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Here's why the Eastside market is booming
With housing prices at record highs throughout the Puget Sound region, prospective buyers are understandably nervous about making the plunge. Bellevue, Redmond, Kirkland and other Eastside suburbs may offer the best opportunities for homebuyers concerned about protecting equity, investors seeking to maximize return, or young professionals positioning for future employment. The “Zoom boom” notwithstanding, large tech…
Best Places: Suburban Shift
The most popular ‘burbs to buy a home
Claire and Derek Klein loved living in the downtown Seattle condo they purchased in 2016 across the street from the Washington State Convention Center. They took full advantage of the nightlife and pedestrian amenities in their neighborhood. Then Covid-19 hit and changed everything. Derek, a technology consulting principal director for Accenture, began working from home….
Kate Mensah combines Paris, Seattle influences to create modern bags
Rather than relying on color to make her bags interesting, Mensah uses embossment to create her eye-catching designs
Kate Mensah wanted to be in fashion before she even realized it. One day, a family member sent her a childhood photo. She was strutting down the hallway of her old home, creating a makeshift fashion show. “I said, ‘oh my god, it was already in my blood, I know it,’” Mensah said. “I love…
Devon Yan Captures Personalities In ‘Fashion Forward,’ Custom Designs
Many of his designs are custom made and specifically created for the needs of the person wearing them
Around nine years ago, Devon Yan applied to be a part of The Bellevue Collection’s first Independent Designer Showcase for fashion week. He was rejected. But that didn’t stop him from trying again. “At that time, I kind of just used the Independent Designer (Showcase) as kind of my motivation,” Yan said. “I was telling…
Independent designer Veronica Lynn Harper adds masks to her lineup
Harper designs patterns for clothing, accessories, and most recently, face masks
When Veronica Lynn Harper first started designing her own clothes four years ago, she often caught the attention of strangers. She and her friends have been stopped on the street by people asking to get a closer look at her designs. Once, a woman in her 80s stopped her in the airport and asked about…
Australian Bridal Brand Makes PNW Debut
Grace Loves Lace’s Ballard showroom is the company’s sixth to open in the U.S.
An Australian bridal brand is convinced that love is alive and well in the Pacific Northwest. Grace Loves Lace has made its Pacific Northwest debut with a showroom in Ballard. Grace Loves Lace’s new showroom is the company’s sixth to open in America and the 11th to open internationally. Shoppers can visit the showroom by…
Vistas With Value
Live the good life at the top of Cougar Mountain
The beautiful, breathtaking Panorama development is the final chapter in a story that began 30 years ago. This stunning, unique master-planned residential neighborhood is near the top of Cougar Mountain and is the last neighborhood to be built at the very top of the Talus community. It’s where beauty meets convenience, as it’s just a…
Senior Living Elevated (Virtually)
There’s no doubt that the last few months have brought new challenges and new obstacles in nearly every area of life. As people around the globe adapt and overcome these new challenges, the team at Murano Senior Living is paving the way for innovative and creative senior living options. For many families, sheltering in place has…
Putting the ‘Social’ in Social Distancing
Residents at Murano Senior Living in downtown Seattle are putting the ‘social’ in social distancing. While senior living communities across the country are responding to rapidly changing social distancing guidelines, the team at Murano is doing it all with a big dose of Five-Star Fun. Keeping Residents Together, While Staying Apart So, how do you…
Style Profile: Dancer and Art Advocate David Rue
Rue is a dancer by profession, but these days he’s the one shining a spotlight on local and international artistic talent
David Rue’s eclectic personal style includes pieces gifted, thrifted (such as the Cole Haan shoes on the right) and tailor-made in Liberia, where he was born.
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