This fall, the University Village shopping center welcomes no fewer than 12 new retail and dining establishments, including the grownup hipster-wear of Amsterdam’s Scotch & Soda, resort-wear from Calypso St. Barth, mom-wear (“Hello, waist!” — their quote, not ours) from Hot Mama, and eyewear from Sunglass Hut. Continue reading University Village: Have a Molly Moon Cone with Your Scotch & Soda
That funding was part of the larger Gates Foundation fight against malaria and dengue fever; they’ve disbursed more than $2 billion so far, for research and development on “more effective treatments, diagnostics, mosquito-control measures, and a safe and effective malaria vaccine.” Continue reading A New Patch to Keep Mosquitoes from Sniffing You Out
“So let’s try counting the number of obvious blunders,” an announcer intones at the end of Pearl Jam’s video for “Mind Your Manners,” off their latest album Lightning Bolt. Continue reading Pearl Jam Doesn’t Really Want You to “Mind Your Manners” (Video)
The Dog Days of Summer are officially in place, so get ’em while they’re hot. And if you’re of the … Continue reading Your Live Music Bets for the Weekend of August 23 through August 25
What’s that ape doing in the theatre? With a couple recent exceptions (the recent off-Broadway musical King Kong, the anticipated … Continue reading Annex’s “Precious Little” Offers A Lot
Next Wednesday, August 28th, catch Moderat at the Neptune Theatre (8 p.m., $26.50 in advance, all ages). Continue reading Moderat (Modeselektor + Apparat) Coming Soon to Neptune Theatre
Up in B.C., our Squamish correspondent alerts us to “B.C.’s top new attraction for 2014”; the Sea to Sky Gondola is due to open next May, and begin ferrying a hoped-for 200,000 sightseers annually from Howe Sound to the mountains of Shannon Creek, or vice versa. Continue reading Gondola Gap! B.C. Opening Up Lead on Seattle
