Life & Style
Heartbeat: When Hearts and Heads Collide
Perhaps everyone has heard the saying that goes something like “to do the same thing over and over again and expect different results is the definition of crazy.” We all smile knowingly, perhaps even smugly. Of course, that’s true. But we shouldn’t be so smug because if that’s the definition of crazy, we are all…
Essentials: Hot Girl Walk Thaws Seattle Freeze
Weekend walkers come together for friendship, community
What began as a way for Courtney Byers to meet some friends in a city known for the “Seattle Freeze” has blossomed into a full-on army. Byers, a women’s strength coach and birth doula who recently moved to the area, created the Seattle chapter of Hot Girl Walk last August. Two women showed up. Nine…
Letter to Seattle: Little Things Matter
A small gesture has big meaning for uplift Northwest client
Letter to Seattle highlights the good deeds and positive experiences in our region. This is a letter from Devin Pullium to Uplift Northwest, a Seattle nonprofit that provides job opportunities and job-preparation services to people experiencing poverty and homelessness. I’ve been with Uplift Northwest since 2016 as a day laborer. I love working with Uplift…
100 Years of Seattle Modernism
UNIQUE STRUCTURES REVEAL SEATTLE’S PENCHANT FOR DESIGN
Modernism is a 20th-century style roughly defined by the National Trust for Historic Preservation as encompassing “individual design movements that expressed modern ideals in different ways. Technical innovation, experimentation, and rethinking the way humans lived in and used the designed environment, whether buildings or landscapes.” Frank Lloyd Wright launched his firm in Chicago in 1893,…
Central Washington’s Ultimate Playground Finds a Home at Crescent Ridge | Sponsored
In sun-soaked Central Washington, overlooking the majestic Columbia River, Crescent Bar has long been the spot where Eastern and Western Washington come together for summer fun on the lake-like waters of the Columbia River or wintertime fun four wheeling and hiking along the ridges. Now, the bar is being raised with a brand-new neighborhood at…
Preserving Family History | Sponsored
Letters and documents help us understand where we came from and the hard work and love our ancestors endured to provide a life for themselves and others. But precious photographs allow us to see firsthand that same sparkle in the eyes or fun twist in a smile we inherit. It moves us and connects us…
‘A Different Kind of Horsepower’
Josie Rimmer grew up loving horses and became a world-champion equestrian. She now races cars
“I was an equestrian my whole life, but when my horse passed away and Covid hit, I found myself switching to a different kind of horsepower.” — JOSIE RIMMER Growing up in a very car-centric family, Josie Rimmer took a different path and devoted most of her life to riding horses — until recently. During…
Editor’s Note: George Suyama’s Quiet Serenity
George Suyama has left an indelible mark on Seattle Architecture
Richard Nguyen was walking along Seattle’s Magnolia Bluff when he came across a home that caught his eye. Its low-slung, crisp, understated exterior “stood out against all the other houses on the bluff,” he recalls. Later, while perusing a book about noted Seattle architect George Suyama, he saw the exact same house. “The photos of…
The Art of Weathering Winter: Insights from a Money Expert and a Sounders Legend
Tori Dunlap and Fredy Montero share the ordinary routines that help them get by
In the dead of winter, yearning for brighter days can feel like a metaphor for the general “grass is greener” syndrome I sometimes feel about life. As a freelancer and new parent, I’ll find myself thinking, “If only I can get our child to this age, or see this amount in our bank account, everything…
Heartbeat: Why Your Spouse Should Be More like a Dog
We could all learn loyalty, love and understanding
As many of you know, I am considered a relationship expert, and from time to time, I like to write a column about the discoveries that keep happening as I listen in and give feedback to couples and singles about love. But for this column, I want to talk about what I think may be…
Back Page: Seattle’s Summer of Turmoil
Rioters descend on University District for several nights
The summer of 1969 was a time of significant unrest for the entire nation, and Seattle was no exception. In August of that year, thousands of teenagers from across Seattle rioted in the University District for several nights. Writing in Historylink.org, authors Alan J. Stein and Walt Crowley noted that “promptly at 10 p.m. [on…
Every Car Has a Story: ‘I don’t own cars. They own me.’
Blake Siebe takes a most unusual approach to car collecting
There are two kinds of car collectors. The vast majority fit into a sort of “check box” mentality of acquiring cars anointed by others as collector worthy. In contrast, a rare category of car collectors, I might venture to say, are the true cognoscenti who discover vehicles that no one is yet appreciating. They relish in…
Editor’s Note: New Year, New Beginning
Why Seattle is the place to be
Seattle is a place where things happen. As we enter a year of new beginnings, this issue packs a double punch to prove it. There’s the magazine’s yearly list of Most Influential People, our annual spotlight on those doing inspirational, thought-provoking things to improve our communities. There’s Seattle Business magazine’s 33rd annual Best Companies To…
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