Seattle Mag
Is Comcast the Second-Most-Hated Company in America?
Comcast’s franchise renegotiation with the city gives customers a chance to vent about its service
It’s not just you. Pretty much everyone hates Comcast. The super-scientific method of confirming this—checking Yelp reviews—turns up a cascade of comments like these: “If I could, I would rate Comcast below negative,” and “Literally the worst company I’ve ever had to work with,” and “If there were any other option, I’d take it.” You…
A.J. Rathbun’s 10 Best Bar and Spirits End-of-Year List
Our cocktail writer picks his 10 favorite drinks, plus a non-egg eggnog recipe
It’s that time of year! And I don’t mean the holidays (though they’re here too–and if you haven’t bought your gifts yet, don’t forget my bottled gift guide), but rather time for end of the year “best-of” lists. As you’d expect, my best-of list is focused on cocktails and what goes in them. But this…
The Must List: Last-Minute Boozy Gifts, Jazz at Town Hall and a New SLU Art Installation
What to do this weekend in Seattle
Must GrooveDuke Ellington’s ‘Sacred Music’ at Town HallSaturday (12/20, 7:30 p.m.) Earshot Jazz presents the 26th annual concert, a swinging show featuring Ellington’s personal take on “sacred music.” Tickets can be purchased now at Brown Paper Tickets. Must Shop5 Boozy Presents Sure to PleasePlaying Santa for someone fond of a good drink? This bottled gift…
New Public Art Installation in South Lake Union
South Lake Union sprouts a new urban forest
This time of year can start to feel like you’re trapped in a crinkling vortex of wrapping paper with “Jingle Bell Rock” on repeat. But with his new, permanent work of public art, “There Is Another Sky,” New York artist Spencer Finch reminds us to slow down and look up. The only artist commissioned to…
The Best Northwest Winter Getaways
Infinite ways to enjoy the cold weather, from sleigh rides and igloos to relaxing by a fire.
We may have more than our share of soggy, gray days here in Seattle, but we find solace in one fact: It’s probably snowing in the mountains! Then we make tracks to bright, bracing snow country. Whether you prefer to enjoy your winter wonderland up-close on slopes, trails and ice rinks or from the warm…
The Best Places to Ski in and Around the Northwest
Whether you are a powder hound, laid-back freerider or Polartec poser, you can find your perfect place in the snow with our at-a-glance roundup of essential ski areas. CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN How big? Largest ski resort in the stateThe scene: FamiliesThe slopes: 2,600 acres; nearly 57 runs of various levels of difficulty Other fun: Sidecountry adventures…
7 Wintertime Activities to Do Now
Ice climbing, dogsledding, showshoeing and more await at these closer-than-you-think locales
Seattle’s Ski HillGet your winter blast fast at The Summit at Snoqualmie When powder fever hits Seattle, the closest snow is less than an hour’s drive east on I-90. At The Summit at Snoqualmie (summitatsnoqualmie.com), a yearly average of 436 inches of the white stuff blankets nearly 2,000 skiable acres across four ski areas—Summits West,…
Seattle Photo Organizing Brings New Life to Old Pics
How a whip-smart, tech-savvy organizer can tame your online and print photo chaos
Somewhere in our attics or basements lurk dusty boxes containing old family photos, newspaper clippings, marriage licenses, death certificates, maybe even an 8-mm movie taken long ago—remnants of the past and orphans of the digital age. It’s a shame to abandon those precious personal effects, but a daunting task to organize them in a meaningful…
#Throwback Thursday: Mount Rainier National Park Hails 115 years
Our prize mountain boasts the largest glacier system in the lower 48
You know the feeling well: You’re limping along in the gray Seattle mist when alas–the sun breaks, the clouds clear and our favorite mountain appears. So long, blues! Cancel that move to Los Angeles. Whether you favor Mount Rainier for its snow sport capacity this time of year or just its sweeping views from Seattle…
Pay-by-Mile: A Possible Gas Tax Alternative
Washington's gas tax isn't generating enough money, but this controversial idea might
In our bi-monthly Seattlemag.com column And Another Thing…, 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. So, you thought saving on gas and reducing gas mileage was helping things, but when…
Local Chefs to Watch Now
Eight up-and-comers who are worth keeping a close eye on
Taylor Cheney Chef Taylor Cheney comes by her love of international cuisine organically: Her mother was a capable cook who filled her family kitchen with everything from fresh pasta to Chinese dumplings. During Cheney’s time spent cooking at MistralKitchen and La Bête, she became known more for her Middle Eastern family meals and pop-up dinners…
Pastry Chef Laura Pyles’ Typical Day
A night and day in the pop-up life of Parchmentʼs Laura Pyles
Pastry chef Laura Pyles was deep into planning and recipe testing for a Huxley Wallace–funded bakery venture when she was laid off in late 2013—and the project from the folks who brought us Westward and Quality Athletics was canceled. But as they say, when one door closes, another one opens. Pyles’ new door was the…
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