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The Must List: The Imminent Earthquake, Jonathan Adler Rocks U Village and Bainbridge Gets an Art Museum

lauren.mang — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 21:18:35 +0000

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Seattle Magazine Staff

Must Visit
Bainbridge Island Museum of Art (BIMA) Grand Opening
Bainbridge Island welcomes BIMA, its very own art and culture haven, focusing on contemporary work by artists from the Kitsap and Olympic peninsulas. Go for the museum’s striking architecture—a curve of tall windows sweeps visitors toward the entrance—and for its many opening exhibits, including work by Bainbridge Island artist and children’s book illustrator Barbara Helen Berger.

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Bainbridge Island Gets an Art Museum

MOHAI's Must-See Houseboat Exhibit

Jonathan Adler’s U Village Store Opening

The Must List: Power Tool Drag Races and 10 Fun Days of Science

lauren.mang — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 17:33:23 +0000

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Seattle Magazine Staff

Get revved up at HazardFactory's Power Tool Drag Races in Georgetown

Must Experiment
Seattle Science Festival
A huge success last year, the second annual Seattle Science Festival boasts hands-on experiments, sci-fi movies, live demonstrations, activities and public talks on topics ranging from “The Scoop on Poop” to “Thought Experiments on the Question of Being Human” to “The Science of Ice Cream.” Plus: a seven-hour event entirely focused on bubbles, an exploration of how scientists are trying to reinvent the toilet and, of course, robots!

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Queen Anne Farmers Market Debuts With Loads Of New Food Vendors

Spring Arts Preview 2013

Raise a Beaker to Seattle’s First Science Fest

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Seattle Is First City to Fund Gun Violence Research

lauren.mang — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 20:02:55 +0000

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Lisa Wogan

One of the key challenges in debating gun safety is a lack of concrete information on the impacts and causes of gun violence, driven, in large part, by a nearly two-decades-long ban on funding Centers for Disease Control research into the topic. As a result, the conversation often turns anecdotal and ideological, and leads to serious misconceptions including scapegoating mentally ill people as more likely to be violent than the rest of the population, a belief Stacey Schultz

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Art Zone Remembers Circus Contraption Performers Killed in Cafe Racer Shooting

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The Must List: Score NuBe Green Goodies on Sale, Root for the Storm and Take in a Pas De Deux at the PNB

lauren.mang — Thu, 30 May 2013 21:09:04 +0000

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Seattle Magazine Staff

MUST CHEER
Seattle Storm Season Opener

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A Favorite Look from New Line at NuBe Green

An Open Letter to Clay Bennett, Former Owner of the Seattle Supersonics

5 Backyard Baseball Cocktails

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Decoding Annie Parker at SIFF

lauren.mang — Thu, 23 May 2013 22:55:56 +0000

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Lauren Mang

Back in January, we wrote a story about Dr. Mary-Claire King, the pioneering Seattle geneticist who discovered the breast cancer gene, a groundbreaking finding that garnered some serious Hollywood attention. King is the subject of the new movie, Decoding Annie Parker, a Steven Bernstein film starring actress Helen Hunt as King and Samantha Morton as cancer-stricken Annie Parker.

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Breast Cancer Is Striking more Women Under 40 than Ever Before

Northwest Artists Shine at SIFF

Behind the Scenes of Our July Issue: Is There a Doctor in the House?

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The Must List: Celebrate Hot Cakes’ First Birthday with Half-Price Goodies and Head East for Wine Atop Red Mountain

lauren.mang — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:58:35 +0000

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Seattle Magazine Staff

Must Drink
Revelry on Red Mountain
Head east for a wine-drinking adventure at the Col Solare Winery atop Red Mountain. This fifth annual tasting event will feature the latest wine releases from 24 Washington winemakers, plus bites and spectacular panoramic views of the valley below the winery.

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Hot Cakes: Best New Restaurant 2012

Joss Whedon's 'Much Ado About Nothing' to Open SIFF 2013

10 Up-And-Coming Washington Wines

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The Must List: Rock with the Beat Connection at Neumos, Get Your SIFF On and Nosh to Fight Hunger

lauren.mang — Thu, 16 May 2013 20:32:46 +0000

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Seattle Magazine Staff

Must Support
Drink for a Good Cause
Through May 31 — Several local restaurants, including Elliott’s Oyster House, Ray’s Boathouse, Ivar’s, Toulouse Petit and Ba Bar, have partnered with broVo Spirits to serve up classic cocktails throughout May in honor of National Brain Tumor Awareness Month. A portion of the proceeds for each cocktail ordered goes to the Kathi Goertzen Foundation, the organization created to help raise research funds for brain cancer cures and patient support.

