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Restaurant Openings, Closings More
!–paging_filter–p style=”line-height: 21px; color: #252525; font-size: 14px;”Keeping track of restaurant news can be a daunting task. Here’s a round-up from the past week to help you manage./ppspan style=”font-size: large;”OPENINGS/span/ppstrongBallard/strongbrstronga href=”https://www.facebook.com/pages/Brunswick-Hunt/635285956506336” target=”_blank”Brunswick Hunt/a/strong has pushed back its opening to mid-June. Originally stated to open May 22, the farm to neighborhood restaurant from brothers Barry Rogelnbsp;span style=”color:…
Crush of the Moment: Kari Gran’s Radiant Lip Whip
!–paging_filter–pWhen a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/kari-gran“Kari Gran’s/a lip whip hit our office back in 2012 we were instant fans—it even made our a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/article/best-2012-beauty-salons-and-spas” target=”_blank”Best of list/a that year. There’s just something about the handmade, hand poured, organic and GMO-free gloss that leaves our lips feeling moisturized and looking pretty that we just can’t resist. It’s become our…
Vintage Shopping for the Mariner’s Turn Back the Clock Night Poster
!–paging_filter–pIt’s rare that you will see a sports-themed blog post from me, but I wanted to share a recent styling project I and the emSeattle/em mag promo team worked on for the a href=”http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=sea” target=”_blank”Mariners/a, mostly for the vintage shopping aspect, but also to urge you to purchase a href=”http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/ticketing/singlegame.jsp?c_id=seay=2014m…” target=”_blank”tickets/a for this game, on…
Baby Company Warehouse Sale
!–paging_filter–pOne of Seattle’s most glorious sales is happening this weekend. a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/baby-co“Baby Company/a is setting up in the old Ian space at 1919 Second Ave (a href=”http://www.ianshop.com/” target=”_blank”Ian/a moved just a few storefronts down to 1913 Second Ave) from Friday, May 16 through Sunday, May 18 (10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday and…
Revolver Opens, Single Cask Releases at Westland More Bar and Spirit News
!–paging_filter–pThe sun is (sort-of) shining, the temperature is rising and the local bar and distillery scene is booming. Check out the below so you can match the (hopefully) increasingly lovely weather conditions with increasingly lovely drinks and nights on the town.nbsp;/ppstrongRevolver Opens: /strongLPs and tasty cocktails together in one place? Sounds dreamy to me. And…
SIFF Opens, Origami at BAM and the Seattle Symphony’s [untitled] Series is Back
!–paging_filter–pstrongMust SIFFbra href=”http://bit.ly/1gB3gbe” target=”_blank”The Seattle International Film Festival Opens/a/strongbr(5/15 to 6/8, times vary) — Seattle’s most famous film festival celebrates its 40th birthday with a sprightly commitment to fresh filmmaking from all over the globe. Put a local twist in your lineup by checking out films such as emLucky Them/em, emBig in Japan /emand emThe…
Drink it In! 5 Last Minute Ways to Celebrate Seattle Beer Week
!–paging_filter–pIt’s been a busy month of drinking. First, Cinco de Mayo, followed quickly by a href=”http://www.seattlebeerweek.com/” target=”_blank”Seattle Beer Week/a (which is really 11 days). The heady festivities end Sunday, May 18. Here are 5 ways you can still celebrate, whether you just want a cheap pint or a smorgasbordnbsp;of bacon to wash it all down…
Find: Genetics Experts
!–paging_filter–pThese specialists can help you decode your genetic health: br /br /a href=”http://depts.washington.edu/medgen/faculty/Fuki_Hisama.shtml“strongFuki M. Hisama, M.D./strong/a, Medical Director of the Genetic Medicine Clinic; 206.598.4030; br /a href=”depts.washington.edu”depts.washington.edu/abr /br /emSeattle magazine’s 2013 Top Doctors/embr /a href=”http://www.pathology.washington.edu/faculty/leppig“strongKathleen Leppig, M.D./strong/a, genetics, Group Health, Capitol Hill; 206.326.3000; a href=”ghc.org”ghc.org/a br /br /a href=”http://www.seattlechildrens.org/medical-staff/Margaret-L-P-Adam/“strongMargaret L.P. Adam, M.D./strong/a and a href=”http://www.seattlechildrens.org/medical-staff/Ian-A-Glass/“strongIan…
Personal Health Records
New tools for Seattle’s tech savvy health consumers to track their health care details
!–paging_filter–pIt wasn’t long ago that a person’s personal health record was a box kept at home, overflowing with immunization records, lab results and past prescriptions, and there was a similar file at all the various doctors and clinics you visited. Nowadays, many of those records—along with doctors’ notes—are being offered online, with hospitals and companies…
Information Overload?
