Seattle Culture
Visit Green Homes Big, Small and In-Between for Free this Saturday
The entire spectrum of local green design is on display in homes of all types—a 106-year-old Net-Zero Craftsman in Ballard to an under-construction 5-Star Built Green targeted house in West Seattle—this Saturday (4/26) during the 2014 Northwest Green Home Tour. The free annual tour, produced by a Built Green and Northwest EcoBuilding Guild, takes place from 11 a.m.–5 p.m. and…
The International District Has a Cool New Furniture Studio
After just a few minutes inside Plank Grain (International District, 666 S King St.; 206.659.9884), the pleasant whiff of wood hits you. Inside the slim storefront, which officially opened last week, is a workshop in the back where Erick Waldman and Nick Vaandering transform old-growth lumber (harvested from local warehouses and buildings) into dashing modern furniture….
Le Objects for the Home Springs a Sale…and a Design Class
!–paging_filter–pIn celebration of spring’s arrival, and to show off its new arrivals, stronga href=”http://leobjects.com“Le Objects for the Home/a/strong (Georgetown, 1226 S Bailey St.; 206.604.4958) is having a Spring Sale./ppEnjoy a strong20 percent discount/strong on almost all in-stock items, from lighting to pillows, furniture to artwork. While perusing the shop’s collection of lovely objects (the sparkling…
NuBe Green’s Nifty New Vases
Give your fresh-cut blooms a stylish showcase this spring and summer with a new vase, or two, from NuBe Green (Capitol Hill, 1527 10th Ave.; 206.402.4515). The shop now stocks Material Good‘s latest line: the Pod ($26), shown above, and the Pebble ($14), below, in a range of compelling hues, Blackboard to Beekeeper.
New Pediatric Clinic Now Open in Rainier Valley
!–paging_filter–pAdd another clinic to the growing list of neighborhood health care providers that are reshaping the health care landscape, partly in response to the establishment of the Affordable Care Act. a href=”http://www.hopecentralhealth.org“HopeCentral, a pediatric and behavioral health clinic/a, opened its doors in Rainier Valley in March; in addition to filling a need for pediatric services…
Home Birth on the Rise
!–paging_filter–pHome births are on the rise—a href=”http://www.today.com/health/hospital-heave-ho-home-births-continue-rise-…“and most common in the Pacific Northwest/a, according to the National Center for Health Statistics of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In Washington, 3.4 percent of women opt for home births (Alaska has the highest rate of home births—6 percent)./ppIn Seattle, there are many childbirth options, and…
Pot Sale at Ravenna Gardens
!–paging_filter–pNow is a great time to spruce up your outdoor design. (Laboring now means less schlepping later when the sun really shines.)nbsp;/ppPlus, it’s the last weekend ofnbsp;a href=”http://ravennagardens.com“Ravenna Gardens/a’ (University Village, 2600 NE University Village; 206.729.7388) strongcontainer sale/strong, where you can save 30 percent off on the latest delivery of outdoor pots. (FYI: Organic veggie…
Big Sale at BoConcept this Weekend
!–paging_filter–pstronga href=”http://www.boconcept.com/en-us/“BoConcept/a/strong is having a supernbsp;strongfloor-clearing sale/strong this weekend (3/29-3/30)./ppSlice up to strong30 percent off/strongnbsp;on floor samples and discounted items (chairs to sofas), and 20 percent off on over-stock items. nbsp;/ppAnd you can do your shopping at BoConcept’s local showrooms (Bellevue, 10400 NE Eighth St., 425.732.3333; Downtown, 910 Western Ave., 206.464.9999) or its warehouse (SoDo,…
Rhodies are in Bloom, and on Sale, this Weekend on Whidbey Island
!–paging_filter–pstronga href=”http://http://www.meerkerkgardens.org “Meerkerk Gardens/a’/strong (Green Bank, 3531 Meerkerk Lane, off Resort Road; 360.678.1912 or 360.222.0121) kicks off its strongspring opening day/strong this weekend, 3/22-23, 9 a.m.-4 p.m./ppAnd as well as deals on a wide variety of hybrid, species and heritage rhododendrons, the nursery, which boasts 10 acres displaying our state flower (some already in bloom),…
Grain is Having a Website-Wide Sale
!–paging_filter–pspanTo make way for its new creations,nbsp;stronga href=”http://www.graindesign.com“Grain/a/strongnbsp;(Bainbridge Island, 1201 Wing Point Way NE; 206.965.9302) is having a Website-wide strongSpring-cleaning/strong strongsale/strong. /span/ppspanYou can knock 20 percent off on all the design studio’s stylish goods, such as the chain-link fence inspired, collapsiblie indoor/oudoorstrong Cafe America chair /strong(currently, $437), pictured below. /span/ppspanThe sale continues through March 31,…
Vitamin E and Selenium: Increased Prostate Cancer Risk?
!–paging_filter–pNew information about supplements vitamin E and selenium, thought to protect against cancer, reveals that they appear to do the opposite in high doses, according a href=”http://www.fhcrc.org/en/news/center-news/2014/02/vitamin-e-selenium-pros…“to a study led by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/a.nbsp; Researchers looked at the micronutrients’ effect on 4,856 men that were divided into groups that took them alone, took…
Mama Doc’s New Book
!–paging_filter–pDr. Wendy Sue Swanson’s relatable writings on her life as a pediatrician and mom on her blog, a href=”http://seattlemamadoc.seattlechildrens.org/“Seattle Mama Doc/a, have made her the face of the newest generation of doctors who are reaching out to patients and the community via social media; so much so, her a href=”https://twitter.com/SeattleMamaDoc“Twitter/a was named one of Time…
Dr. Mom
For pediatrician Wendy Sue Swanson raising children is like a second medical residency
!–paging_filter–pAfter navigating medical school, charting a career and establishing a successful pediatric practice, Dr. Wendy Sue Swanson had certain expectations about having children. “I had idealistic visions of motherhood,” she says./ppThen, during an ultrasound conducted 12 weeks into her first pregnancy, reality hit. “There was this little guy bopping around, with his arms and legs…