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Auctions

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2012

    UPDATE: Vial of Purported Reagan Blood No Longer For Sale

    Earlier this week I reported that a vial purported to contain the blood residue of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan was being auctioned off by Channel Islands online auction house PFC Auctions. The key word in that sentence is "was" ... as today news has broke that the auction has been cancelled ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2012

    Buy Now! Vial of Ronald Reagan's Blood Residue Being Auctioned Because Capitalism is King

    The irony is rich. Like, GOP rich. With a vial purported to contain the blood "residue" of deceased U.S. President Ronald Reagan being auctioned off by Channel Islands online auction house PFCAuctions, the Associated Press reports that the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation is seriously pissed a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2012

    What to Do with Those Parcels of Land the WSDOT is Auctioning Off ...

    Auctioning stuff off is all the rage. Everybody's doing it. It seems like just yesterday we were discussing the state's auctioning of its liquor stores (it was actually almost two weeks ago), and today news spreads - mainly via the Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce - of the Washington Department of ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 14, 2012

    Andy Warhol's Silver Factory

    Auctioning stuff off is all the rage. Everybody's doing it. It seems like just yesterday we were discussing the state's auctioning of its liquor stores (it was actually almost two weeks ago), and today news spreads - mainly via the Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce - of the Washington Department of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2012

    More Nirvana, Pearl Jam Goodies (Plus Sasquatch! Tickets) Being Auctioned Off to Support Susie Tennant

    There's a new batch of rock and roll fun things up for auction to support Susie Tennant and her family. As we mentioned last year, the longtime industry friend -- and the beneficiary of the Nevermind tribute at EMP last year -- is battling cancer, and her friends are stepping up to raise a few extra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2011

    Lennon's Tooth and ScarJo's Tissue: The 10 Weirdest Music Celebrity Auctions of All Time

    RIP to the King of Pop​This week we learned that the bed upon which Michael Jackson drew his last breath will not be auctioned in a sale of furniture and other personal effects belonging to the King of Pop, as was reported last week. Gee, why the restraint, Julien's Auctions? That morbid memen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2011

    Liquor Initiative Orders State to Auction Off Properties It Doesn't Own

    The State Liquor Control Board last month opened its first "premier liquor store" in West Seattle, but it's unclear what will become of the property - and 165 other state-run stores - if voters this November back an initiative to privatize liquor sales. According to the 60-page proposal, "the board ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2011

    Nic At Nite at Fred Wildlife Refuge: See Pearly Gate Music Hey Marseilles, Bid on Auction Items To Benefit Nicole Pieratt

    ​Tonight Capitol Hill's Fred Wildlife Refuge, in conjunction with photographer Hayley Young, is offering an opportunity to see some live music, drink, eat, and bid on auction items, proceeds of which will benefit a truly worthy cause--helping out with stylist/production assistant (and Young's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2010

    Mikey Carlson Squires Finally Reunited With Classic VW Bus After Long, Strange Legal Trip

    ​It's possible that you may have heard about Michele "Mikey" Carlson Squires and her 1965 "Kombi" Volkswagen Microbus. People all over the world have. Suffice to say, since losing it 36 years ago in Spokane, finding it thanks to custom agents in Los Angeles and wrangling over who actually owne ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2010

    Best Christmas Present Ever: Jimi Hendrix's "All Along the Watchtower" Acoustic Guitar

    ​Rumor has it that the Epiphone acoustic guitar Jimi Hendrix used in his version of "All Along the Watchtower" will be sold to the public next month. According to NME, Hendrix originally purchased the guitar second-hand for around $24. Its auction price is now set at $190,981 -- which might be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2010

    Pearl Jam Autographed Fender Telecaster Up For Auction to Benefit Andy Kotowicz Family Foundation

    ​As we reported last week, Andy Kotowicz of Sub Pop Records tragically passed away in a car accident on October 24, leaving behind his wife, their 3-year-old daughter, his parents, grandparents, and scads of friends amongst Seattle's music community. Now Pearl Jam has donated a signed guitar t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2010

    This Is What Rich People Do: Ducasse, Robuchon, Savoy, Vongerichten and Payard at the James Beard House

