Have you heard the recent interview by Claire Bowes of BBC Word Service Witness and Starbucks founders, Zev Siegl and Jerry Baldwin?  It summarized the origins of Starbucks including: The advice from mentor, Alfred Peet (of Peet’s Coffee) that led to the first Starbucks Origin of the company name and logo What running the first […]

GO TO http://www.events12.com/seattle/november/ to find ALOT more events happening in October around the Seattle area. Dine Around Seattle November 1-24 dinearoundseattle.org Daredevil Stunts November 3     7:30pm www.goldstar.com/events/tacoma Chidren’s Musical – Chitty Chitty Bang Bang November 5 – December 27 www.goldstar.com/events/seattle Ski and Snoboard Sale November 6-8  Century Link Field skidazzle.com/seattle.htm Free National Park […]

Halloween on a Farm October 1-31 http://redtri.com/seattle/pumpkin-patches-seattle-area/ Seattle Haunted House (not for children) October 2- November 1 http://seattlehaunts.com/georgetown-morgue/ Tukwila Haunted House  October 2- 31 http://www.shadowshaunt.com/ Buckley Haunted Farm October 3 -31  http://marisfarms.com/haunted-woods/ Eastside Haunted House   October 16 – 31 http://marisfarms.com/haunted-woods/ Halloween Party at the EMP October 17 http://www.empmuseum.org/calendar/events/fashionably-undead-prom-90s-nightmare.aspx Tacoma Zoo Boo October 17-18 http://www.pdza.org/calendar?cid=465 Halloween […]

GO TO http://www.events12.com/seattle/october/ to find ALOT more events happening in October around the Seattle area. Beer Tasting at the Zoo October 1   5:30pm-8:30pm http://www.zoo.org/brew#.VePEAVVVhBc Film Festival October 1-3 http://localsightings.nwfilmforum.org/ Ringling Brothers & Barnum Bailey Circus October 2-4  in Kent https://www.ringling.com/SectionLandingPage.aspx?id=48311 Leavenworth Oktoberfest October 2-3, 9-10,16-17 http://www.leavenworthoktoberfest.com/ Chocolate Festival October 3-4 http://nwchocolate.com/ LEGO Building Convention […]

FAIR HOURS AND PRICING Hours: Monday – Thursday    10am-10pm Friday – Saturday   9am-11pm Sunday  9am-10pm Admission Pricing: Adults $12.50 Students (6-18 years) $9 Seniors (62+)  $9 Parking: Monday – Friday  $10 Saturday and Sunday $15

NEWS UPDATEAugust 6, 2015 The Storm to Return to Tyee High School in SeaTac for Second-Straight Year SEATTLE – The Seattle Storm today announced the team will host the Group Health Community Practice on August 18 from 6 – 8 p.m. at Tyee High School in SeaTac. The event is open to the public. “We […]

See Sea-Tac Airport’s Public Art Collection Via New Mobile App, Interactive Website All 65 Public Art Pieces Featured    PORT of SEATTLE – The art of discovery is now in your hands and online at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport! The Port of Seattle is introducing a mobile app for travelers to discover and explore the entire […]

GO TO http://www.events12.com/seattle/september/ to find ALOT more events happening in September around the Seattle area. Cruise & Salmon Bake September 1-4 http://www.downtownseattle.com/Summer/otl/?by=date Bumbershoot Festival September 5-7 http://www.downtownseattle.com/Summer/otl/?by=date Cider Tasting September 11-12 http://www.cidersummitnw.com/seattleeventinfo.html Puyallup Fair 2015  September 11-27 http://www.thefair.com Arts-A-Glow Lantern Festival Dottie Harper Park, 421 SW 146th Saturday, September 12 5:00pm-10:00pm Its free!!!!! http://burienwa.gov/index.aspx?NID=809 SeaTac […]

Being an intern for about 8 months at CeSI has been a great opportunity for me. I have met so many amazing people and they have taught me about businesses, computers and just life. When I first was hired the people that worked there welcomed me with open arms and accepted me into the business. […]

Some businesses hold a very specialized niche.  One such business, a microbusiness with just one family involved, is Production Packaging Supply.  Owned and operated by US veteran and cancer survivor, Bob Dewar, Production Packaging custom prints packing tape.  When a business wants packaging tape that has the business’ logo and/or tagline printed on it in […]

BUMBERSHOOT Bumbershoot is 45 years old this year and is one of Seattle’s largest cultural icons. The 3-day music, arts, theatre, dance, literary arts, film, visual arts and all around spectacle takes over the Seattle Center for the Labor Day weekend each year.   TICKETS  You can purchase at any time, or at the Festival gates. Tickets are […]

A few days ago I went to The Soggy Doggy.  I had seen the store many times and had wanted to see what it was like to wash a dog in there.  I don’t have a K-9 buddy of my own which made it hard to experience a dog wash. You can imagine when my […]

Seafair June 10-August 16, 2015 A Seattle tradition Seafair is a month full of local festivals, community events and the ever lasting parade. 60 years has brought pirates to Alki, Navy jets over Lake Washington and Milk Cartons at Greenlake. Here’s a sampling of events for June. June 1     7pm     Seafair […]

Father’s Day a time to spend some time with good ‘ole dad.  Here is a list of ideas that we found across the Seattle area.   Event Date Location Location Wooden yacht and parade June 19-21 Bell St Pier Pier 66 Seattle Freemont Parade & Fair  June 19-21 Freemont Main Street Redmond Beer Festival June […]

With an MBA in Technology Management Elaina Herber worked in IT as a software engineer for 13 years. She focused on information technology and customer service and helped provide solutions to well-known businesses such as AT&T, Qwest Communications, SAP, and Microsoft. Then as a married mother of two she found that children in the Greater […]

Most business owners will tell you they started a business because they had a great idea. Or, they grew up in a family business and eventually took over the reins from mom or dad. Nobody starts a business so that they can be “the boss”. But, like it or not, everyone ends up as one […]