Food & Drink
The Junction: West Seattle’s Shopping Hub
A visit to (1) Cherry Consignment, on California Avenue SW and SW Genesee, is a great way for anyone to kick off a West Seattle shopping day—it carries men’s and women’s apparel, and features maternity and plus-size sections to boot. (Two gorgeous pairs of Manolo Blahniks were recently spotted for between $90 and $125.) One…
Shops to Tour in Belltown
New consignment outposts and trademark designer shops outfit this ever-posh strip of downtown.
Start your outing on the west side of First Avenue at (1) Fini, located near Pike Place Market in the courtyard of the Inn at the Market building. Step inside and be transported into the closet of an elegant Parisian: Druzy necklaces sparkle from their stand (most pieces are $50–$90), a stack of Thomas Paul…
Have Them Tote Toxin-free Lunch Bags
These locally-made lunch bags make for a great back-to-school gift.
Pass over the Disney princess this year and score a lunch bag with real style. These toxin-free, compostable bags are made of Ariaprene, a stain-resistant, machine-washable fabric that insulates food. Created by two sisters, Susan Givens and Carol Mack, the South Seattle-based dabbawalla bags was named after lunch delivery men in India. Designs include a…
Adorable Kids’ Shoes from See Kai Run
Because cute kids derserve equally cute kicks.
Just in time for the start of school, beloved local kids’ shoe designer and West Seattle mom Cause Haun is out with her long-awaited new line of sneaks for little feet. See Kai Run’s adorable kicks are hip, colorful shoes that are sturdy yet flexible for growing feet, and, thanks to Velcro straps, are easy…
Perfect Seattle Picnic Blanket
Eliminate wet blankets forever with this supersonic product from local company Fruitsuper Design
Newsflash: Seattle weather is fickle. Which is exactly why local company Fruitsuper design (fruitsuper.com) developed a new waterproof picnic blanket—to ensure that outdoor eating and seating this summer are both dry and delightful. The reversible, lightweight blanket ($98), made of soft, smooth 600 denier polyester, comes equipped with weighted corners and an integrated shoulder strap…
Tickets Now on Sale for Seamless in Seattle Fashion Show
Mark your fashion datebook, people: On August 29th the five winning designers from our 2012 Seamless in Seattle competition will hit the runway for our second annual Seamless in Seattle Fashion Show. Here are our lucky winners and their designs (you’ll just have to wait until show time to find out who takes home the…
The Four Emotional Food Groups of the Olympics
Because the closest most of us will ever get to the Olympics is eating in front of a television.
Because the closest most of us will ever get to competing in the Olympics is eating in front of a television. Round out your Olympics-watching experience with these tantalizing food groups. Strength + GloryIt’s got to feel great to be a Chinese diver or gymnast—in other words, to be so good that American TV cameras…
New Goodwill “Boutique” Opens in SLU
I enjoy a good dig through my neighborhood Goodwill but dependent on your shopping style, not everyone wants to sift, lift and hunt for goods. Enter Goodwill’s new South Lake Union store: There is no searching here, in fact, the swanky new space resembles more of a boutique than a warehouse. As it should: Located…
Roads Scholar: Downtown Express Lanes on I-5 Now Express-ier
With the flick of a switch, WSDOT engineers catapulted downtown Seattle’s expressways into the 21st century, saving hundreds of midday drivers countless hours spent sitting in traffic. Now, instead of a team driving through Seattle, manually switching signs and barriers at 23 ramps, an automated system—which, according to WSDOT, includes: 45 new cameras, new signs,…
Seattle’s New Mobile Fashion Truck Trend?
Board the J Project bus and get to shopping
We have a bit of a joke-that-is-not-actually-a-joke around the office about declaring something a “trend”: You can’t call it one until you find three examples. So naturally, since news broke a few weeks ago that the city’s first “fashion truck”, The Kippy Ding Ding, is now roaming the streets (more here), I’ve been on the…
Reasons to Miss Ichiro
News broke yesterday that beloved Mariners player Ichiro Suzuki has been traded to the New York Yankees. The announcement spurred a mix of bitterness and speculation in our offices yesterday—and, of course, nostalgia. From food writer Leslie Kelly: “As a longtime, diehard M’s fan, my heart breaks at this revolting development. I know it’s a…
Kill the Keg Happy Hours + Free Burgers
Death to Kegs! Something about drinking wine from a keg makes people want to do other off-kilter, Bacchanalian things, like glug it from mason jars, paper cups or directly from the spout, or, say, try to drink an entire keg of it in one sitting. It’s not the least bit surprising that the folks at…
How to (Best) Shop the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale
Every year at the end of July, I start to wish for fall. (She ducks while summer-starved Seattleites throw shoes at the screen.) I dream of cozy sweaters, fall leaves and football, but the biggest reason I eagerly await autumn? I cannot wait to wear whatever I scored at the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale, that glorious…