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  • 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

    May 3, 2012

    White Supremacist Meth Dealers 'The Hated' Formed Unlikely Alliance With Latino Gang, Prosecutors Claim

    When it comes to creating a post-racial society, perhaps the world could learn a thing or two from drug dealers. According to federal prosecutors, a powerful Aryan Nation gang in Bellingham put aside their bigoted beliefs and worked closely with a group of Hispanic men to sell meth and heroin.

  • 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 >>

  • Music

    November 2, 2011

    The Month Ahead

    Looking forward to Wild Flag, Black Star, The Field, and more.

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2011

    Johnny Depp Drinks With the Ghost of Hunter S. Thompson

    Peter MountainDepp's journalist follows the money (i.e. Aaron Eckhart's developer).​The Dinner: Pechugas de Pollo, at La Isla (2320 N.W. Market St.). The Movie: The Rum Diary, at SIFF Cinema at the Uptown (511 Queen Anne Ave. N.). The Screenplate: Is it possible to have a man-crush on a dude ... More >>

  • Film

    October 26, 2011

    The Rum Diary: Johnny Depp as Drunken Journalist

    Peter MountainDepp's journalist follows the money (i.e. Aaron Eckhart's developer).​The Dinner: Pechugas de Pollo, at La Isla (2320 N.W. Market St.). The Movie: The Rum Diary, at SIFF Cinema at the Uptown (511 Queen Anne Ave. N.). The Screenplate: Is it possible to have a man-crush on a dude ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2011

    Barefoot Bandit Colton Harris-Moore to Plead Guilty to Seven Federal Charges

    ​After weeks of wrangling, federal prosecutors and defense attorneys finally hashed out a plea agreement for Colton Harris-Moore the 20-year-old "Barefoot Bandit." He'll plead guilty to seven charges at a hearing today.

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2011

    Court Documents: Plea Bargain Coming for The Barefoot Bandit Colton Harris-Moore

    Image source​America's favorite folk hero/criminal, Colton Harris-Moore a.k.a. The Barefoot Bandit, is about to plead guilty to a variety of federal and local charges, according documents filed yesterday in Western Washington federal court. A joint motion by federal prosecutors and Harris-Moor ... More >>

  • Food

    March 23, 2011

    Our 107 Favorite Restaurants, 2011

    From burgers and pizza to steak and sashimi, the Great Seattle Food Pyramid takes shape.

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2011

    Fastest Growing Legislative Districts in Washington State Are Republican

    ​Washington state is growing, as evidenced by the fact that we'll be receiving a new Congressional district in 2012. And while conventional wisdom holds that a population boom in the "Soviet of Washington" is a boon for Democrats, a closer examination of the actual numbers might prove differen ... More >>

  • Food

    August 18, 2010

    Burnt Meat Is El Pilón's Treat

    Mofongo just like Grandma makes.

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2010

    Colton Harris-Moore Haters Now Have a Home on the Web

    For the frustrated Camano Islander in your life.​Looking for a spot to excise some Colton Harris-Moore-related frustration without being sucked into an online flame war with one of his legions of fanboys? Take heart. There is now a place for you in cyberspace. Previously, some Camano Islande ... More >>

  • Diversions

    December 23, 2009

    Ask a Mexican

    SPECIAL NAVIDAD GIFTS EDITION

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2009

    Versus: Beaujolais Nouveau & Anything Else

    ​Some Francopheliacs were very annoyed with my column last week, an op-ed about the the emperor's no clothedness of Beaujolais Nouveau. Well, OK, I bought a bottle of this year's wine to put it to the test, the George DuBoeuf Beaujolais Nouveau since that's what gets shoved in everyone's face ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2009

    Slush Pile! August LOLcat Edition

    ​Summer in general and August in particular is a sleepy time for book publishing. But several local authors have been hard at work, so let's take a quick look at their inky efforts. It's tourist season, so erstwhile SW contributor J. Kingston Pierce has supplied the text to a coffee table boo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2008

    You Should be Ashamed King County

    ​Summer in general and August in particular is a sleepy time for book publishing. But several local authors have been hard at work, so let's take a quick look at their inky efforts. It's tourist season, so erstwhile SW contributor J. Kingston Pierce has supplied the text to a coffee table boo ... More >>

  • 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.

  • Calendar

    April 30, 2008

    Retablo Paintings

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

  • News

    March 5, 2008

    Commuter's Tale: A Month on the Water

    Brown-bagging through hell aboard Washington State Ferries.

  • News

    June 6, 2007

    Sun-Phobic's Summer

    Make new friends, find new hobbies, and hide from the that awful, hot orb.

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2006

    Weekend Telegraph Room

    Make new friends, find new hobbies, and hide from the that awful, hot orb.

  • Food

    September 3, 2003

    Events Around Town

    Make new friends, find new hobbies, and hide from the that awful, hot orb.

  • Food

    August 27, 2003

    Food Events Around Town

    Make new friends, find new hobbies, and hide from the that awful, hot orb.

  • Food

    April 10, 2002

    Side Dish

    Bites at taste

  • News

    May 23, 2001

    News Clips— Crime of pain?

    Bites at taste

  • News

    June 16, 1999

    Paul Allen's Tinsel Town Nightmare

    A federal court case exposes some of the most private parts of the billionaire media mogul's hush-hush (and lavish) lifestyle. Is it the price for being a player in Tinsel Town?

  • News

    March 31, 1999

    Snow job?

    Is a proposal to ban all fishing nets from Puget Sound supposed to save salmon or sports fisherfolk?

  • News

    September 9, 1998

    Primary Collars

    The Weeky's Endorsements

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