Seattle Mag
A Fresh New Space and a Fresh New Line for Seattle Clothing Store Butch Blum
!–paging_filter–pAfter nearly 40 years at Fifth Avenue and Union Street, beloved Seattlea href=”http://\/\/staging.seattlemag.com.239elwb01.blackmesh.com/butch-blum” clothing store Butch Blum /amoved shop in March to a gleaming new space at the base of the Two Union Square building. In addition to this new retail lease on life, Butch Blum and his wife, CEO Kay Smith-Blum, brought in Cameron…
High-Tech Workout Wear for Men
!–paging_filter–pNew men’s sportswear start-up a href=”http://\/\/staging.seattlemag.com/sodo-apparel-lands-outside-westlake-center“Sodo Apparel’s/a sleek, simple and functional line of workout wear for men is made with high-tech fabrics that breathe well, allow adequate range of motion and wick moisture away from the body. Manufactured in Spokane, each piece is incubated and tested by volunteers, who put the clothing through their workout…
Three New CSAs Bring Local Goods to Your Doorstep
Seattle’s newest CSAs take local produce boxes to the next level
!–paging_filter–p’Tis the season of community supported agriculture (CSA) boxes, those parcels of produce that support local farmers, but sometimes leave us wondering what to do with five pounds of kohlrabi. This year, a new brand of luxury CSA has arrived, offering boxes that leave less up to the recipient’s ingenuity by pairing veggies with house-made…
Restaurant Titans Team Up to Open ‘Tavern Hall’ in Bellevue Square This Summer
!–paging_filter–pThe brothers behind stronga href=”http://www.cactusrestaurants.com/” target=”_blank”Cactus/a/strong restaurants (Marc and Bret Chatalas) are partnering with the duo behind stronga href=”http://www.vontrapps.com/VonTrapps/HOME.html” target=”_blank”Von Trapp’s/a/strong, stronga href=”http://bastilleseattle.com/” target=”_blank”Bastille/a/strong, stronga href=”http://www.vivapoquitos.com/Poquitos/VivaPoquitos.html” target=”_blank”Poquitos/a/strong and stronga href=”http://stoneburnerseattle.com/” target=”_blank”Stoneburner/a/strong (James Weimann and Deming Maclise) to bring stronga href=”http://www.tavern-hall.com/” target=”_blank”Tavern Hall/a/strong to Bellevue./ppThe 9,500-square-foot restaurant is taking over the former Munchbar space, just off…
The Perfect Mother’s Day Gift: Custom-Crafted Silhouettes
Local artist Kerry Cook shares the classic art of silhouettes
!–paging_filter–pDistinctive, striking—and, ahem, a perfect Mother’s Day gift—custom-crafted silhouettes are like snapshots from another era. While the heyday of the silhouette may have come and gone, it remains a popular way to capture a child at a certain age, thanks in part to practitioners such as Bellevue’s Kerry Cook (a href=”http://www.papershadows.com” target=”_blank”papershadows.com/a), who honed her…
Mossback Monday: Meet Sound Transit’s ‘Baby Bertha,’ Amazon News and the Coming Coffee Apocalypse
!–paging_filter–div class=”storify”script src=”//storify.com/seattlemag/mossback-monday-45.js?header=falseborder=false”/scriptpnoscript[a href=”//storify.com/seattlemag/mossback-monday-45″ target=”_blank”View the story “Mossback Monday” on Storify/a]/noscript/div
Tomorrow’s Tastemakers: Jonathan Proville of Il Corvo
Welcome to Tomorrow’s Tastemakers, a recurring column that focuses on Seattle’s new guard of culinary influencers. Jonathan Proville, 31, is one of the rockstar cooks at Il Corvo. He was born in Los Angeles to French parents, who moved the family back to France when J.J. was 10. He went to college in Montreal for…
Custom Car Mats to Spiff Up Your Ride
A Seattle home decor company brings design out of your dreams and into your car
!–paging_filter–pDefiled by muddy feet, spilled lattes and crushed Cheerios, the car mat doesn’t get much respect. In fact, unless they’re being scrubbed, car mats aren’t given much thought at all. But Seattle-based high-end home furnishings company Curran (a href=”http://www.curranonline.com” target=”_blank”curranonline.com/a) aims to raise footwell fashion to new heights. In January, the Web retailer (with a…
Diane von Furstenberg Opens First Northwest Store in Bellevue Square
!–paging_filter–p2014 is a landmark year for renowned designer Diane von Furstenberg: Her iconic wrap dress turned 40, and on May 1, she opens her 95th store, in Bellevue Square near Center Court. “The Seattle area is so gorgeous,” says von Furstenberg. “Itnbsp;is blessed with the most beautiful nature and filled with so much creativity and…
Restaurant Openings, Closings More
!–paging_filter–pKeeping track of restaurant news can be a daunting task. Here’s a round-up from the past week to help you manage./ppemGot a question, hot tip or need a dining suggestion? Feel free to/emnbsp;ema href=”mailto:[email protected]“email me directly/a/emem.nbsp;/em/ppstrongspan style=”font-size: x-large;”Openings/span/strong/ppstrongBallard/strongbra href=”http://www.eatatporkchop.com/” target=”_blank”Porkchop Co./a is now open in the old Belle Clementine space on Leary Ave. (next to…
Mark Your Calendar for Seattle Tilth’s Edible Plants Sale
Seattle Tilth’s Edible Plant Sale takes place on May 3-4. Take your pick of tantalizing veggies, including heirloom varieties and an extensive selection of culinary herbs, edible flowers and drought-tolerant perennials. There’s also plenty of summer gardening plants, aka “warm season” crops, like tomatoes, peppers and squash. The Early Bird Sale Friday (5/2) 5-7 p.m.,…
New Downtown Seattle Restaurant Aragona Charms with Spanish Food and Sophisticated Decor
The latest from chef Jason Stratton is a fresh take on the food of northern Spain
!–paging_filter–pIn order to learn and remember new things, the brain creates pathways, or associations, between events and language. These “associative memories” are like electrical currents inside the brain that fire all day long, though we’re almost always unconscious of this happening. It can be as simple as someone mentioning a href=”http://\/\/staging.seattlemag.com/article/pike-place-market-holy-grail-cheap-eats-0“Pike Place Market/a. Depending on…