Our critic cherishes her lovely, quiet Queen Anne neighborhood, but the food leaves something to be desired. This Mediterranean restaurant isn’t helping matters.
4/20 is like Marijuana Mardi Gras or Cannabis Christmas. It’s fantastic. Aside from the getting-high part, our columnist likes that we as a city set aside a day every year to celebrate this 30-million-year-old plant.
The Neighborhood Safety Alliance is growing in influence. But will it be driven by fear or love, pull the city up or down in its prolonged quest to move transient crime out of Seattle’s neighborhoods?
“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled metaphors yearning to breathe free.”
From fencing to 3-D animation, there are a lot of options for Seattle-area kids this summer.
Fainting Room Collective’s Triple-Six 7-Inch Box Set features records from Haunted Horses, Bali Girls, Stickers, He Whose Ox Is Gored, The Family Curse, and Transmissionary.
Fool me once …
A recent study suggests that only 35 percent of children in King County can tell time on an analog clock. Like other arguably antiquated abilities such as writing in cursive, telling time though on an analog clock seems to have been lost in the digital age.
We hit the streets with camera in hand to capture some of the beautiful faces of Mariners fandom, and asked them what their hopes for the season were.
People drift in and out, chat, or meditate, and you might see someone popping a melatonin or asking if the bar has tea.
“If those bad practices are in fact in Seattle, we as well would like to know about them, because we don’t know if they exist,” said Pamela Hinckley of Tom Douglas Restaurants—after saying to the Council that the company’s scheduling policies vary from restaurant to restaurant, and that some company employees receive one week’s notice of their schedules.
Asked if he thought SHARE was playing politics with the closure of shelters for the needy, a city official was unequivocal. “I do,” he says. “It’s directly connected to a request they’re making to the county [for money].”
April 1 marked the first anniversary of Seattle’s minimum-wage and wage-theft ordinances; both officially took effect on April 1, 2015, and as of January 1, the minimum wage jumped to $13 an hour for employees of large companies. In December, the City Council passed a suite of extra worker protections and employer penalties, including making wage-theft victims eligible for receiving three times what is owed them.
While each regulation carries its own nuances that should not be overlooked, as a whole these laws have sent a clear and important message to those on the lowest rungs of our economic ladder: You matter.
From Taiwanese rappers to boozy classical music, all the best things to do this week.
Emerald City Comicon’s corporate takeover inspired local creators to start their own Seattle-centric event as an antidote—the result is a who’s-who of the city’s booming scene.
Despite the clumsiness, the film casts a spell. Its jazz rhythm has something to do with this.
Why can’t we just allow public cannabis consumption in the way we allow alcohol consumption—namely, being able to imbibe at cafes, clubs, and restaurants?
The model of service most servers and bartenders are taught treats “no” as a last resort. But sometimes there is no other choice.
Leschi now has a restaurant that captures its natural beauty and charm, but the people in the neighborhood are likely to beat you to a table.
