Seattle Mag
Best Local Heart Surgery Center
Want the best heart surgery in the state? Go to the Cherry Hill campus of Swedish Medical Center, the only Washington hospital to make the Consumer Reports list of top 15 heart hospitals in the country for heart bypass and valve replacement surgery. In 2013, Swedish’s team performed 730 heart surgeries, well above the average…
Healthy Food Connections
Two years ago, therapists Kara Bazzi, Alexia Giblin and Julie Church decided to take their collective eating-disorder therapy practices from the University of Washington and Seattle Pacific University to start their own clinic in the heart of the University District. Opal Food and Body Wisdom (opalfoodandbody.com) occupies a few unique niches: It’s independent, owned by…
Seattle’s All-Natural Ice Pops, Plus Where You can Find Them
A new family-owned business offers fresh, locally sourced ice pops
The idea started two years ago when Phinney Ridge resident Megan Janes came across a charming ice pops shop in Birmingham, Alabama. When she returned home, Janes had a vision to start her own frozen treat business here, so she enlisted the help of her sister Lindsey Janes and father Dave Janes. Now, you can…
Simple, Functional Leather Bags, Wallets and More
Leather working began as a hobby for University District–based Nicholas Kramer, founder and craftsman of Hank Goods (hankgoods.com), a line of exquisite leather wallets, purses and bags. Inspired by the design philosophy that an item is “beautiful by nature of its functionality and simplicity,” Kramer believes in taking his time to perfect his products—averaging about…
10 Things to Know About Cafe Solstice, Now Open on Capitol Hill
Cafe Solstice, which started out as a modest coffee cart on Broadway back in 1993, has opened a full-fledged restaurant/coffee shop in the Lyric Apartment complex on Capitol Hill (corner of 10th and Thomas). They opened softly on June 21 (summer solstice) and officially opened this past Friday. Here are 10 things to know: Joel…
Brandon Kirksey Talks About His New Role as Executive Chef of Girin
A new Korean-influenced steakhouse is coming to—wait for it—Pioneer Square. Girin (510 Stadium Place S.) will be going into Stadium Place, right next door to Josh Henderson’s Quality Athletics, which is still on track for an early September opening. The restaurant is the fourth one from Steve Han (Umi Sake House, Momiji and Kushibar), which…
Stress Free Seattle
If you’ve been watching World Cup at the office and are looking foward to a weekend of hiking and biking, it may come as little surprise that in a list of most stressed-out cities compiled by CNN Money, Seattle is an underachiever, coming in at number 42 out of a list of 55 cities ranked…
43 Places Around Seattle We Bet You Didn’t Know About
It's summer, so get out and explore with this insider's guide to our city's best-kept secrets
Seattle’s charms can be a little showy—the snow-capped mountains, the glimmering bodies of water, the bounty of locally grown food and hand-crafted goods, not to mention our rivers of high-caliber coffee. So it’s nice to know that the city holds secret wonders as well. We’ve gathered up a slew of hidden gems well worth unearthing,…
Decorate Your Home with Chic Seashells
A local designer creates a seashell-themed sanctuary
Way down a winding road that hugs the southern shore of Magnolia sits an unassuming beach house that opens to reveal an artfully displayed shell collection—not to mention a spectacular Puget Sound view. Owned by graphic designer Alicia Nammacher (former longtime Seattle Bride art director) and her husband, Jeff, the small home is washed in…
For Sale! Homes on Golf Courses
Golf isn’t the only reason to take a swing at living on the links
For golfers, a short walk to the first tee is motivation enough to live on or near a golf course. But even those who don’t know the difference between a wedge and a driver happily pay a premium for the park-like view (without the crowds, noise and parking issues associated with the real thing), acres…
In-Progress Art on Full Display in South Lake Union
The new MadArt space brings art in progress to the South Lake Union streetscape
A 100-foot-tall tree is taking root in South Lake Union. Like so many things in the recently reborn neighborhood, it’s a transplant—a piece called “Middlefork” by Seattle sculptor John Grade, who, after casting a live tree in the woods near North Bend (climbing up, applying protective foil, then plaster) is creating a new take on…
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