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The Perfect V-Day Night In: Local Jeopardy! Champ Ken Jennings Takes on the Supercomputer
UPDATE: Looks like the computer crushed Jennings last night. Tune in this evening to see how our local Jeopardy! champ fairs in round two! Local “Jeopardy!” celebrity Ken Jennings has returned to face his most intimidating opponent to date: a supercomputer. In a special three day tournament, Jennings, along with fellow champion Brad Rutter, will…
Noir City, a V-Day Treat, Jonathan Evison and More Weekly To-do’s
Must TasteDeathcake RoyaleThrough 2/14 – Cupcake Royale’s lovingly lethal Valentine’s Day treat, the Deathcake Royale ($6.65) is back. Made with Theo Chocolate, Stumptown espresso ganache and a decadent chocolate cake, this deadly concoction (which weighs about a thousand pounds) is the perfect sinful gift for your sweetie (or yourself!). Available at all four Cupcake Royale…
VIDEO: Portlandia, Meet Ballardia, Blackbird to Open New Shop in the Rose City
Blackbird and Field House owner Nicole Miller announced she’s expanding her retail empire to Portland. The new shop (Burnside and NW 13th Ave.), which opens early this summer, is two blocks from Ace Hotel (another Seattle-based lifestyle business with a PDX outpost), and sure to attract throngs of Portland-loving tourists who will no doubt be…
Revisiting Pike Place Market: Tulip Time and My Favorite Baguette
Last weekend we took the kids down to Pike Place Market and we browsed around. I worked at the Market for years in my early 20s, and used to go down on my days off, too. But I don’t get down there as much anymore. That’s mostly because we have a toddler who likes to…
Cookus Interruptus: Chocolate Covered Coconut Macaroons
Oh honey. Coconut and chocolate marry to make these moist, chewy macaroons.
Steve reminisces while making this heavenly flour-free dessert. Coconut, honey, egg white and baking chocolate are all you need. 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,…
Spring Arts: Literature
Our picks for the city's can't-miss spring lit events
4/6 Michio KakuDespite being a cofounder of light-core string field theory (related to string theory, but please don’t ask us how), physicist Michio Kaku is known for popularizing science—such as in his TV series, Sci-Fi Science, wherein he discusses flying saucers, teleportation, time travel and more. In this Town Hall appearance, he’ll blow our minds…
Spring Arts: Film
Our picks for the city's can't-miss film events
4/7–6/2 American Heart: The Films of Jeff BridgesIf Jeff Bridges’ recent star turn in True Grit has you longing for more, you’re in luck. The Seattle Art Museum is screening seven of the actor’s greatest hits in chronological order, including The Last Picture Show and The Big Lebowski. Dude! 7:30 p.m. Prices vary. Plestcheeff Auditorium…
Spring Arts: Dance
Our picks for the city's can't-miss dance events
3/25–3/27 Alvin Ailey American Dance TheaterThis mixed-repertory program includes a celebration of 50 years of “Revelations,” Ailey’s signature work, in which dancers trace the African-American transition from slavery to freedom via movement set to blues, gospel and spiritual music. By far Ailey’s most heralded, popular work, “Revelations” displays the company’s unique blending of modern, jazz…
Spring Arts: Visual Art
Our picks for this season's can't miss visual art events
Breadth: A Cross-examination of Seattle PortraitsTHE DRAW: Some of Seattle’s hottest painters, sculptors and photographers will be in the same room—on the same walls!—in this amazing group show, including work by Dan Webb, Gretchen Bennett, Joseph Park, Joey Veltkamp, Klara Glosova, Mandy Greer and many others. They’ll all give their take on local places and…
Spring Arts: Theater
Five excellent reasons not to miss these spring performances
Our picks for this season’s can’t-miss theater events 3/18–4/17Arthur Miller Visits the Central DistrictThe popularity of All My Sons—which earned Arthur Miller both a Tony Award and an appearance before the House Un-American Activities Committee—means you’re probably familiar with the play, but this version of the family drama (directed by The Hansberry Project’s Valerie Curtis-Newton)…
Spring Arts: New Cool Local Music
A slew of Seattle bands plan to release new albums this season
The Head and the Heart This local alt-country band burst onto the scene in 2009, spreading infectious songs across Seattle. Sub Pop recently snatched the group up, and will release a CD of its self-titled album (previously available for download only) on April 16. theheadandtheheart.comDeath Cab for Cutie The Bellingham indie-rock-band-made-good is back with a…
Nick Garrison Gets Real
Seattle actor Nick Garrison takes on a new character—Alan, in the relationship comedy/drama This—who
Known for such outrageous roles as Hedwig (in Hedwig and the Angry Inch), the emcee in Cabaret and the negligee-clad lead singer of local band The Love Markets, Seattle actor Nick Garrison has taken on a new character—Alan, in the relationship comedy/drama This—who is, shockingly, a pretty regular guy. Times and prices vary. Seattle Repertory…
Spring Arts 2011 Preview: What’s Hot in Seattle
Our picks for the can't-miss music, theater, visual art, dance and film events of the season.
