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The Salvation Army

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2012

    of Montreal's Kevin Barnes on The Washington State Salmon Industry

    Kevin Barnes, front man for Athens, Georgia art-rock band of Montreal, has long suffered from depression. Exploring notions of identity and sexuality through various personas in song (notably Georgie Fruit, his funky, black, she-male creation) and as costumed characters on stage, his 11-album canon ... More >>

  • Food

    October 19, 2011

    Casa D'Italia's Disarming Likability

    Anthony Donatone brings a little Italy to Ravenna.

  • Calendar

    June 29, 2011

    Richard Lemieux

    Anthony Donatone brings a little Italy to Ravenna.

  • Arts

    May 25, 2011

    Opening Nights: Guys and Dolls

    Yet again, a 5th Avenue production is a safe bet.

  • Arts

    May 11, 2011

    The Weekly Wire: The Week's Recommended Events

    Yet again, a 5th Avenue production is a safe bet.

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2011

    What to Do When Your Pilot Gets Sucked Out of the Airplane

    ​Last week it was established that on any given flight there's a distinct possibility that a gaping hole might suddenly open in the roof of the plane, causing rapid decompression and forcing an emergency landing. But what if a hole opens up in a more important part of the plane like, say, the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2010

    Salvation Army Bell Ringers Claim Donation Kettles Stolen From Under Their Noses

    ​It's understandable that the job of ringing a bell outside in the cold next to a donation kettle takes a certain amount of concentration. But how several Salvation Army bell ringers can claim that their donation tins were cut off with bolt cutters by thieves, while they were standing nearby, ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 3, 2010

    Richard LeMieux

    ​It's understandable that the job of ringing a bell outside in the cold next to a donation kettle takes a certain amount of concentration. But how several Salvation Army bell ringers can claim that their donation tins were cut off with bolt cutters by thieves, while they were standing nearby, ... More >>

  • Diversions

    September 15, 2010

    You're Caca out of Luck

    ​It's understandable that the job of ringing a bell outside in the cold next to a donation kettle takes a certain amount of concentration. But how several Salvation Army bell ringers can claim that their donation tins were cut off with bolt cutters by thieves, while they were standing nearby, ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 1, 2010

    Richard LeMieux

    ​It's understandable that the job of ringing a bell outside in the cold next to a donation kettle takes a certain amount of concentration. But how several Salvation Army bell ringers can claim that their donation tins were cut off with bolt cutters by thieves, while they were standing nearby, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2010

    Free Stuff Alert! Celebrating National Donut Day

    ​Pretty much every day of the year is National Something Day, foodwise. January 9 is National Apricot Day. May 5 is Oyster Day. March is National Celery Appreciation Month. July 21 is National Junk Food Day. One could easily live a varied, interesting, exciting (and, likely, short) life by doi ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 17, 2010

    Richard LeMieux

    ​Pretty much every day of the year is National Something Day, foodwise. January 9 is National Apricot Day. May 5 is Oyster Day. March is National Celery Appreciation Month. July 21 is National Junk Food Day. One could easily live a varied, interesting, exciting (and, likely, short) life by doi ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 11, 2009

    Michael Lavine

    ​Pretty much every day of the year is National Something Day, foodwise. January 9 is National Apricot Day. May 5 is Oyster Day. March is National Celery Appreciation Month. July 21 is National Junk Food Day. One could easily live a varied, interesting, exciting (and, likely, short) life by doi ... More >>

  • Arts

    November 11, 2009

    The Weekly Wire: The Week's Recommended Events

    ​Pretty much every day of the year is National Something Day, foodwise. January 9 is National Apricot Day. May 5 is Oyster Day. March is National Celery Appreciation Month. July 21 is National Junk Food Day. One could easily live a varied, interesting, exciting (and, likely, short) life by doi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2009

    Slush Pile! Warren Moon Edition

    ​You better be on time if you want to see a movie with Warren Moon. The former Husky star quarterback, who helped beat Michigan in the 1978 Rose Bowl, is a stickler about showtimes. It's one of the few concrete, character-illuminating nuggets in his new autobiography, Never Give Up on Your Dre ... More >>

  • Food

    December 3, 2008

    Seattle’s New Way to Fetishize Coffee

    As a marketing strategy, “cupping” is straight from the wine-industry playbook. As a means of enjoying coffee, it’s mostly hot air.

