Pet Dish
I usually wash my dogs in the backyard with the hose. It's a cold, chaotic, treat-heavy experience. But today, I turned my guest bathtub into a mini dog spa to sample one of a new line of animal skin care products recently launched by Bellevue organic chemist Adelia Ritchie.
By Lisa Wogan | June 20, 2008
Pet Dish
Next week, the
Dalai Lama will be in town as part of an event aimed to sew seeds of compassion, especially among children. That conference is sold out but it's not the only opportunity to kindle a little kindness in the kids.
By Lisa Wogan | April 2, 2008
'Round about the time your daughter gets her first crush and your son's answers shrink from whole sentences to single words and grunts, you stop being the coolest person on the planet. But I have five secret weapons that are destined to keep me hip in my son's eyes way into his teen years.
By Lisa Jaffe Hubbell | March 26, 2008
Daily Find
The Eastside may not readily come to mind when you think of an antidote
to the stress and hubbub of daily life. But what if you discovered --
in the midst of Bellevue's myriad jackhammers, rising office towers and
extravagant retail canyon -- an escape to peace?
By Scout Colmant | March 17, 2008
Daily Find
The benefits of yoga are well documented -- better flexibility and
balance, a sense of calm and well-being, stronger, leaner limbs. But
for those of us who are not perfectly proportioned, the struggle to
find well-fitting yoga gear can be more difficult than a backbend --
and can make yoga's rewards seem out of reach.
By Jen Harper | March 20, 2008
Pet Dish
Back in the 1970s, a pair of Northwest vets started something called the Delta Foundation to fund research into the health benefits of the human-animal bond. It was the dark ages, and the idea that companion animals could measurably contribute to better mental and physical health still needed to be quantified. And so it was. Study after study demonstrated the advantages of living with pets, including lowered blood pressure and stress, reduced cholesterol levels, and extended life-expectancy in heart-attack patients.
By Lisa Wogan | January 30, 2008
Convergence Zone
There's an old saying: "Whenever fate closes a neighborhood bowling alley, it opens an ultralounge that happens to have a few bowling lanes."
I must confess that when I first heard that phrase, it didn't make much sense to me, but dig this: Last week it was announced that Ballard's popular Sunset Bowl, the only bowling alley on the Northwest side of town, will close forever this April. Two days after I heard that sad news, I checked out the grand opening of Lucky Strike Lanes in Bellevue, an "upscale bowling alley and lounge." It's funny the way those old adages find ways to fit modern-day situations.
By Geoff Carter | January 16, 2008
Daily Find
Bellevue resident Jennifer Corry, who remembers Bellevue Square "when it was not much more than a strip mall," now has a hand in the shopping center's growth with the opening of her new accessories shop, Gilt, which is located on the mall's first level across from Sephora.
By Natalie Bow | December 17, 2007
Daily Find
Bellevue Square experienced a Canadian invasion earlier this month when Vancouver, B.C.-born Aritzia opened its doors just a few doors down from Abercrombie & Fitch, which may turn out to be the store's primary mall competition.
By Natalie Bow | November 26, 2007
