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Seattle Times Company

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2009

    Five Weekend Shows for $5 and Under

    Not to beat the dead horse that is the recession, but uh, we all know times are tough. And even if they weren't, we understand that not everyone wants to drop $20 on a show, because neither do we. Why do you think we got into this business? Therefore, we're starting a new weekend feature in addition ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2008

    Times Won't Run Vagina Ad

    Not to beat the dead horse that is the recession, but uh, we all know times are tough. And even if they weren't, we understand that not everyone wants to drop $20 on a show, because neither do we. Why do you think we got into this business? Therefore, we're starting a new weekend feature in addition ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2007

    SeaTimes: Cheap Shot!

    Not to beat the dead horse that is the recession, but uh, we all know times are tough. And even if they weren't, we understand that not everyone wants to drop $20 on a show, because neither do we. Why do you think we got into this business? Therefore, we're starting a new weekend feature in addition ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 19, 2006

    Head for the Hills

    Not to beat the dead horse that is the recession, but uh, we all know times are tough. And even if they weren't, we understand that not everyone wants to drop $20 on a show, because neither do we. Why do you think we got into this business? Therefore, we're starting a new weekend feature in addition ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2006

    Weekend Telegraph Room

    Not to beat the dead horse that is the recession, but uh, we all know times are tough. And even if they weren't, we understand that not everyone wants to drop $20 on a show, because neither do we. Why do you think we got into this business? Therefore, we're starting a new weekend feature in addition ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2006

    Road Kings

    Not to beat the dead horse that is the recession, but uh, we all know times are tough. And even if they weren't, we understand that not everyone wants to drop $20 on a show, because neither do we. Why do you think we got into this business? Therefore, we're starting a new weekend feature in addition ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 16, 2008

    Farm-to School Bills, Laxative Sweetners, and Other Food News

    Not to beat the dead horse that is the recession, but uh, we all know times are tough. And even if they weren't, we understand that not everyone wants to drop $20 on a show, because neither do we. Why do you think we got into this business? Therefore, we're starting a new weekend feature in addition ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2008

    Pomegranate Wine From Israel

    Not to beat the dead horse that is the recession, but uh, we all know times are tough. And even if they weren't, we understand that not everyone wants to drop $20 on a show, because neither do we. Why do you think we got into this business? Therefore, we're starting a new weekend feature in addition ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2008

    Farm-Loving Corporations, Nanofoods, and Other Food News

    Not to beat the dead horse that is the recession, but uh, we all know times are tough. And even if they weren't, we understand that not everyone wants to drop $20 on a show, because neither do we. Why do you think we got into this business? Therefore, we're starting a new weekend feature in addition ... More >>

  • Arts

    July 3, 2002

    The Nightstand

    Grisham Recommends

  • News

    February 5, 2003

    Pulp Friction

    Seattle Times publisher Frank Blethen is about to start a newspaper war with Hearst, and his family intends to win.

  • News

    June 11, 2003

    Im Not a Whore, but I Play One on TV

    The mainstreaming of gay culture leaves no room for realityand opens the door to shame-based HIV.

  • Blogs

    December 24, 2008

    Sure, Get Pissed, but Check Your Garage First

        As Laura Onstot notes below, there's ire building about the way the city handles snow (which will surely be exacerbated by what I, in contrast to my esteemed colleague, thought were eye-opening Seattle Times pieces on bureaucrats' refusal to use salt; if city officials have ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2009

    26-Year-Old Promoter Shot And Killed

    You can read the story on The Seattle Times' website, but basically, the 26-year-old show promoter who got shot and killed on the streets (after the President's Day bash he hosted last night-- how awful) was an active member of his community and was not, as the article points out, in a gang or on dr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 27, 2009

    Times Mulls New Cost Cuts

    As part of its cost-cutting efforts, the Seattle Times has told union employees it has looked into not printing its paper every day and is weighing moving employees from its Denny Building annex (left, behind 13 Coins) into its Fairview Avenue headquarters. The non-daily publication proposal won ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2009

    Former Times Reporter Miffed at Times' Lack of Classy P-I Closure Coverage

    On her blog, former Times reporter Florangela "Flo-Jo" Davila writes: "This is obviously a big LOCAL story and it used to be that the Seattle Times would find BIG LOCAL stories and write about them giving them preemo real estate: Sunday, A-1. Yes, there's a rivalry. But instead of salting its Sunday ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2009

    P-I: Last Edition Tomorrow

    The paper will wrap up 146 years of print publication today, and publish its last edition tomorrow, something Seattle Times publisher Frank Blethen - also losing money - says he and his company "find no joy in..." Report the P-I's Dan Richman and Andrea James: The Seattle Post-Intelligencer will ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2009

