No snow here, just lots of rain.
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The Seattle Symphony performing with the Budapest String Quartet in 1957. View more in the LIFE photo archives.
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Woolrich Woolen Mills x Inis Meain Knitting Co. x J.Crew x Le Pichet x Pike Place Market x Rain
Ballard Honey is locally produced under unique arrangements: because the city limits the number of bee hives that a person can keep on a single lot, the Ballard Bee Company finds neighbors who are willing to host them in their backyards (or in the case of the Bastille restaurant, their rooftops). It is very clean [...]
Seattle’s Seafair festival has kicked off today and the PI has put up pictures from its archive showing off some history of the annual event, pirates included. The Torchlight Parade takes place tonight, and the air show and hydroplane races start next week. “The 1950 P-I caption read: Stan Sayres’ Slo Mo Shun IV was [...]
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Not quite willing to buy one online yet, I instead stopped by Seattle’s only hat store – Byrnie Utz Hats. It’s been open since 1934 and the interior decor probably hasn’t changed much since. Brands carried: Borsalino, Stetson, Dobbs, Christys, Scala, and many many more. After about spending an hour in the store trying on [...]
The annual Cheese Festival is taking place this weekend in the Pike Place Market. Come by and try some local and international cheeses (for the adventurous, there will be some experimental samples as well). More info seattlecheesefestival.com. (picture taken early this morning)
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The Elliott Bay Book Company moved to a new store location up on Capitol Hill and opened up just a few days ago. It feels pretty much the same as the old place but is much more open. Address: 1521 10th Avenue, between Pike and Pine. Everyday Music is right next door. The new spot [...]
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My morning errands at the Pike Place Market unexpectedly started out with BBQ today, where dozens of teams setup some stands to compete in an annual competition. Events will go on throughout the day if you’re in the area and want to stop by.
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I was just shown this interesting photography site where users upload pictures of their city environments. Major spots are covered, like Seattle and Chicago, and there are some great sets showing older photos from decades ago (like these for NYC in 1942, part 1 and part 3). Good stuff.