A Treehouse Wearhouse recap (or Trecap, if you will)

By Jennifer Lee It was a lovely sunny Saturday in Seattle. It was a rarity indeed! Even so, 10 volunteers gave up their mornings to help out at the Treehouse Wearhouse, a store just for foster kids, where they can pick up clothes and other essentials free of charge. With 10 of us and some [...]

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3 tips for beer fest noobs: A Hopscotch recap

By Melissa Dahl This Saturday, my gentlemanfriend and I volunteered as beer-pourer-people at HopScotch, Fremont’s annual spring beer and scotch festival that benefits the Seattle International Film Festival. I was manning the Lagunitas station, pouring an IPA and an American Strong Ale called WTF. (Some people demurely called the ale by its full name, Wilco Tango Foxtrot, others giddily asked for [...]

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Operation Sack Lunch Success!

Happy Tuesday TWIFfers! Hope you all had a great weekend and are enjoying your start to the week. I’m looking forward to tonight’s monthly staff meeting- can’t wait to relay to you all the fun stuff we’re working on! Here’s a little blog from Nell, a part of the TWIF team and a participant in [...]

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Busy Week for TWIFfers!

Hi all! Hope you had a fabulous Thanksgiving weekend filled with food, friends, family, and football And that you got to watch Apple Cup and celebrate a Dawg victory like I did! My belly is still a little achy from all the overindulging I did- probably time to get up off the couch and out [...]

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Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween Monday! Hope you’re recovering from your sugar-induced comas and aren’t too worse for wear on this beautiful morning. I read an interesting poll on Seattlites this morning that discussed people’s least favorite Halloween candy. For reasons unbeknownst to me, the people chose candy corn. Now, because candy corn just so happens to be [...]

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Finally, it’s Friday!

TGIF. That pretty much sums up my state of mind right now. It’s been one of those weeks. The kind where everything seems to be going wrong and piling up all at the same time and you know that if the work week was just one day longer you’ll likely explode… Luckily, I came across [...]

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Movie Night Monday

I hope all of you enjoyed your (mostly) sunny weekend! I put on a brave face and made it out to the Haunted Forest in Maple Valley and then spent all Saturday enjoying the Seattle sports scene. If you’re thinking about checking out a haunted activity I would recommend the Haunted Forest to anyone who’s [...]

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Sunshine and Some Outdoor Time

Everyday I check my iPhone to see what the weather will be, cross my fingers for some sunshine, and then pack my rain coat and boots regardless of what the weather app tells me. After 5 years here I’ve finally learned that Mother Nature seems to have a permanent case of PMS in the fall [...]

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Cha Cha Cha Changes!

Ah, fall. There are many familiar changes to be expected as Seattle makes its rapid transformation from long, sunny days to cool, wet monotony. Traffic in downtown Seattle is muted by the constant pop of opening umbrellas. The commute to work becomes alarmingly longer because everyone (except for yourself, naturally) has forgotten how to drive [...]

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TWIF Introduces Brunch Club

What would Sunday mornings be without the coffee to get you up and the grease-slathered carb and protein combo to smooth you out? Whether bright eyed and bushy tailed or smokey eyed and last-night-clad, the Sunday Brunch always seems like just the ticket. Why we didn’t start doing this sooner is the real question. Last [...]

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