Dec. 6 through 12, bring a gently used sweater to any Banana Republic store and you'll get a 30 percent discount on any regular-price sweater (except for 100 percent cashmere). Banana Republic will donate the used sweaters to Goodwill, who will then sell them in their retail stores throughout the United States.
By Monica Fischer | December 5, 2007
Some days, it seems that we hear about more cool gift ideas and holiday happenings than we can possibly publish in the 12 days before Christmas. Here are a few of the holiday highlights to come our way this week.
By Monica Fischer | December 11, 2007
South Lake Union urban pet boutique Scraps Dog Bakery is lending a hand to the adorable, adoptable dogs and cats of the Humane Society of Seattle/King County. With your next purchase, buy an extra plush toy, a can of cat food or a crate mat to donate to a shelter animal, and you'll get 10 percent off your entire purchase.
By Monica Fischer | December 14, 2007
Despite what Mayor Nickels would have us believe, it isn't a
professional sports team that can make or break a city's reputation as
"world-class." As anyone who has been to Europe can tell you, it's a
full-service grocery store in the heart of downtown that makes a city
truly cosmopolitan. And if that grocery store has an escalator? We're talking not just world-class, but head of the class, baby.
By Monica Fischer | March 25, 2008
Through June 1, Cortiva Institute of Seattle is offering 75-minute massages with
a handful of its recent graduates -- for just $50! The goal of the
promotion is to help the newly licensed massage therapists jump-start
their practices.
By Monica Fischer | May 2, 2008
When "World's Largest Running Store" Road Runner Sports
came to town a few years ago, I ignored the store entirely, continuing to buy my shoes and gear
from one of the local shops. Last week, though, a friend who is the fitness director at Seattle Athletic Club suggested I check out Road Runner in Greenlake. He said I would find
both fit experts and a selection every bit as good as the local shops.
By Monica Fischer | May 8, 2008
Turn your self-interest into a selfless act with University Village's fifth annual Shop to Make a Difference event, a benefit for the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.
By Monica Fischer | May 13, 2008
Even in Seattle, where Crocs line front porches like pockmarked little rubber trolls, "Sex and the City" made Manolo Blahnik a household name.
By Monica Fischer | May 22, 2008
