Five Ways to Kick off Black History Month

Mozart and Haydn’s inspiration: Composer Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges

David Scully

5 Things You Need to Eat and Drink in February

Burgers, pasta, dumplings and other foods you need to get through Seattle's bleakest month

Excuse me waiter, there’s a David Bowie in my drink.

Chelsea Lin

How Some Visionary Seattleites are Helping the Homeless

For some resourceful Seattleites, standing by in the face of the homelessness epidemic isn’t an option. Meet the individuals inventing new ways to make a difference

A view of one of Seattle’s many homeless camps

Todd Matthews

How Thomas Pynchon Turned Seattle Into Nazi Germany

Here’s big news for literature buffs: Gravity’s Rainbow, the masterpiece by Thomas Pynchon, Seattle’s most-honored and influential writer, turns out to be a savage act of vengeance against our town, inspired by our 1962 Century 21 Exhibition. “Seattle World’s Fair scenes have been exaggerated, parodied, remixed,” writes University of British Columbia scholar Jeffrey Severs in…

Tim Appelo

Century Ballroom Celebrates 20 Years

Century Ballroom kicks up its heels to celebrate 20 years of dance

Jazzed about Century Ballroom’s 20th anniversary, owner Hallie Kuperman (right) kicks up her heels with dancer Alison Cockrill, at the place that makes 40 feel like 20 again

D. Scully

Where to Find King Cake in Seattle

Find the celebrated Mardi Gras confection at these Seattle spots

A colorful king cake from Where Ya At Matt

Rebecca Ratterman

Ferries on Lake Washington? It’s Not the Worst Idea

It happened before, it could happen again

Lake Washington is a magnificent community asset, but it’s a barrier where traffic is concerned. Michael Christ has a solution. He’d like to reintroduce passenger ferries, which graced the region’s waterways from the 1850s to the 1930s. Christ, the CEO of Seco Development, who is betting heavily on Renton’s mixed-use waterfront development, Southport, pictures slow-moving,…

Leslie Helm

Some Seattle Companies May Benefit From City’s Legacy Business Program

A proposed city program could save Seattle’s legacy businesses—but should it?

West Seattle’s Jack Miller will only close the doors of his iconic 85-year-old Husky Deli if he decides to call it quits—which he has no plans to do. He’s among the lucky small-business owners who also owns the building

Erica C. Barnett

Road Trip: Lincoln City, Oregon

Shop antiques 'til you drop, and comb the beach for hand blown glass floats you can keep

Oregon Coast floats in Lincoln City: you find, you keep

Rebecca Ratterman

Kombucha, Youbetcha: Seattle’s Fermented Tea Scene Is Fizzing

Fermented tea—better known as kombucha—isn’t on the fringe anymore. In Seattle, various styles

Seattle’s craft beverage scene has some funky new players in kombucha. Some local producers are making their fermented tea beverage available in growlers

Jessica Yadegaran

The Must List: Filson’s Canine Happy Hour, Timbrrr! Winter Music Festival, La Traviata

What to do in and around Seattle in the days ahead

A crowd at Timbrrr! 2016

Seattle Magazine Staff

Lucinda Williams Played Bowie, Achieved Catharsis, Last Night at the Neptune

Bowie might be dead, but Williams left a ticket at will call in his name, and it didn’t go unclaimed

When you’re 64 years old and have won a mantle’s worth of trophies for your trouble, I reckon you can do whatever you damn well please. For instance, you could purchase an old International Harvester from the wealthy owner of the local bait and tackle store and drive it two hours east to a snotty…

Mike Seely

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