95 Neighborhood Profiles

95 Neighborhood Profiles <p>What’s the best neighborhood for you? To help you navigate Seattle’s real estate market, we scoped out the deals and hot spots in and out of the city, the folks shaping our communities, and changes the coming years will bring. And we got the low-down on your current (and future) neighbors—from their pets to their politics to the cars they drive. Next, a Lynnwood woman struggles with the urban development of her diverse, cosmopolitan community incubating among affordable ramblers, modest shopping strips, and remnant forests. Tess Gallagher, the widow of acclaimed Northwest writer Raymond Carver, draws fire from the New York publishing establishment for her plans to publish early drafts of her late husband’s beloved short stories. Plus: Outdoor Dining Guide; a trip to Spokane (yes, that Spokane); and a chat with the radio censorship guru himself, Dr. Demento.</p>

In this issue:

Arts & Culture

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A Not-So-Motley Crew

The daughter of champions learns to row her own race.

01/03/2009 By Erin Pursell

PASSING THROUGH

Listen to this man—Or we kill a puppy

Dr. Demento’s reign of syndicated radio terror started in Seattle.

01/03/2009 By James Ross Gardner

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Screen Test Tube

Two hundred and forty words about Amy Walker’s two and a half minutes of fame.

01/03/2009 By Lee Fehrenbacher

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Fly Boy Toys

01/03/2009 By Sarah Anderson

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Regarding Tess

When Tess Gallagher, the widow of acclaimed Northwest writer Raymond Carver, planned to publish early drafts of her late husband’s beloved short stories, the outcry from the New York publishing establishment was loud and rancorous.

01/03/2009 By Claire Dederer

Eat & Drink

INTRODUCING…

Slim’s Last Chance Chili Shack

01/03/2009 By Kathryn Robinson

Neighborhood Hot Spot

Zayda Buddy’s Pizza and Bar

01/03/2009 By Kathryn Robinson

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Seattle Alfresco

45 ways to hit the deck—and the dock, the courtyard, and the sidewalk just in time for outdoor dining season.

01/03/2009 By Kathryn Robinson With Jena Vuylsteke

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Mr. Green Beans

How Seattle and the shock of slave labor gave birth to Theo Chocolate.

01/03/2009 By Eric Scigliano

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Taste of Their Own Medicine

Erstwhile pharmacists mix it up in Walla Walla’s vineyards.

01/03/2009 By Christina Kelly

Editor's Note

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A Note from the Editor

Our Neighborhoods, Ourselves

01/03/2009 By Katherine Koberg

Home & Real Estate

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95 Neighborhoods by the Numbers

01/03/2009 By Stefan Durham With Christopher Werner and Lee Fehrenbacher

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Where to Live Now

01/03/2009 By Stefan Durham, Roger Brooks, Ashley Griffin, and Carolyn McConnell

Gardening

The Bee’s Knees

Attracting pollinators to your garden bears fruit come fall.

01/03/2009 By Marty Wingate

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The House Next Door

When a Capitol Hill family needed room to grow, they didn’t look far.

01/03/2009 By Roger Brooks

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Suburban Like Me

01/03/2009 By Juliette Guilbert

ALTERNATIVE HOUSING

Common Ground

Cohousing projects bring residents together, brisk resales.

01/03/2009 By Ashley Griffin

Inbox

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Mail from the Metro

Letters to Seattle Met

01/03/2009

News & City Life

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Lay Down Tracks (or) Boost the Buses?

Trolley backers claim more streetcars will convert transit haters and spur development. But buses are cheaper, and Seattleites are already flocking to them.

01/03/2009 By Eric Scigliano

Style & Shopping

Style Counsel

Top Model

Questions for Terri Morgan, founder and director TCM Models and Talent.

01/03/2009 By Laura Cassidy

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World-Class Gifts

Go exotic, go quixotic, go all-the-rage, or go fair-trade, just be sure you go to these five globally sourced gift shops next time you’re feeling generous.

01/03/2009 By Rachelle Robinett

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Petal Pushers

It's May Day every day, as new flower-power patterns blossom around town.

01/03/2009 By Laura Cassidy

Travel & Outdoors

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Shrimping in the Hood

Spot shrimping in Hood Canal isn’t glamorous, but there’s nothing like trapping your own dinner.

01/03/2009 By Maria Dolan

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The Fourth Best City in the Northwest

This ain’t your granddad’s Spokane.

01/03/2009 By Jim Gullo