Announcements Archives

Welcome Back Seattle – Let’s Spend Like It Matters

Welcome back Seattle - let's spend like it matters! As part of the City of Seattle's Downtown Seattle recovery efforts, Intentionalist is proud to support Welcome Back Weeks, which includes a variety of events and promotions across Downtown Seattle neighborhoods. Bookmark our...

Juneteenth 2021: Spend Like It Matters

On June 17, 2021, President Biden signed a bill that makes 19th day of the month of June, Juneteenth National Independence Day. Black-owned businesses have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic, and when it comes to recovery, the surviving local Black-owned businesses we love still have a long road...

Pride Month 2021: Small Business, Big Pride

It's no secret that as a social enterprise founded by a queer Asian woman, we look forward to Pride Month every year. Pride Month is celebrated to commemorate the Stonewall uprising in 1969, which is acknowledged as a catalyst for the gay rights movement in the United States. LGBTQ-owned small businesses have long served as a safe and welcoming space...

Introducing Intentionalist’s Membership Community

We are excited to invite you to join Intentionalist’s Membership Community. Through the years, you have asked how you can more intentionally support Intentionalist and contribute to the much-needed wind in our #SpendLikeItMatters sails. Now you can, by joining Intentionalist’s...

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2021: Celebrate AAPI-owned businesses

"Celebrate AAPI" in white letters on a red background surrounded by the word celebrate in different languages. May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and we’re celebrating AAPI-owned businesses and the many ways they make our communities better. AAPI Heritage...

Kicking off AAPI Heritage Month with Seattle Sounders FC: Matchday Eats and Treats

To celebrate the first Sounders FC home game of AAPI Heritage Month, we're inviting fans to get to know five Asian-owned businesses in Seattle's Chinatown International District. On Sunday, May 2 we're opening a $200 tab at each business so that you can enjoy a treat on us! Offers are...

Intentionalist Celebrates 3 Years of Intersectional Impact

Intentionalist is proud to celebrate three years of elevating, celebrating, and supporting small businesses and the diverse people behind them. Intentionalist officially launched in April 2018 with 500 listings, an Instagram following of 340, and an average of 1,200 monthly...

Seattle Storm and Intentionalist team up to help fans save while supporting local woman-owned businesses

Building on our Black History Month collaboration that highlighted ten Black woman-owned Seattle eateries and provided fans with the opportunity to enjoy a free treat, Seattle Storm and Intentionalist are continuing our partnership to...

Put it on Our Tab: #SupportHer in Seattle’s International District

Ping Liu, owner of Ping's Dumpling House To celebrate Women’s History Month, Intentionalist is encouraging folks to amplify, recommend, and support women-owned businesses in their communities. As we reflect on a year in a pandemic, we acknowledge the severe impact on Asian-owned...