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  • Blogs

    May 10, 2012

    The Dish: Frelard's Most Hospitable Brunch

    It's not hard to find Midwestern transplants living in Seattle. Just ask, and a lot of Space Needle elevator operators, dog walkers, and Zumba instructors will admit to having relocated to the Great Northwest from Grand Rapids, Dayton, or Milwaukee. Here's a basic stereotype about Midwesterners that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2012

    Karen Latham Faces Murder Charge for Switchblade Stabbing at Krispy Kreme

    Just after 4 p.m. on Monday, a man pulled into the parking lot of a Jack in the Box restaurant on Aurora Avenue in north Seattle. Charging documents filed yesterday afternoon by King County Prosecutors explain why he never made it into the restaurant: at the Krispy Kreme across the street, 23-year-o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2012

    Seattle Is the 5th 'Gayest' City In America; Salt Lake City Is No. 1. No Kidding.

    The Advocate, a major news source for the gay community, is out with its annual list of "Gayest Cities in America," where Seattle finished fifth among the top 20 cities ranked. Garnering only an honorable mention and finishing a distant 16th was San Francisco, and another usual suspect, West Hollywo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2011

    Seattle's #bestmeals of 2011, NYT Readers Say

    ​Lots of Seattleites ate their best meals in Seattle in 2011 -- but so did eaters headquartered in Mexico City, Vancouver, New York and Omaha. After the New York Times' dining section last week created the #bestmeal2011 hashtag, hundreds of enthusiastic eaters ran with it, squeezing their top ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2011

    (Bathroom) Capers at Marjorie

    ​Just as I hadn't eaten at Wild Ginger in years until my recent dim sum meal (which taught us sexual lessons about sharing), other than an open house, I hadn't been to Marjorie since the old Belltown location closed years ago. It was a place I recommended to many, where you could enjoy a lovel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2011

    Seattle's Sportn' Life Records Taps Fly Moon Royalty, One of the City's Most Promising Rap Prospects

    Fly Moon Royalty. via Facebook​The promising "electro-soul" duo Fly Moon Royalty will join the likes of D. Black and Faceman on Seattle's Sportn' Life Records, a deal that was announced by the band and the label earlier today. The group--comprising singer Adraboo and MC/producer/DJ Action Ja ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2010

    Feds Shut Down The Union Credit Union in Spokane, May Be First of Many to Go Under

    ​A phone call to The Union Credit Union in Spokane won't get you to a credit union agent or anyone else associated with the collective. Instead, after a long wait, a person with "Credit Union Services" at a call center in Grand Rapids, Mich. will pick up and ask "how may I help you?" That's be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2010

    Bear Expert Steve Herrero Says Attacks Are On the Rise

    ​If it feels like more people than usual have been mauled by bears lately (most recently Bellevue City Councilmember John Chelminiak who survived a black bear attack outside his family's cabin near Lake Wenatchee ) that's because its true. "Overall there has been an increase in bear attacks, b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2010

    Michigan's Calvin College Says No to Neko & Her Fellow Pornographers, Cancels Concert

    Evildoers.​Calvin College, a Christian university in Grand Rapids, Michigan, has canceled a scheduled New Pornographers concert on their campus because of the band's naughty name. According to the Grand Rapids Press, the school released a press statement saying: After weeks of discussion and ... More >>

  • Arts

    February 14, 2007

    Books Calendar

    Evildoers.​Calvin College, a Christian university in Grand Rapids, Michigan, has canceled a scheduled New Pornographers concert on their campus because of the band's naughty name. According to the Grand Rapids Press, the school released a press statement saying: After weeks of discussion and ... More >>

  • News

    October 4, 2006

    The Phantom Menace

    The secret life of Seattle's most famous Star Wars enthusiast

  • Music

    May 12, 2004

    2004 Music Awards

    Close Calls, Imaginary Girls, Risqué Sonics, and Blue Scholars: Seattle's local-music winner's circle. MVPs Three Imaginary Girls are the Seattle music scene's shrewdest cheerleaders.

  • Film

    October 23, 2002

    You're on Carnal Camera

    Paul Schrader fails to make suicidal sexual obsession come alive.

  • Food

    June 26, 2002

    Brasa Minichefs

    The people who actually make the food get to realize their visions.

  • News

    October 4, 2000

    Full of fire

    The greatest pop singer of all time pens his provocative life story.

  • Music

    May 19, 1999

    Four years gone

    The greatest pop singer of all time pens his provocative life story.

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