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Seattle Magazine Essentials

Holiday Magic, Dining, Whiskey and Help For Stressed-Out Parents

Snow ShowSnowflake Lane returns for its 17th year   The heart of Bellevue once again becomes a majestic holiday destination during the 17th annual Snowflake Lane holiday extravaganza. Enjoy falling (faux) snow, a resplendent, professionally produced light show, nightly choreographed parades and festive dancers. The fun begins on Black Friday and runs through Christmas Eve. More…

Readers' Choice Poll Winners 2021

Readers’ Choice Poll Winners 2021

The best Washington state has to offer

Ballard’s Majestic Bay Theatres was voted tops for movies.

Laura Jennings: The Giving Guide

Laura Jennings: The Giving Guide

The entrepreneur has a 'Knack' for gifting

This story appeared in the November-December issue of Seattle magazine. Visit seattlemag.com/subscribe. The best gift Laura Jennings ever received was a baseball It couldn’t have cost more than $5, and Jennings wasn’t heading to the dugout anytime soon. But with the unexpected gift came a note from her husband, who wrote that Laura had proven…

Jack of All Trades

Jack of All Trades

From production to beauty, Bellevue-based ‘Hoarders’ producer Courtney LeMarco does it all

This article appears in the November-December issue of Seattle magazine. To subscribe, visit seattlemag.com/subscribe Courtney LeMarco may be the busiest man in Bellevue. Along with producing the Emmy-nominated reality television show “Hoarders,” LeMarco is working to level the playing field for people of color in the entertainment industry through his pitch competition, “The Big Pitch.”…

Gallery Walls: You Can Do This

Gallery Walls: You Can Do This

Art brings color and life to your home

Choosing fun and trendy, or traditional art pieces is a unique and stylish way to decorate your home or office walls. A gallery wall starts a conversation and allows someone to get a glimpse into your history and personality. It makes a statement. Unless you’re aiming for a truly eclectic, bohemian wall full of mismatched pieces,…

Seattle magazine's Most Influential People of 2021

Seattle magazine’s Most Influential People of 2021

These innovators took bold actions and big risks during a trying year. From the arts to civic engagement to business, here's a look at those who made a measurable difference across the state in 2021.

Linda Derschang; Black Coffee Northwest owners Erwin and Darnesha Weary; Jon Scholes; Michael Greer; Pallavi Mehta Wahi; Seena Mortazavi; Susanna Ryan; John Tomkowiak; Vivian Hua

Simply Irresistible Wines

Simply Irresistible Wines

Fresh pairings that make the same yearly meal exciting again

Savage Grace Wines are exceptionally drinkable.

Fish Feast

Fish Feast

Take part in an Italian-American tradition while enjoying Seattle's fantastic seafood

Consider Paju’s fried rice a seafood dish thanks to the addition of squid ink. The catfish sandwich at Matt’s in the Market has been a menu mainstay for years.Is it a hush puppy or a crab dish? At Emerald City Fish & Chips, it’s both.

My Fave Five Seattle Holiday Dishes

My Fave Five Seattle Holiday Dishes

The best of Seattle's festive food

All the pasta at Nood Pasta is handmade. Grayseas offers delicious pies in several mouth-watering flavors, including apple-cheddar and, of course, pumpkin and pecan.

Passive Gets Aggressive

Passive Gets Aggressive

Seattle is among the epicenters of the growing passive house movement.

Sloan Ritchie, right, his wife, Jennifer Karker-Ritchie, and their kids at the first passive house in Seattle, in the Madison Park neighborhood.

Drinking White After Labor Day

Drinking White After Labor Day

Switching to red as the seasons change? Not so fast.

Fall is pretty much upon us in Seattle, which means it’s time to play some smooth jazz vinyls, brood in front of a fireplace adorned with decorative gourds and officially make the switch from white wine to red wine. Right? Wrong. Except for the smooth jazz part. Turn that good stuff up. There’s no reason to abandon…

Seattle's Autumn Arts Scene

Seattle’s Autumn Arts Scene

Some organizations return to in-person programming

Digital programming kept many arts organizations afloat the past 18 months and, in many cases, engaged new audiences. But the very crux of the performing arts dates back tens of thousands of years. “You look at sitting around the campfire and delivering storytelling and messaging,” says Michael Greer, president and CEO of ArtsFund, a Seattle nonprofit that…

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