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Two New Must-Read Parenting Resources
Follow these local experts to find the very best for entertaining and shopping for your kids.
By Alison Brownrigg May 30, 2012
This article originally appeared in the June 2012 issue of Seattle magazine.
Tot Stuff
Tottini, the beloved South Lake Union tot-gear shop, has a new bundle of joy: a brand-new blog for local parents, TotStuff (blog.tottini.com). Store owners Melissa Maffei and Melissa Van Flandern have recruited a cadre of local and national bloggers, such as Rebecca Woolf (girlsgonechild.net), Keli Faw (drygoodsdesign.wordpress.com), and Emily and Matt Baldwin (standardstyle.com/category/blog), to offer sage—and stylish —pearls of parenting wisdom.
Daddy Days
If a day out with Dad means a trip to Home Depot, expand your dad-and-me options with a new book by Edmonds writer Mike Allende. WonderDads Seattle is a guide to the best activities for pops and their peewees, including the best restaurants for a hassle-free meal, best outdoor adventures and other cool activities. $12.95; available at local bookstores and at amazon.com.
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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
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
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…