is inspired by the beauty of space.
West Seattle artist Jennifer Ament’s new series of encaustic paintings explores inner peace via outer space. Ament, whose daughter’s middle name is Galaxy, says, “I’ve always been into the vastness and beauty of space,” but after a life-threatening ATV accident in 2014, she resolved to look up more. Last fall’s celestial happenings (remember September’s supermoon?)…
Does Eating Bacon Put Your Health at Risk?
Whether or not processed meats cause cancer may depend on your genes
The World Health Organization’s recent report linking processed meats to cancer broke many a bacon lover’s heart. According to the findings of a 22-member panel, meats such as bacon and sausage are carcinogenic, with strong associations found between processed meats and colorectal cancers in several studies across the globe. But another study, led by a…
Road Trip: Winterhop Brewfest
Get "hopped up" at the Ellensburg beer festival that features over 30 Northwest breweries
Where: Ellensburg, a small central Washington town filled with old-school architecture, locally owned shops and quaint cafés, located about 100 miles southeast of downtown Seattle. Why: To get “hopped up” on local beers at Winterhop Brewfest, an annual festival that draws about 1,600 beer fanatics to stroll through the historic downtown and sip some of…
A Capitol Hill Remodel Reveals a Family’s Dream House
Modern meets traditional in this Capitol Hill home
Although they loved their leafy neighborhood, Allie and Ted Dworkin knew the Capitol Hill house they bought in 2006, when they had three small children, was no longer a good fit. Ruby, now 15, Eliza, 13, and Louis, 9, were growing bigger and busier, but the Dworkins’ attempts at house hunting proved fruitless. Nothing they…
Seattle Designer Adds a Brilliant Master Bath to this Attic Space
A Tudor-style home in Tangletown gets a master bathroom with a clean and calming palette
Interior designer Keri Petersen’s clients loved the bones of their new Tudor-style abode in Tangletown, but realized it needed a few nips and tucks to truly make it their own. Namely, the attic bedroom space was lacking one of the most coveted elements people seek in a home: an en suite bathroom. So Petersen, owner…
Painter Cable Griffith Unveils New Works at G. Gibson Gallery
The exhibit Sightings elicits awe and pleasure
Painter Cable Griffith’s landscapes bring an electronic pulse to pastoral scenes, fusing the order of human-built infrastructure with the chaos of the natural world. The smooth surfaces and rounded contours of his trees, islands, hills and rivers; the deeply saturated palette with its warm, backlit glow; and the stilted perspectives and cartoonish sense of scale…
Recipe of the Week: Homemade Aged Eggnog
Local foodie Amy Pennington offers a tasty twist on a beloved boozy classic
We’re all familiar with store-bought eggnog, the creamy, sweet holiday beverage that comes in a carton. Some of us enjoy it cold straight out of the refrigerator, some choose to spike it for a little extra cheer, while others take it steamed with a shot or two of espresso. But is there a better way?…
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