March/April 2022
Photography: Three Days in Seattle
Photo essay explores the experience from a unique perspective
Madison Street has always fascinated photographer Eirik Johnson. It’s the only major thoroughfare that completely bisects the city, from the waterfront to Madison Park and Lake Washington. It traverses diagonally through Capitol Hill and Madison Valley. “There’s a lot you can dig into there,” says Johnson, a professional photographer who also serves as programs chair…
Sonic Blast From The Past
Popular Facebook site recalls the glory of the Seattle SuperSonics
In one photo, NBA Hall of Famer and former Sonics great Jack Sikma maneuvers to take his deadly accurate fallback jump shot. In another, Hall of Famer Gary Payton lobs a perfect pass as teammate Shawn Kemp slams yet another alley-oop dunk. Those are just two of the thousands of old pictures, game clippings, feature…
A Take on Bake
Sahana Vij’s dessert cookbook marries her love of cooking and philanthropy
It’s hard to say what’s more impressive: the fact that Sahana Vij wrote a cookbook as a teenager or that she’s donating all of its proceeds to charity. The Redmond native, now a freshman at the University of California–Irvine, majoring in literary journalism, is the author of “Bake Away: Twenty Recipes Capturing the Spirit of…
Near-Beer Seer
Figurehead’s Bob Monroe has a uniquely personal reason for creating a nonalcoholic craft beer
It’s been years since Bob Monroe has had more than a sip of his own beer. That’s about to change. Shortly after cofounding the popular Figurehead Brewing Co. in Seattle five years ago, Monroe got some surprising news: He had an autoimmune disease that makes him prone to pancreatitis. He was told if he continued…
Fast Food Meets Fine Dining
Seattle’s first ‘fast-fine’ restaurant will soon open its doors
Thanks to Christian Chan, Seattle will soon become the place where fine dining meets fast food. In April, Chan will open Bloom, a grab-and-go “fast-fine” restaurant the likes of which he says Seattle has never seen. “This is not a term we originated. It’s used on the East Coast a lot,” says Chan, who is…
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