05.02.2024

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Events

Thursday, May 2

“Fat Ham” | Thursday, May 2-Sunday, May 12 | Times vary | Seattle Rep, 155 Mercer St., Seattle | $16-$105 | Catch a performance of this Pulitzer Prize-winning, Shakespeare-inspired production, blending comedy with Queer, Black love and liberation.

Friday, May 3

Bad Date Storytelling | Friday, May 3 | 7-9 p.m. | The Rendezvous, 2322 Second Ave., Seattle | $10 | Bring a story about the worst date you’ve ever been on and laugh along with others remarkably terrible experiences.
Get to Know Your Plant Friends Hike | Friday, May 3 | 1-6 p.m. | Squak Mountain Access Trail, 110 SE Bush St., Issaquah | Free | Receive a plant identification guide for this early spring hike — and be prepared to hike for 6 miles with a gain of 2000 ft.

Saturday, May 4

21 Savage: American Dream Tour | Saturday, May 4 | 7 p.m. | White River Ampitheatre, 40601 Auburn Enumclaw Rd. SE, Seattle | $41-$335.95 | The British rapper is touring with his latest album release “American Dream.”
Bloom: A Spring Day Party | Saturday, May 4 | 2-6 p.m. | The Collective Seattle, 400 Dexter Ave. N., Seattle | $15-$200 | Frolic through these garden vibes and paint some watercolor, get a tooth gem, make a flower bouquet — you get it, the possibilities are endless.
Garden Tool Tune-Up | Saturday, May 4 | 1-3 p.m. | NE Seattle Tool Library, 10228 Fischer Pl. NE, Seattle | $25 | Learn how to sharpen, clean, and repair your garden tools ahead of the planting season.
Celebrate Beltaine with the Fairies | Saturday, May 4 | 1-5 p.m. | Camp Long, 5200 35th Ave. SW, Seattle | $5-$10 | Join Seattle’s local fairies in celebrating May Day with face painting, flowers, live music, and dancing around the Maypole.

Sunday, May 5

Fruitful Yoga | Sunday, May 5 | 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Vulpine Taproom, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park | $25 | Unwind with an hour-long yoga class before grabbing a drink with your new buddies — heads up, this event is BYOM (bring your own mat).
Sparkman Winemaker Dinner | Sunday, May 5 | 5-10 p.m. | Russell’s Restaurant & Loft, 3305 Monte Villa Pkwy., Bothell | $180 | Get ready for a fancy-schmancy dinner with wine pairings from Sparkman Cellars.

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News Notes

Civic

Seattle City Council President Sara Nelson is proposing the city lower its required minimum wage for gig workers like delivery drivers, after locals and small businesses complained about newly enacted high delivery fees. The proposal would reduce the wage from $26/hour to $19.97/hour. (Eater Seattle)

Coming Soon

Restaurateur Tom Douglas is turning his downtown barbecue restaurant Etta’s Big Mountain BBQ into a new seafood and raw bar called Half Shell. Expect a menu of seafood towers, icy martinis, and an oyster happy hour once the spot opens at 2020 Western Ave. on Saturday, May 11. (Puget Sound Business Journal)

Watch

A new Netflix show called “Dead Boy Detectives,” which released earlier this week, is putting Western Washington in the spotlight. The series, based off of a comic book of the same name, is set in a ghostly version of Port Townsend where two dead youngsters help a clairvoyant solve mysteries. (KING 5)

Number

17,500 — That’s how many people rode the new Link Light Rail Line 2 on its opening day Saturday, April 27. That number is expected to dip down to a regular 4,000-5,000 daily riders once the excitement for the new service simmers down. (Seattle Times)

Ranked

Thanks a brunch — two Seattle restaurants were named as one of OpenTable’s Top 100 Brunch Restaurants in America. Belltown’s Tilikum Place Cafe and Capitol Hill’s Single Shot were both awarded the honor.

Eat

Bellevue’s getting a new Lebanese restaurant. Tanoor, which already has a location in downtown Seattle and Sammamish, is opening a third location at 989 112th Ave. NE, where Lunchbox Laboratory was once located. Tanoor should open by the end of summer. (Bellevue Downtown Network)

Health

Watch the walnuts — about a dozen people in Washington and California have been infected with E. coli by eating bulk organic walnuts that have been linked to an outbreak. The shipment of walnuts were sold at natural food stores like Whole Foods and Market of Choice. (KING 5)

Sports

The UW football team recently added two new impact defenders to the team through the transfer portal. Hear from the local experts on what this means for the Huskies with Locked On’s daily, team-focused podcasts.

Arts

Interested in exploring five decades of paintings, drawings, and sculptures that redraw the boundaries of contemporary American art? “Jaune Quick-to-See Smith: Memory Map” features the largest and most comprehensive retrospective of Smith’s work to date. Grab tickets to view the exhibition now through Sunday, May 12.*

Outdoors

Spring is springing

Washington’s state flower, the coast rhododendron, begins to bloom

A pink rhododendron blooms amongst a sea of green leaves.

“Rhodies” come in all sorts of colors like red, pink, and purple. | Photo by SEAtoday Staff

We may not be able to say “rhododendron” three times fast, but we are excited to see that these colorful bushes are reaching their peak blooming period soon.

The coast rhododendron has been Washington’s state flower since 1892, when the state looked to its residents to pick which flower it would sent to a floral exhibit at the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago.

As early May bloomers, these lovely plants — also called “rhodies” by those easily tongue-twisted — are starting to stretch out of their buds. Here are a few spots to gaze upon these big pom-pom plants.

Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden | 2525 S. 336th St., Federal Way
An hour’s drive down from South Seattle area, this gorgeous garden boasts over 700 species of rhododendrons — one of the largest collections in the world.

We highly recommend giving some of these gardens a gander — it does wonders for the serotonin levels, trust us.

Two more rhody spots

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The Wrap

Today’s edition by:
Alina

From the editor

Madeline may have only been here in Seattle for a few weeks, but they’re already on a fast track to becoming a bona fide Seattleite. I got the pleasure of getting them to their first bag of Dick’s last night.

We stopped by the Queen Anne location and when asked for a review, Madeline said, “The Special’s meat to bread ratio was a little off, so I think I’ll get the Deluxe next time. But overall, it was a 10/10 because of the price point and because it went so well with that root beer float.”

City Editor Madeline eats their first bag of Dick's. — They got a Special burger and a root beer float.
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