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  • Blogs

    May 23, 2012

    GreenLink Marijuana Collective: WTF? OMG!

    Looking over the small selection, I quickly noticed that two of the strains had names I hadn't seen in Seattle shops: OMG and WTF.

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2012

    New Study Sounds Rare Optimistic Note in Sustainable Seafood Conversation

    The management system used for Alaskan halibut and other Pacific fisheries could help restore healthy fish populations and make fishing more profitable if widely adopted, according to new study published in the latest issue of Marine Policy. Researchers found "catch shares," which assign a specifi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2011

    Viadoom, the End Days, in Pictures

    ​Did anyone notice that at times the tear-down of the southern portion of the closed Alaskan Viaduct - which reopens ahead of time midday tomorrow, by the way - took on a gritty sci-fi quality - a lifeless city, vast wastelands, robotic Transformers (the Autobots?) pecking at its bridges, Sea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2011

    Wallingford's Got Alaska: America's Got Talent Star to Appear at Goddess Festival

    Hairless Howie.​In June, the hit television show America's Got Talent held open auditions in front of a live audience at the Paramount Theater in Seattle. Among the group of hopefuls was a long-haired Alaskan man dressed in high heels who introduced himself as "Alaska" and announced that his p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2011

    WSDOT on Eviction Letters Sent to 619 Western Tenants: It Has Nothing to Do With the Tunnel

    ​Alaskan Way Viaduct Program Manager Ron Paananen takes issue with previous reporting (PubliCola, The Stranger) about eviction letters sent to tenants at the artist-occupied apartments at 619 Western Ave. informing them they have to move out six months earlier than planned. He says the notices ... More >>

  • News

    June 8, 2011

    The Waterfront Streetcar's Second Run

    A tourist-friendly transportation alternative is primed for a resurrection.

  • Calendar

    May 4, 2011

    Fabulous Prizes

    A tourist-friendly transportation alternative is primed for a resurrection.

  • Arts

    February 16, 2011

    The Sign Savant: Meet the Guy Who's Painted Half of West Seattle

    A tourist-friendly transportation alternative is primed for a resurrection.

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2011

    Demolition of 100-Year-Old Artists' Building Elicits a Surprising Response

    ​Typically, when it's announced that a century-old building housing artists in an historic inner-city neighborhood will be demolished against the will of its owners and tenants due to a controversial, megabucks, publicly mandated construction project, Seattle activists race to see who can stan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2010

    Bids on Seattle's Big Waterfront Dig Hit the $1.1 Billion Target - Not Counting Any Cost Overruns

    ​The new central waterfront tunnel, part of the estimated $3.1 billion Alaskan Way Viaduct replacement, will be built at or below the advertised cost of roughly $1.1 billion, Gov. Christine Gregoire announced today. She seems as intent to build it as Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn is determined to ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 28, 2010

    Steve Poltz

    ​The new central waterfront tunnel, part of the estimated $3.1 billion Alaskan Way Viaduct replacement, will be built at or below the advertised cost of roughly $1.1 billion, Gov. Christine Gregoire announced today. She seems as intent to build it as Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn is determined to ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 28, 2010

    Catherine Lutz

    ​The new central waterfront tunnel, part of the estimated $3.1 billion Alaskan Way Viaduct replacement, will be built at or below the advertised cost of roughly $1.1 billion, Gov. Christine Gregoire announced today. She seems as intent to build it as Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn is determined to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2010

    Enumclaw Man Catches 430-Pound Halibut, Possible Monster

    ​Daily Weekly has a pretty solid no-fishing-videos policy. But when we saw a clip of 63-year-old Jim Pederson of Enumclaw hauling a 430-pound halibut on board his Alaskan charter, we momentarily forgot about the statute because HOLY GOD IS THAT THING A FISH OR A LONG-LOST DINOSAUR?! After the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2010

    Salmon Vodka Anyone? Anyone...?

    Photo courtesy newser.com​I love bacon. And while vodka is not my favorite of the clear liquors (that would be gin), I still like it just fine. But bacon-flavored vodka? That just makes me want to hurl. Which I know because I tried it about a year ago in a bacon martini, and after drinking ju ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 16, 2010

    Northern Latitudes: The Frye and Alaska

    Photo courtesy newser.com​I love bacon. And while vodka is not my favorite of the clear liquors (that would be gin), I still like it just fine. But bacon-flavored vodka? That just makes me want to hurl. Which I know because I tried it about a year ago in a bacon martini, and after drinking ju ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2010

    Who Cares That the Tunnel Doesn't Have Any Downtown Exit Ramps?

    No exits downtown means this guy isn't blocking your view of Elliott Bay.​In a post entitled "No Exit," Goldy at HorsesAss says that the deep-bore tunnel designed to replace downtown's Alaskan Way Viaduct won't have any exit or on-ramps. This is old news. Very old news. The tunnel is meant ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2010

    Morning Food News: Beer Tasting in Georgetown, Dim Sum Delay in Wallingford

    Bamboo Village is now scheduled to open in July. ​Happy hump day! If you want to take a mid-week break, Full Throttle Bottles in Georgetown is hosting an Alaskan Big Beer Tasting from 5 to 7 p.m. today. For $4, you can sample five specialty beers from Alaskan Brewing Company, including raspb ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2010

