Seattle Mag
10 Things to Know About Babirusa, Opening on Eastlake Tomorrow
!–paging_filter–pA little over two months ago (March 4), Eastlake Teriyaki closed down to make way for a new bar called stronga href=”http://blindpigbistro.com/babirusa/” target=”_blank”Babirusa/a/strong. It’s the newest project from owners Charles Walpole and Rene Gutierrez, who also operate stronga href=”http://blindpigbistro.com/” target=”_blank”Blind Pig Bistro/a/strong next door. Tomorrow, it officially opens./ppstrongHere are 10 things to know:/strong/pulliThe name Babirusa…
Celebrate Seattle’s Beautiful Old Architecture with Historic Seattle
!–paging_filter–pCelebrate the urge to preserve our city’s built heritage at a href=”http://historicseattle.org“Historic Seattle/a’s strongSixth Annual/strong strongPreservation Awards /strongonstrongnbsp;/strongMay 13, 5:30–8 p.m., at the Good Shepherd Center (Wallingford, 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N)./ppTickets are $85 for the general public, $75 for Historic Seattle members and $30 for students ($25 of the fee is tax-deductible and benefits the…
The Bumbershoot 2014 Lineup Announced
!–paging_filter–pThe Bumbershoot lineup is here! The Bumbershoot lineup is here! And it looks especially awesome this year! Personally, I’m stoked about Elvis Costello, The Dismemberment Plan, The Replacements, Nada Surf, The Afghan Whigs, and locally based goodness including The Lonely Forest, Shelby Earl, Evan Flory-Barnes and La Luz. See the full list at a href=”http://bumbershoot.org”…
7 Ways to Shop Local for Mother’s Day
!–paging_filter–pThe haps around town dedicated to moms and the kids who shop for them—plus a luxe gift idea or two./ppa href=”http://\/\/staging.seattlemag.com.239elwb01.blackmesh.com/lambs-ear-shoes-0“Lamb’s Ear/a in Fremont is offering 20 percent off selected styles of the shop’s super-cool, indie jewelry lines, including Arielle de Pinto and Wwake. Through Sunday at midnight./ppa href=”http://\/\/staging.seattlemag.com.239elwb01.blackmesh.com/capers-0“Capers/a in West Seattle is hosting an…
Restaurant Openings, Closings More
!–paging_filter–p style=”line-height: 21px; color: #252525; font-size: 14px;”Keeping track of restaurant news can be a daunting task. Here’s a round-up from the past week to help you manage./ppem style=”color: #252525; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;”Got a question, hot tip or need a dining suggestion? Feel free tonbsp;a href=”mailto:[email protected]” target=”_blank”email me directly/a.nbsp;/em/ppspan style=”font-size: large;”OPENINGS/span/ppstrongLummi Island/strongbrFormer strongemmer rye/strongnbsp;chef/owner Seth…
‘Firkin Fridays’ Bring a Whole New Beer Game to Safeco Field
!–paging_filter–pEven for non-beer geeks like myself, there is something very intriguing about the word “firkin.” And now that I know what it actually means, and why it’s such a cool new addition to Safeco Field, I need to share./ppFirkin Fridays are something that happen during every home game in The Pen, where local brew masters…
Buying Art With An Emotional Connection
A Madrona art collection holds its own against a Lake Washington vista
The Madrona home that Alex Landes shares with her partner, Chris Koehler, boasts a stunning view of Lake Washington, with Mount Baker and Mount Rainier visible in the distance. But equally eye-catching is the art collection, which Landes has been amassing for the past 15 years. A local real estate developer and former owner of…
Brunch for Mom, Japanese Art on Display and Writer Anne Carson at Town Hall
!–paging_filter–pstrongMust Brunchbra href=”http://bit.ly/10nOLz6” target=”_blank”Mother’s Day is Coming! Best Brunch Spots in Seattle/a/strongbrSunday (5/11, times vary) — Belly up to these favorite eateries for Mom’s big day. Still need to come up with a present? Visit seattlemag.com to find myriad gift ideas that are perfect for mum./ppstrongMust Relaxbra href=”http://bit.ly/1gcluzv” target=”_blank”New Day Spa Opens on the Eastside/a/strongbrLet…
Seventeen Seconds in the Life of a Boeing Experimental Test Pilot
Excerpt from 'Growing Up Boeing: The Early Jet Age Through the Eyes of a Test Pilot's Daughter'
!–paging_filter–pOn the day I was born in December 1956, my father, Lew Wallick, was doing what he did for a living, what he loved best: testing airplanes for The Boeing Company. I admit I find it very cool that my birth certificate lists my father’s “Usual Occupation” as Test Pilot. On that day, Dad was…
Four Great Drinks for Mom on Mother’s Day
!–paging_filter–pMother’s Day is this weekend (hopefully you haven’t forgotten), and if there’s one thing I know it’s that mom deserves a good drink. I’m not saying you were hard to raise as a child, but maybe you shouldn’t have been out so late that one night when she had to wait up way past her…
Throwback Thursday: That Time Matt’s in the Market Was Still Undiscovered
!–paging_filter–pem style=”color: #252525; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;”Welcome back tonbsp;strongThrowback Thursday/strong, a recurring column dedicated to the tried-and-true restaurants of Seattle and their secrets to staying relevant during an age of unrelenting competition.nbsp;/em/ppBack in 1996, before restaurants and chefs elicited major fandom, a miniscule restaurant called stronga href=”http://www.mattsinthemarket.com/” target=”_blank”Matt’s in the Market/a/strong opened upstairs in a…
Mother’s Day Pop Up at Fancy
!–paging_filter–pTwo of our favorite ladies, Sally Brock of a href=”http://\/\/staging.seattlemag.com/fancy“Fancy/a fame anda href=”http://lolafloral.com/” target=”_blank” Lola Event Floral’s/a Emily Ellen Anderson are pairing up for a pop-up flower shop on the Saturday before Mother’s Day (May 10) between noon and 5 p.m. to help you make your momma smile./ppChoose a large bouquet of Anderson’s artfully arranged…