Business Spotlights
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Meet Your Local Business Owner: The Still Point Massage Therapy, Diedra Roesijadi
Diedra Roesijadi spent 23 years as a massage therapist in the private sector, but when the pandemic hit, it all changed. Like so many families faced with COVID-related challenges, Diedra had to leave her job to homeschool her son and support her Seattle Firefighter husband. Diedra recalls, “It has been a longtime dream of mine to expand beyond my private practice and I spent a lot of time dreaming about it during the pandemic.” When Diedra’s son returned to school and life returned to a “new normal,” she began to pencil out what a clinic might look like. She found an amazing space in Seattle’s Tangletown neighborhood and things moved pretty quickly from there....
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Meet Your Local Business Owner: BrainBrakes Life & ADHD Coaching, Jessica Hespelt
Jessica Hespelt is an ADHD Consultant with 20 years industry experience in research, education, and coaching. She spent the first ten years in medical research and then transitioned into science education as a high school teacher, advisor, and curriculum specialist. Jessica loves working directly with people and was fortunate to spend two years as a fellow at Stanford University developing and incorporating techniques to support equity and social justice in the classroom. Then, Jessica’s personal experience with neurodiverse children led to yet another pivot in her career. Jessica recalls, “This was part of my journey to learning more about ADHD and executive functioning. These were some of the students that it seemed like schools were often ill-equipped to support and I was passionate about figuring out how to get them back on track.”...
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Business Spotlight: Iona Handcrafted Books
Mychal Mitchell was an Architectural Design student from Arizona State University, backpacking through Europe for six months. Her journal was stolen along with all of her other belongings while staying at a hostel. She replaced her journal at a shop in Venice, Italy, and also took an interest, so the owner let her stay and taught her the craft of bookbinding. Fast forward to present day, Mychal is the owner and bookbinder of Iona Handcrafted Books....
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Shop local with our 2022 PhinneyWood Gift Guide
Our PNA Business Group's new PhinneyWood Gift Guide is here! We reached out to local businesses to create a guide that can help you beat the supply chain shortages and shipping delays while growing our local economy and building community. Read the new guide and shop local to celebrate Phestivus in PhinneyWood this month!...
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Meet the makers of the 42nd Annual PNA Winter Festival & Crafts Fair
Our Winter Festival & Crafts Fair is the holiday season's can't-miss shopping experience. The festival will feature more than 100 local makers and creators showcasing their handmade goods, including jewelry, accessories, art, housewares, pottery, and much more. Check out this new blog to meet some of the makers joining our Winter Festival on Sat, Dec. 3 and Sun, Dec. 4 from 10 am to 5 pm!...
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Business Spotlight: Seattle Strength & Performance
After becoming a new father, Chris Travis decided to prioritize his health and well-being by joining Seattle Strength & Performance in South Lake Union. “That experience for me was so powerful and life transforming in terms of both the strength and fitness I built alongside the community of individuals that became a part of my life.” Learn how Chris's fitness journey led him to owning our local Seattle Strength & Performance in this new spotlight blog....
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The show goes on! Local theaters stage a comeback
Ready to take a break from Netflix and Hulu? Woodland Park Players, Taproot Theatre, and Dacha Theatre are just a few of the many community theaters back to delighting audiences in-person. From comedy to musicals, these theater houses have something for everyone to feel both transported to another world and connected to the community....
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Sample our new (SOLD OUT!) Bite of PhinneyWood event
Eat local. Build community. Our new (sold out) Bite of PhinneyWood event brings amazing local restaurants and the community together on Sat, Sept. 17. Sample some of the restaurants who are joining this delicious local tasting experience in our new blog post!...
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Business Spotlight: Phinney Books
Tom Nissley, owner of Phinney Books, attributes the survival of his store to the many people who value independent bookstores in Seattle. The fact that Phinney Books has not only survived since 2014 but also thrived has much to do with Tom and his dedication to his customers and neighborhood. Learn more about Phinney Books in this guest spotlight blog by a PNA Village member!...
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Business Spotlight: Phinney Primary Care and Wellness
Dr. David Harvey, MD, established his medical practice, then called Fremont Family Practice, in 2003. In Sept. 2020, he moved to a new neighborhood and gave it a new name: Phinney Primary Care and Wellness. Meet David and learn about Phinney Primary Care and Wellness in this Business Spotlight!...
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