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Pacific Northwestern States

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2011

    Craft Beers of the Pacific Northwest Introduces Readers to Skookum Brewery

    ​Lisa Morrison's Craft Beers of the Pacific Northwest is the kind of book that will have a permanent spot in the front seat of my car. It has information on brewpubs, bottle shops, and breweries throughout British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon. There's advice for "don't miss" beers, along w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2011

    Craft Beers of the Pacific Northwest Is a Guide to Good Drinking

    ​It seems like wherever you are along the I-5 corridor between British Columbia and Oregon, good beer is near. There are nearly 150 breweries in Washington alone. While many Pacific Northwest beers can be found on tap at a number of pubs and restaurants in the region, some beers are sold almos ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2011

    Finding Five New Favorite Local Cheeses

    ​ The Pacific Northwest's artisan cheese movement may still be cultivating an instantly identifiable character that can't be replicated anywhere else, but the region's cheese makers have nailed the classics. "They're still using recipes of the Old World because that's what consumers recognize ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2011

    Avalon Debuts Weekend Brunch; Starbucks Takes Over Central District

    ​Avalon in West Seattle debuts brunch this weekend. The Pacific Northwest-inspired menu will feature items like crab cakes benedict, leek quiche, and rustic root-vegetable hash. In unsurprising news, Central District News reports that a(nother) Starbucks is soon to start slinging drinks like ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2011

    Southern Pies to Stuff in Your Piehole

    ​Welcome to 2011, otherwise known as the "Year of the Pie." If ever there were a year to learn how to make pie or to expand your pie repertoire, this is it. Pie is hot right now. Hand pies, fried pies, pie on a stick, fruit pies, cream pies, you name it. Cupcakes are out. Pie is in. January 23 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2010

    Foo Fighters To Headline Sasquatch! 2011, Festival Extends to 4 Days

    ​For its tenth anniversary in 2011, Sasquatch! Music Festival has added a fourth day -- Friday -- and already announced the extra day's headliner, the Foo Fighters, whom Sasquatch! curator and founder Adam Zacks calls "a great American rock band with roots in the Pacific Northwest." 2011's f ... More >>

  • Music

    October 13, 2010

    Where's the Pitch?

    Artists remain silent as the music industry crumbles.

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2010

    The Most Humid Day of the Year

    ​You'd think that on a day when the mercury in Los Angeles hit 113 degrees, us folks in the relatively mild Pacific Northwest would have nothing to complain about. You'd be wrong! Cliff Mass says that yesterday was the most humid day of the year. And if you're looking for a scapegoat, look no ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2010

    Kyron Horman's Parents to Appear on Oprah

    ​Oprah may have lost one Pacific Northwest-centric guest for her show on Thursday -- that would be Bethany Storro, the Vancouver victim of an acid attack -- but she's found a replacement in Kaine and Desiree Horman, the parents of eight-year-old Kyron who went missing more than three months ag ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2010

    The Pacific Northwest Has the Cheapest Weed in America

    ​Probably owing to the fact that we're just south of British Columbia, home to the Prince of Pot and other Cannabis Capitalists, the Pacific Northwest reportedly has the cheapest weed in all the land. That's according to crowdsourcing site Price of Weed, which says that an ounce of high-qualit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2010

    Lowly Mariners to Go Gluten-Free In Section 347

    The food is about the only thing worth going to Safeco for these days.​It's been a godawful year for major league baseball fans in the Pacific Northwest. The Mariners have been out of the pennant hunt since shortly after the season's first pitch and rank among the worst teams in baseball, havi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2010

    Head and Heart Added to MusicFestNW Lineup Self-titled LP Still Top Seller at Sonic Boom

    ​The Head and The Heart are blowing up all over the Pacific Northwest. As if the adulatory reviews for the band's self-titled, debut LP weren't enough, the Seattle alt-country group has now been added to the lineup for Portland's MusicFestNW. They'll play the festival at 8 p.m. September 10 a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2010

    Amazing Photo of Anchorage Plane Crash

    KATU News​In the picture above, police and bystanders prop up the wing of a Cessna 206 in an attempt to free victims of a crash in downtown Anchorage. Five people were on board, including four family members who operate a guide and outfitting business and one of their employees, a 16-year-old ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 2, 2010

    Elisa Huerta-Enochian

    KATU News​In the picture above, police and bystanders prop up the wing of a Cessna 206 in an attempt to free victims of a crash in downtown Anchorage. Five people were on board, including four family members who operate a guide and outfitting business and one of their employees, a 16-year-old ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2010

