Category Archive: Seattleites

Seattleite Spotlight: Espresso Pioneer Kent Bakke

Meet the Seattle man behind the world’s most prestigious espresso machines.

The handmade espresso machines produced by La Marzocco have received worldwide praise since the Florentine company was founded in 1927. More than 30 years ago, a Seattle entrepreneur named Kent Bakke traveled to Italy to glean a little firsthand wisdom about espresso machine production and distribution. Today he is the CEO of La Marzocco, a position that allows him to share his company’s sophisticated products with espresso connoisseurs around the world.

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Seattleite Spotlight: Feline Overlord Colonel Meow

The world’s surliest cat talks Scotch, social media, and world domination.

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The world was introduced to Colonel Meow last fall, following a breakout feature on The Daily What. The ornery feline has since appeared on Anderson Live (alongside his owner, long-time Seattle resident Anne Marie Avey), and has been profiled extensively on The Huffington Post, Buzzfeed, and Reddit. He has even amassed a cavalcade of devoted fans (known unaffectionately as ‘minions’) via Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. But the Colonel’s new-found fame has only

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Dr. Jeff Woerner Sets Up Shop in South Lake Union

Oculus Eyecare specializes in designer frames made from sustainable materials.

When Dr. Jeff Woerner and his wife moved to Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood in 2006, they instantly fell in love with the trendy neighborhood. Though he ran a successful optometry practice in Renton, he ultimately dreamed of working a little closer to home. That dream became a reality in April, when Oculus Eyecare opened its doors just a few blocks from

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The Radar: The Bar Method’s 60-Day Challenge For Charity

Out of the corner of my eye I see two svelte-shaped people walking towards the sidewalk to The Bar Method front door, hand-in-hand and looking in love as ever. For a second I think to myself, “Is that Sean and Catherine (of ‘The Bachelor’)?” I know Catherine is one of Seattle’s Bar Method ambassadors for the upcoming 60-Day Challenge but I soon realize there’s no way she’s back from press tours yet. After all, “The Bachelor” finale just aired a few days ago and I’d think she’d be in La-La-Land to support Sean’s stint on “DWTS.”

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Seattleite Spotlight: Pure Barre Pioneer Sami Sweeney

Introducing one of the newest, most innovative fitness trends to the Emerald City.

From pregnant women to physical therapy patients, Sami Sweeney believes that anyone can benefit from a Pure Barre workout – and for the last three years, the Idaho transplant has been promoting this exhausting and rewarding exercise discipline throughout the Seattle area. She currently manages the only certified Pure Barre studios in Washington, which are located in the

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Seattleite Spotlight: Novelist Sarah Martinez

A candid look at the world of erotic fiction with one of Seattle’s hottest new writers.

Published in August  2012, Sex and Death in the American Novel turned a lot of heads due to its frank depiction of adult relationships. But author Sarah Martinez, a Montana transplant who earned an International Business degree from Seattle University in 1999 and has remained in the Northwest ever since, argues that erotic fiction is about so much more than

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The Radar: “The Fashion of Fitness” With Molly Mesnick

If you’ve been wondering what Molly Mesnick, the runner-up-turned-ultimate-winner of Seattle dad Jason’s “The Bachelor” season, has been up to, look no further than Pure Barre. The local celebrity and former “Bachelor” contestant is currently pregnant with her and Jason’s first child and is yet another “Bachelor” alum who is also a barre advocate (see: Lindzi Cox and Catherine Giudici for The Bar Method).

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