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Nancy Guppy Interviews Visual Artist Joey Veltkamp
Nancy Guppy gets nostalgic with Seattle-based multidisciplinary visual artist Joey Veltkamp
!–paging_filter–pJoey Veltkamp is known for making art that highlights the beauty of comfort—such as his drawings of striped blankets, paintings of bears with rainbows and his sweet ceramic ghosts. In his new show, emThis Is Not a Protest. It’s a Celebration!/em, he premieres a series of handmade quilts and flags (one, an homage to Pussy…
Six Best New Washington Chardonnays
Putting their own twist on a California wine staple, Washington vintners butter up a whole new breed
!–paging_filter–pThe backlash against Chardonnay—summed up by the “ABC” (“anything but Chardonnay”) trend among wine drinkers and the result of one too many characterless butter bombs as Chardonnay’s popularity rose in the ’90s—is currently in the midst of its own backlash, as that fickle pendulum of wine fashion swings back toward this noble white grape.brbrBy the…
Local Math Camp for Girls Encourages Collaboration
Educator Jessica Johnson’s Girls Rock Math aims to instill a love of numbers in little learners
!–paging_filter–pIf you’re not a math person, the mere idea of math camp probably strikes terror in your heart. But if you’re a little girl, just beginning to understand math, it could mean a fun week engineering a dollhouse out of cardboard (complete with a carport and a spiral staircase), or exploring where math and art…
7 Green Foods That Are Better Than Getting Pinched on St. Paddy’s Day
!–paging_filter–p dir=”ltr”St. Patrick’s Day is on Monday, and rather than round up the best places to drink beer, we’re going green span style=”color: #252525; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;”—/spannbsp;with our favorite hued food, that is. We can’t guarantee eating these delicious verdant viands will keep you from getting pinched, but they are so delicious, you won’t…
Mini Free Libraries Around Seattle
With neighborhoods spilling over with books, Seattle aims to raise its literary profile
!–paging_filter–pMarch may be National Reading Month, but in hyper-literary Seattle that’s the case every month. We boast outstanding bookstores img src=”/sites/default/files/newfiles/0314_library_2.jpg” style=”float: left; margin: 10px;” height=”266″ width=”400″(Elliott Bay), niche shops for poetry (Open Books), math/science (Ada’s Books) and mysteries (Mystery Bookshop), several publishers, packed reading series and one of the largest and busiest library systems…
Favorite Restaurants of Zip Code 98118
!–paging_filter–pIn emSeattle Magazine/em’s ongoing a href=”http://\/\/staging.seattlemag.com/gallery/many-faces-seattle-neighborhoods” target=”_blank”Many Faces of Seattle Neighborhoods/a, today we draw our attention to the zip code 98118. It’s a zip that encompasses the Rainier Valley, Seward Park and Columbia City. Periodically, I’ll be plucking a zip code and highlighting the best restaurants in the area — or at least ones that…
Mossback Monday: Waterfront Makeover, Transit Boom and the Politics of ‘New’ Seattle
!–paging_filter–div class=”storify”script src=”//storify.com/seattlemag/mossback-monday-37.js?header=false”/scriptpnoscript[a href=”//storify.com/seattlemag/mossback-monday-37″ target=”_blank”View the story “Mossback Monday” on Storify/a]/noscript/div
Miller’s Guild Bags Room Service at Hotel Max
!–paging_filter–pIn what is hopefully a sign that hotels, at least the boutique variety, may start bagging traditional room service all together, stronga href=”http://millersguild.com/” target=”_blank”Miller’s Guild/a/strong is using very non-traditional packaging to deliver order-in./ppAbout two weeks ago, chef Jason Wilson and the crew at Hotel Max unveilednbsp;a nifty new room service program without using a single…
Get a Leap on Your Outdoor Design at Terris Draheim
!–paging_filter–pOur clocks spring ahead this Sunday, and that means we are so close to Seattle’s incomparable warm-weather seasons./ppGet in the spring/summertime mood—and spruce up your outdoor elements—right now atstrongnbsp;/stronga href=”http://terrisdraheim.com“Terris Draheim/a’sstrongnbsp;/strong(Georgetown, 5600 Sixth Ave. S; 206.763.4100) annualnbsp;strongExterior Sale/strong.strongnbsp;/strongAll month long,nbsp;furniture, lighting, planters and “shade architecture” from hot designers like a href=”http://www.bebitalia.com“BB Italia/a and a href=”http://www.brownjordan.com/“Brown…