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Four Locally Based Websites that are Changing the Way we Shop
The technology talent and Internet savvy in this town has spilled over into independent retail
Craft & Culture The only constant at Jason Parker and Hana Ryan Wilson’s excellent online marketplace, Craft & Culture (craftandculture.com), is the ever-evolving catalog of designers—local, national and international—who pass their elevated, edgy muster. Parker, who worked on a creative team at Nordstrom, and Wilson, an e-commerce expert, stock the shop with edgy and modern…
A Fresh Crop of Newly Opened Stores in Seattle
New store openings over the summer and into the fall are filling Seattle’s retail scene
[kids’ clothing] Totara Back in July, entertainment industry veteran Daya Marron opened Totara (Madrona, 1130 34th Ave.; 206.765.7581; totarakids.com), a kids’ shop, in the tiny Madrona spot formerly inhabited by Driftwood. Fall brings a collection of artful and design-focused clothing, decor accents, books and toys for newborns to 6-year-olds from organic and otherwise eco-friendly designers…
PLU’s First Doctorate Program: Nursing
Deadlines for applications to Tacoma’s Pacific Lutheran University’s very first doctoral program, a Doctor of Nursing Practice, are coming soon–November 15. The program will start in summer 2015. The degree allows nurses with a BSN degree to pursue a specialty as a family nurse practitioner and become eligible for licensure as advanced registred nurse practitioners…
6 Ways You Can Be the Ultimate 12th Fan
All the things you can do to be a true Seahawks fan this week
Football season is back and it kicks off right in our backyard with our beloved Seahawks playing the Greenbay Packers at CenturyLink Field. Let’s take a look back: Were we, the fans, the reason that the Seahawks won the Super Bowl? Probably not the only reason, but we sure did help. (We do have a…
Recipe of The Week: Pumpkin Spice Cake
Pumpkin spice and everything nice–that's what this cake is made of
My first sweater of the season, football, glimpses of yellow leaves swirling in the wind and falling to the ground—yup, all signs point to fall. And what better way to celebrate the official start of lovehandle-hiding clothes than a slice of pumpkin spice and caramel heaven? Heather Christo, Queen-Anne based entertainment expert extraordinaire and foodie…
(Not) Following Doctors’ Orders
It’s generally accepted that doling out advice is far easier than taking it. Doctors are no exception, as we found when we (nervously) asked physicians to confess to advice they give their patients but don’t follow themselves, and they gamely replied. “It’s often been said that nurses and doctors are the worst patients,” confirms Patricia…
Here Are the Top 5 Things I Ate Last Week
A week of eating summed up in 5 snapshots
It was another week of marathon eating and most of it was good. Here are some of the highlights of my last 7 days of feeding: Chicken & waffles at The BurgundianBefore eating this for breakfast ($13) on Friday, I wasn’t really a chicken and waffles kind of gal. But this dish is life/breakfast…
Jack’s BBQ Opens Monday in Georgetown
So. Much. Meat.
UPDATE: Timmons told me Sunday that he has pushed the opening date to Tuesday, Sept. 9, and that instead of being open daily, Jack’s BBQ will be open Tues-Sun. Turns out, working 7 days a week doesn’t give the man enough time to sleep or see his family. Nearly six month after announcing that he…
In Bed with Nancy and Joe Guppy
Nancy Guppy gets intimate with writer and performer (and husband) Joe Guppy
Known best for his stint as a writer/performer on the comedy show Almost Live, Joe Guppy was once a patient in the psych ward at Providence Hospital. His new memoir, My Fluorescent God, revisits that experience from the perspective of his current occupation—as a psychotherapist. Hear him read and reflect at the book launch (9/13,…
Pushing Buttons
A local tech innovation takes the idea of classic medical alert devices and gives them a trendy wearable tech update. The React Sidekick is a Bluetooth gadget that looks like your car key fob and clips on your clothing, bag, or anywhere else; it pairs with the company’s phone app, React Mobile, to help you…
Bras and Breast Cancer Risk
In news you might not have been sure you were waiting for, researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have put to rest the question of whether bra-wearing increases breast cancer risk for postmenopausal women. The study results were published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. Lu Chen, Fred Hutch researcher and University of Washington…
Arctic Char with Pesto and Skyr
Chef Viktor Orn Andresson, Nordic Chef of the Year in 2014 cooks up char straight from the Arctic. Artic char Ingredients:1 kg Arctic charMethod: Pell the bone and cut in 100 gr pieces. Dress with oil and season with salt and pepper on an oven tray. Spread the pesto over the top evenly and…
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