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Costco Wholesale Corporation

  • Music

    May 9, 2012

    This Week's Recommended Shows

    From the Moondoggies to The Weeknd.

  • Food

    April 18, 2012

    The Fat Hen's Farmhouse Flavor

    Ballard's sunny tribute to the chicken and the egg.

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2012

    How Low Can You Get? Skeeter Manos, a Lakewood Cop, Arrested For Stealing From Slain Officer's Fund

    ​A Lakewood cop was arrested today and accused of stealing more than $120,000 from the fund set up for the families of four officers killed in the line of duty in November 2009. Skeeter Manos, 34, of Dupont, is alleged to have set up a secret bank account for donations to the Lakewood Police O ... More >>

  • Arts

    November 23, 2011

    The Weekly Wire: This Week's Recommended Events

    ​A Lakewood cop was arrested today and accused of stealing more than $120,000 from the fund set up for the families of four officers killed in the line of duty in November 2009. Skeeter Manos, 34, of Dupont, is alleged to have set up a secret bank account for donations to the Lakewood Police O ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2011

    'Mini Piglet' Is Costco's Most Horrid Meat Abomination

    ​Feast your eyes on the Mini Piglet! This pressure-formed pig-shaped pork monstrosity is a revolution in culinary alliteration (looks and tastes like the animal it began as). And it's on sale at Costco right now!

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2011

    Getting Saucy with Tutta Bella's Calzones

    Siiri Sampson 2011.Is their wood fire oven is big enough for a blanket-sized version of this, that you could roll up in and eat your way out of?​There are so many things that make pizza amazing. For one, it's obviously the best food item ever created. You can put everything on it, or just ha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2011

    Howard Schultz Can Expect the Same Treatment He Got at Costco Every Time He Sets Foot Near Seattle, Says SonicsGate Producer

    ​As we reported on Friday, Starbucks CEO Howard "The Coward" Schultz's poorly attended book signing at Costco in Issaquah turned shameful when he had anyone wearing Seattle SuperSonics gear thrown out of the store so they couldn't say mean things to him. SonicsGate film producer Adam Brown was ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2010

    Elena Kagan's Missed Vote Means Tie in Costco Supreme Court Case and More of the Same Ahead

    ​The problem with hiring longtime lawyers to become judges is that they can't preside over cases they worked on previously. For Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan, who was most recently the U.S. Solicitor General and still has that new Justice smell, this means she'll be disqualified from 20 of ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 10, 2010

    Harold McGee

    ​The problem with hiring longtime lawyers to become judges is that they can't preside over cases they worked on previously. For Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan, who was most recently the U.S. Solicitor General and still has that new Justice smell, this means she'll be disqualified from 20 of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2010

    Douglas, Stowell, Canlis & Derschang Vouch for Costco-Backed Liquor Initiative

    Nothing would make Derschang happier than private liquor.​There are almost too many citizens' initiatives to count on this November's ballot, but some of the more well-heeled efforts are breaking out the big guns in a slew of new TV spots. For sheer whimsy, I-1098, which would implement a stat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2010

    That's Amore Is Like a Night With Your Mom

    Look, mom. no beer gut.​This marks the first of a month's worth of entries from guest contributors seeking to ape the elusive style of the Surly Gourmand, who will return in October. This week's faux Surly (hence, the asterisk) is a Tweetie Bird named Marc. Seattle is a town with dozens of It ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2010

    Boozy Picture: Two State Liquor Initiatives Both Supported and Opposed by Beer & Wine Sellers

    ​As if the initiatives to privatize state-controlled liquor sales weren't already complicated, booze sellers have now lined up on both sides of the fight. I-1100 and I-1105, which would put state liquor stores out of business, are backed by the fat wallets of beer and wine retailers and distri ... More >>

  • News

    July 28, 2010

    Battle of the Booze

    Competing privatization initiatives offer more questions than answers.

  • News

    June 30, 2010

    Pot: The Gateway Petition

    Washington's marijuana-legalization initiative hasn't had any big-money backers, but it's gotten plenty of big-money help.

  • Arts

    April 14, 2010

    The Weekly Wire: The Week’s Recommended Events

    Washington's marijuana-legalization initiative hasn't had any big-money backers, but it's gotten plenty of big-money help.

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2009

    The Food Section: School Lunch Safety, Chuck E. Cheese Brawls, and Other Food News

    ​First, the dispiriting/alarming news: USA Today publishes an investigative article on how America's fast food chains and Costco have far more stringent safety standards than the USDA's standards for school lunches. Most disturbing quote: "The limits Jack in the Box and other big retailers set ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 24, 2008

    Mayor Nickels in Your Groceries

    ​First, the dispiriting/alarming news: USA Today publishes an investigative article on how America's fast food chains and Costco have far more stringent safety standards than the USDA's standards for school lunches. Most disturbing quote: "The limits Jack in the Box and other big retailers set ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 29, 2008

    Costco: What Recession?

