Rearview Mirror: Seahawks Off the Field, Seattle on the Board, and Smoked Oysters

HOOKED ON KNOCKS

Admittedly, I’m late to this one. The Seahawks’ first season of Hard Knocks, the HBO collection that follows NFL groups by coaching camp, premiered in August, however till final week, I had by no means heard of it. To be trustworthy, my soccer data begins with figuring out what a landing is and doesn’t get a lot additional. But three episodes in, I’m utterly invested, and little or no of that has to do with soccer. I’m watching for his or her personalities and the conversations we don’t often get to listen to. Take a scene wherein receiver Cooper Kupp tells quarterback Sam Darnold he attended Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s marriage ceremony. Darnold works very exhausting to obtain this info casually. Who did he sit subsequent to? Did he speak to Taylor, and if that’s the case, why are we discussing anything? Darnold doesn’t ask! That’s quarterback composure, I suppose. I might have wanted the remainder of follow to get each element.

The present provides us a technique to get to know the gamers, and it’s exhausting to not develop favorites. Linebacker Derick Hall wears extraordinarily quick shorts to follow and stands by them when his teammates tease him. He drives a monster truck he helped construct. We additionally study he was born almost 4 months untimely at two kilos and given a 1% likelihood of survival. He will get labored up at follow and doesn’t all the time get it proper, however he listens when he’s referred to as out and apologizes. I’m actually rooting for him. And I’ve all the time liked defensive lineman Leonard Williams (I hear he’s VERY into his houseplants, which clearly helps), and watching him get emotional because the workforce receives its Super Bowl rings did nothing to reduce that. The gamers shadowbox—a recreation of feints and guesses they are saying has introduced them nearer, and when cornerback Devon Witherspoon indicators his contract extension, his teammates crowd round to hug him. I simply love watching these guys take pleasure in each other. Man, what a workforce.

Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Seattle Seahawks is streaming on HBO Max.

Courtesy of Durant / Ekone Tinned Seafood

TIN WIN

I’ve been consuming my weight in Fishwife’s smoked rainbow trout since discovering it at Costco not too long ago. So my canned seafood wants are technically coated, however I’m making room for this: Washington’s Ekone Tinned Seafood and Oregon olive-oil producer Durant are releasing two limited-edition smoked oyster tins this fall.

The oysters are grown by Taylor Shellfish Farms and smoked for 4 hours at Ekone’s Shelton smokehouse earlier than being packed in Durant’s Koroneiki additional virgin olive oil or its jalapeño fused olive oil. For the latter, recent jalapeños are crushed with the olives throughout manufacturing. That’s the one I’m particularly interested by. I haven’t tried both but, however I’m already eager about what crackers to pair them with.

The tins shall be out there October 1 by Ekone, Taylor Shellfish, and Durant.

Courtesy of Seattle Storm

COURT VISION

The Seattle Storm is giving neighborhood hoopers a bit of home-court benefit. Its new Eye of the Storm program will renovate two public basketball courts round Seattle yearly by 2030. First up this month: Victory Heights in Northeast Seattle and Benefit Playfield in Southeast Seattle. Both will get the official WNBA three-point line. One will even function a mural impressed by its neighborhood, whereas the opposite will get a brand new look that includes the Storm.

The hope is that youngsters will discover greater than a spot to shoot hoops. Sheridan Blanford, the Storm’s chief social impression officer, says courts could be locations the place younger folks “discover their voice, build confidence and see what’s possible for themselves.” Each courtroom will open with a group celebration hosted by the workforce. There’s one thing fairly nice about following a workforce after which seeing it present up on the park down the road. The Storm is a category act.

Learn more about Eye of the Storm and the first two court projects.

Photo by Craig Newberry / Woodland Park Zoo

PRETTY BIRDS

You can now have a parrot land in your arm at Woodland Park Zoo, supplied you come ready with refreshments. The zoo opened Lorikeet Landing this week, a walk-through aviary the place lovely, brightly coloured birds fly round and perch wherever they please. Buy a bit of cup of nectar, maintain it out, and one may cease by for a drink. I additionally discovered that lorikeets have brush-like tongues for consuming nectar and pollen, not like parrots that principally eat nuts and seeds. They’re pollinators, too, carrying pollen on their feathers as they transfer between flowers. I had no thought! The aviary can be house to laughing kookaburras and Luzon bleeding-heart doves.

Lorikeet Landing is a part of the zoo’s new Wild Encounters space and is open year-round.

LOCAL SQUARES

I liked Monopoly as a child, principally for the faux cash and the little silver enjoying items. The iron was my favourite, which is extra enthusiasm than I’ve ever had for the full-size model. Now Seattle is getting a brand new version, and we get to assist determine what belongs on the board.

Game maker Top Trumps USA is taking nominations for Seattle companies, nonprofits, and landmarks to interchange the acquainted Atlantic City properties. I’d like to see a neighborhood espresso spot get a sq. (Caffè Vita? Caffè Ladro? Boon Boona? Diva?), or a nonprofit that hardly ever will get this sort of consideration. Anyone can ship in a suggestion, and companies can nominate themselves. Between the cafés, artwork galleries, and breweries, although, we might have a second board. As for Seattle journal, we’re ready to allow you to land on us. We’ll most likely have a couple of restaurant suggestions.

The recreation arrives in October of subsequent 12 months, however nominations are open by October 31, 2026. Submit your Seattle picks here.