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Downtown Seattle jewelry store to close after 112 years in business
Fox’s Seattle will officially close on Saturday, April 27. SEATTLE — One of the oldest businesses in Seattle is closing after 112 years. “We love the city, we’ve been here for 112 years, we love Seattle,” said Zoey Mann, the owner of Fox’s Seattle. It’s a jewelry store on the corner of 4th Avenue and University Street, filled with a lifetime of shining moments. “This place means the world to me,” said Mann. “I mean, my mom brought me here when I was 2 weeks old, and it was the first place after the pediatrician’s office that she brought me. My daughter learned to walk in our old store. All my…
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Tennis Star Sloane Stephens Sparkled in Galia Lahav Sequins at Her New Year’s Day Wedding
Professional tennis player Sloane Stephens and soccer player Jozy Altidore have known each other since they were middle schoolers growing up in Florida. Sloane’s family had moved to Fort Lauderdale when she was ten years old so she could pursue a career in tennis. There, she and Jozy first crossed paths in the hallways of Boca Prep—she was in fifth grade and he was in seventh. Sloane moved away later that year, but they kept tabs on each other through social media and watched each other’s careers progress. The two weren’t in direct communication again until 2016, when they ran into each other at the Home Depot Center in Carson,…
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New Year’s Golf Resolutions for 2022
Happy New Year to you and yours from Morning Read. Here’s wishing you a great 2022 with lower scores, pure irons and lots of good times on and off the golf course. Let us know what your new year’s golf resolutions are at [email protected]. Here are a few of our own, in alphabetical order: Ward Clayton, Morning Read contributor: 1. Walk a golf course more often, either carrying or with (what we used to call) a pull cart. That’s the best way to interact with the course and your partners for the day and get the desired exercise. 2. Be a small part of helping golf become more diverse and in…
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Michelle Obama cuddles with ‘boo’ Barack in New Year’s Eve photo: ‘Still killing it’
The Obamas (pictured at a groundbreaking ceremony for the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago in September) sent New Year wishes. (Photo: KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images) The former POTUS and FLOTUS were feeling festive on New Year’s Eve. On Saturday, former First Lady Michelle Obama, 57, shared a photo of herself cuddled up to husband Barack Obama, 60, during a New Year’s Eve celebration. Both wore 2022 novelty glasses as they embraced for the camera. While the former president opted for dark pants, a short-sleeve black shirt with a gray print and black leather sneakers, Michelle dazzled in an embroidered black blazer paired with a black top and shorts that…
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Book These Last-Minute Packages For An Epic New Year’s Eve Getaway
Celebrate New Year’s Eve in style with one of these last-minute hotel deals. getty If you’re looking for a last-minute New Year’s Eve getaway or staycation, there are still deals to be had—as long as you’re willing to wear a mask, practice social distancing and follow any Covid-19 travel restrictions where you’re visiting. Here’s a look at some packages you can book right now. Kimpton Hotels’ Hangover Stayover Package The Hangover Stayover package is available at 11 Kimpton Hotels, including Kimpton Aertson Hotel in Nashville, Kimpton Alton Hotel in San Francisco, Kimpton Cardinal Hotel in Winston-Salem, Kimpton George Hotel in Washington, D.C., Kimpton Hotel Fontenot in New Orleans, Kimpton Hotel…