The New Old Age

Here in Seattle, new models for senior lifestyles abound, rejecting the outdated institutional vibe and revitalizing retirement living. The options are endless, the fit is individual, and everyone we talked to agrees it’s best to start the search early. Here is Senior Housing 101 to get you started.

By Kristin Cordova

The Movie Seattle Saved

Thirty years ago, The Stunt Man was gathering dust in a vault. Its producers hated it and no studio would touch it. Then Seattle audiences made it the star of one of Hollywood’s greatest underdog stories.

By Matthew Halverson

Why Is This Chimp Smiling?

Seven apes arrived last year in Cle Elum at the Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest. They’d been used up by medical science and the entertainment industry—and left to rot in tiny cages. Then one man, Keith LaChappelle, showed them the depths of human kindness.

By James Ross Gardner

Letters to the Editor

Letters about previous articles from the Seattle metropolitan community.

Green Christmas

Seattle’s most festive street, Candy Cane Lane in Ravenna, cuts the watts.

The Perfect Party

This month’s party guests: Amber Lancster, David Fleming, Richard Price, Mike Gillis, Stephanie Hervey, Bob Saget, Grace Crunican, and Steve Wiecking.

Under Pressure

The King County health department is cracking down on sous-vide cooking. Chef Jason Wilson of Crush already has his head above water.

By Jessica Voelker

Nissan Sockets It to Seattle

Nissan’s first all-electric car gets a test drive in the Emerald City.

By Karen Quinn

Show Us Your Booze!

A team led by Gig Harbor residents Pat Finley and Dan Wachtler break pub crawl records.

By Calise Cardenas

Logging Off

The nation’s first Internet rehab center, ReStart, is in Seattle, the nation’s web mecca.

By Karen Quinn

Entrepreneur of the Month

ChefStack makes pancakes—lots of them. Try 200 in an hour.

By Karen Quinn

Nerd for Life

Rainn Wilson, star of NBC’s The Office, speaking to students at the University of Washington

Crash Test Smarties

A partnership with Lamborghini, an Italian sports car maker, launches fast times at UW engineering.

By Karen Quinn

Eat, Drink, Buy Merry

Giving sweet nothings and savory treats? Schlepping to a last-minute potluck? These five shops stock edible gifts for the holidays.

By Laura Cassidy

Good Cheer

Piggy banks, polar bear hats, dog mittens, and more: playful gifts for kids of all ages—and less than $45.

By Laura Cassidy

The Final Straw

How naive investors aided the biggest mortgage scam in Washington state history. Plus, Sound Transit’s Central Link light-rail line expansion to Sea-Tac Airport makes Columbia City/Beacon Hill a hot neighborhood.

By Matthew Halverson

Screen Player

Mark Vrieling, who launched ScreenPlay in 1990, streams video to thousands of stores. And he’s not done yet.

By Manny Frishberg

Dinner Plans

Architect Tom Kundig and chef William Belickis pair up to make MistralKitchen—from scratch.

By Jessica Voelker

Holiday Spirit

Consider these two approaches to making eggnog: the old family recipe that ferments in the garage, and a contemporary recipe from Kathy Casey.

By Jess Thomson

Grill of My Dreams

John Howie stakes out a niche at the Bravern for the fourth steak house in Bellevue.

By Kathryn Robinson

Do-Goodie Foodies

When is it selfless to go out to eat? When the restaurant is renowned for giving back. ’Tis the season, diners!

By Kathryn Robinson

Truthiness

In the Akira Kurosawa-Toshiro Mifune movie Rashomon, four witnesses offer four differing accounts to tell the story of a man murdered and his wife raped by a bandit.

Edited by Laura Dannen

Red Hot

Seattle’s John Myhre dissects his design work in the new movie Nine starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Nicole Kidman, and Penélope Cruz.

By Matthew Halverson

A Germaphobe Is Born

Swine flue has a newly paranoid germophobe pondering, What’s worse: pandemic or fear of pandemic?

By Kathryn Robinson

I Spy

Watch these video samples from movies filmed in our hometown and see if you can spot the locations.

Party Pics

Snapshots from recent community events.