Lauren Mang
Non-Toxic Nail Salon, Juniper, Sets up Shop in West Seattle
The salon focuses on a natural nail experience with fab polish selection and charming decor to boot
West Seattle certainly has no shortage of nail salons. Take a leisurely jaunt along California Avenue SW from Morgan Junction to West Seattle Junction and you’ll encounter quite a few—even some right next door to one another—tucked in the base of office and apartment buildings. The abundance of parlors dedicated to pretty digits is clear…
Dating Horror Stories: Lice, Patch Adams and ‘Dad’ Jeans
Read 'em and weep: Great reader-submitted stories about love and dating
Last week, we put out a call for you, dear Seattle magazine readers, to email us your finest, most ridiculous and most horrible dating stories. I’m happy to report that you did it with aplomb. Behold, six stories of connections that were never meant to be (including one in Haiku form!). I’m still determining which…
How to Throw an Oscar Party
The 88th Annual Academy Awards ceremony airs on February 28. Here's how to enjoy it in high style
A red carpet-ready bash starts with ample planning and a few expert tips and tricks up your fashionable sleeve. I love to entertain and threw my first over-the-top Oscar party last year for around 15 of my friends. It was mostly successful–though I’ll share a few of my pitfalls here so you don’t make the…
Give Us Your Best Dating Horror Stories
We know you have one (or a thousand). Submit yours for a chance to win a prize
Dating is fun, right? Or is it a depressing sequence of nightmarish encounters with guys named Brad or Jeremy who still live with their parents or gals named Lauren who don’t know what a verb is? (I’m assuming it’s the latter.) Valentine’s Day is coming and that means it’s high time we take a closer…
Where to Travel for Warm and Sunny Outdoor Adventures
It's cold and blustery in Seattle right now. Instead, head to Phoenix where it's warm and dry
Sponsored by Visit Phoenix January and February aren’t exactly Seattle’s finest months. (We save the good stuff for summertime.) And since the need for fresh air and adventure is constantly coursing through our veins, we’re currently on the hunt for travel destinations with warmer climes and excellent outdoorsy options. That’s why we’re thinking of heading…
SoulCycle + Target Coming to Seattle, Warby Parker Launches Spring Collection
Sign-ups for gratis SoulCycle classes open Friday, January 15
I know it’s only January, but I am beyond ready for spring. So when luxe eyewear retailer Warby Parker sent an announcement for its new circus-inspired spring 2016 collection–officially launching today–I was itching to write about it. This particular bunch of frames (starting at $95) is crafted from acetate and features bright and bold colors…
What’s Wrong with this House: Laurelhurst Abode with Stunning Views
This two-story home in Laurelhurst has been on the market for 252 days. Why?
Each month, we crawl through real estate listings on various websites searching for homes–in all sorts of price points and locations–that for some reason, just haven’t found the right person or family to call their own. Sad. But why haven’t these seemingly lovely dwellings sold? Back when we first started this column, we featured this…
New Video from Local Band The Great Um
The indie rock band splashes around in a cold Sound for its latest track 'Uptown'
In 2014, we named Seattle rock band The Great Um–which features our contributing writer Jake Uitti on bass, Caleb Thompson on vocals and guitar, Joel Myers on guitar and Dominic Cortese on drums–one of the 50 Bands Rocking Seattle Music Right Now. Their 5-track album Everybody Now was a must-listen “for rock ’n’ roll with…
The Best Things We Ate (and Drank) in 2015
We Seattle mag print and digital staffers like to eat and drink. Here's what we liked best
The last time I polled our Seattle mag staffers to find out what one dish, one morsel, one bev or brew from the past year they liked best was in 2013. Ah, what a year. Rachel Hart chose the bratwurst with kim chee potato salad at Schooner Exact; our former food editor Ali Scheff chose…well…
Seattle Designer Adds a Brilliant Master Bath to this Attic Space
A Tudor-style home in Tangletown gets a master bathroom with a clean and calming palette
Interior designer Keri Petersen’s clients loved the bones of their new Tudor-style abode in Tangletown, but realized it needed a few nips and tucks to truly make it their own. Namely, the attic bedroom space was lacking one of the most coveted elements people seek in a home: an en suite bathroom. So Petersen, owner…
Which Christmas Movie Character are You?
Do you spread holiday cheer or shout 'bah humbug' for all to hear?
This is important stuff, people. Do you have a similar amount of Christmas cheer as Buddy the Elf from Elf or are you more of a Scrooge? This festive and timely quiz (there are a mere 16 days ’til Christmas) from spandex costume provider Morphsuits, will alert you to which holiday movie character you most…
Din Tai Fung to Open Downtown, Redhook Coming to Capitol Hill
The two dining and drinking establishments will set up shop in 2016
It’s already shaping up to be one exciting year next year with several yummy dining and drinking spots launching new outposts in Seattle. First, Taiwan-based dumpling darling Din Tai Fung will open at Pacific Place in the summer of 2016. The chain, whose steamed dumplings and spicy wontons have people flocking to its Bellevue Square…
How to Shop and Do Some Good this Holiday Season
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance's Shine boutiques carry local goodies, offer hope
Sponsored by Seattle Cancer Care Alliance As Seattle gears up for the holiday shopping season, many gift-givers will be seeking out socially responsible brands and goods on which to spend their hard-earned cash. A 2014 Nielsen study found that 42 percent of consumers in North America were willing to pay more for products and services…
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