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Sierra Club and Soldiers Join Forces for a Not So Odd Couple Retreat

This weekend, a dozen active and veteran soldiers will join a dozen Sierra Club volunteers for a retreat at IslandWood, the environmental mecca on Bainbridge Island. At first blush, it would appear an "Odd Couple"- type meeting; the military tends to run conservative, enviros liberal. But the Sierr ... More >>

Man Gored By Angry Mountain Goat Is the Only Animal-Related Fatality in Olympic National Park History. Time for a Lawsuit!

Wikimedia Commons​On the afternoon of October 16, 63-year-old Bob Boardman was hiking a trail of switchbacks with his wife Susan Chadd and their friend Pat Willis at Klahhane Ridge, roughly 20 miles south of Port Angeles in Olympic National Park. When the trio paused for lunch, they were joine ... More >>

Vietnam's Sesame Answer to the Donut Hole

​The Place: After a jaunt up Rattlesnake Ledge, a very hungry friend and I were looking forward to stopping in at Chuck's Donuts in Renton. I'd heard rumors of the delights produced by the fryer inside, and was very much looking forward to biting into one. Unfortunately, Chuck's is shuttered o ... More >>

5 Best Picnic Parks in Seattle

Siiri Sampson 2011.If only this were today...Sun, why do you hate us?​With all the buzz on Seattle-centric news outlets yesterday about the grand 78 minutes of summer Seattle has seen so far, getting outside isn't looking all that promising. However, if the sun ever shows its face again, you'l ... More >>

Black Lips' "Modern Art" vs. Art Brut's "Modern Art"

Continuing on yesterday's theme of compare-and-contrasting like-titled things, today we pit the new single "Modern Art" from Vice Records' Hotlanta garage rock "bad boys" (OMG, they threw a guitar off a boat! ...because they were playing on a fucking Carnival Cruise ship) against singy-talky smart ... More >>

Jacques d'Amboise

Continuing on yesterday's theme of compare-and-contrasting like-titled things, today we pit the new single "Modern Art" from Vice Records' Hotlanta garage rock "bad boys" (OMG, they threw a guitar off a boat! ...because they were playing on a fucking Carnival Cruise ship) against singy-talky smart ... More >>

Camel's New Seattle Cigarette Pack Promotes Tourism Better Than Gregoire's Own Agency

​It's understandable that Gov. Chris Gregoire would be taking a vocal stand against the new Camel marketing campaign--called "Break Free Adventure"--which features a Seattle-themed cigarette pack. Gregoire, after all, built her career warring against the tobacco companies as state attorney gen ... More >>

Travelers Rank Seattle No. 1 Coffee City in America

​Travel Leisure magazine has revealed the results of its annual favorite cities survey. Readers were asked to rank 35 U.S. locations based on their culture, food, shopping, and more, including specifics like most attractive people and best pizza. In very unsurprising news, readers chose Seat ... More >>

Bob Boardman Killed By Mountain Goat During Hike

​Bob Boardman was a nurse, a guitarist, a skilled woodworker and an avid hiker. Unfortunately, the 63-year-old man from Port Angeles is also now a statistic: the first person ever to have died because of an incident involving an animal in Olympic National Park.

John Arum, Son of Boxing Promoter Bob Arum, Missing in Cascade Mountains

​UPDATE: Park officials find backpack, continue search for missing climber. John Arum's family expected him back on Sunday. Arum, the son of legendary boxing promoter and Don King sworn enemy Bob Arum, had left his home on Vashon Island for a weekend hiking trip in the northern Cascades. Accor ... More >>

Jonathan Franzen

​UPDATE: Park officials find backpack, continue search for missing climber. John Arum's family expected him back on Sunday. Arum, the son of legendary boxing promoter and Don King sworn enemy Bob Arum, had left his home on Vashon Island for a weekend hiking trip in the northern Cascades. Accor ... More >>

Top Five Places to Pretend It's Summer in Seattle

Summer at Fremont Coffee Co.​​Alright, we all know it's August, and that means it's supposed to be sunny. But if you've lived in the Northwest longer than a week, you know that this posting is not as ill-timed as it may sound: it is always wise to have a Plan B on hand, particularly wher ... More >>

Cannonball!

The best places to walk the plank with (almost) nothing on.

What Is Washington's Biggest Tourist Trap?

Half-man, half-alligator. All trap.​According to this unwieldy Flash map, Jake the Alligator Man is Washington's biggest tourist trap. Who is Jake? He's a half-man, half-alligator on display at Marsh's Free Museum in Long Beach and a former Weekly World News cover boy. Whether you agree with ... More >>

The Fussy Eye: Roadside Mementos

Michael Brophy’s handmade postcards.

Michael Brophy

Michael Brophy’s handmade postcards.

The Snow Paradox

Ask any skier (myself included), and they'll tell you that March was one of the best months in memory. Crystal Mountain reports that, "We received 144 inches of snow; this is the most snow we've received in March in 15 years!" The ski area has extended its daily schedule through Sunday, April 19. Th ... More >>

Books: Decibel Destroyer

One man’s war against 747s, leaf blowers, car alarms, and your iPod.

The Banyans

One man’s war against 747s, leaf blowers, car alarms, and your iPod.

Laird Hamilton

One man’s war against 747s, leaf blowers, car alarms, and your iPod.

I Went On Vacation With Derek Mazzone

One man’s war against 747s, leaf blowers, car alarms, and your iPod.

Juno Opens Next Month

One man’s war against 747s, leaf blowers, car alarms, and your iPod.

New Hire: Josh Feit

One man’s war against 747s, leaf blowers, car alarms, and your iPod.

Le Gourmand reopens

One man’s war against 747s, leaf blowers, car alarms, and your iPod.

Jock Sturges

All Buff, No Fluff: Images of folks with nothing to hide

Beatlejazz with Dave Kikoski and Brian Melvin

Tuesday, December 4

A Ride Through the Orion Nebula

Cool stuff in the night skies

Vacation With Disaster

Cool stuff in the night skies

Local Ski Biz Bets It'll Beat Global Warming

UW scientists predict brown mountainsides.

Ludlow Won't Let Surgery Spoil an Olympics in Her Backyard

Skier is the fastest female to come out of the Northwest in 20 years.

Alex Prud’homme

Julia Child’s memoir is now out in paperback

Haunted Trails To You

Creep out to Kenmore for Halloween celebrations

Some call it bribery

Creep out to Kenmore for Halloween celebrations

Hula Girls: Yes, Very Kawaii, but That’s All

Creep out to Kenmore for Halloween celebrations

Why Is Peter Steinbrueck Obsessing Over Downtown Preservation?

Does he think it'll lead to a higher office?

Slint Returns to Seattle!

Does he think it'll lead to a higher office?

Continuing Education Fridays: Pacific Northwest Food

Does he think it'll lead to a higher office?

Geov on KOMO

Does he think it'll lead to a higher office?

Address Book

A list of local spa experiences

Sacred casino?

A list of local spa experiences

Athenian Inn

A list of local spa experiences

Out of bounds, dude!

Are backcountry snowboarders in over their heads?

Fifty

Are backcountry snowboarders in over their heads?

How to Ski Rainier

No crowds, no lift tickets, and miles of untracked snow.