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Remembering Kathi Goertzen, Inspirational Role Model

Joss Whedon's 'Much Ado About Nothing' to Open SIFF 2013

Northwest Artists Shine at SIFF

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The Must List: Rent Local Art, Give Big to Nonprofits and Enter our Mother’s Day Instagram Contest

lauren.mang — Wed, 08 May 2013 21:46:09 +0000

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Seattle Magazine Staff

MUST SEE
SAM Gallery “Artists’ Choice” Opening
In celebration of its 40th year playing art matchmaker to its host of art lovers who, for whatever reason, just can’t seem to commit, Seattle Art Museum’s rental and sales outpost SAM Gallery is unveiling Artists Choice. The show will feature a vibrant mix of work by several up-and-coming artists. 5/9, 5-7 p.m. SAM Gallery: Art Sales and Rentals, 1220 Third Ave.; 206.343.1101; seattleartmuseum.org.

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Seattle mag Photographer Hayley Young Shoots Macklemore for Out Magazine

lauren.mang — Wed, 08 May 2013 19:39:53 +0000

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Lauren Mang

Props to our staff photographer Hayley Young for her latest work in the new issue of Out magazine.

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Mossback Monday: Our Knute Berger Talks Sonics, State Pensions, Superheroes and Anarchist Clowns

lauren.mang — Mon, 06 May 2013 17:14:09 +0000

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Knute Berger

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Mossback Monday: Knute Berger on the NBA's Kings, the Seattle Freeze and Making Microsoft Millionaires Pay

A Toast to Knute Berger: Best Space Needle Tour Guide Ever

Chris Hansen: Seattle Magazine's Person of 2012

Mossback Monday: Knute Berger on the NBA's Kings, the Seattle Freeze and Making Microsoft Millionaires Pay

Naomi Craw — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:59:28 +0000

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Knute Berger

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Mossback Monday: Knute Berger on Earth Day, the Beer Tax Rebellion, and a Memo to Vulcan

Seattle Farmers Market Calendar 2013

The New Rustic: Local Dining Trend in 2013

Mossback Monday: Knute Berger on Earth Day, the Beer Tax Rebellion, and a Memo to Vulcan

Naomi Craw — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:50:42 +0000

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Knute Berger

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A Toast to Knute Berger: Best Space Needle Tour Guide Ever

Knute's News: Cities Battle Over Big Data, and $1 Million Bounty Set for Bigfoot

South Lake Union to Get Mile-High Tower

Earth Day 5k, Crazy Food at Radiator Whiskey and Other Weekend Musts

Bond Huberman — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:02:03 +0000

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Seattle Magazine

MUST WALK
Earth Day 5K
Saturday (4/20) — Seattle magazine’s first ever 5k run/walk follows a gorgeous route that wends through the Olympic Sculpture Park and skirts Elliott Bay along the Myrtle Edwards Park bike trail. A portion of each registration goes to the Green Seattle Partnership, a nonprofit working to restore our urban forests and parks. An eco-friendly beer garden at Bell Harbor will reward both participants and spectators at the finish line.

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Radiator Whiskey Debuts...with Pig Head on the Menu

15 Best Neighborhoods in Seattle

Mother's Day is Coming: Best Brunch Spots in Seattle

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Fundraiser for Boston Bombing Victims Celebrates Sports and Solidarity in Belltown

Bond Huberman — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:12:49 +0000

A local man is hosting a fundraiser tonight (April 18; 4-11 p.m.) at Spitfire to benefit victims of the Boston Marathon bombings. David LeClair describes himself as "a Boston native living in Seattle. He grew up with Krystle Campbell, who was killed in the explosion"

Details below are from the Facebook event page:

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The New Macklemore Video is Here

Bond Huberman — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:15:23 +0000

The latest music video from Seattle hip hop sensations Macklemore and Ryan Lewis is out. Call of the Wild, intercepted by James Bond, meets The Goonies and an obligatory rooftop party. It's as fun as it is totally insane. Also, the mystery of the black American flag spotted on the Space Needle is solved.

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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis: Is This What Greatness Looks Like?

2010 Spotlight Award: Macklemore

Mother's Day is Coming: Best Brunch Spots in Seattle

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