It comes as no surprise that Seattle is a vibrant, forward thinking city filled with abundant choices for entertainment, dining and outdoor activity. See plays, musical venues from jazz to symphony, enjoy stand up comedy, world class art and an unparalleled library. You can stroll the waterfront and experience our local marine life at Seattle Aquarium or take a trip across Elliot Bay on one of the lavish Argosy Cruises that show off the splendor and beauty of the Great Northwest from the Harbor to Locks.
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seattle luxury homes for sale: Green Thoughts For Today
- 10/28/11 06:54 AM
Being Green Is Easy Incorporating green habits into our lives can be easy, if we choose it to be, fun, should we so desire, and healthy as we find new ways to adopt Green habits... Here are a few easy tips to help you get started: GREEN UP YOUR SMARTPHONE Download coupons onto your phone and they can be scanned at registers to save money and trees! Use your smart phone as a green phone by downloading green apps, to assist you throughout the week. Here is a link to some top Free Green Apps you will find easy, fun … (12 comments)
What are the highlights of your local beach communities? What addictive lures brings you back, time and again to the salty breezes and briny low tides? What beckons and inspires your pilgrimage to the shore for some well deserved rest and relaxation? That imperative getaway we can't live without…
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seattle luxury homes for sale: Special Full Moon At Sunrise In Seattle
- 10/12/11 10:09 AM
Watching the full moon take us to sunrise this morning was an especially joyful occasion! It gave me the chance to reminisce, looking back on my one and only son's accomplishments over the past thirty five years, on his birthday today.
As I stood gazing out at Elliott Bay bathed in the warm glow of the moon, I felt the pride only a mother can feel, knowing that her children are doing well, making a difference, creating a future…and the best is yet to come!
Happy Birthday Jim!...
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seattle luxury homes for sale: Come With Us Now Into The Woods
- 10/10/11 05:38 AM
Come with us now, into the woods, and feel Mother Nature. Her shimmering droplets of rain on our faces. Leaves cascade down ever so gently as trees stand tall and proud, even as their very roots are exposed for all to see.
Come with us now, as we cross over into a special place, that belongs to anyone with the desire to be here. Feel the serenity, smell the forest thick in the air, and know we are one.
Discovery Trails in Long Beach Washington…
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seattle luxury homes for sale: Seattle Neighborhood North Admiral
- 09/28/11 03:12 AM
North Admiral is quite find when it comes to looking for a Seattle neighborhood to call home. Distinctive architectural styles, in Seattle's oldest west side community will enhance your home search by providing an eclectic meld of sophistication, history, modern amenities, and of course, views.
Perched above Alki on a bluff, Admiral District rises to the occasion by showcasing traditional homes with contemporary flair. Looking for a vintage Craftsman, Victorian or perhaps a brick Tudor with leaded glass windows, crown molding, integrating a modern industrial grade kitchen package? You can have it. Contemporary Eco-friendly more to your liking? It can … (6 comments)
seattle luxury homes for sale: Seattle Garden Of Remembrance
- 09/24/11 06:25 PM
Walk with me now, through the Garden of Remembrance. It isn't far, just off 2nd Avenue and University. It will be worth the walk to Benaroya Hall, where the Seattle Symphony astounds us with timeless, captivating music.
We can walk with Seattle sons who served in World War II, share a moment with our brothers who went to Korea from this place they so loved, spend a little time with those who left this earth in Viet Nam, Grenada, the Gulf War, Philippines, Afghanistan, or Iraq.
The stone is smooth and cold under the canopy of trees that protect … (4 comments)
seattle luxury homes for sale: The Cobb Building
- 09/22/11 05:49 PM
Along the way, as you travel up University Street and 4th Avenue, should you happen to look up, you will see an astounding sight.
On the National Register of Historic Places, this brick, eleven story structure with terra cotta ornamentation, was the first ever building in Seattle designed for a single professional use as a medical and dental office.
Today, ninety years later, The Cobb Building is an elegant LEED certified apartment community with a rooftop doggy run and sophisticated interior designs, including movable islands backing to high end kitchen packages, bamboo flooring and plenty of windows … (9 comments)
seattle luxury homes for sale: WEEKEND GETAWAY TO SEATTLE BUSINESS CORE
- 09/22/11 04:53 AM
Knowing our Seattle neighborhoods pays off in many ways. The best happy hours at our favorite oyster bars, when to get flowers at the market, which streets to serpentine past in order to avoid bus rider traffic.
Weekends in downtown Seattle open the business district to urban dwellers seeking secluded courtyards, flower beds and art installations in utter serenity. Gone are the brief case clad business attired, bustling crowds making their way in a timely fashion to the building entrance where they will begin and end their work day. Oh sure, some fountains and water features may be on conservation … (6 comments)
Created by renowned architect Minoru Yamasaki, who also designed the New York World Trade Center buildings that were destroyed on September 11th, 2001, this colossal structure has the unique distinction of balancing atop an eleven story pedestal.
Built in 1977, this relatively modern structure gives one the feel of an upside-down pyramid reaching to the clouds as you gaze thirty one stories above it's base at the peculiar lines of this skyscraper.
Although the shape of this structure would leave some to wonder if it is indeed sturdy, the pedestrian friendly design … (9 comments)
It won't be hard to find local artist Ginny Ruffner's Flower Pot as you stroll the area of 7th Avenue and Union. The twenty seven foot work of art has computer controlled moving parts, including the red watering can that pours water into the pot, a spinning daisy and bluebells that open and close.
