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May 25, 2012
Marination's Kamala Saxton: Curb Enthusiasm for Education
When Kamala Saxton isn't working the kitchen inside her nationally recognized food truck, Marination Mobile, or its brick-and-mortar sibling, Marination Station, she's working on the service side of another passion: education. During her off-time, she sits on the board of Powerful Schools. Both inte ... More >>
Blogs
April 6, 2012
Comment of the Day: Voicing Concerns about Military's Continued Use of Lariam
On Tuesday Seattle Weekly's Nina Shapiro crafted a post about former top military psychiatrist and current chief clinical officer for the District of Columbia's mental health department Elspeth Ritchie and her questions about the military's continued use of the anti-malarial drug Lariam. These quest ... More >>
Blogs
April 5, 2012
Lariam, Facing Scrutiny After Afghan Massacre, Comes Under Attack By Veterans Group Co-founded by Lakewood Man
When the possible connection between the anti-malarial drug Lariam and the recent Afghan massacre hit the news, retired Lt. Col. Greg Alderete wasn't shocked. "Hey, we've been saying this for some time," relates the Lakewood 55-year-old, referring to Lariam's potentially damaging side effects. Just ... More >>
Blogs
March 6, 2012
Did You Know Seattle Police Have A Flying Surveillance Drone?
Flying drones have become commonplace in the skies of Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Somalia, but now domesticated drones are starting to fill American skies. Seattle Police are among the first departments in the nation to use the high-tech surveillance tool only recently considered science fictio ... More >>
Blogs
February 27, 2012
Safari Spices up Seattle's African Food Scene
Our server at Columbia City's Safari Restaurant asked us if we wanted hot sauce as she set down our plates. Always up for a little spice, we nodded eagerly. Arriving in a bottle most will recognize from holding their ketchup at a fair french-fry stand; there was no way to see what we were putting on ... More >>
Blogs
February 6, 2012
The Soup & Bread Cookbook Nourishes and Inspires
In the winter of 2009, food writer and Seattle native Martha Bayne was living in Chicago and working at The Hideout, an area dive bar and music club. Wednesday nights were the slowest night of the week, made worse by the poor economy. Bayne hatched a plan for warming the bellies and souls of those a ... More >>
Blogs
November 21, 2011
Diva Espresso, for Perspective on the Day
It is probably too late for coffee, now at 11:00 pm, but that doesn't seem to be stopping me. "Normal" people, this time of night, might curl up by the fire with a mug of tea or a glass of wine. Coffee people unwind with a mellow roast, resting in the ritual of preferred brew method, and the peacefu ... More >>
Blogs
November 14, 2011
Lucy Ethiopian Lets You Treat With a $20
While many restaurants go dark at the beginning of the workweek, The GastroGnome, Naomi Bishop, is here to inform you of good eating options where the lights stay on Monday nights. Often at Ethiopian restaurants, sticking to the meat or veggie combo can mean missing out on some of the most i ... More >>
News
October 12, 2011
Hertz's Muslim Problem
Why is the rent-a-car chain suspending its drivers?
Blogs
October 6, 2011
Hertz Suspends 35 Muslim Workers for Praying Without Clocking Out
For years, Hertz Rent-a-Car has employed dozens of Muslim workers to shuttle its vehicles back and forth between Sea-Tac Airport and its nearby corporate office. The workers, mostly Somali immigrants, earn relatively low pay--about $10 an hour and no benefits--but they insist on one thing: praying t ... More >>
Blogs
August 9, 2011
Mohammad Saaili Shibin, Somali Hijacker, Revealed in Court Documents as Tech-Savvy Pirate Translator
Mohammad Saaili Shibin Mohammad Saaili Shibin used the Internet to find out everything he needed to know about what it would take to hijack the yacht Quest and what kind of money it could command in ransom. Shibin even had an auto-alert system set up on his phone to send him interesting pirat ... More >>
Blogs
July 22, 2011
Altaye Ethiopian Restaurant Has Finger-Friendly Food
Far down Rainier Avenue South, past bustling shops and restaurants, past a large QFC with a Home Depot across the street, past overgrown parking lots and old gas stations, is an unimpressive building on the corner of Rainier and Rose. Don't let the black bars on the windows intimidate you--in ... More >>
Food
June 8, 2011
An Open Letter to the Seattle Business Traveler
On whether to get hammered at the hotel bar or brave an unfamiliar world.
