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Fashion Friday: Seamless in Seattle live presentations, new swimwear + Pariscope Studios’ trunk sale
Check out Pariscope’s funky, handmade jewels at their open house sale this weekend
Good morning! I’m spending this (sunny) day sitting on the judging panel for our annual Seamless in Seattle competition, and I can’t wait to see what our 12 finalists have brought for show and tell. Follow me on Twitter for the inside scoop (and some great fashion) today. And don’t forget to vote for your…
Creamy Asparagus Soup
local green stalks are up
(Benjamin Franklin amuses Jane)A revitalizing dairy-free soup using fresh, local asparagus, cumin and dill. Perfect for spring. For printable recipe click HERE. Cookus Interruptus is devoted to educating viewers about how to cook fresh local organic whole foods via 140+ short humorous videos. Visit cookusinterruptus.com to find printable recipes, menu ideas, nutrition nerdy blog, fun…
The Perfect Summer Day
Our edit team takes an urban walkabout.
Urban WalkaboutBy Arts + Culture editor Brangien Davis Dear weather gods: Just so there’s no mistake, my perfect summer day in Seattle is sunny. When the vitamin D is finally shining down upon us, I want to soak up as much as humanly possible. My husband and I are big fans of the daylong urban…
Ultimate Summer Activites and Sun Spots
From mountain hikes to beachside bonfires, our favorite summer activities.
Agua Verde Café and Paddle Club Where can you drink a margarita on a deck in the sunshine, dig into fresh, tasty fish tacos with just-made salsa, and then hop in a bright orange, lime green or raspberry red kayak for a self-propelled tour around Lake Union? Agua Verde has you covered. Every summer, when…
Live Poetry at Northwest Film Forum, a Chinese Garden Open House, Honk! Fest West and Cheese, Lots of Cheese
Hello, Again, HelloThursday – Saturday (5/12 – 5/14) – At least that’s how it feels when Rachel Kessler and Sierra Nelson, aka the Vis-à-Vis Society (formerly known as two out of three in The Typing Explosion), conduct their live poetry experiments. In this new show, Hello, Again, Hello (part of the Northwest Film Forum’s “Live” series) the…
Bicycle Diaries: The Competitive Side of Bike Commuters
In this series we ask Roddy Sheer for some tips and tricks for making bike commuting a little easier
It seems that bike commuting gets the competitive juices flowing for Greg Widmyer, one of our resident blogging bike commuters this month. Here’s how he puts it: “I’ve kind of got a nice routine going this week with early morning calls. I leave my house about 7:30, ride about 500 yards to a coffee shop,…
Feature: Seattle School District Watchdogs
With the firing of Seattle Schools Superintendent Maria Goodloe-Johnson and ongoing budget cuts, edu
School’s out this month, but for a group of local education advocates, the homework never ends. With recent leadership and budget crises fueling an environment of mistrust, protecting the interests of the more than 47,000 students served by Seattle Public Schools has never been more difficult—or more crucial. Meet the citizen watchdogs who remain vigilant…
Richard Louv Introduces New Book, The Nature Principle, May 12 at Town Hall
Join North Cascades Institute and REI in welcoming Richard Louv to two special events in the Northwest as the celebrated author introduces his latest work, The Nature Principle. The immediacy of the message in his book Last Child in the Woods galvanized an international movement to reconnect children with nature. With The Nature Principle, Louv…
Paper Devotees Feel the Love at New Shop Paper Hammer
A downtown studio sources unique cards, furniture and gifts from tiny Tieton in central Washington.
Ed Marquand’s new gift and paper shop, Paper Hammer (downtown, 1400 Second Ave.; 206.682.3820; paper-hammer.com), is the realization of a dream project built over the past six years. Also the owner of Marquand Books in the same building (both an art book publisher and old-school book bindery), Marquand is leading the charge to reinvigorate Tieton….
Travel to the Valley Village of Tieton
Big-city ambition meets small-town charm in the Yakima Valley village of Tieton.
About two and a half hours east of Seattle, Tieton (pronounced TY-uh-tun) was once a prosperous apple town with a railroad link, a bowling alley, a dance hall, a billiards parlor and a soda fountain where folks gathered to shoot the breeze. Even aliens from outer space are said to have visited Tieton. But since…
Seattle’s Idea-sharing Explosion
New groups join TEDx in creating events where big thinkers gather.
