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One Nation, Under Tacos

How Mexican food conquered America.

Ask a Mexican!

How Mexican food conquered America.

"Occupy" Facebook Supporters: Seattle (20,000 ) Loses to Sesame Street (35,000 ), But Beats Bellevue (1)

​In an extremely unscientific survey of "Occupy" Facebook groups conducted yesterday by Seattle Weekly, Seattle, the nation's 23rd largest city, has the fifth-largest number of virtual supporters in the country. "Occupy Bellevue," on the other hand, has only one. Renton has two. We strongly ... More >>

Iraq 2003-2006

​In an extremely unscientific survey of "Occupy" Facebook groups conducted yesterday by Seattle Weekly, Seattle, the nation's 23rd largest city, has the fifth-largest number of virtual supporters in the country. "Occupy Bellevue," on the other hand, has only one. Renton has two. We strongly ... More >>

Breaking Bad and Rancho Bravo: It's About Family

Sarah Anne Lloyd, 2011.​ The Night-In: Bravo Burrito w/Steak and Nachos w/Veggies from Rancho Bravo to be eaten in front of AMC's Breaking Bad. The Cuisine: Starting as a humble taco truck parked outside of Wallingford's now-defunct Winchell's Donut House, Rancho Bravo's outstanding Mexican ... More >>

Starbucks Sued by U.S. Government for Firing Dwarf Employee Over Step-Stool Request

​Starbucks was apparently perfectly willing to hire Elsa Sallard, a female dwarf, as a barista for a store in El Paso, Texas. That was, however, until she supposedly said she'd need to use a step-stool at work.

Martin Omar Estrada Luna: Alleged Los Zetas Cartel Leader and Mass Murderer Was Once a Washingtonian

Image source​According to Mexican authorities, Martin Omar Estrada Luna is responsible for killing more than 200 migrant workers and burying them in mass graves. They say the 34-year-old Luna, nicknamed El Kilo, is also a leader of the notoriously brutal drug cartel Los Zetas, whose war with t ... More >>

¡Ask a Mexican!

Image source​According to Mexican authorities, Martin Omar Estrada Luna is responsible for killing more than 200 migrant workers and burying them in mass graves. They say the 34-year-old Luna, nicknamed El Kilo, is also a leader of the notoriously brutal drug cartel Los Zetas, whose war with t ... More >>

Tacoma Is The Most Romantic City In America (According to Yelp)

Love Town, USA​Yeah, you'd think I was kidding about that, wouldn't you? But no. I am absolutely serious. Over on the Daily Weekly, the mere mention of this bizarre "fact" got commenters in an uproar--mostly stepping to the defense of Tacoma and waxing lyrical about its manifold romantic attr ... More >>

Tacoma is the Most Romantic City in the Country According to Yelp

​Tacoma, aka "Tacompton" is a city less known for cupids shooting arrows than for Crips shooting handguns. Nonetheless, Grit City is apparently the "most romantic city in America" according to that most reputable of troll-run websites, Yelp.

The Feds Bury Border Patrol Abuses of Immigrants

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

¡Ask a Mexican!

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

Juarez's Children: Drugs, Death, and Fear

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

Asylum Denied

Only a fraction of Mexicans get U.S. asylum.

Tonight: Kinky Friedman at the Triple Door, Maylene & the Sons of Disaster at Studio Seven

Michael O'Brian​Kinky Friedman, with Little Jewford, Rat Malone. Triple Door, 216 Union St., 838-4333. 7:30 p.m. $30. All ages. Kinky Friedman's career is not like yours. It doesn't matter who you are, because you're not a satirical, smartass Jew from Texas known as the Lone Star State's Mark ... More >>

Kinky Friedman

Michael O'Brian​Kinky Friedman, with Little Jewford, Rat Malone. Triple Door, 216 Union St., 838-4333. 7:30 p.m. $30. All ages. Kinky Friedman's career is not like yours. It doesn't matter who you are, because you're not a satirical, smartass Jew from Texas known as the Lone Star State's Mark ... More >>

The Short List: The Week’s Recommended Shows

Michael O'Brian​Kinky Friedman, with Little Jewford, Rat Malone. Triple Door, 216 Union St., 838-4333. 7:30 p.m. $30. All ages. Kinky Friedman's career is not like yours. It doesn't matter who you are, because you're not a satirical, smartass Jew from Texas known as the Lone Star State's Mark ... More >>

Comment of the Day: A Double Dose of Love

​One thing I love about this town? You people certainly don't hesitate to use that comment button when something pisses you off. One thing I don't love so much? The things that piss you off completely bewilder me. Take, for example, this comment from Purrl Gurrl in response to my post yesterd ... More >>

Badlands

A report from Ground Zero of the immigration crisis along the Mexican border.