    Portland's most famous son wouldn't have been able to afford this dinner at his own house​So I just got the invite in the mail today: a one-night-only dinner at the James Beard House in New York, a one-time-only chance to have a dinner cooked by not one, not three, but five of the most famous ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2010

    Kurt Cobain's Rant Against MTV Up For Auction, Currently Going for $2500

    ​The online auction website Julien's Live is auctioning off a single sheet of loose leaf notebook paper upon which Kurt Cobain once scrawled: Dear Empty TV the entity of all Corporate GODS We will survive without you easily - - the oldschool is going DOWN FAST my lifes Dedication is Now to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 30, 2010

    It's About Time Someone Made A Giant Sculpture of Kevin Bacon Out of Bacon

    ​I swear to god, I have no idea how any of us survived before the internet. I mean, really... Without this wonderful collection of tubes and the Electron Fairies who make it go, we'd all still be buying encyclopedias, researching things at the library and having to get our porn the old fashio ... More >>

  • News

    September 29, 2010

    Fluke Family's Island for Sale

    Feel like bidding on your own Puget Sound retreat?

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2010

    Private Island Owned By Fluke Family Goes Up For Auction

    ​You know times are tough when one of Bellevue's richest families unloads its private island at auction. The Fluke family, whose fortune came from patron John Fluke's electronics company, has owned Vendovi Island just north of Anacortes for 43 years. But on Sept. 30, the little plot of paradis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2010

    Yeah, But Can You Drink It: World's Oldest Beer, Champagne Found in Shipwreck

    Photo courtesy cnn.comNot the most traditional storage method, but still...​A Montrachet 1978 from Domaine de la Romanée-Conti: $23,929 at auction from Sotheby's. A 1945 Mouton Rothschild: $12,000 on the open market. One bottle of Chateau Lafite Bordeaux, dated 1787, from the private collec ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 14, 2010

    Tuxes & Tails Gala

    Photo courtesy cnn.comNot the most traditional storage method, but still...​A Montrachet 1978 from Domaine de la Romanée-Conti: $23,929 at auction from Sotheby's. A 1945 Mouton Rothschild: $12,000 on the open market. One bottle of Chateau Lafite Bordeaux, dated 1787, from the private collec ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2009

    Bill Revamps Booze Sales; Will It Be Bottled Up Again?

    ​If you've ever lived in, say, California, and been able to run to the corner store for, say, a bottle of Old Throwup, then you might also say this is a good idea: Two state senators are proposing to scrap the state-run liquor store system by 2012 and let the free market go at it. Tim Sheldo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2009

    The Final Page for Bailey/Coy Books

    Wells closed his store with regret.​As previously reported, Broadway stalwart Bailey/Coy Books succumbed to the cruel recession last month. And, in addition to the slumping economy, pressure from big-box retailers and Amazon probably didn't help the fate of the 26-year-old store, which had a s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 19, 2009

    What's Doing at the Lumen?

    Condo auctions have become common nationwide, as banks seize projects whose developers are slow or incapable of paying back their loans. It's a sign of the recession, and of the troubles for both the banking and real-estate industries. In some markets, the bottom-feeder opportunities for home buyers ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2009

    First A Schrammie, Now An Eyman Bobblehead?

    Say what you want about Initiative icon Tim Eyman, he knows how to get attention. The signature gatherer - and bane of local liberals and politicians - is back in the news again with yet another eBay bobblehead auction. Mukilteo's most infamous native son is auctioning off a "Super Eyman" bobblehead ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2009

    Buy Tim Eyman's Schrammie on eBay

    So you need an item to go on your knick-knack shelf alongside that Barack Obama commemorative plate and jar of Mount St. Helens ash? Initiative barker Tim Eyman is auctioning off his recently awarded "Schrammie" on eBay that he was given for "dancing on the grave" of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2009

    How Not to Get Out of a Speeding Ticket

    Slogging through press releases - and occasionally being asked to rewrite them - is probably one of the more time consuming and dreary elements of the newspaper profession. But every once in a while you hit paydirt. For my money, the best press releases are always the understated missives put out b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2009

