What to do around Seattle this week: Seattle Home & Garden Show and more

What to do around Seattle this week: Seattle Home & Garden Show and more

by Home And Garden

What’s Happening Feb. 24-March 2

Born out of Great Depression-era “back to work” events, the Seattle Home & Garden Show started in 1939. But when asked how it’s changed over time, spokesperson Belinda Young said what stands out to her is its ability to adapt to each year’s new trends with a uniquely Northwest perspective. 

Each fall and spring (this season, Feb. 25-March 5 at the Lumen Field Event Center), the show hosts hundreds of exhibits related to building, remodeling, decorating, landscaping and more, allowing attendees to shop as well as browse for inspiration.

One of the trends represented this year is options for affordable and multigenerational housing, inspired partially by Seattle’s high cost of living.

“Tiny homes are big” at this spring’s show, Young said; there will be a new tiny home village displaying structures like backyard cottages and accessory dwelling units. 

The event will also share trends and ideas for expanding existing living spaces, recreational housing and moving in additional family members.

“It’s allowing people to bring in aging parents or kids that can’t quite afford to get a place on their own,” Young said. “Just overall, making housing more affordable.” 

Another 2023 theme: outdoor games. “Game rooms have been a hot trend for a while in the Northwest, but they’re now starting to go outdoors,” Young said. One exhibit will feature game equipment like outdoor shuffleboards and even a 17-by-30-foot, human-sized pool table in which people get inside and kick the balls into different pockets. 

If you’d rather play inside, gaming nonprofit LANFest will host a gaming competition and bring computer and virtual reality games any show visitors can try out, whether or not you want to compete.

Other highlights of the 2023 home show include free appraisals of art, family heirlooms and other antiques by TV personality and “Ph.D. antiques appraiser” Lori Verderame, and daily “Meet the Experts” seminars on home design. 

The show runs Feb. 25-March 5 at Lumen Field Event Center (1000 Occidental Ave. S., Seattle). Times vary, starting at 10 a.m. or 11 a.m. and ending at 5 p.m. or 6 p.m. Buy tickets online; $15 for adults with senior, junior and military discounts. Show visitors can register to return for a second day for free. Learn more at seattlehomeshow.com.

What else is happening

Here are some other events happening Feb. 24-March 2 in the Puget Sound area. If you would like to submit an event for consideration, please email your event details to weekend@seattletimes.com.

Simply Soulful Cafe Grand Reopening — Feb. 24

Simply Soulful is simultaneously celebrating the ribbon-cutting of its new Central District location and Black History Month. The event includes unique Black History Month menu options, prizes and cake-cutting. It runs 11 a.m.-3 p.m. with guest speakers at 11:30 a.m. and a spoken word performance at 12:30 p.m. 2321 S. Jackson St., Seattle; 206-402-6618, info@simplysoulfulcafe.com

Kijiji Night — Feb. 24

Kijiji means “village” in Swahili, reflecting how this Black History Month event has united thousands of attendees across and beyond the African diaspora over time. It will feature performances by local musicians and a panel of community leaders discussing the history of Black collaboration. 5-9:30 p.m. Reserve a spot online; donation based. 104 17th Ave. S., Seattle; onevibeafrica.org

Green River Glass Show & Sale — Feb. 25

Calling glass connoisseurs and the glass-curious! Shop or browse glassware, jewelry, pottery, china and collectibles from more than 30 dealers, learn from glass experts, and enjoy displays by special-interest glass clubs like the Fenton Finders of Puget Sound and Northwest Heisey Collectors Club. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. $3 admission. 525 Fourth Ave. N., Kent; 206-817-8871, susanalbradley@outlook.com

Meeker Street Nerd Party — Feb. 25

Release your inner nerd at this streetwide event in Kent. Numerous small businesses between Second and Fourth avenues on Meeker Street will host local makers, artists and authors specializing in science fiction, fantasy and horror, with comics, video games, movies, collectibles and more to browse and buy. 4-8 p.m. Free. downtownkentwa.com

