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Girl Scouts of the United States of America

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2012

    Bloody Smurf Jizz & 6 Other Cocktails for Washington's Memorial Day Booze Apocalypse

    This post was written by Pete Seazle, whose work regularly appears on the West Seattle Fun Blog: Memorial Day Weekend is one of the biggest booze fests of the year, shadowed only by the likes of St. Patrick's Day, The Fourth of July, and Flag Day. And as the three-day weekend of inebriation kicks ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2012

    Molly Moon's Homemade Ice Cream Cookbook Will Make You Scream For More

    In 2008, Molly Moon Nietzel left the corporate world for a more satisfying and fulfilling livlihood. She yearned for something more like her ice cream scooping days during college, and the ice cream sundaes she made with her grandparents. She wanted to create a place of community, where many generat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2012

    Molly Moon's Serves Free(!) Ice Cream Today, Alki Crab and Fish Closes in West Seattle

    In honor of the Girl Scouts' 100th anniversary, Molly Moon's Ice Cream is serving free kid-sized scoops of its Scout Mint ice cream at all of its locations starting at noon today, according to Queen Anne View. The popular flavor is made using Thin Mint cookies from the Girl Scouts of Western Washing ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2012

    Italian Spaghetti House in Lake City Finds New Owner, Voracious Contributor in Girl Scouts Cookie Recipe Contest

    The beloved Italian Spaghetti House & Pizzeria (see right) at 9824 Lake City Way has been sold, according to Maple Leaf Life. The Buyer is ISH Restaurant LLC, but it remains to be seen whether or not the space will reopen as a restaurant. In other news, former Voracious contributor Siiri Sampson is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2012

    Not Doing This For My Health: 10 Junk Food Items That Happen to be Vegan

    Veganism has been lauded by health experts, Oprah, and animal rights activists alike as a healthy lifestyle choice. Bringing up veganism, for some, conjures images of endless salads and raw tofu -- but sometimes, health be damned, you want to fill your body with trash while still staying inside the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2012

    Recipes for 15 Years in the Cocktail Biz

    ​Way near the top of Seattle's bartending family tree is Tini Bigs, the martini lounge which incubated the talents now shaking and stirring at restaurants including Cantinetta, Dahlia Lounge and Monsoon East. While the Queen Anne bar's not too proud to serve cosmos and drinks made with Jolly ... More >>

  • Food

    January 11, 2012

    Murray Stenson's Accidental Tourists

    How a humble bartender from Colville became a national destination.

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2011

    Street Treats Has Earned Its Street Cred

    The Truck: Street Treats, locations found on Facebook and Twitter. The Fare: Your childhood desserts, but fancier. The Stop: Sometimes I wish that all U.S. Postal trucks would wheel around homemade ice cream cookie sandwiches and fancy rice krispy treats instead of credit card statements and bills ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2011

    Wibbley's, Believe It or Not, Has Great Burgers

    Siiri Sampson 2011.Just a guess here, but do you think they call it the Century Burger because it's the burger of the century, or because it takes a century to finish?​Sometimes the hubbub, fast-paced, tech-obsessed craziness of this generation just becomes overwhelming, doesn't it? Ever wond ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2011

    Tales Of The Future And The Past: Goodbye Slashfood, Hello Digital Girl Scouts

    ​Back in the day, Slashfood was the place for getting the big national food news. It won awards. It got some serious traffic. And it was owned by that avatar of internet-age modernity, AOL. Even back-er in the day (like in 1917), the Girl Scouts turned seasonal retail and door-to-door cookie ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2011

    Greatest Hits And What You Missed: Top Chef, Bacon, Girl Scout Cookies and More Bacon

    ​ "We all understand that bacon is delicious. We've known that, almost literally, forever. But in recent years, the human love for bacon--our addiction to bacon (which can arguably be traced to its six types of umami, chain-lards, and un-copyable flavor, according to Arun Gupta), has gotten o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2011

    Make Girl Scout Cookies at Home!

    ​In a little less than a month, it'll be Girl Scout cookie season again--that delightful time of year when you shell out $4 for a box of Thin Mints and devour half the pack before arriving home. Maddeningly, Girl Scout cookies are only sold for a three-week period during the end of February an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2011

    Recipes From The Just Bento Cookbook

    ​The recipes throughout The Just Bento Cookbook by Makiko Itoh promote creating bentos that are fresh, healthy, and satisfying. It's all about balance. You can't put a sleeve of Girl Scout Thin Mints in a bento because then you can't fit in everything else. The recipes are not always low-fat, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2010

    The Top Ten Political Scandals of 2010 In And Around Seattle: Sex, Lies, and Even Videotape

    Sar & Did​Like Clint Diddier's crops, it was a bountiful year for political scandals and screwballs. Pam Roach and Matt Richardson showed us why ballots really should include that line, "None of the above," while Seattle consulting firm Moxie Media got so caught in the election frenzy it began ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2010

    Control of Olympia Still Undecided As GOP Make Gains

    ​It was not just the U.S. House and Senate which were up for grabs this election. Over a hundred races for State House and Senate seats were up for grabs. Republicans have made a strong bid for power, deposing incumbent Democrats and snatching up seats. Speaking with WSRP Chair Luke Esser on ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2010

    Costumed Spooks to Scare up Votes with Halloween Canvassing Operation

    ​Halloween is that one day of the year where random knocks on the door are typically not Girl Scouts or Jehovah's Witnesses (though both have become acceptable costumes). Point is, answering it will usually only cost you a few pieces of candy. But for the third year now, the get-out-the-vote o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2010

