6 Perfect Road Trips

6 Perfect Road Trips Six <a href="../../../travel-and-outdoors/articles/road-trips-2012-april-2012/">spring road trips</a>, to Oregon and Alaska and back again. Plus: How <a href="../../../issues/archives/articles/butterworth-mortuarys-exquisite-corpses-april-2012/">E. R. Butterworth</a> revolutionized the funeral business with a full-service mortuary; why fifty years later the <a href="../../../arts-and-entertainment/articles/seattles-iconic-space-needle-april-2012/">Space Needle</a> still works; and a Ballard artist’s home is the ideal setting for <a href="../../../style-and-shopping/articles/the-art-of-spring-fashion-april-2012/">spring fashion</a> ’s graphic patterns, photographic prints, and daring color combinations.

In this issue:

Arts & Culture

Article

Met Picks: Top Things to Do and See in April

Radiohead at KeyArena, David Sedaris at Benaroya Hall, Balagan Theatre stages Spring Awakening, and more.

03/23/2012 Edited by Laura Dannen

Article

Book-It Repertory Theatre Stages The Art of Racing in the Rain

Book-It Repertory Theatre adapts Garth Stein’s best-selling novel The Art of Racing in the Rain.

03/23/2012 By Laura Dannen

Article

Esperanza Spalding Plays the Paramount

Portland-born jazz bassist Esperanza Spalding plays Seattle April 24.

03/23/2012 Edited by Laura Dannen

Article

Dispatches from Seattlemet.com

The best of Seattlemet.com blogs: Nosh Pit, Wear What When, Sauced, and Culture Fiend.

03/23/2012 By Christopher Werner

Article

The Perfect Party

This month’s party guests: Chris Hansen, Debra Prinzing, T.J. Martin, Frieda Sondland, Chone Figgins, and Alexandra Abraham.

03/23/2012 By Allison Williams

Article

Northwest Bookshelf: Trading Manny

Trading Manny: How a Father and Son Learned to Love Baseball Again follows author Jim Gullo as he grapples with the sport’s steroid scandals.

03/23/2012 By Brian Colella

Eat & Drink

Article

Dish Deconstructed: U:Don’s On-Tama Udon

Chef Takanori Kurachi breaks down the on-tama udon at his University District restaurant U:Don.

03/23/2012 By Allecia Vermillion

Article

Artisan Cheese and Local Beer, Together at Last

The brand new Washington Artisan Cheesemakers Festival showcases the complementary nature of beer and cheese.

03/23/2012 By Allecia Vermillion

Article

The Legacy of Le Gourmand

A fond farewell to Ballard restaurant Le Gourmand.

03/23/2012 By Kathryn Robinson

Article

Tweet First, Cook Later

For Seattle restaurateurs, creating an online presence now often comes before buying a stove.

03/23/2012 By Allecia Vermillion

Article

Campagne Reopens as Marché

Pike Place Market restaurant Marché aims younger in look and in price tag.

03/23/2012 By Kathryn Robinson

Article

LloydMartin Brings Sophisticated Noshes to Queen Anne

Anyone who thinks only Capitol Hill gets all the cool new restaurants hasn’t been to LloydMartin on Queen Anne.

03/23/2012 By Kathryn Robinson

Editor's Note

Editor’s Note: April 2012

Entrepreneurial Spirits Haunt Seattle’s Buildings

03/23/2012 By Katherine Koberg

Health & Wellness

Article

Gaming, for Your Health

New findings suggest that video games—particularly action-packed and often violent video games—might be good for you. Or at least good for your eyesight.

03/23/2012 By Amanda Zurita

Home & Real Estate

Article

The Math: Downtown Housing by the Numbers

A breakdown of downtown Seattle housing: numbers of residents, condos, and more.

03/23/2012 Edited by James Ross Gardner

Inbox

Article

Tasty Breakfasts and Beverages, Waterfront Wish List, Great Hair

Letters to Seattle Met.

03/23/2012

News & City Life

Feature

Exquisite Corpses

E. R. Butterworth’s full-service mortuary revolutionized the funeral business. When tuberculosis and diphtheria ravaged the city, that business was good. When one of America’s first female serial killers struck, business got complicated.

03/23/2012 By James Ross Gardner

Article

Public v. Private Education

When it comes to the debate over public versus private high schools, Seattle parents want their kids to have everything. Except privilege.

03/23/2012 By Kathryn Robinson

Article

Puberty Lady Julie Metzger Talks About Sex

What Julie Metzger, co-author of Will Puberty Last My Whole Life?, talks about when she talks about sex.

03/23/2012 By Matthew Halverson

Article

Picnik Crashers

Why did Google kill Picnik, Seattle’s prized picture-editing site?

03/23/2012 By Matthew Halverson

Article

Verbatim: State Representative Maureen Walsh Defends Marriage, for All

Maureen Walsh, just before she broke ranks with her party and became one of only two Republican state representatives to vote in support of Washington’s marriage equality bill, signed into law in February 2012.

03/23/2012

Article

Trade Secrets: Don’t Fear the Tax Man

Tax tips from Madison Park resident Kurt Romischer, professional income tax preparer.

03/23/2012 By Allie Oosta

Article

Would It Work Here? Policing the Police

Robert Gangi founded the Police Reform Organizing Project to expose, address, and correct abusive police practices in NYC. Would a cop watch akin to PROP make a difference in Seattle?

03/23/2012 By Jessie Wesley

Style & Shopping

Article

Geometry-Inspired Accessories for the Home and Office

Geometry-inspired accessories look right at home in tech-savvy Seattle.

03/23/2012 By Jennie Gruss

Article

Spring Fashion 2012

A Ballard artist’s vibrant and eclectic home is the ideal setting for the season’s graphic patterns, photographic prints, and daring color combinations.

03/23/2012 By Laura Cassidy

Travel & Outdoors

Article

Road Trips 2012

The Northwest has the best stretches of blacktop in the world: We can cross mountain passes and trace deserted shoreline, even motor up to the world’s best farm-to-table feast. All it takes is a full tank.

07/27/2012 By Kathryn Robinson, Laura Dannen, and Allison Williams

Article

Golf Getaways

Three golf getaways: Pronghorn Club and Resort  in Bend, Oregon; Little Creek Casino Resort in Shelton, Washington; and Chambers Bay  in Tacoma, Washington.

03/23/2012 By Allison Williams