The Anti-Mexican Slur Edition

A report from Ground Zero of the immigration crisis along the Mexican border.

A Report From Juarez, the Bleeding Front Line of the War on Drugs

A report from Ground Zero of the immigration crisis along the Mexican border.

Weed Takes Root

Marijuana’s steady creep toward legalization nationwide.

The Short List: The Week’s Recommended Shows

Marijuana’s steady creep toward legalization nationwide.

The Crystal Method: Divided by None

The duo returns with a fresh new smash-up.

Favorite Restaurants: Budget-Friendly and Satisfying

Dining for between $10 and $20.

The Fortune Sports Bar's Sidewalk Is What We Thought It Was

Which is to say, a haven for open-air drug dealing, as evidenced by the arrest of two alleged narcotics peddlers (one of whom is pictured above) on the 600 block of King Street around 9 p.m. SPD spokesperson Mark Jamieson confirms that a pair of gentlemen were subjected to "an on-view narcotics ar ... More >>

Is That a Stripe on Your Donkey?

Which is to say, a haven for open-air drug dealing, as evidenced by the arrest of two alleged narcotics peddlers (one of whom is pictured above) on the 600 block of King Street around 9 p.m. SPD spokesperson Mark Jamieson confirms that a pair of gentlemen were subjected to "an on-view narcotics ar ... More >>

Special Tortilla Contest Edition

Which is to say, a haven for open-air drug dealing, as evidenced by the arrest of two alleged narcotics peddlers (one of whom is pictured above) on the 600 block of King Street around 9 p.m. SPD spokesperson Mark Jamieson confirms that a pair of gentlemen were subjected to "an on-view narcotics ar ... More >>

Call Me a "Wetback." I Dare You.

Which is to say, a haven for open-air drug dealing, as evidenced by the arrest of two alleged narcotics peddlers (one of whom is pictured above) on the 600 block of King Street around 9 p.m. SPD spokesperson Mark Jamieson confirms that a pair of gentlemen were subjected to "an on-view narcotics ar ... More >>

Why Aren't Mexicans Ambitious?

Which is to say, a haven for open-air drug dealing, as evidenced by the arrest of two alleged narcotics peddlers (one of whom is pictured above) on the 600 block of King Street around 9 p.m. SPD spokesperson Mark Jamieson confirms that a pair of gentlemen were subjected to "an on-view narcotics ar ... More >>

Mexicans Aren't Italian

Which is to say, a haven for open-air drug dealing, as evidenced by the arrest of two alleged narcotics peddlers (one of whom is pictured above) on the 600 block of King Street around 9 p.m. SPD spokesperson Mark Jamieson confirms that a pair of gentlemen were subjected to "an on-view narcotics ar ... More >>

The New Center of the Universe?

Café Rozella's Ricardo Guarnero is making things happen in White Center.

Galerias

Café Rozella's Ricardo Guarnero is making things happen in White Center.

A Deputy's Strange Views

On a video about clairvoyance, a King County cop invokes his status as a sworn officer.

A Fight to the End

Voting-rights activist Andy Stephenson, 43, dies.

I Know Why the Red Swan Sings

Sparta examine their scars in public.

Facing Our Losses - Iraq 2007

Washington's toll in Iraq in 2007.

Facing Our Losses - Iraq 2004

Washington's toll in Iraq in 2004.

The Big, Bad Border

Iraq might be ground zero for Bushs terror war, but at home, one front line is our 5,000-mile border with Canada. Since 9/11, the U.S. has poured resources and manpower into Mexicanizing one of the worlds most peacefuland porousborders. But critics suggest that strategy wont work, and it could even ... More >>

Letters to the Editor

I am a 77-year-old World War II machine gunner . . . fighting to protect Americas libertiesnot to put money into the presidents and his cronies pockets.

Barely Naked Truth

How a strip joint's quest for eight parking spaces turned into a political tangle.

The Last Picture Show

As Sparta, former At the Drive-In bandmates get leaner and louder.

CD Reviews

As Sparta, former At the Drive-In bandmates get leaner and louder.

MTV too

Two loyal viewers sound off on the new-ish music-video channel and the erstwhile music-video channel that spawned it.

The 'good rain' sucks!

While Seattle's in gloom, these seven Southwest hot spots offer winter refuge.

Good ship Bluetip

With the sun setting on the great Dischord label, one band sails on proudly.

The Sound of Son

¡Cubanismo! carries old-time Afro-Cuban rhythms to a modern audience.

Flower power

Songwriter Cheri Knight ponders life down on the farm.