Outside Magazine and Alaska Distillery Awesomeness

Blueberry Vodka

When I was younger and worked at Alaska Mountaineering and Hiking, my favorite magazine was Outside.  Over the years, I slowly stopped reading it in favor of fashion and shelter magazines (and now, I seldom buy magazines at all – I prefer blogs and websites these days. Plus, 16 ways to curl my hair and a quiz to find out if he thinks I’m THE ONE just aren’t all that fascinating any more, although reading about DIY furniture rehab and how to pick the right shade of gray for your living room still make me inordinately happy) but recently it’s worked its way back into my awareness.

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Another Great Kickstarter Project – PopCycle: Keeping Alaska Cool

PopCycle Kickstarter

I’m loving crowd-sourced funding opportunities recently – it gives me the chance to support really cool projects in Anchorage that might not be possible without multiple people pitching in to help out.  I’m super exited about Kesey Pollock’s Melting Bodies, Clark Mischler’s Portrait Alaska, and the Momentum Collective’s Aerial Investigation.

And now, there’s a new project to love: Kait Reiley’s PopCycle: Keeping Alaska Cool.

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Alaska-chic Qiviut and Shopping Local

Jenn

Check out my AK-chic co-worker Jenn!  She’s rocking a qiviut scarf made by an artist in Palmer, purchased at Sevigny Studio here in Anchorage. Not featured in this photo are her gorgeous forget-me-not Romney-painted Danskos. Yep, pretty much a classy, comfy, AK-artist-awesome outfit. And, knowing Jenn, I’m willing to bet that it’s all purchased locally.

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