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Holiday Gift Guide 2018: Hostess Gifts

Holiday Gift Guide 2018: Hostess Gifts

Wow your holiday party hostess with these unique local gifts

This article appears in print in the December 2018 issue, as part of our 2018 Gift Guide. Click here to subscribe. If your goal is to surprise that friend or family member who loves to entertain and always thinks of everything, you’re in luck. This collection of party-perfect paraphernalia offers an unexpected spin on the traditional hostess gift….

Small Business Saturday: Our Favorite Spots to #ShopSmall

Small Business Saturday: Our Favorite Spots to #ShopSmall

Buck the big box Black Friday madness in favor of supporting local businesses

The upcoming holiday weekend promises a bounty of delicious food, time well spent with family and friends and any number of festive Thanksgiving traditions. If you hope to use the weekend to get a start on holiday shopping, the eighth annual Small Business Saturday on November 24th should jump to the top of your list….

Former Zulily and Brooks Running Employee Launches a Legwear Brand

Former Zulily and Brooks Running Employee Launches a Legwear Brand

Loho, a local hosiery brand, is making poorly fitted tights a thing of the past

Loho tights are available in a variety of sizes and styles

Pacific Northwest Ballet's 'The Nutcracker' Backdrop Tells Its Own Story

Pacific Northwest Ballet’s ‘The Nutcracker’ Backdrop Tells Its Own Story

The busts in the backdrop are actual historic figures associated with this timeless classic

Clockwise from top center portrait (1, depicting E.T.A. Hoffmann, original author): 2, Marius Petipa (original choreographer), 3, Lincoln Kirstein (who helped establish the New York City Ballet, where The Nutcracker has been performed annually since 1954), 4, George Balanchine (renowned NYCB choreographer), 5, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (composer), 6, Lev Ivanov (Russian ballet dancer who choreographed…

Canlis' New Private Dining Option Is in a Shipping Container

Canlis’ New Private Dining Option Is in a Shipping Container

The swankiest joint in town unveils an unusual private dining experience

DINNER, ANYONE? An elegant table setting inside the Canlis container

‘Framed’ Sets Up a Comic Premise but Tears Down Its Characters

‘Framed’ Sets Up a Comic Premise but Tears Down Its Characters

A new play’s promising premise about social class and the art world offers no clear perspective

Jake (Jeremy Steckler), May (Maile Wong) and Joanie (Susanna Burney) in Y York’s ‘Framed.’

New Capitol Hill Spot Takes Szechuan Cuisine to the Next Level

New Capitol Hill Spot Takes Szechuan Cuisine to the Next Level

For tongue-tingling Szechuan, head to this new Capitol Hill eatery

FLAVOR SENSATION: Don’t miss Plenty of Clouds’ dried beef salad with pea shoots and crunchy fava beans—a lesson in taste and texture contrast

Stylish Boots for the Rainy Season

Stylish Boots for the Rainy Season

These boots are functional and fashionable

This article appears in print in the November 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. It’s the time of year when overcast skies and brisk winds force otherwise well-heeled women to trade in their sandals and stilettos for more practical—and waterproof—footwear. This season’s rain boots come with a welcome pop of color, bringing a little sunshine to your otherwise…

Eat Too Much? Try an After-Dinner Digestif

Eat Too Much? Try an After-Dinner Digestif

Local distillers' restorative sippers are ideal after a big meal like Thanksgiving

Too much Thanksgiving dinner? Relieve the feeling with a local digestif.

Exclusive: Feral, New Leather Goods Company, Makes Luxury Bags for the Modern Woman

Exclusive: Feral, New Leather Goods Company, Makes Luxury Bags for the Modern Woman

The Seattle-based company draws design inspiration from ‘90s-era fashion while designing for the 21st century customer

The return of ‘90s style feels particularly in fashion here in the Pacific Northwest, home of the  grunge craze, Singles and where minimalist fashion has long been commonplace. The comeback look can be seen everywhere in the city, from our obsession with the dad shoe (which street style star Nick Wooster recently called out in…

Must List: TEDxSeattle, 26th Annual Gingerbread Village, Short Stories Live

Must List: TEDxSeattle, 26th Annual Gingerbread Village, Short Stories Live

Your weekly guide to Seattle’s hottest events.

Love the Must List? Get it right in your inbox. Subscribe. MUST TALK TEDxSeattle(11/17) The theme for this year’s TEDxSeattle is “Tall Order.” Speakers will detail how they are taking on their own tall orders, describing demanding challenges in our world today and how they are approaching them. The event will offer 13 such stories…

This Week Then: The Great Flood of 1911 Cuts off Power and Water to Seattle

This Week Then: The Great Flood of 1911 Cuts off Power and Water to Seattle

Plus: Lewis and Clark's journey to the Pacific Ocean

Women carrying water from relief wagon on Bellevue Avenue during water shortage, Capitol Hill, Seattle, November 21, 1911

13 Restaurants Serving Thanksgiving Dinner 2018

13 Restaurants Serving Thanksgiving Dinner 2018

Turn off the oven and let Seattle chefs make your holiday the best (and easiest) one yet

Want to avoid the mess and work of spending all day in the kitchen on Thanksgiving? Several Seattle restaurants still have tables available. Whether you’re looking for a vegetarian option or a four-to-nine course traditional carb load, make a reservation and let Seattle chefs cook for you. Daniel’s BroilerIn Bellevue, Leschi, and South Lake Union locations,…

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