Blogs & Columns

ENTERTAINMENT

Tonight, a new bar will open, an up-and-coming band will play its first truly great gig, a gallery will present a talented new artist and a bartender will mix the best drink you'll ever have. NWsource staff writer Geoff Carter brings these shadowy happenings into the light.

FAMILIES

With kids and camera in tow, NWsource blogger Lora Shinn takes on the big city and cuts it down to kid size. As a former librarian, Lora loves to connect parents with the information and resources they seek. She'll tell you about family-friendly restaurants, great shops for kids and fun ways to spend time together as a family.

PETS

Hungry for news and conversation about the Seattle pet scene? NWsource columnist Brandie Ahlgren serves up advice, shopping tips and local events for you and your furry, feathered and finned friends.

RESTAURANTS

Amazing things happen around a table. Love begins, ideas are sprung, hearts are broken, drinks are drunk and occasionally someone falls out of a chair. And then there's the food. Cody Ellerd covers our local restaurant scene and brings you the scoop on openings, closings, special menus, notable chefs and great deals.

SHOPPING

Find a reason every weekday to get out and shop, from a stylish new store in your neighborhood to a pair of fabulous shoes worth crossing town for.

A savvy shopper since she was a pre-teen obsessed with Esprit and Swatch watches, NWsource blogger Alison Brownrigg surveys the local retail landscape and lets you know what's new and notable in Seattle shopping.

IN OUR ARCHIVES

In this now-retired column, notes on eating, drinking, shopping, art shows and a whole lot of other cool stuff to do in Seattle came together. Now, you can find these notes in our new blogs: The Overnight Desk for nightlife; Table & Contents for restaurants; and Minding the Store for shopping.

With effervescence in his heart and an involuntary smirk on his face, NWsource staff writer Geoff Carter covered local entertainment, events, nightlife, art and theater -- with occasional detours into the sweet fleetingness of existence. Now, Geoff mans The Overnight Desk, bringing Seattle's shadowy happenings into the light.

Happy-hour specials. Herds of free-range hipsters. In these stories, we ventured deep into the torrid yet inexplicably cultured world of Seattle nightlife. Now, we cover these after-five events in The Overnight Desk.

Read about the dishes we craved at local restaurants, from piping-hot fries with truffle oil to steamy mouthfuls of barbecue pork. To read about more dishes we love, visit our new restaurants blog, Table & Contents.