Email Author Mike Seely

Awards

• 2011 - Pacific Northwest Excellence in Journalism Awards/Society of Professional Journalists Region 10, published February 10, 2010

  "Free in the Key"

• 2010 - Pacific Northwest Excellence in Journalism Awards/Society of Professional Journalists Region 10, published March 4, 2009

  "The Leon Hendrix Experience"

• 2009 - Pacific Northwest Excellence in Journalism Awards/Society of Professional Journalists Region 10, published April 16, 2008

  "The Lunatic is on the Drums"

• 2008 - Pacific Northwest Excellence in Journalism Awards/Society of Professional Journalists Region 10, published August 22, 2007

  "The Salvage Artist"

• 2008 - National Association of Black Journalists Awards, published August 22, 2007

  "The Salvage Artist"

• 2006 - National Association of Black Journalists Awards, published September 21, 2005

  "Alley Cat"

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2012 Stories by Mike Seely

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  Former Seattle U Star Charles Garcia Rebounds in Sioux Falls (Update: Garcia Suspended for Violating Drug Policy)

  published Feb 09, 2012

  ​Update, 2/9/12: Charles Garcia has been suspended for five games without pay for "violating the terms of the NBA D-League's anti-drug policy." Team spokesperson Brett Hansen could not confirm w More >>

• Where to Drink With Your Kids

  published February 8, 2012

  Let's say you're running errands with your 6-year-old daughter in just about any American city—St. Louis, for example—and, upon... More >>

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  Seattle Weekly's Drinking Issue

  published February 8, 2012

  Ever notice how everything's better after 3 to 9 drinks? Including writing. And reading. And reporting. And taking photos. And designing clever... More >>

• Taco Del More!

  published February 1, 2012

  It remains one of life's great injustices that not every American citizen gets to experience the exhilaration of having a load splattered on... More >>

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  Taco Del Mar & McDonald's Put the 'O' in Mayo

  published Jan 27, 2012

  ​It remains one of life's great injustices that not every American citizen gets to experience the exhilaration of having a load splattered on his or her face and/or in his or her mouth during hi More >>

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  Watch Murray Stenson Make--and Talk About How to Make--an Absinthe Julep (Video)

  published Jan 11, 2012

  ​In most drinker's heads, the term "julep" is invariably preceded by "mint"--especially at Churchill Downs on the first Saturday in May. But Murray Stenson's mind is a little rangier than most. More >>

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  Murray Stenson's Accidental Tourists

  published January 11, 2012

  Everybody has a Murray Stenson story. Robert Hess' goes like this: A self-proclaimed "cocktail evangelist" who works... More >>

• Bad Albert's Nine Lives

  published January 11, 2012

  When Bad Albert's opened in the mid-'90s, Ballard Avenue was nowhere near the bustling nightlife and retail utopia that it is... More >>

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  Proletariat Pizza: a Family-Friendly Oasis in Hardscrabble White Center

  published Jan 10, 2012

  ​The Place: Proletariat Pizza, 9622 16th Ave SW, 432-9765, WHITE CENTER. The Hours:4-5:30 p.m., Mon.-Thurs., dine-in only. The Deal: Whole 18" pies for the price of a half. For instance, an 18 More >>

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  Young Adult's Charlize Theron Could Totally Hail From--& Eat Greasy Food in--Everett

  published Jan 06, 2012

  ​The Dinner: Fried chicken, mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, fried fish, French fries, and Pepsi at the KFC/Long John Silver's hybrid in downtown Everett. The Movie: Young Adult at Alderw More >>

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  Reopened Bad Albert's Fully Embraces Its Sports-Bar Identity, With a Side of Bacon Gravy

  published Jan 06, 2012

  ​When Bad Albert's opened in the mid-'90s, Ballard Avenue was nowhere near the bustling nightlife and retail utopia that it is today. King's Hardware was actually a hardware store, and more peop More >>

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  The Seahawks Should Consider Signing Mark Brunell in 2012

  published Dec 29, 2011

  ​This week's cover story brings us the tale of former star Husky quarterback Mark Brunell, who's declared bankruptcy after pissing away $75 million in pro earnings on rancid real estate investme More >>

