Ariel Shearer

Local Wine Club Pairs Books and Bottles

Local Wine Club Pairs Books and Bottles

Book Cru, based out of Molly's Bottle Shop in Sunset Hill, combines thoughtful drinking and indulgent reading

This article appears in print in the May 2020 issue. Click here to subscribe.  If book clubs are a reason for reading and drinking together, Book Cru is a full-fledged call to action. The monthly pairing program ($50, nonmembers $60) offers curated book and bottle combinations along with discussion groups based out of Molly’s Bottle Shop in Ballard….

Skip the Last Ferry and Stay Awhile on Vashon Island

Skip the Last Ferry and Stay Awhile on Vashon Island

The relaxing destination boasts beaches, art and great eats

Both indoor and outdoor spaces are bright and cozy at The Lodges on Vashon

Local Animal Rescues Navigate Community Demand for Companionship

Local Animal Rescues Navigate Community Demand for Companionship

Everybody wants a furry quarantine friend

Seattle Humane received 98 applications for a puppy, but Lala has been searching for a home for more than a year.

Cooking in Quarantine: Treat Yourself to Some Boozy Baked Goods

Cooking in Quarantine: Treat Yourself to Some Boozy Baked Goods

Kym Joles of The Fox and Pantry shares a simple spring cookie recipe

Soft lime cookies with gin frosting

Saying “I Do” During a Pandemic

Saying “I Do” During a Pandemic

These are challenging times in which to get married—but that didn’t stop these determined couples from tying the knot

On the night of Amelia Wilson and Matt Mahan’s first date, they met up at a bar that turned out to be closed. A slightly awkward stroll led the twenty-somethings to a nearby Ballard brewery instead, and they’ve been together ever since. “We just kept on walking down the street and made it work,” Wilson…

What's New in Local Plant-Based Dining

What’s New in Local Plant-Based Dining

Colorful menus and creative techniques elevate Seattle’s plant-based dining scene

Goldfinch Tavern wows with a coconut mousse dessert (left) and on their new plant-based menu; Art of the Table impresses with colorful beets (right)

Feel-Good Factor: CBD in Seattle

Feel-Good Factor: CBD in Seattle

Exploring the movement as it shifts between medicine and indulgence

The products made by local CBD brand Dazey are designed for feeling good without the high

At The Fox and Pantry, Cookies are Fine Art

At The Fox and Pantry, Cookies are Fine Art

A Sammamish resident shares her edible artistry with cookies lovers and aspiring cookie decorators alike

Decorated cookies made by Kym Joles

Quarantine Birthday Hacks

Quarantine Birthday Hacks

Send some joy with whimsical birthday postcards and Hot Cakes delivery

One of Katherine Dietz’s quarantine birthday postcards

Foraging for Hope in Seattle

Foraging for Hope in Seattle

In challenging times, Seattleites are finding ways to feed, inspire, teach and entertain our community in (spite of) state-mandated isolation

It may feel like consuming as much information as possible will somehow inoculate us from the virus. In truth, it’s healthier (if challenging!) to limit one’s news consumption, and that’s why we’re now gorging all the good local news we can find. Here are a handful of hopeful stories and helpful resources illustrating the many ways…

Meet a Local Activist Fighting for Justice for Sexual Assault Survivors

Meet a Local Activist Fighting for Justice for Sexual Assault Survivors

Leah Griffin helps guide the creation of laws that intimately impact rape survivors in Washington state

This article appears in print in the March 2020 issue. Click here to subscribe.Sitting in the window of a café on a rainy Saturday, wearing a sweater with rainbow trim, Leah Griffin greets me with a hug and a smile. It’s a day off from her full-time job as a school librarian in North Seattle, but Griffin has…

New in Town: Exploring the Whiskey World with Seattle Women

New in Town: Exploring the Whiskey World with Seattle Women

Find your new favorite bottle with Seattle’s women-led whiskey club

Looks good, but I’ll take mine neat.

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