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4 Must-Play Seattle Miniature Golf Courses
Bring out your inner Jack Nicklaus at one of these four putt-putt courses in town
Didn’t qualify for the U.S. Open? No problem. While the competitors show off their strokes at the tournament in nearby Chambers Bay (6/15–6/21; usga.usopen.com), you can ply your putter at one of Seattle’s miniature golf courses.Green Lake Pitch and Putt This leafy nine-hole pitch and putt course at the south end of Green Lake is…
Seattle Sculptor Debuts Work Based on his Childhood Home
Artist Leo Saul Berk reinterprets the house that built his creativity
They say your home is a reflection of your identity—and if money allows, you can reshape your house (through a new coat of paint, a kitchen remodel, a second story) to more accurately reflect the person you are, or hope to be. But what happens when the relationship goes the other way—when a house transforms…
The Makers: Alexandra’s Macarons Pops Up Around Seattle
Alexandra Greenwald and her pink VW bus dish out delish macarons to the masses
The Makers is a new column on Seattlemag.com that explores different Seattle creatives and their crafts. These artists live to design, connect and create. Alexandra Greenwald has been obsessed with pastries since she was 12 years old, when she would ogle the éclairs and macarons her aunt would bring back from Paris. Photo Credit: Sparkfly…
7 Stops for Your Ultimate Seattle Walking Tour
Urban attractions for the pedestrian explorer
Sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Visitor Center With its proximity to mountains and forests, Seattle is known for great walks. But the on-foot explorer has plenty to discover inside the city itself. On your next sunny day in The Emerald City, put on some sensible shoes and hit these seven urban attractions….
Upcoming Ambit3 Treasure Hunt the Latest Activity for Seattle Adventurers
Adventure photographer Jason Hummel to lead the local watch-finding stunt
On Saturday, June 6, the Seattle area will once again become a playground for treasure hunters of the adventurous variety. Finland-based watch and sports instrument manufacturer Suunto will hide one of its GPS-connected Ambit3 watches somewhere in Seattle and with the help of clever social media hints over several days, you’ll have the chance to…
The Doctor is Always In
Urgent care clinics fill after-hours health needs and help you avoid the ER
Many of us have been there. It’s 6:15 p.m. on a Friday evening, the pediatrician’s office is closed, and you are pacing the floor. Your sweet little toddler has suddenly come down with a rash and a high fever. She’s restless and won’t drink or eat anything. A few years ago, you’d head to the…
Seven Seas Building to Become Boutique Hotel, Pronto Installs New Stations
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
Real estate company plans to revitalize iconic Seattle building Seattle-based real estate development firm Revolve announced plans to renovate the Seven Seas building along 1st Avenue, site of the former Lusty Lady strip club, which shuttered in 2010. The building has has sat vacant since then. The 24,000-square-foot, six-story structure is slated to become a…
Redmond Blogger Makes Old Comic Book Heroes New Again
Local blogger turns comic book fascination into a new book
Remember a superhero named The Red Bee? No? How about The Bouncer? Or The Puppeteer? Now’s your chance to get to know these (understandably) long-lost comic book stars, thanks to a new book by Redmond-based writer Jon Morris. The League of Regrettable Superheroes (Quirk Books, $24.95) grew out of Morris’ blog, Gone & Forgotten (gone-and-forgotten.blogspot.com),…
The Must List: Whim W’him’s X-Posed, Hugo House Literary Series
What to do this weekend in Seattle
Must WatchWhim W’him X-Posed at Cornish Playhouse(5/29 to 5/31, times vary) Former PNB dancer Olivier Wevers directs his recently formed company in X-Posed, featuring three new pieces: one by Seattle’s edgy Kate Wallich; one by French choreographer Manuel Vignoulle; and one by Wevers himself, exploring what’s unfiltered, raw and real. Must Bring the HeatSriracha Night…
Letterpress Distillery Releases Arancello, Negroni Week Starts Soon
Drink for a good cause during Negroni Week, plus more bar and distillery news
Spring keeps blooming and so do our tasty drinking options, both at top local bars and thanks to our local distillers, for your home. Stop and read and sip up the latest happenings in your local drinking scene, which you’ll find below! Letterpress Releases Arancello Rosso: A cousin of its celebrated Limoncello, this new bottling…
Hey, Bellevue! You’re getting a chocolate pop-up
Seattle Chocolate Company opens jcoco shop June 1
As if there wasn’t already ample eye candy at The Bellevue Collection, on June 1, the Seattle Chocolate Company will unveil its first standalone chocolate shop inside the Eastside shopping mecca. The pop-up will focus on jcoco, the company’s line of brightly-wrapped fine chocolate bars in tempting flavors like Peanut Strawberry Baobab and Black Fig…
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