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Kentucky

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2012

    Monday Night is Flight Night at the Burgundian

    Are whiskey sampling and breakfast for dinner a match made in heaven? Flight Night at the Burgundian Tavern in Greenlake would like to convince you that they are. They offer a variety of flights including, on a recent night, two options each for whiskey, tequila, and beer. A flight is basically a sa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2012

    Bonnie 'Prince' Billy Will Play A Free Sonic Boom In-Store Next Month

    Mark your calendars and set your alarms, indie kids. Sonic Boom reports that Bonnie 'Prince' Billy will play the Ballard record store on June 13. The Kentucky-based singer-songwriter has been immersed in a number of side projects lately, including everything from a book collaboration with Ashley Mac ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 17, 2012

    Cyber Attack on Amazon's Zappos; 24 Million Customers Could Be Affected

    ​Zappos.com, the popular 12-year-old online shoe retailer owned by Amazon.com, has had its internal network hacked by a cyber attacker. Zappos chief executive Tony Hsieh sent an e-mail to employees informing them that the company will notify more than 24 million customers that some of their pe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2011

    Why Joseph Nosse Lost His Command: Bangor N-Sub Almost Collides with Cargo Ship in Strait

    We now know why the Navy chose its words so carefully after announcing it had relieved Joseph Nosse as commander of the Bangor-based Trident ballistic-missile submarine USS Kentucky in October. A "loss of confidence" in the Navy skipper sounds a lot less scarier than admitting his submerged nuclear ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2011

    Dark Days at School: Eatonville May Go to a 4-Day Week

    ​Revenue shortfalls, spending cuts, and the general rotten state of the economy are hindering virtually every sector of our once-upon-a-time Great Society, with schools continuing to be one of the biggest casualties. According to a study by the National School Board Association, an estimated 1 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2011

    Be Patriotic, Drink Bourbon

    Sampling Woodinville Whiskey Co.'s bourbon straight from the barrel. They expect to bottle and sell their first batch of bourbon by fall.​The Fourth of July holiday is just around the corner, and while some people are thinking what should go on the grill, I'm thinking about what should go in t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 8, 2011

    Cage The Elephant

    Sampling Woodinville Whiskey Co.'s bourbon straight from the barrel. They expect to bottle and sell their first batch of bourbon by fall.​The Fourth of July holiday is just around the corner, and while some people are thinking what should go on the grill, I'm thinking about what should go in t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2011

    The Craziest Birther E-Mail I Got Today and My Conversation With the "Colonel" Who Sent It

    ​"Colonel" Robert F. Cunningham sent the following e-mail to me and apparently 134,999 other lucky people. And in what I can only imagine was some subconscious desire to destroy whatever shreds of patience and/or sanity I came to work with today, I decided to call him back.

  • Arts

    March 2, 2011

    The Weekly Wire: The Week's Recommended Events

    ​"Colonel" Robert F. Cunningham sent the following e-mail to me and apparently 134,999 other lucky people. And in what I can only imagine was some subconscious desire to destroy whatever shreds of patience and/or sanity I came to work with today, I decided to call him back.

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2011

    Vancouver Island Bald Eagles Are "Falling From the Sky"

    ​It was one thing when starlings, robins, and turtledoves were falling dead from the sky in places like Kentucky, Italy, and Arkansas. Those places are far from the Pacific Northwest, and the birds are just common species that no one cares about anyway. Well, now bizarre bird deaths have final ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2010

    Question for Duff: Business Considerations Aside, Is Appetite Better On CD or Vinyl?

