From umbrellas to whiskey, Seattle-based companies have something for everyone.
Go local and support your local entrepreneurs! Seattle is distinguished by successful homegrown businesses — and many of them have just what you need for the holiday season.
Your guide to Seattle’s first annual small press fest.
It should come as no surprise that in 2011, Seattle was dubbed the second most literate city in the nation. Our city is abundant in local bookstores and public libraries, and we Seattleites are known to nerd out with Kindles in coffee shops, cart around worn copies of Danielle Steel novels and catch up on some of Allen Ginsberg’s poetry on the Light Rail.
Chef Celinda Norton reinvents a coastal Italian classic.
The Restaurant: “We don’t have any specials tonight because you are looking at our ‘fresh sheet,’” Lindsey Norton quipped about the menu I was poring over at Cafe Parco, Madison Park’s latest addition.
Year after year, ski season kicks off with a breathtaking new warren miller film.
Seattle is a city full of seasonal reminders. Starbucks’ Pumpkin Spiced Lattes hint that fall has arrived, and as the Mariners report to Arizona for spring training, clear skies and warmer weather are on the way. When a Warren Miller film comes to town, Seattle’s winter sports fanatics know that ski season is right around the corner.
A cult favorite of the fragrance world unveils its flagship store.
Anthousa (Greek for ‘the perfect bloom’) is proud to announce the opening of its flagship store in South Lake Union on Tuesday, Nov. 8. Until now, the luxury line of home fragrances was only available at Nieman Marcus, Barneys and Saks Fifth Avenue, as well as a number of worldwide specialty stores.
Start the festive season at Whole Foods with this health-conscious tasting event.
On Thursday, Nov. 10, Whole Foods would like to give thanks to the sense of taste. From 5 to 8 p.m., all five Whole Foods locations in the Seattle area will host a public tasting event to showcase many, many reasons to be gracious this holiday season.
This month, Seattle campuses host first-rate performances.
“Twelve Angry Women”
Seattle Pacific University presents “Twelve Angry Women” — a gender-swapping twist on Reginald Rose’s classic play, “Twelve Angry Men” — for two weekends this month on the James Leon Chapman Stage.
A festive celebration of Seattle’s most eclectic community.
What do you get when you take the vibrant, quirky art scene of the Capitol Hill neighborhood, throw in some local color and top it off with wine and cupcakes? The answer, of course, is Blitz Capitol Hill, the most inspired art walk you’re likely to find in the city.
Support Theatre Off Jackson at one of the most eclectic fundraisers of the year.
On Wednesday, Nov. 9, theater-lovers will get the chance to give back to their favorite creative medium. All Seattleites are invited to the 2011 Puu Puu Party, an annual auction event that benefits Theatre Off Jackson (TOJ), located in the International District.
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