The end of shopping is near: Seattle’s Etsy Edit...

By now if you haven’t finished your shopping, then you might be just a tad on the screwed side. BUT there’s a little thing called Etsy that could possibly save your day if you still need a gift or two to throw into a shipping box. My suggestion: Email the local vendor and arrange a meeting spot – thus avoiding the shipping fees and getting to know the seller. Whenever I look on Etsy, I always first look locally just for...
Read More

An Uber-Good Deal: Credits, Coffee & Treats a...

Open Houses are probably the most underrated genre of holiday party. They usually involve a LOT of cookies, you don’t have to awkwardly sing Happy Birthday to anybody and, unlike the four ugly sweater parties you got invited to this year, they aren’t tainted by jaded irony. So when a business that I love throws a party that I love and tops it off by giving out a whole bunch of freebies, I consider it a Christmas...
Read More

Weekend Round-Up: December 16-18...

I know you don’t care, but I’m super excited that this weekend is GUNS AND FRICKIN’ ROSES WEEKEND. Yep, we actually spent big money to see my childhood crush rock it in Vancouver (a slight mistake on my part, when I purchased tickets for the BC showing, not realizing they are coming to Seattle the day before – alas, my GNR concert is now a field trip to BC, which I think is a win win – for the soup dumplings alone)....
Read More

Reindeer Run: Burn those holiday cookies away...

You can’t avoid the holiday sugar madness. If you work in an office someone is bringing a cookie, brownie or heaping pile of chili to your cube right as I type this. Then there are all those coffee shops tempting you with their super yummy (re: fatty) egg nog lattes. And don’t forget about the bars and holiday parties. I swear, I think I’ve done more drinking in the last few weeks than I have in all my sorority...
Read More

Treat Yo’self to Lunch at RN74...

I write a blog about freebies and deals, but I have a major weakness for fancy food. Seriously, if I wasn’t so mature, I would totally talk smack about myself behind my own back. So when I stumble into a magic world where I get fancy food at affordable prices, I break into a major happy dance. That’s exactly what happened* when uber-fancy RN74 invited me to sample their newly revamped lunch menu this weekend- so...
Read More
  1. Pages:
  3. 1
  4. ...
  5. 22
  6. 23
  7. 24
  8. 25
  9. 26
  10. 27
  11. 28
  12. ...
  13. 119
Recent Comments
  • Annie J: Tea and spices from Market Spice, fresh flowers and piroshky...
  • JD Northwest: My favorite memory is hitting Le Panier on a Sunday morning....
  • Aubrey: Oh good call! ...
  • tina: Great list! Under local spots, I would add Frock Shop at 65t...
  • Jenn: My favorite thing about the Market is the food. Crumpets, hu...
  • Felice Lam: Watching my friend get hit by the stuffed fish that the "fis...
Random Articles
Skate for Free at the Key... Short story:  Free ice skating at the Key Arena from noon to 8 pm, Friday June...
random article
Free Pancakes at IHOP: Ca... Normally, I’m not a huge fan of chain restaurants. Call me a food snob...
random article
Weekend Round-Up: Novembe... Hey you. The weather says rain, but I trust in my heart and soul that the sun...