Seattle Culture
Health App Encourages Calling it Quits
Tech plus mindfulness helps extinguish smoking
A half-century ago, in the Marlboro Man’s heyday, nearly half of American adults smoked. Far fewer light up today, but the 20 percent who do face steep odds when they try to quit: According to the American Cancer Society, only 4–7 percent of efforts to quit smoking succeed without medicines or other assistance. Now, there’s…
Research Alters Allergy Approach
A new study reveals more about infants and peanut allergies
The rate of developing peanut allergy in Western nations has doubled in the past decade, but Seattle-funded research holds clues to prevention. A new study published in The New England Journal of Medicine, designed and funded in Seattle by Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason and the Immune Tolerance Network, indicates that feeding peanuts to…
First Hill Welcomes New Luxury Tower
Luma condominiums build on the renewed appeal of an old Seattle neighborhood
Seattle’s First Hill neighborhood, named for the first incline encountered by 19th-century pioneers as they arrived on the east shores of Elliott Bay, will bear witness to another first this summer as residents begin moving into units at Luma condominiums: the first luxury condominium tower to be built in the area since 1982. Developed by…
Instagram Inspiration: Surreal Sunsets
Dreamy evening colors that mean the heralding of warmer temps
Free outdoor art. That’s essentially what you get with sunsets, ethereal happenings that swath our beloved PNW views in pastel colors—every single day. Cue the heart-eye emojis. Aside from being magical phenomenons, they’re also symbolic harbingers of everything we yearn for during winter—warm summer evenings, tranquil daydreams, bare feet, open windows, s’mores, and best of…
Elevate Your Serving Ware with Elegant Teapots
Deborah Schwartzkopf's porcelain teapots are a notch above the usual serving ware
The dramatically different pottery styles of George Rodriguez and Deborah Schwartzkopf of Ceramistas Seattle make it hard to believe both of them create their work in the same West Seattle home studio. Rodriguez’s large clay figures can weigh as much as 300 pounds, while Schwartzkopf’s smaller-scale, porcelain teapots elevate serving ware. But despite their dissimilar…
This Busy Family Achieves Balance in their Home
A Mercer Island house is an exercise in the ever elusive work-life balance
Of course, there’s no such thing as having it all. But Thellea and J.C. Leveque, both with hyper-demanding careers (he’s a neurosurgeon, she’s an ophthalmologist), active lifestyles (they bike, ski and sail), two young children and a labradoodle named Echo, have managed to pull off a pretty impressive work-life balance. And it’s mostly thanks to…
Top 4 Ways to Get Fit in Seattle this Spring
Where to work up a sweat in and around Seattle
Sponsored by Coors Peak Seattle is one of the fittest cities in the U.S.—we ranked eighth in a recent poll by the American Fitness Index that looked at how the 50 largest metro areas stack up in terms of preventive health behaviors and the amount of community resources that support physical activity. With our ample…
New Single-Family Homes in Wedgwood Available this May
Four modern homes from award-winning builder Isola Homes are ready for move-in soon
Sponsored by Isola Homes Local, family-owned company Isola Homes, which builds modern dwellings with sustainable and sophisticated design, has announced it will complete its latest project, Wedgwood Haus, this May. The collection of four 2,711-square-foot, single-family homes is located in Seattle’s Wedgwood neighborhood–just 10 minutes to the University of Washington and about six miles from…
9 Seattle Neighborhoods that are Hot Right Now
Despite reports of the demise of Seattle-area neighborhoods, we found several that are thriving
Despite reports of the demise of Seattle neighborhoods, we found several in and around the city that are thriving. While some are in the thick of a major growth spurt, others are suddenly sleeper hits, in that sweet spot where expansion is imminent but a prime parking space can still be nabbed on the first…
4 New Townhome Communities For Sale in the Central District
Built-green modern homes offer perks aplenty in one of Seattle's most walkable neighborhoods
Sponsored by Isola Homes While home inventory levels in Seattle are at an all-time low, demand continues to climb as more people pack up their belongings and head this way. If you’re in the market for a new place to call your own, don’t stress. There are several new properties that are primed for purchasing…
Instagram Inspiration: Washington State Beaches
If you need us, we'll be at the beach
I’m craving a beach day! Maybe it’s because I’m from Southern California (something about you can take the girl out of California but you can’t take the California out of the girl?), but I absolutely love the beach. There’s something so soothing about the fresh ocean air, the rythmic sound of crashing waves and scenic…
Instagram Inspiration: Pacific Northwest Hikes
A hike in the Seattle area is a great way escape the bustle and chaos of the city
As the cold winter month of February comes to an close, I can’t help but get excited about the promise of spring in the near future. Part of what I love so much about living in Seattle is the ease of escaping the city and finding yourself in what feels like remote wilderness. The sweeping,…
Why We Really Are Sleepless in Seattle
Why our seasonal daylight swing could put your health at risk
It’s an annual ritual as familiar as the St. Patrick’s Day Parade: Spring brings sun-starved Seattleites out of hibernation, blinking in the daylight. As Seattle’s short winter days—with a mere eight hours of daily sunlight in December—give way to 16 hours of daylight by June, we often shift our own schedules in response, bedding down…
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