Seattle Mag
Teacher Strike, Deflategate & More News
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
Hundreds of Seattle teachers marched in front of schools Wednesday on the eve of a strike vote in hopes of a better contract offer from the district, KOMO News reports. The teachers unified with picket signs in front of nine high schools in the Seattle area to draw attention to concerns in their current contract,…
Our Picks for What to See and Do This Fall
The local visual arts, performance and music scene is revved up and ready to rock your world
From dance about Carl Sagan to photography about the black experience to theater about The Simpsons, this season’s lineup isn’t afraid to go there. Step out of your comfort zone and explore something you’ve never considered. We’ve divided up the best of the best this season into six categories for your arts-enjoying pleasure. Click on…
Must List: Seattle Design Festival, Where to Watch the ‘Hawks
What to do in Seattle this weekend
Must DesignGood Ideas Galore at the Seattle Design Festival (9/12 to 9/25, times vary) Good design, it has been said, starts with a question, and this year’s city-wide Seattle Design Festival asks how can we best approach equality in a modern-day metropolis? Topics will include design for elders, and indigenous land rights and decolonization. Must…
The Must List: Bumbershoot, Counter-Couture at BAM
What to do in Seattle this weekend
Must RockJam Out at Bumbershoot (9/5 to 9/7, times vary) It’s time once again to rock out with big famous folks (Ben Harper, Built to Spill, The Weeknd) and stellar local bands (Smokey Brights, Grace Love and the True Loves, The Cave Singers and Chimurenga Renaissance among them). Good news: it looks like the weather…
3 First Impressions of Jude’s Old Town
Details on drinks, food and the cozy atmosphere at this Rainier Beach locale
I recently made my first stop at Rainier Beach’s Jude’s Old Town, which opened last March across the street from Nate’s Wings & Waffles and down the street from the Red Wing Café. Here, my three impressions from my visit to this cozy neighborhood spot. (Hint: It’s worth a stop, even if you live far…
Seattle’s sweetest week is almost here
Sweet Week features $5 treats by Hot Cakes, Le Panier, Dahlia Bakery, and more
What was Hot Cakes founder Autumn Martin thinking when she created Sweet Week, a weeklong celebration of sugary treats? Um, maybe that cupcakes and ice cream and molten chocolate are awesome and make you super happy and that there should be a restaurant week type event devoted to our city’s creative pastry chefs, chocolatiers, ice…
Instagram Inspiration: Coffee Cravings
Looking for an alternative to the uh...main Seattle coffee spot? Look no further!
Seattle isn’t known as much for its coffee as it is known for a certain brand of coffee, a brand that is so prevalent, sometimes it seems like you have to go out of your way to not drink it. And while you may have purchased countless delicious lattes from this particular brand and you…
Challenge Yourself at Mudderella Whistler
The energizing, arduous and muddy adventure event hits Whistler, B.C., for the first time
Sponsored by Tourism Whistler Have you ever wanted to crawl through super narrow tunnels while covered in mud? Or trampoline onto a cargo net then climb up a wall and shoot down a slippery slide into a muddy pool? Of course you have. Grab your best gal and guy pals (and an outfit you don’t…
Where to Watch the Seahawks: Pubs, Restaurants and More
The best places to watch the Hawks when you can’t make it (or afford a ticket) to the Clink
When Marshawn Lynch broke eight tackles on his way to a 67-yard touchdown run against the defending Super Bowl champions, the New Orleans Saints, in the 2011 NFC Wild Card game—literally causing the earth to shake beneath him and forever stamping Beast Mode in Seattle sports fans’ lexicon—I was at a bar in Moscow, Idaho….
Recipe of the Week: Quinoa Cauliflower & Kale Cakes
Sasha Swerdloff's pan-fried quinoa cakes are ideal for every meal
This week, Sasha Swerdloff, author of the food blog Tending the Table, shares one of her delightful recipes. The colors in this dish are reminiscent of fall, which, judging by the weather, might be just around the corner. Pair these little pan-fried cakes with Swerdloff’s lemon yogurt sauce to create a deliciously textured dish. You…
Summer’s ultimate al fresco feast (with flowers)
Field to Vase locavore dinner set among Skagit River Valley flowers
Right now, Jello Mold Farm in Mt. Vernon is awash in the bright colors of late summer. Zinnias. Dahlias. Coral peonies and white lilies. Sunflowers and roses as far as the eye can see. The sustainable flower farm, which shares its seven acres with bald eagles and trumpeter swans, is quite possibly the ultimate venue…
New Jazz Album Inspired by Richard Hugo’s Poems
The jazz composer pays tribute to the Northwest poet
Wayne Horvitz turns 60 this month, and he’s celebrating the way any jazz musician worth his salt would—by playing an epic ton of gigs. The venerated composer, pianist and local jazz booster released a new album in July, called Some Places Are Forever Afternoon. The 12 cleanly modern compositions for septet alternately lilt like a…