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  • Blogs

    April 17, 2012

    Thinking Outside "The Box": Serving Up Nontraditional Tradition

    The Truck: The Box, locations found on Facebook and Twitter. The Fare: Traditional food, with a spin. The Stop: Reis Llaneza is all about nontraditional traditional food. That's the theme Llaneza, born and raised in Hawaii, stuck with when he opened The Box last September, after going to culinary ... More >>

  • Food

    February 22, 2012

    Anthony's Seafood Grill's Mallicious Intent

    The locally grown chain heads inland to Alderwood.

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2012

    Lame Duck Governor Chris Gregoire Now Backs Gay Marriage

    In a move unlikely to earn her a mention in Profiles in Courage, Gov. Chris Gregoire now wants to legalize gay marriage in Washington. "I can't sit here any longer and say it's OK to discriminate," Gregoire said at a news conference in Olympia today. "My church, all the churches, can exercise their ... More >>

  • News

    September 21, 2011

    Afghanistan 2001-2011

    In a move unlikely to earn her a mention in Profiles in Courage, Gov. Chris Gregoire now wants to legalize gay marriage in Washington. "I can't sit here any longer and say it's OK to discriminate," Gregoire said at a news conference in Olympia today. "My church, all the churches, can exercise their ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2011

    Amazon Wants California Voters to Help Company Win Sales-Tax Fight

    ​Amazon's tactic of firing people in states that pass sales-tax-requirement laws (Illinois, Hawaii, Connecticut, California, and North Carolina so far), is failing to produce results. So now, instead of bitching and moaning that requiring sales taxes is "unconstitutional," the company is takin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2011

    Amazon to Axe "Associates" in California Over Sales Tax Threat

    ​Amazon is on its way toward running out of states to run its "Amazon Associates" program. The retail giant just sent a letter to all its Associates (website owners who make money off placing ads and widgets to Amazon products on their websites) warning them that the program will be killed if ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2011

    This Week in Starbucks Crime: Camper Sex, Peeper Suicide, Secret Police, and More!

    ​Welcome back to TWISC, in which we catalog the bad acts occurring at Starbucks' 17,000-odd worldwide locations over the past seven days, as well as the week's fallout from prior Starbucks-related misdeeds. This was a busy week for Starbucks crime, so we'll jump right in with a sad update from ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2011

    Even Peter Schiff Thinks His Dad Should Pay Taxes

    ​This week's cover story is about a Washington couple who made millions selling Dreamsicles--chintzy cherubs that are catnip to Midwestern grannies--then lost it all when the government busted them for not paying their taxes. The couple's spiritual guide was a man by the name of Irwin Schiff. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2010

    Did Michael Lee Jones, Convicted Rapist, Ever Work in Washington?

    ​This month's Vanity Fair features a gripping article written by Mark Bowden, he of "Black Hawk Down" fame. "The Case of the Vanishing Blonde" is about one private eye's attempt to find the man responsible for raping and beating a Russian woman in a Miami hotel. A search that would eventually ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2009

    Connecticut Public Defender Thinks Seattle DUI Lawyer Nick Juhl is a Douchebag

    Wallingford DUI lawyer Nick Juhl stands accused of one count of douchebaggery.​UPDATE: Juhl says he didn't write the article. Details after the jump. I know, I know. That headline makes you rethink all you thought you knew about the practice of law. Lawyers? Douchebags? But it's true: Someone ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 19, 2009

    Your Weekend Storm & Arts Advisory

    The weekend begins at KeyArena, where our Damon Agnos says you should check out the Storm vs. Lynx game tonight: The Storm's Lauren Jackson is healthy and killing it, as she always does when she's healthy. Last year, she was hurt, but the year before that she won the WNBA scoring title. The runner- ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 17, 2009

    Lynx @ Storm

    The weekend begins at KeyArena, where our Damon Agnos says you should check out the Storm vs. Lynx game tonight: The Storm's Lauren Jackson is healthy and killing it, as she always does when she's healthy. Last year, she was hurt, but the year before that she won the WNBA scoring title. The runner- ... More >>

  • Arts

    June 17, 2009

    The Weekly Wire: The Week's Notable Events

    The weekend begins at KeyArena, where our Damon Agnos says you should check out the Storm vs. Lynx game tonight: The Storm's Lauren Jackson is healthy and killing it, as she always does when she's healthy. Last year, she was hurt, but the year before that she won the WNBA scoring title. The runner- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2009

    Mad Rad Gets Served!

    Rabid Child ImagesThis past Saturday night, I went to the Mix bar down in Georgetown to check out a Mad Rad show. Like all Mad Rad gigs, lots of shenanigans and mayhem ensued. Buffalo Madonna was sweating like he just climbed a mountain, P Smoov was bouncing all over the stage getting cheers from th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2009

    Opening Today, But Not in Theaters

    By tacit agreement, the major studios tend not to open any big movies on the Oscar telecast weekend. (Here are the weekend offerings, actually quite good.) They don't want to compete with what is, essentially, a three-hour unpaid commercial for their wares, though ratings for the show have been dec ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2009

    Whoa! Blossom: Seasons 1 & 2 DVDs Drop Today

    The first two seasons of one of the 1990s very special shows is now available on DVD. Read the review after the jump.

