Seattle Mag
Eileen Fisher’s Fall Cashmere Event
!–paging_filter–pOh, hi fall: it’s you. Nice to see you again, I guess. I suppose this means the rain is coming. Well, let’s focus on the positive. In addition to gray skies and drizzle, fall also means sweaters. Specifically cashmere sweaters, which are cozy, snuggly and all sorts of delicious./ppOn Saturday, September 21 local a href=”http://www.eileenfisher.com/”…
The Must List: Pop-Up Parks, a Spooky Fashion Show More
What to do this weekend
!–paging_filter–pstrongMust Park It/stronga href=”http://bit.ly/19ge4H5” target=”_blank”brPARK(ing) Day/abrFriday (9/20, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.) — Parking spaces throughout the city will morph into lounge-worthy mini-parks chock full of activities, music and more for the city’s annual PARK(ing) Day. We especially recommend the artful approach in front of Seattle Art Museum./ppstrongMust Browse/stronga href=”http://bit.ly/15DJNol” target=”_blank”brSeattle Public Library Book Sale/abr(9/21…
Fall Cocktails Perfect for Hayrack Rides
!–paging_filter–pHonestly, there aren’t enough hayrack rides (aka hayrides) anymore. At least I don’t think so. I grew up mainly in Kansas, and took my fair share of hayrack rides, so I could be biased. But come on! Riding around with a bunch of pals snuggled up on the back of a cart surrounded by hay…
Following Doctors’ Orders
Harborview nephrologist Michael Ryan was used to worrying about patients, not himself
“I’d always been healthy,” says Harborview nephrologist Dr. Michael Ryan. So healthy that he didn’t have a primary care doctor. When the kidney specialist began to have abdominal pains in early 2009, he took some Mylanta and wrote it off as a possible ulcer, at times mitigating symptoms with food. “It seemed like if I…
Better Breast Screening
The Polyclinic and EvergreenHealth are among the first medical centers in the Seattle area to offer 3D mammography, a new technology that promises more accurate diagnoses in women who are getting tested for breast cancer. FDA approved in 2011, one of the great benefits of 3D mammograms is that they reveal more, taking a series…
The MS Mystery
New oral treatments bring hope and make managing one of the Northwest's all-too-common diseases easi
When Kaycee Kiesz of Seattle found out about a Virginia Mason Medical Center clinical trial for the first-ever oral multiple sclerosis drug, which later came on the market as Gilenya (pronounced “jeh-len-ee-ah”), she jumped at the chance to participate. She was diagnosed with MS in 2001, and after trying several different injectable treatments, she signed…
Pregnancy and Immunizations
Group Health Ob-Gyn Dr. Jane Dimer talks important immunizations in for moms-to-be
For pregnant women, whose immune system defenses are naturally lowered, the stakes for getting any type of infection are high. Two recent studies make prevention—against one common and one not-so-common illness—a priority. We talked with Dr. Jane Dimer, a Group Health obstetrics and gynecology specialist, about the Danish study linking pregnant women who have had…
Bo-Nita: A New One-Woman Play at Seattle Rep
Seattle playwright Elizabeth Heffron reveals that coming of age requires a cast of many
On the title page of her script for Bo-Nita, Capitol Hill-based playwright Elizabeth Heffron describes the work simply as “A Play Performed by One Woman.” Turn the page, however, and the complexity is immediately revealed: Set largely in contemporary St. Louis, the cast of characters includes Bo-Nita (a 13-year-old white girl), Mona (Bo-Nita’s mother), Grandma…
Walrus and Carpenter’s Steak Tartare And The Joy Of Discovery
!–paging_filter–pspanThe joy of sharing is one of the many reasons I absolutely love going out to eat, especially when you’re in good company./span/ppLast weekend, my sweet nephew, Brandon, and his lovely wife, Karly, came for a visit. They live in Wenatchee, but Brandon spends much of the year commercial fishing on the Karen Lynn in…
Feasting Vicariously: Who to Follow at Feast PDX
Follow these foodies on social media to get all the insider scoop from Feast Portland
!–paging_filter–pstrongThis weekend, the biggest and best Northwest food festival is taking place in Portland./strong Seventy food media and at least that many star chefs–from Philly, New York City, Charleston, Austin, LA and Seattle–are taking over the Rose City for a href=”http://www.feastportland.com/” target=”_blank”Feast Portland/a, a nonstop food blitz: tasting events, lectures, wine and beer events, collaborative…
Pub Grub Grows Up
The food paired with your brew has never been better, or more original.
Seattle’s beer-brewing scene has been growing and maturing for decades. But this year, it boomed: Around a half-dozen microbreweries opened in Ballard alone (see page 100). And as the brews become bolder and more distinctive—including recent trends toward sour beer, cask ale and other beers explored in this month’s beer feature—the food made to pair…
Field Trip Day: Get out and explore
!–paging_filter–pMost Seattleites have done plenty ofa href=”http://\/\/staging.seattlemag.com/ballard” target=”_blank” walking in Ballard/a. Between the buzzing farmers’ market, the Chittenden Locks (the perfect go-to for out-of town visitors) and the too-cute boutiques, Ballard practically begs to be explored by foot.nbsp; So what inspired me to hoof it over there on a rainy Sunday afternoon for yet another…