What We Crave
Maybe it's the smoky strips of thick-cut bacon or the enormous, juicy
chunks of chicken that escape their sandwich confines like a teenager
skipping out on curfew. Then again, it could be the gooey jack cheese,
heaps of caramelized onions and healthy slather of spicy secret sauce
that all melt together to create their own lusty affair.
By Lara Ferroni | April 30, 2008
Convergence Zone
Axe gods, enthusiasts, posers and dreamers are clearing their calendars for the 17th annual Greater Seattle Vintage Guitar Show, April 27 at F.O.E. Hall in Georgetown.
By Sheri Quirt | April 25, 2008
It's been almost 10 years since John Flicker coasted down Orcas Street
and, spying the treetops of Seward Park thrusting skyward like the
spires of a forest cathedral, declared: "This is where we should be."
By Kathryn True | April 24, 2008
Daily Find
Nestled between Stellar Pizza and Great Stuff Vintage Furnishings in Georgetown, new store Revival Home & Garden is an interior design enthusiast's dream come true. In the spacious storefront, the dove-gray walls are a perfect foil to the brightly colored furniture, home accessories, art, kids' gear and garden stuff contained within.
By Alison Brownrigg | April 4, 2008
Gentle Snark
This weekend, a convergence of radical marching bands (or "honk" bands) invades venues in Ballard and Georgetown. Conor Byrne, Jules Maes, Smarty Pants, Mr. Spot's Chai House and several other venues are scheduled to recieve a veritable jet wash of heart-pounding, ear-splitting brass boogie.
By Geoff Carter | March 21, 2008
Daily Find
Walking into new Georgetown shop Great Stuff Vintage Furnishings is like sliding down the rabbit hole -- you just never know what you're going to find. On a recent visit, I spied a vibrant yellow 1930s wooden toy duck from a Tacoma shoe store ($625) alongside a breathtaking ornamental column from the 1905 Lewis and Clark Exposition in Portland ($9,500).
By Alison Brownrigg | March 25, 2008
The next time your family is in the mood for
Mexican cuisine, consider taking a culinary detour farther south instead. Most Seattle parents are
familiar with the kid-friendly favorites of burritos, tacos, and rice and
beans, but they're less acquainted with other Latin American dishes, which offer a
different twist on some of the same ingredients.
By Lilium Pierson | March 20, 2008
I was prepared to be bored all the way to my prenatal gills when I visited The Fish Store in Ravenna. While I've never had an aquarium of my own, I lived with my sister and my 10-year-old nephew when he caught the fish bug. They put together a tank, which, over the years featured danios, plecostomuses and Oscars -- pretty standard freshwater fish plagued by unfortunately high mortality rates that took some of the fun out of what seemed to me an already low-thrills pursuit.
By Lisa Wogan | March 3, 2008
Daily Find
There's a sweet smell coming from deep in the heart of Seattle's South Park neighborhood. That's the home of Big Dipper Wax Works, where owner Brent Roose, manager Flower Grosskupf and a staff of worker bees melt, dip and scent pure beeswax candles, which end up on the shelves of Whole Foods, Dean & DeLuca and other stores nationwide.
By Alison Brownrigg | February 26, 2008
Little Kids, Big City
When the old Kingdome was imploded, the city seemed to pause and salute. Even on a smaller scale, the sight of a big demolition project is always somewhat thrilling to me; the guts of a building are suddenly exposed, and one can ponder the resources that went into its making. In Georgetown this Sunday, we saw the old Rainier Cold Storage Building ripped open, its rebar sagging like reeds from its open side. If your kids are the types who love to peer through fences at the action of cranes and bulldozers, they might love this. I doubt it will be there for long.
By Lilium Pierson | January 30, 2008
