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Update! Skillet May Join Seattle Center House Redesign
Update: Skillet may join Center House redesign Josh Henderson says that Skillet Street Food could be one of the first vendors to set up permanent shop at the Seattle Center’s revamped, yet-to-be-renamed Center House food court, and is playing quite the booster as well, extending the call on the Skillet Facebook page to other mobile…
Holiday Gift Guide, Day 5: Baubles and Bling from Local Jewelry Artists
Alrighty, listen up boys: Sure diamonds are great, but if you really want to knock your savvy gal’s socks off this holiday season, we recommend these oh-so-Seattle, stylish jewelry pieces. And guys, don’t worry, your day is coming too. Friday will be devoted to booze-related gifts, so you save this link, and forward that one…
Holiday Gift Guide, Day 4: Darling Paper Products
This statement probably comes as little surprise given our occupations, but the Seattle mag edit staff is full of paper geeks. We heart old-school letterpress, still believe in hand-written thank you notes and nothing delights us more than picking up our Ilee desktop calendars every December. Sure, we all spend our days hammering out words…
Gift Shops Galore
Two great new Seattle shops for last-minute gifts.
The next time you need a gift in a pinch (as in, 20 minutes before that forgotten afterwork party you just remembered), swing by one of two new gift stops, located on opposing hilltops to suit any crosstown breakneck trek. The former proprietress of the still-popular Illume Candle line (she sold the business more than…
Lemon Drop Has a New Locale
A new home for some of the city's best vintage frocks.
You lucky Ballardites, you: Two-year-old Lemon Drop vintage boutique has moved from its original, easy-to-miss North Seattle spot to bigger digs four blocks off Market (Ballard, 5818 24th Ave. NW; 206.547.1840). Owner Jodi Obde has taken advantage of the extra room by bulking up her selection of offbeat fur hats, plucky home décor accents and—take…
Menswear Fit for Lean Giants
A former Microsoft marketer launches a special line of mens' shirts catering to tall, trim men.
For designer Mark Tindall, the “big and tall” section in menswear only works halfway. “[Shirts] were always long enough, but big and boxy,” he says. “They would be huge on my neck, short on the arms.” So, the 6-foot-3 former Microsoft marketer started sketching his own pattern ideas and in late 2009, along with his…
Why More Seattleites are Getting Plastic Surgery
Seattle’s tough job market is prompting a wave of plastic surgery and cosmetic dentistry.
Looks aren’t everything, but in the world of finance, they can be a key to success, according to Scott, a 57-year-old Seattle-area certified financial planner and wealth manager. Though things had been going well at work, Scott was worried about losing his edge. He’s physically very fit—a nationally ranked athlete—but until recently, his eyes sported…
Northwest Home January 2012
The latest issue of our magazine about home design and decor.
The latest issue of Northwest Home (found inside the January issue of Seattle magazine) showcases some tasty tables, a Ballard couple’s cool furniture design studio and tips on how to glam up your manse. Plus, our Home of Month stars a mod marvel of a floating home on South Lake Union (tour it: January 22)….
Pioneer Square’s Big New Deal
An enormous, multi-tower, multi-use development has just broken ground in Pioneer Squre. Is Stadium
On one of the last warm summer days of 2011, a construction crew put up the black steel tower of a pile driver in the extreme northwest corner of the parking lot just north of CenturyLink Field. Within days, a reciprocating WHAM! bounced among the brick and sandstone walls of Pioneer Square, as if the…
Wine World: Also Known as Dave’s World
Northwest wine enthusiast David LeClaire creates Washington wine heaven in Wallingford.
Wine World Warehouse is a David and Goliath tale. Literally. The 23,000-square-foot shop just off I-5 in the Wallingford neighborhood was the vision of longtime Seattle wine expert David LeClaire, but it almost didn’t happen. In 2006, LeClaire, longtime sommelier, wine educator and “wine socialite,” identified the old University Hotel as his ideal space—close to…
Xenobia Bailey’s Funky Town
Xenobia Bailey illuminates the northwest african american museum with her “aesthetics of funk” show
What qualifies something as funky? Artist Xenobia Bailey has a pretty clear answer: a passionate spirit of improvisation, of winging it with the materials at hand and celebrating the idiosyncrasies that result. Born and raised in Seattle, Bailey briefly attended the University of Washington and later earned a degree in industrial design from the Pratt…
Snout & Co’s Street Eats
Cuban sandwiches served with a side of rock 'n' roll.
There’s a new Cuban sandwich in town, and it’s a keeper. Snout & Co.’s chef and owner, Lee Scott, serves his pickly mojo pork pressed sandwich ($7) out of a shiny black food truck. During one autumn lunch, Ted Nugent’s “Stranglehold” rocked the waiting crowd lined up to sample that Cuban sandwich (the best thing…