    Review Roundup: Who's Under the Microscope

    Launching a new weekly guide to the restaurant reviews that have appeared this week: In the Seattle Times, Providence Cicero reviews Cellar 46 on Mercer Island and Jon Fisch writes up Nikos Gyros in Magnolia. At the Stranger, the staff writers summarize where they would spend their last dimes. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2009

    Synergy Alert! Nintendo To Hand Out Gadgets to Mariners Fans

    Nintendo says the new devices were inspired by the movie Wall-E. The Seattle Times reports that Redmond-based Nintendo--owners of the Mariners--will be loaning its new DSi handheld game systems to the first 150 fans who request them at each game. The DSis are little screens that let you check out ga ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2009

    Congratulations: It's a Blethen!

    The Seattle Times' editorial page didn't remain leaderless for long. Jim Vesely retired last week, and after an exhaustive, nationwide search, the company named its own Ryan Blethen, 36 years old and currently a columnist for the paper, the new editorial page editor.

  • News

    March 19, 2008

    The Seattle Times Is Fine With Dick

    “Nuts” and (still) “vagina,” however, are off-limits.

  • News

    November 28, 2007

    How Far Will The Seattle Times Go for a Pulitzer?

    Part 1 in a Seattle Weekly investigation.

  • News

    December 22, 2004

    Seattle Times Cutbacks

    From Carolyn Kelly, Seattle Times Co. president.

  • News

    December 15, 2004

    Media, Transportation, Child Welfare

    From Carolyn Kelly, Seattle Times Co. president.

  • News

    April 14, 2004

    Putting on Heirs

    At a Seattle Times–owned paper in Maine, a young Blethen ascends and a veteran reporter is out.

  • Arts

    November 27, 2002

    Winter's Tale

    At a Seattle Times–owned paper in Maine, a young Blethen ascends and a veteran reporter is out.

  • News

    February 27, 2002

    Number of the Week

    At a Seattle Times–owned paper in Maine, a young Blethen ascends and a veteran reporter is out.

  • News

    February 21, 2001

    News Clips— Success/Failure

    At a Seattle Times–owned paper in Maine, a young Blethen ascends and a veteran reporter is out.

  • News

    January 10, 2001

    Family Feud

    Can Fairview Fannie get her groove back?

  • News

    November 29, 2000

    Ink-stained wretches, unite!

    "It isn't just our fight": Times/P-I staffers hold out for a better contract.

  • News

    September 15, 1999

    Death, taxes, and The Seattle Times

    Publisher Frank Blethen is on a crusade to keep his paper in the family.

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2009

    Greg Palmer, RIP

    Sad news in today's Seattle Times. Greg Palmer, the local writer and Emmy Award-winning TV broadcaster, died on Friday. He was 61, married, and the father of two sons. During a career that began straight out of the UW in the '60s, he wrote for every paper in town, including SW. (Read his account of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2009

    Blethen Finally Able to Dump His Maine Papers?

    Buying newspapers back in Maine, land of his forbears, will go down in history as being one of Frank Blethen's worst investments. He's been trying to sell for over a year, at a time when no one's buying newspapers and many are in bankruptcy. But his Portland Press Herald reports that its unions--fin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 29, 2009

    Times Dismisses Story About Times Business Mistakes

    Earlier this week, Bill Richards published a story outlining and criticizing a long line of Blethen-family business decisions for the Seattle Times. Among the stories he recounts is one in which Frank Blethen buys a chain of Maine newspapers because his son Ryan--then a recent college grad, now abou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2009

    The Sound of Light Rail

    With light rail scheduled to open to the public next month, those who live near the line may count themselves fortunate that they will soon be able to commute by train. And property values along the route are going up, The Seattle Times tells us. But there's one thing South Seattleites may not have ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2009

    The Plight of the Renter: Confused, Backyard Cottage-Deprived, and Clinging to a Union

    D-O-double-G: A man for all seasons.The old adage misses the mark--it's rentin' that ain't easy, as documented in today's Seattle Times. First, Sanjay Bhatt takes a look at the plight of renters whose landlords are foreclosed-upon, and who must pack up and move, incurring costs they can't afford whi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2009

    Rich Neighbors 1, Sick Children 0

    Sorry, kid--you lose!​Four states--Washington, Alaska, Idaho, and Montana--have just one pediatric referral center, the aptly named Children's Hospital. Unfortunately, it's located in the fancy neighborhood of Laurelhurst, which doesn't like it when the hospital grows. Yesterday, the neighborh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2009

    PDC Going Forward With Constantine Investigation

    ​As Keith Ervin writes in today's Seattle Times, the state Public Disclosure Commission decided to go forward with an investigation into the roll of Jason Bennett and his company Argo Strategies in both Dow Constantine's campaign as well as a political action committee that attacked Susan Hutc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2009

    We Couldn't Help Noticing...

