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Seattle’s Historic INS Building Now Artist Studios
Local artists are migrating to the same space that once served as the Ellis Island of the Northwest
When still operational, the U.S. Immigrant Station and Assay Office (commonly called the INS building) was recognizable both for its commanding neoclassical presence on Airport Way South and for the long lines of people that waited (and waited) out front, rain or shine, hoping to become American citizens. Opened in 1932 and now on the…
Spring Boot Trends
This look actually was made for walkin’—and we’re seeing it (and loving it) everywhere in Seattle.
This look actually was made for walkin’—and we’re seeing it (and loving it) everywhere in Seattle. Add some Tex appeal to kicky, bold cowgirl boots with layers of funky, patterned socks and tights. Vintage golden leather calf-high boots with white stitching and 2-inch wooden heels, $34, at The Vintage Closet; Ozone “Pop Stripes” multicolor cotton/spandex/nylon…
Styled: Shalonne Foster channels mod glam in ’60s vintage wear
Local fashion website creator Shalonne Foster re-imagines 1960s mod in a globally inspired wardrobe
SHALONNE FOSTER’S SHOPPING STOPSFor vintage dresses and coats:Red Light Vintage ClothingTwo locations, includingCapitol Hill312 Broadway Ave. E206.329.2200redlightvintage.com For glam vintage accessories:SustaluxSoDo2020 Airport Way S877.655.1929sustalux.com For edgy jeans:DNA 2050BellevueThe Bravern700 110th Ave. NE 425.453.0700dna2050.com WHY WE LOVE THE LOOK Busy gal Foster, a marketer, interior designer and the creative director for Fashion Network Seattle (fashionnetworkseattle.com), describes…
Shopping: Candace Cantaloupe’s biker chic clothing line and a new pop-up jewelry shop in Ballard
Kick-It Boots owner opens neighboring Ponytail Jewelry, plus a repurposed Mason jar light
Bike ChicVictorian-era bloomers may be an unlikely choice for a debuting fashion line, but when Candace Cantaloupe first created knee-length knickers to wear biking in 2005 she quickly found herself taking orders by the fistful. “I got stopped by woman after woman on the street wanting to know where I got them,” the Greenwood-based designer…
Urban Safari: Classic Fremont
New restaurants and swanky bars are adding fresh credibility to the must-see claims of Seattle’s bel
Lower Fremont has long been a hub for bar hopping, thrift-store shopping and people-watching. Yet in the past year, a slew of bustling restaurants and swanky bars has moved in along 34th and 36th streets near Fremont Avenue, adding fresh credibility to the neighborhood’s claim of being the center of the universe. EAT + DRINK…
Seattle Broadcasters and Podcasters Detour Traditional Airwaves for Online
Luke Burbank, Hollow Earth Radio and Spilled Milk prove that podcasting isn’t dead.
Inside the sound room at Hollow Earth Radio, Sasha Morgan (DJ Mama Molasses) uses an Internet provider tracking site to see who’s listening to her final selection of the day, an eight-minute avante-disco piece by Arthur Russell that probably wouldn’t get airtime anywhere else. Hollow Earth’s free-form approach to radio is part of its…
How Climate Change is Altering Allergies in Seattle
If you think your allergy attacks are lasting longer, you’re probably right.
As If melting glaciers and monster rainstorms aren’t enough, it now appears likely that climate change can be blamed for the increasing misery of allergy sufferers in the Puget Sound region who sniffle over the blooming of alder and cedar trees every spring. While our trees make the Northwest beautiful, they promise to increasingly afflict…
Will standardized testing of students really weed out Seattle’s bad teachers?
