Seattle Mag
Washington State is Back in the Movie Business
Good news: the State House of Representatives passed the bill that will renew the Motion Picture Competitiveness Program or the Washington State Film Incentive. 92 yeses to 6 nos? Sounds more like a slam dunk than a pass. From the Washington Filmworks Blog: Congratulations. The film community’s vigilance and support were integral to the successful…
Paladar Cubano Returns as Cafe Con Leche, in Sodo
Great news, Cuban sandwich fans! Paladar Cubano, the truck that once lived at 89th and Aurora, doling out the best Cuban sandwiches (by far!) in town, is back in business as Cafe Con Leche in Sodo (2905 1st Avenue S). Before Paladar Cubano closed in the summer of 2010, I became addicted to the sandwiches,…
Behind the Scenes: Rainy-day style for The Forecast fashion show
In addition to sea-faring looks, The Forecast fashion show next Wednesday night will explore some other waterproof fashions: rain gear. Now that I’ve said that, please clear your mind of all clear plastic poncho-imagery and get ready for some happier options. (It is Friday after all.) Fittingly, Seattle has a wealth of wet weather wear…
85 Apps Both Parents and Kids Will Love
Do you worry that your kiddos are more familiar with Angry Birds than with their multiplication times tables? Chances are you’re just like us—guilty of throwing your kids in front of the iPod or iPad just so you can secure a few minutes to finish up that nagging work project or make a couple of…
Fashion + Style: Rite of Spring, tech-ready bags at Hitchcock and the best new nail polish in town-Update!
In reality the first day of spring is March 20th, but for me, nothing heralds the arrival of sunnier days ahead than the annual Art Institute student designer fashion show. This year’s rendition, The Rite of Spring, will be presented by Neiman Marcus and takes place tonight at the Showbox SoDo. Tickets still available at…
The Must List, featuring Eliza Doolittle and a Build-Your-Own-Soup Adventure
MUST SEEPygmalionOngoing through Sunday (through March 11) – There’s only a few more opportunities to see Seattle Shakespeare Company’s solid production of this George Bernard Shaw classic, which inspired the popular musical My Fair Lady. Jennifer Lee Taylor’s portrayal of Eliza Doolittle’s transformation from Cockney flower girl to debonair duchess is quite powerful. And R….
520 for Dummies: This Overpass Is Coming Down! And Other Cool News from WSDOT
Another weekend, another 520 bridge closure, but this time there will be a concrete rain the likes of which we haven’t seen since…well…a few months ago when the Viaduct came down. The old Evergreen Point Road overpass in Medina (the skinny road in the foreground, left) will be torn apart and hauled away. But…
Catching Up with Amy Pennington Before Her Debut on ‘Check, Please!’ Tomorrow
“Have you seen Wayne’s World?” asks Amy Pennington, host of the new local restaurant review show Check, Please! Northwest on KCTS-TV. “I constantly think: ‘Camera 1, Camera 2.’ I’m a total fish out of water.” Pennington, 37, may be new to the role of television host, but her love of good food is longstanding. Having…
Fashion + Style: Behind the Scenes of The Forecast’s Fishermen-Inspired Runway Looks
Though spring officially doesn’t start until March 20, around here we’re counting March 14as the first day of the season as our new spring fashion show, The Forecast, storms the runway at Benaroya Hall next Wednesday night. The outerwear-laced fashions will be broken up into five themed sets that scream Seattle style, from biking-ready frocks…
King 5: Washington Gas Prices Increase 43 Cents in a Month
The pain at the pump increases across the State of Washington. AAA Auto Club reports the average price of a gallon of gasoline in Washington is $3.94, an increase of 8 cents in a week and 43 cents in a month. Average prices for a gallon of gas in Bellingham Monday reached $4.10, $4.04 in…
Brian Christian On Why Computers Still Need Humans. Sort Of. We Hope.
If you have ever felt unsettled, confused—or even overjoyed—by the way computers have changed our lives, you should go and listen to writer Brian Christian talk about his critically acclaimed book The Most Human Human on Wednesday at Town Hall. He can’t exactly soothe any irrational (or rational) fears about an Artificial Intelligence-dominated apocalypse (translation:…
There’s No Getting Around It: Seattle’s Transportation Issue
It’s the least sexy, most flammable cocktail-party topic around: transportation. The horror story about a one-hour crosstown crawl. The strategy swap about how best to cross the lake during a Mariners home stand. And the sharply divisive rhetoric about which multibillion-dollar projects our region really needs—and how to pay for them. Why would we put…