The weather might not be making a terribly convincing show of spring just yet, but the local arts scene is abloom with vibrant events. Visualize: head-to-toe hairy soundsuits, nirvana for Nirvana fans and an extremely engaging stuffed goat (trust us). Plus new arts venues and locally crafted dance, theater, film, music and visual arts aplenty….
2011 Local Outdoor Gear Preview
It seems only fair to extend the locavore movement to outdoor equipment.
Seattle has long been a mecca for outdoorsy people and technical innovation, so it follows that some of the leading outdoor clothing and gear manufacturers in the world have set up shop here. Chances are good that many items in your gear closet were designed and possibly even manufactured within a few miles of home….
Sweet Streets: Three Emerging Seattle Neighborhoods
What's new in West Seattle Triangle, White Center and Kirkland Avenue
West Seattle TriangleBordered by Fauntleroy Way SW, 35th Avenue SW and SW Alaska Street Though the area is currently as strollable as an airport runway, the chin wagging continues about plans to fashion a trendy, tree-lined “gateway” neighborhood patch out of this area east of the Junction. While signs of new life are few at…
Sweet Streets: Cost of Living in 8 Seattle Neighborhoods
Wanna live there? A sampling of real estate sales in select Seattle neighborhoods.
Cost of Living> South Lake Union401 ninth ave. unit 111 (Veer Lofts) 1,073-square-foot condo unit built in 2008, sold on November 19, 2010, for $367,6752010 property taxes: $3,223Attendance-area public schools: John Hay Elementary and McClure Middle School (both on Queen Anne); Garfield High (in the Central District) Capitol Hill1106 13th Ave. 1,950-square-foot Victorian-style home built…
Best Neighborhoods: 34th Avenue, Madrona
Betwen East Spring and East Pike Street lies a hidden jewel that has a habit of appearing and disapp
PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE: Well-groomed urban sophisticates The Brigadoon of Seattle neighborhoods, Madrona has a habit of appearing and disappearing from our memory radar, but it never fails to charm with the quaint-village perfection of an MGM musical. EAT/DRINK: It’s easy to imagine Gene Kelly soft-shoeing his way along sidewalks animated by family-favorite breakfast and…
Best Neighborhoods: Airport Way South, Georgetown
Between South Lucile and South Hardy streets lies our city's biker chic 'hood.
PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE: Arty singles and employed beatniks Sometimes the aircraft bound for Sea-Tac Airport and Boeing Field fly so low over Georgetown it seems you could reach out and tickle their bellies. If this isn’t stimulating enough, there are plenty of ground-bound attractions in this SoHo-style neighborhood, from the gracious Corson Building on…
Best Neighborhoods: Rainier Avenue South, Columbia City
From South Edmunds Street to South Dawson Street, a peek at a small town in the Seattle's South End.
PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE: Bike-riding, Berkeley-style globalistas If Mayberry had an urban soul, it might look like Columbia City. The high charm quotient comes from the old-style street clock and painted benches, plus cute flower shop KC’s Flowers, all-day breakfast hangout Geraldine’s Counter, butcher shop Bob’s Quality Meats, multiple-screen movie house Columbia City Cinema and…
Best Neighborhoods: Upper Fremont Avenue North
Between North 41st and North 45th streets lies Seattle nouveau hippie haven.
PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE: Low-profile singles, students and starter families The demise last fall of the much loved Buckaroo Tavern, serving suds since 1938, probably garnered Upper Fremont (also called Fremont Village) its most press ever, but this short sidewalk strip just up the hill from the main attractions of Fremont is more deserving of…
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