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2008

    The Times, Colacurcio, and a Question of Conflict

    As a marketing strategy, “cupping” is straight from the wine-industry playbook. As a means of enjoying coffee, it’s mostly hot air.

  • Arts

    May 14, 2008

    King of the Outcasts

    Chad Goller-Sojourner gorges on fruit pies and feeds you the shame.

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2007

    No Rest for the Weekend

    Chad Goller-Sojourner gorges on fruit pies and feeds you the shame.

  • Calendar

    December 5, 2007

    Blonde On Blonde Cover Night

    Saturday, December 8

  • Film

    November 7, 2007
  • Music

    August 8, 2007
  • Blogs

    July 2, 2007

    Good Mourning Gil

    Girls can tell.

  • News

    May 17, 2006

    Huffington Puffington Post

    Also: the coldest ticket in town, and a taxpayer-financed state spectacle.

  • News

    April 19, 2006

    Back to the Task at Hand

    City Hall and advocates for the homeless end their digressive argument over funding.

  • News

    March 29, 2006

    Evil Twin

    Kyle Huff in a nutshell.

  • News

    May 5, 2004

    Give Them Shelter

    This is insane. Already in crisis, public services for the mentally ill will get slashed again at year's end. The toll in King County alone will be another 2,000 low-income patients left without services or treatment.

  • Diversions

    November 12, 2003

    The Zen of Decluttering

    Under duress, writer learns how less stuff can create more spaceand the freedom that goes along with it.

  • Diversions

    September 24, 2003

    One of a Kind

    Try standing out in the crowd, from top to bottom, with these unique wares.

  • Film

    April 23, 2003

    Fellini, Hoffman, and The Man Without a Past

    Try standing out in the crowd, from top to bottom, with these unique wares.

  • News

    December 18, 2002

    Do-Gooder Gifts

    Sometimes, even socks and underwear are luxuries for those in need.

  • Music

    August 7, 2002

    CD Reviews

    Sometimes, even socks and underwear are luxuries for those in need.

  • News

    June 19, 2002

    Rest for the weary

    Sometimes, even socks and underwear are luxuries for those in need.

  • News

    March 27, 2002

    Ismail calls

    Sometimes, even socks and underwear are luxuries for those in need.

  • News

    March 20, 2002

    Snatched

    The INS gave Fuad Hassan Ismail a one-way ticket to Somalia. Business as usual, or one more sign that this agency is out of control?

  • News

    March 20, 2002

    From wedding bells to jail cells

    A love story with a very unhappy ending.

  • News

    March 13, 2002

    Couch

    A choose-your-own adventure.

  • News

    January 2, 2002

    News Clips— Praying for Salvation

    A choose-your-own adventure.

  • Music

    December 19, 2001

    They Might Be Elves

    A choose-your-own adventure.

  • News

    November 7, 2001

    Where has all the money gone?

    It's not just the terrorists, it's the economy

  • News

    October 17, 2001

    No Salvation

    It's not just the terrorists, it's the economy

  • News

    December 6, 2000

    Festivities

    A guide to holiday happenings in the area

  • News

    October 27, 1999

    Howdy, pardner

    City Council candidates have some new ideas for working with the private sector. On Charlie Chong's wish list: more parking garages.

  • News

    October 6, 1999

    W-T-wOes

    How will the homeless cope with November's corporate love-in?

  • News

    April 28, 1999

    Bean There

    That form-fitting, ultra-comfy bean-bag chair is here to stay

  • News

    December 23, 1998

    No home for the holidays

    The mayor's promise to the homeless goes largely unfulfilled.

  • News

    December 9, 1998

    Those Dole-full Nordstroms

    Nordstrom taketh more than it giveth away.

  • News

    April 22, 1998

    Sleeping Dogs

    Nordstrom taketh more than it giveth away.

  • News

    April 8, 1998

    The Thrift Shift

    How an enterprise once intended to serve the poor turned into big business.

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