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San Juan Islands

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2012

    Mad Medicine: Why Are So Many People in Pierce and Skagit Counties Trying to Commit Suicide?

    A section of this week's feature story about Pierce County's experiment with privatized mental health raises questions about the increases in both suicides and suicide attempts in the Tacoma region. And the first question that comes to mind is this: Why have so many south Sound citizens been trying ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2012

    Elliott's Halibut Tostada's Off Da Hook

    No, fish fans, we're never going to be able to turn back the clock to the good old days when halibut was cheap. The price is reeedick, especially for the first-of-the-season stuff, caught locally around the San Juan Islands. But, damnit, I don't care. I'm those fools willing to pay the sky-high pri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2012

    Do You Know Your Washington Billionaires?

    Forbes magazine just released its annual list of rich folks, and Washington is in there with eight billionaires. Off the top of your head, how many can you think of? The Microsoft people, that guy who lost us the Sonics -- I mean runs Starbucks, and there's somebody buying up everything in South Lak ... More >>

  • Film

    December 21, 2011

    The 10 Best Reasons to Celebrate Our Local Film Scene

    Forbes magazine just released its annual list of rich folks, and Washington is in there with eight billionaires. Off the top of your head, how many can you think of? The Microsoft people, that guy who lost us the Sonics -- I mean runs Starbucks, and there's somebody buying up everything in South Lak ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2011

    Colton Harris-Moore, Barefoot Bandit, Gets Seven-Year Sentence for 'Crimes of Necessity'

    Harris-Moore​In slippers and socks, the Barefoot Bandit listened quietly and answered softly when asked by Island County Court Judge Vickie Churchill if he understood the charges - 33 in all - and if he agreed with them. Yes he said each time. Then "I find you guilty as charged," Churchill fi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2011

    Today Reverb Recommends Attending Sunday's Screening of The Doe Bay Sessions

    The Maldives are one of more than a dozen bands to be featured Sunday's Doe Bay Sessions Screening at the Columbia City Theater.​ If you're a fan of wan acoustic folk songs being played in idyllic wooded settings, then you won't want to miss Sunday night's screening of The Doe Bay Sessions. Bi ... More >>

  • Film

    September 7, 2011

    The Whale: A Sad True-Whale Tale in Vancouver, B.C.

    The Maldives are one of more than a dozen bands to be featured Sunday's Doe Bay Sessions Screening at the Columbia City Theater.​ If you're a fan of wan acoustic folk songs being played in idyllic wooded settings, then you won't want to miss Sunday night's screening of The Doe Bay Sessions. Bi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2011

    A Little Extra Loving at Allium

    ​It seems like island bites are the big thing right now, with foodies flocking by plane and ferry for their culinary pilgrimages. Nowhere is the boom bigger than the San Juan Islands, especially after The New York Times singled out Willows Inn and Allium as top dining destinations. Online, Al ... More >>

  • Food

    June 8, 2011

    Seattle's Top Three Food Tours

    What our new critic learned on her culinary circuit.

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2011

    The Kid Daytona and LRG Make Friday Harbor a Hip-Hop Destination, If Only for a Song

    When you're working on a clothing company's budget, flying out from New York to the opposite coast's picturesque San Juan Islands for a video shoot isn't a half-bad idea. And, apparently, Georgia-born, Bronx-residing MC The Kid Daytona and his sponsor Lifted Research Group agreed. LRG: For our Spri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2011

    The Gray Lady Loves the San Juan Islands, Restaurants

    Allium Facebook pageMidnight chocolate in cacao nibs at Allium.​Historically, the San Juan Islands have been synonymous with whale-watching tours, kayaking, and illegally trying to sneak into Canada (oh, wait, that last one's just me). Now, thanks to The New York Times' interest in the area-- ... More >>

  • Music

    August 18, 2010

    The Doe Bay Difference

    No corporations, but plenty of idealism.

  • Food

    July 14, 2010

    First Call: The Grizzled Wizard, Wallingford's Arcade Haven

    No corporations, but plenty of idealism.

