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Toyota Motor Corporation

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2012

    Grieves & Budo Talk Rap Visionaries, Crappy Cars, In This Edition Of "Your Favorite Rapper's Favorite Rapper"

    Though the MC/producer tandem have spent many of their formative rap years in Seattle, Grieves & Budo have spent just as much time on the road, and on the East Coast, building their brand. The Rhymesayers-signed artists will be leaving town once again for a European tour following their sold out sho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 5, 2011

    Old Weirdoes and Young Preppies Intermingle at Sunday's Bumbershoot

    Dave LakeJeff Pinkus of The Butthole Surfers​Sunday's eclectic Bumbershoot lineup seemed to mirror what is always great about the annual festival, the sight of gaggles of college girls in short shorts queuing up behind drunk dads in vintage Gas Huffer tees. And my viewing experience was largel ... More >>

  • News

    June 15, 2011

    The Anti-Vaccine Epidemic

    Why Washington hosts the nation's fastest growing population of so-called "refusers."

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2011

    Writing a Great Song Is No Longer Enough

    Duff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb. His sports column on ESPN.com runs every Wednesday. Send your questions to askduff@seattleweekly.com.​As I write this, I'm sitting in the exit-row seat of a Southwest Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Austin, Texas. Thursday afternoon I wi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2011

    Today Reverb Recommends You Listen to the Beatles on Pandora Radio (Coming Soon to a Toyota Near You)

    ​Lost in the hub-bub of the Beatles' entrance into the digital marketplace by way of iTunes last year was the fact that the Fab Four have actually been online for the listening since the internet radio site debuted in 2005. Listeners can listen to Beatles-based stations like this one, and add ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2010

    Microsoft Gets 141 New Enemies in Upcoming Supreme Court Case

    ​It's not just the i4i development firm that thinks Microsoft stole a bit of editing technology that ended up in an older version of Word. Besides several lower courts that think so too, 141 other smaller companies just signed a brief in support of i4i (no word if they picked the 141 number fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2010

    The Alki Bakery, Now in Name Only

    Alki Bakery patrons will now have to content themselves with more industrial views.​ The Alki Bakery has abruptly closed its namesake beachfront location, citing lease issues. But hey, no worries: the bakery's heavy-industrial locations in Georgetown and Kent are still alive and yeasting. As ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2010

    Class Action Lawyers Aren't Dead Yet, Says Seattle Lawyer Representing BP Oil Spill Victims

    ​Is the age of the class action lawyer over? That's one suggestion from a Sunday New York Times Magazine piece on the litigation feeding frenzy sparked by the BP Gulf oil spill. While the lawyers have been jostling for position and clients, there's been an effort to marginalize the members of ... More >>

  • Music

    October 6, 2010

    Whiskey and Beer With the Marimba Queen

    ​Is the age of the class action lawyer over? That's one suggestion from a Sunday New York Times Magazine piece on the litigation feeding frenzy sparked by the BP Gulf oil spill. While the lawyers have been jostling for position and clients, there's been an effort to marginalize the members of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2010

    Through @ 2 with Erin Jorgensen: Mini-Vans & Marimbas, Right?

    Tim SummersErin Jorgensen will play SW's REVERB Fest this Saturday; catch her at the Volterra Drawing Room at 5pm.​The situation: It's midnight on Monday, September 27, and I'm sitting at the classy, lo-fi Sitting Room in Queen Anne with the mistress of marimbas, Erin Jorgensen, who lives righ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2010

    Toyota Prius Unintended Acceleration Actually Fault of Drivers?

