Food & Drink
Hot Button: How Green is Thy Lumber?
Seattle's green building community questions which wood is good enough
Say you’re an environmentally conscious consumer looking to build a new deck. You head to Dunn Lumber on Lake Union and stare at seemingly identical stacks of lumber. Which is the most eco-friendly? It’s hard to tell. Should you just buy the most expensive wood and assume it must be the greenest? What about that…
Meet the Producer: Proper British Bacon and Meats
Got the fever? Proper British Bacon & Meats has the cure
Last year, when a Scottish friend of Robin Halbert’s began spreading word around the Microsoft campus that Robin and his wife, Calli, were creating British-style bacon, the orders started pouring in. The couple began making regular deliveries to Redmond, and the word kept spreading. In February, the Halberts created a website: properbritishbacon.com. In April, they…
Datebook: Recess Monkey
This popular trio of Seattle elementary schoolteachers write and perform wacky, Beatles-influenced s
9/18 This popular trio of Seattle elementary schoolteachers write and perform wacky, Beatles-influenced sing-along songs about subjects such as moon boots and a “Ukulalien” (a ukulele-playing alien, of course). But the best part about these 6-year-olds-at-heart is that their music is good enough that parents actually enjoy it too. Join in for foot-stomping, hand-clapping, chicken-dancing romps…
The Must List: August
Our Top To-Do’s For August
Bike In Pee-Wee’s Big AdventureIt’s hard to believe Pee-wee Herman made his silver screen debut 25 years ago, but what better way to celebrate that fact than biking to Cal Anderson Park for Northwest Film Forum’s annual bike-in and watching his Big Adventure on the big screen, al fresco? Whee! 8/28. 8 p.m. Free. Cal…
Summer Guide 2010: Festivals
Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines From the arts to food, here’s our guide to the area’s best summer fests. Looking for more summer events? Check out our Outdoor Music and Outdoor Movies guides. JUNE Edmonds Arts Festival6/18–6/20What to expect: One of the Northwest’s oldest and largest arts festivals, this three-day event takes place against the scenic…
Style: Tailor Made with James Todd
Gene Juarez's James Todd adds a spirited twist to the Tom Ford skinny suit with pops of pattern
WHY WE LOVE HIS LOOK: It’s only fitting that James Todd has “creative” embedded in his job title. As a creative director for Gene Juarez Salons, Todd’s artistic vision extends from sleek haircuts to his thoughtful approach to suiting. “I’m notoriously formal,” he jokes about his trademark weekday attire, typically a luxe suit accented with…
Seattle Coffee Guide: Coffee Carts
What began nearly 30 years ago as a coffee cart gracing various city sidewalks (at one point it was
Monorail Espresso What began nearly 30 years ago as a coffee cart gracing various city sidewalks (at one point it was situated beneath the monorail) now operates as a walk-up counter near the Banana Republic store on Pike Street. Friendly baristas suggest offerings made from Mukilteo Coffee Co. beans and take orders at a window…
Scoop: Radar Hair and Records
Radar Hair and Records caters to overgrown music lovers
Have you ever found yourself in mid-haircut, wishing your salon also offered a selection of vinyl LPs and vintage music gear? Us, too! Thankfully, Radar Hair and Records has landed in SoDo. Open since July, the funky space combines the talents of owners Betsy Hansen (formerly of Rusk, Vain and Helmet Head salons) and Johnny…
Scoop:Eddie Bauer Archival Revival
Eddie Bauer celebrates 90 years of outdoor outfitting this year with a Smithsonian-caliber archive o
Eddie Bauer celebrates 90 years of outdoor outfitting this year with a Smithsonian-caliber archive of historic items from the Seattle-based brand. Open since May, the archive sweeps adventure aficionados through a timeline of EB’s impressive firsts, including the first American shuttlecock (the company started as a tennis shop in the ’20s and expanded to badminton…
Rockin’ it Old School
Old musicians never die, they just... keep circling the globe on tour
Revisit the classic sounds of Motown with the Temptations and The Four Tops (7/11; 7 p.m.; prices vary; Tulalip Casino, 6410 33rd Ave. NE, Marysville; 800.745.3000; ticketmaster.com) and let the grandfathers of soul take you to “Cloud Nine”—fee-fi-fo-fum, look out baby, ’cause here they come! Next, fly like an eagle to Woodinville for the Steve…
Summer Guide 2010: Outdoor Music
Looking for more summer events? Check out our Festivals and Outdoor Movies guides. SEATTLE Seattle Peace Concert Series6/13–9/19Get out and enjoy Seattle’s city parks at these free, family friendly concerts held on Sundays featuring local and regional musicians. Canned food donations for Northwest Harvest appreciated.Must-see shows/bands: Adrian Xavier (8/29 Volunteer Park), Kuli Loach & Andy Coe…
Shopping Around: November’s Shopping Finds
Our top shopping finds for the month
Wax OnWhen pressed on the inspiration for his new line of apparel and bags, 27-year-old Green Lake–based designer Mike Jolley looks straight down—at his tin-cloth Filson coat, passed down to him by his grandfather. A descendant of cotton farmers, Jolley has taken heritage to heart with the recent debut of his Legacy Clothing “Prospector 2011”…
Seattle Coffee Guide: Starbucks and Tully’s
The Changing Face of Starbucks After being shunned by the cool kids for seeming too corporate, Starbucks wants to be popular again. Over the past year, the chain has been trying on new outfits faster than a teenage girl getting ready for the prom, especially in the coffee epicenter of Capitol Hill. Kambiz Hemati, Starbucks’…