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Fashion + Style Friday: The SLU shopping boom, Sportwise warehouse + a little vase (with a big heart)
NEW SHOPS: This is getting slightly ridiculous: As if South Lake Union wasn’t cool enough (Hot pretzels at Brave Horse Tavern! Some Serious Pie! Amazon HQ! A neighborhood SLUT!), SLU shepherd Vulcan announced this week that several new retailers will call the nabe home come the fall. In addition to Mio Sushi eatery and another…
Food News: Patric Gabre-Kidan Has Left The Book Bindery
It’s been a month of newsworthy moves. First we heard that bar legend Murray Stenson was leaving his longtime bartending home, Zig Zag, to tend bar at RN74. Now comes news that Patric Gabre-Kidan–the man who put the Book Bindery together, who talked chef Shaun McCrain into moving to Seattle, and who managed front-of-the-house for owners Sumi and Mike Almquist–has…
Cookus Interruptus Video: Romaine Chopped Salad with Creamy Basil Dressing
Chop chop. Let's make salad
(Phil finds feasible floor plan) The sharp sweet basil salad dressing poured over crisp lettuce, ripe tomatoes, blue cheese, yummy chickpeas and the reliable hard boiled egg make this chop salad win over anybody’s taste buds. Vegetarian, gluten-free main dish salad. For printable recipe click here. Cookus Interruptus is devoted to educating viewers about how to cook fresh…
Sneak Peek: RN74 Opens the Dinner Car Tonight
Michael Mina's French food train blows its whistle for Seattle
I’m pretty sure someone asked me every single day over the last week if I’m “going to the RN74 party tonight.” Yes, the Michael Mina machine has been firing on all cylinders in the week leading up to the launch of its full service, hosting private parties left and right and beginning daytime lunch service…
Our Top To-do’s for the Week
Must PlayGame SymphonyTuesday & Wednesday (6/21–6/22) – Seattle Symphony is packing two great nerd tastes into one great nerdy evening, with its Play! A Video Game Symphony, in which music from The Legend of Zelda, World of Warcraft, Halo, Super Mario Bros. and other games is set to strings and choral voices. Not nerdy enough…
Cancer Specialties: Medical Oncology
Physicians with subspecialties in treating cancer can also be found under listings for Colon & Recta
MEDICAL ONCOLOGY David M. Aboulafia, M.D., Virginia Mason Seattle Main Clinic, Buck Pavilion, 1100 Ninth Ave., 206.223.6193, Virginia Mason Medical Center; University of Michigan Medical School, 1983; AIDS/HIV, general hematology, AIDS-related cancers, leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma Frederick R. Appelbaum, M.D., Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, 825 Eastlake Ave. E, 206.288.7222, University of Washington Medical Center, Fred…
Red Tricycle Recommends: Kite Flying at Carkeek Park
Where to catch some wind in Seattle.
There’s something about flying a kite that catches the attention of children and makes them beam – maybe it’s the idea of flying or just the focused feeling of holding on tight to that kite string and grounding it to the Earth with their little hands. Whatever your child loves about flying a kite, we…
Bicycle Diaries: How I lost 8 pounds and saved $500
After a full day of yard work last Saturday, I thought the best thing to do for stretching out my aching back would be to go on a bike ride–and stock up on groceries in the process. Also, in the process of rolling my wheelbarrow up and down my hill I lost an important…
Better Late Than Never: Local Summer Camps Still Waiting to be Filled
With your schedule jam-packed and your calendar exploding, we don’t blame you for missing the deadline to sign your kid up for summer camp. Fortunately for you, we’ve compiled a list of summer programs around Seattle to keep your little munchkins busy, despite your procrastination. EXPLORATIONS IN MATHMaybe math isn’t your child’s favorite subject, but…
Medical Outreach
Patients at some of the poorest hospitals in the world are getting relief from their pain—from Seatt
Taking Relief on the RoadA team of local doctors is easing the pain of patients in Third World hospitals Patients at some of the poorest hospitals in the world are getting relief from their pain—from Seattle doctors. Swedish Medical Center anesthesiologists Mark Cullen and Richard Solazzi were among a group that created Seattle Anesthesia Outreach…
Kelly Singer Shows You the Ropes On The Latest Fitness Trend
Kelly explains the benefits of a Rope Training Class (one of the hardest workouts she’s done!) and w
If you see a group of people using long, thick ropes at a park or at your gym they’re not playing tug-of-war, they are Battling Ropes. Battling Ropes is the latest fitness trend inspired by military fitness regimens (think kettlebells and Cross Fit) to hit Seattle. Used by Israeli Special Forces for desert training, they…
Breast Cancer Is Striking more Women Under 40 than Ever Before
Why more young women are being diagnosed, and what you need to know to keep yourself safe.
