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Shush: Silent Reading Party at The Sorrento Hotel
Grab those reading glasses and head to the Sorrento for an evening of book lust.
If you’ve ever doubted Seattle’s status as book-nerd capital, stop by the Silent Reading Party TONIGHT. At this regular (fun!) event, people sit in the Fireside Room, reading books quietly, often with drinks in hand. 6–9 p.m. Free. Sorrento Hotel, 900 Madison St.; 206.622.6400; hotelsorrento.com
Outdoors: Put Your Garden To Bed
Let Seattle Tilth Sing the Lullaby
It’s that time of year again, time to put your garden to bed for the winter. But fret not: Seattle Tilth‘s got your back. And they will hold your hand, especially if you attend their upcoming workshop, “Putting the Garden to Bed.” Tilth reports that Fall is a fantastic time to replenish the soil, and…
Most Influential 2010: Dave Ross and Tom Douglas
Radio host Dave Ross and Restaurateur Tom Douglas show their patriotism and democracy
On April 1, Dave Ross, host of The Dave Ross Show on KIRO-FM, opened his morning broadcast with the news that One Reel, the nonprofit organization that runs the Fourth of July festivities at Lake Union, had failed to secure a corporate sponsor and was canceling the event. It was no April Fool’s joke. “It…
Good Luck NaNoWriMo Participants!
November is National Novel Writing Month and Seattleites are up to the challenge.
Oh, to write the Great American Novel. Many of us dream of the day when we will quit our day job and crank out the next literary masterpiece. And each year National Novel Writing Month (aka NaNoWriMo) tells us to stop dreaming and start writing. This international online invitational asks dedicated writers to commit to…
Sushi Kappo Tamura: Restaurant Review
Chef Taichi Kitamura's dedication to local and seasonal seafood translates to Kappo Tamura playing w
The last time we saw chef Taichi Kitamura, he was creating gorgeous plates for a lucky few diners at the hallowed Chiso Kappo above Fremont’s Chiso Sushi. There, his manner was subdued, respectful. It didn’t seem as if he was having very much fun. At Sushi Kappo Tamura, which he opened in July, Kitamura shouts…
Sitka & Spruce: Restaurant Review
An utterly brilliant showcase for the nationally renowned chef Matt Dillon.
After everyone got over the quirky charm of such a good chef (Matt Dillon) cooking in such an unexpected place (an Eastlake strip mall), Sitka & Spruce’s near-windowless and somewhat claustrophobic dining room became something to accept, rather than something to praise. Now, however, having relocated to Capitol Hill’s Melrose Market in late May, Sitka…
Fashion Friday: Halloween weekend shopping
A new (green!) fashion line, the perfect belt and a Halloween scent-sation
Happy Halloween weekend, everyone! I’m taking a five-minute break from scraping together my Veronica Corningstone costume (re: Ron Burgundy’s lady love in Anchorman) to bring you my three favorite shopping finds this week: Before all the Halloween hooplah begins, stop by Western Bridge tonight for the launch of Nube Green’s new in house fashion line….
The Weekly Must Must List: October 28 November 3
Our top to-do's for the week
Must HearSeattle Radio Theatre: DraculaFriday (10/29) – Orson Welles’ Mercury Theatre is best know for its 1938 radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds, but months before freaking people out during that show, it aired a live radio version of Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Seattle Radio Theatre is reproducing this take on the Gothic tale,…
Jimmy Carter at UW Bookstore TONIGHT
The folks at University Bookstore emphasize that former President Carter will not be speaking during
The folks at University Bookstore emphasize that former President Carter will not be speaking during his appearance today—merely signing his new book We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land: A Plan that Will Work (2009). But we’re betting he’ll at least say hello, right? And that’s cool enough reason to be there. Based on…
Who Lives There? Inside the Smith Tower
The New York Times goes inside Pioneer Square's Smith Tower and visits the home of Petra Franklin La
Ever wonder what it’d be like to live in one of the city’s tallest building? Last week’s New York Times Magazine piece, “Who Lives There?” gave Seattleites and the nation a peek at a family doing exactly that. The Smith Tower, built in 1914, is currently home to husband and wife David Lahaie and Petra…
Hot for Solar Power
NE Seattle Demonstration Shows How Local Solar Is Becoming a Reality
If you’ve ever wondered whether we get enough sunlight here in the soggy Pacific Northwest to make solar power feasible for our homes, check out the demonstration tonight (October 26) by A&R Solar’s Reeves Clippard at the Meadowbrook Community Center in Wedgwood. The free event, sponsored by Seattle Parks & Recreation, will take place from…
New Extended Hours for Picasso Exhibit at SAM
New extended hours and sweet deals make it easier to catch Picasso at SAM
If we weren’t already excited enough about Picasso Exhibit happening October thru January, SAM has recently decided to extend the hours of the museum to now include Tuesdays and to push closing time from 9 p.m. to midnight on First Thursdays (Nov. 4, Dec. 2, and Jan. 6). Due to the exhibit’s immense popularity, we…