Spend Your Way to a Better Economy

Do your civic duty and stimulate the economy by taking advantage of deals throughout the city!

Warm up your debit card. City Stimulus has organized another weeklong free-form "event" to support local businesses July 12 to 18. A group of professionals and businesses, City Stimulus urges Seattleites to spend locally and to shop small–to forego the super-mega-big-box options in favor of the local and the curated, small and the sustainable, the innovative and the hand-made. The event consists of discounts and offers at over 70 shops, bars and restaurants and a closing party at Capital Hill's hipster haven Havana on Saturday night to reward your participation with Cupcake Royale cupcakes, cocktails, music and raffled prizes provided by local businesses. The more you spend throughout the week, the more raffle tickets you get at the closing party. It's like playing Monopoly–the more houses you buy, the more money you can get back. (But this is better, because you get more out of it than just a brief time to feel superior to your sibling after his loss of fake money.) With this you can get 15% off a bottle of wine at the Tasting Room, free Italian donuts at Tavolata, and many other fabulous treats. Wine discounts and free donuts are much more satisfying than taunting my brother, most of the time.

See the City Stimulus website for more information.