Salt: Not just stuff to make Mom’s cooking better

Salt: Not just stuff to make Mom’s cooking bette...

Have you been noticing a weird trend? No, not steampunk Rather, salt! First I saw hints of it at Met Market, and refused to pay the $10. Then we went to the cutest little apothecary on the Hill, Sugarpill and saw teeny tiny samples for $5. AND THEN, we were just strolling past the apple cider people at Ballard Farmer’s Market and happened upon their totally yummy salts for $5. From applewood to fennel, their small jars...
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Birthday Burgers: $5 Burgers at King’s Hardware

Birthday Burgers: $5 Burgers at King’s Hardw...

Pro tip: next time somebody comes to visit you and wants to do something “authentically Seattle,” skip the Space Needle and head to King’s Hardware in Ballard. There’s something about the sea of flannel-clad twenty and thirty-somethings throwing back beers while they play Skee-ball that is more definitive of our fair city than any towering landmark will ever be. Bonus: the food at King’s is...
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Weekend Roundup: August 26-28

Weekend Roundup: August 26-28...

Okay, weekend fairies you’ve been eerily nice to us for the past few weekends and I’m starting to get suspicious. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve loved the ever living crap out of you and have spent every waking second outside getting as much Vitamin D as possible. But at this point, I’m almost getting anxious just knowing that one day you’re gonna turn cold and grey again and I’m just not ready for it yet. So please,...
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Wedding tips: Brought to you from the cheap bride herself

Wedding tips: Brought to you from the cheap bride ...

When we got engaged, we got all those immediate questions like How did it happen? When’s the date? And above all else WHAT’S YOUR DREAM OVER THE TOP EXPENSIVE WEDDING GOING TO BE LIKE? Well, I’m one of those chicks who never had fairy tale Princess Kate dreams and either did my soon-to-be Prince. So without further ado, here’s a list of some unwedding-like crap that you can buy or make yourself so you don’t go broke...
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Beer and Books: Literary Trivia Night at Richard Hugo House

Beer and Books: Literary Trivia Night at Richard H...

There’s a lot to love about the Richard Hugo House. Not only is it an invaluable resource for any aspiring wordsmith (they offer amazing, affordable writing classes, free weekly drop-in writers’ circles for adults and teens and open mics galore), they also host one-of-a-kind events that you just don’t find anywhere else. Case in point: tonight’s Literary Trivia Night, where English majors whose...
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Look Sharp for Less: Warby Parker Eyewear

Look Sharp for Less: Warby Parker Eyewear...

I have a love/hate relationship with glasses- I love trying them on, but the frames I love always seem to cost more than I want to spend. Then I factor in my habit of losing and breaking just about everything and it’s back to the cheap, boring frames once again. And even those usually end up costing more than $100. So when a friend recently introduced me to WarbyParker.com, a website that sells super chic frames for...
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GIVEAWAY: Spend the Night with Richie Aldente

GIVEAWAY: Spend the Night with Richie Aldente...

In Seattle, there is only one thing that gets us more excited than beautiful, sunny weather (like the kind we had this past weekend- bliss), and that’s the music. I mean, one of the biggest reasons to live here is because of the sheer multitude of amazing shows happening every week throughout the city. You never have to wait long for your favorite artist to come perform, and finding a new-to-you musical obsession is...
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Weekend Round-Up: August 19-21

Weekend Round-Up: August 19-21...

What? What? It’s Friday already? I have no idea how that happened so fast, but I’ll take it – with a nice glass of some cheapo wine straight out of a box. So enough of this chit chat. Let’s get to the weekend plans. -Yom yom yom free sweet potato or regular fries (with any purchase) at The Counter on Friday only! -Capitol Hill is hosting the last of its Three Dollar Bill Cinema movie at Cal Anderson Park, with the...
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Mason Jars: Endless Possibilities

Mason Jars: Endless Possibilities...

If you’re reading this then I know who you are and you probably have at the very least, 10-20 mason jars lying around, or being used in your cupboards for everything from jam to pickled carrots to paper clips. But what if I told you, my dear Seattle friend, that you can do so much more! Since there’s nothing exciting on the calendar for today I thought I’d share the link love and give you a good list to get...
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Volunteer Park Conservatory Open House: Get to Know Your City

Volunteer Park Conservatory Open House: Get to Kno...

It’s only mid-August, but I’m already being plagued with anxiety over summer ending. (The fact that we’ve barely even had a summer probably doesn’t help much either.) Walking home from work (er, well, walking the long way to the bus stop at least) in the sunshine yesterday immediately squashed all the stress going on in my life right now- but how am I going to cope in December when it’s dark and...
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