November 2017

The Most Influential Seattleites of 2017

The Most Influential Seattleites of 2017

The activists, artists, officials and neighbors making Seattle a better place.

More than 100,000 people participated in the Womxn's March on Seattle this spring.

Person of the Year 2017: The Unexpected Activist

Person of the Year 2017: The Unexpected Activist

Seattle Magazine presents the Most Influential Seattleites of 2017.

It’s been a year in which locals have taken to the streets time and time again—so frequently that barely a week or weekend has gone by without a protest, march or event spilling into Seattle streets and filling public spaces. From anti-Trump and pro-Trump rallies to Block the Bunker events, immigration rights walks, a tax…

Seattle's Box Lunch Queen Has Made Work Day Meals Less Bland for 20-Plus Years

Seattle’s Box Lunch Queen Has Made Work Day Meals Less Bland for 20-Plus Years

How Gourmondo built an order-in workplace delivery empire, one tasty boxed lunch at a time.

If anyone has been monitoring the evolution of the local business lunch more closely than Alissa Leinonen, we haven’t found that person. When Leinonen launched Gourmondo, Seattle’s leading catering and box lunch company, in 1996, it was a 470-square-foot café in Pike Place Market. Now, her team delivers more than 10,000 box lunches (ranging in…

Crosscut’s 2017 Courage Award Winners Aren’t Afraid to Take a Stand

Crosscut’s 2017 Courage Award Winners Aren’t Afraid to Take a Stand

The local leaders making our region more vital, equitable and inclusive.

Left to right: Bill Ruckelshaus, Bob Ferguson, Doris Koo, David Harris, Larry Gossett and Pat Graney.

Most Influential Seattleites of 2017: Aneelah Afzali

Most Influential Seattleites of 2017: Aneelah Afzali

Seattle Magazine presents the Most Influential Seattleites of 2017.

The words of justice exhibit at Harvard Law School includes a quote from the Quran calling on believers to stand as witnesses for justice. For Aneelah Afzali, a 2003 Harvard Law graduate, these words not only reinforce the responsibility that comes with her faith, but also serve as a reminder of the many ways that…

Most Influential Seattleites of 2017: Nikkita Oliver, Dominique Davis and Anne Levinson

Most Influential Seattleites of 2017: Nikkita Oliver, Dominique Davis and Anne Levinson

Seattle Magazine presents the Most Influential Seattleites of 2017.

From left: Fighting for justice, accountability and equal opportunity, Dominique Davis, Nikkita Oliver and Anne Levinson with the King County Jail in the background.

Most Influential Seattleites of 2017: C. Davida Ingram

Most Influential Seattleites of 2017: C. Davida Ingram

Seattle Magazine presents the Most Influential Seattleites of 2017.

C. Davida Ingram, who leads the library’s civic engagement programs, inside the Central Library “living room.”

Most Influential Seattleites of 2017: Ben Franz-Knight

Most Influential Seattleites of 2017: Ben Franz-Knight

Seattle Magazine presents the Most Influential Seattleites of 2017.

Ben Franz-Knight in the plaza area of the Pike Place MarketFront expansion.

Most Influential Seattleites of 2017: Senait Brown

Most Influential Seattleites of 2017: Senait Brown

Seattle Magazine presents the Most Influential Seattleites of 2017.

Senait Brown has been a leader in the movement to stop the proposed new youth jail.

Most Influential Seattleites of 2017: Seattle Times' Justin Mayo and Mike Baker

Most Influential Seattleites of 2017: Seattle Times’ Justin Mayo and Mike Baker

Seattle Magazine presents the Most Influential Seattleites of 2017.

In an era of “fake” news, Justin Mayo (left) and Mike Baker demonstrated the ongoing importance and power of in-depth reporting in their investigative series “Quantity of Care.”

Most Influential Seattleites of 2017: Shefali Ranganathan

Most Influential Seattleites of 2017: Shefali Ranganathan

Seattle Magazine presents the Most Influential Seattleites of 2017.

Shefali Ranganathan, photographed by the University of Washington Link station on September 5, is helping to transform how Seattleites get around

Most Influential Seattleites of 2017: Jeffery Lew

Most Influential Seattleites of 2017: Jeffery Lew

Seattle Magazine presents the Most Influential Seattleites of 2017.

Jeffery Lew, seen here at Seattle World School, led the charge to erase school lunch debt among students in Seattle—and across the state.