Love & Wisdom

Rebecca West on How Happy Starts at Home

Rebecca West on How Happy Starts at Home

A chat with the Fremont-based interior designer about her new book

Interior designer Rebecca West says a well-organized home is a happy home

Nine Principles of Feng Shui That Bring Balance to Your Home

Nine Principles of Feng Shui That Bring Balance to Your Home

Build in harmony with nature and achieve domestic bliss

1. Create a clear and unobstructed point of arrival—a vestibule, foyer or equivalent—to allow the qi energy to enter your living quarters.

How Do We Raise Independent Adults?

Our role as parents is better suited for guidance and connection rather than hands-on efforts

Dr. Kelly Moore leads a discussion

Fit for a King: Seahawks' Earl Thomas III Says "I Do"

Fit for a King: Seahawks’ Earl Thomas III Says “I Do”

Is Thomas' kingly attire the start of a new bridal trend?

This article originally appeared on our sister site, Seattlebridemag.com. This past Saturday, Seattle Seahawk Earl Thomas III tied the knot with long time love Nina Heisser. The high school sweethearts exchanged vows in style at the Chateau Cocomar in Houston, Texas. While the bride looked absolutely stunning in her blinged-out wedding gown, the groom opted…

Meet the 2015 Crosscut Courage Award Winners

Meet the 2015 Crosscut Courage Award Winners

Recognizing local public service, culture and business leaders

For some of us, going to work is a fairly mundane affair. But for the winners of Crosscut’s 2015 Courage Awards, it’s a mission and—although they might not call it this—an act of true bravery. Seattle magazine is proud to partner with Crosscut (crosscut.com) in recognizing these local public service, culture and business leaders whose…

Is an Independent School the Right Choice for your Family?

Is an Independent School the Right Choice for your Family?

Defining what an independent school is and how to begin the admission process

Sponsored by Puget Sound Independent Schools At some point during a child’s educational journey, every parent must ask if their local public school is the best choice. Perhaps they’d prefer a school that offers smaller class sizes, additional extracurricular offerings or more personalized instruction than what’s offered at their child’s current school. Or, families might…

Seattle's Most Influential People of 2015

Seattle’s Most Influential People of 2015

These game changers each make their mark while reshaping our city

We get that Seattle leads the pack when it comes to talent, technology and smarts. The influx of power players and sheer brainiacs into our town has helped transform it into the soaring metropolis it is today. Of course, with growth and development come big-city problems: traffic, parking, housing…the list goes on. That’s where our…

Designing High School Curriculums for Relevance

Designing High School Curriculums for Relevance

How to help students make sense of the world, one class at a time

Sponsored by Eastside Prep In court proceedings, the query “Relevance?” often arises. Implied in the question is the idea that testimony needs to pertain to the substance of the case and the argument being made. In some way, shape, or form  “How is this relevant?” is what Eastside Prep teachers ask 50 times a day. …

How One Man Overcame Cancer

How One Man Overcame Cancer

Ron Gibson has been struggling with invasive cancers since 2004. This is his story.

  “I should be dead by now,” says 74 year-old Ron Gibson over the phone from his Vancouver, B.C., home. Since 2004, he’s been struggling with invasive cancers that literally brought him to his knees. “I had no idea anything was going on,” he says. “But then there was blood in my urine, and at…

How much do you spend?

How much do you spend?

6 techniques to help you manage and monitor cash flow

Sponsored by Brighton Jones Wealth Management & Financial Advisory Have you ever tracked your workouts when working toward a fitness goal? Or written down everything you ate to embark on a weight-loss program?  Most experts agree that in order to improve, we must first track and measure whatever it is we’re trying to improve upon….

Preppy and Proud: Tommy Bahama's Bradley O'Brien

Preppy and Proud: Tommy Bahama’s Bradley O’Brien

Tommy Bahama executive Bradley O’Brien talks East Coast convention out West

Bradley O’Brien held top roles at Sperry Top-Sider, Ralph Lauren, Lands’ End and Old Navy before joining the Tommy Bahama design and product development team last year as its executive vice president, but her fashion history started long before her impressive résumé. “My grandfather worked for Macy’s, and my dad worked at Joseph Magnin and…

Jokes for a Healthy Cause

Jokes for a Healthy Cause

Knock, knock. Who’s there? The UnitedHealthcare Children’s Foundation (UHCCF), collecting kids’ favorite jokes and riddles for two joke books that will be published by the foundation and released on World Smile Day—October 2. Children 17 and under can submit their jokes online on the UHCCF website until May 31, 2015. Jokes that are chosen will…

7 Principles of Comprehensive Wealth Management

7 Principles of Comprehensive Wealth Management

From reducing internal expenses to rebalancing, here are effective ways to manage your wealth

Sponsored by Brighton Jones The decision to hire a professional — whether for something simple like painting a house, or a legal issue — requires consumers to consider two main factors: cost and value. Cost is straightforward and determined by price. Value is subjective and involves both quantitative and qualitative measures. For instance, what is…

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