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5 Years Later: What’s Changed Since Mashiko Sushi Went Sustainable
Business is booming now, but initially chef Sato suffered a huge sales drop and other challenges
It’s been half a decade since Chef Hajime Sato–to much media ado–converted his West Seattle sushi bar Mashiko into what he believes is (still) the only fully sustainable sushi restaurant in the city. The challenges he faced during that time were plenty: The sustainability switch, which swiftly ushered the chef and his eatery into the…
Recipe of the Week: The Oscar Buzz Cocktail
Prepare for the upcoming star-studded night with this bubbly libation
It’s Oscars week and while I haven’t seen a fraction of the nominated films, I’ll still be sitting down on Sunday night to take in the gleam of the red carpet with a cocktail in hand. (Lounging in your cozies shouldn’t stop you from drinking and being fabulous like Angelina.) Also, it’s only appropriate to…
Eight Documentaries You Shouldn’t Miss
From set-in-Seattle 'The Long Night' to 'Citizenfour,' these films address a number of issues
This article originally appeared on Avvo. In honor of movie awards season — and the fact that the Oscars are right around the corner — we’ve compiled a list of the year’s most important documentaries as well as recent standouts you shouldn’t miss. From sexual assault on colleges campuses to Florida’s “stand your ground” law,…
Great Food, Drink and Character at Ballard’s Brunswick & Hunt
The quest for storied drinks and worthy eats ends at Ballard’s Brunswick & Hunt
About 20 feet off Ballard’s busy 15th Avenue, and a few blocks west along the stretch of 70th Street that houses Delancey pizzeria, The Fat Hen and other hits, sits Brunswick & Hunt (1480 NW 70th St.; 206.946.1574; brunswickandhunt.com). A giant mirror framed by delicately carved wood is the first thing you’ll notice, and while…
Rescued From Ruin: An Issaquah Home Gets New Life
An Issaquah mid-century gem is given new life with a complete face-lift for the new age
Like so many real estate love affairs, Sally Julien and Peter Loforte’s began by accident. “The funny thing was that we weren’t even looking for a house,” says Julien. Built in 1963 and inspired by a modernist dream house in California, the five-bedroom, three-bathroom home sits in a secluded spot on the shore of Lake…
Vibrant New Murals in Seattle
Several new paintings have popped up in spots both widely visible and delightfully hidden
Whether you consider them free art exhibits, neighborhood signifiers, welcome distractions while stuck in traffic or lone bursts of color on gloomy winter days, murals provide a vital backdrop to city life. When a new mural is painted, it’s often a revelation—why did we leave that boring wall blank for so long? Murals age with…
Texas-style Barbecue Comes to Seattle
Jack’s BBQ raises the bar for Texas barbecue in Seattle
For a guy who went to Texas A&M’s barbecue camp just a few years ago, Jack Timmons sure does get his brisket right. Before opening Jack’s in September, Timmons, a former marketing exec at Microsoft, spent 18 months hosting Seattle Brisket Experience dinners, slow-smoking dozens of briskets over post oak, mesquite and hickory in an…
What’s Next for the Harvard Exit
Seattle’s Harvard Exit succumbs to the city’s new priorities
The Harvard Exit, which screened its final film in mid-January, didn’t start out as an art house movie theater. The Woman’s Century Club (WCC), a group of progressive Seattle women founded in 1891, had the building constructed as a clubhouse for its burgeoning membership (which included Seattle Mayor Bertha Landes). A WCC history book explains…
Survival of the Richest: How Can Seattle be More Affordable?
In the face of so much prosperity, Knute Berger laments Seattle’s expanding poverty
An old colleague and friend recently sent out an appeal for help. Due to health and financial problems, he and his partner were struggling to make ends meet, and just before Christmas, they became homeless. He set up a PayPal account to receive donations. At the same time, my extended family was working to make…
Pioneer Square Is the New Shopping Destination
Retailers are following in the footsteps of entrepreneurial restaurateurs
Seattle’s oldest neighborhood has seen boom times and busts over its 162-year history. It’s experienced prospectors and panhandlers, full occupancy and devastating vacancies. It is home to an arts crowd and a homeless community that coexist in a tenuous relationship. And these days, with a recent influx of notable restaurants, it is one of the…
How to Plan for Your Retirement
Just starting on the road to retirement? Here are 10 tips to get you started.
Find Your Sponsored Wealth Managers At the age of 25, retirement seems like it will never come. At retirement, 25 seems like it just happened yesterday. Such is the paradox of time, which may be why many of us are caught in our mid-40s or early 50s woefully unprepared financially for retirement. For those just…
Infographic: The ’50 Shades’ of our Gray February Weather
As the movie '50 Shades of Grey' opens, we explore just how painful the weather is in February
Tomorrow, 50 Shades of Grey (the blockbuster novel set in Seattle) opens as a movie–perfectly timed for our most punishing season. Here are some tips for finding pleasure in the pain that is February.