Food & Drink
Spring Arts Preview 2013: New Local Music
A few of our favorite local bands are birthing new albums this season.
Hey MarseillesLines We TraceSound: Charming alt-folk chamber popOf note: Album release party at Showbox at the Market (3/1)Online: heymarseilles.com BoatPretend to Be BraveSound: Irresistible indie-pop rockOf note: Album release party at Barboza (3/2)Online: boat.ohnodisaster.com PickwickCan’t Talk MedicineSound: Sway-inducing neo-soulOf note: A much-anticipated debut by the guys who’ve been selling out shows since 2011Online: pickwickmusic.com MudhoneyVanishing…
Frances McCue Lives Inside Her Art
Behind the scenes of the local writer's art collection.
“I’ve never thought of myself as an art collector before,” Frances McCue says, with excitement. A poet, McCue considers herself more of the literary type, having served as founding director (1996–2006) of the Richard Hugo House writing center and currently teaching writing and literature to undergraduates as writer-in-residence at University of Washington. But step inside…
Online Stationer: Dear Uncle Stu
Self-proclaimed “vintage stationery junkie” Riani Townshend and lover of snail mail has opened Dear Uncle Stu, an online stationery shop inspired by a series of correspondences she had as a teenager with the elderly Col. Stuart Townshend. Townshend offers a sophisticated assortment of embossed cards and beautifully lined envelopes in an array of vintage designs,…
Port Townsend Wearable Art Show
Port Townsend’s Wearable Art Show has officially started accepting entries for its May 11 show. In the spirit of unfettered creative freedom, rules of entry are simple: art that is wearable. Whether sculptural, functional or abstract, all forms of expression (and all media platforms) are welcome. This year’s juror will be Layne Goldsmith, professor of…
Currently Coveting: Anything by Jessalin Beutler
I have been turned on to many local designers in the last few month by retail curator and photographer Charlie Schuck (Object, Frye Art Museum Store), but right now I’m loving the work of Jessalin Beutler, whose designs range from bold geometric shapes to intense fractal patterns and are rooted in the natural world. …
Get Ready for The Look
King 5 is launching a local version of Project Runway
Since November 30, ten local designers have been competing in The Look, a reality fashion TV show co-produced by King 5’s Evening Magazine, IADT’s Monir Zhanghoreishi and Rose Dennis, designer Luly Yang’s publicist. Each week through February 7 the designers, including Lisa Vian Hunter, Tina Witherspoon, Julie Danforth, Justin Zachary Bartle (all former Seamless in Seattle contestants) and…
Tights of Many Colors
Seattle magazine managing editor, Lisa Wogan, always wears the coolest tights. Arts editor, Brangien Davis, isn’t too far behind Ms. Wogan, with her stylish “uniform” of boots, tights and pencil skirts. So once I found these amazing ombre tights ($45, on sale now for a limited time for $30) from BZR on Etsy, I immediately…
Catching Up with Lizzie Parker
I’ve followed Issaquah-based designer Lizzie Parker since her store-within-a-store at the now-closed Tweed in Greenwood, which she stocked with her cozy, comfy, sexy, simple and chic brand of cotton jersey-centric ready-to-wear. Since then Parker has opened and closed her own atelier in Gilman Village, become a reality TV star and seen her career take off…
Studio Montagne’s Pop-up Valentine’s Day Shop
Find last-minute, lasting treats for your sweetheart.
Housed in the teeny Madrona storefront formerly occupied by Driftwood consignment boutique, the new Studio Montagne is a pop-up shop that pops up around holidays. Proprietor Anne Smith (who also works as creative director and visual merchandising manager at Filson) showcases a selection of accessories, home décor and “upcycled” vintage furniture, exquisitely curated to match…
Monte Cristo: Gourmet Grilled Cheese On-the-Go
Danielle Custer joins the mobile food movement with the yellow and white polka-dotted Monte Cristo.
Danielle Custer’s got food chops: She was chef at several area hotel restaurants before heading the culinary team at Taste at the Seattle Art Museum. Custer has now joined the mobile food movement with the yellow and white polka-dotted Monte Cristo, a gourmet grilled-cheese truck in which cinnamon toast is batter-dipped, griddled and layered with…
Updated: Local Restaurants Make Valentine’s Day Easy
You got that hot date spot dialed in for Valentine’s Day? No pressure! (HA!) The good news is that February 14 is on a Thursday, so it will naturally spill over to February 15, which is going to set us up for a whole Valentine’s Weekend. So many options. But hurry! Your days of booking…
Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas
Think in and outside the box with these great Valentine’s Day gift ideas: Heart shaped flip flips by Melissa, from Clementine (see above). Jen Ament print from Far4: Paloma Picasso Amethyst Dot Charm in 18k gold on a chain from Tiffany & Co.: Horses Cut Shop tee shirt: Whitney Stern Evil…
The Ruby Room Dress Drive
Unless you’ve got other plans for that worn-once, too-small dress that has occupied space in the back of your closet since… well, that’s not important… consider giving it a second chance to see the light of day—or rather, to see the light of a disco ball. On February 24th from 11am to 1pm, the Ruby…
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