Best Bars

Best Bars We’ve spent the last two years living and breathing the Seattle bar scene. The result: This list of our <a href="../../../eat-and-drink/articles/seattle-best-bars-0311/">25 favorite cocktail bars</a>. Plus: <a href="../../../health-and-fitness/articles/23-reasons-its-great-to-be-a-pet-in-seattle-february-2011/">23 reasons</a> it’s great to be a pet in Seattle; <a href="../../../health-and-fitness/articles/seattle-best-vets-0311/">148 top vets</a> in the Seattle area; and a look at how a game, an actor, and a mentor-driven <a href="../../../arts-and-entertainment/articles/techstars-seattle-giant-thinkwell-raising-uncle-jesse-0311/">startup program</a> helped alter Seattle tech entrepreneurship (and maybe celebrities) forever.

In this issue:

Arts & Culture

Article

Are You Going to Comicon?

The Washington State Convention Center hosts the ninth annual Emerald City Comicon, March 4–6. But don’t reach for the tights until you’ve taken our questionnaire.

02/21/2011 By Matthew Halverson

Article

The Last Ride of Cowboy James

King County Superior Court charging document against 74-year-old James Fogle (the inspiration for Drugstore Cowboy, starring Matt Dillon) for his botched 2010 heist in Redmond.

02/18/2011

Article

The Perfect Party

This month’s party guests: Jacob Appelbaum, Michelle Sexton, Phil Mocek, Chelsie Jorgensen, Cory Fitzner, and Rachel the Pig.

02/15/2011

Article

Seattle Bookshelf

In her memoir The Source of All Things, Tracy Ross lets us ride shotgun as she loses herself in the wilds of Alaska, Colorado, New Mexico, and Seattle, with a stint at Cornish College of the Arts.

02/15/2011

Article

Fantasy Frye-land

The latest avant-garde explosion at the Frye Art Museum is courtesy of Degenerate Art Ensemble, a Seattle-based performance art group that defies definition.

02/15/2011 By Suzanne Beal

Article

The Carnivore’s Dilemma

My daughter’s vegetarianism must be stopped!

02/15/2011 By Kathryn Robinson

Eat & Drink

Article

Best Bars 2011: 15 More Must-Visit Bars

Another 15 favorite Seattle bars, plus the cocktail to try at each one.

02/21/2011

Article

Best Bars 2011: 10 Top Seattle Bars Right Now

The 10 Seattle bars—superbly staffed, welcoming to all—that we think you need to visit right now.

02/21/2011

Article

Occasions: Piety

The next big thing in desserts is pie, and it’s here, and it’s hot, and here’s where to get it: A la Mode Pies, Dahlia Bakery, High 5 Pie, Macrina, Pie, Seattle Pie Company, and Shoofly Pie Co.

02/16/2011 By Kathryn Robinson

Article

Neighborhood Hot Spot: St. Dames

It’s vegetarian (even vegan and/or gluten free), situated in a South End public housing project, and owned by lesbians who renounce high fructose corn syrup. When some comedian creates a TV spoof called Seattleiana, it will undoubtedly be set at St. Dam

02/16/2011 By Kathryn Robinson

Article

A Meaty Love Song

Matt Janke’s downtown restaurant Lecosho is a porkophile’s paradise—and much more.

02/16/2011 By Kathryn Robinson

Article

Holey Smokes

Seattle’s never been known for its bagels. But with Capitol Hill’s new Montreal-style bakery Eltana, that just might change.

02/15/2011 By Jess Thomson

Article

Best Bars 2011

We’ve spent the last two years living and breathing the Seattle bar scene. The result: This list of our 25 favorite Seattle cocktail bars, an introduction to seven of our city’s master drink makers (all of whom happen to be women), and five o

02/14/2011 By Jessica Voelker With Katie Ormsby

Editor's Note

Article

A Note from the Editor

Shaken and Stirred

02/22/2011 By Katherine Koberg

Health & Wellness

Article

23 Reasons It’s Great to Be a Pet in Seattle

Seattle pets eat better, play harder, go more places, and even have better career opportunities than their counterparts just about anywhere else.

