Minding the Store
Coastal Surf Boutique to close, Crewcuts and Trophy Cupcakes to open at U Village.
By Alison Brownrigg | January 30, 2009
Daily Find
I tend to pay close attention to chocolate, as it's one of my favorite things to eat. I've been seduced by bars laced with bacon and dusted with crispy bread crumbs; intrigued by a range of percentages of cacao; and conducted taste tests to find out the difference between chocolates from Madagascar, Argentina and Ghana. But I have never seen or eaten more gorgeous, refined or seductively subtle chocolates as those made by local chocolatier Janet Shimada for her line, Cadeaux Chocolates.
By Alison Brownrigg | January 30, 2009
Daily Find
Since she was a little girl, Seattle jewelry artist Rachel Burklund has loved making things, starting with embroidery thread bracelets in elementary school to macramé necklaces and intricately woven beaded designs in her teenage years. That passion for creativity and discipline has paid off for the 30-something designer as her ardor for adornment is embraced by some of Seattle's most exclusive retailers and a growing coterie of devoted customers.
By Sheryl Wiser | January 30, 2009
Daily Find
If your monthly budget for pampering has shrunk along with your monthly
budget for, well, everything, you may be wondering how to get the
biggest bang for your beauty buck. Massage? Facial? Body scrub? After a
recent visit to Woodinville's soothing Oasis Spa & Salon, my money's on the facial.
By Monica Fischer | January 30, 2009
