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  • Food

    March 21, 2012

    Voracious Dining Guide

    Our 2012 neighborhood snackdown!

  • Music

    October 12, 2011

    St. Vincent's Seattle-Based Isolation Experiment

    Annie Clark came to town for solitude. She went home with Strange Mercy.

  • Blogs

    September 19, 2011

    Milstead & Company Takes Up Residence a Short Stroll from Fremont's Troll

    Andrew Milstead, brewing a Clever cup of coffee at his new cafe in Fremont.​It is a whirlwind time of year for Seattle. As weather begins to bluster, days become shorter, clouds roll in, and leaves begin to hint at changing colors, Seattle gets busy preparing to ward off hibernation with our h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2011

    Gay Bar to Debut in West Seattle; Grace Kitchen Opens in U. Village

    Macrina Bakery​Touting itself as "West Seattle's only neighborhood LGBTQ Bar," OutWest Bar is scheduled to open by month's end at 5401 California Ave. S.W., according to West Seattle Blog. The establishment will feature both a full bar and kitchen. In other news, Eater Seattle reports that Gr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 20, 2011

    Sunset Magazine Says Seattle is a Better Food City Than Portland

    The food is better in Seattle than Portland. ​ So says Sunset Magazine in its newest issue, which pits eight great western food cities against one another in regional match-ups. A presumably unbiased panel of food writers from Los Angeles, San Francisco and Phoenix weighed arguments put forth ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 6, 2011

    Just Shnoo It!

    Siiri Sampson 2011Holy Shnoo. Mixed berry and chocolate begin a new flavor romance.​Just when we were ready to throw a flaming bag of poo at summer's door in protest of its belated arrival, a weekend of Seattle's finest weather comes through. It's not a moment too soon for sun worshipers eve ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2011

    A Coffee Tourist's Guide to Washington's State Capital

    Colombia Estrella del Sur at Batdorf Bronson in Olympia, WA​In 28 years of being a Washington State resident, last week marked my very first visit to the city of Olympia. While neglect of state capitals seems to be an embedded trend within West Coast tourism (who travels to California to see S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2011

    Coffee Ballet: Being On Stage at the Arabica Lounge

    Listening to Ravel at the Arabica Lounge.​Of all the websites I've recently encountered, the one that makes me feel the most empathy toward my parents belongs to the Arabica Lounge. I do not understand it. The navigation features don't make sense to me, the tiny font forces me to put my glasse ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2011

    Issaquah Coffee Company and the Trauma of Gelato

    ​"Hi! Can I get a drink started for you?" the eager barista greets me. I am barely inside the door, my eyes still adjusting to the room. Counter. Tables. Ceiling fan. Menu. Barista who seems to want something. Ice cream. Hey! Ice cream! My attention wanders from the task at hand. Ice cream sou ... 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 5, 2011

    Chaco Canyon Combats Semi-Permanent Case of Monday Blues

    Best gluten-free symbol. Ever.​Sitting at the Chaco Canyon Cafe this morning, listening to the Beach Boys and watching the rain come down, I've arrived at the conclusion that January is, essentially, a month-long version of Monday. Christmas "vacation," like so many weekends, is exhausting, an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2010

    Seattle's Top 5 Lattes

    © Siiri Sampson 2010.Sipping down the creamy smooth foam of a Cowen Park latte; sitting next to their fire place, now all you're missing are your fuzzy slippers.​So you live in the city of coffee, eh? (How did that happen, anyhow?) Whether it's a big name chain that feeds your caffeine addi ... More >>

  • Food

    November 3, 2010

    Specialty Food Guide Listings

    A list of some of our favorite purveyors of specialty foods and items.

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2010

    Tougo Coffee: Naked Portafilters, Togas, and Diversity in the Central District

    ​There isn't much better than a good cup of coffee and a comfortable couch to rally contentment on a rainy Seattle day. Especially when the couch is a homey, retro shade of burnt-orange, but still miraculously in possession of all its stuffing and springs. This past week, in a continuing (if u ... More >>

  • Food

    September 15, 2010

    Iron Man

    Hans Riechsteiner is Seattle's waffle king.

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2010

    Making Coffee a Destination in The WC.

    (rice milk mimics woodgrain)​It has been a bad week for coffee. By extension, this means I have also had a rotten week. It's very difficult to get excited about reviewing a coffee when something is clearly off about the roast. It is likewise exceptionally disheartening to seek solace "to go" f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2009

    Rep. Jim McDermott Adds One More Layer of Guilt to Being a High-Tech Consumer

    It's not just diamonds you should feel bad about buying.​And you thought that giving your fiancee a sapphire engagement ring after watching Blood Diamond would be enough to make you a socially conscious consumer. Sorry, but no. Today our globally-conscious Representative Jim McDermott introdu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 24, 2009

    First Look: The Derschang Starbucks

      It's open today, the new 15th Ave. Coffee & Tea. You know, the newly redesigned ... well, I won't call it a green mermaid, so the new cafe "inspired by Starbucks," complete with its own website and Twitter feed. I stopped in this morning for coffee, and took some pictures (after the jump).

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2009

    Dow Sees Larry's Big Money, Raises Him Rock Stars

    See, he hangs out with cool people like promoter David Meinert. Meinert will be there Thursday, April 23. Constantine clarifies that the Gregoires have not endorsed him.Yesterday Larry Phillips sent out an I'm-pulling-ahead press release after out-fundraising Dow Constantine in the King County Execu ... More >>

  • Arts

    January 14, 2009

    Mime’s A-Wastin’

    How whiteface became the new blackface.

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2008

    What's Linda Derschang Up to on 10th & Pine?

    How whiteface became the new blackface.

  • News

    January 16, 2008

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