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Why Alaska’s Pebble Mine Matters in Seattle
What happens in Bristol Bay doesn’t stay in Bristol Bay: the battle over the Pebble Mine.
Salmon spawn in our rivers, climb our fish ladders, adorn everything from totem poles to T-shirts and grace our plates. They are synonymous with Seattle. And we spend a great deal of time and effort trying to protect their habitat close to home. These days, most of our wild salmon come from Alaska, in particular,…
Live, Love, Loft
If you haven’t been for a while, Loft will surprise you. This holiday, they’re putting on the bling with sequins, feathers and bright colors—in all the right proportions—and perfect for our unique casual-chic lifestyle here in Seattle. Join me Tuesday, December 18 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the downtown store at Fifth and Pike…
I’m Dreaming of a Green Red Wine for Christmas
The holiday season has put me in the mood for some green red wine. Nope, that’s not a new varietal. I’ve got a hankering for wine that’s made with grapes that are grown using the latest in Old World sustainable practices. That’s such a hot button word in the world of food that we’ve kind…
Introducing Paperbuttons: Digital Share Tools for Print
The January 2013 issue debuts Paperbuttons, share tools for print!
Paperbuttons is a new, locally developed app debuting exclusively in Seattle magazine, which allows you to share and save digital versions of print articles you’re reading—without having to give up your magazine or even leave your chair. Start using Paperbuttons when you pick up your copy of the January issue of Seattle magazine. Here’s how…
Neighborhood Heroes: Readers’ Choice 2012
For the first time, we asked readers to answer our annual Readers’ Choice poll with their neighborhoods in minds. Of the many questions we pose every year (What’s your favorite restaurant, bar, takeout, etc.), “Who is your neighborhood hero,” was a new addition to the mix. Here are the results in that category. Sorry, neighborhoods…
Best New Seattle Bands of 2012
Music expert Chris Estey helps us pick the best emerging bands from Seattle’s crowded 2012 scene.
This year we recruited local music expert Chris Estey, who writes for music website Three Imaginary Girls, to help us pick the best emerging bands from Seattle’s crowded scene. Here, Estey makes it easier for other up-and-comers by reverse-engineering his chosen bands’ recipes for success. Tomten 2 cups ’60s British Invasion rock1 freshly ground Velvet…
Worst Moments of 2012 in Seattle
A few of the most shocking and biggest forehead-slapping fiascos that happened in Seattle in 2012.
Tit for tat: Local developers of the JoeyBra bra—with pockets, of course—sued by British developer of similar bra. Miss Calculation: Seattle beauty queen tweets about her hatred of Seattle weather, sparks a tempest among her Twitter followers. Rink Rage: Last year’s holiday “ice rink” at Cal Anderson Park is little more than a giant polystyrene…
The Seattle That Could Have Been: Now At MOHAI
How would Seattle look if we'd built a monorail in 1911? Pondering Seattle's alternative histories.
The new Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI) has taken the “musty” out of museum. Located in the restored Naval Reserve Armory, it features interactive touch screens, views of Lake Union and a vaulted main atrium. The museum’s “new” home is active and engaging. Its curators have cherry-picked their collection to display a selection of…
Hointer: German Robots Make Shopping Fun for Men
You can recognize him by his over-worn denim (but not the stylish kind) and by how his eyes dart towards the nearest exit when you mention the “s-word.” Yes, he’s one of those men afraid of shopping. Maybe he hates crowds, or is overwhelmed by the choices, or dreads the laser eye of the shopkeeper,…
Seattle’s Lundgren Monuments in the News
Seattle’s own Lundgren Monuments is in The New York Times this week, spotlighted for a collaboration with local architect Tom Kundig on a sleek and stylish urn. Yes, urn. In case you don’t know, Lundgren Monuments is a First Hill-based store where you can buy creative caskets, urns and other memorials for the dead made…
A Seattle Geneticist Gets the Hollywood Treatment
A pioneering Seattle geneticist who discovered the breast cancer gene is the subject of a new movie.
“Helen Hunt is a very fine actress, and she’s beautiful,” says Seattle geneticist Dr. Mary-Claire King. Assessing actors isn’t a habit for the scientist, whose most famous discovery is the existence of a gene for inherited susceptibility to breast cancer, but in this case she has reason to—King is played by Hunt in a forthcoming…
10 Easy Recipes from the Asian Noodle Aisle
The ultimate field guide to the city’s best selection of Asian noodles.
You’ve conquered the ethnic foods aisle at your neighborhood grocery store and you want more—more variety, more fun, more choices when it comes to cooking dinner. But when you hit the noodle aisles at Uwajimaya (Chinatown–International District, 600 Fifth Ave. S; 206.624.6248; uwajimaya.com) it’s hard not to panic. They’re endless. With the help of the…