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Where to eat during Seattle Restaurant Week
Make reservations now for Oct. 18-22 and Oct. 25-29
Seattle Restaurant Week, Oct. 18-22 and Oct. 25-29, features a whopping 165-plus restaurants offering three-course dinners for $30 or two-course lunches for $15 Sundays through Thursdays. This year, more than 60 restaurant participants are also offering vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free options. The event’s website has a full list of menu options and restaurants searchable by…
Married Couple Establishes New Tacoma Arts Center
How two artists founded a new arts center south of their hometown
Aesthetically, painter Chandler Woodfin and sculptor Todd Jannausch couldn’t be any more different. Woodfin creates colorful, sprawling pieces on pristine white backgrounds while Jannausch is often sanding down hunks of metal, his weathered face shielded from flying sparks. But process-wise, the two are joined at the hip. “We’re both grinders,” Woodfin says, “it just manifests…
Confessions of a ‘Twin Peaks’ Geek
That gum you like is going to come back in style
It’s been in the air, the trees and the wind—also the news. Twin Peaks, the surreal crime drama about a small-town murder, is back for a new season and is again filming here in the Pacific Northwest. Perhaps I don’t have the right to write this article. After all, die-hard fans of the ‘90’s cult…
Revival is Capitol Hill’s Newest Vintage and Consignment Shop
Pop in at Revival, a newly renovated shop along Broadway that sells vintage items and local art
If you’ve walked down Broadway on Capitol Hill in the last week, you may have noticed Revival, the new vintage clothing and accessories addition to the line of storefronts between John and Thomas Streets. The sleek and spare shop is owned and operated by Ashley Busacca and Ryan Darcey, a Seattle couple who originally hails from…
Seattle’s Most Influential People of 2015
These game changers each make their mark while reshaping our city
We get that Seattle leads the pack when it comes to talent, technology and smarts. The influx of power players and sheer brainiacs into our town has helped transform it into the soaring metropolis it is today. Of course, with growth and development come big-city problems: traffic, parking, housing…the list goes on. That’s where our…
Recipe of the Week: Plum Ginger Sparkler
This tasty and festive beverage by Mackenzie Schieck is a perfect non-alcoholic option
Fall is in full effect so it’s time to get festive with food expert and blogger Mackenzie Schieck’s Plum Ginger Sparkler. This delicious drink that comes with non-alcoholic ginger beer and fresh plums is part of a larger party plan Schieck put together in collaboration with Prospect Goods, a company that specializes in creative party…
Free Indian food with UK chef and “Made In India” author Meera Sodha
Bestselling author chats and cooks Gujarati specialties at Book Larder
If you think your local curry house – with its neon sauces and mushy spinach – is the essence of Indian food, get ready to have your mind blown. Meera Sodha, one of the hottest chefs in London right now, is on tour for her debut cookbook, “Made in India,” (Flatiron Books, $35)which stops at Book…
Seahawks Get a Gift for a Victory on Monday Night Football
Kam Chancellor forces a Megatron fumble
There are points in a season where everything can turn. Monday night, Detroit Lions superstar wide receiver Calvin Johnson (a.k.a. “Megatron”) provided one of those moments when he fumbled what would have been a sure touchdown, thanks to former holdout Kam Chancellor’s defense. As Johnson was about to score, Chancellor punched the ball from his…
Seattleites Who Have Gotten Cooler with Age
Why do people in Seattle wear their age so well?
Maybe it’s our fantastic arts and culture scene, or all the top-flight health care, or simply the coffee, but the Emerald City is a great place to rock your 70s, 80s and 90s. 1. Patti WarashinaArtist Patti Warashina is having too good a time to focus on aging The garden in front of the Eastlake…
Will there ever be Another ‘Evans Republican’ in Politics?
