Seattle Mag
Re-Zoning Seattle Neighborhoods
Will humble Seattle homes survive the next zoning rethink?
Earlier this year, Seattle’s single-family zoning suffered a near-death experience when Mayor Ed Murray’s affordable housing panel endorsed what would be an effective citywide up-zoning of the neighborhoods. It sparked an instant uproar, and the mayor quickly backed off. And for the moment, the dream of owning your own house in Seattle—if you can pull…
Seattle’s Surge in Soul Food Restaurants
Southern food restaurants are sprouting up everywhere in Seattle and they're definitely worth a try
Seattle abounds with culinary diversity. Stroll through most neighborhoods and you will likely spot a taco shack, gyro joint and pho house within blocks of each other. Walk another half mile and you’ll probably hit stellar sushi and vegan almost anything. But, Southern food—soul-coaxing dishes, such as shrimp and grits, collard greens, and biscuits and gravy—has…
Designing High School Curriculums for Relevance
How to help students make sense of the world, one class at a time
Sponsored by Eastside Prep In court proceedings, the query “Relevance?” often arises. Implied in the question is the idea that testimony needs to pertain to the substance of the case and the argument being made. In some way, shape, or form “How is this relevant?” is what Eastside Prep teachers ask 50 times a day. …
Everything You Need to Tailgate in Style
Sure, you’re on the sidelines, but your fan game shouldn’t be.
Twelves can show their support this season—and kill time waiting for kickoff—with the Seahawks Tailgate Toss. $69.99. Big 5 Sporting Goods, University Village, 4315 University Way NE; 206.547.2445; big5sportinggoods.com. // Therm-a-Rest Treo Chair folds up into a portable 10-inch package and weighs just 2.6 pounds, but holds up to 250 pounds. $99.95. Available at REI,…
5 Local Bands Bringing Back the Two-Minute Pop Song
La Luz, Shelby Earl and more dabble in a style that once ruled the airwaves
There was once a time when two-minute pop songs ruled the American airwaves. Much of what you heard on the radio mid-century were supremely catchy tunes like Elvis’ “That’s All Right” (1:56) or “Don’t Be Cruel” (2:01); The Beatles’ “Love Me Do” (2:20) or “Can’t Buy Me Love” (2:11); or Patsy Kline’s “Walkin’ After Midnight”…
The Makers: Leslie Stoner’s Brilliant Encaustic Paintings
Meet the dynamic encaustic artist whose main tools include a blowtorch and a bread pan
Leslie Stoner is holding a blowtorch in one hand while we chat in her Green Lake studio. She’s spraying the torch across the surface of one of her paintings and explaining her process: how the flame heats the wax and fuses it, pushes it down or smooths it out in different ways. As an encaustic…
Recipe of the Week: Faro and Vegetable Salad
This fall salad packs a nutrient-rich, energizing punch
Looking for something fresh to make for lunch this week? Anna Berman, author of the food blog Snacking in the Kitchen, shares her perfect midday meal—a faro and vegetable salad with a zesty mustard dressing. “As the salad sits in the fridge, the vegetables take on somewhat of a marinated quality and the faro soaks…
How One Man Overcame Cancer
Ron Gibson has been struggling with invasive cancers since 2004. This is his story.
“I should be dead by now,” says 74 year-old Ron Gibson over the phone from his Vancouver, B.C., home. Since 2004, he’s been struggling with invasive cancers that literally brought him to his knees. “I had no idea anything was going on,” he says. “But then there was blood in my urine, and at…
Cafe Lago turns 25 – and celebrates with timpano
Guest chef Armandino Batali of Salumi Artisan Cured Meats will make the legendary pasta dish
Ever tried timpano, the dish that made Stanley Tucci famous in the 1996 film, “Big Night?” Now’s your chance. In celebration of its 25th year, Cafe Lago, the well-loved Italian restaurant in Seattle’s Montlake neighborhood, is offering the epic, drum-shaped pasta dish as part of a big, 5-course Sunday night family dinner. The cost is…
Metropolitan Market’s Delicious Cookie
Each 6-ounce tasty treat comes with two types of Belgian chocolate
It took three years and near-sinister gobs of chocolate, but Metropolitan Market has perfected and rolled out its claim to confection fame: The Cookie. What other name could fit such an exemplary treat? A purist’s delight, each 6-ounce Cookie contains two types of Belgian chocolate, local flour, toasted walnuts and butter. The full-figured orbs are…
Good, Bad and Ugly: Recap of Yesterday’s Seahawks Game
Sunday's Seahawks game left this writer feeling rather low
Football is a manic mistress; a torrid relationship full of swelling highs and crippling lows. Just ask anyone who watched the Seahawks on Sunday, from the guy at the bar to hold out safety, Kam Chancellor, who watched backup Dion Bailey give up a crucial end-of-game touchdown to drag a win away from the ‘Hawks….
New Punk Record from Seattle Musician and Playwright Ahamefule J. Oluo
Celebrate the record with a release party on September 17
The sound at the core of The Honorable Chief Ahamefule J. Oluo’s new self-titled punk-rock record is the trumpeter’s signature guttural growl. It’s the sonic equivalent of someone who’s been pushed from routine and forced to snarl, putting the whole world around him on notice. But at the same time, the record is celebratory, sympathetic,…
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