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How to Create a Northwest Native Landscape in Your Yard
Landscape designer Paul Broadhurst's tips on using plants native to the Pacific Northwest
In our July 2014 issue, we visited a stunning Kirkland backyard that had been transformed into a natural wonderland using plant species native to the Pacific Northwest. The project’s landscape designer Paul Broadhurst explains how you, too, can incorporate the special foliage into your outdoor space: A spring trip to the flowery grasslands of Yellow…
An Outdoor Oasis on Lake Washington
A Seward Park courtyard conjures up the Mediterranean
If it were on a postcard, you might mistake this new Seward Park house for an old Italian estate overlooking warm Mediterranean waters. And that’s just what Seattle architect Tim Hossner and his clients had in mind when creating this house on the southern reaches of Lake Washington. The idea, Hossner says, was to create…
Creating a Backyard Sanctuary in the Suburbs
A conventional Kirkland backyard becomes a natural wonderland
Landscape designer Paul Broadhurst approaches the outdoors with the poetic eye of an artist and the exacting zeal of a botanist. One of the British native’s most ambitious undertakings to date has been transforming a conventional lawn-dominated suburban property along the shores of Lake Washington in Kirkland into a naturalistic, native-plant-dominated haven. He was given…
How Seattle’s Civic Culture Has a Global Impact
Seattleites know that there is something special in the city of Seattle. Local author and social entrepreneur Eric Liu calls it Seattle’s “civic secret sauce” – a culture of giving, progress and connectedness, whether by neighborhood or in the woods and waters in our parks or around the city. But did you know that our…
Joanna Morgan’s Scavenger Collection Debuts
Join jewelry designer and Seamless in Seattle 2013 accessories co-winner Joanna Morgan at her Pioneer Square studio (306 South Washington, Studio 105) on Saturday, July 12 from 3 to 7 p.m. for a showing of her newest collection, Scavenger. Inspired by a box of trinkets Morgan found in her grandmother’s house after her death, as…
So You Have the Munchies…
Legal pot sales begin today. Here are 6 Seattle snacks to grab if you happen to get a little hungry
The November 2012 vote to legalize marijuana in Washington state and create systems for growing, selling and taxing it, has finally come to fruition: Sales for legal pot officially started this morning. Lines formed outside at various pot shops, with some eager customers setting up camp as early as 3 p.m. yesterday, KOMO News reports….
Le Gourmand’s Sara Naftaly Talks About Her New Chophouse Row Bakeshop, Amandine
Sara Naftaly is best known in Seattle for co-owning Le Gourmand with her husband Bruce before it closed in June 2012 after nearly 30 years in business. The corner brick space in Ballard now houses Brimmer & Heeltap. Naftaly, a graduate of the French Culinary Institute, is going solo for her next venture, opening a…
The Must List: Freedom Fantasia, Fourth of July Festivities and the Gate to Nowhere Art Installation
Things to do in Seattle this weekend
Must PaddleRent a Canoe and See the Gate to Nowhere(Through winter, times vary) — You’ve likely seen the abandoned SR-520 “ramps to nowhere” in the Arboretum, leftover after voters rejected the R.H. Thomson Expressway in 1972. The spooky half-built highway will be torn down when the new 520 Bridge is completed, but in the meantime,…
New Local Spirits and Liqueurs to Try this Summer
Our local distillers are like year-round greenhouses–something exciting and intriguing is always blooming. Of course, the blooms are bottles full of delicious spirits and liqueurs, which are sure to make your summer tastier. Try any of the below new and new-ish releases and you’ll see how right I am. Copperworks Barrel-Aged Gin: This is a…
Fremont’s Bourbon & Bones Serves Up Really Good Barbecue
The only way Bourbon & Bones (Fremont, 4350 Leary Way NW; 206.582.2241; Facebook, “Bourbon and Bones”) could feel more like a roadhouse is if there was a gang of motorcycles lined up outside. But don’t let that intimidate you. This smoked-meat shop, in the former home of Anita’s Crepes, is a virtual barbecue welcome mat….
The Outtakes: My Review of Bourbon & Bones
Reviewing Bourbon & Bones for our July issue was one of the most fun times I’ve had recently checking out a new restaurant. The barbecue here is mighty fine, but I”ll go back for the atmosphere. The near deafening Van Halen that was burning a whole through the speakers the last time I was there…
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