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Must List: Vintage Seafair Photos, SLU Art Walk & More Events
Things to do in Seattle this weekend
Must Get NostalgicThrowback with Vintage Seafair Photos(8/2 to 8/3, times vary) — Seattle’s events-filled summer festival culminates this weekend with the Blue Angels air show, hydroplane boat races along Lake Washington, SalmonFest and plenty more to keep you busy. In the spirit of Throwback Thursday, we dove into the Seattle Municipal Archives to find some…
Rapper 50 Cent at Nordstrom
If you’re a rap fan—or have been paying attention at all to mainstream music for the last decade you’ve no doubt heard of rapper 50 Cent, his single “In da Club” broke Billboard’s record for the most listened-to track within one week in all of radio history in 2003. He’s a hard fellow to miss….
#Throwback Thursday: Seafair Photos from Years Gone By
Throwback Thursday, the Seafair edition!
Seattle’s famous weeks-long, events-filled summer festival culminates this weekend with the Blue Angels air show (yes, they’re back!), hydroplane boat races along Lake Washington, SalmonFest and plenty more activities to keep you busy. With the F/A-18 Hornets roaring overhead already, and in the spirit of the ever-nostalgic Throwback Thursday, we dove into the Seattle Municipal…
Graphic Designer Creating a Logo for Every One of Seattle’s 400+ Parks
In 2012, then Seattle-based graphic designer Dave Battjes set a design challenge for himself to create a logo for every one of the more than 400 parks in the city of Seattle—at the ambitious rate of one a day. “Most of Seattle’s parks have interesting beginnings or rich histories tying them to the Olmsted brothers…
Future File: Dolce Vita Warehouse Sale
A few years ago Dolce Vita threw a huge giveaway via Facebook and if I remember correctly, it gave away a thousand pairs of shoes or some insane number like that, proving that this locally-owned, but internationally loved shoe company is not afraid to go to great lengths to promote the brand. This gives me hope that…
Four Refreshing Drinks to Order When You’re Out and About
Make a pit stop at these four Seattle watering holes and order up one of our sublime suggestions
Last week, we brought you five refreshing summer cocktail recipes to make when the hot sun is beating down in a serious manner. But sometimes, it’s too hot to even think about shaking or stirring, so it’s best to forget about making drinks. Instead, head out and have one of our wonderful local bartenders (who…
Home Decor that Looks Good Enough to Eat
Nothing says summertime more than a big bowl of sun-kissed fresh fruit. And it’s easy to bolster this sunny look in your abode (minus that pesky expiration date) by adding a fruit-kissed accent or two. Just pick up a pair of Pear Salt-and-Pepper Shakers ($19), available in speckled white or golden bronze, new from West Elm (South…
Want to Design Your Own Little Free Library?
Enter the Seattle Design Festival’s Little Free Libraries Design/Build Competition
You’ve seen them popping up all over Seattle: they look like elaborate birdhouses or mailboxes, but instead of housing birdseed or ads—thankfully!—they’re filled with books. Books! For free! The small-scale, outdoor book shelters (see our March 2014 roundup of these literary wonders here) are called Little Free Libraries and they’re aimed at promoting community and…
Chatting with Joshua Podawiltz of Sous Sol Winery
The longtime food and beverage industry pro has added vintner to his resume
At age 41, Joshua Podawiltz has been a familiar face for almost two decades in Seattle’s food and beverage industry. We first met when he was waiting tables at the now defunct Oceanaire Seafood Room restaurant, then we reconnected when he followed Oceanaire’s chef Eric Donnelly to Toulouse Petite. In between there somewhere, he and…
French Bistro Cassis Returns, this Time to West Seattle
Can an upscale restaurant thrive across the bridge?
Back in the late ’90s, Cassis was the “it” place to be. Flourishing on Capitol Hill, the intimate French bistro was known for its mussels, fish soup and steak frites. And then in 2004, despite popular vote, owner Jef Fike closed the place. Fast-forward to 2014. Cassis resurfaces on Alki of all places. Fike couldn’t…
Endless Knot’s Storewide Sale
Our favorite sleeper hit store, Endless Knot in Belltown, is having a huge sale starting Friday, July 31 and running through August 4—and the whole store is discounted. Save 10 to 60 percent off spring/summer clothing, jewelry and handbags, which means sweet deals on all your favorite boutique brands including Prairie Underground, Kersh, Big Buddha…
Negro Leaguer Marks Triumphant Return to Seattle
Last surviving member of the Seattle Steelheads honored at Mariners’ African-American Heritage Day
Herb Simpson shuffled into the gallery at the Northwest African American Museum in Seattle and eyed a magnified, black-and-white photo of the 1952 Spokane Indians baseball team on the wall. The picture was taken more than 62 years ago, but Simpson remembered playing on that team in the eastern Washington city—and taking that photo—with supreme…
Family Meal of the Week: Wild Ginger
There are meals in almost every restaurant serving off-menu items that you would never be lucky enough to eat unless you worked in the restaurant. They’re called family meals and they’re served before or after service to feed those who work tirelessly to bring good food to your table — staff members who rarely get a…
20 Foodie Questions with Julien Perry
OpenTable gets candid with our food and dining editor
Our dear food and dining editor Julien Perry was the subject of a culinary Q&A over on OpenTable’s blog. (Read the entire post here.) In it, Perry reveals her fave restaurants and cuisines as well as her pre-foodie past (something we fellow Seattle mag-ers didn’t even know): “I used to be a bodybuilder and was…
Watch Now! Highlights from This Year’s Red, White & Brew
Were you at our wine-fueled rooftop party?
Last Friday, a swarm of social types took to the Fremont Foundry’s rooftop for Seattle magazine’s third annual Red, White & Brew, an event devoted to honoring the winners of our Washington Wine Awards. If you attended the epic party, you’re already aware of its amazingness. If you didn’t, behold, a recap so you can…
BREW Seattle 2015
Cups will runneth over at Seattle magazine’s BREW Seattle tasting event. The 3rd annual local-breweries-only tasting event of the year features over 20 breweries located within Seattle, tapping the local creativity in our Emerald City. What Your Ticket to BREW Seattle Gets You – 6 Tasting Tokens: tokens are used like money to purchase tastes…
This is the Biggest Laundry Basket You’ll Ever See
New art in South Lake Union adds culture and context to the gleaming tech hub
Having given The neighborhood an extreme makeover, Paul Allen’s development company, Vulcan Real Estate, is making a concerted effort to enrich upscale South Lake Union with art. Since 2003, Vulcan has commissioned 18 public installations for the area, with more on the docket. “The Laundry Strike,” a recent addition by renowned Seattle artist Whiting Tennis,…
What Will Happen to the Hurricane Cafe After It Closes in January?
The Hurricane Café is closing after a 20 year run in Seattle. The former Dog House has been sold to Amazon. Actually, the entire block it sits on has been sold. “With our lease, there was a demolition clause where they could give us a one-year notice,” says current owner Neil Scott (pictured below), who…
Got Design Talent? Or Know Someone Who Does? Tell Martha Stewart About It
It seems improbable, but, so far, no Seattleite has won a Martha Stewart American Made award. The contest celebrating the best home-grown craftspeople laboring in the fields of design, food and style has only existed since 2012. Still, in that time, there have been two winners hailing from Portlandia. It’s a simple matter to set things…
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