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Seattle-Based Proxi Hopes to Replace Yelp
Entrepreneurs will tell you where to go
Chelsea Roney and Melinda Haughey want to be known as more than just “the fun moms that saved Halloween.” That’s exactly what they did during the pandemic-riddled Halloween of 2020. Inspired by a Seattle-area neighborhood parenting group on Facebook seeking information on “safe” houses for socially distanced trick-or-treating, Roney created a map based on Facebook…
A Seattle Philanthropist’s Guide for Giving Back
Stephanie Ellis-Smith says philanthropy is not as difficult as you may think
Stephanie Ellis-Smith refers to herself as “the weird person who always volunteered to be on the development committee” for the various nonprofits she was involved with. It makes sense, then, that Ellis-Smith is now one of the region’s foremost philanthropic advisers for ultra-high-net-worth individuals. Ellis-Smith has more than 20 years of experience in the nonprofit…
Washington State Ranks No. 4 for Health and Wellness
Washington’s fit bit
Big data says you love the outdoors. You exercise regularly and have an almost religious commitment to vitamins. You have a keen focus on integrative medicine. A comprehensive survey by Life Extension.com finds that Washington state ranks a lofty No. 4 in the United States for health and wellness. The Florida-based wellness company examined CDC…
Nothing Ordinary About Seattle’s Rank & Style
Proof that Seattle is the place to be
It wouldn’t be unusual for you to find your favorite millennial sipping beer, eating chocolate or perusing one of Seattle’s 17 farmers markets. Studies say they’re all the rage. First off, an analysis by scholarship website Scholaroo ranks Washington the 11th best state for millennials based on 52 metrics organized into several key indicators, including…
Time Warp: ‘Seattle’ Magazine Cover Still Relevant, Five Decades Later
Magazine cover from 1968 still applicable today
Rising prices. Concern over firearms. The above cover from “Seattle” magazine is from September 1968, but it’s sadly just as relevant today. At 4.19%, inflation in 1968 was less than half what it is today (9.1% in July), but was rising rapidly. For perspective, an item that cost $1 back then would cost $8.51 today….
Luly Yang Designs Space Needle Employees’ New Uniforms
Luly Yang teams with Space Needle
Next time you visit the Space Needle, you’ll notice something quite different: Internationally recognized fashion designer Luly Yang has brought her distinct style to Seattle’s globally recognized icon. The Luly Yang Design Group – an arm of Luly Yang Couture that designs and manufactures custom-branded corporate uniforms – is creating “one-of-a-kind” uniforms for Space Needle…
Refract Glass Art Event Returns to Seattle
Seattle is known as the glass capital
One of the nation’s most anticipated celebrations of glass art will be held in Seattle Oct. 13-16. Refract: The Seattle Glass Experience, features new exhibitions, parties, studio tours, live demonstrations and the opportunity to meet Seattle-area studio glass artists, from rising talents to master glassmakers. “This will be an even bigger celebration of the incredible…
Seattle Lawyer’s Long Abortion Rights Fight
Judith Lonnquist bailed out abortion doctors in the 1960s and has been fighting for women’s rights ever since. She has advice on how to take action now.
Judith Lonnquist is steadfast. She’s angry. Her tone is clipped and impatient. “It’s like 50 years of my life has been wasted,” she says. And yet, Lonnquist is hopeful. Lonnquist, a prominent Seattle labor and employment attorney who specializes in sex discrimination and harassment, has been fighting for civil rights and women’s rights since the…
Editor’s Note: Forgotten Survivor
Emily Cantrell’s experience at the Vegas shooting turns into a journey to help others
At first, the crowd of more than 22,000 thought they were hearing firecrackers. Then the second round began, and many realized they were gunshots. In an instant, Emily Cantrell’s life changed forever. Fifty-nine people were killed and more than 700 wounded that night almost four years ago at an outdoor country music festival in Las…
Art Off The Chart
Two cities stand out for their art purchases
Bellevue art lovers gravitate toward oil paintings. Those in Seattle tend to favor sea and sky landscapes. Regardless of taste, Bellevue and Seattle residents both rank in the top 10 nationwide for their art-buying proclivities, based on the number of artworks sold per 100,000 residents. Bellevue is No. 4 and Seattle No. 10, according to…
Music By The People, For The People
Cultural Space Agency leads community acquisitions
In what’s been dubbed a blow against gentrification and displacement, the Cultural Space Agency – a “mission-driven, values-based” development company chartered by the city of Seattle – and internet radio station RainierAvenueRadio world have acquired the Columbia City Theater and the connected Bourbon Bar for use as a community-owned cultural space. The $3.2 million acquisition…
Back Cover: Seattle’s Burning Issues
It took almost three years for the Washington state supreme court to overturn Floyd Turner’s conviction for desecrating the american flag
Seattle magazine was right in the thick of three years of legal wrangling that began in 1967. After a drifter named Floyd Turner was convicted of desecrating a small American flag, the ACLU won a new trial. Three months before that trial, according to David Wilma and Walt Crowley in Historylink.org, the magazine that September “published…