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Space Needle

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2012

    Overkill: Seattle's 50-Year World's Fair Anniversary

    Had enough? Obviously our two monthly magazines haven't. Same sort of stories, same Space Needle -- same month (February 2012). ​ ​ Follow The Daily Weekly on Facebook and Twitter.

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2011

    The 5 Point Offers Christmas Eve and Day Dinner, Plus a Free (!) NYE Party

    ​If you're looking to avoid family drama this holiday season (we don't judge), The 5 Point is open all day and night Christmas Eve and Day. You can enjoy a multi-course meal featuring your choice of pineapple glazed ham ($18) or slow-roasted prime rib ($20) that comes with dessert. The beloved ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2011

    Today Reverb Recommends You See Nirvana & Soundgarden at EMP

    ​Back in 1996, Doug Pray's raucous, lively grunge documentary Hype! won the Golden Space Needle Award at SIFF. Fifteen years later, we can appreciate that moment as a pinnacle in Seattle music history. Many of the local bands portrayed--Nirvana, the Gits, 7 Year Bitch--are gone. Some persist ( ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 22, 2011

    Hype!

    ​Back in 1996, Doug Pray's raucous, lively grunge documentary Hype! won the Golden Space Needle Award at SIFF. Fifteen years later, we can appreciate that moment as a pinnacle in Seattle music history. Many of the local bands portrayed--Nirvana, the Gits, 7 Year Bitch--are gone. Some persist ( ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2011

    Pride Flag to Fly on Space Needle After All

    ​After first saying they wouldn't fly the rainbow flag during Pride Weekend, then saying it would only be flown if people raised $50,000 for charity, representatives for the Space Needle Corporation have finally changed their tune completely.

  • Food

    June 8, 2011

    Bright Lights, Sky City

    The Space Needle's rotating restaurant has never been about food.

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2011

    Knute Berger, Former Seattle Weekly Editor, Named Space Needle's "Writer-in-Residence"

    ​Despite his long career in print journalism, former Seattle Weekly Editor-in-Chief Knute "Skip" Berger has thus far refrained from leaping off a tall building to his death. We'll see if that streak continues now that's he's been named the Space Needle's official "Writer-in-Residence."

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2011

    Seattle Space Needle "Smoke" Inspires Brief Online Freak-Out

    ​Relax, folks. The white plume of smoke coming out of the top of the Space Needle is apparently nothing to worry about.

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2010

    Glass Museum Honoring Living Legend Dale Chihuly Approved for Seattle Center

    ​A plan to build a glass museum honoring Dale Chihuly, a living national treasure renowned throughout the world for the searing genius of his incredibly beautiful creations, has been approved. In a press conference this morning, Mayor Mike McGinn announced that the proposed Chihuly Exhibition ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2010

    Eat Like A Local: On the Ground With Tyler the Intern

    ​There comes a point in every transplant's life when he stops being a total tourist in his own new town and, for better or worse, is turned to as a local, a source, an expert. It could be the first time they are asked for directions rather than asking themselves. It could be the moment that t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2010

    Why Would a Man Climb a 600-Foot TV Tower?

    ​"Because it was there," says the P-I. Other theories for why the 53-year-old guy in the red shirt scaled KIRO's 600-foot tower in Queen Anne -- a couple feet taller than the Space Needle; impressive! -- include a lack of medication or a large amount of booze. After the jump, check out the vid ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2010

    Jeff Maxfield, Sky City Chef, Not Afraid To Admit He Eats Top Ramen

    Photo by Leslie KellyJeff Maxfield has infused Northwest ingredients into Sky City's menu.​Jeff Maxfield, Sky City chef at the Space Needle, has been back in his old stomping grounds since 2008, seasoned after opening three restaurants in Arizona. He's changed the focus of the menu, bringing i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2010

    Space Needle chef's ambitions are Sky High

    Photo by Leslie KellyJeff Maxfield occasionally jumps in and helps on the line at Sky City.​Sky City, the restaurant at the Space Needle, has long had the rep of being super expensive with sucky food. But when was the last time you ate there? Executive chef Jeff Maxfield has done a masterful j ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 9, 2010

    SIFF 2010 Encore Screenings

    Photo by Leslie KellyJeff Maxfield occasionally jumps in and helps on the line at Sky City.​Sky City, the restaurant at the Space Needle, has long had the rep of being super expensive with sucky food. But when was the last time you ate there? Executive chef Jeff Maxfield has done a masterful j ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2010

    Spaceman Releases New Mixtape Titled "Greetings Earthlings"

    ​I'm an unabashed Spaceman fan. Besides being one of the top live performers in the city in any genre, he's also one of the most ferociously gifted MCs, both in terms of his writing and his delivery--a rare combo. So when I saw the title of his new mixtape, Greetings Earthlings, I felt sorta d ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 17, 2010

    Whirligig!

