Talk In The City

Seattle + Starbucks = Love!

talkinthecity — Fri, 18 May 2012 08:01:22 +0000

OMG OMG OMG!!! Did you know that Starbucks has “We-Love-You Fridays”??? What is it exactly??? Exactly as the name suggests… love for Seattle Starbucks drinkers. This summer they are back with new offers to some of the best Seattle has to offer. It’s super easy…. you just stop by your local Starbucks here in Seattle at 3pm every Friday from May 18th-June 8th to enjoy these giveaways… and of course your favorite drinks and treats.

Starbucks even offers reminder text messages. The future is upon us… embrace it while it’s still hot! Simply text ‘SEATTLE” to 697289 to receive your Fridays reminder!

Visit the website for the full list of giveaways. Click Here <—- Super SWEET!

Cinco de Mayo Activies

talkinthecity — Tue, 01 May 2012 20:31:24 +0000

NEWS FLASH!!! It’s MAY… that’s right. When we all were worried about the snow storms and the cold windy days… well those are quickly vanishing with the reality that May is finally here! Which mean… Cinco de Mayo is right around the corner. The date is observed in the United States as a celebration of Mexican heritage and pride and to commemorate the cause of freedom and democracy during the first years of the American Civil War. Seattle has a few things going on for the festivities. Check em out below!
There are events from the early morning to late night entertainment, so there is truly something for everyone.

Cinco de Mayo Half Marathon and 8K
Saturday, May 5
9:00am
Mt. Si High School
8651 Meadowbrook Way SE
Snoqualmie, WA 98065
www.runsnoqualmie.com

Cinco De Mayo at Seattle Center
Saturday, May 5
10:00am – 3:00pm
Children’s Museum, Seattle
305 Harrison St.
Seattle, WA 98109
206.441.1768
www.thechildrensmuseum.org

Do you know why Mexico celebrates the fifth of May? Come to the Children’s Museum to learn all about this festive holiday. You and your kids can celebrate with limbo games, making homemade corn tortillas and maracas!

Seattle 5K Olé and Taco Challenge
Saturday, May 5
8:00am
Volunteer Park
1402 East Galer Street
Seattle, WA 98112
www.fiesta5kole.com

As a 3.1 mile party all participants are encouraged to dress in their finest Cinco De Mayo wear and come out and celebrate! The 5K race will begin at 9:30am and will be immediately followed by the Top Taco Challenge. Complete with over 10 Taco Trucks, Live Entertainment, Margarita and Beer Garden, all are welcome to join in the party! Register online.

Salsa Dancing at Century Ballroom
Saturday, May 5
8:30pm
Century Ballroom
915 E. Pine
Seattle, WA 98122
206.324.7263
www.centuryballroom.com

Come salsa the night away at Century Ballroom! Don’t know how to dance? Come for a salsa lesson from 8:30pm – 9:30pm, followed by the dance. No partner necessary. Come for the fun!

Cinco de Mayo Cruise
Saturday, May 5
Queen of Seattle Paddle Wheel Cruises
860 Terry Ave N
Seattle, WA 98109
877.783.3616
www.queenofseattle.com/

Come aboard and celebrate with food, fun, and the sounds of live mariachi music. Enjoy an evening on the water and the Ole! buffet, complemented with bonito views of Seattle during your cruise into the evening. Your favorite Mexican beer, margaritas, wine and non-alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase.

Cinco de Mayo at at El Centro de la Raza
Saturday, May 5
1:00pm – 5:00pm
2524 16th Ave South
Seattle, WA 98144
www.elcentrodelaraza.com

Outside on S. Roberto Maestas Festival Street, you’ll find live music, prizes, kids’ activities, crafts and traditional foods for sale. Free admission to this family friendly event.

Cinco de Mayo Late Night Show
Saturday, May 5
11:00pm
Teatro ZinZanni
222 Mercer Street
Seattle, WA 98109
206.802.0015
www.dreams.zinzanni.org

This Cinco de Mayo, don your most gilded sombrero and join us in Teatro ZinZanni’s spiegeltent for our Late Night ¡Espectacular! hosted by Teatro’s own “Tres Amigos” — El Vez, “Big Mike” Geier, and Christine Deaver. Join the Mexican Elvis, the tallest caballero north of the border, and the Mexican blonde bombshell as they cook up an extra-spicy, extra-saucy, extra-loco show chock-full of music, comedy and sexiness! And don’t forget your dancing shoes! Tickets (with a $20 required, pre-paid food and beverage credit) are available online or by calling the Teatro ZinZanni box office.

