Rob Smith
Washington’s fit bit
Big data says you love the outdoors. You exercise regularly and have an almost religious commitment to vitamins. You have a keen focus on integrative medicine. A comprehensive survey by Life Extension.com finds that Washington state ranks a lofty No. 4 in the United States for health and wellness. The Florida-based wellness company examined CDC…
Proof that Seattle is the place to be
It wouldn’t be unusual for you to find your favorite millennial sipping beer, eating chocolate or perusing one of Seattle’s 17 farmers markets. Studies say they’re all the rage. First off, an analysis by scholarship website Scholaroo ranks Washington the 11th best state for millennials based on 52 metrics organized into several key indicators, including…
Magazine cover from 1968 still applicable today
Rising prices. Concern over firearms. The above cover from “Seattle” magazine is from September 1968, but it’s sadly just as relevant today. At 4.19%, inflation in 1968 was less than half what it is today (9.1% in July), but was rising rapidly. For perspective, an item that cost $1 back then would cost $8.51 today….
Luly Yang teams with Space Needle
Next time you visit the Space Needle, you’ll notice something quite different: Internationally recognized fashion designer Luly Yang has brought her distinct style to Seattle’s globally recognized icon. The Luly Yang Design Group – an arm of Luly Yang Couture that designs and manufactures custom-branded corporate uniforms – is creating “one-of-a-kind” uniforms for Space Needle…
Seattle is known as the glass capital
One of the nation’s most anticipated celebrations of glass art will be held in Seattle Oct. 13-16. Refract: The Seattle Glass Experience, features new exhibitions, parties, studio tours, live demonstrations and the opportunity to meet Seattle-area studio glass artists, from rising talents to master glassmakers. “This will be an even bigger celebration of the incredible…
Judith Lonnquist bailed out abortion doctors in the 1960s and has been fighting for women’s rights ever since. She has advice on how to take action now.
Judith Lonnquist is steadfast. She’s angry. Her tone is clipped and impatient. “It’s like 50 years of my life has been wasted,” she says. And yet, Lonnquist is hopeful. Lonnquist, a prominent Seattle labor and employment attorney who specializes in sex discrimination and harassment, has been fighting for civil rights and women’s rights since the…
Emily Cantrell’s experience at the Vegas shooting turns into a journey to help others
At first, the crowd of more than 22,000 thought they were hearing firecrackers. Then the second round began, and many realized they were gunshots. In an instant, Emily Cantrell’s life changed forever. Fifty-nine people were killed and more than 700 wounded that night almost four years ago at an outdoor country music festival in Las…
Two cities stand out for their art purchases
Bellevue art lovers gravitate toward oil paintings. Those in Seattle tend to favor sea and sky landscapes. Regardless of taste, Bellevue and Seattle residents both rank in the top 10 nationwide for their art-buying proclivities, based on the number of artworks sold per 100,000 residents. Bellevue is No. 4 and Seattle No. 10, according to…
Cultural Space Agency leads community acquisitions
In what’s been dubbed a blow against gentrification and displacement, the Cultural Space Agency – a “mission-driven, values-based” development company chartered by the city of Seattle – and internet radio station RainierAvenueRadio world have acquired the Columbia City Theater and the connected Bourbon Bar for use as a community-owned cultural space. The $3.2 million acquisition…
It took almost three years for the Washington state supreme court to overturn Floyd Turner’s conviction for desecrating the american flag
Seattle magazine was right in the thick of three years of legal wrangling that began in 1967. After a drifter named Floyd Turner was convicted of desecrating a small American flag, the ACLU won a new trial. Three months before that trial, according to David Wilma and Walt Crowley in Historylink.org, the magazine that September “published…
A new city, a new magazine
As celebrated author Ray Bradbury once said, the future is simply more of the same if all you ever do is look around. “To hell with more,” Bradbury said. “I want better.” Don’t we all, in Seattle and, well, everywhere. As the pandemic seemingly eases and mask requirements fade, it’s time for bold risks and…
‘Running With Purpose’ details Jim Weber’s journey as CEO of Brooks Running
Seattle’s iconic Brooks Running Co. was once on the brink of ruin. CEO Jim Weber, however, never lost hope in what he calls the “positive power of the run.” Weber, who joined Brooks as CEO in 2001, engineered an aggressive turnaround. Now a stand-alone subsidiary of Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Brooks has been on…
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