Driving or walking this section of Seattle is a fun experience with this 2011 Alice in Wonderland like installation joining other artistic creations incorporated into our urban landscape.
Another reason to love Living in Seattle!
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seattle luxury homes for sale: Urban Hardwoods Seattle For Unique Appeal
- 09/16/11 05:21 AM
The next time you are headed to Pike Place Market, and find yourself passing 1st Avenue and Lenora, stop in Urban Hardwoods Belltown Shop! You will discover the splendid, one of a kind pieces of furniture that stay in the family for generations and express a green sentiment by their very existence.
Made from reclaimed Seattle wood, once fated to destruction, each unique piece is offered for sale right off the showroom floor, never to be recreated exactly the same way again.
From bedroom pieces, to wall accents and one of a kind desks, you will enjoy the … (5 comments)
seattle luxury homes for sale: Gallery Mack Seattle
- 09/13/11 05:09 PM
Seattle Art Galleries are abundant. We have a thriving art community that could easily create a career move for me, just keeping up with the latest exhibits about town. Gallery Mack is easy to spot with the artistic Whirly gig spinning in the breeze above this Western and Lenora location. Once inside, there is an eclectic meld of artistic offerings, from Chairs of wood, to bronze statues, oil on canvas, glass and metal. Today, I would like to share a few of the glass pieces that struck my fancy as I perused this well known gallery...
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seattle luxury homes for sale: Bronze, Silver or Gold
- 09/12/11 04:51 AM
Seattle's Pike Place Market, is always an adventure on the weekends. The hustle and bustle, with fish flying, ice frantically being shoveled, produce trucks delivering seasonal bounty, and floral arrangements being bundled together with artistic flair.
Today, I have noticed a trio of street performers not singing, playing instruments or even juggling. Rather, contributing to the carnival vibe of Pike Place Market by becoming living art. Statue people, if you will, devoted to enhancing our overall experience with their very presence among us.
Bronze girl shimmers by the stairway to a cafe overlooking Elliot Bay...
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seattle luxury homes for sale: My Seattle Stairway To Heaven
- 09/10/11 04:09 AM
Seattle is known for the hilly terrain we traverse on a daily basis, so it is no surprise that we have over Six hundred and fifty staircases in our fair city! Some of our exterior stairways, like the steps beside Seattle Art Museum, make the uphill climb easier, and others are steep or narrow and don't quite make for an interesting trail to the next block.
This set of stairs, however, is my favorite set! Located on Alaskan Way and Lenora...
My heart pitter pats when I see them loom on the horizon!
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seattle luxury homes for sale: Seeing Green At Seattle Aquarium
- 09/09/11 06:37 AM
As I look back on my Seattle walkabouts, I have become aware of how green we really are. Seattle Aquarium is on my to do list every month, and each time I go, there is something different to notice. Today, I was on the look out for green moments to share...
Let's start at the entry, shall we?...
Hmmm...Funny, I never noticed this before!...
By gosh, those are solar panels!
Let's see if we find green inside the aquarium...
Separate trash with ease...Yep, that's pretty green!
Big neon sigh with interactive Scuba diver exhibit every … (13 comments)
seattle luxury homes for sale: Seattle Sunset on Elliot Bay
- 09/07/11 05:01 PM
There is nothing like ending a great dinner (that I successfully prepared!) with a beautiful sunset. I never get tired of watching the ferry glide through the water as the sun sets behind the mountains. Sail boats enjoyed the view along with us and all the passengers making their way home on the ferry. As we watch this day pass by, and say good evening to the Emerald City, I think to myself... Another glorious day in Seattle!
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seattle luxury homes for sale: Ways to Sight See in Seattle Just for Fun
- 09/06/11 04:49 AM
With all the visitors downtown Seattle sees during the summer months, it is no surprise that there are quite a few ways to get a sight seeing trip in, should one desire. Looking back on the past few months, I have collected some interesting means of travel for the summer visitors... We have amphibious Duck Boat tours,
Pink Bus tours,
Horse and carriage rides,
and PediCabs, not to mention walking tours of Pike Place, City Hall, Historic buildings and Pioneer Square.
There is so much to see, a tour makes perfect sense if someone is visiting the … (10 comments)
seattle luxury homes for sale: Seattle Zipcars Keep it Green
- 09/02/11 06:12 PM
One of the wonderful things about urban living is the lack of need for an automobile on a daily basis. When we moved to downtown Seattle we liberated ourselves from the three car garage syndrome of the desert and downsized to one all purpose vehicle.
There is a better way for those who don't want to make car payments, insurance payments, parking garage payments and buy gas.
You can join the growing number of Seattle Urban dwellers who use zipcar! From feisty BMW mini coopers to hybrids and luxury sedans, your chariot awaits with zipcar. As a … (22 comments)
seattle luxury homes for sale: Seattle Steam Heats up Green
- 09/02/11 12:02 PM
Seattle Steam Co.heats nearly two hundred buildings in the downtown area with, you guessed it! Steam. Delivering cost effective and efficient heat while protecting our environment!
The plant produces steam heat on Western and University, providing reliable thermal energy as they reduce Seattle's environmental footprint! The heat travels underground via lines or pipes to the nearby buildings. Seattle Steam Co. operate seven days a week, twenty four hours a day with two state of the art production plants.
Committed to environmental Stewardship, Seattle Steam Co. uses the renewable resource of clean urban waste wood as their steam … (14 comments)
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