May 2017

Remembering the Carousel Room: Seattle’s First Hotel Cocktail Lounge

The "martini store," as regulars call it, is still cranking out cocktails.

In 1952, locals enjoyed 80-cent Calliope Cocktails in the Carousel Room of the Mayflower Park Hotel, a space now occupied by Oliver’s

Tim Appelo

This Capitol Hill Paint Shop is Crazy About Customized Colors

Whip up custom colors for your home at this Instagram-worthy paint boutique.

At Capitol Hill’s Paint Laboratory, customers are encouraged to use Pinterest and magazine imagery to help determine the perfect custom paint hue

Rebecca Ratterman

Find Island Bliss at Roche Harbor Resort

Kick back and relax at the historic island resort.

Small boats and large yachts pull up to the Roche Harbor dock.

Virginia Smyth

Washington-Made Perry Could be Your New Go-To Summer Drink

As the weather warms, the Champagne of ciders looks for its day in the sun.

Bitter, gnarled pears—often considered inedible—are used to create these delicate perry ciders.

Naomi Tomky

Popular Online Boutique Finally Reopening Brick-and-Mortar Store

Flora and Henri puts down roots AGAIN.

Browse Flora and Henri’s expanded inventory when it reopens in Pioneer Square.

Nia Martin

Seattle Woman Launches Italian Tour Company With a Purpose

Elizabeth Weitz's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is supports Italian businesses that don't support the mob.

Seattle-based company Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is offers ethics-driven travel experiences, such as a bike tour to Swabian Castle in Bari, Italy.

Callie Little

Take a Seat, Poutine. There’s a New French Fry Indulgence in Town.

Asian fusion and Tex-Mex collide on Phorale's immaculate curly fries.

The eponymous signature Phorale fries with avocado crema salsa verde, habañero and bulgogi.

Chelsea Lin

Maximize Your Backyard With These Luxurious Outdoor Loungers

Perfect for entertaining and lazy summer afternoons.

Plush with sumptuous cushioning and Malibu-chic vibes, outdoor daybeds often call to mind visions of exotic beach resorts, suntans and fruity cocktails. Luckily for us, the latest versions boast some oh-so-Seattle sensibilities, too. Crafted with specially treated all-weather fabrics and made from hardy materials such as the wicker-wrapped steel found in this Neoteric Luxury “Spartan”…

Nia Martin

This Belltown Bar Makes the Perfectly Spicy Moscow Mule

Cursed Oak heats up a classic refresher.

Cursed Oak bartender Mike Carroll adds a zippy kick to his variation of the Moscow Mule

AJ Rathbun

Seattle Hosts the Nation’s Biggest Film Fest, and Local Talent Stars

Seattle International Film Festival showcases our growing population of cinema talents.

screen gems Left to right: Screenwriters Lindy West and Ahamefule J. Oluo with Charles Mudede, director of their film Thin Skin, at SIFF Cinema Egyptian Theatre. Mudede, The Stranger’s film editor, has screened his own films at SIFF, Sundance, and the Ca

Brian Miller

Now, This is How You Build a Waterfront Patio

The whole gang can revel in the great outdoors at this Orcas Island sanctuary.

A drought-resistant living roof floats above this Orcas Island vacation home and deck.

Lauren Mang

Edmonds Gains an All-American Restaurant With a Sweet Patio

At 190 Sunset, wedge salads and rib-eye steaks are best enjoyed alfresco.

A classic wedge salad at 190 Sunset in Edmonds.

Chelsea Lin

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