We weren't always a one-party town, but rather a place where progressive Republicans thrived
Bipartisanship in Seattle usually means a Democrat and a Socialist posing for a selfie, but it used to be different. Seattle used to have Republicans, not only Republicans, but progressive urban reformers—think of city council members like Tim Hill who rode his bike on the campaign trail, Bruce Chapman and John Miller, who launched the…
Video Premiere: Lemolo’s “Low Halo”
Lemolo's "Low Halo" video is like a beautiful séance
When she was 7 years old, Meagan Grandall, lead singer and songwriter for the Seattle-based dream pop band Lemolo, would wade into the ocean and push little boats out into the waves. They say what you did when you were young is what you’re meant to do when you’re older, and while it’s true that…
Brett Hamil’s New Politically Charged Talk Show
Seattle writer and comedian books all-star guests for new show
Tickets for this thing will likely go quick. Seattle comedian Brett Hamil, who writes for City Arts magazine and hosts a regular politically charged YouTube video series, has amassed a star-studded lineup for the inaugural episode of his new monthly talk show, The Seattle Process with Brett Hamil, debuting October 21 at 8 p.m. at…
Seattle Superheroes: Lightning Rachel Belle
The Scrabble-playing, burrito-eating FM radio superhero
Seattle Superheroes is a regular series on seattlemag.com wherein artists depict standout people in our community as superheroes. While we’ve taken some artistic license with the narratives, the sentiment behind them is very real. Don’t adjust your dials. What you’re experiencing is the ecstatic, elastic energy of the one and only Rachel Belle, the dynamo…
Seattle BrickCon, ‘Halo’-Themed Sounders Jerseys & More News
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
Lego is NOT just for kids: The 14th Annual BrickCon is this weekend at the Seattle Center Exhibition Hall (Saturday, October 3 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., and Sunday, October 4 from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.). It’s a convention put on by passionate Lego hobbyists featuring hundreds and maybe even thousands of models…
Must List: PNB’s ‘See the Music,’ Macefield Music Fest Rocks Ballard
What to do in Seattle this weekend
Must ListenCity of Literature reading at Hugo HouseFriday (10/2, 7 p.m.) Listen to tales from the local book-loving scene at this gathering of contributors to the recent essay collection Seattle City of Literature, a conversational history of Seattle’s literary legacy. The book was edited by Ryan Boudinot, after he founded Seattle’s bid to become a…
Credit Card Security, Marshawn’s Hamstring & More News
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
More secure credit card chip readers are supposed to be installed in stores by Thursday, although only 27 percent of retailers have the new machines, KIRO 7 reports. Cards with chips will no longer be swiped, but dipped into the new readers that provide an added level of security by creating a unique code for…
31 Days of Horror Films
Challenge yourself to an evening of haunts every night of the month
Note: All images are copyrighted and belong to their owners. At last, October is here. String up the ghost lights, deck your mantle with pumpkins and add faux spider webs to all surfaces with wild abandon because it’s time to get in the Halloween spirit. To kick off the season of tricks and treats, I’ve…
The Force is Strong with the Seattle Seahawks
How this year is the Return of the Jedi season
The Seahawks’ 2015 season will be remembered as their Return of the Jedi year. Allow us to explain. Two seasons ago was the team’s A New Hope year with young Russell Wilson playing the role of Luke Skywalker and leading the upstart rebel team to a universally surprising victory. Their repeat the next year, however,…
UberEats rolls out in Seattle
Order, track and pay for lunch like an Uber ride
Beginning Oct. 7, you might consider having Uber bring your favorite pork belly pinch buns to you instead of taking an Uber to Kraken Congee for lunch. When it launches next week, Seattle will be the 10th city to get UberEats, the on-demand meal service that guarantees delivery of hometown eats in 10 minutes or…
Instagram Inspiration: A Drive Down Highway 101
Pack your bags, we're heading to the ocean (swimsuits optional)
Aviator Beryl Markham wrote in her brilliant 1942 memoir West with the Night, “To see ten thousand animals untamed and not branded with the symbols of human commerce is like scaling an unconquered mountain for the first time, or like finding a forest without roads or footpaths, or the blemish of an axe. You know…
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