Seattle Culture

This Neighborhood is the ‘Friendliest’ in America

This Neighborhood is the ‘Friendliest’ in America

And it’s right here in Seattle

A few years ago, I was in Cooperstown, N.Y., because my son was playing in a weeklong baseball tournament. I asked one of the park workers which state had the friendliest people…

Rob Smith

Most Influential, Education: Quinton Morris

Most Influential, Education: Quinton Morris

Artist, educator

I’m committed to educating and helping students transform their lives through Key to Change. My goal is to expand the program to reach more students…

Photo by Sung Park

Rachel Gallaher

Selling Seattle

Selling Seattle

New effort from Visit Seattle showcases the city’s stunning beauty

Visit Seattle’s new three-and-a-half-minute destination video is worth bragging about…

Sarah Stackhouse

Most Influential, Hospitality: J. Kenji López-Alt

Most Influential, Hospitality: J. Kenji López-Alt

Chef, author

López-Alt is a two-time James Beard Award-winner, with all three of his books making it onto The New York Times bestseller list. His latest book, The Wok, currently in bookstores, won him his second James Beard Award this year.

Photo by J. Kenji López-Alt

Chris S. Nishiwaki

It’s In Her Sole

It’s In Her Sole

Takiyah Ward may be the most innovative vendor at this weekend’s Sneaker Con 2024

Re-Sole specializes in sneaker maintenance, restoration, and customization, with the mission to “keep more kicks in rotation and out of the landfill.”

Martha Daniels

A Happy Accident

A Happy Accident

The Seattle Kraken's Namita Nandakumar never envisioned a career as a sports analyst

Namita Nandakumar grew up in southern New Jersey with a passion for sports. That just comes with the territory when you live in the orbit of Philadelphia…

Photo by Christopher Mast

Danny O’Neil

Must List: Feb. 22-28

Must List: Feb. 22-28

A civil rights icon, a poet laureate, and a luchadora

As the sun shines and the dirt flowers bloom, get ready for a fun week ahead…

Seattle Mag

Reaching New Heights 

Reaching New Heights 

Scaling walls and overcoming fears of indoor climbing 

As I walk into the Momentum Climbing Gym in SoDo, I’m nervous. I look around and think to myself, “Where are the ropes and harnesses?”

Stephanie Russell

Echoes & Sounds

Echoes & Sounds

Seattle institution KEXP has recently launched ambitious new programs highlighting unique Indigenous and Asian music…

Seattle Mag

Most Influential, Arts: Christina Scheppelmann

Most Influential, Arts: Christina Scheppelmann

General director, Seattle Opera

On November 22, 1981, a teenage Christina Scheppelmann saw Don Carlo in Hamburg, Germany. The five-act opera, which Scheppelmann called an “incredibly monumental, relevant piece of music,” displayed the life and conflicts of a fictional 16th-century European prince. From then on, she was in love. “(Opera) is incredibly emotional. It’s exciting,” she says. “If you…

Nat Rubio-Licht

Whale Watching is Extremely Popular

Whale Watching is Extremely Popular

New study pinpoints visitors, dollars in Washington state

A study for the Pacific Whale Watch Association by Martin Associates finds that whale watching expeditions in Washington state create $119.1 million in economic value and support 1,125 jobs…

Rob Smith

Most Influential, Business: Marques Warren

Most Influential, Business: Marques Warren

Entrepreneur

The solution-minded Warren founded Cougar Mountain Financial, a lender specializing in loans to women and minority-owned businesses at airports. So far, he has financed restaurants at a food court at Los Angeles International Airport, and several retailers at San Francisco International Airport…

Photo by Danielle Barnum

Chris S. Nishiwaki

Most Influential, Education: Sheila Edwards Lange

Most Influential, Education: Sheila Edwards Lange

Educator

When Dr. Sheila Edwards Lange was appointed chancellor of the University of Washington Tacoma in the fall of 2021, she became the highest-ranking Black administrator in the UW system.

Photo by Ryan Moriarty/UW Tacoma

Chris S. Nishiwaki

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