Calendar
April 6, 2011
Rye Barcott
On whether to get hammered at the hotel bar or brave an unfamiliar world.
Blogs
February 24, 2011
NYT: Somali Pirates, Dead Hostages, and the Failed On-Ship Negotiation That Got Them Dead
Hours before Phyllis Macay, Robert A. Riggle, and Jean and Scott Adam were killed by Somali pirates aboard the 58-foot yacht Quest, a pow-wow between an FBI negotiator and two pirate leaders took place on the Navy's U.S.S. Sterett. Here's what went wrong.
Blogs
February 23, 2011
With Four Dead, America Asks: How Do We Stop Somali Pirates?
Image via FlickrIn the wake of yesterday's tragic news that four Americans had been executed after being kidnapped by Somali pirates off the coast of Oman, many are asking: Is there any way to end the hijackings in the seas east of Africa? History suggests swift and harsh punishment for the p ... More >>
Blogs
February 22, 2011
Phyllis Macay & Bob Riggle, Seattle Yacht Travelers, Murdered By Somali Pirates
Macay and Riggle via Leadline, the Corinthian Yacht Club newsletterThe pair of boaters were abducted Friday along with a California couple off the coast of Oman in the Indian Ocean. Up until yesterday it was exciting and, frankly, kind of cool. But today, the situation came tragically to an e ... More >>
Blogs
February 21, 2011
Seattleites Kidnapped By Pirates? Send the U.S.S. Bainbridge. And a Sniper.
Image sourceBecause hey, it worked last time a U.S. citizen got hijacked by a bunch swashbuckling Somalis.
Blogs
February 10, 2011
Everett-Based Destroyer USS Momsen, 1; Somali Pirates, 0
This is what happens when a Navy destroyer catches some Somali pirates robbing a commercial vessel in the Gulf of Oman.
Blogs
February 8, 2011
Opponents of Anti-Immigrant Legislation Migrate to Olympia Tomorrow
Image viaMore than 400 immigrants, advocates, and students are expected to make the trek to the Capitol tomorrow to rally against various pieces of anti-immigrant legislation proposed by state lawmakers.
News
December 1, 2010
Son, I'm Turning You In
Northwest Somalis struggle to deal with would-be jihadists in their midst.
Blogs
November 29, 2010
Mohamed Osman Mohamud Was Turned In by His Parents, Neighbor Says
Friday night's arrest of Portland's would-be bomber Mohamed Osman Mohamud raised fears once again of the potential threat posed by radicalized Somali immigrants. But some believe the case sets a positive example in one respect: Mohamud's parents may have turned their own son in.
Food
November 17, 2010
Food News & Notes: Coffee, Soda, Milkshakes, & More
Friday night's arrest of Portland's would-be bomber Mohamed Osman Mohamud raised fears once again of the potential threat posed by radicalized Somali immigrants. But some believe the case sets a positive example in one respect: Mohamud's parents may have turned their own son in.
Calendar
October 27, 2010
K’Naan
Friday night's arrest of Portland's would-be bomber Mohamed Osman Mohamud raised fears once again of the potential threat posed by radicalized Somali immigrants. But some believe the case sets a positive example in one respect: Mohamud's parents may have turned their own son in.
Food
October 13, 2010
Empire Plate Building at Mayuri
Friday night's arrest of Portland's would-be bomber Mohamed Osman Mohamud raised fears once again of the potential threat posed by radicalized Somali immigrants. But some believe the case sets a positive example in one respect: Mohamud's parents may have turned their own son in.