A Proud Heritage – Finding Your African American Roots — Feb. 25

Learn more about your roots, either in person or from your laptop, at this hybrid genealogy workshop designed for individuals with Black ancestry. Lunch will be provided for in-person attendees. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. RSVP online; free. 1102 S. Pearl St., Tacoma; tacomaaafhe.com/home

Women’s History Month Civic Cocktail — March 1

Start off Women’s History Month right: Enjoy an appetizer and a drink while listening to community leaders discuss women’s housing and homelessness and women’s history in Washington. You’ll also be able to submit your questions in person or through a chat on the livestream to the panel, which includes Mary’s Place Executive Director Marty Hartman and “Trailblazing Black Women of Washington State” author Marilyn Morgan. The event runs 6-8 p.m. with the formal program beginning at 6:30 p.m. 400 Dexter Ave. N., Seattle; ywcaworks.org

Cirque du Soleil — March 2-5

Cirque du Soleil is coming to Climate Pledge Arena and bringing “Corteo,” a show full of fun, comedy and spontaneity, set in a mysterious realm between heaven and earth. Showtimes vary. Buy tickets online; prices start at $74.50. 334 First Ave. N., Seattle; cirquedusoleil.com/corteo#about-the-show

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Buds & Blooms Guided Nature Walk — March 4

Welcome spring with naturalist Ed Dominguez, who will help you identify and discover the leaves, flower buds and other flora that are starting to come alive for the season in Seward Park. 1-3:30 p.m. Register online; free. 5902 Lake Washington Blvd. S., Seattle; sewardpark.audubon.org

White Pass Winter Carnival — March 4-5

Feel free to bring the whole family to this carnival, which includes a snow castle open for tubing, music, face painting, a kids obstacle course race, fireworks and a torchlight parade on March 4. If you want to get some night skiing in, purchase tickets (included with a day ticket or season pass) starting March 4 at 2 p.m. The snow castle is open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. March 4 and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. March 5. Access to the festival is free, but you must buy lift tickets to ski. 48935 U.S. Highway 12, Naches; skiwhitepass.com/events/winter-carnival

Nelda Swiggett in Megabopolis — March 5

Enjoy music from Seattle jazz group Megabopolis, led by OA2 recording artist and award-winning composer Nelda Swiggett. The concert is part of the Seattle Jazz Vespers series, which combines jazz music and secular inspiration messages at Seattle First Baptist on the first Sunday of every month. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the concert starts at 6 p.m. Free. 1111 Harvard Ave., Seattle; seattlefirstbaptist.org/seattle-jazz-vespers/

Live music, home and garden shows, and movie nights top our 5 things to do in Allen this week | Allen American

Live music, home and garden shows, and movie nights top our 5 things to do in Allen this week | Allen American

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D. Lopez, This Week in the Garden

D. Lopez, This Week in the Garden

by Home And Garden

It is the stop of May possibly. At the time of this crafting, five of the 6 Monarch Butterfly chrysalises uncovered in the front garden have successfully transformed to butterflies and have flown absent.

Moments like these can startle and reel the head. Fingers crossed, ideally, they’ll be great on their journey. What ever occurs, it is not luck, it’s a partnership. On a day by day foundation, the dwelling and garden is a cooperative organism—a giver and receiver. There is basic reassurance by the mutual responses from the location we contact household.

Connecting to the all-natural planet, at the very least for me, is not about politics, but a resource of speculate, appreciation and friendship. Science has classified human beings as a component of the animal kingdom our taxonomy lists us below the buy “primates” in the kingdom “animalia.” Legitimate to the scientific entire world, never neglect this depth. How we deal with our dwellings as a species, the practices of thriving, move us as a result of existence in  a healthier or unhealthy area in the all-natural earth. Everything points to empirical penalties.

In contrast to other species, a lot of of us consider about gutters, trash working day, deadlines, expenses to pay back, gas selling prices and grocery shop operates. These demands distract from the truth that, as a total, we are  not the ideal at keeping the larger sized flock, herd or troop. To every his individual. Some of us respect animals but detest discussions. Some of us appreciate our social life, but will not recognize a sparrow singing outdoors the window at dawn. We are not a regular species. Just about as if we are not dwelling in the very same entire world. But we can.

