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Cancun

  • Arts

    March 7, 2012

    Opening Nights: Caliente!

    Stunning stunts and hilarious harassment.

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2012

    Once Upon a Time In Mexico

    Him: "Wanna buy cigar?" Me: "No, gracias" Him: "Weed?" Me: "No. Me no fumar" Him: "Cocaine?" Me: "No. No gracias" He walks away, scratching his head. Repeat again all the way up and down 5th Ave., the shopping area and 'returant row', of Playa Del Carmen, Mexico. I am in Cancun this week on a work ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 5, 2011

    James Konat, Prosecutor Disciplined for Racist Comments, Takes Indefinite "Leave of Absence"

    ​One week after the NAACP wrote a letter to the King County Prosecutor's Office demanding that Deputy Prosecutor James Konat resign after he was disciplined for making in-court racist comments, Konat is gone from the prosecutor's office. Whether he'll be coming back, however, remains to be s ... More >>

  • Food

    June 29, 2011

    Breaking the Rules at Poquitos

    Encore servings are required at Capitol Hill's sunniest Mexican joint.

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2010

    The Dumbest Criminals of the Year

    ​Every year Seattle gets editorially fellated for having some of the smartest citizens in the country. But while Forbes and other national magazines focus on the Boeing engineers and baristas with advanced degrees, they ignore the fact that we also have our fair share of mental midgets. Espec ... More >>

  • News

    December 15, 2010

    The Feds Bury Border Patrol Abuses of Immigrants

    But what's been unearthed reveals a culture of cruelty.

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2010

    Voula's Rocks In Spite of Fieri's Food Network Fist-Bump

    Bro, how come more people in Seatlte don't wear sunglasses or frost their tips?​This is the second in a series of columns written by anonymous readers attempting to mimic the style of the Surly Gourmand, who is on sabbatical until October. This week's guest columnist goes by the handle "Texann ... More >>

  • News

    June 30, 2010

    Tax This

    David Struckman's prison term is almost up, but his beef with the IRS isn't.

  • Arts

    May 5, 2010

    The Weekly Wire: The Week's Recommended Events

    David Struckman's prison term is almost up, but his beef with the IRS isn't.

  • Calendar

    April 28, 2010

    Cinco de Mayo at Peso's

    David Struckman's prison term is almost up, but his beef with the IRS isn't.

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2010

    DragNet: FBI Tweets and Be-Friends on Social Media, But Also Tracks Down Accused Seattle Bank Defrauder in Mexico

    Maxi, whose max may be 30 years.​The FBI is Your Friend. Literally. A government document released today by a San Francisco watchdog group shows how deeply entrenched the agency is in the social media, seeking out criminal suspects on MySpace, Twitter and Facebook, posing as fellow Spacers, Tw ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2009

    Stupid Criminal Alert: Seattle Fugitive Facebook-Friends Feds

    Not quite inconspicuous: Maxi Sopo's profile pic.​We've all done something stupid on Facebook. Drink too much, find yourself online and there's a roughly 50-50 chance you'll spend the next morning trying to frantically delete the slurring love letter you wrote on an ex's wall. But the conseque ... More >>

  • Arts

    June 3, 2009

    Summer Guide: Best Bets for Outdoor Drinking

    Sometimes it’s possible to get high off nature. Hedge your bets by also drinking.

  • News

    May 6, 2009

    Eddie Bauer: Falling Stock, Climbing Everest

    The retailer’s CEO enlists mountain men to remake its image.

  • News

    September 10, 2008

    The Last King of Potland

    In the typically futile annals of the War on Drugs, the takedown of a Canadian scrap dealer’s son was a major score.

  • Blogs

    September 4, 2007

    Rainy Day Albums #12 & 35

    In the typically futile annals of the War on Drugs, the takedown of a Canadian scrap dealer’s son was a major score.

  • Diversions

    August 2, 2006

    Yuniesky Betancourt

    Best-Bet Mariner

  • Music

    December 28, 2005

    Seattle Ultimate Hits

    Seattle Weekly's music writers compile two CDs of our favorite local tracks and talk to their creators about how they were made.

  • Diversions

    August 3, 2005
  • Arts

    June 8, 2005

    This Week's Reads

    Norm Stamper, Matt Taibbi, Nick Hornby, and Michael Finkel.

  • Music

    March 9, 2005

    March. 9-15, 2005

    Norm Stamper, Matt Taibbi, Nick Hornby, and Michael Finkel.

  • Music

    March 2, 2005

    March 2-8, 2005

    Norm Stamper, Matt Taibbi, Nick Hornby, and Michael Finkel.

  • Music

    February 23, 2005

    Feb. 23-Mar. 1, 2005

    Norm Stamper, Matt Taibbi, Nick Hornby, and Michael Finkel.

