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Beer, Bands and Food Fests: Seattle's Top 5 Events of the Week

Beer, Bands and Food Fests: Seattle’s Top 5 Events of the Week

The Must List: Your guide to Seattle's hottest events.

Join the see-and-be-seen crowd at Capitol Hill Block Party.

Seattle Magazine Staff

Everett Could Force Bikini Baristas to Cover Up

Everett Could Force Bikini Baristas to Cover Up

Officials argue the coffee stands have led to prostitution and other crime.

Everett officials are considering cracking down on one of Washington’s more provocative industries. The city council will weigh two proposed ordinances Wednesday that would require bikini baristas to cover up, the Everett Herald reports. Apparently, the push to fully clothe the scantily-clad coffee pourers who work so-called bikini espresso stands, stems not from a puritanical…

Michael Rietmulder

SoDo Program Gives Seattle Artists Money, Studio and Mountain of Trash

SoDo Program Gives Seattle Artists Money, Studio and Mountain of Trash

An innovative artist-in-residence program digs into our garbage.

Recology CleanScapes Artists in Residence Max Cleary and Meg Hartwig exercises her “scavenging privileges” at SoDo recycling facility.

Jim Demetre

Seattle's Parents of the Year Turn Garage Into Cool Playhouse for Kids

Seattle’s Parents of the Year Turn Garage Into Cool Playhouse for Kids

An active Seattle family encourages creative and athletic play by transforming a garage into a multipurpose gym-style pavilion.

Sure beats a pillow fort.

Houzz

Discover Kelowna BC’s Best-Kept Secrets During Your Next Family Getaway

Discover Kelowna BC’s Best-Kept Secrets During Your Next Family Getaway

  Kelowna is a Canadian oasis, offering long beaches, world-class wineries and outdoor adventure just an hour direct flight from Seattle. If Seattle’s soggy spring left you and your family craving hotter, drier climates, relief is on the horizon. For around $350, you can fly direct from Seattle/Tacoma to Kelowna in beautiful British Columbia and be…

Jane Robinson

Ballard Liquor Store Adds Legit $2 Taco Window, Because America is Great

Ballard Liquor Store Adds Legit $2 Taco Window, Because America is Great

When a liquor store and taco truck come together, we all win.

Henceforth, all liquor stores should have $2 taco windows.

Michael Rietmulder

Find a Soulful Retreat Near Lake Chelan

Find a Soulful Retreat Near Lake Chelan

You're more than a visitor in former mining hamlet Holden Village.

Rustic lodging is set among a stunning mountain backdrop in Holden Village

Tim Appelo

Is the Future of Logrolling at the University of Washington Campus?

Is the Future of Logrolling at the University of Washington Campus?

Get ready to roll and learn a truly Pacific Northwest sport.

Logrolling contestants make a splash at last year’s Loggers’ Jubilee in Morton

Stephen Strom

This NBA Team is For Sale, But Does Seattle Stand a Chance?

This NBA Team is For Sale, But Does Seattle Stand a Chance?

The owner of the Houston Rockets announced Monday that the team is up for sale.

Could an NBA team call KeyArena home again?

Michael Rietmulder

Should Amazon Cover Costs of Intern Bus Crowding?

Should Amazon Cover Costs of Intern Bus Crowding?

As the tech giant continues to expand, increased commuters could further strain King County Metro.

Amazon’s intern program contributed to overcrowded buses on Route 70.

Erica C. Barnett

Crab Fight: Which Coast has the Better Crab?

Crab Fight: Which Coast has the Better Crab?

Food scribes from opposite coasts settle it once and for all.

Sometimes size matters.

Cynthia Nims

Find Smoky, Slow-Cooked Religion at Seattle's New Barbecue Church

Find Smoky, Slow-Cooked Religion at Seattle’s New Barbecue Church

And for the love of God, don't skip the mac 'n' cheese.

Listening to Matt Davis talk about barbecue is a little like going to church. There’s passion—so much passion that he quit his day job in woodworking to bring barbecue to the people. There’s history—the recipes taste of his Kansas hometown. And there’s community—the locals who have made his new restaurant a gathering place. Davis launched…

Chelsea Lin

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