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How to (Un)Dress for Fremont Solstice Parade's Naked Bike Ride

How to (Un)Dress for Fremont Solstice Parade’s Naked Bike Ride

The clothing-optional ride is a colorful, freewheeling affair.

It may not be your birthday, but to take part in a singular Seattle tradition—the Fremont Solstice Parade’s naked bike ride, on June 17—you’ll need to dress up your birthday suit with some body paint. Experts among the Solstice Cyclists (cyclists who come together to celebrate the summer solstice) offer these tips for first-timers to…

Max Rose

Emerging Home Design Trend Makes Room for Extended Family

Emerging Home Design Trend Makes Room for Extended Family

The mother-in-law suite concept gets glammy.

The “Bollywood Mansion” in Bellevue, offered by Realogics Sotheby’s, provides the ultimate in multigenerational living with more than 15,000 square feet and separate wings for three families

Callie Little

Tutta Bella Helps Build World's Longest Pizza

Tutta Bella Helps Build World’s Longest Pizza

The local restaurant joined California pizza makers to create one seriously long pie.

Who’s hungry?

Chelsea Lin

Our 5 Favorite Seattle Poke Restaurants

Our 5 Favorite Seattle Poke Restaurants

Poke is everywhere—here’s where to dive in.

A fresh, colorful build-your-own bowl with salmon and tuna poke from FOB Poke Bar in Belltown

Chelsea Lin

Seattle's Gone Festival Crazy. Your Guide to the Summer's Best Events.

Seattle’s Gone Festival Crazy. Your Guide to the Summer’s Best Events.

What type of event-goer are you? There's a weekend for that.

Join the see-and-be-seen crowd at the Capitol Hill Block Party.

Seattle Magazine Staff

The Closed-Door Deal Affecting Seattle's Waterfront for Years to Come

The Closed-Door Deal Affecting Seattle’s Waterfront for Years to Come

Transit advocates aren't happy about the terms of the unusual deal.

Leslie Smith of the Alliance for Pioneer Square has successfully advocated for a narrower waterfront roadway.

Erica C. Barnett

Amenity-Rich Suncadia Offers Vacation Perks Close to Home

Amenity-Rich Suncadia Offers Vacation Perks Close to Home

A woodsy paradise awaits less than two hours from Seattle.

Enjoy an outdoor mineral bath at Suncadia’s Glade Springs Spa

Chelsea Lin

This Mobile Melted Cheese Vendor is Exactly What We Needed

This Mobile Melted Cheese Vendor is Exactly What We Needed

Raclette-slinging Fire and Scrape lures passersby with the promise of melted cheese.

“The Purist”: A Raclette scrape with a Cornichon/Pickled Onion relish

Chelsea Lin

Despite Public-School Funding Crisis, Local High School Theater Soars

Despite Public-School Funding Crisis, Local High School Theater Soars

Generation 'Glee' takes Washington high school theater programs to new heights.

Ballard High School, which mounted ‘Les Misérables’ in March, is among the local schools that produce ambitious, award-worthy musicals year after year.

Linda Morgan

5th Avenue Grooms Next Generation of Theater Pros

5th Avenue Grooms Next Generation of Theater Pros

Orlando Morales and Bill Berry drive teen educational programs at the popular theater.

Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theatre hopes to help create the next generation of artists and theater lovers, says Bill Berry, the company’s producing director. To that end, the theater encourages young talent through its 5th Avenue Awards program (on June 12) and the Rising Star Project, a five- to six-month training program with six weeks of…

Linda Morgan

Redmond High Schooler Wants to Make Seawater Drinkable For Millions

Redmond High Schooler Wants to Make Seawater Drinkable For Millions

By 10th grade, Apoorv Khandelwal was trying to change the world.

Apoorv Khandelwal’s ingenious invention takes the salt out of saltwater.

Elaina Friedman

See Movies in Style at These Top Theaters

See Movies in Style at These Top Theaters

Don't settle for the sticky-floored theaters with uncomfortable seats.

The Cinerama has plush, reclining seats—and chocolate popcorn.

Callie Little

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