    ...this Seattle Times link box, listing stories related to the Windows 7 rollout-sale: * You might be interested in: * Precocious 5-year-old gives Windows 7 pitch From The Seattle Times * A brief guide to the availability of Windows 7 From Seattle Times Business & Technology * Wind ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2009

    Think the Times v. P-I Rivalry Is Dead? Not to Joel Connelly

    As long as Connelly's around, don't expect the Times-P-I rivalry to flatline entirely.​Ever since the P-I folded its print edition into a wiry web-only operation that is extremely generous about linking to content from other sites (thanks, Casey!), including its once-hated competitor, The Seat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 6, 2009

    Review Roundup: The Times Braves the Bravern, The Stranger Hunts Down Porn & Pizza (Again)

    ​The Seattle Times' Nancy Leson gives some love to Wild Ginger's new Bellevue location, reminiscing over the 20 years she's been dining at the Seattle restaurant. The LCB might want to take note, though: apparently the barman's offering 11-year-olds hard liquor. In the Dining Deals column, Tan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 20, 2009

    Reardon Watch: Reardon to the Rescue

    Thomas James Hurst/Seattle TimesAs you can see in this photo from the Seattle Times, Aaron Readon can flex some serious muscle.​Last weekend a carload of early twenty-somethings took a 35 mph corner going between 70 and 80. The car slid off the road, hit a tree, and killed two of the men in th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2009

    Openings & Closings: New Year's Eve Marks Farewell to Mitchelli Trattoria and Atlas Foods, Boom Noodle in the Works

    ​Last March, it had been reported that Pioneer Square's Trattoria Mitchelli (84 Yesler Way) was shutting its doors for good due to the economic downturn. Nearly a year later, it appears that owner "Papa" Danny Mitchelli (nee Mitchell) has finally set a date to lock up and retire the 32-year-ol ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2010

    15-Year-Old Girl Beaten While Security Guards Watch

    In the video above, keep your eye on the girl in the white shirt and scarf. She's 15 years old, waiting for a bus in the tunnel at Westlake Center and on the lookout for a group of 10 teens who just harassed her at Macy's. When she first notices the group coming for her off-screen, the victim ins ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2010

    Seattle Blogs: Metro Security Guards Deserve a Break

    These guys have taken a ton of flak in light of Wednesday's videotaped beating.​- A SunBreak contributor whose mom works for Metro says that the three guards who watched as a teenage girl was beaten up and the agency that employs them aren't deserving of the national criticism being lobbed the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2010

    West Seattle Sailor Missing in Afghanistan, Taliban Claims He's a Hostage

    ​UPDATE: Jarod Newlove is dead. His body was recovered yesterday. On Friday, two sailors, including one from West Seattle, drove away from their base in Kabul in an armored white SUV on a 60-mile trip into the mountainous Logar Province. Why only two men in a single vehicle, as opposed to a c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2010

    Campagne Co-Founder to Open French Bistro in Kirkland

    Rillettes at Le Pichet ​Campagne co-founder Ted Furst will open a French-inspired restaurant and bar at 2200 Carillon Point in Kirkland, according to The Seattle Times. Le Grand Bistro Americain will feature dishes by chef Scott Emerick, formerly of Cremant and Le Pichet, like pork rillettes a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2011

    Port Orchard Rocked by Walmart Shooting That Left Two People Dead and Two Deputies Injured

    Ellen M. Banner/The Seattle Times ​UPDATE: The shooter has now been identified as 31-year-old Anthony Martinez. Also, the girl who was also killed is apparently a 13-year-old abductee from Clearfield, Utah, who'd been living with Martinez. KIRO has more, and Salt Lake City's Deseret News has ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2011

    Shabazz Palaces' New Video Sampler for Black Up Makes You Wonder What They Could Do with "Proper" Music Videos

    One thing for sure about Seattle hip hop oddities Shabazz Palaces: they do things their own damn way. For instance, rather than promote their out-fucking-standing sophomore album and Sub Pop debut Black Up with a music video for a lead single back in June when the album was released, they drop thi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2011

    From Whom the 520 Bridge Tolls

    ​Just two days left until Seattle-area commuters must brace for all-electronic tolling on the Highway 520 floating bridge. If you can't figure it out right away, no worries. You'll have 40 years to get it straight. That's how long it'll take to collect half the $4.65 billion required to build ... More >>

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