Seattle Mag
Cute Hats and T-Shirts for Kids
!–paging_filter–pSome people make a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/article/personalized-pillows-pillowmob“pillows/a out of them, and other people, a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/article/modern-quilts-your-home“quilts/a—but north Queen Anne landscape architect and artist Ashley Thorner uses beloved and perfectly worn-in vintage T-shirts as source material for Ershware (a href=”http://www.etsy.com/shop/ershware” target=”_blank”etsy.com/shop/ershware/a), a kids’ hat company she launched last fall. “I hated to just get rid of my favorite ‘golden…
Buy Locally Farmed Food via Online Marketplace Farmstr.com
A local entrepreneur is connecting farmers with shoppers online
!–paging_filter–pRaised in Bellingham, where her family had a “hobby farm” with chickens, cows and pigs, Janelle Maiocco is no stranger to tractors and muddy barn boots. The 41-year-old mother of two has been a trained chef, food blogger and food marketer, and in September she launcheda href=”HTTP://WWW.farmstr.com” target=”_blank” Farmstr.com/a—a kind of Craigslist for locally farmed…
Changes in the Central District Affect the African-American Community
As gentrification pushes African-Americans, should the city step in to protect their interests?
When Mount Calvary Christian Center pastor Reggie Witherspoon was growing up in the Central District in the 1960s and ’70s, the neighborhood was tight-knit and largely African-American. But today, it’s another story. “It’s radically different,” he says. Now, he can visit the neighborhood and not see any African-Americans. “I never thought I would see the…
Seattle Jewish Film Festival, Musician Ayron Jones at The Moore and Seattle Dances Two Steps to Fremont
!–paging_filter–pstrongMust Rock/strongbra href=”http://bit.ly/1fMq0az” target=”_blank”Seattle musician Ayron Jones Opens for B.B. King/abrMonday (3/3, 7:30 p.m.) — Like the very best rock ’n’ rollers, emerging Seattle musician Ayron Jones seems just slightly unhinged when he performs his own blend of blues and grunge. Witness Jones live at The Moore Theater when he opens for blues legend B.B….
April Pride Opens Floor 2
!–paging_filter–pGenius marketer, savvy clothing designer (a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com.239elwb01.blackmesh.com/article/april-prides-one-s…“The Dress/a) and “it” girl, a href=”http://aprilpride.com/” target=”_blank”April Pride/a, is opening a pop-up shop at the a href=”http://www.fourseasons.com/seattle/” target=”_blank”Four Seasons/a on Saturday that runs through April./ppShe’s calling it Floor 2, because, well, it’s on the second floor of the hotel, and filling it with exclusive collaborations between uber-now local…
March Makeover with Skoah, Seven and Pure Barre
!–paging_filter–pSpring officially hits on March 20, which means we’re mere moments away from balmier weather. Get your winter self into shape for the skimpier season with this promotion from three local body-beautiful businesses./ppStarting March 1 (which is Saturday, BTW, how did that happen?) and running through the end of the month, book a Facisliscious facial…
Union Gospel Mission Launches Clothing Line
!–paging_filter–pOn March 7, Seattle’s a href=”http://www.ugm.org/” target=”_blank”Union Gospel Mission/a is releasingnbsp;a href=”http://others-like-us.myshopify.com/” target=”_blank”Others Like Us/a (OLU), the charitable organization’s first-ever apparel collection intended to bring a more human face to the issue of homelessness in our city./ppThe inaugural OLU collection includes t-shirts, a hoodie and hats, ranging in prince form $14 to $35. Designs include…
Four Drinks to Make for Your 2014 Oscars Party
The best drinks to make for your Academy Awards bash
!–paging_filter–pIt’s time to roll out the red carpet for all those you’ve invited over to watch the 2014 Oscars (and hopefully it’s a bunch of folks, cause it’s always more fun to watch with a crowd). But to ensure that your Academy Awards party is the winner, serve up one of the following drinks. Two…
Matt Dillon’s Second Wave of London Plane Now Open in Pioneer Square!
!–paging_filter–pWell played, Occidental Plaza. You managed to get yourself three pretty fantastic anchors courtesy of one of Seattle’s most lauded restaurateurs./ppstronga href=”http://www.thelondonplaneseattle.com/” target=”_blank”London Plane/a/strong, the long-awaited sequel to Matt Dillon’s (Sitka Spruce, Corson Building, Bar Sajor) wine bar and retail shop of the same name opened at 8 a.m. this morning, completing his two-tiered collaboration…
Ethan Stowell’s Mkt. Serves Up Delicious Market-Driven Dishes
!–paging_filter–pIt is a blessing to live in a city so excited about good food that, when an impossibly slim sliver of space is left between businesses in a neighborhood the size of your pocket, you’ll blink and a little restaurant will pop right up. Such is the case in Tangletown: Mkt., pronounced “market” and owned…
UK Designer Extraordinaire Tom Dixon Drops into Inform Interiors on Saturday
!–paging_filter–pstrongTom Dixon /stronghas left hisnbsp;mod mark from Amsterdam to Barcelona, as well as, most recently, in Paris’ trés swanky Eclectic Restaurant (see it a href=”http://www.tomdixon.net/news/eclectic-restaurant-launches“here/a). strongOn Saturday (3/1), 5-8 p.m./strong, Dixon stops at Seattle’snbsp;stronga href=”http://informseattle.com“Inform Interiors/a/strongnbsp;(South Lake Union, 300 Dexter Ave. N; 206.622.1608)nbsp;as part of his new North American tour. The self-taught designer will chat…
Thaw Out! Local Hot Springs and Saunas Where you can Warm Up and Relax
!–paging_filter–pSpring is just barely upon us, but you may still need to shake out those winter chills after a long and dreary season. In our March issue, a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/article/where-travel-olympic-peninsula-sol-duc…” target=”_blank”we wrote about road tripping it to Sol Duc Hot Springs and Resort/a, which is nestled in a valley carved by the mighty Sol Duc River…
Where to Travel on the Olympic Peninsula: Sol Duc Hot Springs
Get steamed at Sol Duc Hot Springs resort on the Olympic Peninsula
!–paging_filter–pstrongWHERE:/strong Sol Duc Hot Springs near Port Angeles on the Olympic Peninsula (12076 Sol Duc Hot Springs Road, Port Angeles; a href=”http://www.olympicnationalparks.com” target=”_blank”olympicnationalparks.com/a). strongWHY: /strongThis forested getaway in Olympic National Park opens for the season at the end of March, just in time for a spring awakening. strongWHAT:/strong Nestled in a valley carved by the…
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