Seattle Mag
It’s Hip to be Pioneer Square
How our city’s revolutionary restaurateurs are changing a neighborhood, bite by bite
Sorry, Capitol Hill. You are so last week. All of a sudden, restaurants and bars (not to mention boutiques and tech companies) are competing for real estate in a new neighborhood. And who would have guessed it would be Pioneer Square. These things come in waves, of course. Neighborhood popularity ebbs and flows. There was…
Slacklining with Adam Burtle
Adam Burtle shows Seattle the ropes of slacklining
It’s become a common sight in sun-drenched Seattle parks: outdoorsy types balancing on what looks like a wide, flat tightrope strung between two carefully padded trees. It’s called “slacklining,” and Adam Burtle, 32, is Seattle’s authority on the sport, which originated with rock climbers in Yosemite in the 1980s and is gaining fans and practitioners…
Style Chat with Nancy Abramson
Personal Style: Mount Baker resident Nancy Abramson keeps her own counsel on her wardrobe choices. As long as an item is comfortable and age-appropriate, it’s fair game for this lifelong Seattleite, who counts more indie and local designers in her enviably large and organized closet than high-end labels. Early Genius: Even as a high schooler…
The Must List: Rock with the Beat Connection at Neumos, Get Your SIFF On and Nosh to Fight Hunger
Must SupportDrink for a Good CauseThrough May 31 — Several local restaurants, including Elliott’s Oyster House, Ray’s Boathouse, Ivar’s, Toulouse Petit and Ba Bar, have partnered with broVo Spirits to serve up classic cocktails throughout May in honor of National Brain Tumor Awareness Month. A portion of the proceeds for each cocktail ordered goes to…
Grand Opening Party: Davenport
At long last Davenport, the new home and gift boutique endeavor from the Hitchcock Madrona peeps is set to open with an official grand opening party on Saturday, May 18 from 6 to 9 p.m. Head over and check out their amazing space and enjoy sips and nibbles while you shop.
Bag Crush: Thread and Loom
I don’t know about you, but I love bags. My mom just commented the other day on how many purses, handbags and totes I have—and this is coming from the queen clotheshorse of all time. Nonetheless, it’s true, I have a ton of them, and while they’re not expensive or designer, they’re all distinctive in…
New Designer: Karen Guh
Ok, so maybe it’s not the right time of year to be talking cashmere, but I’m so in love with this new-to-me line that I wanted to share it ASAP. Plus, the press release call this line “trans-seasonal,” and then again, it’s not quite Junuary, so maybe there’ll be a need for some cozy wear…
A Speakeasy on Wheels and Other Spirit Release and Distillery News
Hello spirit, liqueur, cocktail and local distillery lover. Flowers are blooming, the sun is (at least here and there) shining and we’ve also got a host of interesting new spirit and liqueur releases and news to share. Local Craft Tours: If you’ve been waiting for an easier way to visit a number of local distilleries…
Fishing with Duke
Extreme sourcing with the man behind Duke's Chowder House
As the wheels touch down in Cordova, a little fishing town on Prince William Sound in southcentral Alaska, Duke Moscrip already has his coat on and his finger on the latch of his seat belt. Outside, dozens of black 10-by-10-foot crates filled with freshly caught, flash-frozen Copper River salmon—what many consider to be the tastiest…
Felix Hernandez Loves Chace’s Pancake Corral
So, it turns out that part of the reason Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez–King Felix to his many fervent fans–decided to stay in Seattle was pancakes. That’s what a charming profile in Tuesday’s New York Times reported. “For Hernandez, the choice came down to comfort. Comfort in his neighborhood, east of Seattle in the Bellevue suburbs,…
MOHAI’s Must-See Houseboat Exhibit
MOHAI dives into Seattle’s longfloating houseboat community
A few must-sees pop up on every Seattle tourist’s list: the Space Needle, Pike Place Market and (thanks to Tom Hanks) the houseboats. But the city’s floating abodes were around long before they were popularized by Sleepless in Seattle—and in fact, before the Needle and the Market, too, as seen in a 1902 Seattle Post-Intelligencer…
Seattle Magazine’s 2013 Summer Mixtape
The perfect warm-weather playlist, populated with new releases by local bands
Every summer has a soundtrack, and if you live in Seattle the track listing is especially vibrant. Our thriving local music scene is more diverse than ever, with an ear-opening variety of sounds including neo-folk, indie rock, psychedelic, dream-pop, hip-hop and retro soul. To give you an earful, arts and culture editor Brangien Davis handpicked…