  • Blogs

    August 29, 2008

    The Afternoon After Edition

    The first two seasons of one of the 1990s very special shows is now available on DVD. Read the review after the jump.

  • News

    August 22, 2007

    The Casino, the Mayor's Son, and the Shuffle That May Have Suckered Them Both

    Once thought of as political operative material, Jacob Nickels was part of a nationwide casino-cheating ring, prosecutors say.

  • Arts

    April 18, 2007

    The Suns of August

    Even the flaws are useful in the Rep's 10th Wilson staging.

  • Arts

    February 7, 2007

    Wandering Brews

    Joshua Beckman Hopes a Tractor Poetry Reading is better attended than Rosh Hashanah services

  • Music

    December 27, 2006

    Snap to It

    Comeback kids, rhymin' Limeys, and songs about partying defined Hip-Hop Nation in 2006.

  • News

    July 19, 2006

    SuperSonics: Up in the Air

    Also: Waterfront-tunnel opposition, a new job for Paul Berendt, and a new NYT scribe is coming.

  • News

    July 19, 2006

    Storm Troupers

    Enjoy it while it lasts: cheap seats, intense play, and a chance for the playoffs.

  • Arts

    November 17, 2004

    Nov. 17-23, 2004

    Enjoy it while it lasts: cheap seats, intense play, and a chance for the playoffs.

  • Arts

    November 3, 2004

    Nov. 3-9, 2004

    Enjoy it while it lasts: cheap seats, intense play, and a chance for the playoffs.

  • Arts

    October 20, 2004

    Oct. 20-26, 2004

    Enjoy it while it lasts: cheap seats, intense play, and a chance for the playoffs.

  • Arts

    October 13, 2004

    Oct. 13-19, 2004

    Enjoy it while it lasts: cheap seats, intense play, and a chance for the playoffs.

  • News

    March 24, 2004

    The Spy-cific Northwest

    Journalists, sailor, diplomat—spies. Why is Washington so spooky?

  • News

    February 4, 2004

    Jumping for Joe

    The Seattle Times backs Lieberman because other candidates are too honest.

  • Food

    October 15, 2003

    Food Events Around Town

    The Seattle Times backs Lieberman because other candidates are too honest.

  • Food

    October 8, 2003

    Food Events Around Town

    The Seattle Times backs Lieberman because other candidates are too honest.

  • News

    July 2, 2003

    Letters to the Editor

    I think Boeing should go and take their do what we ask or else attitude with them.

  • Film

    June 18, 2003

    The Hulk: Ang Lee Fails

    Unmotivated monster rage, cheap Freud, no camp humor Ang Lee's latest makes Mel Brooks look like a genius.

  • News

    June 11, 2003

    What the Fuss Was About

    Unmotivated monster rage, cheap Freud, no camp humor Ang Lee's latest makes Mel Brooks look like a genius.

  • Food

    December 25, 2002

    A Batali Family Christmas

    Try as you may, you can't franchise family.

  • Music

    August 21, 2002

    764-HERO bid adieu; plus news on Beck, Bowie, and more.

    Try as you may, you can't franchise family.

  • 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."

    Try as you may, you can't franchise family.

  • Music

    January 16, 2002

    The family that plays together, stays together

    At least according to Mates of State.

  • Music

    June 13, 2001

    Revisionist reggae?

    EMP's latest exhibit downplays Bob Marley's role as it celebrates Jamaica's music.

  • Arts

    June 6, 2001

    A Natcher, Not Wry

    John Searles' debut novel skirts Salinger territory.

  • News

    March 7, 2001

    Destination: Everywhere and back again

    A man who's been around the world—and the block.

  • News

    August 16, 2000

    Transit murder

    A man who's been around the world—and the block.

  • Arts

    June 28, 2000

    Coming home

    A musical reunion for the summer festival circuit.

  • Arts

    March 22, 2000

    Final Fringe

    In which the exhausted but exhilarated critic praises punctuality and discourages mugging.

  • Music

    December 15, 1999

    Can't catch me

    In which the exhausted but exhilarated critic praises punctuality and discourages mugging.

  • News

    November 17, 1999

    Viva Tacoma!

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

  • Music

    November 25, 1998

    A breath of fresh A.I.R.

    Online, everyone can be a DJ. That's great news for alternative music fans.

  • News

    November 18, 1998

    Bank jobs

    Why are low-payoff, high-risk enterprises on the rise?

  • News

    July 29, 1998

    The people's monikers

    Why are low-payoff, high-risk enterprises on the rise?

  • News

    July 15, 1998

    Gorton rides again

    The senator goes after tribal profits.

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