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Must List: The Top 6 Events in Seattle This Week

Must List: The Top 6 Events in Seattle This Week

Sep 12 - Sep 18

Frosted fantasies, Nordic tranquility, Black & Loud, and a festival of apples

From an apple festival to the wonderfully moody synth-pop band Future Islands, there’s no shortage of fun happening around Seattle this week…

Sonic Gloom

Sonic Gloom

The NBA delays its much-anticipated announcement of the return of the Sonics 

I had never seen my friend Carter so perturbed. “This is a load of crap,” he said, reflecting the views of NBA fans across the city. “I’m starting to wonder if this is ever going to happen.” Carter — who remains an avid NBA fan, unlike many other Sonics loyalists — was reacting to an announcement this week by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, who said the league would deal with expansion at some point in the season…

Off-Road Rush

Off-Road Rush

Seattle’s Cowgill Trail Collective emphasizes the thrill of running off the beaten path

Cowgill Trail Collective began group runs along trails in 2021 to build community in Seattle and beyond through running. Co-founder Aaron Long saw a need for a trail-specific running group, and he wanted to make it fun, social, and something folks would return to again and again, and not just a training group…

Seattle’s Influence Grows Across the World

Seattle’s Influence Grows Across the World

International Downtown Conference welcomes almost 1,400 visitors

Seattle is truly on the global stage this week. Starting Sept. 11 and running through Sept. 13, the International Downtown Association convenes in Seattle for its 70th annual conference. The event features almost 1,400 community leaders, urban planners, and elected officials from 46 states and 10 countries. “This conference is an annual highlight for urban…

Dive into the Design Behind Seattle Aquarium’s New Ocean Pavilion

Dive into the Design Behind Seattle Aquarium’s New Ocean Pavilion

A team of designers, artists, architects, scientists, and engineers worked together to complete the multi-year project 

“When we started the project, the viaduct was still there,” says architect Osama Quotah, a partner at LMN. “We were imagining a project that would happen in a condition that didn’t exist at the time.” As part of the larger waterfront overhaul, the pavilion needed to fit into the existing fabric of downtown Seattle’s western border, which includes the ferry terminal, Pike Place Market, the Great Wheel, and public piers full of shops and restaurants…

Less About Nostalgia, More About The Music

Less About Nostalgia, More About The Music

Seeing a favorite band takes you back, but it’s about so much more

While waiting to enter the Earth, Wind & Fire/Chicago double bill at Climate Pledge Arena recently, I asked a stranger if they used to be a big fan of the bands. “What do you mean ‘used to be?’” he said. “I know every Earth, Wind & Fire song there is.” That’s truly impressive if true, given that the ‘70s-era funk-pop band released 23 albums. It was my first concert at Climate Pledge, and the music filled every corner of the venue. And then I started thinking about nostalgia…

It’s Always Back to School Season Here

It’s Always Back to School Season Here

Check out The Schoolhouse District in Woodinville for an education you’ll enjoy 

Do you remember, as a youngster, being excited to walk into a schoolhouse? You can recapture that same thrill, albeit in much different circumstances, at The Schoolhouse District in Woodinville…

From The Editor: It’s Always A New Age

From The Editor: It’s Always A New Age

The new issue of Seattle magazine is out now

The September-October issue of Seattle magazine is centered around meaning in aging, and the challenges and triumphs we all face as we get older. Finding purpose in aging can be a fulfilling and empowering process and, as with so many things, Seattle and Washington state are the places to be…

Women’s Commission Leader Leaves For New Post

Women’s Commission Leader Leaves For New Post

Grace Yoo shifts to economic development

Grace Yoo, who has led the Washington Women’s Commission’s quest to improve pay equity, will become head of the Office of Economic Development and Competitiveness at the state Department of Commerce…

Analyst: ‘Nothing Should Really Change’ If Nordstrom Goes Private

Analyst: ‘Nothing Should Really Change’ If Nordstrom Goes Private

Move could help company cut costs, become more nimble

Nordstrom’s quest to become a private company took a step forward this week…

Must List: This Week’s Top 6 Picks

Must List: This Week’s Top 6 Picks

Sep 05 - Sep 11

Comedians, cults, and wine

From festivals to wine rides, there’s no shortage of fun happening around Seattle this week…

Celebrating Seafair and Washington Wines

Celebrating Seafair and Washington Wines

Seattle’s summer traditions were on full display

Seattle came alive with celebrations this summer, and one of the standout events was a tribute to one of our city’s most iconic figures, Donald Byrd, on his 75th birthday…

Bellevue Arts Museum Shuts Down

Bellevue Arts Museum Shuts Down

Aggressive fundraising campaign falls short

The struggling Bellevue Arts Museum (BAM) has closed to the public. Its last day was Sept. 4. “Unfortunately, the financial model in the new building has never been sustainable and it has relied too heavily on ‘one-time’ big donors,” says Kate Casprowiak Scher, who was appointed permanent executive director early this year. “We are caught…

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