Blogs
October 12, 2010
Riding the Peacock at Mayuri
"I pushed my way back through the knots of people, turning my shoulders into narrow gaps, and twisted out the door into the cold and dark of the night. The sudden quiet and the chill in the air was sudden, like a slap. I walked into the parking lot, lit a cigarette, and leaned against my car- ... More >>
Blogs
September 30, 2010
Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Somali Feminist Appearing at Town Hall, Draws Veiled Protesters
It was a scene you don't see everyday in Seattle: Some three dozen Islamic women in cloaks and veils descended on Town Hall last night to wave pickets and pass out fliers. They were there to protest the appearance of Ayaan Hirsi Ali, the controversial Somali émigré who's been speaking out a ... More >>
Calendar
September 29, 2010
Scott Peterson
It was a scene you don't see everyday in Seattle: Some three dozen Islamic women in cloaks and veils descended on Town Hall last night to wave pickets and pass out fliers. They were there to protest the appearance of Ayaan Hirsi Ali, the controversial Somali émigré who's been speaking out a ... More >>
Film
August 11, 2010
The Expendables: Sylvester Stallone Brings Back the ’80s
It was a scene you don't see everyday in Seattle: Some three dozen Islamic women in cloaks and veils descended on Town Hall last night to wave pickets and pass out fliers. They were there to protest the appearance of Ayaan Hirsi Ali, the controversial Somali émigré who's been speaking out a ... More >>
Blogs
August 6, 2010
Cafe Car: Dine on Tacos and Somalian Smoothies on International Blvd.
Photos by Matthew PielA weekly column in which we ride the light rail to random stops, hop off, and wander around until something strikes our culinary fancy, treating the train like our own personal café car. The Stop: Tukwila International Boulevard The Vibe: "Well we could eat at McDonal ... More >>
Blogs
July 30, 2010
Cafe Car: Come For the Food, Stay for the Party at Cafe Ibex
A weekly column in which we ride the light rail to random stops, hop off, and wander around until something strikes our culinary fancy, treating the train like our own personal café car. The Stop: Mount Baker The Vibe: The station is located above the street level. When you get down to the ... More >>
Arts
June 2, 2010
Captain's Grog
A highly subjective Seattle pirate-bar tour taken by a man who feels that pirate bars, in theory, shouldn’t exist.
Film
April 28, 2010
Teza: Ethiopia, Then and Now
A highly subjective Seattle pirate-bar tour taken by a man who feels that pirate bars, in theory, shouldn’t exist.
Calendar
October 7, 2009
Glenn Tilbrook
A highly subjective Seattle pirate-bar tour taken by a man who feels that pirate bars, in theory, shouldn’t exist.
Calendar
April 1, 2009
Arabian Nights
A highly subjective Seattle pirate-bar tour taken by a man who feels that pirate bars, in theory, shouldn’t exist.
Music
March 4, 2009
K’naan: The Dusty Foot Troubadour
Serving hip-hop on a global platter.
Calendar
February 25, 2009
Abraham Verghese
Serving hip-hop on a global platter.
Calendar
May 7, 2008
Dinaw Mengestu
Serving hip-hop on a global platter.
Calendar
April 16, 2008
Vertical Ethiopia
Serving hip-hop on a global platter.
Food
September 12, 2007
Seattle Restaurants Serving Goat (Partial List)
Serving hip-hop on a global platter.
Food
August 1, 2007
Exploring the Cafe Ways and Flavors in Tukwila's Somali Community
Even in the 21st century, there's no technological replacement for smoking and kibitzing.
News
February 28, 2007
Dubious Diplomacy
Slade Gorton says that 28-year-old Seattle grocer Koshin Mohamed is an official Somali representative to the U.S. But the State Department says otherwise.
Food
August 9, 2006
MLK SOS
Beleaguered Martin Luther King Jr. Way lures patrons with a fabulous array of foodstuffs.
Food
April 19, 2006
Africa
Beleaguered Martin Luther King Jr. Way lures patrons with a fabulous array of foodstuffs.
Music
May 11, 2005
Out of Africa
New collections of old sounds.
Food
August 18, 2004
Suitcase Full of Spices
Why journey to Addis Ababa to savor the flavors of Ethiopia? Saba takes you there and back again.
Food
January 14, 2004
Tasty Hut
Home is where the injera is.
Food
September 24, 2003
Slow Burn
Pan Africa keeps you coming back for more.
Food
July 24, 2002
Up the Nile
Berbere and niter kebbeh at the Ethiopian places around S.U.
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