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Bike Along The John Wayne Pioneer Trail
!–paging_filter–pstrongWHERE:/strong The John Wayne Pioneer Trail. strongWHY:/strong To bike the more than 100-mile section of the trail running from the trailheads at Cedar Falls (near North Bend) and Army East (part of the U.S. Army’s Yakima Training Center, near Vantage, on the Columbia River). strongWHAT: /strongThe longest Rails-to-Trails conversion in the country—the full length stretches…
Seattle Hotels: Hotel Ballard
Insider tips on where to stay in and around Seattle
!–paging_filter–pstrongemLocation: /em/strongBallard, 5216 Ballard Ave NW; 206.789.5012; a href=”http://www.hotelballardseattle.com” target=”_blank”hotelballardseattle.com/a/ppemstrongNumber of Rooms:/strong/em 18 standard rooms and 11 suites (8 are rooftop suites)/ppstrongemRates:/em/strong $189 for standard room $299 peak season); $299 for rooftop suite, and up depending on season ($499 peak season)/ppstrongemPool:/em/strong Yes/ppemstrongFitness center: /strong/emYes/ppstrongemSpa:/em/strong None/ppemstrongRestaurant:/strong/em Yes, a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/article/ballards-stoneburner-shows-promise“Stoneburner/a/ppemstrongRoom service: /strong/emYes/ppemstrongHotel bar:/strong/em Yes, also Stoneburner/ppemstrongParking (cost…
Frame Your Art by Mail, Using the Mantle Art App
!–paging_filter–pI recently unearthed a print of a French cartoon that my husband bought on a Paris street years ago. nbsp;It was sitting in a tube in my old pantry. Some combination of inconvenience, expense and inertia kept me from framing these pieces. I’ve since learned I am not alone—maybe as many as 41 percent of…
Seattle Hotels: The Fairmont Olympic
Insider tips on where to stay in and around Seattle
!–paging_filter–pemstrongLocation:/strong /emDowntown, 411 University Street, 206.621.1700, a href=”http://www.fairmont.com/seattle” target=”_blank”Fairmont.com/seattle/a/ppstrongemNumber of Rooms/em/strongem: /emWith 450 rooms, this hotel, which opened in 1924, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places./ppstrongemRates/em/strongem:/em Average of $299 for a Fairmont room; $329 for a deluxe room with sitting area,em /emand upem /emdepending on seasonembr/em/ppstrongemPool/em/strongem:/emstrong /strongYes/ppstrongemFitness center/em/strongem:/em Yes/ppstrongemSpa/em/strongem: /emYes, Penelope The…
Road Trip! 24 Hours in Vancouver
I just boarded the BoltBus for my 24-hour media road trip to Vancouver, courtesy of Tourism Vancouver. On tap for this whirlwind tour is a local beer flight tasting at the Capilano Suspension Bridge Park (I’ve never been and am told my usual footwear choices will not be acceptable for that trek), dinner atop Grouse…
The Top Kitchen Shops in Seattle Bellevue
Located in the former Dish It Up space on Ballard Avenue, Culinary Essentials (Ballard, 5320 Ballard Ave. NW; 206.789.1334), originally an expansion of Bellevue’s J Culinary Essentials (now closed), serves up plenty of tableware and cooking gear, including Man Law barbecuing tools. Long a bastion for the cooking crazed, J.F. Henry (West Seattle, 4445 California…
Where to Get Luxe Lighting
Seattle and Bellevue shops where you can score glam lighting to the max
Hansen Lamp Shade (Lake City, 10706 Lake City Way NE; 206.363.1635) has been lighting up Seattle since 1937, and it is still the place to go for restoration and repair of your loved lights old or new, and for a custom hand-sewn shade. Not to mention, it has 3,000 shades at the ready; you’re welcome…
Stores in Seattle with Artful Accents
Score signed prints by local artists, such as Aki Sogabe’s glorious kirie (paper cutting) of a cherry-blossom-swathed Space Needle ($30), handsomely framed at The Art Study (University Village, 4630 Village Court NE; 206.525.2400), which also has some beautiful bric-a-brac, including magnifying glasses ($14.95). C. Michele Interiors (Mercer Island, 7605 SE 27th St., Suite 102; 206.453.4771)…
Modern Design Store in Seattle: Digs
Ben and Gretchen Knudsen (shown above with their daughter Elke) opened their inviting home store Digs in Ballard (2002 NW Market St; 206.457.5709) last March, after five years of operating in Bellingham, and quickly made it a go-to source for fans of modern design with a Northwest sensibility. As well as showing love for new…
The Best Home Decor Shops in Seattle
Where to find great goods for every room in the house
Seattle and the Eastside certainly have their fair share of home shops–everything from lighting and green goods, to midcentury modern stores and consignment. We’ve rounded up the best of the best in each category so you can browse away and find the right shop for your need (or want) Modern Design Store Artful Accents Luxe…
Quirky, Non-Taxidermied Animal Decor for Your Home
Pepper your space with a sampling of the exotic
With a herd of taxidermy jutting from restaurant walls and roosting on store shelves, we channeled our wild sides and went in search of home décor of the faunal variety. But with a twist. These quirky creatures are crafted in a variety of materials, such as cardboard, papier-mâché and even wood, so they lend a…
Breaking News! Interior Designer Brian Paquette Opening Home Decor Shop in Pioneer Square
Well hello, Wednesday! We received word this morning that the fantastic designer Brian Paquette of Brian Paquette Interiors is in the process of securing a space in Pioneer Square for a brand-new home shop. Swoon. Paquette says the airy, simple and clean store (official name to come) will hopefully be located near Matt Dillon’s London…
Celebrate Seattle’s Beautiful Old Architecture with Historic Seattle
!–paging_filter–pCelebrate the urge to preserve our city’s built heritage at a href=”http://historicseattle.org“Historic Seattle/a’s strongSixth Annual/strong strongPreservation Awards /strongonstrongnbsp;/strongMay 13, 5:30–8 p.m., at the Good Shepherd Center (Wallingford, 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N)./ppTickets are $85 for the general public, $75 for Historic Seattle members and $30 for students ($25 of the fee is tax-deductible and benefits the…
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