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Weekly Must List: November 11 – 17
Our top to-do's for the week
Must LearnPecha KuchaThursday (11/11) • Named after the Japanese term meaning the sound of “chit chat,” Pecha Kucha is a fast-paced, concise presentation model that has taken root in 318 cities worldwide. The event gives presents a chance to share an idea or concept using 20 images that appear for 20 seconds each. Tonight, Seattle’s…
Thank you, Dave Niehaus
He was a study in dignity and class.
I can’t say I knew Dave Niehaus well. But in the years I spent covering television and sports in Seattle, I came to appreciate him not as legendary broadcaster or gifted storyteller – certainly he was both – but as a person of enormous dignity. Niehaus, who died Wednesday at age 75, was old school….
Outdoors: Cyclocross Comes to Woodland Park
MFG Cyclocross' Second Annual Gran Prix Takes Place Sunday
If my article now out in the November 2010 “Meat” issue of Seattle Magazine on the cyclocross craze sweeping the region tickled your fancy at all, now is your chance to check out the wild and wooly sport in person. This coming Sunday November 14, Seattle-based MFG Cyclocross is putting on its second annual Woodland…
Fashion Friday: Hooray For New Store Openings
AllSaints, SPUN and Vince set up shop
I’m feeling a little retrospective today: A year ago, I was still scrambling to find one semi-new shop to cover for our monthly Shopping Around column (see our November edition here). Fast-forward to 2010 and three stellar new shops have opened their doors this week alone. Can we all dance a little jig for a…
The Weekly Must List: November 4 – 10
Our top to-do's for the week
Must Window WatchFirst Thursday: Storefronts Seattle11/4 – Pioneer Square experienced a jump in its dragon population this past fall thanks to a new pilot art project called Storefronts Seattle, in which local artists—such as Dan Reeder, who meticulously crafts papier-mâché dragons, and Charles and Cindy Martin—exhibit their work in three- to six-month, rent-free artistic installations and/or…
Shush: Silent Reading Party at The Sorrento Hotel
Grab those reading glasses and head to the Sorrento for an evening of book lust.
If you’ve ever doubted Seattle’s status as book-nerd capital, stop by the Silent Reading Party TONIGHT. At this regular (fun!) event, people sit in the Fireside Room, reading books quietly, often with drinks in hand. 6–9 p.m. Free. Sorrento Hotel, 900 Madison St.; 206.622.6400; hotelsorrento.com
Outdoors: Put Your Garden To Bed
Let Seattle Tilth Sing the Lullaby
It’s that time of year again, time to put your garden to bed for the winter. But fret not: Seattle Tilth‘s got your back. And they will hold your hand, especially if you attend their upcoming workshop, “Putting the Garden to Bed.” Tilth reports that Fall is a fantastic time to replenish the soil, and…
Most Influential 2010: Dave Ross and Tom Douglas
Radio host Dave Ross and Restaurateur Tom Douglas show their patriotism and democracy
On April 1, Dave Ross, host of The Dave Ross Show on KIRO-FM, opened his morning broadcast with the news that One Reel, the nonprofit organization that runs the Fourth of July festivities at Lake Union, had failed to secure a corporate sponsor and was canceling the event. It was no April Fool’s joke. “It…
Good Luck NaNoWriMo Participants!
November is National Novel Writing Month and Seattleites are up to the challenge.
Oh, to write the Great American Novel. Many of us dream of the day when we will quit our day job and crank out the next literary masterpiece. And each year National Novel Writing Month (aka NaNoWriMo) tells us to stop dreaming and start writing. This international online invitational asks dedicated writers to commit to…
Sushi Kappo Tamura: Restaurant Review
Chef Taichi Kitamura's dedication to local and seasonal seafood translates to Kappo Tamura playing w
The last time we saw chef Taichi Kitamura, he was creating gorgeous plates for a lucky few diners at the hallowed Chiso Kappo above Fremont’s Chiso Sushi. There, his manner was subdued, respectful. It didn’t seem as if he was having very much fun. At Sushi Kappo Tamura, which he opened in July, Kitamura shouts…
Sitka & Spruce: Restaurant Review
An utterly brilliant showcase for the nationally renowned chef Matt Dillon.
After everyone got over the quirky charm of such a good chef (Matt Dillon) cooking in such an unexpected place (an Eastlake strip mall), Sitka & Spruce’s near-windowless and somewhat claustrophobic dining room became something to accept, rather than something to praise. Now, however, having relocated to Capitol Hill’s Melrose Market in late May, Sitka…
Fashion Friday: Halloween weekend shopping
A new (green!) fashion line, the perfect belt and a Halloween scent-sation
Happy Halloween weekend, everyone! I’m taking a five-minute break from scraping together my Veronica Corningstone costume (re: Ron Burgundy’s lady love in Anchorman) to bring you my three favorite shopping finds this week: Before all the Halloween hooplah begins, stop by Western Bridge tonight for the launch of Nube Green’s new in house fashion line….