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Seattle’s Most Influential People of 2014
51 people (plus a machine, an ordinance and screaming fans) are making Seattle what it is in 2014
It’s been a year of superlatives–highest minimum wage! First Super Bowl championship! Biggest transportation boondoggle!–and behind each high point (and low ebb) are people turning the wheels of power or agitating at the grassroots. Ten years into Seattle magazine’s Most Influential list, we present our picks for the movers and shakers of the year. Love ’em…
Road Trip: Downtown Olympia
Experience a weekend in historic Olympia, WA, a city packed with vintage finds
Where: Downtown Olympia. Why: To experience the thrill of the hunt at the city’s vintage and antique store circuit. What: Twenty-five eclectic shops, most of them located within walking distance of each other, offer everything from sassy vintage cocktail dresses to decorative knickknacks and historical collectors’ items. Begin at Courtyard Antiques (705 Fourth Ave. E; 360.352.3864), where…
Recipe of the Week: Neiman Marcus’ Mahi Mahi Tacos
Exquisite shoes, clothes, handbags, and tacos? Craft NM's savory recipe and judge for yourself
When we think Neiman Marcus, we think really cute shoes, clothes and handbags. What if we told you that this luxury apparel retailer was a member of the foodie community, too? Jaw, meet floor. Neiman Marcus houses nearly 50 swanky restaurants around the country including Mariposa right here in Bellevue at The Shops at the…
Diwali Celebrations from India to Seattle
This pan-Indian holiday brings light, food, friends, family and a fresh start
Diwali, the vibrant, Indian multi-day festival commenced yesterday according to the Hindu lunar calendar (it is also celebrated by Sikh and Jain communities with slightly different practices). For most Hindus, Diwali is extremely significant in bringing about new beginnings as it coincides with the Hindu new year. It is a holiday that is celebrated with…
Sims Meets Seattle: Recreating the Emerald City in Sims 4
Players of the popular video game have already created plenty of Seattle (and Twilight) content
The launch of EA Maxis’ The Sims 4 in early September may have been met with disappointment by many long-time fans of the popular video game for its lack of basic features (no pools or toddlers) and restrictive movement (loading screens just to take a walk), but that hasn’t stopped players from creating and uploading…
Seattle Skyscrapers Made Out of Wood?
Why building 30-story high-rises out of wood is actually more feasible than you think
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. Seattle was built of and on wood. A sawmill was our first industry and created…
Try This Now: Squid Jiggling
Why professional forager Langdon Cook hits the waterfront after midnight
No, it’s not a new dance craze. Starting right around Labor Day and continuing into the new year, the inner bays of Puget Sound are host to a voracious predator that swarms in by the millions: squid. These aren’t the giant squid of lore. Called market squid, they’re a more manageable size of 10 inches…
5 Hot New Shops in the Chinatown-International District
An array of new and classic shops specializing in global goods from the Far East to Scandinavia
1. King Street Supply Co. (666 S King St.; 206.650.2367; plankandgrain.com) acts as the bricks-and-mortar showroom for owners Erick and Apryl Waldman’s thriving furniture brand, Plank & Grain. In addition to rustic tables crafted with old-growth Douglas fir reclaimed from warehouses and buildings (starting at $1,300), the shop, which opened last April, also offers the…
Catching Up with Renee Erickson On Her ‘A Boat a Whale & a Walrus’ Book Tour
"I had a plan of what my life was going to be like and owning a restaurant was not that."
Last night, I drove down to Portland for a 16 hour whirlwind trip (thank you Jupiter Hotel for the last minute accommodations!). It’s not something I would normally do during the week, but this was important: an invitation to attend one of Renee Erickson’s book launch parties. Erickson (Walrus and the Carpenter, Barnacle, The Whale Wins,…
Must List: ‘We Are 12,’ Cherdonna Shinatra & More
What to do this weekend in Seattle
Must Revel“We Are 12” Exhibit opens at EMP(Through 2015, times vary) “We Are 12: The Seattle Seahawks and the Road to Victory” celebrates the most passionate and loudest fans in the NFL and chronicles the Seahawks’ impressive journey to becoming Super Bowl champions. See the Vince Lombardi trophy, the Super Bowl championship ring and actual…
#Throwback Thursday: High-Fashion Fun with Gucci
To fete Gucci's recent flagship store opening in Bellevue, we look back at its stylish days gone by
As if Bellevue’s The Shops at the Bravern wasn’t a dapper enough shopping experience with the likes of Jimmy Choo, Ferragamo, and Louis Vuitton all sharing its walls, Italian fashion label Gucci opened a sizeable, 8,000-square-foot flagship store there this past spring. In honor of Throwback Thursday, we wanted to not only get a quick…
The Best Vegetarian Restaurants in and Around Seattle
Meatless Mondays may be a trend, but these vegan and vegetarian spots keep everyone happy
Bainbridge Island Emmy’s Vege House This cash-only Bainbridge takeout joint is the truest definition of a hole-in-the-wall—just a walk-up window from which you can glimpse the owners cooking inside. But despite its diminutive size, or perhaps because of it, the restaurant has a cult following among locals and tourists, more than a few of whom…
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