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How to Save Thousands When Buying a Seattle Home
Prevu's digital tools allow homebuyers to streamline search, save through commission rebates
Many Seattle residents spend years saving up to purchase a home. The soaring mountains and expansive waterways surrounding the city attract first-time buyers and experienced homeowners alike. With rising real estate prices, house hunters in Seattle can expect to spend large sums for a down payment and closing costs on their dream home. But there…
House Out of Water
Former houseboat gets new life on land
The biological record is teeming with examples of interesting creatures that have crawled out of the water and grown useful appendages. Architectural amphibians are much more rare, but such an example can be found near Lake Union in Seattle’s Madison Park neighborhood.This home’s traditional bungalow exterior belies its exotic past as a home on water….
Holiday Gift Guide 2021
Surprise with these unique offerings
Perhaps we’re a little biased, but who doesn’t love a good magazine? Big Little News, a new newsstand in the Capitol Hill neighborhood, boasts more than 250 domestic and foreign magazines. Add beer, wine, Champagne, gifts and sundries, and Big Little’s bimonthly subscription box makes for a creative and unique holiday gift. A sample gift…
Seattle Magazine Essentials
Holiday Magic, Dining, Whiskey and Help For Stressed-Out Parents
Snow ShowSnowflake Lane returns for its 17th year The heart of Bellevue once again becomes a majestic holiday destination during the 17th annual Snowflake Lane holiday extravaganza. Enjoy falling (faux) snow, a resplendent, professionally produced light show, nightly choreographed parades and festive dancers. The fun begins on Black Friday and runs through Christmas Eve. More…
Laura Jennings: The Giving Guide
The entrepreneur has a 'Knack' for gifting
This story appeared in the November-December issue of Seattle magazine. Visit seattlemag.com/subscribe. The best gift Laura Jennings ever received was a baseball It couldn’t have cost more than $5, and Jennings wasn’t heading to the dugout anytime soon. But with the unexpected gift came a note from her husband, who wrote that Laura had proven…
Jack of All Trades
From production to beauty, Bellevue-based ‘Hoarders’ producer Courtney LeMarco does it all
This article appears in the November-December issue of Seattle magazine. To subscribe, visit seattlemag.com/subscribe Courtney LeMarco may be the busiest man in Bellevue. Along with producing the Emmy-nominated reality television show “Hoarders,” LeMarco is working to level the playing field for people of color in the entertainment industry through his pitch competition, “The Big Pitch.”…
Gallery Walls: You Can Do This
Art brings color and life to your home
Choosing fun and trendy, or traditional art pieces is a unique and stylish way to decorate your home or office walls. A gallery wall starts a conversation and allows someone to get a glimpse into your history and personality. It makes a statement. Unless you’re aiming for a truly eclectic, bohemian wall full of mismatched pieces,…
Seattle magazine’s Most Influential People of 2021
These innovators took bold actions and big risks during a trying year. From the arts to civic engagement to business, here's a look at those who made a measurable difference across the state in 2021.
Linda Derschang; Black Coffee Northwest owners Erwin and Darnesha Weary; Jon Scholes; Michael Greer; Pallavi Mehta Wahi; Seena Mortazavi; Susanna Ryan; John Tomkowiak; Vivian Hua
Fish Feast
Take part in an Italian-American tradition while enjoying Seattle's fantastic seafood
Consider Paju’s fried rice a seafood dish thanks to the addition of squid ink. The catfish sandwich at Matt’s in the Market has been a menu mainstay for years.Is it a hush puppy or a crab dish? At Emerald City Fish & Chips, it’s both.
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