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Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines   Rocked by scandals in the last few years, the Port of Seattle may finally be taking a turn for the better. But with three commissioner seats up for grabs next month, will this agency–responsible for more than 100,000 jobs and generating millions of tax dollars–be able to chart a secure…

Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines   Washington is home to some 650 wineries, so perhaps it’s not surprising that more and more locals are joining the crush of home winemaking RESOURCESThe Cellar Homebrew14320 Greenwood Ave. N; 206.365.7660Northwest Wine Academy South Seattle Community College6000 16th Ave. SW; 206.674.7942 The symptoms start in the fall—rapid breathing; inability to…

Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines   Seattle is an indie-film-adoring town. So who will be our first breakout indie filmmaker? Seattle loves independent film. The city is home to more than 10 cinemas screening indie flicks daily. Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF), the biggest, longest-running film festival in the country, just celebrated its 35th year and…

Category: Tasting Notes   The Grand Reve Vintners’ wines show what happens when local winemakers have their way with some of the best grapes in the state The process of growing and making wine takes talent and expertise in so many areas—viticulture, viniculture, chemistry, marketing—so it’s no surprise that some winemakers are collaborating. One notable…

Category: Seattlepi.com featured stories   Elemental Next Door (E.N.D.), Phred Westfall’s wine bar next door to his eccentric Wallingford eatery, Elemental, is “same food, less attitude” If you’ve never heard of Phred Westfall, here’s a primer: Since he and his partner, Laurie Riedeman, opened Elemental, their eccentric Wallingford eatery, back in 2004, Westfall has become…

Category: Seattlepi.com featured stories   Kid-friendly, affordable Italian—these are what’s drawing locals back to West Seattle’s humble, welcoming Café Revó Kid-friendly, affordable Italian—these are certainly not buzzwords, but they’re what’s drawing locals back to West Seattle’s humble, welcoming Café Revó, open since February. Owners Sean and Sofia Goff’s ristorante is nearly always packed with families…

Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines   The mobile street food craze has hit Seattle hard, and with it comes a roving upscale feast worth tracking down Most people fall into one of two camps when it comes to the idea of eating from street vendors or food trucks. There are those in the Roach Coach camp,…

Category: Seattlepi.com featured stories   Don’t arrive late to try Sweet & Savory Bakery’s fantastic egg sandwiches; these ultimate breakfast sandwiches usually sell out within the hour Cynthia Brock’s petite Sweet & Savory Bakery is cherished by south-enders. And while the classically trained French pastry chef’s tender, buttery croissants are simply wonderful, I find myself…

Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines   The latest in urban design are interiors that come with moving parts  We are a convenience-driven, customize-it-to-me-now culture. The alphabet soup of TiVo, iPhone and Hulu essentially translates into having it our own way with a few flicks of our fingertips. This ethic of prompt personalization has immigrated to urban…

Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines   The Degenerate Art Ensemble brings virtuous performance art to the Moore Theatre Sonic TalesThe Moore TheatreOctober 30–31$20degenerateartensemble.com Sonic Tales, the new experimental theater/music/dance performance by Seattle’s Degenerate Art Ensemble (DAE), features a slug princess, a Ninja battle, a drum robot and supernatural demons. The performance is perhaps not one DAE…

Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines   A surprising swath of good eats and arts sits just south of Pioneer Square >>more photos from SoDo’s First Avenue South Between the 99-North on-ramp and South Walker Street, First Avenue South may seem industrial, but this SoDo neighborhood—anchored most visibly by Safeco Field and Paper Zone—harbors shops, eateries and…

Category: Seattlepi.com featured stories   Seattle designer Luly Yang takes a cue from the phrase “art as fashion” for her highly anticipated annual fall fashion show, this year entitled “The Creation” and scheduled for October 9. Drawing inspiration from Michelangelo, the statue of David and LaCupola among other work, the designer’s new collection of lacy…

Category: Seattlepi.com featured stories   For 31-year-old, Russian-born designer Masha Osoianu (mashaknits.blogspot.com), the expression “like mother, like daughter” aptly fits. After learning basic sewing skills from her mother, a fashion designer in Moldova, Osoianu moved to the States, spending the next decade honing her craft at Nordstrom and other local design houses. Two years ago,…

Category: Seattlepi.com featured stories   ModKnobs–not your average doorknob When Jeff and Mary LaCoste bought their Ballard home, the dark 1980s design of their new abode didn’t reflect the modern couple’s personality (Jeff owns graphic design firm Designheavy; Mary is an advertising copywriter). One sore spot in particular: the old doorknobs that didn’t match the…

Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines   Name: Roger CalhoonTitle: Corn-maze designerSouth 47’s Maze Length: “About a mile long; two miles if you take the wrong turns.”Number of Corn Plants Per Maze: 250,000 On Maze Themes: “We aren’t going to be doing any Disney mazes.”Web site: south47farm.comTwitter ID: @FarmerRoger Each fall, about 10,000 people thank Roger Calhoon for getting…

Category: Seattlepi.com featured stories   Breakthroughs and news from the local geek crew Though local bird nerds brandish binoculars to tally up rarely seen species, a new book reveals that the most fascinating feathered friends may be the easiest to spot. In Crow Planet (2009), Seattle naturalist and accomplished avian author Lyanda Lynn Haupt (Pilgrim…

Category: Seattlepi.com featured stories   Hemp soft-serve takes center stage at Capitol Hill’s new nutrition bar If you spent any time on Capitol Hill last summer, you likely took your licks at one of three new frosty-treat purveyors—Molly Moon’s, Bluebird or Old School Frozen Custard. But did you miss the hemp soft-serve? Healeo (1520 15th…

Category: Seattlepi.com featured stories   A new book by local undergarment experts does more than lift and separate Jennifer Manuel Carroll, owner of Fremont’s popular Bellefleur Lingerie Boutique (bellefleurlingerie.com), and local writer Kathy Schultz have teamed up to offer lingerie lessons for both the novice and the naughty in Underneath It All: A Girl’s Guide…

Category: Seattlepi.com featured stories   Local gourmet Lorna Yee spices up autumnal quick breads with green cardamom What it is: Cardamom is a spice that comes from a perennial bush related to the ginger family. Cardamom grows wild in India, but it is now also cultivated in Sri Lanka, Guatemala, Indochina and Tanzania. The seed…

Category: Seattlepi.com featured stories   Where: Newberg, Oregon. Why: To relax at the luxurious Allison Inn & Spa, a 35-acre resort opened in September, featuring solar-heated water, a green roof and nary a plastic water bottle, plus flower and herb gardens, vineyards, and spa facility stocked with organic products and treatments made with ingredients grown on…