With age, my standing as a guardian of mother nature has become built-in as a life path. Also as a maker of plant medicines, there is a mystique positioned on my part, as with all plant drugs people today in history. This drugs was acknowledged in each and every household in advance of the age of commerce. Some mother nature whispers are educated considering the fact that childhood, other individuals are initiated by way of hardships and grave sickness. When there is nowhere else to transform to, the fresh new air, the birds, the sun, the rain, the roses and trees are all that matter. They bring us again to the heart. A lot of a time they have healed me. Now, I mend them.

At some level, the communicate of exoplanets or the determined need to have to find out other inhabitable planets, impacted my considering about residence. “We are so in excess of-centered on obtaining a mirror picture of Earth that we may possibly forget about a planet that is even extra well-suited for existence,” stated Dirk Schulz Mapuche, an Astrobiologist at Washington State University and the Specialized College of  Berlin. Of course, we may possibly search for a mirror image of Earth, she’s wonderful. This type of  thinking expands my feeling of obligation to the finest and only property and backyard we have: Earth.

Very long, extended ago (and even currently) a team of individuals analyzed the cosmos and the natural globe. In their have brand of arithmetic and science, they arranged chaos above terrific stretches of time to obtain ways of creating the unobservable, observable. Capturing team awareness, a calendar, the Cholq’iq, was offered with day-to-day modified desires of the day. It was a challenging calendar recognized by the time a boy or girl was 13 several years of age. Based on combinatorics, no two times were being alike. The entire group followed the calendar. A single day repair the residence, a different working day plant seeds, an additional day fork out tribute to the jungle, another day help the sickly. So a lot of different aspects of life. A shared dream.

It’s probable that instances are switching. We pay much more consideration. Earth Day, Day of the Bee,  Friendship Day, Sibling Day. It’s as if the western planet catches on with the historical Cholq’iq.  These days look in modern-day calendars all over the environment. These exclusive times are exactly  how to observe the unobservable. Anyone all-around us will pay back it tribute and convey us consciousness. They are times to probably share the aspiration and assist a larger situation than our personal self. Days that if each individual one particular of us presents attention, the complete will gain. The unique added benefits much too.

Lastly, as I overview my very own existence classes as a naturalist, checking my hypocrisy at the doorway, it normally takes time to see the rigorous splendor of our planet, our dwellings, our human family members and even our opponents. It requires a life span to see the greatness of the beetle. It usually takes time to regard the  floating dander of willows in the breeze. It usually takes time to detect the Terrific Blue Heron perched on the neighbor’s roof as we get prepared to depart for get the job done. It will take time to believe in a world that has not  dreamt together in a very long time.

Moving forward it’s under no circumstances as well late to master to share the desire of the most critical residence and back garden.

Greenville area real estate happenings for the week of Dec. 10, 2021 | Greenville Real Estate Special Coverage

Greenville area real estate happenings for the week of Dec. 10, 2021 | Greenville Real Estate Special Coverage

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2021 Legislative Breakfast

What: The annual legislative breakfast hosted by the Greenville Chamber, featuring an introduction and overview of the legislative agenda for 2022. Program to feature former Congressmen Bob Inglis of South Carolina and Heath Shuler of North Carolina in a discussion about a business leader’s role in political debate.

When: Dec. 10, 7:30-9:30 a.m.

Where: The Westin Poinsett, 120 South Main St., Greenville

Price: $45 for Chamber investors, $65 general admission

More info: greenvillechamber.org

My First Home

What: Event teaching participants about credit, financial management, down payment assistance, home ownership programs and other areas. Lunch is included. Hosted by TRC Housing and Financial Empowerment and Upstate Circle of Friends, which enhances opportunities for at-risk children and their families.

When: Dec. 11, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Where: 206 Ridgeway Drive, Greenville

Price: Free

More info: ucfgreenville.org

Homebuyer Workshop

What: A workshop for those interested in buying a home or refinancing that will offer guidance and strategies for navigating the process. Refreshments provided, and attendees will be entered for a raffle valued at $150.

When: Dec. 11, noon

Where: 307 Fairview St., Fountain Inn

Price: Free

More info: Contact hosts Shatoya Cobb and Deanna Surgick on Facebook

Flex Greenville

What: Seminar that helps entrepreneurs learn to gain more clients and scale their businesses to the next level. Part of the Flex Your City business empowerment tour.

