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Real World Seattle: MTV’s ‘$5 Cover’ Music Series
Local filmmaker Lynn Shelton partners with MTV to showcase Seattle's music scene in "$5 Cover: Seatt
Seattle’s pop-culture image can be described in three words: rain, coffee and grunge music. Sure, we have an umbrella-named music festival (Bumbershoot) and the city seems to run on caffeine, but grunge music? You can still find flannel, but Seattle’s music scene has evolved significantly since the Doc Martens were shelved. A web-based, music film…
Top Doctors 2011: Otolaryngology
Diseases of the ear, nose, sinus, throat and other head and neck systems
OTOLARYNGOLOGY Paul Abson, M.D., The Everett Clinic, 3927 Rucker Ave., Everett, 425.339.5441, Providence Regional Medical Center; University of Washington, 1986; nasal and sinus surgery, thyroid and parathyroid surgery Cynthia Anonsen, M.D., Bellevue Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic, 1135 116th Ave. NE, Suite 500, Bellevue, 425.454.3938, Overlake Hospital Medical Center; University of Minnesota, 1979; head and…
Top Docs ’10 Profiles: Jane E. Hitti
Photo by Hayley Young Jane E. Hitti, M.D., M.P.H. Specialty: Obstetrics-gynecology, epidemiology Practice and hospital affiliations: University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle Children’s HospitalMedical degree: University of Vermont College of Medicine Why this specialty and why now? When I was doing OB-GYN [training] in Vermont, a friend of a friend was working in Uganda at…
Top Docs ’10 Profiles: Kathleen C.Y. Sie
Photo by Hayley Young Kathleen C.Y. Sie, M.D. Specialty: Pediatric otolaryngology Practice: Seattle Children’s HospitalHospital affiliations: Seattle Children’s Hospital, University of Washington Medical CenterMedical degree: University of Michigan Medical School Why pediatric otolaryngology? It really appealed to me—the type of problems we see and the impact we can have on someone’s life. I realized…
Top Docs ’10 Profiles: George Makari
Photo by Hayley Young George Makari, M.D.Specialty: Pediatric neurology, pediatric sleep medicine and developmental disabilitiesPractice: Mary Bridge Pediatric Neurology ClinicHospital affiliation: Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital & Health Center Medical degree: Cairo University, Egypt What’s the main misconception about sleep disorders? That there is magic pill that can fix it. What’s one piece of advice…
Top Docs ’10 Profiles: George Makari
Photo by Hayley Young George Makari, M.D.Specialty: Pediatric neurology, pediatric sleep medicine and developmental disabilitiesPractice: Mary Bridge Pediatric Neurology ClinicHospital affiliation: Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital & Health Center Medical degree: Cairo University, Egypt What’s the main misconception about sleep disorders? That there is magic pill that can fix it. What’s one piece of advice…
Top Docs ’10 Profiles: Hongxiu Ji
Photo by Hayley Young Hongxiu Ji, M.D., Ph.D.Specialty: Gynecologic and placental pathologyPractice: Eastside PathologyHospital affiliations: Evergreen Hospital Medical Center, Overlake Hospital Medical Center, Valley Medical CenterMedical degree: Shanghai Medical University What’s one piece of advice that you wish patients would follow? Go to your primary physician for annual examinations. Many malignant tumors are curable when…
How We Conducted Our Top Doctors Survey
For the first time, Seattle magazine’s Top Doctors list results from a collaboration with Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., a highly regarded health care research and information company that works with magazines across the country to produce similar top doctors features. Castle Connolly also is the publisher of several resource books on physicians, including America’s Top…
Seattle Coffee Guide: Seattle Coffee Survey
Are we really that obsessed with coffee culture here in Caffeinopolis? (Were the Mariners chock-full
(Photo by Chris Gash) The rest prefer biodiesel: 95% of respondents insist on caffeinated beans. got milk?43% The latte is the drink of choice among respondents, totaling So What? the coffee traveled 10,000 miles to get here: 85% will drive out of their way to stop at a favorite coffee shop. Have you tried the…
Seattle Coffee Guide: Career Baristas
Any coffee aficianado worth her weight in coffee beans knows that Vivace’s Brian Fairbrother is the king of Seattle’s career baristas, but Seattle has a ton of other career baristas, many who started with Starbucks, one of our oldest coffee chains. Here are a few examples provided by the folks at Starbucks Corporate office, who…
Seattle Coffee Guide: Kid-friendly Coffee Shops
For parents in search of a cup of coffee and some grownup conversation—and a way to keep kids occ
Firehouse Coffee With its rustic décor and cozy chairs, this Ballard coffeehouse (which uses beans from Caffé Vita) creates a cabin-like atmosphere for parents and their energetic toddlers. Gymboree is right next door, so having a designated playroom for kids makes a lot of sense. The room has tons of toys for the kids, plus…
VIDEO: Mary’s Kalamata Tapenade
Each week Seattle mag video blogger and host of Cookus Interruptus Cynthia Lair brings us selections
(Joaquin knows when to hold ’em) Need a simple satisfying appetizer for your holiday soiree? If you enjoy the deep flavor of kalamata olives, you will savor this traditional Provencal dish. It is a popular food in the south of France, where it is generally eaten as an hors d’œuvre, spread on bread. A total…