    ​First, the dispiriting/alarming news: USA Today publishes an investigative article on how America's fast food chains and Costco have far more stringent safety standards than the USDA's standards for school lunches. Most disturbing quote: "The limits Jack in the Box and other big retailers set ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2008

    Afternoon Edition: Starbucks Mysteries and Wanted Bears

    ​First, the dispiriting/alarming news: USA Today publishes an investigative article on how America's fast food chains and Costco have far more stringent safety standards than the USDA's standards for school lunches. Most disturbing quote: "The limits Jack in the Box and other big retailers set ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2008

    NYT Declares Bezos Bigger Than Oprah

    ​First, the dispiriting/alarming news: USA Today publishes an investigative article on how America's fast food chains and Costco have far more stringent safety standards than the USDA's standards for school lunches. Most disturbing quote: "The limits Jack in the Box and other big retailers set ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2008

    He Got Kagame

    ​First, the dispiriting/alarming news: USA Today publishes an investigative article on how America's fast food chains and Costco have far more stringent safety standards than the USDA's standards for school lunches. Most disturbing quote: "The limits Jack in the Box and other big retailers set ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 31, 2007

    I Ate This: SauBall Grinder

    ​First, the dispiriting/alarming news: USA Today publishes an investigative article on how America's fast food chains and Costco have far more stringent safety standards than the USDA's standards for school lunches. Most disturbing quote: "The limits Jack in the Box and other big retailers set ... More >>

  • Food

    July 11, 2007

    Baranof: Soggy Tacos, Stiff Drinks, and 13 Hours of Happy Hour

    Six a.m. never felt so good.

  • Food

    May 16, 2007

    Do You Fancy a Beer That's Spent Time With the Elements?

    Brouwer's has 57 "insectoid" brews on tap all month.

  • News

    August 23, 2006

    Drinking & Reading

    The Blue Moon saves itself; and Bill Gates loves newsprint.

  • News

    July 26, 2006

    Reality on the Rocks

    Fighting public drunkeness by banning certain beverages in certain neighborhoods isn't working. Undaunted, City Hall wants to expand restrictions.

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2006

    Booze Ban Fails

    Fighting public drunkeness by banning certain beverages in certain neighborhoods isn't working. Undaunted, City Hall wants to expand restrictions.

  • News

    April 26, 2006

    Sobriety Threatened

    Also: the week's viaduct news, Hu meets Clippy, and the city does right by the homeless.

  • News

    December 29, 2004

    Retabulation 2004, Education, Quote

    Also: the week's viaduct news, Hu meets Clippy, and the city does right by the homeless.

  • Food

    December 22, 2004

    Law and Wine (Part 2)

    Also: the week's viaduct news, Hu meets Clippy, and the city does right by the homeless.

  • Food

    December 22, 2004

    Promo a Go-Go

    Also: the week's viaduct news, Hu meets Clippy, and the city does right by the homeless.

  • News

    September 29, 2004

    Seahawks' Lucky Number: 17

    On Dave Krieg's special day, the QB torch is passed to Matt Hasselbeck.

  • Diversions

    September 8, 2004

    Elephant Men

    On Dave Krieg's special day, the QB torch is passed to Matt Hasselbeck.

  • News

    August 18, 2004

    No Exit

    On Dave Krieg's special day, the QB torch is passed to Matt Hasselbeck.

  • Arts

    August 18, 2004

    Aug. 18-24, 2004

    On Dave Krieg's special day, the QB torch is passed to Matt Hasselbeck.

  • Food

    January 21, 2004

    Fizzing

    Roger Downey

  • Food

    December 17, 2003

    Local Bubbles

    Roger Downey

  • Food

    November 26, 2003

    Food and/or Beverage News

    Roger Downey

  • Food

    September 4, 2002

    Wine by Wire

    Roger Downey

  • Diversions

    August 7, 2002

    The New Austerity

    SW's misery index for the formerly affluent Seattleite.

  • Diversions

    July 31, 2002

    Art and Other Distractions

    The many appeals of First Thursday.

  • Food

    May 15, 2002

    Eat 'n' steal

    Sticky-fingered diners are taking more than "little souvenirs" from their favorite Seattle restaurants.

  • Music

    October 4, 2000

    Whadchagit?

    Sticky-fingered diners are taking more than "little souvenirs" from their favorite Seattle restaurants.

  • News

    July 5, 2000

    Cheap Hand Job

    For $30 at Costco, I got what I paid for.

  • News

    January 19, 2000

    Grocery wars

    Besieged supermarkets battle obsolescence with brie.

  • News

    December 8, 1999

    Gifts of the Week

    Real gifts for those real-life situations

  • Diversions

    November 17, 1999

    I love typing! How to get the Administrative Assistant job of your dreams.

    Real gifts for those real-life situations

  • News

    September 15, 1999

    Headin' south

    New school headquarters is blasted as inaccessible and unnecessary.

  • News

    July 21, 1999

    Best Stores

    New school headquarters is blasted as inaccessible and unnecessary.

  • News

    July 29, 1998

    The people's monikers

    New school headquarters is blasted as inaccessible and unnecessary.

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