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Burlington

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2012

    Finch Dog Rescue Saga Ends With Unique Foreclosure Auction in Burlington

    There was a foreclosure auction last month at a Hampton Inn in Burlington. On hand were pictures of the properties for sale, and documents to give the new owners. What made this auction remarkably unusual was that the pictures were of dogs, the documents their medical records.

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2012

    Strip Searches for Minor Offenses OK'd by Supreme Court

    If you find yourself being cuffed - arrested for even the most minor of offense - know that law enforcement officers have every right to visually inspect every cavity of your being. So says the United States Supreme Court, which ruled by a 5-4 vote Monday that law enforcement officials are within th ... More >>

  • Music

    March 7, 2012

    Duff McKagan: War's Horror Stories

    And why I can't look away.

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2012

    War's Storytellers, and Why I Can't Turn Away

    This column today, is dedicated in memory of Lynn D. 'Buck' Compton. I first read about Buck and the World War II exploits of his Easy Company, in Stephen Ambrose's Band Of Brothers. Buck Compton died this week at the age of 90...at his home in Burlington, Washington. ----------- If you were a to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2012

    Public Defense Almost Non-Existent in Burlington, Mount Vernon, Claims Lawsuit

    If you're poor, you better hope you don't get arrested in Burlington or Mount Vernon. That's the takeaway from an eye-opening class action lawsuit that had oral arguments before federal judges yesterday.

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2011

    Theresa Mejia, Kidnapping Suspect, Tries to Escape Police Station Through Ceiling, Falls Into Chief's Office Instead

    Kumar's descent.​Burlington police Detective-Sergeant Bob Wischhusen has never seen the movie Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle. If he had, the incident that happened recently at the police station he works in might have been even more hilarious.

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2010

    Green Housing, Once the Preserve of Millionaires, Goes the Way of Double-Wides

    ​Nine times out of ten, when you see a "green" home, it's the vanity project of some millionaire who likes feeling virtuous. Cheap it is not. Add in a bunch of high-tech gizmos, and you're wading into Bill Gates territory. So how come a Bainbridge Island affordable housing organization is able ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2010

    Top Five Fake Meat Meals

    Mmmm....nuggets.​When the call went out for the best fake meat meals in Seattle it quickly became apparent that there are three main families of fake meats: Fake meat masquerading as real meat (labels usually not in English, ingredients assumed to be soy- and/or wheat-based), fake meat like yo ... More >>

  • Music

    February 10, 2010

    The Sound Off! Class of 2010

    The annual competition pits 12 underage bands against each other in what has become a local rite of passage for up-and-coming bands. Here are the semifinalists.

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2009

    Sound Off! Announces Its 2010 Competitors

    The Lonely H, former winners of Sound Off!​Every year, the Experience Music Project hosts Sound Off!, a battle of the bands in which young (i.e. underage) artists vie for a shot at a performance slot at Bumbershoot 2010, among other prizes like, say, gear from Korg. Band's who've won this comp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2009

    The Kids Are Alright

    A previous year's Mayor's Scholars, wearing their jackets.If you're looking for a little uplift, you could do worse than yesterday's announcement of the 26 Mayor's Scholars, "middle school students in good standing who are 'unsung heroes,' who have overcome obstacles or met challenges in their lives ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2007

    Krist Novoselic on The Progressive Movement, The Grange, and William Morley Bouck

    A previous year's Mayor's Scholars, wearing their jackets.If you're looking for a little uplift, you could do worse than yesterday's announcement of the 26 Mayor's Scholars, "middle school students in good standing who are 'unsung heroes,' who have overcome obstacles or met challenges in their lives ... More >>

  • Arts

    August 31, 2005

    The ABCs of Bumberfood

    Rich Amador of Sugee's Giant Strawberry Shortcake explains it all for you.

  • Food

    November 17, 2004

    Contented Cows

    Rich Amador of Sugee's Giant Strawberry Shortcake explains it all for you.

  • News

    May 26, 2004

    In the Loop and in Seattle

    Rich Amador of Sugee's Giant Strawberry Shortcake explains it all for you.

  • News

    December 25, 2002

    About Rain

    Maybe local TV news is onto something with its overblown storm reports.

  • News

    June 12, 2002

    "I have yet to read a sports article that extols the virtues of Michael Jordan's sexy ass and bubbly personality."

    Maybe local TV news is onto something with its overblown storm reports.

  • News

    May 15, 2002

    Not the whole truth

    Maybe local TV news is onto something with its overblown storm reports.

  • News

    April 18, 2001

    The New Creationists

    Seattle's Discovery Institute leads a national movement challenging Darwinism.

  • News

    August 30, 2000

    Toxic harvest

    In Georgetown, hazardous chemicals are a matter of heaven and earth.

  • News

    May 24, 2000

    The little engine that can't

    Seattle's most neglected landmark, King Street Station, sits crumbling in the middle of downtown's boom.

  • Arts

    February 9, 2000

    Ahn Guard

    A lively sister act shakes up chamber music.

  • News

    November 17, 1999

    Viva Tacoma!

    Local casinos are only vaguely Vegas, but who needs more?

  • News

    June 9, 1999

    Blooming Hell

    LaConner to tulip maniacs: "Give us back our town!"

  • News

    January 6, 1999

    Year of the council

    LaConner to tulip maniacs: "Give us back our town!"

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