Seattle Mag
UW Research Goes to Pot
Researchers aim to bridge the information gap for health care providers and the public
!–paging_filter–pMany chronic pain sufferers have long known the benefits of medical marijuana—but obtaining information about it isn’t as easy as going to a regular primary care doctor or medical establishment and asking for a sample. Marijuana’s legalization—and subsequently higher profile—this year in Washington means a greater demand for information./ppThe University of Washington is spearheading the…
Mouth–Body Connection
Those bi-annual dental checkups can impact more than just your mouth
!–paging_filter–pThose bi-annual dental checkups can impact more than just your mouth. According to Dr. Marcia Wharton, medical director of Providence Everett Healthcare Clinic, keeping up good oral health habits and checkups is as important as preventive care in the rest of the body. While dental care has been all but forgotten in the swirling debate…
Entertaining with a Well-Styled Bar Cart
The bar cart is having quite the moment
!–paging_filter–pSmall in size and sophisticated, the home bar has gone from hiding in a cupboard to being a front-and-center showstopper. (And it has never looked better.) Stocked with local spirits, brswell bar accessories, mixology books and your most charming glassware, a well-styled bar cart adds polish and panache to your everyday—and party—décor. How to steal…
Best New Bars in Seattle (Plus One Standout in Tacoma)
They’re opening at a rapid clip—but these top-shelf spots rise above the rest
!–paging_filter–pstrongspan style=”font-size: medium;”Rumba/span/strongbrCapitol HillbrRun by the folks from Tango next door, owner Travis Rosenthal and manager Kate Perry,a href=”http://\/\/staging.seattlemag.com/rumba” target=”_blank” Rumba is an island gem/a on the Pike Street Hillclimb. Settled into the cushy ocean-blue barstools, Cap Hill habitués and rum devotees sample the massive selection of rums and rhums (rum’s sugarcane-juice-based cousin) and nibble…
Food We Love: Cranberry Apple Crumble at Pie Bar
In honor of National Pi Day, plan a visit to this Capitol Hill pie shop
!–paging_filter–pspan class=”field-content”It’s about this time of year that I start to feel a little bit tired. Of pie. Of the pumpkin drudgery in particular. But here comes Alyssa Lewis to the rescue! At her slim pie shop and bar on Capitol Hill, which she co-owns with her twin sister, Natalie Delucchi, Lewis (who previously owned…
Mossback Monday: Lost Lake Cafe’s Google Glass Ban, the Seahawks’ Top 10 Monday Night Games
!–paging_filter–div class=”storify”iframe src=”//storify.com/seattlemag/mossback-monday-23/embed?header=false” width=”100%” height=750 frameborder=no allowtransparency=true/iframe/pscript src=”//storify.com/seattlemag/mossback-monday-23.js?header=false”/scriptpnoscript[a href=”//storify.com/seattlemag/mossback-monday-23″ target=”_blank”View the story “Mossback Monday” on Storify/a]/noscript/div
Ken Downing’s Gift Collection for Neiman Marcus
!–paging_filter–pa href=”http://local.seattlemag.com/neiman-marcus“Neiman Marcus/a fashion director (and a local boy made good), Ken Downing, has created a a href=”http://www.neimanmarcus.com/Gifts/The-Ken-Downing-Gift-Collection/cat486…” target=”_blank”collection of 37 gifts/a for NM this year, including items for men, women, kids and the home, ranging in price from $32 to $1,800./ppItems include: a scent from Maison Francis Kurkdijan, a candle Nest, a ginormous lipstick…
Seattle’s Black Friday (and Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday) Sales
!–paging_filter–pI can’t recall my inbox ever being so laden with Black Friday announcements, so I’ve done my best to catalog them all. Feel free to add any that I’ve missed to the comment section below./pp-a href=”http://www.craftandculture.com/sale.html” target=”_blank”Craft and Culture/a sale, 20 to 50 percent off, site-wide.br-15 percent off all black items at a href=”http://\/\/staging.seattlemag.com/sandylew-0“Sandylew/a.br-Black Friday…
The Seattle Wonderland Express at Emilie Sloan
!–paging_filter–pLisa Murphy, the women behind Pacific Place’s a href=”http://www.emiliesloan.com/” target=”_blank”Emilie Sloan/a, a sweet boutique filled with smart, durable and well-designed totes, bags (and now, a href=”http://www.emiliesloan.com/weekender.asp” target=”_blank”luggage/a), has created a holiday train display in her store—a perfect thing to add to your annual downtown holiday excursion./ppMurphy has thoughtfully replicated beloved Seattle landmarks (the Space Needle,…
Four Drinks to Have After Black Friday Shopping
!–paging_filter–pThe most famous shopping day of the year, Black Friday (though Cyber Monday is gaining in popularity), is also one of nuttiest days of the year. And I can think of few activities that demand a drink when you’re done like wading through a sea of shoppers for hours to find that one perfect deal….
The Must List: Laugh Along with The Habit, Fill Up on Holiday Cheer with PNB’s Nutcracker and Lace Up for Outdoor Ice Skating
!–paging_filter–pstrongMust Laugh/stronga href=”http://bit.ly/17wPZf6” target=”_blank”strongbrThe Habit Comedy Show/strong/abr(12/1, 8 p.m.) — Seattle sketch comedy group The Habit is back with a new live show at The Bathhouse Theater at Green Lake. Bonus: Read Habit cast member John Osebold’s tips on upping your own comedic ante in our November issue.strongbrbrMust Kill the Mouse King/stronga href=” http://bit.ly/17lQWKx” target=”_blank”strongbrPNB’s…
2013 Holiday Gift Guide: For the Kids
!–paging_filter–pGive the teen (or tween) queen on your list a thrill with this deluxe 12-piece fashion-size set of Butter London nail color, $65 (a href=”http://www.butterlondon.com” target=”_blank”butterlondon.com/a). brimg src=”/sites/default/files/newfiles/1213_butterlondon_giftguide.jpg” style=”vertical-align: middle; margin: 10px;” height=”265″ width=”400″brBuilding goes bold with award winning and creativity-inducing brightly painted beechwood Prismania blocks, $55, by Brinca Dāda (a href=”http://www.brincadada.com” target=”_blank”brincadada.com/a). brimg src=”/sites/default/files/newfiles/1213_kidtoy_giftguide.jpg”…