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  • Blogs

    May 17, 2012

    Mourning the Loss of Naked Came the Stranger Mastermind Mike McGrady

    Former Newsday reporter and author Mike McGrady died Sunday in Shelton. He was 78, having lived a life like few journalists in history. Known as the "mastermind" behind the 1969 cult classic Naked Came the Stranger, a literary hoax and genius bit of shit-lit that changed the world, McGrady's place i ... More >>

  • Food

    February 22, 2012

    Anthony's Seafood Grill's Mallicious Intent

    The locally grown chain heads inland to Alderwood.

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2012

    Two Weed Worlds: I Get By With A Little Help From My Friends

    Forcing sick people to look for cannabis on the black market is not sound public policy, and that's exactly the situation in Alabama. However, I also learned something else on this visit to the Deep South: An informal underground patient network looks after its own.

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2011

    Dirty Jobs and The Honey Hole: A Match Made in Suggestively Named Heaven

    While languishing in a media atmosphere apparently devoid of any relevant or exciting television programming for weeks on end, TV Dinner has to apologize for completely looking over the few gems offered by the recent "Watch Other People Do Their Jobs" phenomenon that seems (hopefully) to have come t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2011

    Today Reverb Recommends Heading to the Tractor for Team Up for Nonprofits' Gigs4Good

    Hilary HarrisDon't you want to see this?​Tonight marks the second-annual Gigs4Good concert for Team Up for Nonprofits, benefiting the parent organization which passes those gains along to the good of other local nonprofits. From their website: Team Up for Nonprofits' mission is to build capac ... More >>

  • News

    October 12, 2011

    King County's Growing Latino Gang Problem

    Why the answer to this "war" is a tatted-up ex-con named Mr. Buzzard.

  • Music

    October 12, 2011

    The Short List: The Week's Recommended Shows

    Blackie, Chad VanGaalen, and the start of Earshot Jazz Fest.

  • Calendar

    October 12, 2011

    Lower Lights Burning

    Blackie, Chad VanGaalen, and the start of Earshot Jazz Fest.

  • Music

    July 20, 2011

    Vicci Martinez' Green Revolution

    The Tacoma artist found her Voice, and has Cee Lo (and NBC) to thank.

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2011

    Ah, Shucks . . . Elliott's Go-To Oyster Guy Is a Champ

    Photo courtesy of Elliott's Oyster HouseJorge Hernandez is as calm as a clam in the heat of competition.​Hey Mr. Sound Man: Please cue that Queen song played at every sporting event: He is the champion . . . baa-baa-baa-bum . . . of the world. OK, maybe that's a bit of a fish story. Still, E ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2011

    Top Five Ridiculous Service Animals That Would Be Restricted Under Pending Washington Bill

    ​House Bill 1728 is guiding its blind way through the Washington legislature right now, and if passed it would make only dogs and miniature horses valid as legally sanctioned service animals. This makes Daniel Greene, a Shelton epileptic man very upset, because he wraps a snake around his neck ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2010

    James Michael Marohl, MMA Fighter, Has Conviction Dropped For Slamming Drunk Amputee Into Floor

    James Marohl ​A floor is not a weapon. And Mixed Martial Arts fighter James Michael Marohl is not a criminal for slamming a drunk amputee into it. That's the opinion issued by the Washington Supreme Court today as they threw out the felony conviction of Marohl for a 2007 scuffle between him an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2010

    Pull Up a Chair at One Big Table

    ​You know those spiral-bound church cookbooks? The ones full of recipes from your friends, family and neighbors. One Big Table is like that, only much bigger. And much better. Many recipes in community cookbooks lack the kind of rigorous testing done by other cookbooks. Lots of recipes that ar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2010

    Medical Marijuana Case Prompts the Question: How Much Is Too Much?

    Bags of pot found at the home of John Gordon Reed and Karen Leann Mower.​This month's trial of John Gordon Reed and Karen Leann Mower confirms that there's still a lot of confusion over the state's medical marijuana law. On April 2, a Mason County Superior Court jury found the Shelton couple ... More >>

  • Music

    March 24, 2010

    Rocket Queen: Heroes & Villains

    Two chances to see tributes, and one shot at the real thing.

