Seattle is justifiably famous for its coffee, but that fame is bundled up with a specific era of coffee. When people think of Seattle coffee they think Starbucks and Espresso Vivace popularizing espresso, they think dark roasts, coffee shops...
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Some animals arrive with broken bones or other medical needs. Others carry wounds that can’t be seen: fear, neglect, or trauma in need of healing. And then there are the dogs who...
My house is full of plants, enough that I’ve lost count. Houseplants have the same suspicious math as tattoos: One is rarely the final number. I propagate cuttings in jars of water, regularly rearrange corners of the house in...
There’s nothing quite like finding an edible mushroom in the forest with a five-year-old. The excitement and pride my son displayed when we found chicken of the woods were contagious, and after battering and frying the mushrooms, our wonderful...
There’s a point in summer when the family starts to fray a little. Camps have come and gone, and the novelty of popsicles for lunch has worn off. Everyone wants something fun to do, but nobody needs a major...
Every so often, a city reveals its personality in the smallest and most delightful of ways.
In Seattle, that might just be a baseball game … with dogs!
The Seattle Mariners host “Bark at the Park” several times each season at...
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Really, is there anything else worth talking about right now? Jimothy has been in the collective consciousness for a little more than two weeks now, and I—along with most everyone I know, the entire city, half of...
You shouldn’t have to fear for your life when you go to a food festival. It’s something that shouldn’t even have to be said, but I’m writing it now with a pit in my stomach. Following the shooting at...
Through the years, Earth, Wind & Fire drummer Ralph Johnson has stepped onstage in Seattle more times than he can count, but it was far from love at first sight. “I was born and raised in Los Angeles, so we...
From the outside, Circle Wellness does not look like a spa. It looks like the sort of large black structure you might hesitate to enter without first texting someone your coordinates. I arrived at its Vancouver, B.C., location on...
