This Week Then: Checking in With Washington’s Historic Hotels

Plus: A look at Seattle's protest history

This story was originally published at HistoryLink.org. Subscribe to their weekly newsletter. Checking In May is Historic Preservation Month, and this week HistoryLink looks at two of Washington’s grand hotels that have been lovingly restored and preserved for use by future generations. The first is Spokane’s Davenport Hotel, which was designed by prominent architect Kirtland Cutter. Thousands…

Alan Stein

May Hike of the Month: Watch the Sunrise at Rattlesnake Ledge

This classic Seattle-area hike is perfect for an early riser

There are so many classic Seattle-area hikes, but few are as popular as Rattlesnake Ledge. In fact, it can be too popular on nice days. But regardless of crowds, the four-mile round trip hike is definitely worth doing —and to make it extra special, we suggest doing it as a sunrise hike—a bucket-list item for…

Hilary Meyerson

Must List: ‘Carmen,’ Crosscut Festival, Translations Seattle Transgender Film Festival

Your weekly guide to Seattle's hottest events

Love the Must List? Get it right in your inbox. Subscribe. MUST SING Seattle Opera’s Carmen(5/4–5/19) It’s on the long side (three and a half hours), but otherwise Bizet’s earthy melodrama is the ideal opera for the novice. No matter how inexperienced you are, you probably already know at least three of the tunes, and the push-pull…

Gavin Borchert, Sydney Gladu & Chris Robinson

Amazon Studios: Inside the Tech Giant’s Employee Art Programs

Is life at Amazon really all work and no play? You might be surprised to learn its employees are stepping away from their computer screens to make pickles, pottery and music

AMAZON STUDIO: Members of Amazon’s creative program, Expressions, from left: program manager Tim Detweiler, Paint and Meditate instructor Jennifer Tucker and program coordinator Joseph Steininger, pictured in the Expressions lab

Gavin Borchert & Gwendolyn Elliott

Amazon’s Symphony Orchestra: It’s a Corporate Gig

The volunteer group of the corporation's employees started two years ago and plays concerts throughout the year

PLAY TIME: The Amazon Symphony Orchestra performing at its holiday concert in December 2018

Gavin Borchert & Gwendolyn Elliott

We Made the Perfect Weekend Itinerary for Cowichan, BC

Take a quick trip to the destination that offers adventures for daring spirits, foodies and nature and art lovers

The famous Kinsol Trestle

Tourism Cowichan

Seattle Luxury Living 2019: The Mandarin Guide to Seattle and the East Side 西雅图生活方式

From the Seattle magazine team, a regional introduction for international newcomers

“Time flies by” is perhaps an apt description of the period since our last publication a year ago, pardon the use of the cliché phrase. After a very successful 2018 edition, we’re excited to roll out the 2019 Luxury Living magazine. U.S.-China relations has entered a critical and sensitive stage since 2018. The year 2019 marks the 40th anniversary of the normalization…

Man Wang

Wallingford’s Bedrooms & More Stuns With New Four-Level Showroom

A family-owned furniture business opens a second Wallingford showroom

RIGHT SIDE OF THE BED: The expanded Wallingford Bedrooms & More showroom displays more than just beds

Beau Iverson

Hold the Phone: Yondr Pouches Are Making Phone-Free Learning a Reality in WA State

Local schools experiment with disconnecting students from smartphones and reconnecting with each other

Yondr pouch and unlocking magnet station

Sydney Gladu

KUOW’s New Podcast Investigates the “Amazon Effect”

A local audio show explores Amazonia

SPHERE OF INFLUENCE: Producers Carolyn Adolph and Joshua McNichols outside of the Amazon Spheres

Samantha Bushman

This Week Then: The Charting of Puget Sound

Plus: Walla Walla County turns 165

This story was originally published at HistoryLink.org. Subscribe to their weekly newsletter. Sailing Around During the last week of April 1792, British explorer Captain George Vancouver and American fur-trader Captain Robert Gray met near Cape Flattery before continuing on with their separate explorations. A few days later, Vancouver named Port Townsend in honor of the Marquis of…