14 Hottest Companies

14 Hottest Companies <p>Ramp up your r&eacute;sum&eacute;s, Seattle. We profile 14 innovative businesses that are reinventing the working world with sweet perks, inspired workspaces, inclusive management styles, family-friendly policies, and visionary bosses&mdash;and, they&rsquo;re hiring! Also in this issue, read about a horticultural whodunit at Capitol Hill&rsquo;s Volunteer Park Conservatory, and, just in time for spring, go behind the gates of three very different Seattle gardens to glean the gardeners&rsquo; inspiration and top plant picks. Next, actor-singer Nick Garrison transcends the fringe for the main stage in the 5th Avenue&rsquo;s production of <em>Cabaret</em>. Plus: a chat about osteoporosis with actor Sally Field (she really, really doesn&rsquo;t like it); and bold fashions for the new season.</p>

In this issue:

Arts & Culture

Article

Out of Africa

Mama Maria Kenya’s Third Annual Benefit Auction

01/12/2009

Article

The Boys Back Home

Stop-Loss director Kimberly Peirce soldiers on with our returning men in uniform.

01/04/2009 By Steve Wiecking

Article

Once Upon a Time

Questions for indie folk singer Jamie Spiess.

01/04/2009 By Laura Cassidy

Article

Arch Revival

01/04/2009 By Sarah Anderson

Article

Mr. Personalities

Actor Nick Garrison finds his own voice and discovers that life is a Cabaret.

01/04/2009 By Steve Wiecking

Eat & Drink

Article

How to Name a Restaurant

At How to Cook a Wolf, Ethan Stowell delivers simple plates, simply.

01/05/2009 By Kathryn Robinson

SCENE

Teatro Zinzanni

01/04/2009 By Kathryn Robinson

JOINT

Pam’s Kitchen

01/04/2009

NEIGHBORHOOD HOT SPOT

Boom Noodle

01/04/2009 By Kathryn Robinson

Article

Garlic Goes Green

The stinking rose sprouts a fresh look (and taste) for spring.

01/04/2009 By Jess Thomson

Article

Day Sippers

With six wineries now on Bainbridge, a full day’s tasting is just a ferry ride away.

01/04/2009 By Tristan Baurick

Article

A Tear in Your Beer

How Seattle can cope with the international hops crisis.

01/04/2009 By Sarah Anderson

Editor's Note

Article

A Note from the Editor

Flower Power

01/04/2009

Health & Wellness

PASSINGTHROUGH

Rally with Sally

Sally Field has good bone structure.

01/04/2009 By Steve Wiecking

Home & Real Estate

Article

The Lost Slipper

In 2004, a top Seattle gardener acquired one of the most breathtaking orchid specimens she had ever seen. But at the Volunteer Park Conservatory—a magnet for plant thieves—this orchid never stood a chance.

01/04/2009 By Roger Brooks

Article

Light House

A Madison Park family tosses aside its traditional roots to create a modern home that glows.

01/04/2009 By Naomi Zeitlin

Gardening 2008

Earth Movers

Thanks to our area’s climate (and microclimates), we can be the gardeners we’ve always wanted to be.

01/04/2009 By Marty Wingate

Article

Looking for Closure

01/04/2009 By Laura Peach

Inbox

Article

Mail from the Metro

Letters to Seattle Met

01/04/2009

News & City Life

Article

Clear the Camps (or) Let Sleeping Bags Lie?

Seattle has a new playbook for clearing out squatter camps, but critics say it’s inhumane and leaves the homeless nowhere to go.

01/04/2009 By James Ross Gardner

Article

Sonic Youth

NBA rookie Kevin Durant needs to see more of Seattle—before it’s too late.

01/04/2009 By Jim Gullo

Style & Shopping

Article

What a Turn On

Let there be light: Shop for retro, rebuilt, and brand-new lighting designs.

01/04/2009 By Laura Cassidy

SPRING FASHION

Dress Code

Whether you go long, short, vivid, neutral, soft, or loud, it’s all about the dress this season.

01/04/2009

Article

Make a Break for It

Catch the sunshine if you can, and coax it along with sunny colors.

01/04/2009 By Kate Caplis

Travel & Outdoors

Article

Island Bound

See the secret side of the San Juans by sailboat.

01/04/2009 By Lia Steakley Dicker