    ​When Toyota Priuses started speeding up on their own, causing accidents and other such mayhem, the Japanese auto company initially blamed its drivers. For this seemingly tone-deaf reaction it was widely mocked. But now, the Wall Street Journal says a new study suggests Toyota might have been ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2010

    Dana and Douglas Weller, Couple Suing Toyota For Depreciation, Guilty of Unintended Douchery

    Even this guy knows better than to think a new car keeps all its value.​The mysterious unintended acceleration affecting some Toyotas is a legitimate problem that, in grand American fashion, seems to be attracting all sorts of illegitimates. First there was James Sikes, the Californian whose ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2010

    James Sikes, Runaway Prius Owner, Is a Fake, Says Car Blog

    Sikes said he lost control of his car. He's definitely lost control of his story.​James Sikes first made headlines last week when he told the gripping story of his Runaway Prius, a Wheezlebub with a mind of its own that accelerated to 94 MPH on a California highway despite Sikes's attempts to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2010

    Steve Wozniak Gets His Wish, Toyota Recalls 270,000 Priuses

    When the Woz speaks, multinational giants listen.​Showing that the reach of Apple goes far beyond the tech industry, Toyota today recalled 270,000 Priuses in the U.S. and Japan only days after co-founder Steve Wozniak said the carmaker's problems with unintended acceleration extended to the la ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2010

    Reader: A Toyota Nearly Killed Me

    The car one Toyota owner says nearly ended her life.​Reader Judith Jacobson responds to Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak Claims Software to Blame for Toyota Prius Acceleration Problem. "I just heard Steve's comments on ABC World news. I totally agree. I was in a near fatal crash in May, 2008, i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2010

    Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak Claims Software to Blame for Toyota Prius Acceleration Problem

    The Woz and one of his many Prii.​Toyota says it's finally figured out why some of its recalled vehicles accelerate uncontrollably. But Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak says they might have even more reason to worry. Speaking at a conference in San Francisco yesterday, Wozniak hinted that the p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 20, 2009

    Hybrid Vehicles to Become Even More Annoying on Seattle Streets

    ​As previously mentioned, our state contributed accident data to a recent federal traffic safety report that concluded that the Prius and other silent hybrid vehicles were striking a disproportionate share of pedestrians and cyclists. It seemed a cruel irony: Those eco-conscious Prius drivers ... More >>

  • News

    November 18, 2009

    Go Cups

    Starbucks is just the latest in a long line of head-scratching NASCAR sponsors.

  • Blogs

    November 13, 2009

    The Five Most Unlikely NASCAR Sponsorships

    Nothing says "easy pun" like a car with Viagra on its hood.​Yesterday when we found out that Starbucks was the latest company to buy ad space on a NASCAR vehicle we reacted with stupefied disbelief. Not being NASCAR fans, the partnership didn't seem to make sense. What did $4-a-cup coffee have ... More >>

  • News

    November 11, 2009

    Drivin’ ’n’ Cryin’

    Your not-so-perfect Prius? Don’t say we didn’t tell you.

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2009

    Toyota Trying to Have It Both Ways on Defective Prius

    You can't say you weren't warned.​You may remember SW's cover story last April about unexpected acceleration (and other strange automotive behavior) bedeviling owners of the Toyota Prius. Back then, the amusingly patronizing response from a Toyota spokesperson was: "People are so under stres ... More >>

  • News

    September 23, 2009

    Georgetown’s Serving Up the Ferrari of Espresso Machines

    Finding buyers, however, isn’t as easy as pulling a perfect shot.

  • Blogs

    August 24, 2009

    Santigold Takes Over SODO

    Santigold played at the Pacific Industrial Center on Sunday, Aug. 23.​Alternative pop diva Santigold hit Seattle last night, thanks to a wacky marketing scheme conjured up by Korean auto manufacturer Kia to push its new model, the Kia Soul, onto young drivers. Fans received passes to the show ... More >>

  • Diversions

    June 10, 2009

    Herpes, Fresh Meat, and Craigslist Etiquette

    Santigold played at the Pacific Industrial Center on Sunday, Aug. 23.​Alternative pop diva Santigold hit Seattle last night, thanks to a wacky marketing scheme conjured up by Korean auto manufacturer Kia to push its new model, the Kia Soul, onto young drivers. Fans received passes to the show ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2009

    Wanna Know Why GM Is Going Bankrupt?

