Seattle Culture

Best Spa: Spa at The Lake

Best Spa: Spa at The Lake

Escape the hustle and unwind along the shores of Lake Washington. With pretty views and a range of treatments, this resort is a good place to relax and recharge. 🌿 #SeattleMagReadersChoice2024

Best Salon: Fix Salon

Best Salon: Fix Salon

This neighborhood salon has been offering personalized service and expert treatments since 2009. The stylists work with you to understand your hair, providing tips and customized care to keep it looking its best between visits. #SeattleMagReadersChoice2024

Fave Five: Sparkle and Celebrate

Fave Five: Sparkle and Celebrate

Ice skating, cabaret, and twinkling lights to brighten your season

The holiday season sneaks up fast! From ice skating and cabaret thrills to cozy drinks and glowing streets, Seattle shines this time of year. #SeattleHolidays #WinterInSeattle

Best Concert Venue: Climate Pledge Arena

Best Concert Venue: Climate Pledge Arena

With fantastic sound, killer sightlines, and 30 women’s restrooms, this venue is ready to rock. 🎶 #SeattleMagReadersChoice2024

Best Festival: Seattle Pride

Best Festival: Seattle Pride

Since 1974, Seattle’s LGBTQIA+ celebration has grown into one of the largest in the country, drawing over 300,000 people. It’s a month-long celebration of love, identity, and progress. 🏳️‍🌈 #SeattleMagReadersChoice2024

Must List: The Top 6 Events in Seattle This Week

Must List: The Top 6 Events in Seattle This Week

Nov 14 - Nov 20

Glowing lanterns, foodie gifts, folksy tunes

Seattle, we’re already halfway through November, and the holidays are right around the corner. However you celebrate, it’s always a busy time, isn’t it? Holiday pop-ups are starting to open, like the Christmas Dive Bar — so go ahead and kick off the season with a festive drink. And be sure to check out our Readers’…

Take a Seat: World Toilet Day is Coming

Take a Seat: World Toilet Day is Coming

The Gates Foundation plans to celebrate the day with a series of events

It sounds like a bad joke: World Toilet Day is Nov. 16. But sanitation is a serious global issue, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is working to flush away the stigma. In celebration of World Toilet Day 2024, the Gates Foundation Discovery Center is hosting a day full of fun activities to raise…

Microsoft To Grant $50,000 to 50 Nonprofits For Its 50th Birthday

Microsoft To Grant $50,000 to 50 Nonprofits For Its 50th Birthday

50 for 50 program seeks ‘community champions’

Microsoft turns 50 next April, and the software giant wants to celebrate. The company will make 50 grants of 50,000 apiece to 50 local “changemakers” across the Puget Sound region “who are making a difference in the lives of their neighbors.” In a letter titled “Thank you, Puget Sound,” Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad…

Readers' Choice Winners

Readers’ Choice Winners

The best of the city, as determined by Seattle magazine readers

🎉 It’s here! Seattle magazine’s Readers’ Choice Awards! 🏆 From best new restaurant to best dog park, your votes celebrate the places that make Seattle special. Check back for short stories on each winner! #SeattleMagReadersChoice2024

Seattle Near Top of ‘Future-Ready’ Global Cities 

Seattle Near Top of ‘Future-Ready’ Global Cities 

The city is one of only two in North America in the top 10

From AI-driven services to hundreds of parks and green spaces, the Emerald City is leading the way in tech, sustainability, and urban living. What’s your favorite “smart” feature Seattle’s added? 🏙️ #FutureReadySeattle

Back Page: Land Of Enchantment

Back Page: Land Of Enchantment

The Pacific Northwest remains a blend of perfect harmony

Back in June 1966, Seattle magazine produced a special travel issue showcasing the unique attributes of the region’s remarkable natural beauty…

Must List: 6 Fun Things to Do in Seattle This Week

Must List: 6 Fun Things to Do in Seattle This Week

Usher, movie magic, and Wicked fun

Hey there, how are you? Some of you might be feeling OK, while others are just plain exhausted. Hang in there. I’ve been on lots of walks, trying to find little pockets of beauty — dew in the spiderwebs, a crazed squirrel burying things as they always seem to this time of year, leaves floating…

Union Gospel Mission Seeks Gobble Givers

Union Gospel Mission Seeks Gobble Givers

The Mission says it needs 1,500 more turkeys before Thanksgiving

Join Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission in spreading Thanksgiving cheer! 🦃 Drop off a 15- to 20-pound turkey at one of four locations until Nov. 27. Let’s make a difference together! ❤️ #TurkeyDrive #ThanksgivingGiving

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