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Red Tricycle Recommends: 8 Hidden Parks in Queen Anne
Everyone knows about the bigger, popular parks in Seattle’s family-friendly Queen Anne neighborhood, but we’ve found some hidden kid-friendly gems that are worth exploring. Next time you’re in Queen Anne, add one of these eight Queen Anne parks to your must-visit list! 12th West & West Howe Park A tiny little neighborhood park that’s perfect…
New Distillery Coming to SoDo
Ian MacNeil, local entrepreneur and glass art champion recently moved to Dallas. But that has not cancelled his plans to open a new business in SoDo, just a block or so away from Safeco field. Using a handmade copper still from Germany, he plans to produce artisan scotch, gin and vodkas at this craft distillery…
UPDATE: Neighborhood Farmers Markets Extend Season!
It was a miserably cool, long, neverending, agonizing spring. We’ve all recovered; those few weeks of 80 degrees were especially appreciated by kids and sprinklers alike, not to mention those of us itching to jump into Lake Washington some time in 2011. But for farmers, the slow start meant that peaches, tomatoes, eggplants and all the other…
Meet Seattle Busker Annie Burt
Seattle mag editorial assistant Patrick Hutchison and local musician Matt Badger, of Ravenna Woods, team up to explore Seattle’s street music scene, recording the stories and songs that help compose our city’s soundtrack. The third in a five-part series: The din emanating from Pike Place Market’s cobblestone corridor is a less than ideal space for…
Seattle’s SuttonBeresCuller Sources New Performance Event from Craigslist
A wise man once said, “You can find anything on Craigslist.” Seattle installation artists SuttonBeresCuller took that man at his word for “To Be Determined,” their current show at On the Boards. The artists used Craigslist to source all the materials for the event, from the sculptural installations–which include an impressively huge globe made of…
Fashion + Style Friday: Fashion First Recap and The Vintage Angel’s $15 Boot Sale
Our fashion-filled September continued last night with the 8th annual Fashion First at the Showbox SoDo, a rollickin’ fashion show fundraiser for Rise n’ Shine. Six of our Seamless in Seattle winners kicked off the evening with their own fashion set (Friday procrastination device: check out slideshows of their work here). From a fashion perspective,…
Meet Seattle Busker Jim Page
Seattle mag editorial assistant Patrick Hutchison and local musician Matt Badger, of Ravenna Woods, team up to explore Seattle’s street music scene, recording the stories and songs that help compose our city’s soundtrack. The second in a five-part series: Humble strummer Jim Page’s expansive repertoire of songs reflects a lifetime of political and social activism,…
Beer 101
The difference between beers, lagers and ales, quickly by our local beer expert.
All beer is essentially the same. It is brewed using grains, hops and yeast. The brewer steeps grains, typically malted barley, in hot water until proteins convert to sugars. The resulting sugar water is boiled as other ingredients, typically hops, are added for seasoning. The brewer then cools the resulting concoction, referred to as wort,…
The History of Beer in Seattle
Or, how a motley crew of local hippies, brew nerds, aficionados and accidental chemists forever ch
The story of beer in the Northwest is the story of people—people who love beer. The dedicated souls who made Seattle a bastion of all things brewed are not only some of the most passionate about their chosen subject, but also come from different places, walks of life and generations, bound by their love of…
Washington Craft Beer Directory
We asked our panel of beer experts to list their favorite local and regional breweries in the state
* = usually only available at brewery Baron Brewing/Tree Skulls Ales/Pillagers PubGreenwood, 8551 Greenwood Ave. N, No. 5pillagerspub.comBest brew: Three Skulls Blood Orange Wit Big Al BrewingWhite Center, 9832 14th Ave. SWbigalbrewing.comBest brew: Brougham Bitter Big Time Brewing & AlehouseU District, 4133 University Way NEbigtimebrewery.comBest brew: Coal Creek Porter Elliott Bay Brewhouse & Pub*West Seattle,…
Seattle’s Macro Microbreweries
Here's what's new at three of our area's most established craft breweries.
Georgetown BrewingA singular focus on tasty beer In 2002, Roger Bialous and Manny Chao opened a brewery in Seattle’s Georgetown neighborhood. Bialous came from a background in biology and health care administration, and Chao was a home brewer who also enjoyed success as a beer salesman for Mac & Jack’s Brewery. The two friends approached…
The Ultimate Water Saver
Giant rain barrels and Washington's first legal grey water system set this Jackson Place home at a h
The 1,750-square-foot house architect Robert Humble designed for himself and his wife is entirely nontraditional for Seattle. It’s modern, flat-roofed and boxy, and was prefabricated off-site and delivered by truck in sections to the skinny, empty lot owned by Humble and his wife, Nicole. But that doesn’t mean the owner hasn’t tried to integrate it…