Seattle Mag
Seattle’s Disappearing Bookstores
A recovering used book clerk laments the steady disappearance of a last great place for meandering
“Do you want any soda with that?” Kris Minta, the owner of Spine and Crown used bookstore on Capitol Hill, asks as he pours three fingers of bourbon into a paper cup. It is a hot June night, and Minta is throwing a going-out-of-business party in the snug Pine Street space he shares with the…
The Must List: Adopt a New Furry Friend Catch a Dance Performance by Axis
!–paging_filter–pstrongMust See/stronga href=”http://bit.ly/16is7yJ” target=”_blank”brThe Metalsmith and the Urn/abrThursday (10/3, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.) — Lundgren Monuments hosts a new group exhibition of stunning cremation urns crafted by Pacific Northwest metalsmiths./ppstrongMust Adopt/stronga href=”http://bit.ly/18uC4J4” target=”_blank”brSeattle Animal Shelter Open House Event/abrSaturday (10/5, noon to 6 p.m.) — Fifteen statewide animal shelters open up their cat- and dog-filled…
Fall Spirit and Distillery News
!–paging_filter–pOur ever-expanding distillery scene has been unleashing, and will soon be unleashing, a wide variety of awesome new spirits and such, with more to come within weeks of this very writing. I think (and sure, I’m biased) that we live in the most vibrant distillery state in the country. The fact that the following list…
Front Row Fashion Recap
!–paging_filter–pOn Saturday evening, the Seattle style set turned out to mark the conclusion of a href=”http://\/\/staging.seattlemag.com.239elwb01.blackmesh.com/fashion-week-bellevue-coll…“Fashion Week at The Bellevue Collection/a with Front Row Fashion presented by emVogue/em, raising a total of $60,000 to benefit the a href=”http://www.moyerfoundation.org/” target=”_blank”Moyer Foundation,/a a non-profit supporting children in distress. The beloved Bellevue bash is easily the best bet…
Tiffany Co.’s Atlas Collection Launch
!–paging_filter–pTiffany originally released the a href=”http://www.tiffany.com/Shopping/CategoryBrowse.aspx?cid=288192mcat=14820…” target=”_blank”Atlas/a collection in 1995 to much acclaim. The line, inspired by the mythic Greek god who carries the globe on his back, incorporates Roman numerals in its modern design and is chic and timeless. This summer, the brand re-released the Atlas collection, updating its iconic look, while retaining everything…
Dine Out for I-522
Fight for GMO labeling by eating tasty food drink
!–paging_filter–pIt’s really the best when you can fight for something you believe in by eating really well. And drinking, too. With your friends./ppThat’s the story this Thursday, October 3rd, when you can strongchoose between two neighborhood restaurant hops (one in Ballard, the other in Capitol Hill) to raise funds to support 522/strong, the initiative to…
Cafe Pettirosso’s a Pleasant Hideaway on Capitol Hill
In a dim hideaway tucked just far enough away from the commotion on nearby Pike Street sits this oft-overlooked oasis of good food and easygoing attitudes. New owners Miki and Yuki Sodos, who also run Belltown’s Bang Bang Café, took over Cafe Pettirosso last year and have spiffed her up with trendy light fixtures and…
Seattle Mag Arts Culture Editor Curates the Art Zone Events Calendar (VIDEO)
!–paging_filter–pWatch emSeattle/em magazine arts and culture editor Brangien Davis as she curates the calendar of must-see arts events for October and November on Nancy Guppy’s emArt Zone/em./ppiframe src=”http://www.seattlechannel.org/videos/video.asp?ID=7031304file=1” width=”480″ height=”360″ frameborder=”0″ scrolling=”no”/iframe/p
Mossback Monday: Bellevue Ponders Pot Zoning and Houston Fans Grade Their Team’s Loss
!–paging_filter–div class=”storify”iframe src=”//storify.com/seattlemag/mossback-monday-14/embed?header=false” width=”100%” height=750 frameborder=no allowtransparency=true/iframe/pscript src=”//storify.com/seattlemag/mossback-monday-14.js?header=false”/scriptpnoscript[a href=”//storify.com/seattlemag/mossback-monday-14″ target=”_blank”View the story “Mossback Monday” on Storify/a]/noscript/div
Indochino’s Traveling Tailor
!–paging_filter–pMenswear is having a moment. Dudes are donning blazers, ties, chinos, wing tips and even cravats these days, and are really embracing a more formal approach to dressing. It’s nice. We like it and want to encourage it./ppSo does Vancouver-based online custom menswear store, a href=”http://www.indochino.com/” target=”_blank”Indochino/a, who is bringing their Traveling Tailor program to…
Stand In Line For A Cronut? No Way! Not When We Can DIY
!–paging_filter–pspan So, who’s tried a cronut? The pastry hybrid smash sensation from a href=”http://dominiqueansel.com/cronut-101/“Dominque Bakery/a New York City that has been causing otherwise sane people to stand in line for hours, just hoping they won’t be told: “Sorry, we’re sold out.”/span/ppNo? Me neither. I’m not much for waiting around for food, a non-aerobic exercise that…
Updated: Save These Dates On Your Culinary Calendar
!–paging_filter–pspanSummer is officially over, but before giving into the autumn blues, get a load of all these cool events coming right up. Here are a few delicious dates you’re going to want to lock down on your calendar:/span/ppa href=”http://www.siff.net/sip-for-siff“SIP for SIFF/a is Saturday, Sept. 28 at the Chihuly Boathouse on Lake Union. This fundraiser features…