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Bainbridge Island Gets an Art Museum
Bainbridge Island showcases local bounty with a new, eco-friendly museum dedicated to area artists
Creatively focused, eco-obsessed, possessing an urban sensibility and locavore leanings, beautiful without being braggy—the new Bainbridge Island Museum of Art (BIMA) might well be considered the embodiment of the island community itself. And just as the residents prefer the island’s laidback vibe to Seattle’s comparative bustle, BIMA supporters and staff have no intention of trying…
Better with Age: Chinook Wines and Yakima AVA Turn 30
When Kay Simon and Clay Mackey first put down roots in Prosser in 1983, there were only about 40 wineries in the state, and the Yakima Valley had just been established as the state’s first American Viticultural Area (AVA). The inspirational couple behind Chinook Wines, Simon and Mackey went on to carve a niche for…
Go, Daddy! Meet Rock Star Dad Tom Baisden
Lead guitarist for Seattle kindie rock band The Not-Its! makes music cool
Even as hipsters age and have kids, there are a few key things they’re unwilling to let go of, the foremost being good music. If they fill their iPods with the right stuff, these particular parents can steer their brood into the capable hands of local “kindiependent” rock bands like The Not-Its!, whose infectious blend…
West Seattle’s Sweetie Boutique to Close after Ten Years
I received a sad email today from Joeanna Purdie, owner of West Seattle boutique, Sweetie, with the announcement that after ten years in business, she’ll be closing her shop at the end of April. This comes on the heels of the news that Pink Ginger, on Queen Anne, is also closing at the end of…
Warning Signs of a Concussion
How to tell and what to do if you or someone you know encounters a serious bump to the head.
Anyone who experiences any of the signs and symptoms listed below after a bump, blow, or jolt to the head or body should be kept out of play and evaluated for concussion by a medical provider trained in concussion evaluation and management. > Headache > Nausea or vomiting > Dizziness > Double vision > Sensitivity…
Is the Zackery Lystedt Law Working?
The aftermath of Kenmore student Alonzo Colburn’s head injury suggests it is.
As a writer, there are times when my reporting touches close to home, and it did in this case. Alonzo Colburn, a talented athlete who participates in multiple sports, including hockey, baseball and cross-country, is also my grandson. And, like his parents, I always assumed that if he suffered a serious head injury, it would…
The Story Behind the Zackery Lystedt Law
The Washington teenager who inspired groundbreaking health and safety legislation.
In 2011, Zackery Lystedt, the young athlete who was the inspiration for the Zackery Lystedt law, joined his Tahoma High School classmates for their graduation ceremony. After years of intense physical therapy, he stood up from his wheelchair and walked, using his cane, haltingly across the stage at the White River Amphitheatre. He received the…
Taking Brain Injuries Out of Sports
Locals lead the charge for prevention and treatment of traumatic brain injuries.
A helicopter airlift to Harborview Medical Center is never a good thing, and on the evening of October 12, 2006, the news was particularly grim. Zackery Lystedt, only 13, was on board. A star football player for Tahoma Junior High School, Zack hit the ground headfirst after a tackle in the second quarter. “He grabbed…
The Eastside: An Express Lane to the American Dream?
A new immigrant story is playing out in Bellevue, Kirkland and beyond.
A Seattle magazine collaboration with Crosscut.com The world has converged on the Eastside in the past 20 years, and, as usual, preening Seattleites are the last to know. Many (and I confess I’ve been one) still picture Bellevue and its neighbors as a nowheresville of bland, homogenous strip malls and cul-de-sacs—“a yuppie, upscale, white-bread suburb,”…
Kathy Casey’s Deviled Egg Bible
Deviled eggs: You’re either the type who politely lets them sit and gather film or you hover over the platter, eating them double-fisted. But can even the most ardent fan imagine a 150-page cookbook devoted entirely to deviled egg recipes? In the creative, whimsical way that only culinary consultant Kathy Casey can pull off, D’Lish…
The Swans in Rehearsal
As Swan Lake prepares for takeoff at Pacific Northwest Ballet (4/12-4/21), the company is posting some rehearsal videos that are pretty irresistible—in large part because they offer a peek at backstage ballet fashion, which never fails to mesmerize. How do the dancers end up wearing such a colorful mishmash of leotards, tights, heat wraps, flouncy…
Best Wines of Washington’s Winegrowing Regions
COLUMBIA GORGEThe Columbia Gorge is a unique growing area, with about 500 acres planted in vinifera grapes. Steep cliffs above the Columbia River moderate the temperature, keeping vines from freezing in many places in winter and keeping the nights cool in the summer. Cool marine air rushes through the Gorge to meet the hot desert…
Cafe Munir’s Fatoush Salad
The chef/owner of Ballard's Cafe Munir shares a favorite recipe using sumac.
INGREDIENTS 1 large piece of stale Arabic bread (which you can purchase at Goodies, or substitute pita) 1 small green bell pepper 1 small cucumber 2–3 radishes 2 cups purslane or mâche loosely packed (romaine can be substituted) 4 green onions Few sprigs flat-leaf parsley and mint 2 medium tomatoes, cut in wedges Dressing 1/2…
Cooking with Sumac
At Cafe Munir, chef Rajah Gargour reaches for this zesty Middle Eastern spice every day.
Yes, sumac is a small tree. But that tree bears bright red berry-like fruit, which is crushed into coarse powder the color of brick. In this form, sumac is the paprika of Middle Eastern cooking. It’s an essential ingredient that chef Rajah Gargour relies on daily in the kitchen at Cafe Munir, the wildly flavorful…
Go Green (Eileen) in Columbia City on April 20
Green Eileen is open in Columbia City. The store, at 4860 Rainier Ave. S, is the company’s first outside of New York, where 90,000 pieces of gently worn Eileen Fisher clothing have been resold and $1.5 million donated to charities. The idea behind Green Eileen is brilliant: for every piece of almost-new Eileen Fisher clothing…
Joss Whedon’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ to Open SIFF 2013
There will be much ado, indeed, at SIFF (Seattle International Film Festival) this year. The festival opens with Joss Whedon’s take on Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, starring Alexis Denisof, Amy Acker, Nathan Fillion, and Clark Gregg. The film was shot in twelve days, uses the original text and apparently was edited on a laptop…
Take Me Out to Eat at the Mariners Game!
It’s the Seattle Mariners home opener! Hooray! While hardcore M’s fans like my husband are pumped about seeing the new players – how about The Beast? Slugger Michael Morse is on fire, right? – I’m psyched about all the new food and drinks showing up around The Safe, especially at Edgar’s Cantina and the Home…
Going to My Happy Place
Editorial director Rachel Hart reflects on the bigger picture of our latest issue.
When my husband and I first bought our home, we felt somewhat banished in pre-cool Ballard. (This was 2001, and the sleepy Scandinavian burg was the most affordable neighborhood closest to Lower Queen Anne, where we’d been happily living in an apartment.) But then we stumbled upon Ballard Market and discovered that the humble-appearing grocery…
Charming Brunch Options at Wandering Goose
Wandering Goose is a little slip of a place—and charming for it.
The charms of Heather Earnhardt’s Wandering Goose are many: church pews for banquettes, lampshades made of flour sacks, poppies blooming royal red on the walls. In a slice of space adjoining Ethan Stowell’s Rione XIII (and visible through a stretch of reclaimed windows), the former co-owner of Volunteer Park Café is making buttermilk biscuit sandwiches…
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