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2009

    Onetime Scout Master Dustin Hall Named in Sexual Abuse Suit Against Boy Scouts and Mormon Church

    ​It's been a while since a truly ugly scandal involving the Boy Scouts of America figured prominently in the headlines. Fortune smiles upon the local court watcher then with the news that the latest could play out right here in Seattle. In 1978, Dustin Hall was a scoutmaster charged by leade ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 18, 2009

    I Want My $2 Dollar Farmers Market Coupons

    As reported today in the Seattle Times and yesterday by Rebekah Denn on Eat All About It, Cascade Harvest Coalition is launching a new program to try and expand the number of customers at local farmers markets. Over the next two months, $2 "Fresh Bucks" coupons, which can be spent just like cash, ca ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 19, 2009

    Your Weekend Storm & Arts Advisory

    The weekend begins at KeyArena, where our Damon Agnos says you should check out the Storm vs. Lynx game tonight: The Storm's Lauren Jackson is healthy and killing it, as she always does when she's healthy. Last year, she was hurt, but the year before that she won the WNBA scoring title. The runner- ... More >>

  • Arts

    June 17, 2009

    The Weekly Wire: The Week's Notable Events

    The weekend begins at KeyArena, where our Damon Agnos says you should check out the Storm vs. Lynx game tonight: The Storm's Lauren Jackson is healthy and killing it, as she always does when she's healthy. Last year, she was hurt, but the year before that she won the WNBA scoring title. The runner- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 12, 2009

    Your Weekend Arts & Zombie Planner

    Our weekend arts preview begins at SIFF (concluding on Sunday), for a cheerful dose of Japanese S&M. Plus murder! Those being just some of the themes in Inju, the Beast in the Shadow: Barbet Schroeder delivers a delicious genre movie rooted in Japanese crime fiction. The first 10 minutes are a stan ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 10, 2009

    Protective Custody

    Our weekend arts preview begins at SIFF (concluding on Sunday), for a cheerful dose of Japanese S&M. Plus murder! Those being just some of the themes in Inju, the Beast in the Shadow: Barbet Schroeder delivers a delicious genre movie rooted in Japanese crime fiction. The first 10 minutes are a stan ... More >>

  • News

    July 23, 2008

    Cowboy Mike: The Ladykiller

    Armed with his guitar and cowboy persona, Mike Braae had a way with women. He also liked to strangle them.

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2008

    The Only Wine Competition You Ever Need Pay Attention To

    Armed with his guitar and cowboy persona, Mike Braae had a way with women. He also liked to strangle them.

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2007

    Watada, Backwards

    Armed with his guitar and cowboy persona, Mike Braae had a way with women. He also liked to strangle them.

  • News

    September 13, 2006

    Big Game Hunters

    Breaking into Washington's Native American gaming gold rush can be a wild west circus. Just ask the Snoqualmie Tribe.

  • News

    September 21, 2005

    Dead-End Jail

    Deaths by suicide or other causes have increased in recent years at the King County Jail, but finding out why—or by how much—isn't easy.

  • Food

    May 11, 2005

    Shell Game

    Deaths by suicide or other causes have increased in recent years at the King County Jail, but finding out why—or by how much—isn't easy.

  • Food

    February 2, 2005

    A Chicken in Every Soup Pot

    It's hot. It's steamy. It's rated G (good for you). But how does it taste?

  • Food

    August 4, 2004

    Food Files

    It's hot. It's steamy. It's rated G (good for you). But how does it taste?

  • News

    March 24, 2004

    The Spy-cific Northwest

    Journalists, sailor, diplomat—spies. Why is Washington so spooky?

  • Diversions

    November 26, 2003

    Retreats and Getaways

    From the indulgent to the spartan, the solitary to the salacious, these outings have a physical and spiritual dimension.

  • News

    January 23, 2002

    Flood of information

    From the indulgent to the spartan, the solitary to the salacious, these outings have a physical and spiritual dimension.

  • Food

    January 2, 2002

    Cook's books

    From the indulgent to the spartan, the solitary to the salacious, these outings have a physical and spiritual dimension.

  • Food

    August 1, 2001

    Side Dish

    From the indulgent to the spartan, the solitary to the salacious, these outings have a physical and spiritual dimension.

  • News

    November 17, 1999

    Viva Tacoma!

    Local casinos are only vaguely Vegas, but who needs more?

  • Music

    May 26, 1999

    PUGET SOUNDS

    Local casinos are only vaguely Vegas, but who needs more?

  • News

    March 10, 1999

    White Guard Black Guard

    Racial tension in Washington State prisons isn't limited to the inmates. Some guards allege that the Department of Corrections is a 'White Regime' that tolerates racism — even Neo Nazis — within its ranks.

  • News

    August 26, 1998

    Little Fish in the Big House

    Juvenile inmates are filling adult prison cells. They have to sue just to go to school.

  • News

    April 22, 1998

    Behind closed doors

    Prison riots are on the upswing as the state cracks down on its inmates.

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