Bellevue

Our inaugural post and a new arrival from Bump Urban Maternity

Alison Brownrigg — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:26:45 -0700

Hello and welcome to the first post of Minding the Store, a blog about shopping in Seattle. My name is Ali Brownrigg and I'm the shopping columnist here at NWsource.com. It's my job to keep you up to date on new stores, fabulous sales, interesting new products and exciting shopping related events. So if you like to be in the know and up to date on Seattle shopping, bookmark this blog, baby!

Sit, stay, spa: Pamper your pet with a new skin care line for dogs

Lisa Wogan — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:48:29 -0700

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.

A day camp the Dalai Lama could love

Lisa Wogan — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:00:39 -0700

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.

Five shops that prove you're a cool parent

Lisa Jaffe Hubbell — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:01:34 -0700

'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.

Win the war on stress at Eastside spa Truce

Scout Colmant — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:27:08 -0700

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?

That's exactly what Truce, the new spa at Westin Bellevue, pledges to be.

Lululemon helps yogis get the right fit

Jen Harper — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:26:03 -0700

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.

Join the Delta Force

Lisa Wogan — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 09:15:06 -0800

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.

Treat yourself to Gene Juarez's chocolate treatments

Natalie Bow — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:25:30 -0800

Lucky Strike Lanes: lowball charm at highball prices

Geoff Carter — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:30:02 -0800

There's an old saying: "Whenever fate closes a neighborhood bowling alley, it opens an ultralounge that happens to have a few bowling lanes."

Enjoy guilt-free holiday shopping at Gilt

Natalie Bow — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 10:45:59 -0800

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.