Seattle Mag
Save the Date: Horseshoe’s Stockroom Sale
!–paging_filter–pGear up for some major deals at a href=”http://www.horseshoeseattle.blogspot.com/” target=”_blank”Horseshoe’s/a annual Stockroom Sale, happening this year on Thursday, September 12 from 4 to 8 p.m. in a new location next door to Filthy Rich Jewelry at 5404 22nd Ave in Ballard./ppThis is a serious sale, i.e. cash only, final sale, no holds and no dressing…
Late Summer Wine Cocktails
!–paging_filter–pSummertime, I think, is wine cocktail time. Why? Because they tend to be super refreshing, easy-to-make, flavorful, and a little lighter on their feet than some other drinks. As summer is starting to wind down, I figured that having a few good wine cocktails at the ready over these next few weeks would be a…
The Must List: Bumbershoot, Husky Football, a Birthday Barbecue Feast and Roger Shimomura at the Greg Kucera Gallery
!–paging_filter–pstrongMust Rock Out/stronga href=”http://\/\/staging.seattlemag.com/events/bumbershoot” target=”_blank”brBumbershoot/abr(8/31 to 9/2, times vary) — This end-of-summer arts extravaganza pulls together some of the biggest names in comedy, visual arts, theater and, of course, music. Local bands worth braving the crowds for: Kris Orlowski, Kithkin, The Redwood Plan, Katie Kate, BellaMaine and Allen Stone./ppstrongMust Cheer/stronga href=”http://\/\/staging.seattlemag.com/article/weekend-home-opener-husky-stadium” target=”_blank”brWashington Huskies Home Opener/abrSaturday…
Ethan Stowell to Open mkt. in Tangletown This Fall
!–paging_filter–pIn a tiny space that once housed Chase Jarvis Visual Media (and right nextdoor to thea href=”http://\/\/staging.seattlemag.com/elysian-brewing-co-tangletown” target=”_blank” Elysian Tangletown/a), Ethan Stowell plans to open mkt., a small bar and restaurant, this fall./ppStowell, who swore off opening large restaurants after Tavolata (telling Nancy Leson that, “a href=”http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/allyoucaneat/2008/10/13/how_to_coo…” target=”_blank”Filling a restaurant of that size, 85-seats, is…
Roger Shimomura at Greg Kucera Gallery
Roger Shimomura’s paintings hit racist assumptions head-on
Born and raised in Seattle, Roger Shimomura has been living in the Midwest for the last 40 years, but says he is still regularly asked what part of Japan he’s from and how long he’s been in the U.S. Frustrated by the presumption that he’s not American, he created this new series of paintings, American…
Victoria, B.C. or Bust: Fit a Quick Trip Into Your Last Few Days of Summer
!–paging_filter–pSummer may be winding down, but there’s still ample time to trek somewhere fun for a night. Consider an overnight sojourn to this close by stomping ground (and one of CNN’s a href=”http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/07/travel/unfriendly-cities/index.html?c=page=4“friendliest cities in the world/a): Victoria, B.C. Seattle magazine editorial assistant Erika Almanza Brown offers up her picks for when she visits this…
Nine New Reasons to Shop U Village
!–paging_filter–pIn addition to the monolith new parking structure with more than 700 new spots, a href=”http://\/\/staging.seattlemag.com.239elwb01.blackmesh.com/article/goldmine-gifts-uni…“U Village/a is growing its retail and dining offerings by leaps and bounds this fall. They’ve just announced 12 new spots, including three that are firsts in the Northwest: Amsterdam-based a href=”http://webstore-us.scotch-soda.com/” target=”_blank”Scotch Soda/a (our new favorite), a href=”http://www.calypsostbarth.com/” target=”_blank”Calypso…
Fashiony: Exploring African and Asian Fashion at Bumbershoot
!–paging_filter–pOK, it’s officially time to talk about a href=”http://bumbershoot.org/” target=”_blank”Bumbershoot/a, which, with the addition of a href=”http://bumbershoot.org/lineup/artist/fashiony/” target=”_blank”Fashiony/a, an exhibit curated by the imminently fashionable a href=”http://\/\/staging.seattlemag.com/article/high-style-erika-dalya-massaquoi“Erika Dalya Massaquoi/a, really does have something for everyone this year. (But I also just want to mention that since we’re officially talking about Bumbershoot, it means that summer…
Sweet Shoes at Hennie McPennie
You might not consider Mercer Island a go-to spot for kids’ shoes, but you’d be missing out on Hennie McPennie. Opened last January by John and Theresa Keith, former telecom execs, the shop is a result of three years of footwear research, with the goal of providing high-quality footwear to the island’s smallest residents. “We…
Feel-Good Kids’ Toys at Eurostyle Your Life
When the Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle closed The Giving Tree wooden toy workshop four years ago, Leslie Conti and Urs Berger, owners of Eurostyle Your Life, then in Fremont, decided to buy the business, tools and all, and move into its prime South Lake Union location on Westlake Avenue. Among the treasures are ferries and…
South-End Restaurant Openings and Reopenings; Craft Beer + Food
!–paging_filter–pThere’ve been some really nice developments happening down in the Rainier Valley lately. At the top of my list is the opening of a href=”https://www.facebook.com/TinUmbrellaCoffee” target=”_blank”Tin Umbrella/a, a sweet coffee shop in the under-served Hillman City neighborhood. Owner a href=”http://rainiervalleypost.com/the-joya-of-coffee-at-tin-umbrella-in-hillm…” target=”_blank”Joya Iverson spoke with the Rainier Valley Post /aabout how she came to open the…
Queen Anne’s Newest Pizza Place: The Masonry
!–paging_filter–pspanIs Queen Anne a contender for the tasty title of Seattle’s Pizza Capital?/span/ppConsidering that this ‘hood is home to not one, but two a href=”http://\/\/staging.seattlemag.com/pagliaccis-end-world-pizza” target=”_blank”Pagliacci places/a–one’s a take-out only spot on Aurora–as well asa href=”http://\/\/staging.seattlemag.com/tribunali” target=”_blank” Via Tribunali/a, Elliott Bay Pizza, a href=”http://\/\/staging.seattlemag.com/article/whats-future-seattle-center” target=”_blank”Mod Pizza at the Seattle Center’s Armory/a, old-school Olympia, the a…