Features

BEST PLACES TO LIVE
Choosing a place to live is all about finding the best fit, and our city’s got infinite options. We’ve identified 10 up-and-coming neighborhoods and crunched a bunch of numbers for the whole metropolitan area so you can shop for a new home or size up the one you’re in now. Plus, a buyer’s guide to 53 of the newest condominiums on the market.
by Carolyn McConnell, Rose Pike, and Lia Steakley; photography by Charles Peterson

The Shape of Spring Fashion
Try on the newest silhouettes of the season with trapeze tunics and mini dresses, fitted blazers and slim jeans, all laced with fresh textures and a dash of dots and stripes.
photography by Rafael Astorga

Snowbound
Five days before Thanksgiving, Daryl Jané drove to Mount Adams on a spiritual search. Then the blizzards hit. Instead of enlightenment, he found the will to survive.
by Jim Gullo, illustration by David Hollenbach

The Circle Game
Choreographer Mary Sheldon Scott makes a dance full of circles, and a square or two, for a premiere at McCaw Hall.
by Steve Wiecking, photography by John Keatley

Growing Up Seattle Style
A year-by-year activity guide to help parents raise a Seattle kid, from age one to age 18.
by John Ferensen, photography by Charlie Schuck

Departments

Mudroom
A recipe for fame from kitchen bloggers, an M’s pitcher puts poetry in motion, and a ship comes in at Tacoma Art Museum. Plus, a visit with solo showman Mike Daisey.

Snapshots
Bidding on a lively trio of auctions: Washington Wines, the Children’s Museum, and Artist Trust.

Spree
April flowers induce a case of spring fever.
by Laura Cassidy and Alvin Stillwell

Cornershop
The designers at R.E.Load have style in the bag-the messenger bag.
by Laura Cassidy

Rainmakers
Burt Hamner makes waves by capturing energy from the tides.
by Eric Scigliano

Past Lives
The city’s zero-tolerance policy on jaywalking seeks to keep scofflaws in the crosswalk.
by Ross Anderson

SeaTown Diary
My lost friend, MySpace, my fellow travelers.
by Laura Cassidy

Urban Brawl
Who’s the fairest of them all when it comes to fair-trade coffee?
by Francesca Lyman

Weekend Pass
An intrepid traveler gives Victoria, BC, the pinky finger.
by James Ross Gardner

Get Out
Parkour practitioners turn the cityscape into a playground.
by Courtney Nash

Habitat
A team of new home owners band together to complete their home improvement projects.
by Ella Dillon

Dig
Five Dutch boys succumb to tulip mania in the Skagit Valley.
by David Laskin

Dish
The ducks that lay the golden eggs live on Vashon Island.
by Laura Cassidy

Last Look
Best spaces to live, for people on the go-claustrophobes need not apply.

City Guides

Dining Out
High rollers feel right at home when they visit Coupage. Plus reviews of more than 80 top Seattle restaurants.
by Kathryn Robinson

On the Town
Edward Scissorhands makes the kindest cuts of all.

THE GREEN ROOM
The best in arts and entertainment, and writer Jonathan Lethem plays with pop culture.
edited by Steve Wiecking