Seattle Mag
VIDEO: Inside Star Wars Fan Gus Lopez’ Collection
As part of our celebration of Seattle nerds this month, we sent seattlemag.com videographers Alex Kummerow and Dylan Priest to the home of local Star Wars megacollector Gus Lopez. Tune in and get a glimpse of Lopez’s life-size laser cannon from The Empire Strikes Back and a tour of his too-big-to-count personal collection.
Screamin’ Deal: Free Truffle Fries at Hotel 1000
If you work downtown, consider stopping by BOKA Kitchen + Bar part of your Friday routine. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Fridays in February, the folks at Hotel 1000’s restaurant are giving out free truffle fries to anyone. Yep, that includes passersby, guests, starving college students and screamin’ deal junkies. Kick start your…
Outdoors: The North Cascade Institute’s New Slate of 2011 Programs
North Cascades Institute Launches 2011 Programs
This week the North Cascades Institute, which is celebrating its 25th year conserving and protecting Northwest environments through experiential outdoor education, announced an exciting slate of learning programs and field excursions as part of its 2011 schedule. This year the Institute made a special effort to bring back some of its favorite field instructors from its…
Maria Hines to Open the Golden Beetle in Ballard this Friday
Eastern Mediterranean flavors will be the draw at the nation's third certified organic restaurant.
It’s old news that chefs in this town put their fancy foot forward with their first restaurants, making a splash with more elaborate dishes, a more formal dining room approach, and a “I take my food seriously” aire. But with the second restaurant? Well that’s where they have some fun. Things are taken down a…
New Work from Ballard High’s Award-winning Video Program
“The Showing” PremierPrice: $5 (sold at the door)Location: Ballard High School AuditoriumTime: 7 p.m. (Get there early! This will definitely sell out.) To say that Matt Lawrence has a background in film is an understatement. The University of Wisconsin graduate has tackled everything from script development to film scoring, but education has always been his…
Managing Director FAIL: Intiman Theatre in dire straits thanks to former managing director’s financial blunders
Seattle’s beloved Intiman Theatre has announced an urgent fundraising campaign, thanks to severe financial mismanagement by former managing director Brian Colburn (who resigned suddenly in November citing personal reasons). According to Intiman Board president Kim Anderson, “Unless we are able to raise $500,000 by the end of March, an additional $250,000 by June, and $250,000…
Fashion + Style Friday: News from Sway & Cake, plus the Blackbird brand expands- twice
A sweet Seattle necklace, The Field House undergoing a remodel and Joan Kelly stops by the newly rev
This was a week of exciting expansions, remodels and moves for some of our favorite boutiques: As Karen Johnson reported on Wednesday, Blackbird is jumping on the Portlandia bandwagon and will open the first Blackbird enterprise outside of Ballard in PDX this summer. (Great news for us Oregon natives often stuck in the Portland I-5…
The Perfect V-Day Night In: Local Jeopardy! Champ Ken Jennings Takes on the Supercomputer
UPDATE: Looks like the computer crushed Jennings last night. Tune in this evening to see how our local Jeopardy! champ fairs in round two! Local “Jeopardy!” celebrity Ken Jennings has returned to face his most intimidating opponent to date: a supercomputer. In a special three day tournament, Jennings, along with fellow champion Brad Rutter, will…
Noir City, a V-Day Treat, Jonathan Evison and More Weekly To-do’s
Must TasteDeathcake RoyaleThrough 2/14 – Cupcake Royale’s lovingly lethal Valentine’s Day treat, the Deathcake Royale ($6.65) is back. Made with Theo Chocolate, Stumptown espresso ganache and a decadent chocolate cake, this deadly concoction (which weighs about a thousand pounds) is the perfect sinful gift for your sweetie (or yourself!). Available at all four Cupcake Royale…
VIDEO: Portlandia, Meet Ballardia, Blackbird to Open New Shop in the Rose City
Blackbird and Field House owner Nicole Miller announced she’s expanding her retail empire to Portland. The new shop (Burnside and NW 13th Ave.), which opens early this summer, is two blocks from Ace Hotel (another Seattle-based lifestyle business with a PDX outpost), and sure to attract throngs of Portland-loving tourists who will no doubt be…
Revisiting Pike Place Market: Tulip Time and My Favorite Baguette
Last weekend we took the kids down to Pike Place Market and we browsed around. I worked at the Market for years in my early 20s, and used to go down on my days off, too. But I don’t get down there as much anymore. That’s mostly because we have a toddler who likes to…
Cookus Interruptus: Chocolate Covered Coconut Macaroons
Oh honey. Coconut and chocolate marry to make these moist, chewy macaroons.
Steve reminisces while making this heavenly flour-free dessert. Coconut, honey, egg white and baking chocolate are all you need. For printable recipe, click here. Cookus Interruptus is devoted to educating viewers about how to cook fresh local organic whole foods via 140+ short humorous videos. Visit cookusinterruptus.com to find printable recipes, menu ideas,…