Gentle Snark
It really doesn't seem that long ago that Gavin Rossdale of Bush -- the defunct British alternative rock band that scored vaguely Nirvana-ish hits with "Glycerine," "Comedown" and "Machinehead" -- was performing to giant halls with screaming fans and selling millions of records. And yet you can see Rossdale perfoming for free this week in Seattle.
By Geoff Carter | August 5, 2008
Little Kids, Big City
With 397 parks in Seattle and over 135 acres of playgrounds, our city isn't hurting for green space. Choosing a "favorite" is challenging. On cool days, I like Powell-Barnett Park's topsy-turvy, inventive playthings in Leschi. But on scorchers like today, I prefer Meridian Playground (Wallingford): I sit in the shade, and my kids transform into swamp creatures at the park's sand-and-water pit.
By Lora Shinn | August 5, 2008
Pet Dish
Love animals, but not quite ready to make a lifelong commitment? Not sure where you might be in a year, but in the meantime want to help animals? Looking for a highly rewarding, volunteer opportunity in your community? If any of these apply to you, then volunteering as a foster parent for animals in need could be right up your alley.
By Brandie Ahlgren | August 5, 2008
The Emerald City Soul Club brings its soul vibe to Seattle's Lo-Fi Performance Gallery with rare soul dance music called northern soul; the next Soul Club night is Aug. 9, 2008.
By Jonathan Zwickel | August 5, 2008
Pet Dish
This Thursday, join fellow dog lovers at Rock 'n' Rover, a night devoted to Reading with Rover and its many pro-literacy pet projects. Bring your dog to this howlin' good time -- there will be games, give aways, a raffle and of course, a concert featuring jazz and blues artist Michael Powers.
By Brandie Ahlgren | August 5, 2008
Belltown's Black Bottle was Seattle's first "gastro-tavern," followed last October by Quinn's on Capitol Hill. And now there's Spur, a partnership between Tilth's former chef de cuisine, Dana Tough, and longtime friend Brian McCracken, who previously ran a catering company called Flyte. Spur, however, should not be considered a follower. In the Western spirit its name evokes, the Belltown newcomer is indeed blazing its own trails. Tough and McCracken are pulling out the stops with New American cuisine and making the liquor a gastronomical experience of its own.
By Cody Ellerd | August 5, 2008
Daily Find
Bad things may come in threes, but I have often found that good things come in twos. Such is the case in Georgetown, with the opening in the last year of two sets of adjacent interior design stores in the south Seattle neighborhood.
By Alison Brownrigg | August 5, 2008
