Festive Foods

The Swedish Club Welcomes Winter with a Smorgasbord

In the Swedish tradition, the table will be piled high with food—the kind a Scandinavian grandmother might make.

12/07/2016 By Jane Kidder

Stash Suggests – Holiday Edition

Stash Pot Shop’s Guide to Dealing with Seasonal Blues

12/07/2016

Handmade Gifting

Fatto a Mano Rings in 12th Year in Laurelhurst

The local, female artisan–driven shopping event will be on December 10th this year.

12/07/2016 By Colleen Williams

Opening Dispatch

Now Open in the Bar Sajor Space: Copal

That wood-fired kitchen is now home to Latin American flavors (and the chef from the former Taco Gringos).

12/07/2016 By Allecia Vermillion

Morning Fizz

Pro- and Anti-Union Uber Drivers Face Off at Raucous City Hall Meeting

Drivers disagree over union representation rules and Democrats may go with all-white picks to fill legislative vacancies.

12/07/2016 By Josh Feit

Food & Drink

Nosh Pit Weekly Planner: December 7–13

The week in which: Tini Bigs celebrates one last anniversary bash, Kraken Congee is home to a Cambodian-Filipino popup, and Juicebox hosts a cauldron dinner under a full, December moon.

12/07/2016 By Rosin Saez

Kick It

6 Places to Watch the MLS Cup

Unless you're flying to Toronto , the best place to watch the championship game is out with fellow Seattleites. Visit these bars to drink beer, incite chants, and scream at televisions.

12/07/2016 By Darren Davis

Points of Reference

How the Head and the Heart Turned Commune Vibes and Classic Rock Influences Into 'Signs of Light'

Charity Rose Thielen chats about how Leonard Cohen, the Eagles, and a German set designer helped in the creation of the band's latest album.

12/06/2016 By Seth Sommerfeld

Sandwich Dispatch

Mean Sandwich Opens in Ballard

And it looks very intriguing.

12/06/2016 By Allecia Vermillion

Move Over Soju

Korea’s Oldest Liquor—Now Brewed in Pioneer Square

Try two versions of the effervescent, milky-white makgeolli at Girin.

12/06/2016 By Rosin Saez

Morning Fizz

Musical Chairs at City Hall and in the State Legislature

Gonzaléz loses top staffer, Rossi back in state senate, and Uber rules take center stage.

12/06/2016 By Josh Feit

Deep Dish Dispatch

Just Like That, Windy City Pie Is a Pizzeria

Sit. Stay a while. Have a slice of the best Chicago-style pizza in town. All this becomes possible later this week.

12/06/2016 By Allecia Vermillion

sales and events

Wear What When: December 5–11

Sip and shop with Butch Blum, find deals at the Gilt warehouse sale, and deck the halls with Filson.

12/05/2016 By Amanda Raschkow

Outdoor Tech

Should Mount Rainier Have Cell Service?

Sure, they paved Paradise and put up a parking lot. But wireless too?

12/05/2016 By Jack Russillo

Afternoon Jolt

Neighborhoods Rising

The idea of a Trump administration is reinvigorating Seattle's neighborhood movement.

12/05/2016 By Josh Feit

Seattle Made 2016 Holiday Gift Guide

For a gift they will treasure forever - give local.

12/05/2016

Bang For Your Buck

Cheap Week: December 5–11

Fantagraphics turns 40, Freakout Festival gathers together Seattle's musical weirdos, and 'Ham for the Holidays' delivers its usual yuletide irreverence.

12/05/2016 By Jane Kidder Edited by Seth Sommerfeld