Seattle Mag
Photos Show People of Color Working on the Space Needle
Construction of Seattle's iconic marvel began 55 years ago this month
Last week, the Space Needle previewed a new permanent exhibition in its base along the spiral ramp that leads to the elevators to the Observation Deck. It tells the story of the Needle’s conception and construction. Called “Building the Marvel,” it features large models and blow-up photographs running from the doodle Eddie Carlson drew when…
The Must List: Shen Yun, Mariners Opening Day & More
What to do this weekend in Seattle
Must SeeShen Yun at McCaw Hall(4/8 to 4/10, times vary) Performing arts company Shen Yun returns to Seattle to tell the tale of heroes, dragons and emperors through dance and acrobatics in a stunning visual and musical production at McCaw Hall. The show, “Lost Paradise,” revives and celebrates 5,000 years of culture that is banned…
Get Ready for the Second Annual Seattle Boylesque Festival
Expect acrobatics, fire performers and straight up stripping at the April 28 and 29 shows
If you live in Seattle, chances are you’ve heard of burlesque – the sex- and body-positive cabaret-style performance art that includes showing a little (or a lot of) skin. But, what you may not have heard of is boylesque, the all male version of this art form. Interested? Good! Because on Thursday, April 28, and…
Celebrate National Poetry Month with Poems and Local Spirits
Poem and local spirit combos to help you honor the most poetic month of the year
It’s April, which means National Poetry Month is in full poetic swing. In honor of that, and because reading poems and having a good drink go together in such a lovely manner, I have some poem-and-local-spirit combos to help you celebrate the month right. (Last year, we paired poems with drinks at local bars, but…
Sugarfina candy boutique launches at Downtown Seattle Nordstrom
Beverly-Hills based candy boutique also hits Alderwood Nordstrom on April 29
If your idea of candy involves two guys named Mike and Ike, get ready to have your mind blown. Beverly Hills-based candy boutique, Sugarfina, make premium caramels, chocolates and gummies sourced from artisan candy makers around the world. And they’re setting up a permanent little space – not a full-fledged boutique like the one in…
Where do our Food Writers Really Dine?
Our food critics' choices offer a tasty peek into their eating habits
Sure, it’s their job to chase down and road-test the latest trends and hot spots, but where do our food writers really dine? What do they recommend to friends and visitors looking for a restaurant? Our food critics’ choices offer a tasty peek into their eating habits. Jessica YadegaranSeattle magazine food editor Jessica Yadegaran grew…
Winners of our Best Restaurants Readers’ Choice Poll
We asked and you voted: Reader picks for the best in the city
Best Neighborhood RestaurantPorkchop & Co.Ballard, 5451 Leary Ave. NW; 206.257.5761; eatatporkchop.com Best Eastside RestaurantCafé Juanita Kirkland, 9702 NE 120th Place; 425.823.1505; cafejuanita.com Best Splurge RestaurantCanlis Queen Anne, 2576 Aurora Ave. N; 206.283.3313; canlis.com Best Cheap-eats PlaceDick’s Drive-In Multiple locations; ddir.comBest BrunchSix Seven RestaurantBelltown, at The Edgewater Hotel, 2411 Alaskan Way; 206.269.4575; edgewaterhotel.com Best Independent Coffee ShopCitizen…
What Makes a ‘Seattle Dog’?
The cheesy story of Seattle’s signature snack
Most of us associate cream cheese with a certain mid-Atlantic city—but slather it on a frankfurter and suddenly the all-American food-cart fave becomes a “Seattle Dog.” So, what gives? Former Seattleite Hadley Long is widely credited with starting the craze in the late 1980s, when he sold bagels in Pioneer Square. “I didn’t want to…
Foodie alert! Denmark’s My New Roots blogger Sarah Britton comes to Tallulah’s
Capitol Hill restaurant hosts family-style dinner for wildly popular blogger
Plant-based eating is growing faster than a zucchini at the height of summer (you know who you are, growers of mammoth squash). In Seattle, healthy, fast-casual restaurants like Sweetgrass Food Co (downtown) and just-opened Jujubeet Cafe (Bellevue) are finally making kale something to crave. In the global blogosphere, it is people like Sarah Britton of Copenhagen,…
Recipe of the Week: Spring Green Salad with Lemon Feta Dressing
Seattle health guru Sarah Adler calls this one a 'life changer'
What happens when you grab a few ingredients and throw them into a bowl? If you’re me: a giant disaster. If you’re the savvy Queen Anne-based cookbook author, nutrition coach and Simply Real Health blogger Sarah Adler, you get a beautiful bowl of pure magic. Adler concocted this springy salad with a zesty lemon feta…
Seattle Superheroes: Sub Pop Founder Bruce Pavitt
The Emerald City music legend is a superhero
Seattle Superheroes is a regular series on seattlemag.com wherein artists depict standout people in our community as superheroes. While we’ve taken some artistic license with the narratives, the sentiment behind them is very real. Once upon a time, a young man found himself in his dorm room tinkering with a few ideas. The college? Evergreen….
Must See: brownsville song (b-side for tray) at the Seattle Rep
The new play at the Seattle Rep is emotional and wonderful
When the house lights go down, all you can see on stage is a small, smoldering fire. It’s a symbol for many things, including the survival of the human spirit, the love a parent has for a child and the little light we keep burning as we hope for a better day. This little fire stays…
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