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Sonic Blast From The Past

Sonic Blast From The Past

Popular Facebook site recalls the glory of the Seattle SuperSonics

In one photo, NBA Hall of Famer and former Sonics great Jack Sikma maneuvers to take his deadly accurate fallback jump shot. In another, Hall of Famer Gary Payton lobs a perfect pass as teammate Shawn Kemp slams yet another alley-oop dunk. Those are just two of the thousands of old pictures, game clippings, feature…

A Take on Bake

A Take on Bake

Sahana Vij’s dessert cookbook marries her love of cooking and philanthropy

It’s hard to say what’s more impressive: the fact that Sahana Vij wrote a cookbook as a teenager or that she’s donating all of its proceeds to charity. The Redmond native, now a freshman at the University of California–Irvine, majoring in literary journalism, is the author of “Bake Away: Twenty Recipes Capturing the Spirit of…

Near-Beer Seer

Near-Beer Seer

Figurehead’s Bob Monroe has a uniquely personal reason for creating a nonalcoholic craft beer

It’s been years since Bob Monroe has had more than a sip of his own beer. That’s about to change. Shortly after cofounding the popular Figurehead Brewing Co. in Seattle five years ago, Monroe got some surprising news: He had an autoimmune disease that makes him prone to pancreatitis. He was told if he continued…

Fast Food Meets Fine Dining

Fast Food Meets Fine Dining

Seattle’s first ‘fast-fine’ restaurant will soon open its doors

Thanks to Christian Chan, Seattle will soon become the place where fine dining meets fast food. In April, Chan will open Bloom, a grab-and-go “fast-fine” restaurant the likes of which he says Seattle has never seen. “This is not a term we originated. It’s used on the East Coast a lot,” says Chan, who is…

Meet Brad Holden, Seattle’s Unofficial Historian

Meet Brad Holden, Seattle’s Unofficial Historian

Virtually anything that represents the past is fair game

Historian and author Brad Holden holds an original Prohibition-era closure notification police would post on businesses caught selling alcohol.

Postcards From the Road (trip)

Postcards From the Road (trip)

These scenic destinations offer something for everyone

First, Mount Baker; Second, San Juan; Third, Bellingham; Fourth, Long Beach; Fifth, Corvallis

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