KMPS Chihuahua Race
Thursday, May 3
11:00am – 1:00pm
Kent Station
Corner of 4th Avenue North and West James Street
Kent, WA 98032
www.kentstation.com

Enter your Chihuahua in the Cinco de Mayo Chihuahua Race celebration at Kent Station. Don’t have a Chihuahua? No worries, bring your furry friend to Kent Station. Kent Station will have an enter to win for all attendees, which include prizes from Kent Station merchants. Prizes for the top 3 winners include: a flyaway, $100 to Denny’s Petworld in Totem Lake, $600 in Scratch Tickets from Washington’s Lottery & MUCH MORE! PLUS all participants will receive a raffle ticket for a drawing to win various gift cards between $10-$50 to Kent Station Retailers! Go online for more details.

DJ Taber + Killer Mike Convo & Haircut

talkinthecity — Tue, 01 May 2012 20:08:19 +0000

D.j. Taber has done it again… inspired, motivated and of course with style. He traveled down to Atlanta, College Park. And Killer Mike has his own barber shop. The key point that was pivotal was “FIRE YOUR BOSS & BECOME YOUR OWN BOSS”. <—- The advice those who want to take a risk to succeed take.

Here is what D.J had to say about the experience.

“Alot of people say today’s rappers aren’t rapping about nothing important and not inspiring their listeners. True, in a lot of cases but not all. In 07 I bought a mixtape from Killer Mike after he quit working for OUTKAST and went independent and that was the theme of the record. “FIRE YOUR BOSS & BECOME YOUR OWN BOSSS” and after my real estate mentor misled me, and losses in Vegas and the Domincan Republic, I took his advice and become my own boss (Barber). I was able to let him known he inspired me, and it turns out through TWITTER I’m inspiring him!” – D.J. Taber <— SWEET! Check out the video here!

Manchester, UK —> Seattle!

talkinthecity — Tue, 01 May 2012 20:54:54 +0000

The cool thing about having your own blog/business is being able to pretty much do what you want. HAH! (In compliance with State + Federal Laws of course!!) With that being said… I’m excited to share with you a vacation for my cousin which equals a Stay’Cation for me! If you all have forgotten what a stay’cation is… (It’s a vacation where you live/stay). And that, it will be. Flying in from London Town… 2 full crazy weeks Family + Talk in the City style. So yes… for those of you who have been dying to see new videos… you will have them soon. Plus the summer months are fast approaching… and we always post tons for you guys then! But to start things off…. allow me to introduce my cousin Nying!

Lots more to share… but you’ll have to stay tuned for the video! Until then… followthe adventures on Twitter! @MsKariba …. I’ll be sure to keep you all posted on the happenings!

Talk in the City-In ONE Year

talkinthecity — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 07:22:02 +0000

Best of Both Worlds Model Casting Call

talkinthecity — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:58:06 +0000

The Spirit of Africa Festival is an extraordinary event that takes place at the Seattle Center every year. This festival, produced by local Senegalese griot musician, Thione Diop, showcases the sizzling talents of West African musicians, dancers, and artists in the Seattle area and from around the country and brings the community together to celebrate the rich culture and heritage of the African people

Best of Both Worlds is presenting 2012 Spirit Of Africa Fashion show with Models from all over the Continent and authentic African styles to modern designs and Rasta Wear and many more..

I am looking for strong, confident male and female models who will represent our vibrant, colorful fashions from Africa and beyond.. The Casting call is Open to all that are interested so please feel free to show up drop a line below so i keep track of the head count to be better prepared. Thank you! bless

Best Of Both Worlds Productions
Nansare Consolata
206 228 2845

Wedding Cake Tasting!!

talkinthecity — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 22:21:45 +0000

The POWER of Facebook! I’m friends with Cakes by Creme de la Creme which is located off of 440 Olympia Ave. NE, Renton, WA 98056 and this Sunday from 11-3pm is a public cake tasting! So for all you brides who may not have exactly ordered your cake just yet… this is a place to be!

Find them on facebook here! Cakes by Creme de la Creme

1. Almond Tangerine Cake
Four layers of almond cake filled with tangerine curd and meringue buttercream.

2. Chocolate Peanut Butter Truffle Torte
Four layers of yellow cake filled with Belgian white chocolate mousse sprinkled with raspberries.

3. Citron Cake
Four layers of white cake, layered with filling of lemon, lime and tangerine curds and meringue buttercream.

