Food & Drink
Gabe Johnson’s Ramshackle Chic Style
Gabe Johnson, curator of Horses Cut Shop, explains his Americana garb.
Influences: Having grown up in a booming Aberdeen of the 1970s, when “every day was sunny” and all his girlfriends “tasted like bubble gum and vodka,” Gabe Johnson holds an almost religious reverence for “oil cans, muscle cars and slingshots,” and other blue-collar Americana from the 1940s-’70s, an era when things were made with pride….
Earth Day 5k: Ali Rally
Without going into too much detail, let me tell you that last week sucked for me personally. I was seriously under the weather and experiencing a very low ebb. I didn’t get to train at all and at some points was pretty convinced that I wouldn’t be able to even walk the Earth Day 5k…
Flight of Fantasy: EMP’s Pop Culture Exhibit
Local artists are creating a new world of myth and magic at EMP.
How do you convey the wide-open, magical world of fantasy stories such as The Lord of the Rings, The Princess Bride and Harry Potter in an indoor, cave-like museum space? Such was the puzzle EMP faced when planning its new long-term exhibit, Fantasy: Worlds of Myth and Magic, which showcases pop culture artifacts (costumes, models,…
Earth Day 5k, Crazy Food at Radiator Whiskey and Other Weekend Musts
MUST WALKEarth Day 5KSaturday (4/20) — Seattle magazine’s first ever 5k run/walk follows a gorgeous route that wends through the Olympic Sculpture Park and skirts Elliott Bay along the Myrtle Edwards Park bike trail. A portion of each registration goes to the Green Seattle Partnership, a nonprofit working to restore our urban forests and parks….
3 Organic Cocktails for Earth Day
April 22 is Earth Day, and while I strongly suggest you do some earth-friendly activities and think about ways to better help out the planet in the following year on that day, I also think it’s a nice idea to raise a cocktail or two in honor of the day – and the earth. When…
West Seattle Junction’s Tax Free Day
I’m a West Seattle girl and I love my West Seattle shopping. But I realize that many people think West Seattle is too far away or hard to find to warrant a visit. Which is totally not the case, it’s actually quite easy to get to via both I-5 and 99, and the Junction (the…
New Store News: Timbuk2
The number of bike messengers on the streets of Seattle has dwindled since the heady days of the late 1990s, when kozmo.com ruled the roadways, but our city’s denizens love for the messenger bag has not waned one bit since then. They’re just so useful on so many levels. On May 4, San Francisco messanger…
Nordstrom’s We Heart a Great Fit Event
Ladies, do yourself a favor and get a professional bra fitting. It really makes all the difference in the world in terms of looking good and feeling good. Nordstrom is having a huge bra event on April 26 and 27, in all their stores (and on-line, where you’ll have access to great tips for finding…
The New Macklemore Video is Here
The latest music video from Seattle hip hop sensations Macklemore and Ryan Lewis is out. Call of the Wild, intercepted by James Bond, meets The Goonies and an obligatory rooftop party. It’s as fun as it is totally insane. Also, the mystery of the black American flag spotted on the Space Needle is solved.
Remembering the Steelheads, Seattle’s Negro League Team
How the Seattle Steelheads became the baseball team the city almost forgot.
On September 9, 1995, the Seattle Mariners took to the field at the Kingdome wearing plain white uniforms with dark blue trim. The word “Steelheads” emblazoned across the players’ chests was a complete surprise to many in the stands. The M’s were sporting replica jerseys of the pre-integration, African-American Seattle Steelheads baseball team, whose very…
Mother’s Day is Coming: Best Brunch Spots in Seattle
Belly up to these favorite spots for the most important meal of the weekend and Mother’s Day.
Only Brunch service hours are listed in this article. For complete restaurant info, including directions, follow links to individual listings in our comprehensive Seattle restaurant guide. BALLARD Bastille Café & Bar [FRENCH] The hyperlocal mission that guides this restaurant’s menu extends through the weekend, naturally. The house-made granola is sweetened with honey from the rooftop…
Ken Griffey Jr.’s Seattle Legacy
Knute Berger mulls over the best and the worst of the Mariners.
As the Mariners ramp up their annual campaign, the best and the worst of Seattle baseball will come together at Safeco Field this season. Longtime fans are already well acquainted with what the worst feels like: If you endured the wretched Mariners teams in the 1970s and ’80s, you remember two decades of joyless seasons…
Mother’s Day Gift Ideas
You can never fully pay back the woman who raised you, but you can sure spend your life trying.
ScarfRedmond-based Satoko Pettersson draws inspiration from kimono fabrics, minimalism and mid-century design for Handarbete (“handicraft” in Swedish), her collection of textiles for body and home. Her scarves—handwoven from Italian cashmere cotton, merino and cashmere silk—are whisper soft and incredibly chic. From $110. handarbete.etsy.com Give her a thrill with these locally made gifts—chosen carefully with love,…
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