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2019 Seattle Restaurant Week Newcomers on our In-TEN-tional-LIST

It’s Seattle Restaurant Week, that magical time when a 3-course dinner at a variety of fabulous restaurants costs just $35 (Sunday-Thursday). We’ve put together an In-TEN-tionalist Guide to Seattle Restaurant Week newcomers, where you can #SpendLikeItMatters thru November 7th! Calypso...

5 Intentionalist Picks to support diverse local businesses in Detroit

Intentionalist founder and CEO Laura Clise is headed to the 2019 Net Impact Conference to meet and dream with other changemakers, innovators, sustainability leaders, activists, and influencers. If you’ll be at Net Impact, be sure to check out the panels Laura is speaking on and...

Filipinx-owned restaurants: The Beyond Seattle In-TEN-tionalist Guide

For the past year, national news sites have celebrated the ascendance of Filipinx cuisine in the American mainstream. In honor of Filipinx American History Month, this In-TEN-tionalist guide highlights Filipinx-owned restaurants in five different U.S. cities. LOS ANGELES,...

Phoenix Latino-owned: The In-TEN-tionalist guide to Latinx Heritage Month

Latinx people make up over 40% of the population in Phoenix, Arizona, which makes Latinx (Hispanic) Heritage Month an exciting time to #SpendLikeItMatters. There is no shortage of amazing Phoenix Latino-owned businesses to support, but we’ve put together an In-TEN-tionalist guide to some...

#SupportDeafOwned – Guide to Deaf-owned businesses

Mozzeria owners, Melody and Russ Stein. Photo credit: Behind The Food Carts. It's the International Week of the Deaf, and so we wanted to highlight a few deaf-owned businesses. The Deaf community remains underemployed compared to the hearing community, and businesses like those listed...

The In-TEN-tionalist guide to Latinx Heritage Month

Ever wonder why Latinx (Hispanic) Heritage Month starts in the middle of the month? Turns out September 15th is the anniversary of independence of five Latin American countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. Plus, the Mexican Independence Day is September 16th...

Celebrate Women’s Equality Day 2019 with Intentionalist and Cupcake Royale

Women's Equality Day is August 26, commemorating the 1920 adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Fortunately for folks in Seattle this year, Cupcake Royale is sweetening the celebration by offering 25% off your entire order when you bring in a receipt from...

Laura’s In-TEN-tionalist guide to small businesses in Seattle

From left to right: Colleen O'Brien, Laura Clise, Sonia Dara I recently had the opportunity to contribute to the Microsoft Women in Business & Technology Podcast series, and during my conversation with co-host Sonia Dara, shared a list of ten small businesses in Seattle that exemplify the...

Celebrate the last day of National Ice Cream Month at Seattle PoC-owned ice cream shops

In honor of the last day of #NationalIceCreamMonth, we're excited to share 8 of our favorite PoC-owned ice cream shops in Seattle. Truth of the matter is that we happily support these and many other fabulous ice cream establishments throughout the year, wherever we go - including our first taste...