Amber Johnson

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• Posted We Went: Jean Kilbourne on The Naked Truth: Advertising's Image of Women to Seattlest
  Thursday night, we left our advertising job for the day, drove deep into the Washington Park hood, wolfed down our freighter-sized BLT and bag of salt and vinegar chips in the parking garage, and made our way into the New Gym at The Bush School, which is apparently insanely cool. (Hello? A whole program on diversity? Seniors fundraising so they can attend their second White Privilege Conference?). There we witnessed the brilliance of Jean...
• Posted It's Hard Out Here for a Daffodil to Seattlest
  You can't quite tell from today's weather, but it's the first day of spring. Pike Place Market celebrated this seasonal milestone with their 11th annual Daffodil Day. We spent a couple of hours downtown, at our station in front of Pacific Place, handing out our share of 30,000 daffodils to complete strangers. We quickly discovered that there are two types of people in Seattle: those who brighten up when presented with free flowers on...
• Posted H&M Stores to Arrive in Seattle En Masse to Seattlest
  Finally, H&M, the Ikea of clothing stores, will make its glorious debut in Seattle. Our inside sources (H&M's myspace page) tell us that not one, not two, but three H&M stores are scheduled to open in Seattle this fall. Fans of affordable fashion will soon flock to new locations at 5250 520 Pike Street, University Village and Westfield Southcenter. We know, the lack of Eastside locations is shocking, but who knows? Perhaps they'll arrive...
• Posted Care for the Market Luncheon: Pike Place Market Needs a Makeover. to Seattlest
  The 4th Annual Care for the Market luncheon, held yesterday at The Paramount Theatre, was a wake-up call for us. When we think of Pike Place Market, we picture ourselves gorging on Beecher's macaroni and cheese. We envision ourselves carrying bundles of ginormous dahlias, sampling oh-my-god-these-are-good peaches, and listening to the funky sounds of street musicians. We don't necessarily think of meals and housing for low-income senior citizens, childcare for those who can't otherwise...
• Posted We Went: Gottman on Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child to Seattlest
  Sure, we've read his bestselling book, Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child: The Heart of Parenting. Heck, we even own the DVD. But it wasn't until after last night's lecture at Town Hall, presented by Parent Map, that we could truly call ourselves John Gottman fans. He charmed the sold-out crowd with heartwarming anecdotes and stone-cold research, and by the time we left, we were better, calmer parents (or soon-to-be parents). Part local legend, part international...