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If immersing yourself in the natural history of the Pacific Northwest is your idea of a good time, be sure to check out the North Cascades Institute’s single-day field excursion “Eagles and Salmon: Northwest Icons on the www.roddyscheer.com src=http://www.roddyscheer.com/xfer/USWASK-00378.jpg padding=6 /> Skagit.” That’s just what I did this past weekend, and came away with a…

The dining rooms at Salty’s restaurants look like huge toy boxes this December, as 7-foot tall hand painted nutcrackers, along with lots of smaller nutcrackers, lights and holiday decorations turn them into holiday wonderlands. With the amazing water views that each restaurant has there are marvels everywhere you look. The larger-than-life nutcrackers, inspired by Seattle’s…

We’re counting down the Christmas shopping days with an editors’ gift guide. Check back daily to find out our must-have items this holiday season. Efeste Evergreen 2008 Riesling (Columbia Valley ($16)This year’s Seattle magazine “Winemaker to Watch,” Brennon Leighton has a history with Riesling. He worked at Chateau Ste. Michelle as its white-wine maker, crafting…

We’re counting down the Christmas shopping days with an editors’ gift guide. Check back daily to find out our must-have items this holiday season. Everyone has a history buff on their gift list but local fans of Puget Sound history are especially in luck this year with David Wilma’s new book, Historic Photos of Puget…

Watch the trailer for Jason Reid’s documentary, Sonicsgate, then get thee to SIFF Cinema (Dec 11-17) to see the whole movie. Preview from sonicsgate on Vimeo.  

Seattle mag fashion correspondent Joan Kelly lends her expertise to Seattlemag.com with her “In the Closet” series, a monthly video series on Seattle shops, looks, trends and more. Kelly stopped by Hermes at The Bravern this week to learn three chic, fresh ways to wear a scarf. Watch and learn: Enter to win a private scarf-tying…

We’re counting down the Christmas shopping days with an editors’ gift guide. Check back daily to find out our must-have items this holiday season. If the return of bedbugs—bothersome, biting scourges that were mistakenly thought to have been wiped out in the mid-20th century—has you grossed out about traveling, you’re not the only one. Last…

Big and small game meat is becoming the name of the game lately. Hunting is getting more popular with a resurgence among city slickers like us, and restaurants have high quality sources for farm-raised game (in many states, including Washington, restaurants can’t offer hunter-caught game on their menus, so yes, your wild boar burger grew up on…

We’re counting down the Christmas shopping days with an editors’ gift guide. Check back daily to find out our must-have items this holiday season.  Goodbyn Bento-style Lunch BoxFrustrated with filling and cleaning containers for sandwiches and snacks, Kirkland mom Erin Franczyk created the Goodbyn ($29.95), a bento-box-style, BPA- and phthalate-free recyclable plastic lunchbox with five…

Our top to-do’s for this Friday, Saturday and Sunday MUST TASTEMistral Kitchen Opening NightFriday (12/11) · Local foodies have waited months for William Belickis to unveil his latest project, Mistral Kitchen. Be amongst the first to check out the new South Lake Union restaurant–designed by local architect Tom Kundig–this weekend. 2020 Westlake Ave. (between 7th…

A month after opening her newest project, The Field House, Nicole Miller announced today that she will close Birgitta, the women’s shop located on the second floor of Miller’s Blackbird boutique since last year. The space will instead by converted into a private personal shopping studio which could be used as a pop-up-shop space. A…

We’re counting down the Christmas shopping days with an editors’ gift guide. Check back daily to find out our must-have items this holiday season. One of the first Seattle-made gifts I got for my son when he was first born seven years ago was a little premature for a newborn but has turned out to be…

photo by Lorna Yee I’m sure many of us have a Thomas Keller story, or at the very least, a favorite Keller recipe. It’s hard to be a lover of good food and cooking without being a fan of this illustrious chef. When I first made the small leap in college from weekend baker to…

The freezing temperatures around our fair city conjure up images of that veritable wintertime tradition, ice skating. Luckily for those with an itch to strap on a pair of skates and strut their stuff, options abound. Skating is not only fun but also a good workout, and a great way to get “out” and active…

We’re counting down the Christmas shopping days with an editors’ gift guide. Check back daily to find out our must-have items this holiday season. Take the drudgery out of chopping, slicing and dicing with a spunky polka dot cutting board from Ellensburg-based Bergren Cutting Boards. Handmade from light ash with contrasting rich mahogany and black…

We’re counting down the Christmas shopping days with an editors’ gift guide. Check back daily to find out our must-have items this holiday season. Camden fedora by Coal Considered, $55This hat takes a cue from tradition—and trends—in a pinch-front fedora of chocolate brown felted wool with blue Asian-inspired satin lining. The Magnolia-based company (coalheadwear.com) offers…

Finding affordable workout gear you aren’t ashamed to wear in public is a challenge. To help solve this gym-to-streetwear conundrum, busy local moms Laurie Barokas and Nancy Cirillo have created the NaLa line of comfy, chic workout clothes with a stylish, spirited twist. The flirty, feminine details in Barokas and Cirillo’s line (wide bell sleeves…

We’re counting down the Christmas shopping days with an editors’ gift guide. Check back daily to find out our must-have items this holiday season. Wallingford artist Shelli Markee (shellimarkee.com) knows how to swing with her trademark hand-forged sterling silver loops, hoops and drops that dangle lighter than air. Available in blackened or shiny finish, from…

Our top to-do’s for this Friday, Saturday and Sunday FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4Renée Fleming, Benaroya HallmusicInternationally acclaimed soprano, Renée Fleming, kicks off the Seattle Symphony’s Distinguished Artist series with a one-night-only appearance at Benaroya Hall. Her countless lead roles at the Metropolitan Opera and the soundtrack for The Lord of the Rings (in Tolkien’s made-up Elvish…

chef Kerry Sears’ chocolate gold leaf sparkler On Thursday, December 3rd, 10th and 17th only, Art Restaurant is offering an incredible spread of chocolate desserts for only $15 from 5pm-9pm. (Kids 6-12 may dine for $7, and kids under 5 are free.) Go for Happy Hour or dinner and end with this incredible spread, or…