March/April 2025
Dollars & Sense
Youth Finance University helps kids think logically about money
Princeton Lock likes to tell the story of a third grader who learned money management through Youth Finance University, a free, student-led financial literacy program created by three 16-year-old students at Bellevue’s Newport High School. “(She) successfully saved for her first major purchase instead of spending on impulse buys, exactly the kind of behavioral change…
Spring Arts in Seattle
Shake off the winter blues with a fresh crop of arts happenings around the Emerald City
Spring brings a vibrant season of arts performances, celebrating renewal and creativity. Here’s a roundup of major arts events happening across Seattle this spring. Dance One of the buzziest performances to hit the Pacific Northwest Ballet stage in years, Crystal Pite’s Emergence returns on March 14, sharing the bill with the late Jerome Robbins’ neoclassical…
Editor’s Note: A Very Interesting Year In More Ways Than One
1975 saw the birth of two Seattle institutions amid trying times
Fred Hutch Cancer Center turns 50 this year. So does Microsoft. Each has shaped Seattle in distinct yet complementary ways, reinforcing the city’s reputation as one of innovation and impact. The birth of those two Seattle institutions notwithstanding, 1975 is a year one many longtime Seattleites probably prefer to forget. It was a turbulent 12…
Fave Five: Spring Surprises and Rainy-Day Delights
The weather’s unpredictable, but here are five ways to stay entertained — rain or shine.
March and April in Seattle bring drizzle, moody skies, and just enough sunshine to temp you outside. Spring officially starts March 20, and we’re all desperately looking for signs of warmer weather, often in vain. Whether you’re indoors or out, there’s plenty to keep you busy while the city shakes off winter. 1 – Art…
Publisher’s Note: The Beauty Of A Second Home
A place to relax, refresh, and a solid investment
Nobel prize Literature Laureate Paul Thomas Mann had the right idea about a change in scenery when he said: “We know full well that the insertion of new habits or the changing of old ones is the only way to preserve life, to renew our sense of time, to rejuvenate, intensify, and retard our experience…
Muscle Hustle
First Seattle Fitness Week is here
Fitness is so important to gym owner Chris Travis that the first Seattle Fitness Week is actually 10 days, not seven. Travis, a former Amazon worker who launched Seattle Strength & Performance a few years ago, is the brainchild behind Seattle Fitness Week, running now through March 15. Fitness enthusiasts can purchase a $49 pass…
Battle of the Ballroom
Celebrities once again bust their best moves at Plymouth’s Seattle Dances
One of the city’s most entertaining and, well, fun events is right around the corner. Plymouth Housing’s 16th annual Seattle Dances takes place at Fremont Studios March 8. Modeled after the iconic show Dancing With The Stars, Seattle Dances pairs local celebrities with a professional dancer. It’s all in the name of raising money for…
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