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South Lake Union urban pet boutique Scraps Dog Bakery is lending a hand to the adorable, adoptable dogs and cats of the Humane Society of Seattle/King County. With your next purchase, buy an extra plush toy, a can of cat food or a crate mat to donate to a shelter animal, and you'll get 10 percent off your entire purchase.
December 14, 2007
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Some days, it seems that we hear about more cool gift ideas and holiday happenings than we can possibly publish in the 12 days before Christmas. Here are a few of the holiday highlights to come our way this week.
December 11, 2007
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Dec. 6 through 12, bring a gently used sweater to any Banana Republic store and you'll get a 30 percent discount on any regular-price sweater (except for 100 percent cashmere). Banana Republic will donate the used sweaters to Goodwill, who will then sell them in their retail stores throughout the United States.
December 5, 2007
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Dude. We're totally stoked. Thanks to a pre-winter blast Monday that delivered nearly a foot and a half of snow, the Mount Baker Ski Area will open Thursday. Chairs 3 through 8 in the White Salmon Base Area will run from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
November 28, 2007
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Butter London, the quickie nail salon that offers waterless manicures and pedicures at Sea-Tac Airport and Westlake Center, will open a third location Nov. 8 on the third floor of the Starbucks Center (2401 Utah Ave. S.). The salon will be open to the public Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
November 5, 2007
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In just a few days, Seattle shopping writer Lei Ann Shiramizu will ever-so-quietly open the doors of Momo, a sweet boutique in the International District for those who live, seek or fantasize about a happy, lucky life.
November 1, 2007
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It isn't often that Kent can flaunt its superiority in any arena related to shopping. But there is one small segment in which the South King County town has triumphed for more than three decades: surplus. With the looming closure of the Boeing Surplus Store Dec. 21, though, Kent's discounted densitometer domination will come to an end.
October 31, 2007
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For years, the Northgate outpost of Gene Juarez Salons & Spas has toiled in the shadows of the chain's more polished locations in downtown Seattle and Bellevue. That's about to change with the opening of a bigger, prettier salon and spa at the North Seattle mall, which is currently undergoing a massive makeover. The new salon and spa will open Nov. 5.
October 29, 2007
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In its storied 20-year history, Madison Valley restaurant Rover's has welcomed the rich, the famous and the beautiful -- but not once the bovine. The acclaimed French bistro serves some of the most flavorful fare in Seattle (to the likes of Henry Kissinger, Oliver Stone, Hillary Clinton, Peter Gabriel, Julia Child and Geena Davis), but it has never put a steak on its menu -- until now.
October 29, 2007
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Put down the snack-size Snickers. We realize that cheap chocolate is hard to resist this time of year, but in honor of National Chocolate Day on Sunday (Oct. 28), you can do better. Below are six suggestions for honoring the best thing man ever made.
October 26, 2007
