November/December 2022

Sponsored | The Most Versatile Pinot Noir Joins Your Dinner Table This Week

Sponsored | The Most Versatile Pinot Noir Joins Your Dinner Table This Week

We planned your dinners—and your wine pairings—this week. Hint: Every meal goes with Erath Pinot Noir.

We headed to the heart of Oregon’s thriving Willamette Valley wine region to learn what Erath Winery’s head winemaker, Gary Horner, is currently pairing with Erath Pinot Noir. When he’s not crafting excellent wine at one of Oregon’s founding wineries, Gary is in his own sprawling garden harvesting fresh fruits and veggies for dinner with…

Sponsored | Understanding the Mental Health Crisis for Teens and Young Adults

Sponsored | Understanding the Mental Health Crisis for Teens and Young Adults

As the rate of teen depression rises across the country, Washington State is no exception.

As the rate of teen depression rises across the country, Washington State is no exception. In its 2019 survey assessing youth depression statistics, Mental Health America (MHA) found that 13 percent of youth ages 12–17 in Washington suffered from major depression during the past year. In addition, the report found that a vast majority of…

Road Tips

Road Tips

How to be a tourist in your own backyard with minimal effort

The North Bend area was packed during a recent sunny weekend.  Motorists flocking to Rattlesnake Lake Recreation Area near the Cedar River Municipal Watershed circled frantically looking for parking spaces, blocking traffic for several blocks. Just a few miles northeast, at Tinkham Campground on the south fork of the Snoqualmie River, all 47 campsites were…

Hanson: Culture, Collaboration, Collegiality

Hanson: Culture, Collaboration, Collegiality

Here’s why employees love working at Hanson Consulting Group

Solid leadership. A cooperative culture. Open communication, flexibility and transparency. Those are just a few of the comments from employees extolling the exceedingly positive work environment at Kirkland’s Hanson Consulting Group. “Friendly geniuses are standing by,” reads a passage on the website. “You don’t work with Hanson Consulting Group – you work with an amazing…

Innovative Memory Care at Murano Senior Living Cares For the Whole Family

Innovative Memory Care at Murano Senior Living Cares For the Whole Family

Opal by Leisure Care is Murano’s expert memory care program that can help you navigate finding the best care for your loved one

Sponsored by Murano Senior Living Families coping with a dementia diagnosis know all too well how stressful caregiving can be, especially as the disease progresses. From personality changes to the dangers of wandering, caring for someone with Alzheimer’s disease or a related form of dementia can be a full-time job. If you are caring for…

Hooray For Seahawks Fans!

Hooray For Seahawks Fans!

Three cheers to the awesomest Seahawks fans for braving the elements on Sunday, including a dramatic, game delaying thunderstorm and shattering the Guinness World’s Record at an eardrum-testing 136.6 decibels. High fives and fist bumps all around! Can some of that effusive enthusiasm be credited to the debut of the 12th Can? Sure, why not?…

Bicycle Diaries: Julia Busts Out the Helmet Cam

REI’s Julia Trippel recently shot some helmet-cam video (thanks to our friends at Contour cameras) of her commutes to and from work. Check out the videos — and Julia’s comments on them — below… The Joy of Commuting By Day: On a moist Sunday morning as I crested the hill at 23rd on Union, I…

Video: Lorna Yee’s Chinese Five Spice Doughnuts

Columnist Lorna Yee shares her recipe for Chinese Five Spice Doughnuts using alum powder.

Want to read more about alum powder? Check out the Alum Powder Key Ingredient article!  

Seattle’s short film animators totally rule

The Northwest Film Forum recently hosted an evening of short animated films, reinforcing what I'd al

There was a ton of creative, clever (not to mention painstaking!) work on view at the NW Film Forum’s showcase of short film animation, but my overall fave was The Sinking of the Huntley, by Seattleite Drew Christie, who told me after the screening that he painted and drew this whole story on the pages of 12…

Shopping: Sneak Peek at the Bravern

The Bravern opens tomorrow. Whether it's window shopping or actual shopping that you want, Bellevue

Seattle mag’s staff took a Bellevue road trip yesterday to check out the Bravern. From Neiman Marcus to Hermes, and Tory Burch, this shopping center is upping the local luxury anty one brand at a time. We’ll have a complete rundown on the shopping center tomorrow, but for now, here’s some behind the scenes footage…