Seattle Mag
2007 Spotlight Award: Joshua Roman
Gifted Seattle Symphony principal cellist Joshua Roman thinks outside the music hall.
It’s common knowledge that Seattleites rarely bother to dress up for anything, not even the symphony. But retirees in jeans and Tevas are nothing compared to the unorthodox audience at a recent Sunday afternoon concert at Benaroya Hall. Five minutes before start time, a young woman wearing a tube top tapped furiously at her BlackBerry….
Seattle’s 48 Best Sandwiches: The Bucket List
Before you kick it, you simply have to try The 5 Best Sandwiches in Seattle at least once...or twice
Porchetta SalumiDowntownThere is no better place to praise the lard than at Salumi, Seattle’s own temple of pork, where the Batali family prepares overstuffed sandwiches for the patrons snaking out the door of their charcuterie/restaurant. The Porchetta is a behemoth crammed full of juicy chunks of pork shoulder with braised carrots, fennel, celery, onions and…
The Must List: June
Our top to-do's for June
Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines Our top to-do’s for June Sip and Sing AlongCROSBY, STILLS & NASH Legendary folk rockers Crosby, Stills & Nash kick off Chateau Ste. Michelle’s Summer Concert Series. No, Neil Young won’t be joining the party, but the rolling lawn, the wine and the lovely amphitheater setting—not to mention the trio’s…
Let’s Get Physical: Washington State’s Triathlons
Summer's around the corner and so is a thundering, dripping herd of local and regional triathlons.
Category: Articles Summer’s around the corner and so is a thundering, dripping herd of Washington State triathlons. Did we miss anything? Email us with your suggestions. MAY5/8 • Mother’s Day TriathlonElma, Washington Vance Creek Park Race category: Sprint Distance (adult): 250 meter swim/ 13 mile bike/ 3 mile run Distance (children): 25 yard swim…
Seattle’s Great Escapes: Play Close To Home
Off the beaten path or hard by the interstate, you can have a one-stop respite without getting too c
Category: Seattlepi.com featured stories Off the beaten path or hard by the interstate, you can have a one-stop respite without getting too complicatedNature and Nurture Suncadia ResortTravel time from Seattle: About 90 minutesIf you like to walk, run, bike, swim, fish, ride, soak or sit, Suncadia Resort—80 miles east of Seattle on the outskirts…
Book Breakdown
Bellevue Arts Museum exhibit shreds the notion of a book
Category: Articles 2/24–6/14 • Doomsayers have been threatening the demise of the book since, well, since the invention of the printing press, and while books have survived (for now), it’s not always in their original form. In Book Borrowers: Contemporary Artists Transforming the Book, the new show at Bellevue Arts Museum, the book becomes…
Datebook: Same As He ever Was
David Byrne may have moved on from the Talking Heads, but his new music is no less inspired or infec
Category: Articles 2/12 • Twenty-five years after he charmed us by wearing an absurdly oversized suit in the 1984 Talking Heads tour documentary Stop Making Sense, the hugely talented musician (and visual artist, and director, and choreographer) David Byrne is on the road again. This time he’ll perform songs from his 2008 album Everything…
Tilt-shift Q&A: See Seattle from a New Angle
This month we highlight the creativity and, um, small mindedness of tilt-shift photographers who mak
Category: Arts + Events Articles This month we highlight the creativity and, um, small mindedness of tilt-shift photographers who make real-life landscapes look like scale models. We swapped emails with Erynn Rose, a Seattle photographer embracing this trend to find out more about this interesting photo genre. What is tilt-shift photography?Official tilt-shift photography is…
Children’s and Young Adult Literature
Category: Arts + Events Articles Karin Snelson introduces several acclaimed Seattle writers and illustrators for the younger—much younger—set, and offers a few tips for aspiring children’s book authors. Take heed and you might be next to be featured in our pages! Palette Pleaser: Julie Paschkis brings color and life to children’s books All Julie…
Restaurant Specials
With deals like these at local eateries, you won
Category: Arts + Events Articles With deals like these at local eateries, you won’t want to miss a night dining out. Bargain sushi? It’s all relative, but there’s no arguing that the Course Meal ($50 for two) at Mashiko’s (West Seattle, 4725 California Ave. SW; 206.935.4339) is worth every pinched penny. The five-course, chef’s…
Cheap Eats Directory
Category: Eat + Drink Articles Your guide to the restaurants featured in our Cheap Eats issue Alhadeff Grill at South Seattle Community CollegeRainier Valley6000 16th Ave. SW 206.764.5344chefschool.com Anita’s CrêpesBallard4350 NW Leary Ave.206.838.9997anitascrepes.comAlso at various farmers’ market year-round, including Ballard (Sun., 10 a.m.–2 p.m.) Archa ThaiKent121 Meeker St.253.373.1868Baguette BoxCapitol Hill1203 Pine St.206.332.0220Fremont 626 N…
Cheap Eats: The Big List
Rocky economic times give us second thoughts about carefree spending and multicourse dinners. But pa
Category: Eat + Drink Articles Rocky economic times give us second thoughts about carefree spending and multicourse dinners. But paying more attention to the bottom line doesn’t have to feel (or taste) like scrimping. In fact, it’s not hard to eat on the cheap in Seattle: We’ve got taco stands, bánh mì delis and…