Take Kite Hill for a spin — literally. | Photo by SEAtoday staff
If you’ve frequented Gas Works Park in the past week, you may have noticed a new addition to Kite Hill — a vintage aerobics bike that seems to have spontaneously materialized.
Where did it come from? How did someone even lug that thing all the way up there? Was it aliens?
Honestly, we don’t know. But it’s the most Seattle thing ever. Even more Seattle? A local recently took it upon themselves to turn the mysterious addition into an interactive community project.
Austin Hirsh has been hiding “secret photo booths” around Seattle for the past month, and Gas Works Park’s mysterious bike made No. 14.
Editor’s Note: We double checked over the weekend and while the random bike was still in action, we couldn’t find the secret film reel. However, Hirsh regularly checks the sites every few days so it may make another appearance.
The mysterious bike isn’t Gas Works Park’s only secret photo booth... | Photo by SEAtoday staff
Down for an adventure? Hunt down the rest of these hidden photo booths. Here’s how it works:
Tap your phone against the affixed film roll to “unlock” a mobile photo booth.
Enter in the prompted password (you’ll receive it when you “tap”).
While in the “photo booth” on your phone, take a selfie from atop the aerobics bike (or a pic of the gorgeous view if you’re camera shy and curious).
Your pic will be added to a virtual “reel” of others’ pictures from that very spot.
The used film rolls come from Seattle’s own Panda Lab, which Hirsh embeds with tiny NFC chips. These little chips help wirelessly transfer the secret photo booth to users’ phones.
Maggie Rogers: The “Don’t Forget Me” Tour | Tuesday, Oct. 29 | 7:30 p.m. | Climate Pledge Arena | $24+ | The American singer-songwriter was discovered years ago when she played her music for Pharrell Williams during a master class.
Polina Osetinskaya | Wednesday, Oct. 30 | 7-9 p.m. | Meydenbauer Center, Bellevue | $80+ | The talented pianist is showing off her musical prowess on the keys.
Thursday, Oct. 31
REVIVAL Halloween Pop-up Market | Thursday, Oct. 31 | 4-8 p.m. | 920 E. Barbara Bailey Way | Free | Shop tricks, treats, and plenty of unique treasures from BIPOC- and AAPI-owned businesses.
Seattle Halloween Bar Crawl | Thursday, Oct. 31 | 5-11 p.m. | Multiple locations | $20+ | This crawl is meeting at Ozzie’s and making its way through several Seattle bar scene gems.
Friday, Nov. 1
Día de los Muertos Community Celebration | Friday, Nov. 1 | 6-9:30 p.m. | Seattle Art Museum | Free | A tapete installation by Oaxacan artist Fulgencio Lazo, salsa music, dance, and delicious foods are all part of this hands-on celebration.
Saturday, Nov. 2
Chinatown Smackdown Table Tennis Tournament | Saturday, Nov. 2 | 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. | International District/Chinatown Community Center | $25+ | The all-ages fundraising tourney will have round-robin tables set aside for walk-ins, singles, and doubles — and prizes, of course.
Portland Book Festival | Saturday, Nov. 2 | Locations vary, Portland | $18+ | This one-day celebration of the literary arts features talks with 100+ authors and moderators across 10 stages, writing workshops, readings, a book fair, and more.*
A winery tasting room is on its way to Fremont’s Watershed office building. Walla Walla‘s Mansion Creek Cellars will open a 788-sqft tasting room with a rotating selection of wines and cheese + meat boards. The general opening date is slated for early 2025. (Puget Sound Business Journal)
Development
Development for a 50-unit independent living community just broke ground in Kirkland. The 118,000-sqft Parkshore Juanita Bay is slated to open for residents in early 2026 with a rooftop garden, solar panels, EV charging stations in each parking spot, plants to attract local wildlife, and a butterfly sanctuary. (Puget Sound Business Journal)
Sports
Season tickets for Ballard’s new women’s soccer team dropped on Friday, Oct. 25. Keep up with all things Salmon Bay FC with KING 5 sports reporter Arielle Orsuto.
Eat
A new restaurant row in South Seattle offers a one-stop shop for Japanese, Korean, and Chinese eats. Three restaurants recently opened in Tukwila’s Westfield Southcenter Mall — Gen Korean BBQ with its club-like atmosphere + comfort food dining spots Marugame Udon and Mr. Dim Sum. (KING 5)
Closed
The end of two eras — Ballard’s Little Prague European Bakery & Deli and Capitol Hill’s Two Doors Down burger joint closed their doors. Little Prague’s West Seattle location is still operating, and an undisclosed restaurant is already lined up to replace Two Doors Down on East Madison Street. (My Ballard + Capitol Hill Seattle Blog)
Sports
The Seattle Seahawks returned home for another challenging test Sunday, Oct. 27, squaring off against the 5-2 Buffalo Bills and quarterback Josh Allen. Hear the breakdown from local experts with Locked On’s daily, Seahawks-focused podcast.
Watch
The Paramount + revival of “Frasier” may be filmed in Boston this go-around, but the sitcom is returning to Seattle for the next episode. Airing this Thursday, Oct. 31, its eighth episode will show familiar Emerald City views as Frasier helps Roz organize a station tribute special. (Seattle Times)
Eat
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These two delightfully weird Seattle icons go great together. | Photo by @lamaisuwanna
Being a basic witch or plain ol’ pumpkin isn’t quite Seattle’s style, so here are some unique Seattle-themed costumes that will really turn heads:
Release the Kraken
Make this Seattle-specific costume extra topical by donning your Kraken merch with a stuffed salmon, reminiscent of the ice hockey team’s recent iconic Salmon-themed photo shoot — we love a niche + local pop culture reference.
You could also take this a little more literally and dress up as the famed sea monster.
Megan Rapinoe + Sue Bird
For Rapinoe, sport a colored wig and Seattle Reign merch. For Bird, rep Seattle Storm jersey No. 10. Now you really look like a power couple.
Gum Wall
Stick with us here — all this requires is a brick wall you can wear, then just a whole bunch of Bubblicious (and maybe some extra adhesive glue to make sure you’re not leaving a sticky crumb trail in your wake).
After going to one of Seattle’s Silent Reading Clubs, I received so many good book recs from fellow readers. Here’s a sneak peek of my new reading list:
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