In Seattle, the MAP test and the new MSP, which replaced the controversial WASL, are part of the red
Taking the measure of a teacher: It’s the cry of education reform in the 21st century—in Seattle and nearly everywhere else. If you can figure out who is a good teacher, or at least a good-enough teacher, you can reward him or her while simultaneously culling the bad ones from the classroom. And when you…
Vertical Gardening is Growing Up in Seattle, Enlivening Walls with Upwardly Mobile Greenery
Local green thumbs are using Woolly Pockets and other “living wall” systems to grow plants up, up an
At the industrial Portland warehouse of solar-power and green-roof purveyor SolTerra Systems, 1,200 plants do the dusting. “We used to mop twice a week,” says SolTerra president Brian Heather of office life before greenery. “Now we mop and dust maybe once every two weeks.” These leafy merry maids, which take up particulates through their leaves…
The Harvest Vine Not Such a Sure-thing
Allison Scheff checks out Harvest Vine and discovers that the 13-year-old restaurant has yet to rega
It’s been a tumultuous couple of years at The Harvest Vine in Madison Valley. There was a major shakeup behind the scenes of the iconic tapas restaurant, as chef/owner Joseba Jiménez de Jiménez and his wife, Carolin Messier, divorced in late 2009. (Messier now owns the restaurant; Jiménez was last moonlighting at West Seattle’s Swinery…
A Can’t-Miss Handheld Minipie
Pie shops are hot on the heels of cupcake stores in the every-neighborhood-must-have-one stampede. T
Pie shops are hot on the heels of cupcake stores in the every-neighborhood-must-have-one stampede. They’re popping up all over town, and the latest to debut is PIE, a homespun space in Fremont where owners Jess Whitsitt and Renee Steen specialize in handheld minipies. That’s where you’ll find this fluted-edged lemon meringue beauty ($4.50). The crust…
Rosemary Roasted Potatoes
Learn how to make alien potato buddha man
(Steve gets deep)Find out how to prepare perfectly roasted potatoes and get tips on enticing kids to eat more vegetables all in the same video! Printable tips and 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 …
Food Event: See Super Star Chef Grant Achatz tonight
Chef Grant Achatz (pronounced AK-etz) is a visionary, multi-award-winning chef/owner of Chicago’s Alinea, a foodie fave and an inspiration at age 36 who lost the ability to taste – and nearly his life – from tongue cancer several years ago. His health and incredibly-tuned sense of taste are back, thanks to a progressive treatment program…
Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan: How to Help by Dining Out in Seattle
It seems that people and food come together in times of great tragedy. This week, Seattle restaurants have begun announcing various dinners and specials to help fundraise for Japan disaster relief. Here’s our roundup of local restaurants donating all or a portion of their proceeds to aid our neighbors to the East. 3/15/2011 (TODAY) Blue…
Outdoors: Put On Your Sailing Shoes
The Mountaineers Will Tie Them For You
How can you live in Seattle — right between the ocean and the lake — and not know how to sail? Now is your chance to make it right. The Mountaineers‘ Seattle four week sailing course begins on April 6, and includes four Wednesday evening classroom programs as well as at least one training sail…
Seattle’s Pie Peddlar: Piecycle Brings Eco-friendly Treats to the U-District
Max Kraushaar, a UW theater and photography major, spends weekend mornings baking pies in his apartm
Max Kraushaar, a UW theater and photography major, spends weekend mornings baking pies in his apartment. At night, he delivers them in the University District via bicycle. The protocal for his business, the piecycle, is simple: Text Kraushaar on Friday or Saturday night (9:30 p.m.–3 a.m.) for a slice ($3) or a pie ($20), and…
Modernist Cuisine, and My Conversation with Nathan Myhrvold
Today's the day the book is officially published, and I recall my conversation with the genius behin
In the fall, as we worked on our February celebration of nerds (see the Nerd Issue), it fell to me to interview Nathan Myhrvold, the man behind Modernist Cuisine, the 2,438 page, six volume tome that aims to be the first, last and every word in between on molecular gastronomy. Only, don’t call it that…
Kent’s WOW Baking Company Serves Up Tasty (Yes, Tasty!) Wheat- and Gluten-free Cookies
Good wheat- and gluten-free cookies fall into the same category as Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny—
Good wheat- and gluten-free cookies fall into the same category as Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny—something you want to believe in but at a certain point may have to give up on. All that changed when WOW (WithOut Wheat) Baking came on the scene. Its line of cookies and brownies made with all-natural ingredients,…
Lorna Yee Dishes on Sweet Breads
Our resident gourmand reveals the offal truth about how to prepare delicious animal parts.
>>Get Lorna’s Crispy Sweetbreads with Tarragon and Lemon recipe What it is: There is no pretty way of saying this: Sweetbreads are the thymus or pancreas glands of calves, lambs and piglets. When raw, they appear to be a rather unappealing, globular, pink-tinged mass, covered in a thin membrane. Once cooked (often breaded and pan-fried),…
Cravings: 5 Can’t-miss Seattle Scones
Infinitely adaptable to sweet or savory preference, scones are a beloved pastry staple.
Infinitely adaptable to sweet or savory preference, scones are a beloved pastry staple. Visit these bakeries to try some of our favorite takes on this versatile quick bread. Bella Dolce Bakery & CafeThe apricot ginger walnut scone is subtle and light with only a hint of sweetness. Only a single tray is baked daily, so…
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