    Project P.U.M.A. The Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility. Apparently General Motors and Segway have teamed up to create an electric wheelchair with a roll cage. Would have company head honchos who'd green light a lemon like this, it's game over. How trendy. There's almost room on the thing f ... More >>

  • News

    December 17, 2008

    The Family That Preys Together

    When Margaret Martin met the Lambard clan at church, little did she know they’d end up nearly draining her life’s savings.

  • Blogs

    July 24, 2008

    Last Night: Mudhoney No Age @ Free Yr Radio Event

    When Margaret Martin met the Lambard clan at church, little did she know they’d end up nearly draining her life’s savings.

  • News

    January 23, 2008

    An Auto-Warranty Scam Leads to a Solicitation Pileup

    “They call right at bedtime, waking my children. I am so sick of them.”

  • Food

    November 21, 2007

    All Hail Orange King: Ruler of the Ave

    Anonymous burgers, cups of coffee.

  • News

    June 20, 2007

    Mayor Nickels Begs to Differ on Gas Usage, and Other Letters

    Anonymous burgers, cups of coffee.

  • News

    June 13, 2007

    Mayor Greg Nickels Continues to Blow Off His Own Gas-Saving Advice

    The city's already looking into replacing the mayor's $45,000 hybrid.

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2007

    The Canoe Race

    The city's already looking into replacing the mayor's $45,000 hybrid.

  • Arts

    January 24, 2007

    SUNDAY

    Biking Bravado and a Talk by PNB's Swans

  • News

    October 5, 2005

    A Fair Question

    Is sustainability sustainable? The recent Expo in Japan makes you wonder.

  • Music

    September 14, 2005

    Annie

    Also: Nouvelle Vague, RÖYKSOPP, Rosie Thomas, Scharpling and Wurster, and David Gray.

  • Film

    May 25, 2005

    Opening Night

    The mayor of Hazzard, the Sonics, and a party with room to groove.

  • News

    April 20, 2005

    U.S. to Earth: Drop Dead

    'Nature's wisdom' is on display at a world's fair in Japan. But Bush's America is not keen on nature, wants to run the world, and hates fairs.

  • Diversions

    November 10, 2004

    The Rise of the Truck Girl

    Before you spring for that new F-150, here are some tips for the DIY woman homeowner.

  • Diversions

    August 4, 2004

    Best Transportation Makeover

    PEOPLE, POLITICS, & MEDIA

  • Food

    December 31, 2003

    Ground-Beef Zero

    In Mabton, Mad Cow capital of America, the world's journalists want to know: Is beef still what's for dinner?

  • Music

    September 17, 2003

    Refugee Blues

    A grim but worthwhile docudrama about Afghan teens struggling to go West.

  • Diversions

    May 28, 2003

    Show Me the Green

    Sure, we've got our famously crunchy environmentalist culture. But how do our actual car choices sit with Chief Seattle?

  • Music

    July 31, 2002

    Precious Moments

    Sure, we've got our famously crunchy environmentalist culture. But how do our actual car choices sit with Chief Seattle?

  • Music

    September 5, 2001

    Days of our nights

    Sure, we've got our famously crunchy environmentalist culture. But how do our actual car choices sit with Chief Seattle?

  • Diversions

    January 26, 2000

    Proposed charter schools

    Sure, we've got our famously crunchy environmentalist culture. But how do our actual car choices sit with Chief Seattle?

  • Music

    August 25, 1999

    Bad "girls"

    Sure, we've got our famously crunchy environmentalist culture. But how do our actual car choices sit with Chief Seattle?

  • Music

    June 9, 1999

    Postcards from the middle

    Sure, we've got our famously crunchy environmentalist culture. But how do our actual car choices sit with Chief Seattle?

  • Music

    April 14, 1999

    My imaginary Kansas

    Sure, we've got our famously crunchy environmentalist culture. But how do our actual car choices sit with Chief Seattle?

  • News

    April 14, 1999

    Gassed out

    Sure, we've got our famously crunchy environmentalist culture. But how do our actual car choices sit with Chief Seattle?

  • News

    August 19, 1998

    Oafs of office

    Sure, we've got our famously crunchy environmentalist culture. But how do our actual car choices sit with Chief Seattle?

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