Seattle Mag
Scenes from the New Jack Straw
!–paging_filter–pAfter five years in the West Edge, the ever-amazing a href=”http://\/\/staging.seattlemag.com.239elwb01.blackmesh.com/jack-straw“Jack Straw/a moved to the Terminal Sales building across from Pike Place Market on First Ave this spring, next to a href=”http://\/\/staging.seattlemag.com.239elwb01.blackmesh.com/baby-co“Baby Company/a in the space previously inhabited by Peter Miller Books./pp style=”text-align: center;”img src=”/sites/default/files/newfiles/dsc_2194.jpg” alt=”Jack Straw Seattle” width=”500″ height=”755″/ppI asked the team there to…
Sugar Mt. Bake Shop Finds Temporary Home at Pasta Co.
!–paging_filter–pSome sweet and sour news pertaining to desserts here in Seattle./ppFirst the sour: stronga href=”http://seattle.eater.com/archives/2013/04/22/sugar-mountain-bakery-comin…” target=”_blank”Sugar Mt. Bake Shop/a/strong is no longer in the plans to be part of Kurt Dammeier’s smoked meats emporium, strongMax’s/strong, slated to open in South Lake Union early next year. Dammeier needs the space for extra seating, so the bakeshop…
Update: The Battle over Alaska’s Pebble Mine and why it Matters in Seattle
!–paging_filter–pIn our January 2013 issue, contributing writer and professional forager Langdon Cook a href=”http://\/\/staging.seattlemag.com/article/why-alaskas-pebble-mine-matters-seattle” target=”_blank”wrote an in-depth article/a on the development of North America’s largest open-pit mine, which is proposed for the headwaters of Alaska’s Bristol Bay watershed. The project is headed by Vancouver, B.C.-based mining company Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd., which had partnered with…
Beauty Emporium Bluemercury to Open at U Village
!–paging_filter–pFast growing Washington, DC-based beauty emporium, a href=”http://www.bluemercury.com/” target=”_blank”Bluemercury/a, is expanding cross-country, to Seattle (the other Washington), with a new shop, their 49th, at a href=”http://www.uvillage.com/” target=”_blank”U Village/a, set to open this month./ppStocked with over 90 brands, including La Mer, Trish McEvoy and Bobbi Brown, as well as Ren, Fresh and Caudalie, shoppers can expect…
A ‘Game of Thrones’ Viewing Party, ‘Tails of Wasps’ Opens More
What to do this weekend
!–paging_filter–pstrongMust Seebra href=”http://bit.ly/OfqKdB” target=”_blank”Seattle Playwright’s New World-Premiere Mixes Sex and Politics/a/strongbr(4/3 to 4/27, times vary) — In her new, world-premiere play,em Tails of Wasps/em, Stephanie Timm addresses the age-old story of a politician brought down by a sexual scandal. Directed by New Century Theatre Company’s (NCTC) Darragh Kennan, the play explores the human tendency to…
5 Poems, 5 Drinks, 5 Bars (A Tipsy National Poetry Month Celebration)
!–paging_filter–pWhile I’m a big believer in being poetic and reading poems all year long (usually with a drink in one hand), a href=”http://\/\/staging.seattlemag.com/article/meet-washingtons-new-poet-laureate-elizabe…“April is National Poetry Month/a, so now more than ever you should be delving into poems. I know it’s hard for some people to get started–which poem should I choose today?–so I have…
NuBe Green’s Nifty New Vases
Give your fresh-cut blooms a stylish showcase this spring and summer with a new vase, or two, from NuBe Green (Capitol Hill, 1527 10th Ave.; 206.402.4515). The shop now stocks Material Good‘s latest line: the Pod ($26), shown above, and the Pebble ($14), below, in a range of compelling hues, Blackboard to Beekeeper.
Agave Cocina and Taylor Shellfish Opening (Possibly) This Month In Lower Queen Anne
!–paging_filter–pLower Queen Anne is getting itself a nice little new food and wine cluster by way of the Expo Building (118 Republican St.), next door to the Seattle Center./ppThe building houses 275 residential units and 12 retail spaces, including stronga href=”http://triumphbar.com/” target=”_blank”Triumph Bar/a/strong and stronga href=”http://www.roaringbowl.com/” target=”_blank”Roaring Bowl/a/strong. Joining the culinary duo very, very soon…
The Best New Restaurants in Seattle 2014
The latest crop of eateries, opened between Sept. and Dec. 2013, that more than deliver
!–paging_filter–pThe deliciously challenging process of selecting Seattle’s best restaurants and dishes is as much about defining a href=”http://\/\/staging.seattlemag.com/article/seattle-restaurants-new-trends-dining-out” target=”_blank”how we eat now/a—nose-to-tail dining, teeny tiny restaurants, open flame cooking, to name a few trends—as providing a don’t-miss list of epic eats around town. Bon appetit!/phrpstrongBonus: /stronga href=”http://\/\/staging.seattlemag.com/gallery/gorgeous-spring-fashions-youll-want-we…” target=”_blank”See some of our favorite stylish restaurants star/a…
New Pediatric Clinic Now Open in Rainier Valley
!–paging_filter–pAdd another clinic to the growing list of neighborhood health care providers that are reshaping the health care landscape, partly in response to the establishment of the Affordable Care Act. a href=”http://www.hopecentralhealth.org“HopeCentral, a pediatric and behavioral health clinic/a, opened its doors in Rainier Valley in March; in addition to filling a need for pediatric services…
Seattle’s ‘Barefoot Ted’ on Why You Need to Invest in a Solowheel
“Barefoot Ted” pops a wheelie
!–paging_filter–p“We’re from the future. Don’t worry, you’ll be here soon enough.” That’s what North Capitol Hill’s Ted McDonald, 49, tells mystified onlookers as he rides around town on his new passion, the Solowheel. Known best as “Barefoot Ted,” thanks to his evangelic embrace of the barefoot running craze (which includes his founding of minimalist footwear…
Oso Landslide: How to Help and Where to Donate
!–paging_filter–pKing 5 posted this a href=”http://www.king5.com/news/oso-landslide/Other-ways-to-donate-to-help-lan…” target=”_blank”extremely helpful roundup today of local organizations that are accepting donations /aof all kinds–monetary, clothing, gas cards, food, etc.–for the people in Oso, Wash., who were affected by the mudslide. Among them are the Snohomish Boys Girls Club, the a href=”http://www.youcaring.com/nonprofits/-cascade-valley-hospital-foundation-…” target=”_blank”Cascade Valley Hospital Foundation /aand even the Everett…