  • Music

    February 16, 2005

    Feb. 16-22, 2005

    Norm Stamper, Matt Taibbi, Nick Hornby, and Michael Finkel.

  • Music

    February 9, 2005

    Feb. 9-15, 2005

    Norm Stamper, Matt Taibbi, Nick Hornby, and Michael Finkel.

  • Music

    February 2, 2005

    Feb. 2-8, 2005

    Norm Stamper, Matt Taibbi, Nick Hornby, and Michael Finkel.

  • Music

    January 19, 2005

    Jan. 19-25, 2005

    Norm Stamper, Matt Taibbi, Nick Hornby, and Michael Finkel.

  • Music

    January 12, 2005

    Jan. 12-18, 2005

    Norm Stamper, Matt Taibbi, Nick Hornby, and Michael Finkel.

  • Music

    December 22, 2004

    Dec. 22-28, 2004

    Norm Stamper, Matt Taibbi, Nick Hornby, and Michael Finkel.

  • Music

    December 15, 2004

    Dec. 15-21, 2004

    Norm Stamper, Matt Taibbi, Nick Hornby, and Michael Finkel.

  • Music

    December 8, 2004

    Dec. 8-14, 2004

    Norm Stamper, Matt Taibbi, Nick Hornby, and Michael Finkel.

  • Music

    December 1, 2004

    Dec. 1-7, 2004

    Norm Stamper, Matt Taibbi, Nick Hornby, and Michael Finkel.

  • Music

    November 24, 2004

    Nov. 24-30, 2004

    Norm Stamper, Matt Taibbi, Nick Hornby, and Michael Finkel.

  • News

    November 24, 2004

    Is This What Failure Looks Like?

    Five years after the Battle in Seattle, results are mixed. Third World delegates have gridlocked the WTO but in the U.S. anti-globalization organizers have struggled to convert street heat into policy.

  • Music

    November 10, 2004

    Nov. 10-16, 2004

    Five years after the Battle in Seattle, results are mixed. Third World delegates have gridlocked the WTO but in the U.S. anti-globalization organizers have struggled to convert street heat into policy.

  • Music

    November 3, 2004

    Nov. 3 - 9, 2004

    Five years after the Battle in Seattle, results are mixed. Third World delegates have gridlocked the WTO but in the U.S. anti-globalization organizers have struggled to convert street heat into policy.

  • Music

    October 27, 2004

    Oct. 27-Nov. 2, 2004

    Five years after the Battle in Seattle, results are mixed. Third World delegates have gridlocked the WTO but in the U.S. anti-globalization organizers have struggled to convert street heat into policy.

  • Music

    October 20, 2004

    Oct. 20-26, 2004

    Five years after the Battle in Seattle, results are mixed. Third World delegates have gridlocked the WTO but in the U.S. anti-globalization organizers have struggled to convert street heat into policy.

  • Music

    August 11, 2004

    Seven Nights

    Five years after the Battle in Seattle, results are mixed. Third World delegates have gridlocked the WTO but in the U.S. anti-globalization organizers have struggled to convert street heat into policy.

  • Music

    August 4, 2004

    8/4-10, 2004

    Five years after the Battle in Seattle, results are mixed. Third World delegates have gridlocked the WTO but in the U.S. anti-globalization organizers have struggled to convert street heat into policy.

  • Music

    July 28, 2004

    Seven Nights

    Five years after the Battle in Seattle, results are mixed. Third World delegates have gridlocked the WTO but in the U.S. anti-globalization organizers have struggled to convert street heat into policy.

  • Music

    July 21, 2004

    Seven Nights

    Five years after the Battle in Seattle, results are mixed. Third World delegates have gridlocked the WTO but in the U.S. anti-globalization organizers have struggled to convert street heat into policy.

  • News

    October 22, 2003

    Letters to the Editor

    Im glad to know we are hip enough to have a best place to pee in Seattle. . . . But did other readers miss the mention of our best book stores?

  • News

    October 1, 2003

    Letters to the Editor

    Kids with rocks and spray paint on summer break, chants and posters, and suicide as street theater are not going to bring down the WTO.

  • News

    September 24, 2003

    WTO, No!

    Poorer nations put the brakes on the U.S.-European free-trade juggernaut.

  • Diversions

    August 20, 2003

    Horoscopes

    Poorer nations put the brakes on the U.S.-European free-trade juggernaut.

  • Music

    August 6, 2003

    Southern Men

    Drive-By Truckers and Brooks & Dunn try to go home again.

  • Film

    July 2, 2003

    Gangs of New York

    Miramax Home Ent., $29.99

  • Food

    June 25, 2003

    Food & Beverage News

    Miramax Home Ent., $29.99

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