Beer brewing sagas tend to go something like this: Beer-loving bosom buddies set out on a search to find respite from the nine-to-five drone of everyday life. Armed with half-decent grades in high school chemistry and a “bourgeoning” interest in beer, the aforementioned friends decide to embark upon a brewing journey
Don’t let Urbanata’s company age fool you. Though certainly young and fresh, one would be remiss to pinch her proverbial cheeks and call her “cute,” “naïve,” or “dainty.” Take our word for it: she has more va-va-voom behind those showroom doors than her infant age betrays.
Whether painted orange (or more specifically “Galaxy Gold”) to pay homage to its original paint job in honor of its 50th birthday or rocking the Sonics logo to show support for the team making it to the playoffs, the Space Needle is well-versed in making a splash.
There are three things that Seattleites have come to love in recent years: things that are locally produced, things that are all-natural, and things that are related to soccer. Mix them together, bottle them up, and you get Golazo, the newest sports drink to hit the Pacific Northwest.
“What’s new next?” teased the signs hanging from the windows of the former Earth & Ocean, a restaurant well-known to those in the Pacific Northwest as a staple in the W Seattle Hotel. After a three-month renovation
Don’t be mistaken – there is no ironic, hidden message in this headline. “Gaels” is not an Australian phonetic misspelling and to the delight of the fourth grader inside you, the Seattle Gaels actually host an annual Rock, Paper, Scissors (RPS) tournament.
If you consider the outpouring of cliché Valentine’s Day roses, heart-shaped chocolate boxes, jewelry ads, lingerie commercials, or just all shades of red as exhausting, you have yet to see The Atomic Bombshells combine it all in their cheeky flair.
It’s déjà vu all over again: Superbowl XLVI features an all too-familiar Patriots-Giants matchup at the middle-of-almost-nowhere Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. While Seattleites may not have a hometown team to root for or a West Coast venue to gloat over, South Seattleites have a new local spot to mix things up – to band together and root against the East Coast team of their choosing this Superbowl.
“Beerfest” applauded the stellar brews and drinking prowess of Germans. But on Saturday, February 4, the brewers invite Seattleites to leave their quarters and guzzling mindset at home and replace “das boot” with glasses of some of Washington State’s finest Belgian beers at the Bell Harbor International Conference Center.
Shen Wei – ever heard of him? He’s the guy who once received the MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship; the Chinese-born dancer who the Washington Post hailed as “[o]ne of the greatest artists of our time”. Nothing? Maybe this will ring a bell: Wei was the lead choreographer for the Opening Ceremonies of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Sound familiar, yet?
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