May 2012
Old Main in Bellevue
Chic boutiques and charming new cafés occupy this classic Eastside shopping district.
Bellevue may be best known for the brand-name mecca Bellevue Square mall (or more recently, for being at the opposite end of the grumble-inducing 520 bridge toll), but just one block south of the downtown park between Bellevue Way and 100th Avenue lies the sweet Old Main Street district with plenty of new draws that…
Got a Condo Made of Stone-a
King Tut makes a return trip to Seattle—and this time he packed his sandals.
Tutankhamun would likely have been less than amused by Steve Martin’s musical tribute to him on Saturday Night Live back in 1978—the very same year the wildly successful Treasures of Tutankhamun world tour hit Seattle. Nonetheless, a great many of us cannot utter the words King Tut without following up with the lyric “Born in…
Lynn Shelton’s New Movie Kicks Off SIFF
Independent moviemaking in Seattle is finally gaining some cred.
For the first time in its 37-year history, the Seattle International Film Festival has selected a film that was locally produced and shot by a Seattle filmmaker for its opening-night gala. Could this be a hint that local independent moviemaking is finally gaining some cred? Signs point to yes. In the last year, Seattle cinematographer…
Eastern Escapes: Small-town Getaways
Head to the sunny side with a trip to these pastoral easterly locales.
Tieton{ Population: 1,191 }For the better part of the last decade, there wasn’t much more to the Yakima Valley town of Tieton than a handful of seldom-open storefronts clustered around a sleepy town square and a few abandoned fruit warehouses. But by a twist of fate involving a bicycle ride and a patch of goathead…
Northern Shores: Small-town Getaways
Bask in the vistas and stroll the quaint streets of these waterfront retreats.
Eastsound{ Population: 3,651 } Feel your city worries fall away as you rumble steadily northward up Puget Sound on one of our state’s iconic green-and-white ferryboats; you’ll be on “island time” by nightfall. Though it takes effort to get there—ferries depart from Anacortes; waits can top two hours in summer—Orcas Island’s biggest hamlet, Eastsound, is…
Coastal Idylls: Small-town Getaways
Three sweet seaside oases that let you leave your cares at the beach.
Ilwaco{ Population: 936 } When your cell-phone reception gives out and the air is sharp with a briny breeze, you’ll know you’re getting close to Ilwaco. Nestled into the southern end of the Long Beach Peninsula in southwest Washington, Ilwaco is part hard-working fishing port and part relaxed vacation destination. Harbor strollers can take in…
The Artists Defining Glass Now
Chihuly put Seattle on the map, but a new batch of Northwest glass artists are redefining the medium
^ “Glass is one of those materials that have been incorporated into so many of the banal parts of our landscape; commercially, domestically and technologically we use it and are surrounded by it. We throw it away, crush it, melt it, refill it, break it, clean it and re use it.” >>> Seattle artist Rebecca…
Portlandia vs. Seattleopia
A side-by-side comparison of Portlandia skits and Seattle realities.
If you find yourself going into withdrawal waiting for the (just announced) third season of the IFC comedy Portlandia, don’t fret—there’s a live version of the Northwest culture-skewering show going on right now, all over our own city. See for yourself in this side-by-side comparison of Portlandia skits and Seattle realities. Portlandia Seatttleopia Husband-sitterA wife…
- « Previous
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4