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Top Doctors 2015: Radiology
These doctors use radioactive equipment, including X-ray machines, to diagnose and treat diseases and injuries Radiology, diagnostic Maria Chong, M.D., diagnostic imaging, body imaging; Radia, 12040 NE 128th St., Kirkland, 425.899.1828; EvergreenHealth Medical Center; University of Washington, 1992 Sam Y. Chun,‡ M.D., musculoskeletal imaging; Vantage Radiology and Diagnostic Services, 4174 Lind Ave. SW, Renton,…
Top Doctors 2015: Pulmonary medicine
Pulmonologists treat diseases of the respiratory system, such as pneumonia, bronchitis, emphysema, asthma, cancer and other disorders Joshua Benditt, M.D., pulmonary medicine, noninvasive ventilation, neuromuscular respiratory disease; UW Medical Center, Medical Specialties Clinic, 1959 NE Pacific St., Seattle, 206.598.3300; UW Medical Center, Harborview Medical Center; University of Washington, 1982 Todd Freudenberger, M.D., lung cancer,…
Top Doctors 2015: Psychiatry
Raman Arora,** M.D., psychopharmacology; Pacific Medical Centers, Beacon Hill Clinic, 1200 12th Ave. S, Seattle, 206.621.4045; PacMed; University of Sydney, Australia, 2001 Christopher Bailey, M.D., mood and anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, eating disorders, evolutionary psychology and psychodynamics; Pacific Medical Centers, Totem Lake, 12910 Totem Lake Blvd. NE, Suite 101, Kirkland, 206.621.4045; PacMed; Georgetown…
Top Doctors 2015: Podiatry
Greg Grabowski, DPM, foot and ankle reconstruction; Podiatric Physicians & Surgeons Bellevue, 11711 NE 12th St., No. 1B, 425.450.0029; Overlake Hospital Medical Center, Swedish Medical Center, Bellevue Bone & Joint Physicians; California College of Podiatric Medicine, Oakland, 2001 Gregory Grant, DPM, reconstructive surgery, trauma, wound care, biomechanics; Pacific Medical Centers, Canyon Park, 1909 214th…
Lesser-Known Seafair Events You Won’t Want to Miss
The Blue Angels are a Seafair staple, but don't miss these smaller neighborhood-based events
Whenever Seafair comes roaring into town, the Blue Angels and hydroplanes tend to steal as much thunder as they generate. But some of the best moments of the two-month-long summer celebration happen during the smaller, neighborhood-based events. Take the Milk Carton Derby at Green Lake (7/11), where families and friends attempt to keep hilarious dairy-container-buoyed…
5 Festive Fourth of July Events
What to do before the fireworks show
Freedom, friends, and long weekend of fun is just a few hours away and we give you a list of things to eat or do before ooh-ing and aah-ing at the Seafair fireworks show. A visit to Cupcake Royale will have you humming our National Anthem after just one look at its red, white and blue…
Revamped Ivar’s Acres of Clams opens July 1
$20 million remodel includes new kitchen, deck and menu items
After 77 years, Ivar’s Acres of Clams has received a most significant and overdo face lift. On July 1 you can be among the first to check it out. We’re talking a new interior with expanded seating, a pimped out patio, and a state-of-the-art kitchen from which executive chef Chris Garr will debut a host…
Seattle Writer Shares New Memoir About Husband’s Memory Loss
Sonya Lea faced an identity crisis when her husband suffered severe memory loss
Consider the connective tissue holding a long-term marriage together: a web of understanding based on personal history—years of discussion, arguments, realizations, inside jokes, terms of endearment, intimate gestures, memories of private moments. Then think about a spouse suddenly losing all that backstory, and in the process, losing the personality that made you fall in love…
What the Campaign Signs in Seattle’s Third District Mean
A central theme in the Third district campaign: a referendum for or against Sawant
In our bi-monthly Seattlemag.com column, Knute Berger–who writes regularly for Seattle Magazine and Crosscut.com and is a frequent pundit on KUOW–takes an in-depth look at some of the highly topical and sometimes polarizing issues in our city. Wandering around the new Third city council district, which includes Capitol Hill, the Central District, parts of Beacon…
The Big List of Summer Farmers Markets
Check out our comprehensive guide to Seattle-area farmers markets
It’s that time of year again: Farmers market season is back! Use this handy, updated list of farmers markets–including dates and times—that span from the Seattle-area to the Eastside and the islands. Get ready to be first in line for bundles of fresh-cut flowers and fruits and veggies. Happy shopping! Vashon Island: Saturdays, 10 a.m….
Recipe of the Week: Patriotic Chocolate-Covered Marshmallows
This Independence Day treat is sure to sweeten up your weekend
Mackenzie Schieck is no stranger to food. The Seattle-based writer, food blogger and former Allrecipes.com editor is always crafting fun recipes. Her food blog, Pine and Crave (formerly known as “Single Servings”) is full of beautiful creations– great for a healthy dinner inspiration or an easy-to-make breakfast for one. We raided her blog for Fourth…
Apples, Clams & Pinot Noir: Belltown’s Shaker + Spear
Walter Pisano serves seafood chic at Shaker + Spear in Belltown
With picture windows overlooking Virginia Street and clean, crisp, modern lines, Shaker + Spear, the newly opened restaurant in the new Palladian Hotel, serves chef Walter Pisano’s take on seafood. And it’s a restrained one; Pisano, best known for his famed gnocchi and Tuscan plates at Tulio in the Hotel Vintage, takes an almost spa-like…