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2010

    First Call: The Grizzled Wizard, a Cleaned-Up Dive with None of That Stuff in Your Mustache

    ​The Watering Hole: The Grizzled Wizard, 2317 N. 45th St. WALLINGFORD The Atmosphere: After being chased around Wallingford by a blue Subaru Impreza in what semed to be a really lame adaptation of The Fast and the Furious, I arrived at The Grizzled Wizard thirsty and excited to see what a ba ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 13, 2009

    David Black, Virtual Bureau Chief for the Virtual Age

    Black, one of print's great defenders, makes a virtual splash by partnering with the eP-I.​This morning, the P-I announced a partnership with David Black's Sound Publishing, wherein the online-only daily will post stories hosted by pnwlocalnews.com, the portal page for SoundPub's "30 community ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2009

    Whatcom County PrivacyWatch

    Wait, Aragorn lives in Whatcom County? Or possibly the San Juan Islands? This is news to me, but not to the British media. In two separate stories on the UK's Guardian Web site (here and here), Viggo Mortensen is reported to live in the northwest corner of the U.S., in our own Evergreen State. So th ... More >>

  • Food

    March 11, 2009

    Pellegrini Award Winner: Greg Atkinson

    Wait, Aragorn lives in Whatcom County? Or possibly the San Juan Islands? This is news to me, but not to the British media. In two separate stories on the UK's Guardian Web site (here and here), Viggo Mortensen is reported to live in the northwest corner of the U.S., in our own Evergreen State. So th ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 4, 2009

    Five Easy Pieces

    Wait, Aragorn lives in Whatcom County? Or possibly the San Juan Islands? This is news to me, but not to the British media. In two separate stories on the UK's Guardian Web site (here and here), Viggo Mortensen is reported to live in the northwest corner of the U.S., in our own Evergreen State. So th ... More >>

  • News

    July 16, 2008

    Betting on David Black

    Major dailies are shedding employees, hemorrhaging cash, and losing advertisers to the Web. So why is David Black swimming in ink?

  • News

    June 25, 2008

    Ferry Workers Are Hesitant to Double as Spies

    The Border Patrol’s still in search of a few bored deckhands.

  • News

    June 11, 2008

    Kicking the Juans Out of the San Juans

    Mexicans and their employers are being caught up in border patrol's anti-terror initiatives.

  • Food

    April 30, 2008

    The Silver Bullet of Seattle Street Food

    Gourmet trailer Skillet’s had a few dings, but the food still floors you.

  • Food

    February 20, 2008

    No Cabaret, Merlot, or Riesling Here

    These local pours are of the “odd” variety.

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2008

    WSF: Let's Give Bremerton the Boat With the Bum Hull

    These local pours are of the “odd” variety.

  • Calendar

    December 26, 2007

    Five Easy Pieces

    Remember when Sally Struthers was a serious actress? Neither do we

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2007

    Old Boats

    Remember when Sally Struthers was a serious actress? Neither do we

  • News

    November 7, 2007

    Warren Miller: Think Global, Ski Local?

    This year's snow flick seems even more dissonant in our melting modern age.

  • Calendar

    July 18, 2007

    Ship Wreck Day

    Booty (Pirate)

  • News

    February 22, 2006

    Tons of Trouble

    Saving Puget Sound's endangered orcas won't be easy. Beyond toxins, harassment, and global warming, they face developer lawsuits and possibly those infamous Snake River dams.

  • Diversions

    December 21, 2005

    Cheap Gifts!

    Looking for last-minute items for your loved ones on a budget? Go no further than our third annual compendium of items under $50.

  • Film

    June 8, 2005

    The State of Seattle Filmmaking

    Looking for last-minute items for your loved ones on a budget? Go no further than our third annual compendium of items under $50.

  • Arts

    March 31, 2004

    Visual Arts Calendar

    Looking for last-minute items for your loved ones on a budget? Go no further than our third annual compendium of items under $50.

  • News

    February 5, 2003

    Changing Times

    'Tough guy' managing editor Alex MacLeod calls it quits.

  • Food

    October 2, 2002

    The Revolutionaries

    'Tough guy' managing editor Alex MacLeod calls it quits.

  • News

    July 24, 2002

    The Undiscovered City— Readers' Picks

    'Tough guy' managing editor Alex MacLeod calls it quits.

  • Food

    January 9, 2002

    The Hot Sheet

    What's in, what's fresh, what's cooking.

  • News

    November 8, 2000

    A mysterious cavity

    What's in, what's fresh, what's cooking.

  • News

    May 17, 2000

    Diving for dollars in Mukilteo

    Washington's second Congressional district, a national bellwether, is set for another bruising and big-money political battle.

  • News

    January 5, 2000

    Sorting out Canada

    Let's catch terrorists but maintain some border sanity.

  • News

    August 4, 1999

    Six degrees of... devastation?

    Forget the Y2K bug. Here's a real 21st-century crisis facing the Northwest: the coming drought years.

  • News

    May 26, 1999

    Ten times the fun

    Got 20 minutes? Then you've got yourself a getaway.

  • Film

    October 21, 1998

    Something Wiccan this way comes

    Got 20 minutes? Then you've got yourself a getaway.

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