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As the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas speeds along for another day, we’re hearing inklings of some very cool innovations–Audi previewing a self-driving car, for one. And yesterday during the event, Microsoft unveiled the Nokia 215, which Fast Company reports is slated to retail in markets such as Africa, Asia and the Middle…
#Throwback Thursday: 40 Years of Curbside Recycling in Seattle
Solid Ground hosted nation’s first home collection out of Fremont
When an East Coast friend of mine recently moved here to work for a prominent, Seattle-based nonprofit, he was tossing what he considered trash at his new office when a coworker shook her head. “That’s a real quick way to make enemies here.” In a city where we are now fined for sending food scraps…
A Local Sister Duo Starts Seattle Living Room Shows
Siblings Carrie and Kristen Watt host concert series in small venues and private homes
In a small, private Belltown event space, members of Seattle band St. Paul de Vence begin tuning a trumpet and strumming a banjo. As the audience settles in on this winter evening, there’s electricity in the air—a sense that something exciting is afoot, and the people here are lucky witnesses. Everyone is on “the list,”…
99 Park Adds A Tasty Touch to Bellevue
Chef Quinton Stewart offers seared albacore tuna with quinoa tabbouleh and more
It’s a good time to be a diner in Bellevue. If the construction cranes hovering over the city weren’t already a dead giveaway, a lot is happening on the Eastside, and that certainly includes restaurants. In August, former real estate developer turned restaurateur Micah Pittman opened the splashy 99 Park, sandwiched between Main Street and…
Kedai Makan’s Nasi Goreng Makes Prime Late-Night Grub
Malaysian diner's fried rice balances rich, fresh and sweet
Twenty-four-hour diners certainly have their merits, but in Seattle, late-night eating is where it’s at, and it doesn’t get more enjoyable than with takeout from Kedai Makan. There is something incredibly satisfying about grabbing a midnight order of Malaysian grub at the Capitol Hill walk-up window on East Olive Way (open until 2 a.m. on…
The Tuesday Ten Dolla Holla: The Berliner
Savory meats and crisp vegetables make The Berliner's sandwiches worth a trip
The Seattle, and more specifically the Pioneer Square, sandwich world is full of ancient riches. There’s Salumi and Tatt’s. There’s Delicatus and Rain Shadow Meats. But on the demure corner of First Avenue S and Main (makes Seattle sound like quite the small town) lies The Berliner, an eatery featuring the interesting concoction known as…
A Cozy Cabin in the Woods Encourages Relaxation
A new cabin at a classic Hood Canal retreat is a refuge for all seasons
Built in 1979, the MacRae house on Hood Canal’s Dabob Bay is considered an architectural gem not only for the feat of engineering required to plant the home on uneven and heavily forested terrain, but also for its light-filled interior that offers views, like those from a tree house, of the surrounding Douglas fir forest….
Your Guide to the Best Soups in Town
Warm up to the best house-made soups on the menu
BALLARDCioppino at Fresh Fish Co. At this small fishmonger in north Ballard, you’ll find a delightful bowl of cioppino ($3.99), a seafood stew made from a mix of fish and shellfish. Big hunks of fish trimmings and fresh catch embellish this tomato-based soup, which includes chunky vegetables. The seafood changes on any given day; one…
Dame Edna’s Final ‘Goodbye’ to Start in Seattle
Dame Edna gives Nancy Guppy the royal treatment
Known for her wisteria-colored hair, cat-eye spectacles, regal composure and biting wit, Australian comedy goddess Dame Edna Everage (Barry Humphries) has been entertaining audiences for nearly a half-century. But sadly, the empress of satire is calling it quits; this year, she embarks on Dame Edna’s Glorious Goodbye: The Farewell Tour (1/15–1/18. The Moore Theatre; stgpresents.org)….
Recipe of the Week: Leafy Greens & Coconut Milk Soup
Cleanse your system with this fresh, feel-good fare
The goodies are gone and you’re craving clean, energizing flavors. Seattle-based cook and gardener Amy Pennington’s quick, restorative Asian-style soup is just the ticket back to healthy living this new year. “The good fats found in coconut milk satiate and [the] homemade beef stock provides a calcium and phosphorous dense broth full of minerals,” she writes on her…
Get Moving: New Ways to Workout in the New Year
Two new methods to get motivated for a healthy new year
It’s a new year—time to engage in the annual tradition of shaking yourself out of a holiday food coma and putting down the pecan pie in favor of an exercise plan. But first you must ask yourself: When it comes to working out, are you a loner or a joiner? Do you prefer to exert…
Washington Moonshines to Drink Now
Local distillers are cooking up worthy releases of once illicit moonshine
When I think of moonshine, I think of Mayberry sheriff Andy Griffith busting stills and dealing with genial drunk Otis, who picked up his high-octane spirits from backwoods moonshiners. This idea of the illegal still, hidden back in the hills with the law trying to hunt it down, is what many associate with moonshine. But…
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