Yelp’s Adrenaline Adventure: Big Thrills, No Cost

Yelp’s Adrenaline Adventure: Big Thrills, No...

One of the best things about Seattle is that you’re never far from an outdoor adventure- from mountain biking to kayaking to paddleboard yoga, you’re always close to your activity of choice. And if you’re in the market for a new adventure, the fine folks at Yelp are hosting an event that’s right up your alley. On Saturday, August 27, they’re hosting Yelp’s Adrenaline Adventures, a FREE...
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You Love Free Food, Denny Triangle Loves You!

You Love Free Food, Denny Triangle Loves You!...

The Denny Triangle is one of those neighborhoods in Seattle that just doesn’t seem to fit in. At first glance, all you see is a faceless expanse of new condos filling up the space where Olive, Denny and 5th Avenue meet. It’s too far from the clubs to be Belltown, too buttoned-up to be Capitol Hill, too residential to be Downtown and lacking the Paul-Allen investment to qualify as South Lake Union. However, in the...
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Weekend Round-Up: 8/12 – 8/14

Weekend Round-Up: 8/12 – 8/14...

This weekend is shaping up to be the stuff that dreams are made of. Okay, that might be a bit of what my high school English teacher referred to as “purple prose,” but I’m really excited about this edition of the Weekend Round-Up. This weekend has it all- block parties, dining deals, street festivals, flea markets, free concerts and more. And we’ll have some sunshine, so you might even get a tan while...
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Olympus Spa: When one taketh away, lots more cometh

Olympus Spa: When one taketh away, lots more comet...

I’m super duper bummed. Not because it feels like winter again (don’t get me started) but because after this year Olympus Spa is stopping their totally amazing free entry pass on your birthday. Really, the savings was just $35 and I would usually drop another $200 on the real good stuff, but it was that $35 that got me there in the first place. Photo courtesy of Olympus Spa But there’s a but! A big one!! I...
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Free Bellevue: The East Side knows what you like all month long

Free Bellevue: The East Side knows what you like a...

After researching a little for the Mad Style Cocktail Party, I ended up finding all this awesome free crap in Bellevue. So if you work there or secretly go there for fun (you know the movie theater at Lincoln Square is way less bed buggy than the ones in Seattle proper), here’s a list of stuff I’d actually do, pending on any construction madness: Photo courtesy of jeffwilcox -If you’re a girl it’s pretty much a...
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Delicious Deals: Joule’s Urban BBQs

Delicious Deals: Joule’s Urban BBQs...

I really don’t like to post about the same thing twice. I mean, just because our readers are cheap value-oriented, it doesn’t mean that they don’t deserve spanking new content on a consistent basis. But, dear readers, today I’m returning to a subject I’ve written about before because it’s just so damn amazing that if you aren’t taking advantage, you’re seriously missing out....
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Free Stuff to Send in the Mail: postcard.ly & snailmailmyemail.org

Free Stuff to Send in the Mail: postcard.ly &...

Email and I have a love/hate relationship. I deeply appreciate connectivity- most of the time, I like people being able to easily get a hold of me, whether it’s by text message, email or twitter. (Notice how I didn’t say phone. I’m not a phone person. Text me, don’t call me.) But as useful as email is, it’s not exactly exciting or sentimental or romantic. When was the last time you saw a new...
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Weekend Round-Up: 8/5 – 8/7

Weekend Round-Up: 8/5 – 8/7...

The streets are swarming. The fan aisle at Fred Meyers looks like scorched earth. I saw a fat man walking down the street wearing a lifeguard hat, dolphin shorts, red knee-high socks and Tevas today. You guys know what that means? Summer has finally arrived (yeah, evidently August 1 is the new July 5.) You guys, let’s all hold hands and walk around in the sunshine for as long as it lasts. Not sure what you’re...
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Seattle reLeaf: You get a tree! You get a tree! You get a tree!

Seattle reLeaf: You get a tree! You get a tree! Yo...

Okay, it’s too sunny to get all poetic about this crap so I’ll just give it to you straight and dirty. The Trees for Neighborhoods are helping the people in Seattle make their homes perttier with free trees, watering bags and proper training on how to keep those suckers alive. Photo courtesy of Seattle reLeaf Start filling out those applications on August 8th and make sure you hand them in by September 1st (or...
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FREE Food Bonanza: Tacos and Cookies and Cupcakes- Oh My!

FREE Food Bonanza: Tacos and Cookies and Cupcakes-...

Somebody out there must know that I’m having a rough time recovering from an insanely busy weekend. And it must be somebody who knows that my primary reward mechanism is food- especially the kind that doesn’t cost me any money. Today there are 3 fantastic opportunities for just that. If I plan my day just right, I think that means I can be up and at ‘em three times as fast. (from flickr user jking89) Who...
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