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Recipe of the Week: Anne Livingston’s Spring Soup
A bright and nourishing soup that's as pretty as the season
I can feel it. I can practically taste it. The sunshine is so close to being here to stay. As we eagerly bid our final adieus to winter (or simply, rain) it seems like we’re pulling out all stops to make these sun-filled days stay for good: trips to the beach, sun-soaked patio happy hours,…
Music in Seattle Restaurants is Groovier Than Ever
The food in Seattle’s best restaurants is eclectic, personal and surprising—and now so is the music
During my early 20s, I worked in the kitchens of several Seattle restaurants. It was sweaty work, tiring but satisfying. The kitchen staff wasn’t tipped where I worked; a cook’s perks were free food, a shift drink or two, and, because we worked in closed-off kitchens, listening to whatever music the chef chose. When it…
12 Awesome Old Prom Photos
Feast your eyes on photos of Seattleites who dressed up and went to the big dance in style
’Tis the season of limos and corsages, lines out The Cheesecake Factory door and reminiscing about proms past. But while memories can be tricky, and we may fudge a detail here and there, the prom photo never lies. Have a look at these Seattleites decked out in their high school best. Hail to prom season!…
The Local Artists Behind These 4 New Arts Venues
Transforming old, forgotten spaces into promising new venues
While shiny new buildings crowd the Seattle skyline, local artists are moving into old forgotten spaces—and transforming them into promising new arts venues. 1. Ballard Homestead6451 Jones Ave. NW in Ballard, built in 1923, open since MarchMost recently: Church of the Nazarene Who’s behind it: Abbey Arts, the people behind Fremont Abbey Arts CenterFocus: Live…
Recipe for Dungeness Crab and Shrimp Gumbo
Stock 1–2 Tablespoons vegetable oil 1/2 onion, diced 1 rib celery, diced 1 small carrot, diced 1 Tablespoon tomato paste 1 pound shrimp, shelled (reserve the meat for later) 1 large or 2 small Dungeness crabs, cooked and cleaned (but not peeled) 2 quarts chicken stock 3 bay leaves Sauté the shrimp shells in oil…
Three New Children’s Books by Local Authors
A determined ninja girl, a self-important otter and an intrepid 6-year-old star in these stories
Arrow to Alaska: A Pacific Northwest AdventureBy Hannah Viano Six-year-old Arrow has often dreamed about the voyages taken by boats traveling through the locks near his Seattle home. Thanks to an invitation from his Aunt Kelly—a salmon boat captain—he gets to tag along on a trip to Alaska to visit his Grampy Lightning. Along the…
Mark Your Calendars for the Modern Home Tour
This self-paced, self-driven, home-viewing circuit takes place on Saturday, May 2
For the fourth year in a row, Austin, Texas–based Modern Home Tours is bringing its road show to Seattle. A self-paced, self-driven circuit—from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 2—features total access to between five and eight private Seattle-area residences chosen for their unique modern design aesthetics. “The entire Northwest corridor, from Portland…
The Makers: Ten Hundred’s World of Color
A local artist injects imagination into communities near and far
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. It wasn’t a childhood dream that got Seattle-based painter, artist, designer and muralist Ten Hundred his start in the art world, but his journey into art did begin at his childhood…
Is the Port Ducking its Responsibility for Protecting the Sound?
With the prospect of Arctic drilling rigs parked in the Port of Seattle, the city preps for a fight
Spring arrived early in Seattle this year. Above average temperatures and dry days were the norm in February. The cherry trees at the University of Washington bloomed two weeks ahead of schedule. Tulips in the Skagit Valley popped open well before the start of the annual April tulip festival. But the pleasure many of us…
William Shatner Wants Our Water. We Shouldn’t Give it to Him
The actor has proposed building a pipeline to funnel Northwest water to California
In our bi-monthly Seattlemag.com column, Knute Berger–who writes regularly for Seattle Magazine and Crosscut.com and is a frequent pundit on KUOW–takes an in-depth look at some of the highly topical and sometimes polarizing issues in our city. William Shatner wants our water. The actor, responding to the ongoing California drought has proposed building a pipeline…
Kraken Congee Opens Today in Pioneer Square
Buzzy Asian pop-up makes brick-and-mortar debut
Monthly pop-ups are fun, but for passionate chefs, cooking every night in a coveted brick and mortar is the stuff of dreams. In the case of Pioneer Square’s Kraken Congee, one of the most highly anticipated openings of the spring, it is a foodie’s dream, too. Today, co-owners and chefs Shane Robinson and Garrett Doherty…
Spring in Seattle: The Best Gardening Tips
Looking to up your garden game? Follow these tips to make your best garden yet!
Gardening can be a favorite hobby for many people. Whether you’re growing fresh produce or flowers, tending to your garden can be very relaxing, enjoyable and almost therapeutic. While it may seem like growing a thriving and successful garden in the cloudy weather of Seattle may be hard to do, it’s actually quite the opposite!…
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