Food & Drink
UW to Offer Digital Publishing Continuing-Ed Program
If you’re interested in blogging professionally, self-publishing digitally, creating e-books—or your employer wishes you knew more about such things, look into the University of Washington’s new certificate program in digital publishing. The nine-month-long course launches this fall, and it promises a good mix of hands-on training and theoretical insight about many of the legal, aesthetic…
PubliCola Writers Moving Over to Crosscut
It’s really too bad that news blog PubliCola is suspending publication. However, we’re glad to hear that its senior contributors Josh Feit and Erica C. Barnett will continue to cover news part-time over at Crosscut. Both Feit and Barnett were included in our “Most Influential People of 2011” list. Here’s what Seattle mag contributor Karen…
Local Mother’s Day Gift Ideas
We’ve never met a mom who turned down a good pedicure, and Julep (multiple locations including Bellevue, downtown Seattle, U District and Gig Harbor) is always a great gift choice. Their parlor menu includes dozens of options and upgrades, and Julep Nail Color does not contain formaldehyde or any other nasties. Go for a gift…
Bumbershoot 2012 Music Lineup Announced
Bumbershoot (9/1-9/3) announced its 2012 music lineup today, featuring mainstage acts Jane’s Addiction, Tony Bennett, Skrillex and more. On the regular lineup are The Vaselines, Blitzen Trapper and, of course, a few local acts, including, Damien Jurado, Sera Cahoone and THEE Satisfaction. And of course, there’s also a very long list of groups to discover,…
9 Ways to Celebrate Mother’s Day
Yep, it’s time to show mom how much you love her, and everyone and their mom wants to help you do it. Here are a few of the special Mother’s Day dining events going around town. Lunchbox Laboratory says, “Hey, Mom. Show us your tats!” Moms willing to reveal some inked skin on Mother’s Day…
Café Nordo’s Compelling New Food Manifesto
Wending through the creaky, unlit passages that served as intermissions during the nearly four-hour long Café Nordo’s Cabinet of Curiosities “show”, I couldn’t stop thinking about Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining. Not the gory, traumatizing moments in the movie (I still get chills around long stretches of patterned carpet)—but, specifically, the scene where Jack Nicholson’s character…
An Even Tastier Reason to Go to the Space Needle for Dinner
Awesome as it is, most of us usually feel like we need a good reason to have dinner at the Space Needle’s restaurant, SkyCity. Your Uncle Bob and Aunt Harriet are visiting from Muskogee. Your boyfriend wants to put a ring on it. Or, as in the case of Seattle magazine’s own editor Rachel Hart,…
6 Kid-Friendly Bookstores in Seattle
Bookstores are perfect spots to visit on bone-chilling days when the kids are jumping off the walls or on hot summer days when you’re searching for some air conditioning to cool down. Plus, you can kiss goodbye the days where book stores merely sold, well, books. Many now have play areas, cafes, and in-store readings for…
NuBe Green’s In-House Line Debuts New Designer Collection
Designer Adrienne Antonson is one talented lady. Not only does the Vashon Island-based artist craft supremely weird/awesome bugs out of human hair, she happens to be the creative genius behind Capitol Hill shop NuBe Green’s in-house line, State. The line is crafted from materials sourced within 100 miles of Seattle (including alpaca wool from the…
Top 9 Looks From Luly Yang Couture’s Fashion Show
When I sat down this afternoon to peruse the runway looks from last Friday’s Luly Yang Couture Fashon Show, I was hoping to narrow down my favorites to a neat, tidy top five list. You’ll just have to indulge me with nine. But first, let’s see a few snaps of the décor and pre-show gallery…
Splurge-Worthy Escapes Perfect for Seattle Moms
We all know that a little R&R with our girlfriends is the golden ticket to staying sane during the madness that is motherhood. With Mother’s Day around the corner, we can’t think of a better way to celebrate being a mom than by splurging on one of these five sweet escapes with your fave gal…
Glamspoon Trunk Sale at Frock Shop, Brew Fest at Butch Blum and the New Fleurt
Time to whip out your preferred datebook method—an old-fashioned calendar, email notification alerts or ink written on the back of your hand (just me on that one?) —and mark down these stylish stops in the coming weeks: ASAP Big News: West Seattle favorite Fleurt has moved to a larger location in the Junction. Since opening…
Downtown Bellevue’s Spa Sanctuary
Indulge in traditional bathhouse scrubs and hydrotherapy at Yuan Spa.
The tale of new Yuan Spa is one of ancient East meets Eastside. Tucked at the base of a Bellevue megatower (Downtown Bellevue 1032 106th Ave NE; 425.449.8788; yuan- spa.com), the luxe 8,000-square-foot space, open since November, combines a swanky, modern pedicure room and massage treatments with a group bathing area and body scrubs that…
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