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Jonathan Adler to Open at University Village

Jonathan Adler University Village stores
The future of shopping at Jonathan Adler is so bright, you've got to wear your big Jackie O shades

Great news for the interior design obsessed. Jonathan Adler, the master of mood-elevating decor options is bringing his business to Seattle in a stand-alone store at University Village. An opening date is set for June. More details to follow.

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Update: Pink Ginger to Open a Store-in-a-Store at Ballard Home Comforts

Pink Ginger finds a new home on Ballard Ave.

A nice update from Tina Christou, the owner of Pink Ginger, who announced her store closing last week: she’ll be sharing space with Ballard Home Comforts starting in May, right smack dab on one of the most foot-trafficked streets in town, Ballard Ave. Read more »

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Earth Day 5k: You Are What You Eat

Hey cupcake! If I could eat you all day long, I would!

A few years ago I heard about an archaeological dig in China that unearthed a Chinese woman in her fifties who was so well preserved by her cypress wood tomb layered with clay and charcoal that she was perfectly intact, including her last meal of honeydew melon, the seeds of which were still in her stomach. Read more »

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Go Local to the Max

The bees knees. Those little buzzers know what's good in the hood.

Just when you thought buying local couldn’t get any closer to home, it has, and there is already an apt hipster word for it: “uber-local.” As opposed to “local”, which designates food from within roughly 350 miles of the consumer, the term describes food products grown or produced within a radius of only ten miles. Read more »

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West Seattle's Sweetie Boutique to Close after Ten Years

So long, Sweetie. This West Seattle Junction shop to close after ten years of cuteness.

I received a sad email today from Joeanna Purdie, owner of West Seattle boutique, Sweetie, with the announcement that after ten years in business, she'll be closing her shop at the end of April. Read more »

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