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Essensuals London Brings Expert Advice, Hair-Styling Skills to Seattle
The Capitol Hill hair salon is the brand's first outpost to open on the West Coast
If you’ve ever been tasked with the challenge of finding a new hairdresser, you know the struggle. It’s hard to find someone who cuts and styles your hair exactly to your liking. This Capitol Hill spot hopes to change that. The Essensuals London salon, part of the Toni & Guy London salon and haircare brand,…
The Top Home Shops in and Around Seattle
Where to find great goods for every room in the house
BallardYou’ll find everything for a contemporary home at 8-year-old Camelion Design (5330 Ballard Ave. NW; 206.783.7125; cameliondesign.com). Owner Nicole Vandermeulen has a knack for displays, creating inspiring vignettes easy to visualize in your own home, and she and her crack team offer design services to make them a reality. A colorful spring store rejuvenation has…
Instagram Inspiration: Our Weekly Top 5
This week we're lost in wanderlust and daydreams
Instagram Inspiration is a new column on Seattlemag.com that explores our favorite Instagram themes each week. While the Seattle weather taunts us with bouts of sun followed by venegful rainstorms, it has us dreaming of tropical escapes and far-off adventures. Delicate wisteria-covered walls in London, dusky Brazilian streets cast in a golden glow and crystal…
SIFF Picks: Two Must-See Movies from Seattle Filmmaker Mel Eslyn
Eslyn steps into the spotlight as an up-and-coming film producer
“I’m sitting here with a busted ankle thanks to a karaoke injury last night,” says Mel Eslyn. The Seattle-based filmmaker is in LA, keeping her foot elevated and speaking via a spotty Skype connection. She’s mid-shoot for a film she’s producing called MF, the directorial debut of Robert Schwartzman, brother of Jason (Rushmore) and cousin…
Instagram Inspiration: Our Weekly Top 5
These Instagram shots scream "get out and enjoy the sun this weekend!"
Instagram Inspiration is a new column on Seattlemag.com that explores our favorite Instagram themes each week. This week’s theme is all about spring: a garden full of blooming flowers, spring cleaning, or giving your home a bright update. We hope these spring-y shots inspire you to tackle that next project, whether it is sprucing up…
Blaine Wetzel Named Best Chef, Teacher to Throw out First Pitch
The top Seattle stories you should be reading today
Brady Olson, the North Thurston High School teacher who tackled a student gunman last week, will throw out the first pitch at the Mariner’s game tonight. MyNorthwest.com reports, “the 16-year old shooter is believed to have been trying to commit suicide by cop when Olson saved his life by tackling him, as well as the…
Must List: Ghosts of Tonkin, Color Run at Seattle Center
What to do this weekend in Seattle
Must RunThe Color Run Takes Over the Seattle CenterSunday (5/10, 8 a.m.) Pop on a white shirt and prepare to be pelted with puffs of color (aka dyed cornstarch) during this popular 5K, which is less about speed and more about turning Technicolor. Starts and ends at Seattle Center. Must Fight The ManWage Slaves Reading…
Recipe of the Week: Loaded Baked Potato Soup
Who said dairy- and egg-free recipes have to be boring?
When Rachel Vdolek learned her food allergies would prevent her from eating some of her favorite meals, she made it her mission to find equally delicious alternatives. Now, the Tacoma-based author of four cookbooks has created a slew of delicious, healthy and flavorful dairy- and egg-free soups in her latest book, Dairy and Egg Free…
3 Standouts at No. 6 Cider Taproom
The new cider taproom opened along Elliott Avenue next door to its cidery
Our libational expansion continues unabated with new distilleries, breweries and bars. Recently, No. 6 Cider joined the ranks, and its flagship cider, True, is available in more than 100 bars and restaurants near Seattle (Vancouver, Wash., and Portland and Bend, Ore. coming soon). And in March, the No. 6 Cider Taproom opened right next to…
Seattle Beer Week: 5 Not-to-Miss Events
A new brewery, a beer garden and free babysitting
Seattle Beer Week starts today, kicking off 10 days of serious beer tastings, celebrations and overall brew deals from West Seattle to Redmond. Rather than detail the 250 events spread throughout the seventh annual festival, we thought it better to pick five not-to-miss happenings– including two grand openings–and send you on your hoppy way. Naked…
Woodland Park Zoo Opens Revamped Exhibit with Three New Tigers
Malayan tigers are the latest addition to the zoo's state-of-the-art exhibit
Sponsored by the Woodland Park Zoo If you visit Woodland Park Zoo beginning in May, you’ll notice three new residents of the feline variety. Olan, Liem and Eko are 17-month-old Malayan tigers (and littermates) who reside in the newly transformed tiger area of the Banyan Wilds exhibit complex, the centerpiece of the zoo’s Tropical Asia…
Powerful Exhibit Looks at the Mount St. Helens Eruption
This month marks 35 years since Mount St. Helens blew her stack
Living with volcanoes in your backyard breeds a certain nonchalance; our prominent peaks make for inspiring vistas and weather gauges, sure, but unless they’re actively rumbling, we rarely think about their explosive potential. On May 18, 1980, that tranquil attitude was shaken when Mount St. Helens erupted in a spray of gas and rock that…
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