Lifestyle
Maturing Markets Look to Downsize to an Elevated Urban Lifestyle
NEXUS is a stand-out high-rise condominium in downtown Seattle with resort-style amenities
Sponsored by Realogics Sotheby’s International Realty A new urbanization trend is sweeping Seattle as more empty-nesters and retirees are seeking to downsize their domestic responsibilities, harvest their capital gains from single-family assets and reinvest that equity into a better, streamlined in-city lifestyle with perks. After years of child rearing, home maintenance, and living a more…
Ballard Artisan Teaches You How to Make Your Own Chef’s Knife
Want to learn how to create your own 6-inch high-carbon steel chef knife?
STRAIGHT TO THE POINT: Fire Horse Forge’s custom knives, designed with high carbon steel blades, beefwood handles and bronze spacers, include (at top) the 8.25-inch “Peacock Feather” and the 6.75-inch “Damascus”
Behind-the-Scenes With MoPop’s Fashion Exhibit Curators
Internationally acclaimed creative duo Sofia Hedman and Serge Martynov talk about 'A Queen Within,' their creative process and what’s ahead for the fashion industry
Regardless of your personal interest in the fashion industry, one fact is certain: What we wear can be a reflection of our mood or communicate a personal statement. That goes to the heart of the Museum of Pop Culture’s (MoPop) latest exhibit: A Queen Within: Adorned Archetypes. The exhibit curators seem to want you to…
Seattle’s Bicycle Benefits Program Offers Cyclists Discounts Across the City
Cycling to work can get you deals at your favorite neighborhood coffee shops, breweries and restaurants
May is National Bike Month, and among all the obvious reasons biking is great (exercise, lessening carbon emissions and reducing transportation costs) the Bicycle Benefit Program is another incentive to get people pedaling around the city. To join the program, cyclists must make a one-time $5 sticker purchase from any participating location and stick it…
Amazon Fashion’s Brittany Hicks Is Leading the Next Generation of Style Pioneers
'I want to empower girls who are interested in the behind-the-scenes work, such as finance and technology, to feel they have a clear path to succeed'
This article appears in print in the May 2019 issue. Click here to subscribe. It was during a summer internship at Lehman Brothers in New York City, at the height of the Great Recession, that Brittany Hicks decided that finance was not her calling. She switched gears and enrolled in merchandising and textile courses at North Carolina A&T State…
Local Company Bedlove Wants You to Get Some Sleep in These Sheets
These chic, ultraluxe linens are just what the sandman ordered
This article appears in print in the May 2019 issue. Click here to subscribe. A quick internet search will reveal any number of suggestions for getting a good night’s sleep, but Belltown-based Bedlove is betting that the solution lies in the quality of your bedding. Launched earlier this year by Nordstrom marketing alum Laura Hubbard, the brand offers duvet covers (from…
Seattle’s Bike Everywhere Day Introduces the Two-Wheeled Lifestyle to All
If you’ve been planning on getting your bike out of the garage, May 17 may be the day to do it
This Friday, May 17, is National Bike Everywhere Day! Last year, Cascade Bicycle Club counted nearly 20,000 Seattleites pedaling to work, school, home or to the local coffee shop. Cyclists stopped at more than 120 “celebration stations” to get hydration, swag, high fives and a sense of Seattle’s cycling community. This year will bring even…
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