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  The Best Bottomfeeding of 2011

  published Dec 23, 2011

  ​Another year, another failure to shed an ounce of body fat, thanks in large part to this columnist's unyielding commitment to craft--if "craft" can be defined as smashing yolks in corned beef h More >>

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  Justin Forsett's Shower Pill: What Benzalkonium Chloride Means to an NFL Tailback

  published Dec 22, 2011

  ​While not showering is considered cool among hobos and indie-rock fans, most people like to stay fresh. And while a handful of offices have showers, most don't, making midday exercise challengi More >>

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  Heroes Catering Is a Blue-Collar FareStart

  published Dec 16, 2011

  ​Attracting name chefs to design its rotating guest menu and finding its clients gigs on the lines of trendy local restaurants, FareStart understandably gets recognized as the cream of a slim lo More >>

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  Abdul Gaddy Should Be Benched Immediately in Favor of Tony Wroten

  published Dec 09, 2011

  ​We've been nothing if not consistent on the topic of Husky point guard Abdul Gaddy. We said he was overrated at the outset of his freshman campaign; pronounced him a bust shortly thereafter; an More >>

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  Prince Is Phenomenal in Concert, But Hasn't Recorded Anything Worthwhile in 20 Years

  published Dec 06, 2011

  ​Prince, who's coming to the Tacoma Dome on December 19, is a fantastic live performer. Of this there can be no dispute. He can dance like James Brown, play guitar like Hendrix, and boasts virtu More >>

• Caffe Vita to Serve Cocaine at Capitol Hill Skating Rinkr

  published Dec 05, 2011

  ​Mike McGinn spokesperson Aaron Pickus just sent out a press release announcing Tuesday's opening of an ice-skating rink at Cal Anderson Park on Capitol Hill. In reference to available concessio More >>

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  Neither Tower Heist Nor Bernard's Pretzels Are Worth Choking Someone Over

  published Dec 02, 2011

  ​The Dinner: Pretzels, mustard and a pint of Weihenstephan at Bernard's on Seneca. The Movie: Tower Heist at Regal Meridian 16 in Downtown Seattle. The Screenplate: In Tower Heist, Eddie Murph More >>

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  West Seattle's Best Chinese Food Is Served at a Bowling Alley

  published Dec 02, 2011

  ​If you're looking for good Chinese food in the Greater West Seattle Metropolitan Area, otherwise a hotbed of fine ethnic eateries, you're all but fucked. But before the fucked, there's a but. A More >>

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  Joe Ely Calmly Reminds the Triple Door How the World Has Been Turned On Its Head

  published Nov 22, 2011

  ​Joe Ely with Son Jack Jr., November 21, 2011, The Triple Door, Seattle, WA Watching Lubbock, Texas native Joe Ely and his slide guitarist, Jeff Plankenhorn, ease through a folksy set the night More >>

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  The Highliner 2.0: Now With Better Beer, Synergy, and the World's Biggest Seafood Menu

  published Nov 18, 2011

  ​For food-industry entrepreneurs bent toward ambidexterity, what should come first: the restaurant or the storer Judging from the sudden shuttering of Local 360's short-lived mercantile, perhaps More >>

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  Where Does Murray Stenson's Nickname Come Fromr

  published Nov 17, 2011

  ​Ever wonder how everybody's favorite bartender, Murray Stenson, came about his nickname, Murr the Blurr Over cocktails last week at Oliver's, Stenson, the Zig Zag vet who now slings drinks at C More >>

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  Jerry Sandusky Should Be Presumed Innocent Until Proven Guilty in a Court of Law

  published Nov 15, 2011

  ​Seattle sports radio hosts and listeners are mortified by former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky's assertion that he's innocent of the child molestation crimes he's been accused of co More >>

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  Mike Tanier Doesn't Think Pete Carroll Is Long for Seattle, Compares Tarvaris Jackson to a Pumpkin Catapult

  published Nov 11, 2011

  ​Nobody reads the New York Times for its Sunday morning NFL previews. This explains why a guy like Mike Tanier is permitted to write them, in addition to the Gray Lady's Fifth Down (also the tit More >>