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Tito's Yappy Hour at Marin Seattle
1+ hour, 50+ min ago (143+ words) Marin at Kimpton Hotel Monaco Seattle is hosting Yappy Hour on June 28th. Tito's Handmade Vodka is teaming up with Motley Zoo to celebrate Pride weekend. Guests can enjoy a dedicated Tito's bar in The Perch serving signature puptails like the…...
WA oyster farmers say "vibrocompaction" may help control ghost shrimp
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (569+ words) Two biologists at the University of Washington believe they have found a nontoxic method to control burrowing ghost shrimp. Since state officials banned the use of pesticides against them in 2018, the shrimp have rebounded. Deerkop said the shrimp bioturbate and…...
New bar highlights "undeniable marriage" between sake and jazz
3+ week, 4+ hour ago (807+ words) What happens when a sake sommelier and a jazz trumpeter walk into a bar? Jazz x Sake is a pop-up music and culinary event series presented by Sake Noire, a bar dedicated to sake and shochu, two rice-based Japanese liquors....
Seattle's non-alcoholic options grow as young people cut back
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (792+ words) At Dry Spell Bottle Shop in downtown Burien, drink fridges and wooden shelves line the walls. Sun slants through the storefront's tall windows, illuminating cocktail glasses for sale. At first glance, Dry Spell could be any other boutique liquor store....
Why nearly every farmer who grows these chile peppers is a woman
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1570+ words) "Hard labor and sleepless nights," says Pandiamma, 37, a farmer, as she crushes the crackling dried red pepper in her palm. "That's what our lives are like when it's the time of year to pick chile." She opens her palm and…...
Your "widely recyclable" Starbucks cup is still trash
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (631+ words) Frappuccino lovers, rejoice: Your plastic to-go cups are now "widely recyclable." "To-go cups are entering a new era of recyclability," the release said. There "just aren't a lot of recycling centers that want to accept polypropylene," Jordan said. The manager…...
Northeast Washington creamery launches cheese production, reduces milk distribution
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (504+ words) CHEWELAH " For the past six months, Virginia Thomas has asked customers the same question: "What's your favorite cheese?" Those answers are now making their way onto the town's local creamery menu. The Columbia Community Creamery has added cheese production to…...
Fewer fish in West Coast waters will be federally regulated
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (1122+ words) The West Coast's most important fisheries manager has voted to remove 47 stocks of groundfish from active federal management. Amid massive cuts to federal budgets for science and regulatory activities, members of the Pacific Fishery Management Council were told their 50-year-old…...
Brooklyn baker Tanya Bush on her new cookbook, 'Will This Make You Happy"
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (323+ words) TANYA BUSH: I was just sort of desperate. Anything that I could possibly make, I wanted to make, and I turned to the kitchen. I tried to make this almond cake, and it doesn't go exactly as planned. It goes…...
Starbucks 29th Annual Hot Java Cool Jazz (2026)
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (80+ words) KNKX Starbucks 29th Annual Hot Java Cool Jazz Celebrate one incredible night of music with performances by five of the best Seattle-area high school jazz bands. As part of Starbucks ongoing commitment to supporting local youth, 100% of tickets sales will directly…...