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Most Influential: Consultant Mike Donlin
Program consultant for Seattle Public Schools' prevention-intervention services, Mike Donlin spearhe
The Pew Research Center reports that 30 percent of U.S. teens say they have been affected by hurtful text messages, Facebook posts and the like. Mike Donlin wants to cut that number to zero. A program consultant for Seattle Public Schools’ prevention-intervention services, Donlin spearheaded creation of a new cyberbullying curriculum this year for Seattle…
Person of the Year: The Police Officer
We are not accustomed to seeing police officers as victims
We are not accustomed to seeing police officers as victims. Or as villains. But the past year in the Puget Sound region has focused our attention on law enforcement personnel so relentlessly, so vividly, that no year in recent memory can compare. Between October 31 and December 28, 2009, six officers—one from the Seattle Police…
Weekly Must List: December 9 – 15
Our top to-do's for the week
Our top to-do’s for the week Must Get a WhiffWilly Wonka in Smell-O-Vision Friday – Sunday (12/10 – 12/12) • See the classic 1971 film the way it was meant to be experienced: in Smell-O-Vision. Courtesy of kooky film-enhancement team The Action Pack, the treats on screen leap to life in the form of goodie…
Cheap Eats: Big Mario’s
Big Mario's brings a touch of the East Coast to Cap Hill
Wicked Slice: Another NYC-style pizzeria joins the fold Need proof that the Neapolitan pizza craze is being supplanted? Last month, we heralded Fatty’s Corner Pizzeria in Greenwood; this month, it’s BIG MARIO’S, another New York City–style pizza joint, which opened in mid-July next to Caffé Vita on Capitol Hill. (Vita’s Mike McConnell is a co-owner.)…
Food News: Marination Station to Open, Plus Pie!
Kimchi quesadillas and a free parking spot: Marination sets down roots on the Hill. Plus news on the
It’s no secret that we here at Seattle Mag are huge fans of Marination Mobile; we put them on the cover of last year’s Best Restaurants issue, after all. So imagine our excitement when we found out that Roz Edison and Kamala Saxton are setting up a stationary shop to sling their Korean-Hawaiian vittles which they’re calling (what…
VIDEO: Squash and Raisin Stuffed Chicken Breasts
Each week Seattle mag video blogger and host of Cookus Interruptus Cynthia Lair brings us selections
(Steve sells home plate) Stuffed chicken breasts sounds difficult and gourmet – not true. A fantastic way to renovate leftovers like roasted squash and extend a pound of chicken to feed a family. Very pretty morsels too! Need a printable recipe? Click here. Cookus Interruptus is devoted to educating viewers about how to cook fresh…
Outdoors: Steel Yourselves Winter Warriors
Why not make this the winter you explore the snowy backcountry on your own terms? It’s a whole different mountain range out there when it’s covered in multiple feet of the white stuff. Backcountry skiing, snowshoeing and camping don’t come without risks, though. Besides needing the right warm gear, you should also be aware of…
Storefronts Seattle Project Makes Space for Art
Pioneer Square and the International District welcome new tenants.
This past fall, Pioneer Square and the International District got a face lift, thanks to some local artists. A new art installation project, StoreFronts Seattle (made possible by nonprofit arts organization Shunpike), allows artists (including local quilt artist Luke Haynes and couple Charles and Cindy Martin who boast an impressive pinball machine collection) to showcase…
Styled: Ian MacNeil Gets Tuxed Up
Entrepreneur and philanthropist Ian MacNeil punches up black-tie attire with bold, splashy jackets.
Why we love his look: Ian MacNeil is always the life of the party. As chair of multiple galas around town (often sharing the honor with wife Laura), the Montlake-based business executive (he owns Lachselian Holdings, an aviation leasing firm) is always clad in preppy, boldly colored suits. “I like to dress appropriate to the…
Weekly Must List: December 2 – 8
MUST SEEA River Runs Through It Through 12/30 • Ryan Molenkamp’s work is instantly captivating, but not always immediately clear. His large-scale oil and graphite paintings beckon viewers to look closer. Is that a desert? Or a city? Are those buildings or boxcars? Is this a place that’s cracking open, or healing itself? In the…
Holiday Dining at ART Restaurant
Ho! Ho! Ho! 'Tis the season for chocolate buffets and holiday celebrations at the Four Seasons hotel
Searching for a classy way to fete the holidays, without messing up the kitchen or risking setting the turkey on fire? Enjoy a delicious Christmas Day meal at ART Restaurant at the Four Seasons hotel, or ring in the New Year in style with a champagne-themed dinner that’ll leave you waltzing into 2011. (And in…
Tom Douglas Cookbook Social Tonight!
Mark your calendars for Dec. 1st and meet local authors, buy books, and nosh on tasty treats!
What better way to spend a chilly Wednesday afternoon than at the Palace Ballroom for the Tom Douglas Cookbook Social? Tonight (Dec. 1st), from 4-7pm, you’ll meet a slew of northwest authors, and sample delicious bites from recipes straight out of their cookbooks. (Full disclosure: I’ll be there with The Newlywed Kitchen, a cookbook I co-authored…