Seattle Mag
Remembering the Victims of the Green River Killer
Is Seattle ready for a memorial to the Green River murder victims—the majority of them prostitutes?
The Seattle area is filled with difficult landmarks for Jenny Graham, who now lives in Spokane with her husband and two children. “I’ll drive by the corner where Gary Ridgway picked my sister up,” Graham says of her frequent trips to the Seattle area. “I’ll drive by where they found my sister’s body. These are…
Cool Ideas for Decorating Baby’s Room
Designer Leah Steen delivers a cliché-free nursery.
Just as interior designer Leah Steen was winding up her job of freshening up Amanda Carr’s downtown condo, she got a call. “I said, ‘What’s up?’” Steen recalls. “And Amanda said: ‘Well, I have a new project for you: a nursery.’ She told me she was pregnant. It was all very surprising.” The tricky part…
Helping Haitian Families One Blanket at a Time
Queen Anne’s Katlin Jackson knits together a strategy for keeping Haitian families together.
One does not take a trip to Haiti lightly, especially when the itinerary includes volunteering for 10 days at an orphanage. But all the bracing in the world could not prepare 28-year-old Katlin Jackson for the impact of her 2011 trip—an intensely complicated and emotional experience that moved her beyond outraged intention to direct action….
Find a Creative Spark at the Aviary
A new microshop in Ballard offers fun and functional gifts.
“What is creativity and how does it work?” That’s the question Ken Mitchell, a former marketing and product development guy for Fisher-Price Toys, likes to explore in his new microshop, The Aviary, which opened in the former Blackbird Candy Shoppe last November. Mitchell stocks the tiny angular space with notebooks and pens, Lomography cameras—analog cameras…
Mild-mannered Mutiny Hall
We love the rotating seasonal beers and relaxed atmosphere at this Ravenna pub.
Not Mutinous in the LeastWith a name like Mutiny Hall, a visitor might expect dangerous longshoremen on vacation from Boston. But it’s just the opposite; the atmosphere is calm, and the patrons, waitstaff and bartenders are more courteous than riotous. It was actually named for Whidbey Island’s Mutiny Bay, the home of owner Seth Howard’s…
Pine Box Debuts Revamped Menu by Star Chef Scott Carsberg
Talk about a match made in heaven. The Pine Box is the absolutely stellar, somewhat hidden beer haven on Capitol Hill co-owned by Ian Roberts (one of our 2012 Tastemakers). I love the place, but I’m a beer amateur. So I asked my favorite beer fanatic, Washington Beer Blog’s Kendall Jones, to weigh in on…
We Day Seattle: A Really Big Deal for Kids
An astounding 15,000 students from close to 400 middle and high schools are expected converge on Key Arena on Wednesday, March 27 for the first ever We Day in Washington State. We Day is a part of Free the Children, a Canadian organization founded in 1995 by international activist Craig Kielburger that encourages youth to…
Hooray for Washington State Rosé, the Anytime Wine
When my kitchen begins to smell like the sweet perfume of chicken potpie, I start to think pink. Yup, rosé. That’s just the thing to drink alongside one of my go-to warm/fuzzy comfort foods, the take-n-bake pie from the Rub with Love Shack next door to Seatown. I don’t just enjoy rosé in the summer…
Spa it Up at Alderbrook
Alderbrook is a magical resort and spa on the shores of Hood Canal—a northwesty haven only two hours from the city. If you’re aching for a getaway you might want to consider heading there next Friday, March 22 for their Good Clean Fun event from 7:30 to 10 p.m. In addition to champagne and snacks,…
Built For Man Winter Presentation: The Man of the Future
My friend Francisco Hernandez is an incredibly talented designer with a wonderfully generous spirit. His seven year-old line, Built For Man, provides comfortable, wearable, sexy and unique clothing for men, in part made by artisans in Peru, for whom he provides a living through their traditional looming techniques. On Tuesday, March 19 from 7:30 to…
Faconnable Opens At Bellevue Square! Giveaway!
The beauty of a classic, traditional line like Faconnable,a French line started in 1950s, is that they offer something for practically everyone. Even the hippest it girl or punkest punk girl can appreciate a crisp white blouse, a cotton v-neck sweater and a black leather pencil skirt. What they do with those classics is up…
Tatters Warehouse Sale
Perhaps the greatest, most under-the-radar shop has one of the greatest under-the-radar super sales each year and I’m here to daylight it. Tatters, a Mercer Island shop that is home to chic, avant garde and often exclusive labels, will be at the Stroum Jewish Community Center, also on Mercer Island, on Sunday, March 17 from…