September 2018
A Seattle Startup Is Taking Meatless Foods to the Masses
Seattle Food Tech is developing food like this wheat-based “chicken” nugget
This article appears in print in the September 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. Bringing affordable plant-based “meat” products to a mass market is the vision of Christie Lagally, chief executive officer of Seattle Food Tech, a Lake City–based company she founded in 2017. A big reason so much meat is consumed today, says Lagally, a mechanical engineer…
True or False: Do These Seattle Business Services Exist?
Are these for real? Or did we make them up? In everything-goes Seattle, deciding may be harder than you think
This article appears in print in the September 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. It’s a great time to be a Seattleite: Pot is legal! You can get cookies delivered to your door! A stranger will scoop your dog’s poop out of the yard before another stranger mows the lawn! These days, there seems to be a product…
AIA Home of Distinction: This Queen Anne Remodel Honors the Home’s Historic Past
A Seattle couple treats their Queen Anne house to a modern makeover honoring its Prairie School past
DETAIL ORIENTED: Architect David DiMarco used the original drawins for this 1912 Queen Anne house as a resource when working on a remodel to restore “an authenticity that the exterior of the home had missed out on for years” with details like custom copper downspouts that he commissioned to mimic those that had been removed…
An Imported Disease Is Threatening Seattle’s Local Bat Population
Researchers are racing to learn more about our only flying mammals before they disappear
A brown bat like this one was found dead in 2017, infected with a fungus that has decimated bat populations on the East Coast. Protecting the species helps control insect populations; these bats consume up to twice their body weight in one evening. Photo by Igor Cheri This article appears in print in the September 2018 issue. Click…
3 New Books by Seattle Authors to Read This Fall
A trio of titles for your short list this month, including the latest from Moorea Seal
This article appears in print in the September 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. 52 Lists for Togetherness(Sasquatch Books, $16.95) by Moorea Seal. This writing journal—the third in Seal’s “list” series—comes with journaling exercises and “inspiration” that emphasizes the importance of building and nurturing bonds with your loved ones. It’s all set among the tasteful art, illustrations and…
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Arts: Picture Perfect
Robin Layton is nothing short of a Seattle treasure
Much like capturing the perfect moment on film, photographer Robin Layton’s life is a series of moments that are almost hard to believe. Some would call them coincidences, and others, instances of fate. Remember that iconic photo of a grinning Ken Griffey sliding across home plate (“The Smile at the Bottom of the Pile”) to…
Sea-Tac drops in latest J.D. Power survey
Airport rankings fall from last year
A friend who recently flew out of Sea-Tac International Airport told tales of long lines, unhappy fellow passengers, and an unfortunate bag mix-up. He literally had to buy a new suit for a business meeting once he reached his destination. I heard a similar story from another friend whose family flew internationally on vacation this…