Seattle Mag
Meet the Former Amazon Employee Who Left Her Job to Write About Her Journey to Sobriety
In her new book, former Amazon employee Kristi Coulter examines life without alcohol
Kristi Coulter left her job at Amazon to write full time. Now, her workplace is often Ravenna’s Third Place Books where she spends time writing
King County and Seattle Public Library Systems Have a Netflix-Style Online Streaming Service (And It’s Free!)
New offerings from two local library systems go beyond books
This article appears in print in the August 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. The King County Library System is taking its encyclopedic book knowledge to the airwaves with King County Reads, its new TV program (King County TV Channel 22/322/722; streams at kcls.org). Hosted by University Book Store public relations guru Terry Tazioli (a former Seattle Times editor and…
Go Treasure Hunting at the Increasingly Popular Sodo Flea Market
Dozens of vendors are setting up shop on the second and last Saturday of every month
This article appears in print in the August 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. More than 50 vendors, artisans and craftspeople—including D+K Renewal pictured above—from Seattle to Centralia set up shop on the second and last Saturday of the month at the increasingly popular Sodo Flea Market (2322 Utah Ave. S; 206.496.7005). From its well-curated selection of vendors,…
The Brand New ‘festival:festival’ Is Aiming to Foster an Intersectional and Accessible Arts Community
Plus: a conversation with UW biology professor Jennifer Nemhauser on bridging botany and art
On the surface, this weekend’s inaugural festival:festival looks familiar if far from typical. There’ll be music: a triple bill from Bremerton rapper Guayaba, soul musician/sound designer Goodsteph and Olive Jun, who performs “bedroom-centric electro-pop” under the name Lushloss (Lovecitylove, 9 p.m. Friday). There’ll be film: shorts by young filmmakers Hanan Diriye and Kamyar Mohsenin (Northwest…
Saving the Showbox Just Took a Big Step Forward, But What’s Next?
A Seattle City Council vote could happen as early as Monday. We take an in depth look at how this is all happening, the possible domino effect of proposed legislation and what this might mean for the music venue's future
Efforts to “save the Showbox” theater moved forward Wednesday, though not in quite the way council member Kshama Sawant envisioned when she proposed legislation on Monday to expand the Pike Place Market Historical District on a two-year “interim” basis to include more than a dozen buildings on the east side of First Avenue, including the…
Did the Seattle Area’s Regional Task Force on Homelessness Accomplish Anything?
The eight-month task force charged with addressing the region's homelessness crisis ended quietly last week. Here are three key takeaways
Left to right: Seattle councilmembers Teresa Mosqueda, Rob Johnson and Sally Bagshaw, and task force co-chairs Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan, King County Executive Dow Constantine and Auburn Mayor Nancy Backus
40 Best Water Adventures in the PNW
River floats, hot springs and perfect paddling a short drive away
This article is the cover story of the August 2018 issue. Find more from the story here. Click here to subscribe. By Danielle Centoni, Sarah Edwards, Gwendolyn Elliott, Austin Iverson, Hilary Meyerson and Roddy Scheer Sure, we’ve got beautiful mountains, but what makes our region truly special is the abundance of water all around us. Especially when the…
Slow Lane: Float and Paddle Down the Deschutes River in Bend, Oregon
Plus: Check out the kayaking at the Sunriver Marina on the Deschutes River
A group of friends enjoy a lazy float down the Deschutes River in Bend, Oregon. Below: The river is also popular with paddle boarders, including the four-legged variety
A Guide to Floating on the Yakima River
A 16-mile stretch of the Yakima River is popular with float fans
This article is part of the cover story for the August 2018 issue. Find more from the story here. Click here to subscribe. Each summer, a 16-mile stretch of the Yakima River between Ellensburg and Yakima along State Route 821 (Canyon Road), with its cool, refreshing, rapid-free water, attracts hundreds of float fans: kids and adults whose idea of…
Your August Music Festival Exercise Plan
If you walked from one Seattle concert to the next, how many miles would you walk?
This article appears in print in the August 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. Suppose you were lucky enough to score tickets (or free entry) to this month’s major music events, but because you’re a fitness-conscious, green Seattleite, you decided to walk? How many miles would you rack up, you Fitbitting fool? KEXP Concerts at the Mural, Fridays,…