Editor's Note

Editor’s Note: A Gang of Green
Sustainable building and adaptive reuse increasingly dominate Seattles building landscape
This story is featured in the October issue of Seattle Business magazine. Subscribe here to access the print edition. Though Climate Pledge Arena generates most of the headlines, the real push to combat climate change in Seattle is nestled into neighborhoods across the city. This issue alone contains no fewer than four stories detailing the…

Editor’s Note: Against Long Odds
Crystal Allenton survived domestic abuse and homelessness to earn two college degrees.
This story is featured in the July issue of Seattle Business magazine. Subscribe here to access the print edition. Long before the pandemic, Crystal Allenton knew she needed to make some big decisions to change her life. Allenton now holds bachelors and masters degrees from WGU Washington and teaches high school English, but there was…

Editor’s Note: Return of the Restaurant
As the pandemic eases, the hard-hit restaurant sector eyes a resurgence
This story is featured in the May/June issue of Seattle magazine. Subscribe here to access the print edition. Like everyone else, MJ Munsell visits a restaurant for the food and social benefits. Unlike everyone else, shes keenly aware of the sequencing, lighting and spacing. Munsell, the chief creative officer at Seattle architecture, design strategy and…

Editor’s Note: Seeking Space
Housing patterns reflect the no-commute lockdown.
This story is featured in the March issue of Seattle magazine. Subscribe here to access the print edition. After almost a year of pandemic-induced lockdown, we recently moved from a smallish condo to a house with double the space. It became steadily apparent as the months slowly ticked off last year that the condo we…

Mental Health Issues Take a Bite Out of Productivity and Life
Companies are now focusing on mental health in the workplace
This article appears in print in the March 2020 issue. Click here for a free subscription. Type hostile workplace into a search engine, and one of the top hits is an article this magazine published way back in 2011 about, well, workplace hostility. Every month, its still one of the publications most-read stories. According to…

Chef Finds a Niche Sating the Palates of Big Hitters in the Sports World
Chef Bonnie Rae makes sure the Mariners opponents are well-fed
This article appears in print in the November 2019 issue. Click here for a free subscription. When the Cincinnati Reds come to town to play the Seattle Mariners, Bonnie McPike prepares lots of Latin-inspired cuisine. For the Houston Astros, she plans several vegan options. McPike specializes in feeding professional athletes through her Seattle-based personal chef…

Seattle Needs to Better Promote Its Success as a Brand-Making Machine
Its a well-kept secret that Seattle is home to a host of major national brands
This article appears in the September 2019 issue. Click here for a free subscription. In 1901, John W. Nordstrom used his stake from the Alaska Gold Rush to open a shoe store in Seattle. Fifteen years later, William E. Boeing founded a small company that would become perhaps the most iconic plane manufacturer on the…

The Crusade Against Breast Cancer Is Everyone’s Fight
Here's why real men will wear pink this year
This story appears in the August 2019 issue. Click here for a free subscription. About 12% of women in the United States will develop invasive breast cancer in their lifetimes. Thats according to the American Cancer Society, which also notes that about 268,600 women will be diagnosed with new cases of invasive breast cancer this…