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Posted on Wed, 10/24/2012 - 9:54pm

Canopy Blue's Holiday Trunk Show for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

By: 
Ali Brownrigg
Photo Credit: 
Elizabeth Roberts
Arm yourself with a cool jacket to ward off the gray rainies. Like this one from Elizabeth Roberts.

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, join Julie Gralow, MD, director of WE-CAN—the Women’s Empowerment Cancer Advocacy Network, a collaboration with Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, UW Medicine and Fred Hutch—and Elizabeth Roberts (formerly Wraphabillement) at Canopy Blue on Thursday, October 28 from 1:30 to 7:30 p.m. for a Holiday Trunk Show. Read more »

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Posted on Mon, 10/22/2012 - 4:24pm

6 Restaurants Where You Can Enjoy Meatless Mondays

By: 
Leslie Kelly
Photo Credit: 
Oddfellows / Facebook
Mushroom panini with gruyere, peppers and arugula - on a previous Meatless Monday menu at Oddfellows Cafe

Seattle-based food writer Kim O’Donnel was into Meatless Mondays long before Mario Batali and others shoved this notion onto the mainstream consciousness. Hooray and pass the kale chips! (You’ll find a recipe for those crunchy green gems in her first cookbook.) Read more »

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Posted on Mon, 10/22/2012 - 4:02pm

Where to Watch the Final Presidential Debate

By: 
Naomi Craw
Romney and Obama
Photo Credit: 
Wiki Commons
It's showtime.

Watching Obama and Romey face-off is always more fun in a crowd, so join friends at one of these neighborhood restaurants to watch the third and final presidential debate (10/28, 6pm), focusing on foreign policy. The themed food and libations offered here should definitely pique your electoral energy.
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Posted on Mon, 10/22/2012 - 3:15pm

Splendid Avenue's Chic Swedish Style

By: 
Ali Brownrigg
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Splendid Avenue
The sky is gray, but that doesn't mean you have to be dreary. This Ilse Jacobsen raincoat is the antidote to the fall blahs.

Ballard’s not the only place to find Scandinavian style with a Pacific Northwest nod. Splendid Avenue, a charming web shop owned by Swedes Monika and Ewa (they prefer to keep things on a first name basis), stocked with fine quality Northern European goods, for home and body, provides shoppers with high style and a classic edge.  Read more »

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Posted on Mon, 10/22/2012 - 2:40pm

Sweet Little Mignon Kitchen Co.

By: 
Ali Brownrigg
Photo Credit: 
Rachel Ball
The sweetest things come in small packages. These cupcake wrappers are no exception.

Cute as a button pretty much sums up Mignon Kitchen Co., an online home goods shop based in Seattle and run by talented graphic designer and jewelry maker, Rachel Ball. Mignon, or "cute" in French, is an apt name for this sweet shop, stocked with affordable treasures and tools that make preparing, eating and enjoying food a treat. Read more »

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