When: Dec. 11, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Where: Nicholtown Missionary Baptist Church, 327 Ackley Road, Greenville

Price: $85-$250

More info: flexyourcity.com

Upstate CREIA Christmas Party

What: Holiday celebration to coincide with the monthly meeting of the Upstate Carolina Real Estate Investors Association. Volunteers will be recognized and Golden Ladder Awards will be handed out. Attendees must pre-register to participate. Networking hour with cash bar begins at 6 p.m., with food service starting at 7.

When: Dec. 13, 6-9 p.m.

Where: Embassy Suites, 670 Verdae Blvd., Greenville

Price: Free for members, $20 for nonmembers

More info: upstatecreia.com

Outlook Spartanburg

What: Event hosted by One Spartanburg featuring legislative, economic and community forecasts at the local, regional, national and global level to enable attendees to make informed decisions in 2022. Includes a legislative panel, economic outlook and trends impacting Spartanburg into the new year.

When: Jan. 7, 8 a.m.-Noon

Where: Spartanburg Marriott, 299 North Church St.

Price: Check for rates

More info: cteaster@onespartanburg.com

Greenville Remodeling Expo

What: A comprehensive home remodeling expo that can help make your dream home a reality. Experts will be on hand showcasing such areas as cabinetry and countertops, flooring, sunrooms and additions, basement finishing, waterproofing, smart home automation, and energy-efficient windows and exterior products.

When: Jan. 14-16, 2022

Where: Greenville Convention Center, 1 Exposition Drive

Price: Adults $4, children 18-under free

More info: homeshowcenter.com/overview/greenville

Southern Home and Garden Show

What: The largest and most popular home and garden event in South Carolina, with thousands of square feet of exhibits featuring landscape design, lawn and garden equipment, interior design, windows and window treatments, flooring, decking, outdoor living, home entertainment and automation and more.

When: Feb. 18-20, 2022

Where: Greenville Convention Center, 1 Exposition Drive

Price: Adults $8, seniors $6, children 12-under free

More info: southernhomeandgardenshow.com

Amplifii Your Influence

What: Speaker and entrepreneur Rene Rodriguez breaks down the science of influence and guides attendees through a three-step process toward becoming a more powerful presenter, communicator and influencer.

When: March 15, 2022

Where: Greenville Country Club, 239 Byrd Blvd., Greenville

Price: Tickets on sale Dec. 28

More info: amplifiimylife.com

This was a big week for Dallas-area real estate news

This was a big week for Dallas-area real estate news

by Real Estate News

If holiday shopping or worrying about the omicron variant kept you distracted this week, you may not have noticed some of the biggest real estate stories in Dallas-Fort Worth.

Developers disclosed their plans for the $750 million Four Seasons Hotel and condominium tower on Dallas’ Turtle Creek.

Designed by award-winning architect Pelli Clarke Pelli, the more than 30-story high-rise will include a glass-lined circular entry court architect Fred Clarke describes as “one of the most spectacular, Instagrammable places anywhere in the world.”

The lecture hall in the new 19-story Granite Park Six office tower under construction on S.H. 121 in Plano.
The lecture hall in the new 19-story Granite Park Six office tower under construction on S.H. 121 in Plano.

Up in Plano, developers are dusting off the groundbreaking hard hats and gold shovels to start work on new office projects.

Granite Properties has broken ground on the tallest building yet in its 90-acre, more than 20-year-old Granite Park campus at the southeast corner of the Dallas North Tollway and State Highway 121.

The 19-story Granite Park Six office tower will contain 420,000 square feet of first-class office space and will be ready for occupancy in mid-2023.

The Legacy Union Two office building planned next to Plano's Shops at Legacy will be 13 stories and is planned by developers Cousins Properties and Lincoln Property Co.
The Legacy Union Two office building planned next to Plano’s Shops at Legacy will be 13 stories and is planned by developers Cousins Properties and Lincoln Property Co.