When I received that fated phone call from my doctor telling me I had breast cancer, all I wanted to do was fall on the floor and cry. But first I had to go pick up my son from kindergarten. Somewhere between the mammogram and the core biopsy, I had become one of a growing…
Who’s Behind the Mask? Turns Out, You Can Choose Your Own Anesthesiologist
A new trend in surgery: More patients are powering up and insisting on pain management by a pre-sele
Last year, at age 50, Grace* was diagnosed with breast cancer for the second time in three years. She was scheduled for a double mastectomy with immediate reconstruction, and would likely be in surgery for about 13 hours. “It was scary,” Grace says. “Especially the anesthesia consult several weeks prior, where they tell you that…
What’s Good About the New Stand-alone Emergency Rooms
Hospitals say these new freestanding ER's meet a critical care need. Critics say it's more about mak
Emergency medical care in Washington is getting a radical makeover: Freestanding, “no wait” emergency centers are cropping up in fast-growing suburbs, providing closer-to-home options to those often dreaded, crowded ER waiting rooms in urban hospitals. These ERs, often in or near trendy shopping centers, tout quick, high-quality treatment for sudden injuries and illnesses. “It’s a…
Local Medical Breakthroughs that Save Lives and Speed Recovery
From incredible eye-socket brain surgery...to life-changing treatment for a very common malady...loc
Brain surgery via the eye socketAs both Harborview Medical Center’s chief of facial plastic and reconstructive surgery and a University of Washington professor of head and neck surgery, Dr. Kris Moe blends some rather unique skills. That combination of training got him thinking about a new way to operate on patients with some types of…
Explore Seattle’s Urban Architectural Ruins
Eight relics of Seattle’s past are hidden in plain sight.
In this town, we spend a lot of time fretting (and arguing and voting) about what the Seattle of the future will look like. Meanwhile, physical evidence of our city’s forgotten past looms all around us. The Underground Tour is an obvious example, but while historically fascinating, it’s perhaps not where you want to be…
Specs Appeal
In a city where funky eyewear is paramount, punch up your look in spectacles that scream Seattle st
Clockwise from top Left: Funk Royal Optics mustard yellow round retro-style frames with teal inlay, $399, from the Pulp Lab pop-up shop at Deli (Downtown, 1307 1st Ave.; 206.682.2446; deliseattle.com; also available at pulplab.com); Theo “Thundra” purple titanium rectangular frames, made in Belgium, $412, Market Optical (Multiple locations including Pike Place Market, 1906 Pike Place,…
Food News: RN74 Opens, Frank Bruni Eats Seattle for the New York Times, More
RN74 Seattle, the local outpost of the Michael Mina wine bar concept so popular in San Francisco, debuts today on 4th and Pine Streets (for lunch) and Thursday for dinner. The restaurant held some soft-opening parties this weekend; see pictures of the place over on Eater. And if you were wondering: Yes, Mur the Blur (Murray Stenson, bartender extraordinaire)…
Lost and Found: Seattle’s Hidden History
Our fearless editorial director gives you the inside scoop on our July issue.
Like migratory birds making a stop on their way to warmer climes, flocks of visitors crowd the sidewalks of Pioneer Square this time of year, waiting their turn to step into the belly of Seattle on the Underground Tour and explore the cavernous, below-sea-level depths where relics of our city’s past lie. Touristy as it…
Cool the Kiddies Off at One of These Nifty Local Spraygrounds
Also in this month's Parental Guidance report: Pinata classes and a thrifty stylin' smocks.
WATERWAYSOur sunny summer days are precious—and so are the moments we spend cooling off from the heat. Sure, you can hit a lake or a pool, but why not mix it up? Consider these five “spraygrounds” for an afternoon of free fun. North Lynnwood Neighborhood ParkLynnwood, 18510 44th Ave. Wci.lynnwood.wa.us/parksLiquid assets: A submarine, a whale…
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