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Remember when we stressed about the idea of wearing masks in public for a few months? Remember when a few months felt like a long time? With nearly a year of expertise under our noses, here are some of the best masks our editors have found in Seattleâthe comfy, the snug, the adorable.Â
Keep in mind that layering these with surgical masks, or upgrading to some more serious coverage in higher risk situations, may be the move.
Stats: $20 (full price), two layers (with slot for filter), nose wire, adjustable ear loops.
SoDo-based Outdoor Research, usually a maker of waterproof ski jackets and such, was one of the first recreational gear companies to go big on masks. It dedicated its Seattle factory to making PPE back in March 2020, setting a goal of 200,000 masks per day way before most of us were wearing them. The Essential mask isn t cheapâthough it s currently on sale for $15âbut it comes with three removable filters and adjustable ear loops, plus a snug
Seattle s Blue Moon Tavern and the Fight for Historical Buildings
The University District dive, featured in a new PBS show, turns 87 this year. Can it persist as a piece of living history?
By
Stefan Milne
1/15/2021 at 10:00am
At the end of his 1999 HistoryLink article on the University Districtâs Blue Moon Tavern, Walter Crowley wrote that the barâs lease had been extended to 2034, âwhich, barring disaster, will mark the centennial of its founding.â Disaster is upon us. Disaster in the 20 percent of Seattle restaurants and bars that permanently closed in six months. Disaster in the music venues, now silent for 10 months, which may at any moment become forever.Â