It’s a sunny Saturday in early March. Nearly 150 media, tech and business professionals, academics and students are squeezed into a meeting room at Adobe’s Fremont campus. The crowd quietly sips bottles of specialty ginger beer and listens intently, many taking notes, as author Eric Liu discusses citizenship and leadership with the host of the…
Rachel Hart on How to Satisfy Soul Cravings
Our fearless editorial director gives you the inside scoop on our June issue.
There are two typical realities in Seattle this time of year: Either we are still wearing our rubber boots, going to T-ball games under umbrellas and wrapped in fleece blankets—or, it’s shorts and tank- tops all weekend. By the time the sun finally decides to make an appearance, we are craving it so bad we’ll…
Mad Men–style Family Portraits, Luxury Northwest Family Travel Ideas, Personalized Kids’ Stationery
THE MOD SQUAD – family portraitsFans of the hit show Mad Men have been feeling at a loss ever since the network powers-that-be announced the show’s fifth season won’t air until March 2012. May we suggest a way to get your Mad fix and also get ahead on the annual chore of taking a pic…
Seattle’s Daily Deal Startups Are Banking on Groupon’s Success
Several local companies are offering niche deals for local sale seekers.
Thanks to Groupon’s booming success, daily-deal companies are sprouting up all over. In the last year, several seattle websites have put a niche spin on the popular online discount model. STRENGTH IN NUMBERSTippr (tippr.com)Boasts 50 to 90 percent off prices, and unlike other sites, features Accelerated Deals—the more people who purchase, the greater the discount…
Kippen House Chicken Coops Make Backyard Baryards Modern
A Seattle architect has invented a chic coop perfect for urban backyards.
The shabby chicken coops of Old McDonald’s farm might look out of place in the city, but thanks to architect Traci Fontyn, owner and founder of Bothell’s Kippen House chicken coops (kippenhouse.com), urban dwellers can still enjoy fresh, organic eggs from their own small lots. These cool coops combine chicken housing with human gardening for…
Camogie Blends Field Hockey and Lacrosse and Girl Power
Kim Beckett is out to make an old Gaelic sport a new source of fun in Seattle.
NAME: Kim Beckett OCCUPATION: Seattle Gaels camogie team manager DAY JOBS: Works with retirees, both human and greyhound CAMOGIE POSITION: Defense, halfback and fullback ON THE OUTFIT: “We wear a skort on the field. It’s an old standard we’ve embraced as a team.” LINGO: Hurley = stick, sliotar = ball, pitch = fieldSEE THE GAME:…
The North Cascades Institute’s Learning Center Is for the Birds
Head to the woods and bring your binocs for a weekend of migration and song.
WHERE: The North Cascades Institute’s Learning Center, which offers a plethora of educational and inspiring nature programs amid the mountains, glaciers and rivers of the North Cascades. WHY: To partake in the migration and song: spring birding weekend (6/3–6/5; $215–$455, lodging included; ncascades.org), featuring local avian experts who teach visiting bird enthusiasts about Clark’s nutcrackers,…
Braid Bars, Lash Bars and More Seattle Beauty Buzz
New local salons offer niche services for style seekers
Former Suede Salon owner Amy Quackenbush has moved to Fremont, where she opened Adele (Fremont, 4224A Fremont Ave. N; 206.522.5245; adelesalon.com), a boutique salon, in February. With a Paris-meets–Palm Desert vibe, accented by refurbished chandeliers and bright splashes of aqua, the new digs have Quackenbush back behind the chair, taming tresses with her signature Diamond…
EMP/SFM Opens a New “Avatar” Exhibit
Explore props, costumes and sketches from the James Cameron blockbuster.
Hop on your mountain banshee, plug in your braid and fly to the Science Fiction Museum, where an extensive new exhibit offers a look behind the scenes of James Cameron’s latest fictional universe. Avatar: The Exhibit features concept models, original sketches, costumes and props from the blockbuster film, including a full-size Amplified Mobility Platform exo-suit,…
June Spotlight Shorts
Q&A with Jennifer Borges Foster, and a flock of PNB Dancers Exits.
ARTIST: Jennifer Borges Foster, seattle poet and chief editor of filter, a limited edition, hand-bound literary journal PUBLICATION: Filter (vol. III), available at tickerfinch.etsy.com ($50–$70) RELEASE PARTY/READING: 6/17, 7:30 p.m. Fremont Abbey, 4272 Fremont Ave. N; 206.414.8325; fremontabbey.org BD: Creating a literary journal is hard enough. Why add the burden of hand-binding it?JBF: Putting literature,…
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