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A Seattle Woodworker Is (Still) Turning Bathtubs Into Works of Art
Catching up with Nathie Katzoff of NK Woodworking a year after our story about his gorgeous wooden tubs went viral
NK Woodworking’s $30,000 wooden bathtub is so stunning that Seattle magazine’s March 2018 article about it accumulated more than 320,000 views in just a handful of days (and thanks to the magic of the internet, it continues to regularly top our best performing stories). We thought we’d check in with founder and owner Nathie Katzoff…
This Week Then: Celebrating National Poetry Month in Washington
Plus: Bothell turns 110
This story was originally published at HistoryLink.org. Subscribe to their weekly newsletter. Washington’s Bards April is National Poetry Month, and this week HistoryLink looks at some of the poets who found inspiration here in Washington. We begin with Ella Rhoads Higginson, the state’s first poet laureate. Higginson achieved fame in the 1890s for her short stories and…
Must List: Ballard Brewed Spring Beer Festival, MoPop Pop Conference, Dance Day
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Love the Must List? Get it right in your inbox. Subscribe. MUST LOVE BEER Ballard Brewed Spring Beer Festival (4/13) April showers call for beer and the Ballard Spring Beer Festival has got you covered. In addition to the tried-and-true ales, keep your eyes peeled for 11 new releases from breweries including Bad Jimmy’s, Peddler and Stoup. Make sure to grab a slice…
Your Seattle Restaurant Questions Answered: Best Tasting Menu, Ice Cream and Easter Brunch
Plus: don't miss our Restaurant Week recommendations!
There are a lot of places to get an outstanding meal in Seattle, but choosing where to go can get tricky. For sage advice and thoughtful tips, turn to Seattle magazine’s weekly Instagram Q&A with Dining and Lifestyle Editor Chelsea Lin. Have a question for Chelsea? Submit here. Reader: Best happy hour with actual food?CL: I’ve…
At SAM, Jeffrey Gibson Pushes His Art Over the Borderline
In an age hostile to mixing, he blends associations of all kinds
Photos are encouraged—a wall placard says so—at Jeffrey Gibson’s exhibit Like a Hammer, running at the Seattle Art Museum through May 12. The New York-based artist of Cherokee heritage, in tune with the social-media zeitgeist, is happy to see his work shared, and plenty here is shareable. Boldly colored geometric patterns—often triangles whose apexes point…
A Local Artist and Writer Uses Found Flora for These Fantastic Facsimiles
A Ravenna resident and Instagram star’s new children’s book shows a brilliance with blooms
This article appears in print in the April 2019 issue. Click here to subscribe. Bridget Beth Collins, or @flora.forager as she is known to her 213,000 Instagram followers, is the creative talent behind Flora Forager ABC (Sasquatch Books, $14.99), her first children’s book (for ages 2–5 years). On its pages are animals and other creatures that she…
Houses of Worship and Small Businessses Help Knit Wedgwood Together in Seattle
The eighth installment in the Neighborhood Walk series
FAITHFUL: Wedgwood Presbyterian Church is the oldest congregation on a 30-block stretch of 35th Avenue that boasts six houses of worship; they’re among the numerous gathering spots in the neighborhood
A Day at MOHAI: Seattle’s Fashion Through the Ages Shows Innovation
While the identity of our fair city has changed over the centuries—whether influenced by the gold rush or the current tech boom—Seattleites, in their own way, have always dressed the part
This article appears in print in the April 2019 issue. Click here to subscribe. The state of style in the Northwest is continuously changing, and today, there is simply more of it. Seen here set against looks from the Museum of History & Industry’s upcoming fashion retrospective Seattle Style: Fashion/Function, this spring’s go-to trends, including warm, saturated…
Seattle’s Updated Bike Master Plan Cuts Miles of Projects
The city’s bike plan update isn’t being well received by the cycling community—but there’s still time to comment
Late in the day on Friday, March 29, the Seattle Department of Transportation released an update to the city’s Bike Master Plan that eliminates at least 26 miles of planned bike facilities, identifies another 27 miles as high “risk,” and places a new emphasis on neighborhood greenways—side streets designated as bike pathways—over separate, protected bike lanes…
April Hike of the Month: Dirty Harry’s Balcony
This short two mile hike up to Dirty Harry's Balcony is well worth the views
Dirty Harry’s Peak is named after a logger of questionable repute—his logging in the North Bend area earned him the moniker. But don’t let that stop you from enjoying the short two mile hike up to Dirty Harry’s Balcony; it’s about an hour’s trek from the trailhead. Those who wish to go further can hike…
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