Seattle Mag
This Week Then: Looking Back on Tacoma’s Early Days
Plus: Seattle's annexation spree of 1907
This story was originally published at HistoryLink.org. Subscribe to their weekly newsletter. Tacoma’s Early Days April 1 marks two important dates in the early history of Tacoma. The first occurred on April 1, 1852, when Nicolas Delin began building a sawmill at the head of Commencement Bay. The bay had been named nearly 11 years earlier, just after Lt. Charles Wilkes “commenced” his survey of…
Must List: Moisture Festival, Mariners Opening Day, VegFest
Your weekly guide to Seattle's hottest events
Love the Must List? Get it right in your inbox. Subscribe. MUST ENTERTAIN Moisture Festival (Through 4/7) Seattle’s festival of weird celebrates its 16th year in Seattle. Thrilling crowds with its audacious circus and burlesque acts for four weeks in the spring, Moisture Festival claims to be the world’s largest comedy/varieté celebration. Dancers, comedians, jugglers and…
Your Seattle Restaurant Questions Answered: Comfort Food Edition
Where to find the area's best reubens, raclette and barbecue
The weather may be turning warmer, but that doesn’t mean Seattleites aren’t still treating themselves to comfort foods. This week’s edition of our Instagram Food Q&A with Chelsea Lin is full of hot spots for craveable quiche, barbecue and cheesy raclette. We also have recommendations for brunch, high tea and Mountlake Terrace dining. Have a question…
Get Lit at the Second Annual Orcas Island Literary Festival
A word party returns to Orcas Island
This article appears in print in the April 2019 issue. Click here to subscribe. Considering Orcas Island’s reputation as the artsy jewel of the San Juan islands, you may wonder why no one had launched a literary festival prior to 2018. But last year’s inaugural Orcas Island Lit Fest proved worth the wait; basking in the afterglow,…
A Little Night Music: A Few Hours During Octave 9’s Music Marathon
The Seattle Symphony shows off its innovative concert space with a new-music marathon-meets-slumber party
Have you ever been to a concert in the middle of the night? No, neither had I until this weekend, when the Seattle Symphony christened its new Octave 9 performance space, in the Second and Union corner of Benaroya Hall, with a 24-hour marathon concert of contemporary chamber music, 5 p.m. Saturday to 5 p.m….
Best Places to See Washington’s Blooming Spring Flowers
The Pacific Northwest shows its true colors during the spring’s flower festivals
This article appears in print in the March 2019 issue. Click here to subscribe. Goodbye gloom, hello bloom. Our annual influx of springtime daylight is coming (spring forward on March 10!), and with it a vibrant interruption in our dreary winter weather. Whether it’s daffodils or tulips that do it for you, Seattle is a fantastic home base for…
There’s More to Maui Than Sunny Skies
Come to Maui for the sun, stay for so much more!
Sponsored by Ka’anapali Beach Hotel Everyone in Seattle knows (or should get to know!) the silky feel of golden sun on your skin that Maui delivers along its many eye-poppingly beautiful beaches. Yet Maui is so much more. The ancient culture is vibrantly alive, offering a glimpse into the culture of the past wrapped up…
Where to See Cherry Blossoms in Seattle
Hint: It's not just the UW Quad
Cherry blossom season is upon us. While thousands flock to the University of Washington’s Quad each spring to see the W shaped array of blossoms bloom in delight, crowds can be overwhelming. The hum of drones above the trees may distract visitors from the beauty that surrounds them. These lesser known cherry blossom destinations in…