    9 Seattle Restaurants that Sound Like Sex Shops

    www.ivars.net​9. Ivar's Acres of Clams Pier 54, 1001 Alaskan Wy., 624-6852 It's a tourist's favorite place to eat out. 8. TASTE 1300 First Ave., 903-5291 Any restaurant across the street from Lusty Lady with the words "taste sam" in its website should be required to sell sex toys -- or at ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2010

    Freeloading (Already) at Blueacre

    Kasu marinated King salmon collars​Blueacre, the new offering from Kevin and Terresa Davis, and the muse behind Jason Sheehan's fictional restaurant wish list, officially opens at 4 p.m. today. I got a chance to try out the menu last night as part of a "friends and family" dinner. Yes, it was ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2009

    Sarah Palin Slams Mike Huckabee

    Apparently this was the only time Sarah Palin had to decide whether or not to pardon an Alaskan citizen.​Joel Connelly at the P-I apparently keeps his radio on during the workday. And thank goodness for that. Because today Sarah Palin told conservative talk show host Lars Larson that while he ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 22, 2009

    Seafair Torchlight Run

    Apparently this was the only time Sarah Palin had to decide whether or not to pardon an Alaskan citizen.​Joel Connelly at the P-I apparently keeps his radio on during the workday. And thank goodness for that. Because today Sarah Palin told conservative talk show host Lars Larson that while he ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2009

    Mudhoney Headlines West Seattle Summer Fest

    Steven DewallThe festival line-ups just keep rolling in, and each one sounds better than the next. This year's West Seattle Summer Fest, an outdoor block party at the Alaska Junction (you know, the intersection between California Ave. SW and Alaska) takes place from Friday, July 10 through Sunday, J ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2009

    Morning Links

    Torture is a habit you don't just break overnight: Obama to take up to a year to close Guantanamo.UW Endowment: DwindlingCheap Alaska trip: Summer cruises on discount Dicey Alaska trip: Woman sues Alaska Airlines after being sprayed with de-icer while seated in first class. You expect those sorts of ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 4, 2008

    “Worth Remembering”

    Torture is a habit you don't just break overnight: Obama to take up to a year to close Guantanamo.UW Endowment: DwindlingCheap Alaska trip: Summer cruises on discount Dicey Alaska trip: Woman sues Alaska Airlines after being sprayed with de-icer while seated in first class. You expect those sorts of ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 23, 2008

    Next Exhibit

    Torture is a habit you don't just break overnight: Obama to take up to a year to close Guantanamo.UW Endowment: DwindlingCheap Alaska trip: Summer cruises on discount Dicey Alaska trip: Woman sues Alaska Airlines after being sprayed with de-icer while seated in first class. You expect those sorts of ... More >>

  • Food

    April 23, 2008

    Live/Work Space

    Loft-dwelling cooks, Amazonian ambitions

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2008

    Juno opens in May

    Loft-dwelling cooks, Amazonian ambitions

  • Food

    December 5, 2007

    Cutters Bayhouse: Where Everyone's a Regular

    And, kids, they're not carding.

  • Food

    September 5, 2007
  • News

    July 25, 2007

    Ralph Nader: Spoiler Welcomes You to the Voyage of the Damned

    The Nation magazine's celebrity-filled, left-leaning cruise to Alaska is about to set sail.

  • Food

    January 10, 2007

    The Pub at Third Place

    A public house for reading, beer drinking, and $4.25 calzones.

  • Food

    September 20, 2006

    Food News

    September 20 - 27, 2006 (expanded from print version).

  • Food

    July 12, 2006

    Chefs at Play

    Asian standards are served with a happy twist at Bainbridge Island's Madoka.

  • Food

    December 21, 2005

    News for Noses

    Asian standards are served with a happy twist at Bainbridge Island's Madoka.

  • Food

    November 30, 2005

    Twilight Martini Lounge

    Asian standards are served with a happy twist at Bainbridge Island's Madoka.

  • Food

    April 20, 2005

    Fiddlers Inn

    Asian standards are served with a happy twist at Bainbridge Island's Madoka.

  • Food

    July 21, 2004

    Market Fresh

    Asian standards are served with a happy twist at Bainbridge Island's Madoka.

  • Food

    May 19, 2004

    Hot Dish

    Asian standards are served with a happy twist at Bainbridge Island's Madoka.

  • Food

    May 21, 2003

    Fish Story

    A Seattle chef gets up close at last with the salmon he loves.

  • Food

    May 7, 2003

    Around the World in 80 Minutes

    Belltown bistro menu crisscrosses the globe.

  • Food

    March 19, 2003

    Halibut at the Market

    Belltown bistro menu crisscrosses the globe.

  • Food

    March 12, 2003

    3/12/2003

    Belltown bistro menu crisscrosses the globe.

  • Food

    March 5, 2003

    Food Files

    Belltown bistro menu crisscrosses the globe.

  • Food

    January 15, 2003

    Fancy on the cheap

    The decor's nothing special, but the food's fine and the price's right.

  • Food

    May 8, 2002

    The Hot Sheet

    What's in, what's fresh, what's cooking.

  • News

    November 21, 2001

    Mush!

    Sled dog racing far from the snow.

  • Food

    May 23, 2001

    The Hot Sheet

    What's in, what's fresh, what's cooking.

  • Food

    September 6, 2000

    Getting sauced

    Pier 70's sleek new view restaurant takes you back to the '60s.

  • Food

    August 16, 2000

    SEA FARE

    A boat with a view and a meal.

  • News

    July 12, 2000

    Growing the money tree

    A boat with a view and a meal.

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