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Get Lit at the Second Annual Orcas Island Literary Festival
A word party returns to Orcas Island
This article appears in print in the April 2019 issue. Click here to subscribe. Considering Orcas Island’s reputation as the artsy jewel of the San Juan islands, you may wonder why no one had launched a literary festival prior to 2018. But last year’s inaugural Orcas Island Lit Fest proved worth the wait; basking in the afterglow,…
A Little Night Music: A Few Hours During Octave 9’s Music Marathon
The Seattle Symphony shows off its innovative concert space with a new-music marathon-meets-slumber party
Have you ever been to a concert in the middle of the night? No, neither had I until this weekend, when the Seattle Symphony christened its new Octave 9 performance space, in the Second and Union corner of Benaroya Hall, with a 24-hour marathon concert of contemporary chamber music, 5 p.m. Saturday to 5 p.m….
Best Places to See Washington’s Blooming Spring Flowers
The Pacific Northwest shows its true colors during the spring’s flower festivals
This article appears in print in the March 2019 issue. Click here to subscribe. Goodbye gloom, hello bloom. Our annual influx of springtime daylight is coming (spring forward on March 10!), and with it a vibrant interruption in our dreary winter weather. Whether it’s daffodils or tulips that do it for you, Seattle is a fantastic home base for…
There’s More to Maui Than Sunny Skies
Come to Maui for the sun, stay for so much more!
Sponsored by Ka’anapali Beach Hotel Everyone in Seattle knows (or should get to know!) the silky feel of golden sun on your skin that Maui delivers along its many eye-poppingly beautiful beaches. Yet Maui is so much more. The ancient culture is vibrantly alive, offering a glimpse into the culture of the past wrapped up…
Where to See Cherry Blossoms in Seattle
Hint: It's not just the UW Quad
Cherry blossom season is upon us. While thousands flock to the University of Washington’s Quad each spring to see the W shaped array of blossoms bloom in delight, crowds can be overwhelming. The hum of drones above the trees may distract visitors from the beauty that surrounds them. These lesser known cherry blossom destinations in…
This Week Then: Celebrating the Women of Washington State
Plus: Looking back on Seattle's biggest sports accomplishments
This story was originally published at HistoryLink.org. Subscribe to their weekly newsletter. Women of Words This week HistoryLink celebrates Women’s History Month with a look at a few of Washington’s notable women authors, journalists, and poets. We begin with Ella Higginson, a Bellingham writer and Washington’s first poet laureate. Other Washington poets include Colleen J. McElroy, who…
Must List: Cask Beer Festival, Plate of Nations, DiveBar FilmFest
Your weekly guide to Seattle’s hottest events
Love the Must List? Get it right in your inbox. Subscribe. MUST BREW Cask Beer Festival (3/23) Fremont, Kulshan and Postdoc Brewing are only a handful of 30 breweries from the Seattle area that will be pouring under the same roof for the Cask Beer Festival. The 20th anniversary of the event features wood barrel-aged and…
Seattle’s Skinner Chimes Are Not What You Think
Those noon chimes? Here’s where they come from
This article appears in print in the March 2019 issue. Click here to subscribe. The Landmark: The Skinner Chimes The Location: The Skinner Building, downtown, 1326 Fifth Ave. The Backstory: Each day at noon, Seattleites in the downtown area may hear chimes, yet the sound can’t be traced to any nearby church or cathedral. Listeners might be disappointed to…
Hundreds Gather to Demand Action on Climate Change at Seattle’s Youth Climate Strike
Overheard among the peaceful crowd: “The time is now everybody/There is no planet B/The oceans are rising and so are we”
Hundreds of supporters and student activists gathered on Wednesday morning in Capitol Hill’s Cal Anderson park for a school walk out in support of The Green New Deal and environmental activism. The event was part of a worldwide movement started by Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg, who has spent almost every Friday for the past year…
Sara Dickerman’s New Book Unlocks the Secrets to Repurposing Leftovers
A Q&A with one of Seattle's favorite food writers
Veteran of Seattle restaurants, nationally published food writer and a contributor and former food editor for Seattle magazine, Sara Dickerman put out her first cookbook in 2015—Bon Apetit: The Food Lover’s Cleanse was an instant hit for showing readers how to eat well without sacrificing taste. Her new book, Secrets of Great Second Meals, is heavily…
NEXUS Is Downtown Seattle’s New In-demand High-rise Development
Already 93-Percent Presold, 28 Remaining Homes in High-Tech, High-Rise Introduced to Market, Occupancy by Late 2019
Sponsored by Realogics NEXUS is downtown Seattle’s most successful high-rise presale development having already sold 361 of the 389 homes with first occupancy scheduled for late 2019—the soonest amongst all the city’s new construction condominiums. Robust presales prompted the retirement of the NEXUS Sales Center in June 2018 as the developer, Burrard Group, focused their…
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