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Seattle’s Most Influential People 2019: Ivar’s Seafood Restaurants President, Bob Donegan
Donegan has been involved in Seattle's waterfront redevelopment plans
This article appears in print in the November 2019 issue, as part of the Most Influential People of the Year feature. Click here to subscribe. The Ivar’s Seafood Restaurants president has been a tireless advocate for businesses along Seattle’s central waterfront and also served as the public face in the campaign to raze the dilapidated Alaskan Way Viaduct. Bob Donegan…
Seattle’s Most Influential People 2019: President and CEO of Visit Seattle, Tom Norwalk
During his tenure, the region has consistently set annual records for tourism and spending
This article appears in print in the November 2019 issue, as part of the Most Influential People of the Year feature. Click here to subscribe. Tom Norwalk is in the business of selling Seattle to the world. During his 11-year tenure as president and CEO of Visit Seattle—a private, nonprofit marketing organization that essentially serves as King County’s tourism agency—the…
Seattle’s Most Influential People 2019: Commissioner of Public Lands, Hilary Franz
Franz secured $50 million from the legislature this year to fund fire prevention efforts
This article appears in print in the November 2019 issue, as part of the Most Influential People of the Year feature. Click here to subscribe. After smoke loomed on seattle’s horizon for the two summers prior to this one, Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz is making her Department of Natural Resources (DNR) a more visible force. Elected in 2016,…
Your Seattle Restaurant Questions Answered: Pupusas, Hawaiian BBQ and Steak Frites
Plus: Where to take out-of-towners
Our Instagram is a great place to find amazing photography and get the scoop on what’s going on in the city. It’s also where our editor-in-chief, Chelsea Lin, answers reader questions about eating out in Seattle. Every Wednesday, she’s on our Instagram story uncovering the best spots to satisfy your cravings. We’ve got her answers from the…
15 Restaurants Serving Thanksgiving Dinner 2019
Turn off the oven and let Seattle chefs make you a fantastic holiday meal
You can forego the hours of cooking and loads of dishes to clean on Thanksgiving with the many Seattle restaurants who are offering special, chef-prepared Thanksgiving meals this year. Vegetarian and vegan options are available at some as well as multi-course meals that range from four to nine dishes, some more traditional, others more experimental….
Seattle’s Most Influential People 2019: Seattle NHL Team President and CEO, Tod Leiweke
Leiweke is gearing up for the Seattle NHL team
This article appears in print in the November 2019 issue, as part of the Most Influential People of the Year feature. Click here to subscribe. This former Seattle Seahawks CEO—who engineered the hiring of coach Pete Carroll and general manager John Schneider—returned last year, after five years with the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning and three as chief operating officer of…
AIA Home of Distinction: Central District Triplex Provides a Blank Canvas for Bold Design Strokes Inside and Out
'We wanted to create a model for urban living, where we have potentially six homes: three townhomes and then the three Airbnb or mother-in-law units'
KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL: Architects and partners Steven Lazen and Kailin Gregga live in one unit of the Central District triplex nicknamed Big Mouth House; Lazen loves to cook, so he opted for a big kitchen featuring this island with a six-burner stovetop
Seattle’s Most Influential People 2019: Social Justice Fund Interim Program Director, Karen Toering
Toering's black-led Giving Project has raised more than $370,000 from 240 donors to boost black-led organizations
This article appears in print in the November 2019 issue, as part of the Most Influential People of the Year feature. Click here to subscribe. As interim program director of the Social Justice Fund, Karen Toering has directed her many talents—as a grassroots organizer, cultural worker, and nonprofit arts and social justice consultant—into the black-led Giving Project. The project, the…
Seattle’s Most Influential People 2019: Molly Moon’s Homemade Ice Cream CEO, Molly Moon Neitzel
Neitzel launched a pay transparency initiative for all employees of Molly Moon's
This article appears in print in the November 2019 issue, as part of the Most Influential People of the Year feature. Click here to subscribe. Who hasn’t wondered how much money your boss or cubicle-mate earns? Earlier this year, Seattle-based Molly Moon Neitzel, CEO of Molly Moon’s Homemade Ice Cream, launched an ambitious pay transparency initiative that allows everyone to…
Book Excerpt: Demystifying Mussels with ‘The Pacific Northwest Seafood Cookbook’
In her first cookbook, Seattle magazine contributor Naomi Tomky proffers a complete guide to preparing—and understanding—the region’s bounty of fresh seafood
This article appears in print in the November 2019 issue. Click here to subscribe. Local food and travel writer Naomi Tomky’s work has been published in dozens of national magazines, but The Pacific Northwest Seafood Cookbook (November 5, The Countryman Press, $27.95) is her first foray into cookbook writing. In her signature relatable style, Tomky outlines everything there…
Seattle’s Most Influential People 2019: Homelessness and Housing Advocates, Colleen Echohawk, Matt Hutchins, Nicole Macri and Paul Lambros
These four locals are helping change the intertwined homelessness and housing crisis in Seattle
From left: Colleen Echohawk, Nicole Macri, Matt Hutchins and Paul Lambros
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