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How to Exercise Your Rights Against Unfair Gym Contracts
What to expect and what to avoid when you sign up for a new gym membership
This article originally appeared on Avvo.com. It’s a new year, and you’re ready to set out on a healthier lifestyle, complete with a shiny new membership at the local gym. Great! However, it is not uncommon for health clubs, particularly those with higher-than-average membership rates and dozens of amenities, to gouge patrons with fees, lock-in…
Seahawks March to Super Bowl: Richard Sherman Meets Gen. Sherman
The Hawks have been tearing through other teams as if on their own “March to the Sea”
In this bi-monthly Seattlemag.com column, Knute Berger–who writes regularly for Seattle Magazine and Crosscut.com and is a frequent pundit on KUOW–takes an in-depth look at some of the highly topical and sometimes polarizing issues in our city. It’s possible to take this comparison too far, but with the Seahawks marching to the NFC Championship game…
Family Affair
Learning about how to handle type 1 diabetes was a whole-family job
Group Health family physician Stephen Tarnoff got a dose of life on the other sideof the stethoscope when his son was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes Charlie Tarnoff was 5 years old, on the verge of entering kindergarten, when his family physician father, Stephen, began to suspect there was something wrong, because of symptoms his…
Support Gap
Peer support groups are lifelines when your disease doesn't fit your age
Less than a year after Judy Haley gave birth to her daughter, she began having trouble breast-feeding, so her doctor sent her to have a mammogram. The result was devastating for this then 39-year-old Washington State University business student—breast cancer. “It was overwhelming in every direction,” she said. She assumed the diagnosis meant the end…
Food Allergies and You
Curious about what causes food allergies and the latest research and treatments? The Studio, part of Pacific Science Center’s Wellbody Academy, just kicked off “Food Allergies: Game On,” an exhibit that showcases what local researchers are learning that can help stop, or at least better treat, allergic reactions and teaches you the mechanics of an…
Get Running!
Ever fantasized about running a 5K, or even a marathon? Now is the time to join up with many of the local run groups where peers in a variety of skill levels help get you outside no matter the weather, and experts are ready to help with advice on everything from shoes to soreness. Here’s…
What to Eat Pre and Post Workout
If you’re beginning a new workout routine as part of your 2015 resolutions, figuring out when and what to eat before and after exercising is an important component of keeping up your energy levels to sustain that fitness habit. For example, what to do when you wake up hungry but want to work out first…
How to Throw a Golden Globes Party
The annual awards show is this Sunday night. Here's how to celebrate in grand style
Roll out the red carpet and spend an evening in gold, glam and fine elegance by throwing your own Golden Globes party! Dazzle your guests with sweet treats, fun props and sparkling cocktails. With the nominees in, Sunday, January 11 will be the day we find out whether Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl) or Reese Witherspoon…
Paseo Reopens, Female NFL Fans Growing in Seattle & More News
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
Paseo is back! New owner Ryan Santwire quietly reopened the doors of the original Fremont location yesterday for fear of the kitchen becoming overrun. Nonetheless, the legendary sandwich shop that closed suddenly last November amid allegations of unfair pay and other poor treatment for workers had 50 customers in the first half hour. The menu, suppliers and…
Must List: ‘Tosca’ Opens, Seahawks Take on the Panthers
What to do this weekend in Seattle
Must BravoSeattle Opera’s Opening Night of Tosca Saturday (1/10, 7:30 p.m.) A power-crazed chief of police. Fake bullets replaced with real ones. A fatal plunge off a parapet! Puccini’s Tosca is the archetypical opera, with more melodrama than an episode of Scandal and a spicy score that keeps things racing toward the foregone conclusion. Don’t…
Local Interior Designer Has the Knack for Arranging Knickknacks
Don't be afraid to display sentimental pieces in surprising ways, says downtown-based Bradley Barnet
Knickknacks, tchotchkes, accessories—whatever you call them, everyone has some, but few really know how to show them off to the best effect. It’s a skill; indeed, it’s one that interior designer and architect Bradley Barnett, founder of architectural, design and branding firm Guild13 (guild13.com), has in spades. In his downtown Seattle apartment, Barnett has arranged…
Washington’s Award-Winning Coffee Liqueurs Wake Up the New Year
Put a bit of pep in your step with these coffee liqueurs
If you have a little bit of a post-holiday malaise, or just feel a little sleepy after a lot of holiday merry-making, there’s no better way to give yourself a tasty kick in the pants then by sipping or having a drink made with one of our awesome local coffee liqueurs. It’s probably no surprise…
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