Posts Tagged ‘Gals in the Neighborhood’
10 Free Spray Parks for a Hot Seattle Summer
This summer’s heat waves have been making life difficult for everyone. Fortunately, there are spray parks to keep you and your kids cool this summer. Seattle’s Spray Parks are open daily from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. until September 5. Ballard Commons Park Ballard Commons Park has a spray feature. The park opened to…
Read MoreBallard Farmer’s Market: Photo Essay!
Welcome to the Market The Ballard Farmers Market runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Sunday. The market goes year-round, and it happens regardless of rain, sleet, or snow. Only Thanksgiving and Christmas Day make the Ballard Farmers Market take a week off. Take Back the Street Local-to-Local Free Lunch Picked This Morning…
Read MoreLake Union Floating Homes (Photo Essay)
If you’ve spent time on Lake Union, you’ve seen the floating homes. Maybe only from a distance, but you know they’re there. Today, we’re letting you get closer. We went up close and personal with some of the floating homes on Lake Union, and we turned our adventure into a photo essay. Line ‘Em Up Welcome…
Read MoreOf Parks and Pianos
Seattle is known for many things. Music, coffee, rain. Good scenery and great parks. And this summer, you can combine all of it. How? Pianos in the Parks. From July 17 to August 17, twenty pianos will occupy twenty King County parks. Anyone can play them. It doesn’t matter if you’re tone-deaf or classically trained,…
Read MoreHow to Fill a Blank Wall
Blank walls can ruin a room. Plain, drab, and boring. Fortunately, Seattle is a great place when it comes to adding life to a blank wall. Option 1 Talk to Darcie. She knows her interior design. Give her a few minutes, and she’ll figure out how to turn your house into a home. Option 2 Head over…
Read MoreGals in the Neighborhood: Wooden Boats and Summer Bliss
We know a few tricks for making the most of a sunny Seattle weekend without breaking the bank. One of those tricks, however impossible it might seem, is boating. No joke. Boating for free. You could scour Craigslist for a free boat or you could mooch off your boat-owning friends, but we know a better…
Read MoreGals in the Neighborhood: The Seattle Speakeasies
Prohibition never ended in parts of Seattle. Three modern-day speakeasies hide within a mile of downtown, infusing the city’s nightlife with a little mystery and a lot of class. Step inside any one of them to find low lighting, murmured conversation, and a setting so secretive you’ll quickly forget these establishments do, in fact, have…
Read MoreGals in the Neighborhood: Everyone Wants Discovery
Everyone wants into Discovery Park. It’s the largest green space in Seattle, with more than 500 acres(!) and 2 miles of beautiful beaches. It hides out in Magnolia, a neighborhood that already hides from the rest of Seattle, but the drive is worth it. The park’s guest list is proof. That list includes: Military (Fort…
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