Seattle Mag
Mossback Monday: A New Seattle Nickname, Getting Drunk at Starbucks and News on Earthquakes
!–paging_filter–div class=”storify”script src=”//storify.com/seattlemag/mossback-monday-40.js?header=false”/scriptpnoscript[a href=”//storify.com/seattlemag/mossback-monday-40″ target=”_blank”View the story “Mossback Monday” on Storify/a]/noscript/div
Rhodies are in Bloom, and on Sale, this Weekend on Whidbey Island
!–paging_filter–pstronga href=”http://http://www.meerkerkgardens.org “Meerkerk Gardens/a’/strong (Green Bank, 3531 Meerkerk Lane, off Resort Road; 360.678.1912 or 360.222.0121) kicks off its strongspring opening day/strong this weekend, 3/22-23, 9 a.m.-4 p.m./ppAnd as well as deals on a wide variety of hybrid, species and heritage rhododendrons, the nursery, which boasts 10 acres displaying our state flower (some already in bloom),…
Bakery Pop-Up Round-Up: Coyle’s Bakeshop, Marcella’s Pastries at Satay
!–paging_filter–pAnd now, some bakery pop-up news./ppFirst, newcomer Tracy Marcella has left her job as the breakfast chef at the stronga href=”http://www.chelseastationinn.com/” target=”_blank”Chelsea Station Inn/a/strong to helm a new pastry pop-up at stronga href=”http://www.satayseattle.com/” target=”_blank”Satay/a/strong in Wallingford. She tells me the partnership started as a friendship between her and the owners.nbsp;/pp”We have been playing trivia together…
Video: Nordstrom and the Fashion Project
!–paging_filter–pa href=”http://\/\/staging.seattlemag.com.239elwb01.blackmesh.com/nordstrom“Nordstrom/a is teaming up with Boston-based a href=”https://www.fashionproject.com/” target=”_blank”Fashion Project/a, an innovative clothing donation site that resells gently used designer clothing and donates 55 percent of the proceeds to charity. Since launching in 2012 the company has donated over $50,000 to causes such as the Boys and Girls Clubs of America and Unicef./ppHere’s how…
Spring Cleaning Sale at Veritables in Bellevue
!–paging_filter–pWe love it when a href=”http://veritablesdecor.com/” target=”_blank”Veritables/a owner, Marie Harris, gets the urge to Spring clean. It means we get the benefit of slashed prices on all the chic, sophisticated and timeless lamps, jewelry, throws, pillows, furniture and other home décor items she carries in her well-edited Bellevue shop (10220 Main Street). So, we’ll see…
Mini Maker Faire, Sculptor Dan Webb at BAM More Events
What to do this weekend
!–paging_filter–pstrongMust Tourbra href=”http://bit.ly/1eW1mAV” target=”_blank”Explore Modern Architecture on the Seattle Modern Home Tour/a/strongbrSaturday (3/22, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.) — Six local homes (more may be added), from West Seattle to North Seattle, Magnolia to Leschi, are opening their doors to design lovers during this self-guided driving tour of mid-century modern and contemporary modern abodes./ppstrongMust Nerd…
5 Things Le Petit Cochon’s Derek Ronspies Wants You to Know About Offal
!–paging_filter–pDerek Ronspies is hosting a href=”http://www.gettinpiggy.com/#!events/c1syy” target=”_blank”an offal dinner/a at his Fremont restaurant stronga href=”http://\/\/staging.seattlemag.com/article/excellent-eats-fremonts-le-petit-cochon” target=”_blank”Le Petit Cochon/a/strong next Tuesday (March 25) and he wants us all to get over ourselves when it comes to eating the less popular parts of the animal./ppHere are 5 things he wants you to know about the dirty bits./pp1)…
Single Malt Whiskey Special: Interview with Westland Master Distiller Matt Hofmann
!–paging_filter–pIn the March issue of emSeattle /emMagazine, we ran a fantastic (if I can say that humbly) article about the new a href=”http://\/\/staging.seattlemag.com.239elwb01.blackmesh.com/article/washington-state-d…“single malt American whiskies/a being made in Washington State, and what our local distillers are focusing on to bring great taste to drinkers. One of the distillers I talked to was a href=”http://www.westlanddistillery.com”…
Sunny Getaway Idea: Tieton, Washington, in Yakima Valley
!–paging_filter–pstrongWHERE: /strongTieton, Washington, located in sunny Yakima Valley. strongWHY: /strongFor the TIETON OPEN HOUSE (4/26, 11 a.m.–3 p.m. Free. Mighty Tieton Warehouse;a href=”http://www.mightytieton.com” target=”_blank” mightytieton.com/a). strongWHAT: /strongTieton is a tiny town with big plans. In recent years, a group of boosters has worked to turn Tieton—once an agriculturally based burg—into an incubator for artisan businesses….
Grain is Having a Website-Wide Sale
!–paging_filter–pspanTo make way for its new creations,nbsp;stronga href=”http://www.graindesign.com“Grain/a/strongnbsp;(Bainbridge Island, 1201 Wing Point Way NE; 206.965.9302) is having a Website-wide strongSpring-cleaning/strong strongsale/strong. /span/ppspanYou can knock 20 percent off on all the design studio’s stylish goods, such as the chain-link fence inspired, collapsiblie indoor/oudoorstrong Cafe America chair /strong(currently, $437), pictured below. /span/ppspanThe sale continues through March 31,…
Seattle Brisket Experience Goes Brick-and-Mortar on Airport Way
!–paging_filter–pI don’t usually get too excited about barbecue, but when a guy considered to be the King of Brisket in Seattle tells you he’s opening a barbecue joint, it’s cause for excitment. Regardless./ppJack Timmons, whom I had the pleaure of meeting last year during a “brisket off” at his home (he was experimenting with smoking…
Locally Made Cups, Bowls and Mugs from Artist Cary Lane
!–paging_filter–pThe pottery cups, bowls and mugs made by Acme, Washington–based artist Cary Lane for her business, The Bowl Maker (a href=”http://www.thebowlmaker.com” target=”_blank”thebowlmaker.com)/a, are delightful, feel-good pieces of functional art. Each piece, faithfully reproduced in Thailand, is a rounded ode to the natural world, complete with little snippets of poetry that tumble out of Lane’s artistic…