Food & Drink

New Store News: Timbuk2

By Seattle Mag April 18, 2013

122-4-4005frontopt

The number of bike messengers on the streets of Seattle has dwindled since the heady days of the late 1990s, when kozmo.com ruled the roadways, but our city’s denizens love for the messenger bag has not waned one bit since then. They’re just so useful on so many levels.

On May 4, San Francisco messanger bag maker Timbuk2 will be opening a store at Seventh and Pine Streets (1532 Seventh Ave.), in the heart of downtown, where customers can choose from their product line of over 100 styles or design their own bag at the interactive custom station to be made at Timbuk2’s factory in San Fran.

On opening day, May 4, from 12 to 8 p.m. shoppers will find music, refreshments, a photo booth and giveaways. And on May 17, Bike to Work Day, the Timbuk2 crew will be out in force with Energizing Stations featuring Kind bars, both at the store and in-action on the Burke Gilman Trail.

The company plans to launch a bike share program later this summer.

 

Follow Us

15 Valentine’s Day Gifts

15 Valentine’s Day Gifts

Fleece slippers, chocolate figs, and The Book of Love

Who doesn’t want to celebrate love and make someone (anyone!) feel special? So, whether you’re all in or not so much, if you’re looking for gift ideas, here are a few to consider...

The Best Gifts for Travel Lovers 

The Best Gifts for Travel Lovers 

Tinsel, eggnog, mistletoe, and luggage

Travel lovers are the easiest people to buy for. Wrap a gift in old maps and they’ll spend hours deciphering the roadways and important coordinates. Put something inside the wrapping that will satiate their wanderlust, or encourage it, and you might be their next invitee to Paris.

Black Black Friday launches in Seattle

Black Black Friday launches in Seattle

The event is designed to boost Black-owned businesses

An initiative launched in Seattle encourages residents to spend money at Black-owned businesses, starting on Black Friday. Called Black Black Friday, the movement was organized by Laura Clise, founder and CEO of the Intentionalist, an online directory of thousands of small businesses owned by women, people of color, veterans, LBGTQ+, families, and differently abled people,…

Costco Goes for the Gold

Costco Goes for the Gold

Have a sudden need for gold bars? Better act fast.

The warehouse retailer known for everything from its popular food court to organic maple syrup and bulk, well, everything, is now in the business of selling gold. That’s right. Costco is peddling one-ounce gold bars online. But you have to be a member to buy them. And they’re not cheap. Shoppers have two options: One…