Looking for a cheap and classy way to spend the day with your mom on Mother's Day? The good people at the Seattle Art Museum and the Seattle Asian Art Museum are hooking your mom up with free admission on Mother's Day. more ›

Sunday is Mother's Day, duh, and if this piece of news isn't already Captain Obvious to you, it's a good thing you're reading this week's edition of Food Frenzy. Here are few mom-centric events and places we suggest treating her to on the special day. PS- not just for biological moms. Perhaps a special woman in your life deserves something extra? Regardless, it's an excuse to drink some sparkling wine and eat. more ›

Mother’s Day is in some respects a “mayday, mayday.” How do we express our appreciation to our mother on Mother’s Day, and how do we so for the mother who has, if not everything, then everything she needs? “Oh, I don’t need anything more,” she always says. “Just more things cluttering up the house.” We have never purchased flowers for our mother; as much as we love flowers (especially receiving them), we prefer to express our affection in a unique and useful manner. Brunch? “Oh, if it is a nice Sunday morning, I really need to work in the yard,” our mother says. more ›

• A friendly reminder that Mother's Day is on Sunday. Yes, this Sunday. With that said, if you still need to make brunch or dinner reservations check out Seattle Met Magazine's round-up of the best local places to take Mom.
• Diamonds turn out not to be recession-proof forever. TechFlash reports Seattle's online retailer Blue Nile saw sales drop 11 percent to $62.4 million in the first quarter. On the bright side, maybe your mom can benefit from a "declining diamond price environment."
• Ballard's Bastille Café and Bar is set to open by Bastille Day. Actually, by June 29. The French fooderie is looking for waitstaff, says MyBallard, and will offer "Free Frites Day" the Sunday before they open.

Seattlest just got our stimulus check from the government—cha-ching!—and we're looking for ways to spend it that don't involve just handing it over to the oil companies. We thought we'd share some ideas: more ›

10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday // Washington State Convention Center, 800 Convention Pl // Two Day Pass: $30, Saturday Only: $20, Sunday Only: $15 more ›