    In addition to his Thursday column, Duff McKagan is now answering reader questions throughout the week. Write to him at askduff@seattleweekly.com. Find all of Duff's posts here.​Q: I recently received a primo condition copy of (Guns N' Roses') Appetite For Destruction on vinyl that I bought fr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 6, 2010

    Today/Tonight: Bumbershoot Day 3, Coliseum at the Funhouse

    Nick ThienemanColiseum​ Check out our picks for Day 3 of Bumbershoot, including the Thermals, People Eating People, Japandroids, J. Cole, and much, much more, right here. Coliseum, with Burning Love, Heiress. Funhouse, 206 Fifth Ave. N., 374-8400. 9:30 p.m. $10. We live in a time of grand exce ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 1, 2010

    Coliseum

    Nick ThienemanColiseum​ Check out our picks for Day 3 of Bumbershoot, including the Thermals, People Eating People, Japandroids, J. Cole, and much, much more, right here. Coliseum, with Burning Love, Heiress. Funhouse, 206 Fifth Ave. N., 374-8400. 9:30 p.m. $10. We live in a time of grand exce ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2010

    Five Foods from Kentucky: Want Some Dinner to Go With That Julep?

    ​So it seems that with the Kentucky Derby almost ready to get under way, every food writer worth their salt and truffles is scribbling frantically about where to find a big hat, a disreputable suit, some moustache wax and a mint julep with which to properly celebrate the big race. Me? I hate ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2010

    Q&A: Daniel Martin Moore on Dear Companion, Hazardous Coal Mining, and How The Shins Led Him to Sub Pop

    Jonathan WillisDaniel Martin Moore and Ben Sollee will play the Crocodile on Tuesday, March 30.​Folk singer Daniel Martin Moore had grown up in Kentucky, served in the Peace Corps in Cameroon, and relocated to Minnesota before he decided to focus on songwriting full time. In 2008, Sub Pop rele ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2010

    Seattle Blogs: Seattle Is Not the New Silicon Valley

    Oh LOLcats, you're our only hope.​- TechFlash says that even though Seattle is a hotbed of innovation technology, it's a long way from "New Silicon Valley" status: not a single local venture-backed company made The Wall Street Journal's list of the Top 50. (Dude, even Kentucky was represented. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2009

    We're No. 36! Washington Narrowly Beats DC in National Happiness Ranking

    What's the matter, Washington? Still bummed about the election results?​Of course you are familiar with the Oswalt/Wu index of life satisfaction. The two scientists have published a paper in Science magazine (see abstract), based on data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and ... More >>

  • Food

    August 26, 2009

    Search & Distill: Marked Man

    What's the matter, Washington? Still bummed about the election results?​Of course you are familiar with the Oswalt/Wu index of life satisfaction. The two scientists have published a paper in Science magazine (see abstract), based on data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2009

    Patty Murray to Ray LaHood: Give Us The Ferry Money--and Go Make Me a Sandwich!

    Now where's that sandwich?Yesterday, everyone was in an uproar over the fact that the Obama Administration gave the Washington's ferries--the nation's largest ferry system--only $750,000, or less than any state ferry system besides Arkansas' and Kentucky's. (Chris Kornelis says it's because the Indi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2009

    Brunch at MezzaLuna Bakery and Bistro

    Where: Mezzaluna Bakery and Bistro, 2608 S. Judkins St.,324-2572, mezzalunabistro.net When: Sunday afternoon. Level of Hangover: Under normal circumstances I would have needed a couple more mimosas to even get out of bed before noon on Sunday, but on this occasion there was something foreign floa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2009

    Help Wanted: Executioner

    What experience do you need to carry out the death penalty? That's what I've been wondering since Friday, when I read the latest story about the state court case over whether lethal injection is humane. A spokesperson for state Attorney General Rob McKenna told The Seattle Times that lethal injectio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2009

    Win Tickets to See Bonnie "Prince" Billy at The Moore

    Will Oldham is surely one of the more mercurial figures in contemporary music today. The 38-year-old Kentucky native has performed under a variety of stage names, released almost 20 albums, and created a well-earned reputation as of the more colorful (and odd) folk/Americana singers of the moment. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2009

    Kentucky Needs Your Lunch Money

    I just got off the phone with my pop, who was goose hunting down near Paducah, KY this weekend. I asked him about the ice storm damage, and he uncharacteristically shared how bad the situation is for the people. Power trucks dogged him all the way down from Chicago, and Kentucky officials are pleadi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2009

    Spend Valentine's Day With Nappy Roots

    I haven't quite figured out what I'm doing for Valentine's Day. If I play my cards right, I should have two dates lined up for that evening. But we've still got a little over two weeks to go and things could change drastically for me by Feb. 14. If something goes awry for anyone out there (inclu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2008

