Refract the Seattle glass Experience is an annual festival of glass put on by Visit Seattle and Chihuly Garden and glass. In 2025, this festival takes place from Oct 16-19 starting with Gather, an opening night party to kick off the celebration. (I went for the first time thanks to an invite, and it was […]
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On my way to Chihuly Garden and Glass tonight, I saw signs for something new this season (starting in October 2025). There is a Space Needle Season Pass that you can get right now. It includes unlimited entries from now until May 31st with priority boarding and discounts for $99. Is the Space Needle Season […]
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This week Stereophonic the play launches its North American Tour in Seattle from October 7-12. After Seattle, Stereophonic heads to Spokane, Eugene Oregon and then Las Vegas and beyond. There aren’t many things that can truly evoke a back in time feeling these days. With new tech revolutionizing our daily on the daily it’s growingly […]
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Before you get too excited, know that this place where you can walk llamas in the forest is not totally near Seattle, it’s about 1.5 hours from downtown and you need to give yourself two hours or more sometimes to get there through Tacoma based on our traffic. And it’s not the kind of place […]
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Many of us think of Vancouver BC when we head up north from Seattle and if you’ve already been there and seen all the typical touristy sites, you might want to expand your horizons and consider exploring BC a little deeper next time you visit. I recently had the chance to explore Abbotsford with Tourism […]
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Yes, it still kind of feels like summer and technically it is, but hockey season is starting up in the Pacific Northwest and my family is really excited for the Seattle Kraken 2025/2026 season. We live close to Climate Pledge arena so if we have a free night together we try to get tickets and […]
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Have you ever wondered about all the things that go on at the Port of Seattle? And the Port of Seattle isn’t just the airport, it also involves places along our waterfront as well as Fisherman’s Terminal. I recently learned about a Free Port U Adult Education Series with the Port of Seattle where you […]
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When’s the last time you went to Leavenworth? Even growing up north of the border in Vancouver BC, we knew of this adorable Bavarian town in Eastern Washington and I visited a few times as a kid. The whole places has such fun character and its mountain backdrop is just stunning. I didn’t know of […]
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By the time I get this posted there might be one last day to catch this musical in Seattle but when I last checked it was already pretty sold out ( check here just in case and then it heads to Portland and then on to California). I was invited to see +Juliet the last […]
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This is a sponsored post on behalf of the Farmstand Fresh coupon with Genuine Skagit Valley and as always the ideas in this post are my own. Every summer I look forward to when the farmstands open up in the Skagit Valley (there is so much more to Skagit Valley than just the tulips). We […]
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I just learned that the Seattle Mariners have a Grand Slam Summer Challenge for youth in our community with free events throughout Seattle this summer promoting volunteerism, physical activity, and reading. Some of the events have already passed (like story time sessions at a library and a hike in Bellevue Botanical Garden) but there are still some […]
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Do other places have nighttime parades or is it only Seattle? And is only Seattle again now? I think this parade got moved to afternoon for a few years recently. But now the TorchLight Parade will be starting in the evening again (at 7:30pm) and it has a route along the Seattle Waterfront. This year […]
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Apologies for taking so long to get this one written down if you were someone who saw my teaser elevator post from the Hello Kitty Apple House last August. I was finally writing up last summer’s roadtrip around Shikoku Japan to see my relatives in Kochi and realized I’ve probably been avoiding writing this because […]
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I have been gifted adidas products for the creation of this post on back to school backpacks and as always the opinions in this post are my own. My guys both finally finished school (how are we headed to Junior year next year) and summer has literally only just started and we don’t really think about […]
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I don’t think I would have been motivated to try Recess drinks if they didn’t message me through instagram asking me if I wanted to try them. I had seen them in stores and really liked the packaging but the “calm” label message kind of made me wary they had unwanted ingredients in them like […]
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This is a sponsored post on behalf of the Seattle Symphony for Barbie the Movie in Concert with the Seattle Symphony on June 27 and June 28th Have you seen Barbie the Movie yet? On June 27 and 28th at Benaroya Hall in Seattle you can see Barbie the Movie: in Concert with the Seattle […]
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First of all have you signed up to potentially be a FIFA World Cup Volunteer next year in Seattle? If you’re a soccer fan or just a fan of Seattle, this might be something you might want to see if you want to try so it doesn’t hurt to sign up and it’s one way […]
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Duel Reality by Seven Fingers is a touring show that is currently playing at Seattle Rep Theatre in Seattle until June 22nd 2025. I was invited to see Duel Reality at Seattle Rep on its opening night and was seated on stage. Have you ever sat on stage for a play? But Duel Reality isn’t […]
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This post featuring duffle bags is sponsored by adidas and as always all opinions in this piece are my own. Are you going anywhere for the summer? We’re headed away to at least one soccer tournament for one of my guys and with all his gear I’m looking for a good duffle bag for him for these […]
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If you’ve traveled through Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, you’ll know it’s busier than ever. Seattle has become quite the destination. From cruise ship travel to soccer (FIFA Club World Cup and World Cup 2026) and just regular business and tourism, SEA never really quiets down especially from May to September. During this time, having guaranteed parking […]
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