Seattle Mag
Rick Bass Jams with Stellarondo, Goodwill Designer Sale and Other Weekend To-dos
MUST HEARRick Bass and Stellarondo Thursday (3/7) — Acclaimed Northwest writer and environmental activist Rick Bass recently teamed up with Montana-based indie band Stellarondo to create an album of live story readings and music. Lucky us, the release tour includes a live performance by both at Columbia City’s The Royal Room. It’s not that Rick…
New Local Spirits, Tasting Parties and Other Drinking News
As the seasons get ready to turn (and soon, let’s hope, ’cause I could use a bit more sun), it’s a good time to check in and see what our local bars and distillers are up to. We’re lucky to live in such a creative cocktail culture, because there’s always fun and exciting things happening,…
Pike Place Fish Guys Have a Cookbook
High fives guys!! In the Kitchen with the Pike Place Fish Guys debuts Thursday, March 7, and those fish-throwing fishmongers are planning a big splash, offering sample recipes, bites from the book and plenty of access for autographs from noon until 3 p.m. at the city’s famous fish-throwing seafood shop. You know the place. Right…
Earth Day 5K: King 5’s Jesse Jones Gets Fit
For those of you following my journey to train for the Seattle magazine Earth Day 5K on April 20 (my first 5K ever), or who have committed to running it with me, I have some exciting news: King 5’s consumer reporter, and advocate of the people, Jesse Jones, is slated to be our Master of Ceremonies…
So THAT’S Why Top Chef’s Richard Blais was in Seattle
Previously on the Seattle Mag Blog, Allison Austin Scheff wondered why she’d spotted Richard Blais in Seattle, even (almost) guessing the correct reason: Top Chef alum Richard Blais is in town; I spotted him Wednesday morning suspiciously close to the Dry Soda offices. Coincidence? Blais tweeted that he is, “Partnering with a Seattle based company!…
Far4 + Instagram = Great Contest
I’m obsessed with Instagram, and Jenny at Far4 (@far4ing) is one of my fave local Instagramers to follow. She’s got a great eye and fantastic style and stocks her downtown store will the most amazing, unique and (sometimes) challenging jewelry, art and porcelain. If you’re into Instagram, or have been thinking of signing on, now’s…
Mar.10 Spells Mario
Mario’s, whose stores in Seattle and Portland have been keeping stylish Pacific Northwesterners sharply dressed for decades is celebrating “the cosmic coincidence that Mar 10 spells Mario” on, you guessed it, March 10. (Ok, and March 9, officially as well.) Expect a festive atmosphere of shopping and prizes, including a roulette wheel, and raffle tickets…
Local Photographer Goes Behind the Scenes at the Burke Museum
Did you know the Burke Museum at the University of Washington is home to 15 million specimens and artifacts, including over 150,000 spiders? Did you also know that when you find a spider in your house, putting it outside can be tantamount to killing it? These are the weird things you learn when you let…
Goodwill’s Designer Accessory Sale
If you’re a label-loving bargain huntress (or hunter), then head to the U District Goodwill on Friday, March 8 and Saturday March 9 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., for their Designer Accessory Sale, which will include shoes, handbags and other accessories from coveted brands like Dooney & Bourke, Coach, Betsy Johnson, Marc Jacobs, Steve…
Shop to Make a Difference at U Village
U Village and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center are teaming up March 15-17 for Shop to Make a Difference, where your shopping dollars go towards supporting a great cause. Buy a Cure Card for $25 now and save 20 percent that weekend at participating shops and restaurants (full list here), which include Williams-Sonoma, Margaret O’Leary,…
Maria Christofilis: City Chic
Style expert and founder of Anthousa Collection on her personal style.
Uptown girl, laidback-style: “I flip from carrying my black Celine Phantom bag from Barneys to a Navajo-print cotton tote that I got for free,” says Maria Christofilis, a scent-savvy Seattle native who has been on the advance guard of home fragrances for more than a decade (at anthousacollection.com—which she recently sold). She shakes things up…
Viridian Farms’ Verde Island
The flavors of Spain reach Seattle via Viridian Farms in Oregon.
As you read this, farmers Manuel and Leslie Recio are probably in Spain—sampling Tempranillo in Catalonia, learning traditional recipes in Andalucía, or deep in a conversation about growing techniques with a producer in a market in Madrid. This is how the owners of the Oregon-based Viridian Farms spend the darkest weeks of winter. And their…