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Lou Kohl Doesn't Actually Exist, But It Shouldn't Surprise Anyone If He Did

Lou Kohl's real name is Alejandro, and he neither grows his own cocaine nor kills llamas.​Most readers correctly guessed that Wednesday's cover story--a profile of a dogmatic, coked-up, llama-killing, Esperanza Spalding-boning, Michael Pollan-scolding, uber-locavore Cascade foothills chef name ... More >>

The First-Ever Soft Rock Cafe Is Tomorrow Night at Hattie's Hat: Sneak a Peek at Our Mellow Gold Playlist

Christopher Cross comin' atcha!​Got plans tomorrow night? Cancel 'em -- and join us at 9 p.m. for the first-ever Soft Rock Cafe. A lot you are going to be hitting the stressful, sweaty swarms of Sasquatch or Folklife this weekend, but if you'd rather be in the chill zone, best come to Hattie's ... More >>

Costner Watch!

Christopher Cross comin' atcha!​Got plans tomorrow night? Cancel 'em -- and join us at 9 p.m. for the first-ever Soft Rock Cafe. A lot you are going to be hitting the stressful, sweaty swarms of Sasquatch or Folklife this weekend, but if you'd rather be in the chill zone, best come to Hattie's ... More >>

Coming Clean on Smooth Jazz

"Please tell me that 'Greg Nickels’ Quiet Storm' was a wonderful piece of Halloween fiction by Mike Seely."

Greg Nickels' Quiet Storm

The mayor's nightlife policies have led many to believe he wants the city's sidewalks to roll up after dinner. But a visit to a secret smooth-jazz hideaway in West Seattle shows just how wrong that notion is.

Chicago, Now and Then

The mayor's nightlife policies have led many to believe he wants the city's sidewalks to roll up after dinner. But a visit to a secret smooth-jazz hideaway in West Seattle shows just how wrong that notion is.

True confession: I like musicals

I don't love them. I don't hate them. Is that so wrong?