4. Strawberry Banana
Four layers of moist banana cake with strawberry preserves and cream cheese filling.

There are many more flavors that will be at this tasting. Not only do they offer WEDDING Cakes!! But specialty cakes, desserts and pastries, gifts and favors and they cutest displays for them as well! Truly remarkable work! They currently serve the greater Seattle, Bellevue, and tacoma areas of Washington and the Puget Sound!!

Make sure to also stop by their website to see it ALL!! Click HERE

30th Anniversary EMERALD CUP 2012!!

talkinthecity — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:37:34 +0000

For all you FITNESS buffs…. this might make you want to go a little ‘harder’ at the gym! Fast approaching is the Emerald Cup 2012 which will be held at the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue, WA. Sweet deal is that it is a two day event… and each day is absolutely FILLED! Women’s Fitness & Figure takes place on Friday the 20th of April. This is a Craig Productions… visit the website! EMERALD CUP For ticket information and all the other cool jazz that we KNOW you’re interested in.

Advanced tickets can be purchased through Brown Paper Tickets 1 -800-838-3006 or online at www.brownpapertickets.com. Brown Paper Tickets has a seating chart that will show you exactly the tickets you are purchasing. We recommend purchasing your tickets as soon as possible as they are on a best first availability. All unsold tickets will be available at the door, cash only.

Friday April 20th:

9:15am – 3:00pm. $20.00 General Admission includes Expo booths and Fitness/Figure Prejudging and Pro Powerlifting event.

6:00pm – 9:30pm. $40.00, $35.00 and $30.00 Reserved Seating Ticket includes Expo booths and Fitness/Figure Finals.

Saturday April 21st:

9:15am – 3:00pm. $20.00 General Admission includes Expo booths, Bodybuilding & Women’s Physique Judging, Pro Powerlifting Event and Bikini & Men’s Physique Judging and Finals.

6:00pm – 10:30pm. $40.00, $35.00 and $30.00 Reserved Seating ticket includes Expo booth and Men & Women’s Bodybuilding and Women’s Physique Finals.

A special announcement for fellow Washington State University Cougar Milaun Heflin! She’ll be competing… so all you WSU Cougs out there that love to support fellow Cougs… here is an event that would be perfect for you to attend.

Photos by Mark Mason – Official Contest Photographer and Videographer.

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HandsIn Apparel: Seattle Fashion Scene

talkinthecity — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 23:45:54 +0000

Talk in the City has stumbled upon something rather neat!! A new clothing line to grace the presence of the Seattle Scene. It’s called HandsIn Apparel.

HandsIn is about comfortable and high quality wearable artwork. (You already know the ladies of Talk in the City love all things Arts!!) These guys simply LOVE what they do! Every one of their designs are in-house, from the original sketch to the final product, they don’t outsource. Not big on mass produced fashion, we prefer to keep our print runs limited to keep you looking fresh. With a passion for their home in the NW, all designs will have a central theme based on Washington (Seattle in specific) culture. HandsIn was conceptualized by founder Abe Schmidt in early 2011 and the online store went up just a month ago. “Our first shirt sold out in 2 days thanks to a feature on a popular blog (Thrillist) and the pre-orders have been filling our inbox. Thanks to this fast response to the brand, we have ordered 2 new designs and all shirts moving forward will include custom woven tags on the highest quality cotton tees. Moving forward, we hope to increase our product line and increase our fan base, eventually opening a store front by mid next year”. Check out the website!! HandsIn <—- Website!

Special Promotional Code: TITCPROMO <— Use this code for your discount!!

Talk about getting things moving! This is what it’s all about. Creating an idea/dream and turning it into a reality. Super sweet!! Here is a little more about the Founder!

Founder Abe Schmidt moved to Seattle from Arizona about 3 years ago after extensive research on a relocation spot and visits to every state in the US. Co-founder Robert Sullivan also moved to Seattle a few years ago and now calls Seattle his true home. With a huge passion for everything Seattle their ability to experience the exciting things Seattle has to offer on a daily basis has given them a fresh perspective and vast design inspiration.

Here’s the good stuff! The INFO to get more details about HandsIn!!

You can find them on Facebook ——–> HandsIn Facebook And you can check them out on Twitter ——–> Tweet HandsIn

Want to contact the Head Designer??? Here are the details!
Abe Schmidt (Founder and chief designer)
abe@handsinforgootimes.com

New NFL Seahawks Uniforms…!!

talkinthecity — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 00:04:58 +0000

Time and time again… we’ve heard from our friends and viewers how cool it would be to see the Seahawks in… ‘BRIGHT GREEN’?!?!?!? Sorry to disappoint… they went with another feel for the jersey’s. Take a look here!

What are your thoughts on the new uniforms? I think they’ll suit the fellas rather well!!