    ​I'm an unabashed Spaceman fan. Besides being one of the top live performers in the city in any genre, he's also one of the most ferociously gifted MCs, both in terms of his writing and his delivery--a rare combo. So when I saw the title of his new mixtape, Greetings Earthlings, I felt sorta d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2010

    Microsoft's Bing Maps Gets Awesome Streetside Photos

    Because they so often try and fail, it's fun to report when Microsoft pulls off something really cool. Check out Bing Maps new Streetside Photos app in the video above. It's like the old maps. Except upgraded with the all Flickr photos in the public domain. So if you want to see what the Space Ne ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2009

    Zombies and Punk Rock Go Together Like Chocolate and Peanut Butter

    ​It's almost Halloween. You know what that means: zombie walks. Actually, I'm surprised there aren't more zombie walks scheduled this month. Maybe it's because these convergences of the un-undead are now commonplace in all seasons. However, this one's actually taking place in the appropriate s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2009

    R-71ers Still Signin' Good in the Neighborhood, But Not For Long?

    ​Perhaps there is hope after all. The Secretary of State's office kept counting signatures on R-71 petitions yesterday--the petitions to put on the ballot a measure that would roll back gay partnership rights (driven by the "areas [where] you can't see the Space Needle")--and the error rate re ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2009

    The Winners at SIFF

    The 35th edition of the Seattle International Film Festival concluded on Sunday with two sets of awards. First are the popular awards, the tally of torn-up cards left at the end of each screening by some 60,000 SIFF goers. The Golden Space Needle went to Black Dynamite, a fairly deadpan, consistentl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2009

    Microsoft Takes on Wii, Will Take Over Space Needle

    The Wii is on notice: Yesterday, with the help of Steven Spielberg and the two surviving Beatles, Microsoft unveiled a device for the Xbox that allows one to play without a controller. Instead, the Project Natal (yeah, that's the name) uses a camera, voice recognition software, and infrared technolo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2009

    But What About the PI Globe?

    The vultures are circling. With the Post Intelligencer on the auction block, speculators are bandying about ideas over how daily news in Seattle will change over the next few months. But Steve Hall, president of wristbandfactory.com, isn't concerned about the earning ability of the PI's online opera ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2008

    Afternoon Edition: Clean and Somber

    The vultures are circling. With the Post Intelligencer on the auction block, speculators are bandying about ideas over how daily news in Seattle will change over the next few months. But Steve Hall, president of wristbandfactory.com, isn't concerned about the earning ability of the PI's online opera ... More >>

  • News

    January 30, 2008

    Fresh Ground Space Needle

    The needle-shaped grinder gets a second life.

  • Calendar

    December 26, 2007

    New Year’s Eve Slumber Party

    Finally, a babysitter for New Year’s Eve

  • Calendar

    November 14, 2007

    Tastings at the Needle

    Gourmet grub at the top of town

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2007

    $13 Won't Get You Up the Needle

    Gourmet grub at the top of town

  • Food

    March 30, 2005

    The Mars Bar

    Gourmet grub at the top of town

  • Music

    January 12, 2005

    Funhouse

    Gourmet grub at the top of town

  • News

    May 5, 2004

    Letters to the Editor

    "Transit belongs on city streets, not in parks. . . . "

  • Food

    March 3, 2004

    Food Files

    "Transit belongs on city streets, not in parks. . . . "

  • Diversions

    December 17, 2003

    New Years Eve Guide

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  • Diversions

    October 15, 2003

    Turf: Urban Living

    Readers' Picks

  • News

    April 16, 2003

    Rooting for Routes

    Readers' Picks

  • News

    July 24, 2002

    Family Town— Readers' Picks

    Readers' Picks

  • Diversions

    July 3, 2002

    Outdoorsman

    Independent Celebrations

  • Arts

    April 10, 2002

    Fair of the century

    Forty years later, the '62 World's Fair still resonates.

  • News

    November 28, 2001

    Ground Control

    Buying presents for the entire family—at Sea-Tac.

  • News

    September 12, 2001

    Schell's no wuss

    Buying presents for the entire family—at Sea-Tac.

  • Arts

    April 25, 2001

    Dame Edna goes public

    Keeping up appearances with Australia's grandest import.

  • Food

    March 7, 2001

    Sips

    Keeping up appearances with Australia's grandest import.

  • News

    February 28, 2001

    News Clips— Guilt by link

    Keeping up appearances with Australia's grandest import.

  • News

    August 30, 2000

    Moving on

    A choreographer gets her due.

  • News

    July 19, 2000

    ". . . mixing culture and aquaculture, for instance, will help Seattleites become more informed about the world beyond Bellevue and the fast lanes of I-5."

    A choreographer gets her due.

  • News

    July 19, 2000

    Best City Life

    Best of Seattle, 2000

  • News

    June 7, 2000

    How the future looked in 1962 and how it looks now.

    Best of Seattle, 2000

  • News

    May 24, 2000

    Getting high

    Trying to get a perspective on the former Jet City.

  • News

    December 29, 1999

    Beam me up

    The Space Needle's flashy light show gets panned by environmentalists and astronomers.

  • News

    November 24, 1999

    Everything WTO

    The Space Needle's flashy light show gets panned by environmentalists and astronomers.

  • Film

    June 9, 1999

    SIFF Diary

    The Space Needle's flashy light show gets panned by environmentalists and astronomers.

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