Seattle Mag
Seeing the Bigger Picture in Seattle’s Transporation Conundrums
Why the rest of Washington state is watching Seattle's every move.
“Seattle process” aside, most of the decisions we make around here are really driven by economic imperatives that are nearly impossible to ignore. Regardless of politics, regional and national economic pressures still ensure that the big transportation projects that matter most in Seattle will get done—eventually. But not without first encountering two major hurdles along…
Is Seattle its Own Greatest Road Block?
Here's hoping our battles over the Alaskan Way Viaduct and other transportation developments will le
It’s almost too good to imagine: The year is 2016, and burly guys in hardhats and blaze-orange vests have swept up the last of the dust from all of Seattle’s transportation construction megaprojects. The State Route 99 tunnel under downtown, the new State Route 520 floating bridge and the University Link light rail extension to…
The Must List, featuring Damien Jurado and a Doubleheader at the Frye
MUST HEARDamien Jurado Friday (2/17) – Beloved local alt-folk crooner Damien Jurado releases his tenth album this month, Maraqopa, which marks a new beginning of sorts, with songs that sound more psychedelic than ever before. It’s just more proof that Jurado’s talent runs deep—and is well worth hearing live. The album is officially released Tuesday,…
Shopping Date: Local Designer Trunk Show and Sale in West Seattle
Mark your calendars: Sweet West Seattle perfumery Knows is hosting not one, but two, Seattle designers this weekend in conjunction with their own sale. Owner Christen Cottman is marking down her wide array of candles, body care and perfume lines (which include ultra hot Penhaligons, Patch NYC and Sumbody) anywhere from 15 to 70 percent…
5 Quick and Easy Breakfast Recipes
Try one of RedTri.com’s quick and easy, kid-approved breakfast recipes with your your munchkins, and start off the day like a champion. Morning Pizzas: Here’s a healthy, delicious and homemade pizza recipe for a champ’s morning kick! Toast English muffin halves, drizzle with olive oil, and layer some tomato slices and hard cooked egg…
Last Minute Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas
In case the red paper hearts in shop windows, the candy piled around the office or well, a calendar, haven’t alerted you to the fact, it’s Valentine’s Day, the day to show your honey some love with a sweet token. If you have yet to find said token or need a quick pick-up on the…
24-Hour Dining Coming to Georgetown
Those who lament the lack of all-night dining options in the city will have one more option come spring: Scott Horrell, owner of the 9lb Hammer and Loretta’s Northwesterner in South Park is expanding into the space next door to his Georgetown bar to open a 24-hour diner. Howell is planning a menu of “straightforward…
7 Reasons You Need to See Oklahoma! at 5th Avenue Theatre
1. Actually, Reason #1 shouldn’t be spelled out too clearly. Over-explaining it diminishes the palpable explosion of tension that happens in Act I (way to be a killjoy, other media!). A hint: this version of Oklahoma! has more notes from To Kill a Mockingbird and Shane than it does Howdy Doody and the effect is…
10 Best Karaoke Songs for a Broken Heart
Valentine’s Day isn’t always about enjoying an expensive dinner with the love of your life. Sometimes it’s about cursing relationships with the best single friends in your life. And I’ve learned from my two best friends—Jessica Day and Nathan Bean, both former champions in Bellevue’s Rockaroke competition—that the visceral release of singing your guts out…
Spa Report: What’s New at Willows, Hydrotherapy Bliss at Yuan Spa
Everyone at the office hates me this week, and not because I mutter to myself at my desk (though they have a legitimate reason there), but because I got to check out not one, but two local spas this week. Yes, I have a rough life. First up, the Spa at Willows Lodge has emerged…
Catching up with Drew Christie After His Sundance Success
The last time Seattle magazine spoke with Drew Christie, local animator/illustrator and one of our 2010 Spotlight Award Winners, he was screening a short film at Northwest Film Forum’s Local Sightings Film Festival in Seattle – and fantasizing about doing the “most time-consuming kind of animation…maybe scrimshaw or embroidery animation.” He still hasn’t accomplished the…