December 2017

Tips for Beginner Bird Watchers

Tips for Beginner Bird Watchers

Take part in the longest-running public bird count in the nation.

The Rufous Hummingbird was spotted in the Seattle area for the second time in 40 years during the 2016 Christmas Bird Count; this year’s count takes place on December 30

Caroline Craighead

Three Seattle Books That Belong on Your Must-Read List

Three Seattle Books That Belong on Your Must-Read List

A trio of acclaimed books released this year offer revealing portraits of the city.

Ghosts of Seattle Past (Chin Music Press, $19.95)Edited by Jaimee Garbacik, illustrated by Joshua PowellAs development changes the face of Seattle, this anthology of essays, photographs and hand-drawn maps memorializes places that have disappeared. Love and Other Consolation Prizes (Ballantine Books, $28)By Jamie FordThe author of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet returns…

Caroline Craighead

This Washington Winery Makes Sparkling Wine an Affordable, Everyday Celebration

This Washington Winery Makes Sparkling Wine an Affordable, Everyday Celebration

Treveri Cellars' bubbly isn't just for special occasions.

Christian Grieb (right) and his father Juergen Grieb of Treveri Cellars, at their Wapato vineyard and winery.

Paul Zitarelli

Local Game Designers Made a Wholesome Alternative to Your Favorite Lewd Party Game

Local Game Designers Made a Wholesome Alternative to Your Favorite Lewd Party Game

A decidedly positive card game offers an alternative to Cards Against Humanity.

Card game Sway keeps its good times PG.

Caroline Craighead

For One Night Only, Olympic Sculpture Park Transforms Into a Sprawling Light Show

For One Night Only, Olympic Sculpture Park Transforms Into a Sprawling Light Show

Everything is illuminated for one special night.

Olympic Sculpture Park will be aglow Thursday night.

Gavin Borchert

White Center's Rapid Ascent to Food and Drink Destination

White Center’s Rapid Ascent to Food and Drink Destination

Beer Star anchors the changing neighborhood with a family-friendly beer hall.

Beer Star has become a community hot spot in White Center.

Chelsea Lin

An Adventurous Winter Escape for Skiers and Non-Skiers Alike

An Adventurous Winter Escape for Skiers and Non-Skiers Alike

Go fat-tire biking in the snow, visit a classic ski lodge and enjoy holiday fa-la-la.

Outdoor attractions: Skiers snake down the mountain during the annual torchlight parade in Sun Valley,

Danny Sullivan

Underground Neighborhood Radio Stations Are Popping Up Across Seattle

Underground Neighborhood Radio Stations Are Popping Up Across Seattle

A new wave of low-power FM stations foster community connection.

In 2010, Congress passed the Local Community Radio Act to allow low- power FM stations in urban areas, something formerly only permitted in rural areas, for community groups and nonprofits to share noncommercial information and local news. In recent years, a number of stations in Seattle—each with an approximately 3.5-mile, hyperlocal broadcast radius—have been approved,…

Megan Lamb

The Best of 2017 Readers’ Choice Winners

The Best of 2017 Readers’ Choice Winners

The people have spoken and these are the restaurants, shops and more they loved this year.

Shrimp and grits at Junebaby, our readers' choice best new restaurant.

Seattle Mag

Seattle Man Revives an Early-1900s Clothing Line

Seattle Man Revives an Early-1900s Clothing Line

Josh Sirlin lives and breathes his resurrected local heritage clothing line, Black Bear Brand.

Josh Sirlin wearing his Black Bear Brand signature shirt jacket and his brand's exclusive Dickies 1922 pants.

Nia Martin

Seattle’s Only Luchador Wrestling School Offers Hands-on Lessons in a Mexican Tradition

Seattle’s Only Luchador Wrestling School Offers Hands-on Lessons in a Mexican Tradition

Netflix’s 'GLOW' may have put professional wrestling in the zeitgeist again, but it has nothing on Seattle-based Lucha Libre Volcánica.

Lucha Libre Volcánica’s only female luchadora, La Avispa, gets ready to rumble.

Danny Sullivan

It's Like 2017 was Trying to Freak the Northwest Out All Year

It’s Like 2017 was Trying to Freak the Northwest Out All Year

Our upper-left-corner location didn’t spare us anxiety-provoking bull’s-eye treatment.

Check out the rest of our 2017 Year in Review package. Let’s get ready to rumble! If it’s not “The Big One” quake specials (OK, King 5 News, we’ll kit up!) and tsunami and lahar drills, it’s the hundreds of Ring of Fire reminders we get annually; this spring, Bremerton was beset by a “swarm”…

Shannon O'Leary