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Trend: The Local Canning Movement
Preservationists steam up urban kitchens
Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines Preservationists steam up urban kitchens Last year, local publisher Sasquatch Books hired Seattle writer Lorene Edwards Forkner to update chapters of the 1970s book The Encyclopedia of Country Living, by Carla Emery (who died in 2005), for a more modern, urban readership. Forkner let go of chapters on delivering a…
The Must List: April
Our top to-dos for the month
Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines Catch a Rising StarNational Film Festival for Talented YouthWhat began in 2007 as the brainchild of local filmmaker Jesse Harris (then 19 years old) has blossomed into the multi-day, mondo-fun National Film Festival for Talented Youth, screening upwards of 130 films—covering a range of topics, from social justice to sports…
Cheap Eats: Ballard
The all-American burger gets a gourmet kick in the bun
Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines There are those who love The Counter, a burger franchise with 23 locations across the nation, and those who claim that the one-third-pound burgers ($8.25, with an extensive variety of toppings) are an abomination of what’s traditionally seen as an affordable all-American meal. Factor in an order of “Fifty-Fifty”—crumbly-crusted onion…
Restaurant Review: Wallingford
Ambitious cuisine with mixed results
Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines We love a restaurant with heart, and at Wallingford’s Avila (in the space that formerly housed Bella Cosa), the fresh-faced cooks certainly have it, preparing virtually everything they serve from scratch. But unabashed enthusiasm doesn’t necessarily guarantee a stellar meal. Such is the case with Avila, opened in mid-November by…
Shelter: Smart Homes for the rest of us
Why high-tech homes aren
Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines Like a private jet or a megayacht, a high-tech home was once a trophy purchase for the extremely wealthy. Bill and Melinda Gates famously spent more than $60 million on their Medina mansion—a cost driven in part by the countless microcomputers controlling not only major household functions, but such whimsical…
Urban Safari: Eastlake
The best spots to eat, drink, shop and play on Eastlake
Category: Shopping + Fashion Articles With a killer view of Lake Union and an influx of new condo-dwellers, Eastlake is more than a short cut to downtown. Several new eateries (along with beloved faves such as 14 Carrot Café and Serafina), one-of-a-kind shops, a lively cycling scene and its own pétanque court make this…
Scoop: Talk Trash with Ask Evelyn
A new Seattle Public Utilities
Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines To mark Earth Day’s 40th anniversary, we checked in with Seattle’s favorite recycling maven, Evelyn, of Ask Evelyn, Seattle Public Utilities’ advice column. (While SPU’s materials suggest that Evelyn is a perky white envelope wearing a flowered hat, “she” is actually a team of employees skilled in talking trash.) Since…
Beauty Scoop: Bellevue
A new Bellevue salon offers Japanese treatments
Category: Shopping + Fashion Articles An unobtrusive strip mall in Bellevue would seem the last place to enter a Zen state, but soothing stress is the new EN SALON’S forte. Owned by the low-profile wife of a certain Japanese Seattle Mariners star, En (13112 NE 20th St., Suite 500, Bellevue 425.883.1010 en-salon.com) specializes in…
Road Trip: Sequim
Birdwatchers, flock to the Olympic Peninsula. The coastline, estuaries and rivers of the Olympic Pen
WHERE: Sequim. WHY: For the Olympic Peninsula BirdFest, April 9–11 (olympicbirdfest.org). The coastline, estuaries and rivers of the Olympic Peninsula make excellent birding grounds, especially this month as flocks of Townsend’s warblers, short-billed dowitchers and Cassin’s vireos migrate north. FLIGHT PLAN: BirdFest offers bird-inspired art, lectures, guided walks and bird-watching boat trips—including a three-day cruise…
Scoop: M
We dream up a few Mariners night promotions of our own
Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines After a decent 2009 and promising off-season trades, the Mariners begin their 2010 campaign with genuine we-might-actually-be-good optimism. And even if things don’t quite pan out (ahem), the team has a full slate of promotions designed to lure fans through the turnstiles. Last year brought Singles Night, Knitting Night and…
Scoop: Assemble merges art, craft and commerce
A new Greenwood space offers one-stop shopping for art and craft aficionados
Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines One of the many enduring lessons of our economic downturn is the need for independent businesses to be nimble—and perhaps no new Seattle shop better embodies that philosophy than Assemble Gallery and Studio, which opened on Greenwood Avenue in November 2009. Billing itself as a gallery space, workshop studio and…
Feature: The Get It Done Guide’s Outdoors Services
Check out our outdoor services for help with your garden or tree maintenance
Category: Shopping + Fashion Articles GARDEN MENTORDo you long for fresh organic vegetables grown in a garden of your very own, but aren’t sure how to make it happen? With a combined 15 years of experience in organic farming and sustainable agriculture, Colin McCrate and Brad Halm of Seattle Urban Farm Co. will help you…
Our Favorite Things: March 2010
Great green goods for your home
Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines Great green goods for your home RE GAL RE CYCThe tranSglass vases from Artecnica transcend typical recycled design. The delicate vessels ($43 and up), available at Velocity Art and Design (251 Yale Ave. N, Seattle 206.749.9575 velocityartanddesign.com) and Digs (200 W HollySt., Bellingham 360.306.8301 digsshowroom.com), are fashioned by Guatemalan artisans…
Area: Creating an Antique Garden Indoors
Local designer John Stevens, a specialist in antiques and classic interior design, explains sophisti
Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines Local designer John Stevens, a specialist in antiques and classic interior design, explains sophisticated garden style John Stevens creates a gardenstyle dining ensemble in the Fairmont Olympic Hotel’s Georgian Room. The elegant “Celeste” chair byCouncill, available at Masins, features a garden-theme fabric. The inviting tabletop arrangement includes English stoneware dessert…
Area: Interbay’s Meyer Wells
A Seattle wood shop where trees live again as art.
Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines A Seattle wood shop where trees live again as art. Entering the 8,000-square-foot workshop of Meyer Wells (206.282.0076 meyerwells.com) islike venturing into a wondrous wooden graveyard. Giant planks born from all manner of tree—elm to walnut, maple to Madrona—are stacked vertically against the walls. Launched in Interbay by Seth Meyer…
Best Restaurants
Contact information for the restaurants featured in our 2010 Best Restaurants issue
Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines More Of Seattle Magazine’s Restaurant PicksFoodie Trends We Loved (and Hated)Any Way you Slice ItBest Old School SeafoodBest New School SeafoodReaders’ ChoiceRestaurants to WatchBest New RestaurantsSalmon: The King of Seattle Seafood Anchovies & OlivesCapitol Hill1550 15th Ave.206.838.8080anchoviesandolives.com AvilaWallingford1711 N 45th St.206.545.7375avilaseattle.com Bamboo GardenBellevue202 106th Place NE425.688.7991bamboogardendining.com Bastille Café & BarBallard5307…
Out To Lunch: Capitol Hill’s Po Dog Hot Dogs
Try these dogs the next time you need a late-night snack
Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines Po Dog Hot Dogs[ capitol hill ]1009 E Union St.206.325.6055Lunch, dinner and late night It took about three dogs before I figured out why the franks at Po Dog Hot Dogs are so good. They take hot dog ideas that sound like hangover cures and run with them all the…
Bar Hop: Capitol Hill’s The Living Room
An oasis with capital people-watching potential
Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines The Living RoomNestled into the downtown slope of Capitol Hill, the Living Room (1355 E Olive Way; 206.708.6021; thelivingroombar.com) is a small oasis on cold, wet nights. Local artist Monika Proffitt opened the cozy space last Halloween, complete with couches, an electric fireplace and a tantalizing drinks menu. The Vibe…
Meet The Producer: Mike Jensen
Salmon gets hot at Jensen
Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines Mike Jensen carries on a family tradition, smoking salmon in Greenwood Save for a memorable mechanical fish sign nearby, the series of small buildings on Greenwood Avenue is undistinguished. But for a quarter of a century this area has served as headquarters for Jensen’s Old-Fashioned Smokehouse, where owner Mike Jensen…
Feature: News Flash Monica Guzman
Monica Guzman, of Seattle P-I's Big Blog, shows old media what new media looks like
Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines When the Seattle Post-Intelligencer changed from a print to an online publication, few journalists were left standing. One of them was the Big Blog’s main contributor Monica Guzman—who’s been busy showing old media what new media looks like. Name: Monica GuzmanOccupation: New media journalist at seattlepi.comAge: 27Education: B.A., Bowdoin College; two-year…
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