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Go From Bavarian Kitsch to Outdoor Haven in a Visit to Leavenworth

Go From Bavarian Kitsch to Outdoor Haven in a Visit to Leavenworth

Choose your adventure for this mountain getaway

DIVE RIGHT IN: The icy waters of Colchuck Lake are inviting on a sunny day

At Addo, Chef Eric Rivera Is Hosting Seattle's Most Buzzed-About Dining Experience

At Addo, Chef Eric Rivera Is Hosting Seattle’s Most Buzzed-About Dining Experience

Head to Addo for an out-of-the-usual dining experience

In 15 courses, chef Eric Rivera shares a decade of cooking experience, from (1) steak marinated in Puerto Rican sofrito to (2) soy-cured black trumpet mushrooms surrounded by tree branches that are lit on fire at the table.

Art Zone's Nancy Guppy Stretches Her Creative Canvas with First Solo Art Show

Art Zone’s Nancy Guppy Stretches Her Creative Canvas with First Solo Art Show

"The Further Adventures of Snippity Snap" opens at Solo Bar in Lower Queen Anne on May 3.

This article appears in print in the May 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. It’s not hard to find the playfulness Nancy Guppy brings to her weekly TV show—Art Zone with Nancy Guppy (cable channel 21; online at seattlechannel.org)—in her own art. But which of her collaging techniques came first? Building a program with artists of all kinds…

Ellen Forney on the "Book That I Wished I Could Have Had"

Ellen Forney on the “Book That I Wished I Could Have Had”

The Seattle graphic artist and illustrator's new book is a road map for those struggling with bipolar disorder

In 2012, Seattle graphic artist, longtime The Stranger contributor and Cornish instructor Ellen Forney brought out Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me, her acclaimed memoir-in-comics of being diagnosed with bipolar disorder and its impact on her creativity. Her new follow-up, Rock Steady: Brilliant Advice From My Bipolar Life (Fantagraphics, $19.99, out May 15) is a sort of companion, packed with nuts-and-bolts…

Why the Fort Lawton Development in Magnolia Is a Tipping Point in Seattle's Housing Debate

Why the Fort Lawton Development in Magnolia Is a Tipping Point in Seattle’s Housing Debate

The city has revived its plans for a mixed-income development at Fort Lawton. But surprisingly, not everyone is opposed

Some Magnolia residents are now in favor of removing these old military buildings at Fort Lawton to make way for a mixed-income development

The Best Views for Opening Day of Boating Season in Seattle

The Best Views for Opening Day of Boating Season in Seattle

Here’s how to do opening day of boating season the right way

Arrive early for the best view of the opening day crew races and boat parade

These Mercer Island Patios Deserve a Second (and Third!) Look

These Mercer Island Patios Deserve a Second (and Third!) Look

Talk about outdoor living goals.

Summerwell’s Lot 15 intimate outdoor living area with skylights to draw in natural light and double-sided fireplace.

Take a Tour of Some of Seattle's Prettiest Modern Homes

Take a Tour of Some of Seattle’s Prettiest Modern Homes

Snoop around other people's houses, in a socially acceptable way, on Saturday's self-guided Modern Home Tour

This Ballard stunner is among the seven homes you can see on Saturday’s tour.

A Rare Citywide Exhibition Celebrates Michael Spafford

A Rare Citywide Exhibition Celebrates Michael Spafford

The polarizing painter's work is on display all around Seattle through May 26

This article appears in print in the May 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. Even more interesting—and more fun—than the substantial list of awards on painter Michael Spafford’s résumé (from a Rome Prize to a Seattle Mayor’s Arts Award) are the controversies in his bio. A professor at the University of Washington School of Art (from 1963…

Order the Octopus at This New Tapas Restaurant in Ballard

Order the Octopus at This New Tapas Restaurant in Ballard

This new Ballard spot, with its international menu, is best for group dining

This Spanish-influenced octopus dish is a knock-out at Gather

The 580,000-Pound Marine Debris Problem in the San Juans

The 580,000-Pound Marine Debris Problem in the San Juans

The effort, led by the Samish tribe, is generating interest and winning awards on its way to cleaning up the San Juan archipelago

This article appears in print in the April 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. 580,090. That’s the number of pounds of marine debris, beach litter and chemically treated wood (creosote) removed over the past four years from Samish traditional territory in the San Juan archipelago in a joint project between the Samish Indian Nation Department of Natural…

‘Table Has Closed After Just Five Months

‘Table Has Closed After Just Five Months

We talked to co-owner Doug Kawasaki about just what went wrong

Those pickle slices were everything.

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