Food & Drink
The Gates Foundation: Portal to Opportunities
More than a visual reminder of its altruism, the Gates Foundation’s new campus may do for Seattle w
Bright copper skin shines along the sweeping arm of a building on the new Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation campus at the edge of Seattle Center. The brilliant surface seems to reflect the weight of world hopes and of distinctly regional ambitions. For as the largest charitable foundation in the world gives away about $3…
Seattle Coffee Guide: Seattle Coffee Shops
Given the throngs of people filling Seattle’s countless coffee shops morning, noon and night, it’s a
Given the throngs of people filling Seattle’s countless coffee shops morning, noon and night, it’s a wonder any of the city’s office buildings are occupied at all. The phenomenon speaks to our sincere love of java, but also our fervent belief in the essential “third place” between work and home. The Independents Shops: Given the…
Hot Button: Will Rossi Resuscitate the state GOP?
While many wonder if Dino Rossi is the Grand Old Party pooper, state Republicans are counting on him
Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines State Republicans to watch Rob McKenna: Washington’s attorney general, McKenna is very smart and very ambitious. He’s a plainspoken policy wonk, has a base of support in the Democrats’ stronghold of King County, and has already won statewide office. He is the early favorite to win the 2012 governor’s race. Reagan Dunn:…
Spotlight: Next of Kindle
What does the ink-and-paper landscape look like in the city that spawned the hugely successful e-rea
The Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair takes place this month (October 9–10; seattlebookfair.com), enticing local book lovers with the promise of fragrant and crumbly yellowed pages, and at the same time prompting the question: Aren’t all ink-and-paper books becoming a bit antiquarian? In an interview with Newsweek last December, Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos praised the physical…
Datebook: 40th Bumbershoot–Bob Dylan and More
The 40th Bumbershoot gives Seattle the gift of an American legend
When rumors started swirling that this year’s Bumbershoot headliner was Bob Dylan, many Seattleites were disbelieving. The Bob Dylan? At our little Bumbershoot? But then it turned out to be true. (And people are still in disbelief.) Perhaps not since the ’60s, when Elvis visited the World’s Fair and the Beatles played the old Coliseum,…
Summer Guide 2011: Outdoor Movies
Looking for more summer events? Check out our 2011 Summer Festivals guide. Fremont Outdoor MoviesWacky flicks are the specialty of this, the series that started the whole outdoor cinema craze in 1992.Location: Corner of North 35th Street and Phinney Avenue NorthCost: n/aLine-up: 7/9, 7/16, 7/23, 7/30, 8/5, 8/6, 8/13, 8/27. Check Fremont Outdoor Movies for more…
Seattle Coffee Guide: The Personalities
The people behind Seattle's coffee culture
The game changerHoward Schultz, CEO, Starbucks After he fell in love with the café culture in Italy in the early ’80s, Schultz introduced Seattle (and the U.S.) to lattes and popularized the concept of the “third place”—a caffeine-centered community gathering spot. With shops seemingly in every mall, on every airport concourse and at every urban…
October 2010: Shopping Around
Our top shopping finds for the month
WHAT A FLEURT It’s easy to be seduced by Fleurt, longtime Westside resident Sam Crowley’s perky new flower and gift stop. Freshly cut hydrangea blooms, peonies and dahlias sit in bud vases ready to be plucked for an arrangement ($8), vintage window frames accent the chartreuse walls, and cheerful repurposed tables are piled with ever-changing gift ideas,…
Scoop: Sweet Beauty
Seattle’s Sweet Beauty skin care adds white chocolate to the mix
It’s no secret that chocolate is balm for the soul, but it turns out it also boasts moisturizing superpowers for your skin. SoDo-based organic skin care purveyor Sweet Beauty has added Theo Chocolate’s white chocolate to its new line of zesty body lotions and scrubs. Our favorite scents? Fragrant tangerine truffle and mojito ($22/8 oz.)….
The Must List: August
Our Top To-Do’s For August
Bike In Pee-Wee’s Big AdventureIt’s hard to believe Pee-wee Herman made his silver screen debut 25 years ago, but what better way to celebrate that fact than biking to Cal Anderson Park for Northwest Film Forum’s annual bike-in and watching his Big Adventure on the big screen, al fresco? Whee! 8/28. 8 p.m. Free. Cal…
Summer Guide 2010: Festivals
Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines From the arts to food, here’s our guide to the area’s best summer fests. Looking for more summer events? Check out our Outdoor Music and Outdoor Movies guides. JUNE Edmonds Arts Festival6/18–6/20What to expect: One of the Northwest’s oldest and largest arts festivals, this three-day event takes place against the scenic…
Style: Tailor Made with James Todd
Gene Juarez's James Todd adds a spirited twist to the Tom Ford skinny suit with pops of pattern
WHY WE LOVE HIS LOOK: It’s only fitting that James Todd has “creative” embedded in his job title. As a creative director for Gene Juarez Salons, Todd’s artistic vision extends from sleek haircuts to his thoughtful approach to suiting. “I’m notoriously formal,” he jokes about his trademark weekday attire, typically a luxe suit accented with…
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