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Earth Day 5K Training Week One: Done
Week one of my training for the Earth Day 5K went…MUCH better than expected. It was a mercifully gentle ramp-up that consisted of a quick warm-up followed by alternating two-minute runs with a cool down period, for 20 minutes total, every other day. At first when Lori, my mentor and trainer at West Seattle Runner, gave…
What’s New With WyattOrr
Meet Liise Wyatt and Karly Orr of WyattOrr. They’ve been designing separately and together since 2006, which makes them veterans in the Seattle fashion scene. They knocked our socks off in the 2008 Seamless in Seattle contest, which they both won separately with their individual eponymous collections. We caught up with them recently to check…
Amazon’s New Kindle Ad Loves Gay Marriage
Seattle-based retail giant Amazon.com just launched a national ad for its Kindle Paperwhite. The star of the ad isn’t the new e-reader, though. It’s the subtle notion presented that gay marriage is a totally benign and normal aspect of life. Oh, and any thinking that defaults to heterosexuality as a norm. Well, that’s sort of…
Best Picture Nominees at Local Theaters, Happy Hour at the Armory and Other Weekend To-dos
Subscribe to the weekly Must List e-newsletter. MUST CATCH UPSee the Best Picture Nominees Before Oscar NightWatching the Academy Awards show (February 24; 4 p.m. PST on ABC) is always more fun if you’ve seen the nominees beforehand—and you haven’t, there’s still time! Showing at local theaters this weekend are our top three picks: the…
Five Cocktails to Serve at Your Oscars Party
The lights, the glamour the red carpet (oh, and the movies)—they’re all part of the yearly parade that is Oscars night. But without the right cocktail at your Oscars soirée, you won’t be winning any awards. Serve up one of the following, though, and you might earn a standing ovation from your guests. Vesper Add…
Call For Info: Long Gone Seattle Shops
I’m on a quest and hope you can help. I’m talking to those of you who have lived here a long time, and have memories of a favorite store or two you used to love to frequent that is no longer around. I want to hear them! Dreamland? Retro Viva? Lipstick Traces? Klopfenstein’s? John Doyle…
Fashion Icon: John Doyle Bishop
Join MOHAI’s Costume and Textile Specialist Clara Berg on Sunday, March 24 from 1 to 3 p.m. for a presentation on John Doyle Bishop, a Seattle designer and shop owner from the 1940s-70s who was known at the time for his flamboyant character and belief in the chicness of Seattle’s collective style. He was famously…
Updated! It’s True: Matt Dillon’s Bar Sajor is Opening in Pioneer Square
Update! Bar Sajor just announced it will opens for limited service tomorrow (Thursday, February 21) at 4pm and on Friday. Regular hours will begin Monday, February 25, when Bar Sajor will begin serving lunch and dinner on weekdays, opening at 11am (with a limited menu on Mondays). Weekend hours are still TBD. Original post: Signs…
The Urban Girls Garage Sale
Ever wanted to raid the closets of Seattle’s most fashionable? Get ready to on Sunday, March 17 at 1927 Events for the Urban Girls Garage Sale. Over 40 local sellers will be selling their gently used, still-stylish clothing, accessories and small home goods, with all remaining items going to the Seattle Goodwill. The sale is…
Classic Finds + Design: Conservatory Charm
How to bring classic garden style indoors
Spring is nearly here. And just before the bulbs begin to pop from their flowerbeds outside, why not jump-start the season by inviting some eye-catching, timeless garden décor inside? An ideal place for inspiration is the heavenly, historic setting of Volunteer Park Conservatory (Capitol Hill, 1400 E Galer St.; 206.684.4743; volunteerparkconservatory.org). Its magnificent Victorian glasshouse, completed in 1912,…
Making Good Use of Found Objects
A Ballard designer turns found objects into fab furniture
It’s no surprise that Michael Marian, owner and lead builder at Marian Built (Ballard, 5410 28th Ave. NW; 206.328.2102; marianbuilt.com), became a found-things furniture designer. He demonstrated building skills even as a toddler and after getting a welder on his 16th birthday, his purposeful path was set. “My grandparents instilled in me a sense of not wasting things…
Updated: Pucker Up! 2013 To Be the Year of the Pickle
After declaring 2013 to be the year of the pickle (see below), I’ve been on high alert, looking for tart and crunchy signs that my prediction was on track and — hooray! — there’s been plenty to cheer. Let’s have a toast with a pickle juice Bloody Mary from Seatown! That’s right. What better to…
Questions for David Shields
In his new book Seattle author and UW professor David Shields answers the call of his own manifesto.
Seattle mag: What compelled you to write How Literature Saved My Life? David Shields: I wanted to take [his previous book] Reality Hunger: A Manifesto…a call to arms to writers and other artists to dissolve the distinction between fiction and nonfiction and create new forms for the 21st century… and undermine its imperial tone by…
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis: Is This What Greatness Looks Like?
Jordan Teicher at Slate raises a very interesting question about Seattle breakout stars Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ involvement in a new promo for NBA All-Star week: why is the track “Wing$” being used to score a love-letter advertisement for the NBA? In the original song, Macklemore’s lyrics interrupt positive associations with the once proud symbol…
Seattle’s Best Candy Makers
Artisanal confectioners are giving candy back to grown-ups with an explosion of handcrafted treats.
Somewhere along the road from childhood to adulthood, our conception of candy shifts from direct arrow to the brain’s pleasure center to guilt-tinged indulgence (and bribery tool used on our own kids). But today’s artisanal confectioners are giving candy back to grown-ups with an explosion of handcrafted caramels, high-quality toffee and even cotton candy, in…
A Bucket List for the Seattle Chocoholic
If we could create our dream box of chocolates, these 10 local treats would be in it.
Chocolate grows on trees, but after testing and tasting everything Theobroma cacao, we’ve learned one thing: Not all chocolate is created equal. It’s all made from seeds from a football-shaped fruit that grows in the globe’s equatorial regions. But everything from where it’s grown to how it’s made affects taste and quality—and some chocolate treats…
Bill: The Man Behind the Chocolate Man
After more than 20 years of making chocolates, teaching others and supplying local professionals with tools and products, chocolatier Bill Fredericks opened his own storefront and classroom last year. His Lake Forest Park shop, Chocolate Man, sells all the raw materials needed for making chocolate, from cocoa butter and single-origin chocolate bars to molds, special…
Seattle’s Best Sipping Chocolate
We scoured the city for its best liquid indulgences: thick, rich, hot melted chocolate and milk.
ChocolatiCayenne Hot ChocolateIf you’d abandon subtlety and nuance in favor of a hot chocolate with eye-popping flavor, Chocolati’s flavored hot chocolate menu is for you. Try the cayenne, with big, hot high notes that hit your sinuses right as you sip, then mellow as you get farther into the cup. $2.95 for 8 ounces of…
How to Run a 5K for the First Time (at 40)
I love to eat and hate to exercise. That’s about it. That’s also why, suddenly at 40, I’m in dire need of a major attitude adjustment. So when I was approached by the promotions team at the magazine to train for our upcoming Earth Day 5K (April 20th, registration is open), and blog about the…
Best Bars in Seattle for Five Different Types of Dates
It's date night. Here is where to go
Take my advice: don’t go to the wrong bar on the wrong date. Follow the pairings below to make your pairing more successful. First DateBait ShopThis new-ish north Broadway spot (606 Broadway E) has oodles of ’70s style, providing lots of conversation starters, from the Firebird hood on one wall to the stuffed fish on…
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