In nearby Legacy business park, Cousins Properties of Atlanta and Dallas’ Lincoln Property Co. are teaming up to build two office towers in their Legacy Union project near the northeast corner of the Dallas North Tollway and Legacy Drive.

The two 13-story buildings will contain about 650,000 square feet of offices and will join an existing building Cousins Properties has on the site.

“We have what is really the last building site in the Shops of Legacy area,” said Lincoln Properties’ Matt Craft.

Not all the office action is in the ‘burbs.

Galderma's U.S. headquarters is moving to the Trammell Crow Center on Ross Avenue in downtown Dallas.
Galderma’s U.S. headquarters is moving to the Trammell Crow Center on Ross Avenue in downtown Dallas.(Stream Realty Partners )

In downtown Dallas, the just-refurbished Trammell Crow Center office tower on Ross Avenue has landed a corporate move.

International dermatology company and skin care products firm Galderma is relocating its U.S. headquarters.

The consumer products and pharmaceutical firm best known for its Cetaphil brand now has its U.S. base in the AllianceTexas development in North Fort Worth.

But Galderma U.S. CEO Diane Gomez-Thinnes said the company wanted a more urban office setting for its 400 headquarters workers. “What better location than a downtown location that allows our people to be inspired by not just the building they are in but their surroundings,” Gomez-Thinnes said.

Vancouver-based City Office REIT Inc. paid $133.5 million — or $773 per square foot — for the Terraces office building in Preston Center. That s one of the highest prices ever paid for a Dallas office building.
Vancouver-based City Office REIT Inc. paid $133.5 million — or $773 per square foot — for the Terraces office building in Preston Center. That s one of the highest prices ever paid for a Dallas office building.

Finally, a just-completed office building sale in North Dallas rang the bell for record pricing.

Vancouver-based City Office REIT Inc. paid $133.5 million — or $773 per square foot — for the 12-story Terraces office building in Preston Center.

Less than a handful of Dallas-area office buildings have sold for more than $700 a foot.

“The fully leased building provides cash flow stability with future growth in the center of one of Texas’ wealthiest neighborhoods,” James Farrar, City Office REIT CEO, said in a statement.

Mortgage And Real Estate News This Week

Mortgage And Real Estate News This Week

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The fourth quarter of 2021 is on us (even though it however firmly feels like Q1 2020 — perhaps Q2 at a extend) and the future several months may well actually sense like some variety of pre-pandemic normal. Here’s what you need to have to know as the yr winds down, and some other suggestions and tricks for what is likely on in the home loan and real estate corner of the entire world.

1. Property finance loan premiums are very likely to increase

It’s often pleasurable to live as a result of history, and 2021 saw the least expensive home finance loan rates ever. But gurus stated from the commencing that it wouldn’t last, and the tide must genuinely commence to roll back again in this quarter. Inflation and Fed guidelines are probable to press home loan charges up in advance of the conclude of the 12 months, and the trend must continue on into 2022.

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2. Essentially, mortgage loan costs are by now climbing

This 7 days saw a major leap, with mortgage loan 30-year property finance loan rates getting 12 basis factors on average. If you have not previously refinanced, you ought to really do it. There could be some fluctuation forward, but there’s no likely back again to the desire sub-basement at this issue.

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3. Seasonality returns to authentic estate

The pandemic-era authentic estate industry bucked just about every single usual pattern but this winter season really should see the usual transaction slowdown. Stock and affordability concerns nonetheless persist, but experts say the winter season and into 2022 really should be a minimal a lot less frantic.

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4. Reverse house loan scams to enjoy out for

Never fall prey to an individual trying to pull the wool in excess of your eyes. Reverse mortgages can be a fantastic monetary software, but there are plenty of shady sellers out there hunting to just take gain of you if you have entry to new funds. In this article are some of the most common methods, and other issues to hold in mind in advance of taking out a reverse home loan.

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5. Property fairness personal loan or line of credit rating — what is the distinction?

A person gain of the insane housing marketplace is soaring equity for current owners. If you are seeking to consider gain of that for by yourself, the two most typical selections are a house fairness personal loan and a property equity line of credit score (HELOC). The greatest selection for you is dependent on your scenario, so it’s vital to realize the difference so you can determine what you need to have.

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