Do in-home genetic testing kits and body scans give us useful information about our health?
!–paging_filter–pMany of us are compelled, at one point or another, to do a little self-diagnosis when something—an itch here or a pang there—comes up. (WebMD is possibly the bane of many a doc’s existence.) Fortunately or unfortunately, there are more than a few ways to feed our need for self-diagnosis in the health realm, among…
Road Trip! 24 Hours in Vancouver
I just boarded the BoltBus for my 24-hour media road trip to Vancouver, courtesy of Tourism Vancouver. On tap for this whirlwind tour is a local beer flight tasting at the Capilano Suspension Bridge Park (I’ve never been and am told my usual footwear choices will not be acceptable for that trek), dinner atop Grouse…
The Top Kitchen Shops in Seattle Bellevue
Located in the former Dish It Up space on Ballard Avenue, Culinary Essentials (Ballard, 5320 Ballard Ave. NW; 206.789.1334), originally an expansion of Bellevue’s J Culinary Essentials (now closed), serves up plenty of tableware and cooking gear, including Man Law barbecuing tools. Long a bastion for the cooking crazed, J.F. Henry (West Seattle, 4445 California…
Where to Get Luxe Lighting
Seattle and Bellevue shops where you can score glam lighting to the max
Hansen Lamp Shade (Lake City, 10706 Lake City Way NE; 206.363.1635) has been lighting up Seattle since 1937, and it is still the place to go for restoration and repair of your loved lights old or new, and for a custom hand-sewn shade. Not to mention, it has 3,000 shades at the ready; you’re welcome…
Stores in Seattle with Artful Accents
Score signed prints by local artists, such as Aki Sogabe’s glorious kirie (paper cutting) of a cherry-blossom-swathed Space Needle ($30), handsomely framed at The Art Study (University Village, 4630 Village Court NE; 206.525.2400), which also has some beautiful bric-a-brac, including magnifying glasses ($14.95). C. Michele Interiors (Mercer Island, 7605 SE 27th St., Suite 102; 206.453.4771)…
Modern Design Store in Seattle: Digs
Ben and Gretchen Knudsen (shown above with their daughter Elke) opened their inviting home store Digs in Ballard (2002 NW Market St; 206.457.5709) last March, after five years of operating in Bellingham, and quickly made it a go-to source for fans of modern design with a Northwest sensibility. As well as showing love for new…
The Best Home Decor Shops in Seattle
Where to find great goods for every room in the house
Seattle and the Eastside certainly have their fair share of home shops–everything from lighting and green goods, to midcentury modern stores and consignment. We’ve rounded up the best of the best in each category so you can browse away and find the right shop for your need (or want) Modern Design Store Artful Accents Luxe…
Quirky, Non-Taxidermied Animal Decor for Your Home
Pepper your space with a sampling of the exotic
With a herd of taxidermy jutting from restaurant walls and roosting on store shelves, we channeled our wild sides and went in search of home décor of the faunal variety. But with a twist. These quirky creatures are crafted in a variety of materials, such as cardboard, papier-mâché and even wood, so they lend a…
Cookies on Capitol Hill: Hello Robin Wows
!–paging_filter–pRobin Wehl Martin opened her adorable blue- and white-trimmed jewel-box cookie shop Hello Robin em(522 19th Ave. E; 206.735.7970; a href=”http://www.hellorobincookies.com” target=”_blank”hellorobincookies.com/a)/em last December on the “it” corner of a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/capitol-hill-19th-new-12th“19th and Mercer/a, where she quickly fueled a brand-new Capitol Hill crawl that includes gourmet mercantile Cone Steiner (grab a pint!), Linda Derschang newcomer Tallulah’s…
Breaking News! Interior Designer Brian Paquette Opening Home Decor Shop in Pioneer Square
Well hello, Wednesday! We received word this morning that the fantastic designer Brian Paquette of Brian Paquette Interiors is in the process of securing a space in Pioneer Square for a brand-new home shop. Swoon. Paquette says the airy, simple and clean store (official name to come) will hopefully be located near Matt Dillon’s London…
Ethan Stowell’s Latest, Chippy’s Fish Drink, Now Open in Ballard
!–paging_filter–pAt long last, Ethan Stowell’s new fish and chips joint, stronga href=”http://www.ethanstowellrestaurants.com/locations/chippys/” target=”_blank”Chippy’s/a/strong, is open for business on Ballard Avenue./ppIt’s located directly next door to his other restaurant, stronga href=”http://www.ethanstowellrestaurants.com/locations/staple-fancy/” target=”_blank”Staple Fancy/a/strong, in the former Dutch Bike Co. space inside the Kolstrand Building (also home to strongWalrus and the Carpenter/strong and strongBarnacle/strong).nbsp;/pp“We wanted to have…
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