Food & Drink
Supporting the Parks and Calming Inner Panic
Knute Berger takes a vacation in Olympic National Park for the sake of his sanity—and democracy
It’s become kind of a healing ritual. With the arrival of fall, my wife and I head out to say hello to a national park. Last year, it was Glacier in northern Montana; before that, Wind Cave in the Black Hills of South Dakota. This year, we went closer to home to Olympic on the…
Nancy Guppy Interviews Sculptor and Artist Todd Jannausch
Nancy Guppy sets sail with artist Todd Jannausch
!–paging_filter–pSeattle sculptor and installation artist Todd Jannausch (a href=”http://www.toddjannausch.com” target=”_blank”toddjannausch.com/a) has a new solo show, Callus, which runs 11/15–12/21 at Pioneer Square gallery Method (a href=”http://www.methodgallery.com” target=”_blank”methodgallery.com/a). He’ll also give a gallery talk (11/21 at 6 p.m.). brstrongbrCOFFEE SHOP:/strong All City Coffee in Georgetown, a Tuesday morning in JulybrstrongTODD’S ORDER:/strong 12-ounce wet cappuccinobrstrongbrNancy Guppy:/strong For…
Return of the ‘R’
The big red Rainier R regains its throne
!–paging_filter–pLongtime Seattleites remember it as a day of infamy: July 3, 2000, when the iconic neon R atop the Rainier Brewery was wrenched from its nearly-50-year perch and replaced with—egads—a neon green T, marking the building as the new home of Tully’s Coffee. But drivers who’ve spent the past 13 years cursing the glowing green…
Endless Knot Warehouse Sale: T-Minus Three Weeks
!–paging_filter–pConsider yourself warned: the fabulously popular a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/endless-knot“Endless Knot/a warehouse sale is rapidly approaching. It runs from Thursday, November 7 through Sunday, November 10 and is not, repeat, not at their Belltown location. Rather, it’s in Crown Hill at Small Faces/ARC gym at 9250 14th Ave NW. Hours are: 1 to 9 p.m. on Thursday,…
Bell Square Nordstrom Gets a Topshop
!–paging_filter–pA year after launching their partnership with a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com.239elwb01.blackmesh.com/nordstrom-and-topshop-resu…“Topshop/a in 14 stores nationwide (including the Southcenter location) and online, a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com.239elwb01.blackmesh.com/nordstrom“Nordstrom/a has announced an expansion of their popular store-within-a-store to a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com.239elwb01.blackmesh.com/bellevue-collection“Bellevue Square/a, bringing the total number of Nordstrom/Topshop collabs to 42 nationwide./ppNext Friday, October 25, New York-based blogger Christine Cameron of a href=”http://www.mystylepill.com/” target=”_blank”My…
Portland’s Stephanie Simek
!–paging_filter–pBack in the day, I owned a small online boutique that I stocked with apparel, accessories and art from small indie businesses from the Pacific Northwest. One of my fave finds was Portland jeweler (artist? genius?), a href=”http://stephaniesimek.com/” target=”_blank”Stephanie Simek/a, whose false eyelash and real quail’s egg necklaces were some of my inventory./pp style=”text-align: center;”img…
Tottini and Friend’s Nursery Giveaway
!–paging_filter–pSouth Lake Union kid’s shop, a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com.239elwb01.blackmesh.com/tottini“Tottini/a, is teaming up with two Seattle-based décor companies, a href=”http://abnormalsanonymous.com/” target=”_blank”Abnormals Anonymous/a, which makes amazingly cool wallpaper, and interior design team extraordinaire, a href=”http://pulpdesignstudios.com/” target=”_blank”Pulp Design Studios/a for a nursery giveaway worth over $6,000./ppDang./ppThe nursery includes an Oeuf Elephant crib, a Babyletto Hudson dresser, a Liz and Roo…
Kickstart Lu. Line No. 1
!–paging_filter–pIt’s always a thrill to stumble upon a new local designer who sets my Spidey sense off and a href=”http://officialthisislu.tumblr.com/” target=”_blank”Lu. by Jenny Fort/a has done it. Her Line No. 1 collection, currently looking for funding on a href=”http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/836616992/lu-line-no-1” target=”_blank”Kickstarter/a is a two of my favorite things: chic and unique. Silhouettes are nontraditional, unless drop…
Peru: Kingdoms of the Sun and the Moon Now Open at SAM
This exhibit of Peruvian treasures opened Thursday, October 17
!–paging_filter–pScore! Seattle is the only U.S. venue to host Peru: Kingdoms of the Sun and the Moon, a rare and astonishing collection of sculpture, metalwork, paintings and textiles spanning a whopping 3,000 years and several cultures. Many of these masterpieces have never before left Peru, so be sure to show them a warm Seattle welcome….
The Must List: Carrie in Musical Form and the Seattle Opera’s Daughter of the Regiment
!–paging_filter–pstrongMust Be Afraid/stronga href=”http://bit.ly/15NdgOA” target=”_blank”brGet in the Spooky Spirit with Carrie: The Musical/abr(Through 10/26, times vary) — Check out the Broadway take on Stephen King’s unsettling tale, as interpreted by Seattle’s own Balagan Theatre. Prepare for pig’s blood on prom night!/ppstrongMust Dine/stronga href=” http://bit.ly/19bSeG2” target=”_blank”brHave Dinner and Cocktails at Monsoon East/abrMonday (10/21, 6:30 p.m.) —…
A Carole McClellan Sample Sale
!–paging_filter–pLike a href=”http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halley‘s_Comet” target=”_blank”Halley’s Comet/a, a sample sale from esteemed local designer (and an a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/editors-choice-carole-mcclellan“Editor’s Choice/a from our September issue) a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/carole-mcclellan-seattles-original-rock-and-ro…“Carole McClellan/a doesn’t come around very often, so when it does, you should know about it and attend it. Especially if you’re a fan of McClellan’s masterful use of vintage fur, repurposed leather…
Mudhoney Ice Cream From Full Tilt? Sweet!
!–paging_filter–pFull Tilt’s Justin Cline is a huge music enthusiast–his original shop in White Center providing a venue for local performers from the get-go–so it seems particularly fitting that he created a special ice cream as a tribute to grunge iconnbsp;a href=”http://www.subpop.com/artists/mudhoney“Mudhoney’s 25th anniversary/a./pp”I have always been a big fan and I thought ifa href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/seattle-magazine-gets-first-official-taste-ben…” target=”_blank”…
Steve Madden Kicks it at Nordstrom Bellevue
!–paging_filter–pHobnob with footwear giant a href=”http://shop.nordstrom.com/c/steve-madden?origin=productBrandLink” target=”_blank”Steven Madden/a on Saturday, October 12 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com.239elwb01.blackmesh.com/bellevue-collection“Bell Square Nordstrom/a, along with TV personality and brand ambassador Julissa Bermudez (106 Park, Empire Girls). Madden span will be taking photos with shoppers and signing complimentary tee shirts and tote bags. There will be…