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Olympic Games

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2012

    The Other Dream Team Would Definitely Enjoy Lunch at Cafe Yarmarka

    The Dinner: Beef Stroganoff, with beet salad, a freshly-baked roll, spicy carrots and bacon-fried onions at Cafe Yarmarka in Pike Place Market--all for under 10 bucks. The Movie: The Other Dream Team at Harvard Exit, 807 E. Roy, Capitol Hill. Screens as part of the Seattle International Film Festiv ... More >>

  • Diversions

    January 11, 2012

    Ask a Mexican!

    The Dinner: Beef Stroganoff, with beet salad, a freshly-baked roll, spicy carrots and bacon-fried onions at Cafe Yarmarka in Pike Place Market--all for under 10 bucks. The Movie: The Other Dream Team at Harvard Exit, 807 E. Roy, Capitol Hill. Screens as part of the Seattle International Film Festiv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2011

    Cliff Mass, Weather God, Is REALLY Excited About Today's Snowstorm

    ​Infallible weather prophet Cliff Mass is a tizzy on his forecast blog right now. He sees ominous signs in the sky...

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2011

    Here Are Some History Books That Won't Put You to Sleep, I Promise

    Duff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb. His ESPN.com column runs on Wednesday.​It may strike some as odd that I am not this week writing about my beloved Seahawks' huge playoff win last Saturday. If I didn't now also have an actual column solely dedicated to sports on ESPN.com, th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2010

    Crappy Olympics Coverage Prompts Maria Cantwell to Question NBC/Comcast Merger

    Would Dr. Evil block the Lost finale just to help out NBC?​Sen. Maria Cantwell gets around in Washington these days. In addition to pushing legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reform banking, Cantwell thinks we shouldn't be forced to watch crappy Olympics coverage like the kind ... More >>

  • News

    February 24, 2010

    Icy Hot

    The Winter Olympics are on, which means big business for Granite Curling Club.

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2010

    Apolo Ohno Turns to Twitter When He's Hungry

    ​Who knew Apolo Ohno was such a foodie? The superstar speed skater has been reaching out to fans via Twitter during these Olympic games, asking for restaurant recommendations in Vancouver, as well as doling out his own for Seattle. Relaxing...taking my mind off the madness for a bit. Searchin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2010

    Shaun White Eats Pie at Shoofly Pie. Co!

    Lil' Scoop​Okay, not really. But it got your attention, right? Shoofly Pie Co. manager Kristina Johnson says her sign - which claims "Shaun White ate pie here" and in smaller letters "we wish" - has gotten plenty of comments since she put it up yesterday. (She spelled his name wrong, but wha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2010

    Johnny Weir Didn't Throw the Quad

    Which means the Vancouver Winter Olympics remain the worst ever. Carry on.

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2010

    Four Reasons Why Vancouver's Winter Olympics are the Worst Ever

    NBC fail-whale.​Vancouver's Winter Olympics got off to a bad start. And things have only gotten worse. A month before opening ceremonies, unseasonably warm weather forced the closure of ski slopes so that race officials could preserve what little snow was already on the ground. Since then, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2010

    Vancouver Inquires About Winter Olympics Return Policy

    If Olympic downhiller Bode Miller was a gold medalist, pictures like this would make him a folk hero. As is he's just a hungover disappointment.​Vancouver is hosting the red-headed stepchild of Olympic games in two weeks. Which is a problem because everything up North is generally going to hel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2010

    What Happens When You Throw a Winter Olympics and Winter Forgets to Show Up?

    "Dude, where's my snow?"​Seattle is in the midst of an El Niño--read: very mild--winter. Coming on the heels of last year's Snowpocalypse, which froze the city into immobility, this is probably a welcome environment for most Seattleites. But what's warm for Seattle is sending chills down Vanc ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 16, 2009

    Cal Anderson Park Kickball

    "Dude, where's my snow?"​Seattle is in the midst of an El Niño--read: very mild--winter. Coming on the heels of last year's Snowpocalypse, which froze the city into immobility, this is probably a welcome environment for most Seattleites. But what's warm for Seattle is sending chills down Vanc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2009

    Borderline Drug Violence

    LA Times Northwest correspondent Kim Murphy picks up today on the gangland violence in Vancouver B.C., perpetrated in part by now-convicted gang leader Clayton Roueche, who was profiled in a 2008 SW piece. (That's his United Nations gang monogrammed cocaine, left). Stumbling into a trap laid by U.S. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2009

    It's Olympic Day!

    Michael Phelps and friends are totally psyched about Olympic DayIf the return of the sun wasn't reason enough to call in sick, consider that today is Olympic Day, wherein the city celebrates the 100th anniversary of the founding of the modern Olympic games by letting you swim for free in city pools. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 19, 2009

    Olympic Day Means Free Swimming!

