Category Archives: Culture+Society

Wine’ing About: Introducing a Column where We Keep it Flowing

Seattleite’s new bi-weekly column is sure to tempt your wine palate and beyond. Welcome to Wine’ing About, Seattleite’s new wine column. My name is Christie and I’ll be your bi-weekly tour guide as I bring you, dear vino loving reader, the skinny on all things wine. From profiling winemakers, to wine gadgets to places to visit and discover great wines, I’ll unearth it all as I go Wine’ing About. (more…)

Arts+Entertainment By Ian Dinsmore on March 30, 2012

In Technicolor: “Wrath of the Titans”

Release the Boredom! It’s an interesting predicament to write about a movie that elicits no emotional reaction. Wrath of the Titans is that very film. The movie – spawned from a long-line of loud, stupid predecessors – is so paint-by-numbers, so arbitrary in its existence that I can barely drum up enough interest to recall it. Oh, I definitely remember lots of explosions, yelling and brown…strap in. (more…)

Eat+Drink Travel By Jane Yuan on March 28, 2012

What’s Hot: How to experience Vancouver in major style

Live-it-up like a stylin’ Vancouverite in the metropolis up North. As a Seattleite, we appreciate the big city, small town feel of the Emerald City, but every so often we crave just a little more, so we escape to the metropolis up North. A quick two and a half hour drive lands you in the big lights and big city of Vancouver, British Columbia, our glamorous sister city. (more…)

Culture+Society By Kara Tiernan on March 27, 2012

What’s Hot: Fremont Hop Scotch and Ale Festival

Prepare to get your libations on! The Seattle International Film Festival (Siff) took a hint from the Irish, and are ringing in the spring season with an assortment of northwest ales, scotch, and other spirits! Grab your friends and family and help celebrate the beauty of cinema with a little day drinking at the Fremont Hop Scotch & Ale Festival. (more…)

Culture+Society Eat+Drink By Sara Lake on March 27, 2012

Be in the Know: Eat.Run.Hope.

An all-star lineup of Seattle chefs and restaurants come together for a great cause. You may be familiar with Ethan Stowell, local chef and restaurateur, who prides himself on serving fresh, local food at all of his four exquisite locations throughout Seattle. Now get to know Chef Stowell as the philanthropist. (more…)

Culture+Society By Kelly Darrah on March 26, 2012

What’s Hot: Emerald City Comicon

Pop culture and comic lovers unite for the ultimate Seattle geek fest. Local comic lovers likely have been gearing up for this event all year, and now it’s your turn to get excited for Emerald City Comicon! (more…)

Arts+Entertainment By Ian Dinsmore on March 23, 2012

In Technicolor: “The Hunger Games”

May the odds be ever in your favor. First of all, lets put the Twilight comparisons to bed. Where the vampire ‘epic’ was a parade of clichés, pale skin and vampire sparkles The Hunger Games is an artful, honest piece of pulp filmmaking. (more…)