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Outdoors: Hittin’ the Slopes
Ski Season Dawns in Washington
I must not be the only one thinking about skiing now that the snows of winter have finally begun to fall, in our fair city no less. Those so-inclined should sharpen up their edges and head out for the slopes this coming weekend. Here is a run-down of some area ski slopes and their opening…
Thanksgiving Dinner Roundup
Enjoy someone else's cooking on Thanksgiving this year
Cafe FloraThursday, November 25 from 1:30-6:45pm Tired of Tofurkey? Café Flora is serving up a delicious three-course prix-fixe Thanksgiving menu that even your meat-eating friends love. No one will be missing the bird around this holiday table.On the Menu: 3-course prix-fixe menuPrice: $50 per adult; $25 children 12 and underSeattle, 2901 E Madison Street; 206-325-9100;…
Chatter from Seattle magazine’s Best of 2010 Party
An online snap shot of the chatter, buzz and commentary surrounding our Best of 2010 party.
Our edit team (and a good chunk of our loyal readers) are still recovering from an epic evening of food, drinks, music and entertainment at last night’s Best of 2010 Party. While I’d much rather recap the evening over a city-wide brunch with all of you, I thought it might be easier to put together…
Weekly Must List: November 18 – 24
Our top to-do's for the week
Must Tune In Wheedle’s Groove on KCTS 9 Thursday (11/18) • Once upon a time, the city’s music scene pulsed with Seattle bands—groups that played original songs at packed venues nightly, groups whose records were in regular rotation at the local independent radio station—and there wasn’t flannel shirt or a ripped pair of jeans in…
Best of 2010: Beauty
Our picks for the best in beauty for 2010
Best place to get your hair doneBelly up to the (blow dry) bar at Swink Style Bar (Downtown, 611 Stewart St.; 206.682.7070; swinkstylebar.com), Natalie Angelillo and Jacquie Byrne’s modern and airy salon devoted to styling your ’do. A wash, blow dry and style of your choosing (we love the perfectly straight “Fifth Avenue” and the…
Best of 2010: Shopping
Most drag-fabulous designs Like a stylist to the stars, Mark Mitchell (itsmarkmitchell.com) shines as a designer to burlesque beauties, his wildly intricate, comical gowns sported onstage by local dancer The Swedish Housewife and boylesque star Waxie Moon. The Capitol Hill–based costumer (who also designs men’s shirts) made a splash at this year’s Thaw fashion show…
Best of 2010: Arts
Our picks for the best in the arts for 2010
Best case of life imitating art Love, fear, pleasure, lust, pain, glamour, death. But enough about you. Seattle Art Museum patrons could see pictures of us and several thousand other visitors at the Andy Warhol exhibit (called love fear pleasure lust pain glamour death) on the gallery’s wall of photo booth strips. Because of inflation…
Best of 2010: Food
Food rock star of the year Part of the current wave of elevating mundane kitchen tasks of yesteryear to hipster social gatherings (baking! canning! pickling!), Kate McDermott’s Art of the Pie series is no ordinary cooking class. Part therapy, part instruction, her sessions are like scenes out of Like Water for Chocolate (“You’ve got to…
Best of 2010: Kids
Our picks for the best in all things kids-related for 2010
Best local kids’ tees Thanks to Madison Park resident Shana Perrina’s Hopscotch Tees (hopscotchtees.com), little ones can strut their neighborhood pride wearing custom-designed shirts ($22–$27). Consider the Sugar Shop tee, emblazoned with a Swarovski crystal cupcake and “[Child’s name], the sweetest thing in [your neighborhood] since [birth year].” Perrina’s latest creation: personalized superhero shirts with…
Best of 2010: Music
Our picks for the best in music for 2010
Seattle’s best new alt-country bandSeattle has been swooning this year to the sweet sounds of The Head and The Heart (theheadandtheheart.com). The sextet’s self-titled debut LP was released in June and met with immediate praise for its surprisingly seasoned sound. The band members play with a synergistic cohesion that suggests they’ve been together for years….
Ice Age: Hockey
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Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines If hockey is in your blood, it doesn’t matter how old you are: The need must be satisfied. Roddy Scheer has been skating for 30 years, and nothing gets between him and his Monday-night games with a bunch of guys who represent a true cross section of Seattle. I howled…
Datebook: Artist Ryan Molenkamp
Seattle artist Ryan Molenkamp maps our ever-changing local landscape
Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines Ryan Molenkamp’s work is instantly captivating, but not always immediately clear. His large-scale oil and graphite paintings beckon viewers to look closer. Is that a desert? Or a city? Are those buildings or boxcars? Is this a place that’s cracking open, or healing itself? In the case of his new…