26 Perfect Saturdays

26 Perfect Saturdays <p>When the weekend rolls around, it seems there&rsquo;s nothing to do&mdash;or too much to do. That&rsquo;s where we come in. We&rsquo;ve planned out <a href="../../../arts-and-entertainment/articles/entertainment-saturdays-0911/"><strong>a year&rsquo;s worth of memorable days</strong></a> &mdash;urban explorations, out-of-bounds adventures, and relaxed, cultural happenings of the very Seattle kind. Plus: On the 10th anniversary of the <span class="caps">WTO</span> conference, the people most closely involved <a href="../../../issues/archives/articles/wto-tenth-anniversary-1109/"><strong>tell what really happened</strong></a>. And, <a href="issues/archives/articles/traffic-0911/"><strong>Beat the Traffic!</strong></a>. How to save time, money&mdash;and get where you&rsquo;re going on foot, by car, bike, train, or bus.</p>

In this issue:

Arts & Culture

The Mudroom

The Perfect Party

Here’s who we’d invite if we could entertain this month’s most interesting visitors, locals, and newsmakers.

10/21/2009

Back Fence

They’ll Always Be With Us…

But do they have to be this close? One church’s struggle with hosting a homeless encampment.

10/21/2009 By Kathryn Robinson

On The Town

Bloody Good Music

10/19/2009 By Steve Wiecking

On the Town

Beautiful Creature Feature

Green Porno brings out the animal in Isabella Rossellini.

10/19/2009 By Steve Wiecking

Article

Checked Out

Seattle Public Library closed for a week this summer. Here’s why you should give a shhhh.

10/19/2009

Article

26 Perfect Saturdays

We’ve planned out a year’s worth of memorable days—urban explorations, out-of-bounds adventures, and relaxed, cultural happenings of the very Seattle kind.

10/19/2009 With Steve Wiecking, James Ross Gardner, Jessica Voelker, Christopher Werner, Karen Quinn, Rachel Solomon, Nick Feldman, Kristin Cordova, and Parisa Sadrzadeh By Laura Cassidy

Eat & Drink

Article

Secret Service

Speakeasy-style bar owners find hush-hush brings big buzz.

10/23/2009 By Jessica Voelker

Passing Through

Ruthie in Wonderland

The feast may be over, but Gourmet’s erstwhile chief will dish again.

10/20/2009 By Jessica Voelker

Article

Chocolate for Dinner

Main course or dessert: When it comes to chocolate, Seattle’s eating it up.

10/19/2009 By Jess Thomson

Occasions

Crab Season

10/19/2009

Article

To Be or Not to Bistro

The Francophiles are storming Bastille, but do they come for the food?

10/19/2009 By Kathryn Robinson

Editor's Note

Article

A Note from the Editor

10 Years After

10/20/2009 By Katherine Koberg

Home & Real Estate

Article

Our House

Tara Graham bought Grace Schlitt’s home in Madrona, and found she fit right in.

10/20/2009 With Rachel Solomon

Inbox

Article

Letters to the Editor

10/20/2009

News & City Life

Article

Will Work for Quote

Tim Burgess wants to curb pushy panhandlers—but doesn’t want to comment.

10/21/2009 By Karen Quinn

Article

Nate Expectations

Headlines from the Future

10/20/2009 By Matthew Halverson

Article

The Secret Life of Trash

One Robot’s Journey to the Center of Seattle’s Garbage Universe

10/20/2009 By Rachel Solomon

Feature

Great Racers

Six commuters, five very different modes of travel

10/20/2009 By Eric Scigliano, Rachel Solomon, Connor Guy, Kelly Miller, Orin O'Neill, and Richard Pauli

Style & Shopping

Article

Dress Codes

Navigate November with watery earth tones and new neutrals.

10/23/2009 By Laura Cassidy

Article

What’s Cooking?

Stock your kitchen arsenal before company comes calling.

10/20/2009 By Paul Fontana

Travel & Outdoors

Article

I Said, Arrrruhhhooo!

Orcas turn up the volume.

10/20/2009 By Karen Quinn

Travel Tips

How To Beat Seattle Traffic!

We sleep at home and work at the office. But we live on the road—in our cars and buses and trains, on our bikes or feet or scooters or skateboards. Read how you can beat the traffic, avoid it, or live with it—whatever you ride or drive.

10/19/2009 By Eric Scigliano and Connor Guy With Alex Girma and Rachel Solomon

Web Exclusives

Article

Put a Brake on It

Seattle’s red light cameras.

10/27/2009

Article

Snapshots

Pictures from community benefits and charity events.

10/27/2009

Web Exclusive

Sweet Dreams

Tempted by a city stay over? Scope out images of Seattle newest hotels.

10/22/2009