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Fashion + Beauty: Sustalux sale, Ballard-made kitchen wares and the new Yuan Spa
We’ve got some buzzy news and updates to keep in mind as the weekend approaches: Don’t forget: This Saturday and Sunday, Clementine’s in West Seattle is hosting a (pretty amazing) trunk show of Sustalux’s stellar vintage attire. From the chatter I’m hearing, I’d suggest getting there Saturday to score the best deals, because it will…
The Must List with Weird Marimba Music, Vintage Fashion and Limony Snicket
MUST HEARErin Jorgensen and Steve Fisk Opens Thursday (1/26-1/28) — Weird and wonderful local marimba player Erin Jorgensen (shown above) makes the gigantically heavy instrument sound like its floating on air. “Redemption,” her latest work, features her haunting music and stories, orchestrated by Seattle producer Steve Fisk (known for his work with Nirvana and Mudhoney)….
PBS’ ‘Check, Please!’ Signs Excellent Local Host
KCTS 9 announced today that they have selected local food and gardening expert Amy Pennington to host the Seattle version of Check, Please!, a reality TV concept that lets everyday folks play food critic for a day. From Cody Ellerd Bay’s original post about the show: If you’ve never seen the show, which also runs…
Seattle Mag’s Signature Cocktail: The SoDo Shaker
Preparing the February issue was more challenging than a typical press cycle, thanks to the incessant ear-splitting, nausea-inducing piledriving going on at the construction site across the street from Seattle mag’s SoDo headquarters. Just imagine someone three cubicles down from you banging a filing cabinet with a shovel nonstop for 8 hours, and perhaps you…
Lynn Shelton’s “Your Sister’s Sister” to kick off SIFF Festival in May
This weekend Seattle filmmaker (and Seattle magazine Spotlight Award winner) Lynn Shelton presents her lovely new film, Your Sister’s Sister, at the Sundance Film Festival. Or at least, she’s trying to—according to her Facebook page, she’s currently still stuck at SeaTac and may miss her big moment altogether, which is terrible! But on the bright…
Fashion + Style: More Winter Sales, Plus the Scoop on a Sustalux Trunk Show and New West Seattle Vain salon
Whether you’ve been snowed in at home for just one, or several of what seem like eternal days, I’m betting you’re ready to get out and about this weekend. Here’s your sale 411, an important save the date for next weekend, and the salon circuit scoop as we wait for the meltdown: Darling Kirkland boutique…
Home of the Week: Bellevue 5-BDR with Outdoor Fireplace
9831 NE 19th St, Bellevue WA
$3,688,000 9831 NE 19th St | Bellevue, WA.5 Bedrooms | 6.5 Bathrooms | Square Feet: 6,045 | MLS: 1064436 Mirikeen Homes’ latest masterpiece–Over 6000 sq. ft. with 5 Bedrooms, 6.5 Bathrooms, Hickory floors, separate dining room, Wolf 8-burner gas range, SubZero side-by-side refrigerator plus extra full size refrigerator, main floor den with adjacent bath, media room with theater seats, exercise…
The Must List: Special Snowmageddon Version
MUST TASTESeattle Mag’s Burger BrawlTickets are on sale now for our first-ever Burger Brawl, going down at Bell Harbor Convention Center on January 26. Many of the local restaurants featured in our Best Burgers issue, including Bravehorse Tavern and Skillet, will be cooking up their best burgers–in miniature–so you can sample all of Seattle’s Best…
RedTri.com: 11 Warm and Cozy (and Easy!) Crock Pot Recipes
RedTri.com put together a list of their favorite crock pot recipes–perfect for a snow day! From taco soup to chicken verde to veggie lasagna, below are some lip-smacking good slow-cooker dishes that will leave your family deliciously satisfied. 1. Arroz Con Queso: A perfect dish for the picky eater in your family. This super easy…
The SOPA Protest Song from Seattle’s own Cheezburger Network
While Seattle turns white (Snowmaggedon 2012!), the Internet is going black. Well, significant portions of the Internet, that is, including Wikipedia, Reddit, WordPress.org and Flickr. These sites are going fully or partially “dark” for 24 hours on Wednesday, January 18 in order to protest SOPA, the Stop Online Piracy Act, and the Protect IP Act,…
12 Romantic Restaurants Perfect for Valentine’s Day
Where to dine out on the most romantic day of the year
Yes, there just happens to be a giant heart-infested holiday coming right around the corner that many consider to be the biggest date night of the year. In its honor we have rounded up a short list of restaurants where the ambience is such that couples mooning across the table at each other are as…
Snow Day Shopping: 7 Great Online Finds
Snowmageddon 2012 is (supposedly) on the way, so here are seven finds to peruse and order online while you are hunkered down at home waiting for the storm to pass: 1. We’re all proud of our respective Seattle nabes; have your kiddos sport that pride with Little Orange Room’s ridiculously cute screen printed neighborhood t-shirts. 2. Belltown-based…
Lynn Shelton’s New Film “Your Sister’s Sister” Is Headed to Sundance
I’ve been a fan of Seattle filmmaker Lynn Shelton’s work since I saw her first feature, We Go Way Back, at a screening way back in 2006. I was entranced by Shelton’s approach to storytelling—which seemed simultaneously impressionistic and incisive. I also appreciated her firm grasp of how people actually speak to each other—probably a…
Celebrating the World’s Fair that Shaped Seattle
Seattle magazine is proud to be the official magazine partner of the Space Needle’s 50th Anniversary celebration, held in conjuction with the Next 50, which celebrates fifty years since Seattle’s 1962 World’s Fair. To get you geared up for the Big 50, which officially kicks off in April, we’ve cast our February issue (available on…
Get Free Tickets to ‘Oklahoma!’ at 5th Ave Theater
The 5th Avenue Theater just announced they are giving away free tickets to the February 5 performance of Oklahoma! “And?” you may ask. Well, according to Brangien Davis’ preview of this production, there are a few updates and experiments in the works that promise to pull the show right out of kitsch country apparel and…
A Fair to Remember
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Seattle's 1962 World's Fair.
Fifty years ago, Seattle threw a party for the world. The World’s Fair—called The Century 21 Exposition—was a celebration of Space Age innovation at a time of hope and futuristic yearnings. Our city, once regarded by many as a muddy Wild West outpost, was thrust into the world’s spotlight, suddenly becoming sophisticated and cutting edge….
Seattle Remembers the Japanese Internment
Seventy years ago this month, hundreds of Bainbridge Island residents were given 6 days to leave the
A wrenching chapter in our region’s history was written 70 years ago this month: the internment of thousands of Japanese Americans. In 1942, in the wake of the Pearl Harbor attack, amidst war hysteria, racism and fears of sabotage, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, forcing the evacuation of 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry (two-thirds…
A World of Difference
Our fearless editorial director reflects on the 1962 World's Fair and the lasting optimism it brough
In 2006, when we produced an anniversary issue celebrating this magazine’s 40-year evolution from Pacific Search, to Pacific Northwest, to Seattle Home and Garden to the Seattle mag you’re reading today, we invited local notables to write about the key events and people responsible for shaping our city over the last 40 years. A common…
Boat Street Cafe’s Pork Chop
The double-cut Carlton Farms pork chop is outstanding.
In a town that’s plenty pork happy already (try to remember the last time you didn’t see pork belly on a menu), Boat Street Café’s double-cut Carlton Farms pork chop is outstanding. Roasted to a deep bronze, the thick chop is nestled atop a savory tangle of kale and Beecher’s cheddar cheese, and then brightened…
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