    Grillaxin' with Mark Fuller, Part One

    Chef Mark Fuller​Mark Fuller is the chef/owner of West Seattle's Spring Hill, a restaurant which has been highly praised by both local and national media. What are your culinary inspirations? Delicious ingredients, the change of seasons, other inspired cooks, technique, equipment and technol ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 2, 2009

    Cliff Mass

    Chef Mark Fuller​Mark Fuller is the chef/owner of West Seattle's Spring Hill, a restaurant which has been highly praised by both local and national media. What are your culinary inspirations? Delicious ingredients, the change of seasons, other inspired cooks, technique, equipment and technol ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2009

    To Do Tonight (Stay-at-Home Edition): Watch "Good Food"

    ​Seattle foodies don't need much convincing when it comes to supporting small, regional family farms by eating locally and sustainably. But tonight offers the chance to learn about the lives of the people working (and working their a**es off, at that) to get all that organic, grass-fed, heirlo ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 20, 2009

    Cliff Mass

    ​Seattle foodies don't need much convincing when it comes to supporting small, regional family farms by eating locally and sustainably. But tonight offers the chance to learn about the lives of the people working (and working their a**es off, at that) to get all that organic, grass-fed, heirlo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2009

    Date Night: Get on the Water

    You might want to file this date idea under "spontaneous," because if we know one thing about living in the Northwest, it's that our weather forecasters are not to be trusted. If you wake up one morning to find that elusive shining orb has appeared in the sky, grab your sweetie and head down to the ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 8, 2009

    The Roots

    Thursday, April 9

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    March 11, 2009

    Cliff Mass

    Thursday, April 9

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    February 25, 2009

    Cliff Mass

    Thursday, April 9

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2009

    The Sasquatch Line-Up: Kinda Disappointing

    Blackalicous will not be at Sasquatch! this season. My first and most pressing question is this: where is the hip hop? Whoever organized this festival really dropped the ball on that in a serious way. I have seen excellent hip hop artists perform at Sasquatch in the past, from Blackalicious to the ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 4, 2009

    Laura Gibson

    Tuesday, February 10

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    January 21, 2009

    Cliff Mass

    Tuesday, February 10

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    December 24, 2008

    Oh Captain, My Captain

    Friday, December 26

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    December 3, 2008

    Cliff Mass

    Friday, December 26

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    November 12, 2008
  • Blogs

    May 14, 2008
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    May 14, 2008
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    February 27, 2008

    Potlatch 17

    They’ll help make your gay Celtic cyborg warrior believable

  • Calendar

    January 23, 2008

    Nature Lectures

    Seattle Parks and Recreation(al substances?)

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2007

    Oyster Luge (A Multiple Choice Test)

    Seattle Parks and Recreation(al substances?)

  • Food

    October 24, 2007

    Even in Denver, Seattle Brews Are the Talk of the Town

    Notes from the Great American Beer Festival.

  • Arts

    September 19, 2007

    Visual Arts Calendar

    Notes from the Great American Beer Festival.

  • Calendar

    September 5, 2007

    Culture Shot

    The colors of Latinos life

  • Calendar

    August 29, 2007
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    July 25, 2007
  • Film

    March 21, 2007

    The Last Mimzy

    Look what the tide dragged in.

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2007
  • Blogs

    January 16, 2007

    A Forest on Your Plate

    Look what the tide dragged in.

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2006

    Sunday Telegraph Room

    Look what the tide dragged in.

  • News

    February 9, 2005

    Media, Politics

    Look what the tide dragged in.

  • News

    October 6, 2004

    Mount St. Helens

    Online resources.

  • Music

    May 19, 2004

    Spare The Rod

    Online resources.

  • News

    March 24, 2004

    The God Wars

    From here in the 'None Zone,' a feeling of helplessness as religious warriors relentlessly reshape the world.

  • Food

    July 23, 2003

    Seoul Food

    Lunch in Laurelhurst doesn't have to be boring.

  • Arts

    November 21, 2001

    Painting's dead. We think.

    The Northwest Annual artist showcase is interactive, multidimensional, and a load of fun.

  • Music

    October 18, 2000

    More beats and falling leaves

    The Northwest Annual artist showcase is interactive, multidimensional, and a load of fun.

  • Arts

    July 22, 1998

    Hog-tied

    BAM's annual open show reveals a few keepers and a few clunkers.

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