02/20/2011 By Matthew Halverson

Article

Would It Work Here? The Indoor Park

Jonathan Daou, inventor and owner of Park Here, drew over 50,000 sun-starved New Yorkers this winter with a 4,500 square-foot, indoor popup park. Would it work here? We ask Seattle Parks and Recreation spokesperson Dewey Potter.

02/16/2011 By Jessica Voelker

Article

Little Missed Sunshine

Just how bummed are we in Rain City? Sustainable Seattle aims to find out. In January the environmental nonprof launched the Happiness Survey, a means to gauge what it calls our Happiness Index.

02/15/2011

Article

Top Vets 2011

The 148 best veterinarians in the Seattle metropolitan region.

02/03/2011 Edited by Ariana Dawes

Home & Real Estate

Article

Trade Secrets: The Window Washer

Mark Brubaker, owner of Northwest Window Maintenance, on how to keep your home and car windows squeaky clean.

02/18/2011 By Clancey Denis

Article

The Yes Man

Brad Harlow let everyone else make the decisions while building his man cave. And he got exactly what he wanted.

02/17/2011 By Matthew Halverson

Inbox

Article

Letters to the Editor

02/21/2011

News & City Life

Article

ZAP!

Are Seattle City Light’s metal streetlight poles a danger to you (and your dog)?

02/18/2011

Article

Spoiling for a Fight

The Ultimate Fighting Championship—an 11-bout throwdown dubbed UFC Fight Night 24—is selling out at KeyArena. Since when did we become a fisticuffs-loving city?

02/16/2011 By Matthew Halverson

Article

Mr. Inappropriate

Who knew? Matthew Inman, the creator of the web comic Oatmeal, doesn’t really like oatmeal.

02/14/2011 By Matthew Halverson

Feature

This Product Will Change Your Life

How a game, an actor, and mentor-driven startup program TechStars helped alter Seattle tech entrepreneurship (and maybe celebrities) forever.

02/01/2011 By James Ross Gardner

Style & Shopping

Article

Mother of Reinvention

Traci Schlosser, personal shopper at University Village women’s store Anthropologie, reinvents her life and style.

02/15/2011 By Laura Cassidy

Article

Hot Spot: Nordstrom

Jimmy Choo founder and creative head  Tamara Mellon visits the downtown Nordstrom on March 2.

02/14/2011

Article

Outstanding in the Field

Stroll SoDo as baseball fever builds and you’ll see hawkers unloading pink Mariners visors. Shop Ebbets Field Flannels, just a half a block north of Qwest Field, sells no such tchotchke.

02/14/2011 By Andrew Matson

Travel & Outdoors

Weekend Getaways

The Fabulous Baker Joys

Mt. Baker holds the world record for snowfall. Weekend ski getaway, anyone?

02/18/2011 By David Laskin

Web Exclusives

Article

Women Behind Bars: The Videos

Behind the bar with six of our city’s master drink makers.

02/23/2011

Article

Neighborhood Bar Crawls: Downtown

Drink your way through downtown bars, including Zig Zag, Il Bistro, and Pink Door.

02/18/2011 By Clancey Denis and Rachel Sturtz

Article

Neighborhood Bar Crawls: First Hill

The Hideout, The Hunt Club, Vito’s, and Rview top our First Hill tippling spots.

02/18/2011 By Clancey Denis and Rachel Sturtz

Article

Neighborhood Bar Crawls: Belltown

Spur, Virginia Inn, Bathtub Gin—just a few Belltown bars worth a swig.

02/18/2011 By Clancey Denis and Rachel Sturtz

Article

Neighborhood Bar Crawls: Bellevue

Drink your way through Bellevue’s best bars.

02/18/2011 By Clancey Denis and Rachel Sturtz

Article

Neighborhood Bar Crawls: Capitol Hill

Capitol Hill lays claim to Sun Liquor, Liberty, Linda’s, and other notable Seattle bars.

02/18/2011 By Clancey Denis and Rachel Sturtz

Article

Neighborhood Bar Crawls: Phinney Ridge

When in Phinney Ridge, drink as Phinney Ridgers do: at Oliver’s Twist, The Park Pub, 74th Street Ale House, Prost Tavern, Sully’s Snowgoose Saloon, and In the Red Wine Bar and Café.

02/18/2011 By Clancey Denis and Rachel Sturtz