Seattle Mag
Viaduct for Dummies: Tunnel Clears Hurdle; Environmental Impact Statement Signed
From the mixed-metaphors department here at Seattle mag comes this update on the ever-updating saga that is the future of our waterfront: City officials are celebrating this week’s signing of the final Alaskan Way Viaduct environmental impact statement, which effectively removes one more hurdle on the replacement project’s road to realization. Like most viaduct/tunnel updates,…
Behind the Scenes of Our July Issue: Is There a Doctor in the House?
Why, yes! In fact, there are 400 of 'em!
Know this feeling? You’re minding your own business, getting ready for work, washing that PopTart down with a delicious second cup of coffee, when suddenly Steve Inskeep pops into your kitchen (via KUOW) with this news: Coffee will kill you. And you think, “Didn’t I just hear somewhere that coffee will make me live longer?”…
Bicycle Diaries: Julia Busts Out the Helmet Cam
REI’s Julia Trippel recently shot some helmet-cam video (thanks to our friends at Contour cameras) of her commutes to and from work. Check out the videos — and Julia’s comments on them — below… The Joy of Commuting By Day: On a moist Sunday morning as I crested the hill at 23rd on Union, I…
Fashion + Style Friday: The SLU shopping boom, Sportwise warehouse + a little vase (with a big heart)
NEW SHOPS: This is getting slightly ridiculous: As if South Lake Union wasn’t cool enough (Hot pretzels at Brave Horse Tavern! Some Serious Pie! Amazon HQ! A neighborhood SLUT!), SLU shepherd Vulcan announced this week that several new retailers will call the nabe home come the fall. In addition to Mio Sushi eatery and another…
Food News: Patric Gabre-Kidan Has Left The Book Bindery
It’s been a month of newsworthy moves. First we heard that bar legend Murray Stenson was leaving his longtime bartending home, Zig Zag, to tend bar at RN74. Now comes news that Patric Gabre-Kidan–the man who put the Book Bindery together, who talked chef Shaun McCrain into moving to Seattle, and who managed front-of-the-house for owners Sumi and Mike Almquist–has…
Cookus Interruptus Video: Romaine Chopped Salad with Creamy Basil Dressing
Chop chop. Let's make salad
(Phil finds feasible floor plan) The sharp sweet basil salad dressing poured over crisp lettuce, ripe tomatoes, blue cheese, yummy chickpeas and the reliable hard boiled egg make this chop salad win over anybody’s taste buds. Vegetarian, gluten-free main dish salad. For printable recipe click here. Cookus Interruptus is devoted to educating viewers about how to cook fresh…
Sneak Peek: RN74 Opens the Dinner Car Tonight
Michael Mina's French food train blows its whistle for Seattle
I’m pretty sure someone asked me every single day over the last week if I’m “going to the RN74 party tonight.” Yes, the Michael Mina machine has been firing on all cylinders in the week leading up to the launch of its full service, hosting private parties left and right and beginning daytime lunch service…
Our Top To-do’s for the Week
Must PlayGame SymphonyTuesday & Wednesday (6/21–6/22) – Seattle Symphony is packing two great nerd tastes into one great nerdy evening, with its Play! A Video Game Symphony, in which music from The Legend of Zelda, World of Warcraft, Halo, Super Mario Bros. and other games is set to strings and choral voices. Not nerdy enough…
Cancer Specialties: Medical Oncology
Physicians with subspecialties in treating cancer can also be found under listings for Colon & Recta
MEDICAL ONCOLOGY David M. Aboulafia, M.D., Virginia Mason Seattle Main Clinic, Buck Pavilion, 1100 Ninth Ave., 206.223.6193, Virginia Mason Medical Center; University of Michigan Medical School, 1983; AIDS/HIV, general hematology, AIDS-related cancers, leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma Frederick R. Appelbaum, M.D., Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, 825 Eastlake Ave. E, 206.288.7222, University of Washington Medical Center, Fred…
Red Tricycle Recommends: Kite Flying at Carkeek Park
Where to catch some wind in Seattle.
There’s something about flying a kite that catches the attention of children and makes them beam – maybe it’s the idea of flying or just the focused feeling of holding on tight to that kite string and grounding it to the Earth with their little hands. Whatever your child loves about flying a kite, we…
Bicycle Diaries: How I lost 8 pounds and saved $500
After a full day of yard work last Saturday, I thought the best thing to do for stretching out my aching back would be to go on a bike ride–and stock up on groceries in the process. Also, in the process of rolling my wheelbarrow up and down my hill I lost an important…
Better Late Than Never: Local Summer Camps Still Waiting to be Filled
With your schedule jam-packed and your calendar exploding, we don’t blame you for missing the deadline to sign your kid up for summer camp. Fortunately for you, we’ve compiled a list of summer programs around Seattle to keep your little munchkins busy, despite your procrastination. EXPLORATIONS IN MATHMaybe math isn’t your child’s favorite subject, but…