February 2012

Want to know what the fashion-forward of Seattle will be wearing this spring? Plan to attend The Forecast fashion show sponsored by Seattle Magazine. Will this year’s trends be waterproofed evening wear? Layered jewelry made from recycled coffee bags? Color-blocked bike shorts? Come find out. [click to continue…]

Word on the street is that one of West Seattle’s finest burgers can be had at Zippy’s Giant Burgers. There they grind the 100% fresh chuck [click to continue…]

Celebrate the arrival of spring in Seattle with the Moisture Festival – and despite the name it will leave you feeling anything but soppy. [click to continue…]

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Seattle Kennel Club Dog Show – Seattle Things to Do #445

Spend the day with furry friends at the 74th annual Seattle Kennel Club Dog Show – coming up March 10 & 11.

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Fecal Fest – Zoo Doo – Seattle Things to Doo #444

We had you at “Fecal Fest” didn’t we?

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Ivar’s Fish & Chips and Clam Chowder – Seattle Things to Do #443

Today’s Cool Thing to Do is brought to you by the legendary Ivar Haglund.

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Made Sewing Studio – Seattle Things to Do #442

If you’re like me, you have a dusty sewing machine that gets cursed and abused on the rare occassion it’s actually used (yearly???). You must check out Made Sewing Studio in Greenwood.

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Grab a Bowl of Noodles in the International District – Seattle Things to Do #441

When the weather gets cold, wet and dreary, a surefire way to perk up is to grab a bowl of hot soup and slurp noodles. The International District has tons of restaurants and is fun to walk around and explore, too.

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Volunteer Park – Seattle Things to Do #440

Perched on top of Capitol Hill is one of the city’s greatest parks – Volunteer Park. If you’ve never been, you will find the park to have a very formal and traditional feel – less “Northwest” than other parks here in Seattle. Designed by the Olmsted Brothers, it became a Seattle Landmark on Nov 2, [...]

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Kruckeberg Botanic Garden – Seattle Things to Do #439

With our climate, Seattle has no shortage of fabulous gardens. The Kruckeberg Botanic Garden in Shoreline is a fantastic example. 

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Octopus Week – Seattle Things to Do #438

It’s Octopus Week at the Seattle Aquarium! All week long they will be celebrating this eight-armed invertebrate – particularly the Giant Pacific Octopus found in Puget Sound. Did you know that Octopuses are known to be highly intelligent (they display signs of a short and long term memory) and they have amazing abilities to camouflage [...]

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