    Greg Nickels just proclaimed next Tuesday "Olympic Day," wherein we commemorate the founding of the modern Olympic games. You see, on June 23, 1894, Baron Pierre de Coubertin convened the first meeting of the International Olympic Committee at the Sorbonne in Paris. (The Sorbonne, incidentally, wa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2009

    Storm Re-Sign Lauren Jackson

    Those of you who follow the Seattle Storm will likely be pleased to hear that the team re-signed star forward Lauren Jackson today. Jackson's a two-time WNBA MVP and is only 27, but is coming off her second ankle surgery, one that followed her participation in the Beijing Olympics, causing her to mi ... More >>

  • Food

    March 4, 2009

    A Seattle Entrepreneur Fizzles in Walla Walla Wine Country

    Paul Willms, mastermind behind last year’s Gary Locke-endorsed China 8, leaves another trail of unpaid bills.

  • Blogs

    February 26, 2009

    Morning Snow: The View from Shoreline

    My mom sent this picture of the view of Puget Sound and the Olympics, taken in Shoreline.

  • News

    August 27, 2008

    An Ill-Fated, Dragon-Headed, Slow Boat to China

    How an eccentric entrepreneur with novel technology, big talk, and the backing of Gary Locke managed to fall short of the Games.

  • Blogs

    August 8, 2008

    Afternoon 'Human Rights Olympics' Edition

    How an eccentric entrepreneur with novel technology, big talk, and the backing of Gary Locke managed to fall short of the Games.

  • News

    November 7, 2007

    Ludlow Won't Let Surgery Spoil an Olympics in Her Backyard

    Skier is the fastest female to come out of the Northwest in 20 years.

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2007

    Oyster Luge (A Multiple Choice Test)

    Skier is the fastest female to come out of the Northwest in 20 years.

  • News

    October 31, 2007

    Gang of Semis Freaks Out Motorists

    But they did raise $50,000 for the Special Olympics.

  • News

    October 17, 2007

    Shoulder Pads, Pom-Poms, and the Angry Inch

    Washington’s high-school sports regulators find themselves in a transgender bind.

  • News

    September 19, 2007

    Why Does This World-Champion Pole Vaulter Get No Recognition at Home?

    Perhaps a gold in Beijing would get Brad Walker some Seattle love.

  • Food

    March 24, 2004

    Oystermania

    Consumption of those clammy, slippery bivalves is booming. By Roger Downey

  • Food

    February 26, 2003

    Wine for Bivalves

    Consumption of those clammy, slippery bivalves is booming. By Roger Downey

  • News

    February 27, 2002

    Fear and Loathing at the Olympics

    A final look at 14 days in Salt Lake.

  • Arts

    February 27, 2002

    The ire within

    My Olympic hangover.

  • News

    February 20, 2002

    Fear and Loathing at the Olympics

    Amidst the Mormons, the snowboarders, and the scandals, what's it really like to be in Salt Lake?

  • News

    February 20, 2002

    Torch songs

    Amidst the Mormons, the snowboarders, and the scandals, what's it really like to be in Salt Lake?

  • News

    November 21, 2001

    Fame riders

    Local snowboard grrrls turn from slaloms to spotlights.

  • News

    July 18, 2001

    News Clips— Promising/Hopeless

    Local snowboard grrrls turn from slaloms to spotlights.

  • Arts

    September 27, 2000

    Letter from Sydney

    Hey, there's a theme park in my backyard! Oi! Oi! Oi!

  • News

    September 13, 2000

    A sporting chance

    Hey, there's a theme park in my backyard! Oi! Oi! Oi!

  • Arts

    December 1, 1999

    Sappy and Scrappy

    Peggy disappoints, but Scott delivers.

  • News

    April 28, 1999

    Reviving Allied Arts

    A new president promises to shake up an old organization—and its city.

  • News

    January 6, 1999

    Letters

    Schell game

  • News

    December 30, 1998

    Georgia on his mind

    Schell game

  • News

    December 16, 1998

    Scenes From A Whistler junket

    My boss sent me to Canada, and all I got was this lousy hangover.

  • News

    December 16, 1998

    The Interview Ross Rebagliati's publicist doesn't want you to read

    My boss sent me to Canada, and all I got was this lousy hangover.

  • News

    October 28, 1998

    Where's the permit?

    My boss sent me to Canada, and all I got was this lousy hangover.

  • News

    October 21, 1998

    E-maelstrom

    How citizen outrage stormed the electronic barricades at City Hall.

  • News

    October 21, 1998

    Development bedfellows?

    How citizen outrage stormed the electronic barricades at City Hall.

  • News

    October 7, 1998

    Die, Olympics, die!

    How citizen outrage stormed the electronic barricades at City Hall.

  • News

    September 30, 1998

    Bye-bye Olympics?

    How citizen outrage stormed the electronic barricades at City Hall.

  • News

    August 19, 1998

    Signing away

    How citizen outrage stormed the electronic barricades at City Hall.

  • News

    April 22, 1998

    Let the Games begin?

    The County Council votes to vote on hosting the Olympics.

  • News

    February 25, 1998

    Cherry Pop

    A Silver Lining

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