July/August 2023
Letter to Seattle: Bank Statement
YWCA opens door to financial career
This is a letter from Tameka Siplin, a program graduate at YWCA Seattle | King | Snohomish, the region’s oldest and largest nonprofit organization focused on the needs of women; providing services and advocacy to support stable homes and economic advancement; reduce violence and improve health; and promote racial equity and social justice. Dear YWCA…
Cream of the Crop
Nutpods founder Madeline Haydon named to INC's Female Founders list
Madeline Haydon founded nutpods out of frustration. Ten years later, she finds herself on Inc.’s prestigious Female Founders list. Haydon was pregnant and on vacation at Lake Tahoe when she couldn’t find any dairy-free creamer options at a diner. She decided then and there that she wanted to launch a company. She spent the next…
Designing for Dignity
After witnessing the last few weeks of her grandmother's life, one Seattle woman tackled a redesign of the ubiquitously disliked hospital gown
Tammera Mason remembers her grandmother, Eleanor, as a glamorous woman. Born and raised in an immigrant family in the Midwest, Eleanor used fashion as a way to fit in, and her granddaughter talks with fondness of her perfectly coiffed hair, printed scarves, and movie star sunglasses — all visual indicators of her outgoing personality. “Eleanor…
Back Page: History Repeats
Seattle Police Chief cited "accessibility of guns" as the reason for record violence in 1968
Much as it is now, gun control and street violence were controversial topics back in 1968. Seattle magazine tackled the subject head on with a series of articles exploring violence across the city. One article notes that Seattle’s reputation as an “outpost of placidity in a country of growing turmoil” was a “delusion.” “Every category…
Embracing AI
Washington residents gravitate toward artificial intelligence
Perhaps you’re caught up in the craze to generate AI supervillain images of all 50 states. Maybe you’re using AI to showcase the outdoor beauty of Washington state. If so, you’re not alone. State residents are using AI at such a robust pace that Washington ranks No. 3 in the United States in a study…
A City by Design
Seattle Design Festival seeks to create equitable, thriving communities
THE LARGEST DESIGN FESTIVAL in the Pacific Northwest is right around the corner, and organizers are asking residents to weigh in on Seattle’s future self. The Seattle Design Festival, which began in 2011, runs from Aug. 19-24. It features interactive cultural events across the city with an overarching theme of “Curiosity.” Festival organizers anticipate that…
Proof that Seattle’s Expensive
A modest night out is more than $200, and that's with a fast-food meal
If you’re planning a night out, it’s going to cost you. Seattle is among the most expensive cities for a drink, meal, and budget hotel stay, with an average cost of $210.61 — and that’s for a fast-food dinner rather than fine dining. Price-monitoring website PriceListo analyzed the cost of a median budget hotel, cab…
Fitness and Friendship
Couch potato finds camaraderie in running clubs
I never thought I would be the type of person to join a running club. Picture a subpar physique lacking in muscle and mental fortitude, throw in an admittedly too-long stint of smoking cigarettes, and add an aversion to hills as the cherry on top. However, when I moved to Seattle, I quickly learned it…
Clarity: Defeating Depression
Seeking help is a starting point, not the finish line
I was 20 years old and in my second year at the University of Washington when I stumbled into a rut. It was summer. I was the only one left in an apartment I’d rented with three other guys that school year. Everybody else had gone home, but I was taking classes and became something…
Fave Five: Eat, Shop, Be Creative
Explore your artistic side, a discreet view, and unexpected local flavor
1 START your writing life this summer at Seattle’s Hugo House with a one-hour drop-in writing circle, an all-day “Write-O-Rama” event or fully commit with a course spanning six weeks. Seattle nonprofit literary arts organization Hugo House has provided a central place for writers to meet and learn since 1996. Get started on your sci-fi…
An Inside Outside Plan
Five ways to camp this summer
Summer is the best time to go camping in the Pacific Northwest. The endless blue skies, sunny days, and perfect temperatures, combined with an amazing variety of places to discover, make it easy to get out the door and explore. Figuring out the ultimate setup for sleeping, cooking, storing gear, and traveling while camping can…
Blender Bender
Seattle's experience research lab tells stories through artwork, installations and architecture
Back in March 2021 — just as the drab Seattle winter started to give way to lighter days and slightly higher temperatures — a storefront niche on the always-thronged corner of Capitol Hill’s Pike and Broadway intersection underwent a transformation. Formerly an easy-to-miss entryway sandwiched between a coffee shop and Neighbours Nightclub, the small, windowed…