    Ah, Democracy

    I haven't quite figured out what I'm doing for Valentine's Day. If I play my cards right, I should have two dates lined up for that evening. But we've still got a little over two weeks to go and things could change drastically for me by Feb. 14. If something goes awry for anyone out there (inclu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2008

    Pyramids for Children, Small-Batch Soy Sauce, and Other Food News

    I haven't quite figured out what I'm doing for Valentine's Day. If I play my cards right, I should have two dates lined up for that evening. But we've still got a little over two weeks to go and things could change drastically for me by Feb. 14. If something goes awry for anyone out there (inclu ... More >>

  • Food

    October 1, 2008

    Here's Rye in Your Eye

    Folks, now here’s the story ’bout Minnie the Moocher.

  • Arts

    September 24, 2008

    Guess Who’s Singing at Dinner

    Interracial romance in the ’50s was never so easy—or so tuneful.

  • Calendar

    September 10, 2008

    Common Market (CD release)

    Thursday, September 11

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2008

    In Which I Am Forced to Retract Previous Statements About Cincinnati Chili

    Thursday, September 11

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2008

    17-Year-Old Voters?

    Thursday, September 11

  • Food

    September 26, 2007

    I Ate This: Skillet Food Club

    A (relatively) new feature about eating things.

  • Arts

    September 19, 2007

    Carlotta's Troy Mink Finds a New Gig at Pubertee’s Pub

    A (relatively) new feature about eating things.

  • Blogs

    August 28, 2007

    Mmmmmm Drop!

    A (relatively) new feature about eating things.

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2007

    Cave Singers Spend Autumn on Black Mountain

    A (relatively) new feature about eating things.

  • Film

    March 29, 2006

    Seattle Weekly PickShakespeare Behind Bars

    Showing at Varsity, Fri., March 31–Thurs., April 6. Not rated. 93 minutes.

  • Music

    June 15, 2005

    Nine Pound Hammer

    Showing at Varsity, Fri., March 31–Thurs., April 6. Not rated. 93 minutes.

  • Music

    December 29, 2004

    Nine Pound Hammer

    Showing at Varsity, Fri., March 31–Thurs., April 6. Not rated. 93 minutes.

  • Diversions

    November 10, 2004

    One Nation, Under Me

    Showing at Varsity, Fri., March 31–Thurs., April 6. Not rated. 93 minutes.

  • Music

    June 23, 2004

    Club Pick

    Showing at Varsity, Fri., March 31–Thurs., April 6. Not rated. 93 minutes.

  • Food

    April 14, 2004

    American Spirit

    Showing at Varsity, Fri., March 31–Thurs., April 6. Not rated. 93 minutes.

  • Music

    December 24, 2003

    9 lb. Hammer

    Showing at Varsity, Fri., March 31–Thurs., April 6. Not rated. 93 minutes.

  • Music

    August 27, 2003

    Pounding it down: 9 lb. Hammer

    Showing at Varsity, Fri., March 31–Thurs., April 6. Not rated. 93 minutes.

  • Food

    November 13, 2002

    Hot Dish

    Showing at Varsity, Fri., March 31–Thurs., April 6. Not rated. 93 minutes.

  • Music

    August 7, 2002

    Rhymes with Seltzer

    Showing at Varsity, Fri., March 31–Thurs., April 6. Not rated. 93 minutes.

  • News

    April 17, 2002

    Horse heaven

    Think Seattle is no place for racing fans? The author of My Racing Heart, a new book on the passionate world of Thoroughbreds, reveals how and why to love Emerald Downs.

  • News

    July 26, 2000

    SW Field Guide

    Identify and understand your quarry.

  • Diversions

    December 8, 1999

    Seattle: the theme park

    Identify and understand your quarry.

  • Food

    December 1, 1999

    Columnist's Corner

    Belly Up gives us this year's—hic—wish list

  • Music

    April 8, 1998

    Running mates

    A harmonizing duo is the foundation of Freakwater's Kentucky soul music.

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