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Puget Sound Ocean Acidification in Environmental News Again
Marine scientists call ocean acidification global warming’s doppelgänger, and recent studies show Pu
The Seattle Times reports today on ocean acidification research taking Puget Sound, a topic that our very own Maria Dolan tackled in last month’s issue. In honor of today’s front page ST story, here are a few photos from the magazine, including a few previously unpublished online. Northwest Fisheries Science Laboratory biologist Paul McElhany…
Outdoors: Bike Commuting 101
Cascade Bicycle Club Leads the Way
If you’ve always wanted to start commuting by bicycle but aren’t sure how to get started, make sure to attend the Cascade Bicycle Club‘s talk entited “Intro to Bike Commuting” this Wednesday evening at the Blue Building of the Phinney Neighborhood Association (PNA) from 6:30-8 p.m. ($30 for PNA members, $35 for general public). Want to know more about what…
Cliff Mass Responds to The Seattle Times Coverage of UW’s Cut in In-state Admissions
Earlier this month The Seattle Times published an eye-opening piece on the shrinking number of in-state students being admitted into the University of Washington. The article, which has garnered more than 700 comments on seattletimes.com and 3, 500+ Facebook likes, has clearly struck a chord with locals.This weekend an unexpected voice introduced another side to…
Updated! Tom Douglas’s Cuoco, Brave Horse Tavern Are Open in SLU, Ting Momo Opens Monday
First came Serious Pie and the Dahlia Workshop, and now Douglas opens another South Lake Union resta
Last week, Tom Douglas announced via Twitter (@TomDouglasCo) that Cuoco, the Italian pasta house that anchors his revamped brick Terry Avenue Building, was open. At Cuoco, longtime Tom Douglas pastaiola Martha Francis will work alongside Cuoco chef Stuart Lane (who last awed us at Cafe Juanita) to create dishes like gnocchi with nettle pesto, hazelnuts and pancetta; fresh…
Video: A Three-Stop Flash Mob Ode to “Glee”
Thanks to a head's up from a friend, I witnessed my first flash mob yesterday. Here are some pics.
Flash mobbers took over Seattle yesterday for a three-stop Glee performance in Seattle Center, Westlake and Capitol Hill. I “swung by” the 10th and Pike performance after getting a head’s up from a friend who was performing. Here’s a montage of the performances pulled from Youtube: A sea of flash mob fist pumps…
Scallop Crudo from Becky Selengut’s New Book, Good Fish
Chef Becky Selengut shares the recipe for her favorite dish from her new book, Good Fish (Sasquatch
Crudo is an Italian dish of raw fish dressed with olive oil, citrus, and sea salt. The beauty of a good crudo lies in its ability to preserve the subtlety of the fish flavor and bring out its richness with good olive oil while simultaneously balancing it with acid—in this case, orange juice. The best…
Best Restaurants 2011: Dining Deals at Korean Tofu House
We highlight 15 affordable meals in this month’s Best Restaurants cover story. Here’s a peak at one of my favorite dishes in the section, a wonderfully authentic silken tofu stew from Korean Tofu House in the University District. $13Korean Tofu House University DistrictTrue value: Not only do you get exceptionally generous portions, but every meal…
Fashion + Style Friday: Rosary-inspired jewels, beer at Derby Salon and the Seamless in Seattle Fashion Show
We’re putting on our own fashion show, plus it’s a jewelry-palooza this weekend!
In case you missed our big, mid-week announcement, let me bang you over the head with it: We are putting on our own Seamless in Seattle fashion show on Wednesday, June 8! We’re combing the city for the best up-and-coming fashion designers hungry to change the face of local fashion and once again we’re offering…
22 True Value Lunches, Mariners Opener, First Thursday Art Walk, Hub and Bespoke and a More
Our top to-do's for the week
Must Cheer Mariners Opening Day: Live Macklemore PerformanceFriday (4/8) – For the first time in 35 seasons, Dave Niehaus’ trademark baritone commentary will be silent. But as the old saying goes, the game must go on. To kick off their home opener against the Cleveland Indians, the M’s will honor the beloved announcer who passed…
VIDEO: Behind the Scenes of Seattle’s Podcast “Studios”
Seattlemag.com asks the personalities behind Too Beautiful to Live, Spilled Milk and Hollow Earth Ra
From underground (Hollow Earth Radio) to tragically hip (Too Beautiful to Live), this month’s media story (“Radio Waves“) reveals that podcasting isn’t just a relic of the mid-2000s. In the process of interviewing and chatting with the personalites–Matthew Amster-Burton, Molly Wizenberg, Luke Burbank, Amber Kai and others–featured in this piece, I couldn’t help but think…
Macklemore Will Sing “My Oh My,” His Tribute to Dave Niehaus, at Mariner’s Opener
My love for Capitol Hill rapper Macklemore (aka Ben Haggerty) is no secret–in fact I gave him a 2010 Spotlight Award last September. Since then he’s only been gaining in acclaim, and tomorrow, he’ll sing “My Oh My,” his touching tribute to Dave Niehaus, at the Mariner’s Opening Game. Go Ben! (Oh, and go Ms,…
Caribbean Lime Halibut
Tropical flavors seduce fresh NW fish
(The band gets a gig in Pasco?)Marinate wild halibut in lime ginger and garlic; reduce the remaining marinade to a nice glaze after cooking the fish and everyone at the table sing hallelujah after every bite. Printable recipe? Click here. Cookus Interruptus is devoted to educating viewers about how to cook fresh local organic whole…