May 2018

AIA Home of Distinction: The DADU with Puget Sound Views That Makes Compact Living Feel Spacious

AIA Home of Distinction: The DADU with Puget Sound Views That Makes Compact Living Feel Spacious

When an unsightly garage brought her down, a Sunset Hill woman built it up

For the ground level of the DADU, project designer Theresa Freeman of SHKS Architects recommended concrete floors to withstand everything from a pingpong game to boat-building; white rock was mixed with the concrete to lighten the appearance before polish

Jennifer Pinto

Two Established Seattle Restaurants Are Now Next Door Neighbors at Pike Place Market

Two Established Seattle Restaurants Are Now Next Door Neighbors at Pike Place Market

Tacos and pasta live side by side at the market

Pasta maker Joe Obaya's cacio e pepe features spaghetti tossed in this massive cheese, please

Chelsea Lin

Seattle Style Icon: Microsoft's Dona Sarkar Blends Tech and Fashion

Seattle Style Icon: Microsoft’s Dona Sarkar Blends Tech and Fashion

Tech maven Dona Sarkar rocks a tutu

This article appears in print in the May 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. From above photo: Off-the-shoulder Italian leather jacket: Pinko | Swarovski crystal monarch butterfly clutch: Luly Yang | Gold patent leather peep-toe platform shoes: Luly Yang | Pink tulle skirt: Wheels & Dollbaby The idea of a high-fashion tech worker might seem like an oxymoron, but that’s not the case with Dona Sarkar, who expertly…

Andrew Hoge

Western Neon Celebrates 33 Years of Lighting Up Seattle with a New Art School

Western Neon Celebrates 33 Years of Lighting Up Seattle with a New Art School

Custom sign maker Western Neon shines the way to making its primary medium available to all

The Octopus Bar on N 45th Street tapped Western Neon for this distinctive custom sign

Gwendolyn Elliott

KING5 Anchor Amanda Grace Refashions a Magnolia Tudor into a Chic Family Home

KING5 Anchor Amanda Grace Refashions a Magnolia Tudor into a Chic Family Home

The KING-TV anchor takes us on a tour of her lovely remodeled 1929 home

The open kitchen and breakfast nook of this remodeled 1929 Tudor in Magnolia combines Amanda Grace’s love for mixing vintage and modern decor, and is also a hub for the family including Grace, daughter Isla, husband Greg and son Louis (at front)

Nia Martin

Seattle's Dog Obsession Is Reaching a Whole New Level

Seattle’s Dog Obsession Is Reaching a Whole New Level

The very good dogs around here attend social events and have their own gelato

Any dog can have ice cream; make your dog’s day and treat him or her to artisan, pup-friendly gelato

Danielle Hayden

Jeopardy Legend Ken Jennings Is Co-Hosting a Podcast That's Also a Time Capsule

Jeopardy Legend Ken Jennings Is Co-Hosting a Podcast That’s Also a Time Capsule

A new podcast from the Seattle resident is a time capsule of the planet’s peculiarities

Ken Jennings, left, and John Roderick, hosts of Omnibus

Austin Iverson

Seattle Author Angela Garbes Delivers the Right Book on Pregnancy and Motherhood

Seattle Author Angela Garbes Delivers the Right Book on Pregnancy and Motherhood

Garbes recognized new moms were craving non-biased information about pregnancy and new motherhood -- and she delivered it

Seattle author and mother Angela Garbes recognized new moms were craving non-biased information about pregnancy and new motherhood—and she delivered it

Chelsea Lin

The Best Veggie Burgers in Seattle

The Best Veggie Burgers in Seattle

Vegetarian burgers are all the rage

The plant-based Impossible Burger, pictured at The Carlile Room, closely mimics meat

Chelsea Lin

Here's What's Happening at the Nordic Museum's Grand Opening Celebrations

Here’s What’s Happening at the Nordic Museum’s Grand Opening Celebrations

Party Nordic style during this weekend's celebrations.

The Nordic Museum’s grand opening events officially began May 1, and continues through the weekend with receptions, galas and tours for museum members, donors and VIPs (including the crown princess of Denmark and the president of Iceland), but even the julkinen (that’s Finnish for “public”) can attend a portion of the festivities. Note: For the…

Gwendolyn Elliott

The Nordic Museum Is the Sleeper Hit of Seattle's Museum Scene

The Nordic Museum Is the Sleeper Hit of Seattle’s Museum Scene

This month's Editor's Note from Rachel Hart

And so, to paraphrase Tennyson, in springtime our fancies turn to thoughts of sunny places.

Rachel Hart

Seattle's Music Festival Season Begins with These Three Events

Seattle’s Music Festival Season Begins with These Three Events

Music festival season officially returns with this tuneful trifecta

This article appears in print in the May 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. Folklife (5/25–5/28) Launched: 1972Focus: folk, world music, DIYTypical festival experience: Drum circles, impromptu mandolin jams, shrieking kids running through the International FountainWho goes: The Woodstock generation and their grandkids, aficionados of the hammered dulcimer, people who really don’t see why everyone thinks Portlandia is…

Gavin Borchert