    Creative Solutions: Port Townsend's Water Street Brewery Is In Trouble

    Any time I complained about a job growing up, my dad would say, "It's about doing whatcha godda do." This Sunday, March 8th, Port Townsend's Water Street Brewing is doing just that. The brewery will hold a silent auction to raise funds enabling them to stay afloat, complete with funk music. In addit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2009

    Condos on the Block

    I've seen the signs around LQA. We've read the national stories about foreclosures and panicked developers dumping new homes to low bidders. Now comes the press release for the Queen Anne High School Condominiums, a high-end conversion project of a 1909 building previously converted to apartments. O ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 11, 2009

    Oscar Parties

    I've seen the signs around LQA. We've read the national stories about foreclosures and panicked developers dumping new homes to low bidders. Now comes the press release for the Queen Anne High School Condominiums, a high-end conversion project of a 1909 building previously converted to apartments. O ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 8, 2008

    Toilet Watch, Day 4

    I've seen the signs around LQA. We've read the national stories about foreclosures and panicked developers dumping new homes to low bidders. Now comes the press release for the Queen Anne High School Condominiums, a high-end conversion project of a 1909 building previously converted to apartments. O ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2008

    Own An Authentic Cosby Sweater!

    I've seen the signs around LQA. We've read the national stories about foreclosures and panicked developers dumping new homes to low bidders. Now comes the press release for the Queen Anne High School Condominiums, a high-end conversion project of a 1909 building previously converted to apartments. O ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2008

    Spotted Owls Rejoice: Big Timber is Hurting for Buyers

    I've seen the signs around LQA. We've read the national stories about foreclosures and panicked developers dumping new homes to low bidders. Now comes the press release for the Queen Anne High School Condominiums, a high-end conversion project of a 1909 building previously converted to apartments. O ... More >>

  • News

    March 12, 2008

    Why WSF Is Selling Boats

    It's not because they've got any to spare.

  • News

    January 9, 2008

    Paul Allen vs. Google?

    Cable, wireless phones, and billions of dollars for the FCC.

  • Calendar

    December 5, 2007

    Small Art

    Minimalists for a day

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2007

    Last Chance to Bid: Ethics Auction

    Minimalists for a day

  • Calendar

    October 24, 2007

    Is It Hot in Here?

    Beef- and cheesecake for a cause

  • Food

    February 8, 2006

    Food News for February 8-February 14

    Chef tours and seductive wine seminars.

  • Food

    November 9, 2005

    The New Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia, Fourth Edition

    By Tom Stevenson (Dorland Kindersley, $50).

  • Diversions

    August 3, 2005

    Best Auctioneer

    Turf: Urban Living

  • Diversions

    August 3, 2005

    Best Rock Biographer

    Arts & Entertainment

  • Food

    December 3, 2003

    Food Events Around Town

    Arts & Entertainment

  • Food

    November 26, 2003

    Food Files

    Arts & Entertainment

  • News

    December 18, 2002

    Doing Santa's Bidding

    Want cut-rate khakis or Clinton collectibles? Tips on tapping the eBay universe.

  • Arts

    January 30, 2002

    Book briefs

    A novel that should've stayed a short story; a murder that keeps generating print.

  • Arts

    January 16, 2002

    Book briefs

    A novel that should've stayed a short story; a murder that keeps generating print.

  • News

    July 4, 2001

    News Clips— Good night, Ileen's

    A novel that should've stayed a short story; a murder that keeps generating print.

  • News

    April 4, 2001

    The Browser

    Desperate and dotless

  • Arts

    January 24, 2001

    The Auction of Lost Things

    When the Department of Revenue pried open forgotten safe-deposit boxes, it also reopened mysterious lives.

  • News

    December 8, 1999

    Real Gross

    The show that showed seven people getting "real"—let's just hope they did their laundry.

  • News

    May 12, 1999

    A sad lot

    Seattle's new impound law is enriching the city while stripping the poor of their cars.

  • News

    February 18, 1998

    Going, going...

    Seattle's new impound law is enriching the city while stripping the poor of their cars.

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