2018 Year in Review: Seattle’s Sports Get Poetic

It was a banner year for the Storm. Mariners? Seahawks? Not so much.

This article appears in print in the December 2018 issue, as part of the Year in Review feature. Click here to subscribe. BASKETBALLStorm win the championship!Stewie, Sue, et al.make Seattle proud. PRO FOOTBALLThe Legion of Boom—it’s gone. Oblivion looms.Pray for the Seahawks. BASEBALLMariners tease their fans. Again.Mariners miss postseason.Again. MORE BASEBALLIchiro rejoins the M’s,then gets cut. Sort of.But not…

John Levesque

ID’s Dynasty Room Woos With This Wine Cocktail

A creative combo of smoldering mezcal and sparkling rosé delivers a memorable cocktail

WHIP SMART: At the Dynasty Room, bar manager Michael Chu has created a menu of creative cocktails using tea- or herb-infusions, like the Watch Me Nay Nay

AJ Rathbun

2018 Year in Review: Readers’ Choice Poll Winners

Our readers know best

Ethan Stowell's Cortina wins Best New Restaurant and Best New Bar

Seattle Magazine Staff

Ballard’s Sawyer Delights With Playful, Refined Dishes

A veteran of Lark finds his own voice in the best new restaurant in Ballard

Sawyer's rotisserie porchetta with flatbread, s'more choco tacos and oxtail nachos

Chelsea Lin

15 Best Things To Do in Seattle in December 2018

Our hand-picked list of best bets for entertainment this month

Margie Livingston’s 2017 dirt and acrylic gesso on canvas, ARTEL, with harness

Gavin Borchert

These Seattleites Are Working Hard Not to Trash the Planet

“Zero waste is the goal, but it is not possible in our current infrastructure.”

WASTE AWAY: This Le Parfait glass jar, a type favored by national zero-waste guru Bea Johnson, is used by Stephanie Wall to hold her family’s small amount of trash

Maria Dolan

Zero Waste Living Is Not so Far-Fetched in Seattle

This month's Editor's Note from Rachel Hart

GARBAGE GOALS: Seattle’s rock star zero wasters, like my neighbor Deb Seymour, can fit a month’s worth of trash in containers like these

Rachel Hart

Local Bakers Make the Perfect Chewy, Asian-Inspired Cookies

A cookie-loving duo reimagines one of America's favorite desserts

Cookies from Sugar & Spice in Vietnamese coffee, matcha mallow and black sesame toffee flavors

Chelsea Lin

Green Lake’s Annual Pathway of Lights Takes to the Sky

Big balloons add to the spirit of the annual event

FOLLOW THE LIGHT: Be warmed and enchanted by the luminarias and hot air balloons that illuminate the night during the Green Lake Pathway of Light

Virginia Smyth

Holiday Gift Guide 2018: Local Calendars

Our curated list of locally designed calendars will keep you on track as you ring in the new year

This article appears in print in the December 2018 issue, as part of our 2018 Gift Guide. Click here to subscribe. Ring in the new year with one of these fab local calendars:Ilee Papergoods ($24) Honeyberry Studios ($28) Nikki McClure ($18) Linnea Design ($29) Paper Delights, two locations, including Wallingford, 2205 N 45th St., Suite B; 206.547.1002 ($16.95) Jeremy Collins ($24.95)

Andrew Hoge and Chelsea Lin with Maggie Kerr and Alanna Wight

Holiday Gift Guide 2018: Family-Friendly Finds

These handpicked items are the best gifts for your kiddos and fur babies

This article appears in print in the December 2018 issue, as part of our 2018 Gift Guide. Click here to subscribe. Children and pets are like ice cream and sprinkles: They go well together and bring joy to our lives. These handpicked gifts will be the cherry on top of this holiday season and the key to creating…

Andrew Hoge and Chelsea Lin with Maggie Kerr and Alanna Wight

Holiday Gift Guide 2018: Stocking Your Bar

Your resident bartender will thank you for choosing such a stylish, delicious gift

This article appears in print in the December 2018 issue, as part of our 2018 Gift Guide. Click here to subscribe. Shaken or stirred? Neat or straight up? These unique finds go beyond the cocktail basics and are perfect for your resident bartender. For the cocktail connoisseur with a well-stocked liquor cabinet, a bottle of yuzu liqueur ($31/bottle)—yuzu…

Andrew Hoge and Chelsea Lin with Maggie Kerr and Alanna Wight