Holiday 2008
You're the resident authority among your friends on where to get the best meal in town. So they shouldn't be at all surprised when the best goodies they get this season come from your kitchen. Local businesses are stocked with the supplies and instructions you'll need to unleash your inner gourmand. So round up your friends and family for some hands-on craft projects, then bottle, roast, brew and bake all the love you've got into this year's holiday gifts.
By Cody Ellerd | November 26, 2008
Daily Find
When Danielle Luartes, owner of Greenwood boutique Tweed, and local eco-friendly designer Lizzie Parker met a year ago, each recognized a kindred spirit in the other. They share the same ideas about who their customers are, how clothes should fit and how much they should cost. After three months of collaborating, Luartes and Parker have opened the
Lizzie Parker Eco-Atelier store within Tweed. The shop features a mini
collection called Pieces of Eight, which was born of the idea that
despite tough economic times, women want to look their best and shop
their conscience (organic fabrics, local manufacturing), but are
looking for more bang for their buck.
By Alison Brownrigg | November 17, 2008
Little Kids, Big City
Zoomazium's busiest months are quickly approaching, as families seek spots to hide from raindrops. So the Woodland Park Zoo's Zoomazium will close tomorrow and Wednesday (Nov. 12 and 13) for some mini-maintenance.
By Lora Shinn | November 11, 2008
Nancy Leson takes readers on a culinary tour of some long-established, old-school Chinese restaurants: Rickshaw Restaurant & Lounge, Perry Ko's South China Restaurant, Tai Tung, Louie's Cuisine of China and China Doll.
By Nancy Leson | November 7, 2008
Daily Find
Given some recent blustery weather, my mind turned immediately to
scarves. There's something about the way French women wear their
scarves -- nonchalantly, but with a unique personal flair -- that I
admire and try to emulate. So I set out to find what scarves local stores are showing this
season, discovering several great options to bring out the chic French
woman in all of us.
By Alison Brownrigg | October 21, 2008
Daily Find
I've got a little goblin of my own now, and shopping for costumes has taken on a new joy. Here's a roundup of some local kids' stores that carry new and used costumes for a hauntingly happy Halloween.
By Alison Brownrigg | October 8, 2008
Daily Find
Summer may be over, but the time for Picnic has just begun. Opened just last week, Picnic is a food and wine boutique located in the bottom of a new condo building on Greenwood Avenue in Phinney Ridge.
By Alison Brownrigg | October 7, 2008
Little Kids, Big City
Didn't have time to hit the garage sales this summer? There's still an opportunity to check out one of Seattle's largest sales -- without digging through dingy candy dishes or clown posters -- at the Phinney Neighborhood Preschool Co-op's Fall Kids Sale.
By Lora Shinn | September 26, 2008
Little Kids, Big City
OK, you know this feeling. Your hair's ragged, flat, curiously putty-colored and looks like you haven't washed it for days -- because you haven't?
"But, but, I have no babysitter," you say. "And everyone at Le Hackitoff Salon is booked for MONTHS."
No more excuses for unwashed locks, because Beach Comber Kids Cuts has introduced Bridget, a stylist for adults.
By Lora Shinn | September 17, 2008
Daily Find
Cowboy boots give me a special kind of sass. I slip on a pair and all of a sudden I'm transformed into a classic country queen, a la Patsy Cline. Wear 'em with the right outfit, and I turn feisty-yet-lovelorn like Tammy Wynette. They make me want to kick up my heels, dance the night away and ride off into the sunset. I recently visited two stores in Seattle that sell cowboy boots, Insurrection in Greenwood and Horseshoe in Fremont. While the stores attract a different type of cowboy-boot wearer, they both exhibit a reverence and love of this uniquely American footwear.
By Alison Brownrigg | September 9, 2008