    Hans Zeiger, Republican House Candidate, Once Said Girl Scouts Are Overrun by "Radical Feminists, Lesbians and Cookie Peddlers"

    ​This morning HorsesAss alerted us to the existence of one Hans Zeiger, runner-up in the 25th District House primary and possible irrational human being. Zeiger is a former contributor to WorldNetDaily, that online safe harbor for homosexual-hating birthers and other lesser loons, and in 2005 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2010

    Video: World's Worst Human Steals Cookie Money From Girl Scout

    I can't decide what's worse, the grinch who stole $465 in cash, the anguished reaction of the Girl Scout or the KOMO producer who entitled the segment "Cookie Monster."

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2010

    Trophy Cupcakes: How You Know You've Made It Big

    ​Late last week, while still trying to get my bearings and desperately in need of a sugar fix, I sent my wife, Laura, out to Trophy Cupcakes in Bellevue to score us some of the good stuff. Now honestly, I'm generally not much of a cupcake guy. My tastes run more towards weird Japanese candie ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2009

    Ice Week: Don't Forget About Dairy Queen

    ​No, Dairy Queen cannot be counted among the tidal wave of recently-opened, locally-owned designer ice cream stores about town, but they can be counted as the only local ice creamery I know that serves a Tagalong Blizzard -- made with those awesome peanut butter and chocolate wafers you buy fr ... More >>

  • Diversions

    April 1, 2009

    Special April Fools' Day Edition

    ​No, Dairy Queen cannot be counted among the tidal wave of recently-opened, locally-owned designer ice cream stores about town, but they can be counted as the only local ice creamery I know that serves a Tagalong Blizzard -- made with those awesome peanut butter and chocolate wafers you buy fr ... More >>

  • Food

    March 18, 2009

    Healing From a Hot Pot

    At a Bellevue mini-mall, a blast of herb-powered elixir.

  • Music

    February 18, 2009

    A Shot in the Dark: Bleu Bistro Is a Nookie-Free Zone

    But you can find a Horny Girl Scout.

  • Blogs

    February 5, 2009

    Girl Scouts Cut Cookies To Cut Costs

    You may notice your box of Tagalongs is a little light this spring. In regards to Girl Scouts lowering the number of cookies in some of their boxes to save on costs, the Dallas News went with: Rising Costs Bite Into Girl Scout Cookie Portions, and I saw another post online refer to the Girl Scouts a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2009

    Inauguration Day: Palace Ballroom

    "Bars with TVs that open at 8:00am" is a pretty slim category in Seattle. We'll bring you the special brunches as we find out about them. The best deal so far belongs to the Palace Ballroom: $15 will get you a brunch buffet based on the new Dahlia Lounge brunch menu, including biscuits and gravy, hu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2008

    Nickelsville is Here

    "Bars with TVs that open at 8:00am" is a pretty slim category in Seattle. We'll bring you the special brunches as we find out about them. The best deal so far belongs to the Palace Ballroom: $15 will get you a brunch buffet based on the new Dahlia Lounge brunch menu, including biscuits and gravy, hu ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 10, 2008

    In the Sawtooths

    "Bars with TVs that open at 8:00am" is a pretty slim category in Seattle. We'll bring you the special brunches as we find out about them. The best deal so far belongs to the Palace Ballroom: $15 will get you a brunch buffet based on the new Dahlia Lounge brunch menu, including biscuits and gravy, hu ... More >>

  • News

    June 18, 2008

    The Tear-Down

    One more attempt to strip the BIAW of its pro-Rossi war chest. This time, in court.

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2008

    A taste of Molly Moon's

    One more attempt to strip the BIAW of its pro-Rossi war chest. This time, in court.

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2008

    What's the Skinny on Thin Mints?

    One more attempt to strip the BIAW of its pro-Rossi war chest. This time, in court.

  • Blogs

    October 2, 2007

    Silver and Gold

    One more attempt to strip the BIAW of its pro-Rossi war chest. This time, in court.

  • Diversions

    July 4, 2007

    How Can I Tell Who's Cool to Toke Up With?

    Drop a couple of subtle hints.

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2007

    Flower Power

    Drop a couple of subtle hints.

  • Film

    February 22, 2006

    Feb. 22-March 1, 2006

    This week's specialty screenings and venues.

  • Food

    February 26, 2003

    Your List of Lists

    This week's specialty screenings and venues.

  • News

    September 11, 2002

    Our Choices

    Seattle Weekly's recommendations for the Sept. 17 primary-election ballot.

  • News

    August 14, 2002

    Eleven's Heaven

    Eleventh District candidates say you are what you do.

  • News

    July 11, 2001

    Something borrowed

    Kirkland keeps Puddle Jumpers, but much of its "public art" is equally vulnerable.

  • News

    May 30, 2001

    Gay-friendly Storm

    Seattle's women's basketball team pioneers outreach to gay and lesbian fans.

  • News

    March 7, 2001

    Destination: The danger zone

    Where adventure beckons, a book deal soon follows.

  • News

    September 15, 1999

    I like to watch . . .

    . . . Felicity and Buffy battle for the soul of teen sex.

  • News

    July 21, 1999

    READERS' PICKS FOR THE MILLENNIUM

    . . . Felicity and Buffy battle for the soul of teen sex.

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