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.
November 26, 2008
Minding the Store
This may not be the only grocery store in Georgetown, but for many residents of the artsy-industrial enclave, it's the one they've always dreamed of.
November 14, 2008
With the gospel of locally produced food winning more adherents by the day -- not just at the farmers market, but among your favorite restaurants and chefs who want to do the right thing -- it's only natural that the premade-meal market would follow suit. Eat Local in Queen Anne specializes in frozen take-home dinners crafted with ingredients sourced from organic and sustainable farms within a few hundred miles of Seattle.
April 29, 2008
Daily Find
Does a pimpin' pair of sneakers make you weak in the knees? How about underground hip hop and indie rock? Provocative pop art? If you're defenseless in the face of any of these, then you should consider Triple armed and dangerous. The new Ballard shoe store functions not only as a temple to sneakers, but also a gallery for awesome art and a showcase for local music.
March 7, 2008
Daily Find
The 1 1/2-year-old Greenwood store has just opened a second store in Roosevelt. In the new shop you'll find the same vintage T's and Western shirts ($6-$140), Levi's 501s ($15-$35), reconstructed denim skirts ($30-$40), sassy dresses ($75-$180) and perfectly worn cafe racer jackets ($80-$550). You'll also find tube socks, belts and plenty of black leather to finish off an outfit.
March 4, 2008
Daily Find
New South Lake Union women's boutique Opal adds a bit of grit to the glitz found at its sister shop in Redmond.
January 31, 2008
Daily Find
Your sister is coming to town to show off her new arrival, and while the baby herself is hardly bigger than a breadbox, the stuff that goes with her could fill an entire airplane hangar. But thanks to a new local company, your sister won't have to haul it all cross-country.
January 28, 2008
Holiday 2007
Sure, they're overrun with commercialism, but that doesn't mean the winter holidays have to lose their fun. By giving toys to the grown-ups in your life, you can bring back some of that giddy joy you used to feel.
November 21, 2007
Daily Find
Does that little nip in the air mean it's time to stock up on Trader Joe’s canned soup and get ready to hibernate? Nah. It just means it's time to check out Snowboard Connection’s spankin’ new South Lake Union store and prepare to strut your stuff in the snow.
September 20, 2007
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