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March 22, 2012
The Electric Chair, Monroe Guard Murder, and Monkeys Riding Dogs Herding Sheep: Q&A With Prison Photography's Pete Brook
Pete Brook recently moved from Seattle to Portland, but he took an extraordinarily circuitous route: he traveled across the country and back again, interviewing nearly 70 photographers and prison reform advocates as part of a project related to his prison photography passion. We decided to turn the ... More >>
Blogs
February 28, 2012
The Disastrous Budget Plan That Could Cripple Washington
Borrow from the future to pay for today, it's the American way! Leaders in Olympia are putting together a plan to pay this year's bills by pulling out the congressional credit card and borrowing from next year's anticipated revenues. But Washington State has been down this road before, and the resul ... More >>
Blogs
February 15, 2012
Seattle's Top 5 Local Condiments
Though Washington State doesn't have a signature condiment like our syrupy friends in Vermont or those tangy Texans with all their bold BBQ, we do have several business taking a dip into saucier enterprises. Packed with local ingredients and a ton of talent, here are five local condiments guaranteed ... More >>
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September 7, 2011
Ciders Gone Wild
Though Washington State doesn't have a signature condiment like our syrupy friends in Vermont or those tangy Texans with all their bold BBQ, we do have several business taking a dip into saucier enterprises. Packed with local ingredients and a ton of talent, here are five local condiments guaranteed ... More >>
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August 17, 2011
Seattle Weekly and KCTS 9 Bring Rick Steves, John McKay, Others To Stage for "Toke Signals: The Future of Marijuana in Washington State"
Tomorrow at 7 p.m., eight of the biggest names in Washington's cannabis-law-reform movement will be on hand to discuss what's next for pot in the Evergreen State. The event is called Toke Signals: The Future of Marijuana in Washington State. And there's still time for you to submit questio ... More >>
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August 3, 2011
Washington Ranks #2 In the Nation for Entrepreneurs
OK, so our plaid shirts are lame. But at least Washington State residents know to how start a business.
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June 27, 2011
Lawsuit Claims Washington's Medical Cannabis Act SB 5073 is Vague, Seeks Injunction From Judge
Image sourceDefense attorneys who specialize in marijuana cases have taken to calling SB 5073, the gutted version of Washington's medical pot overhaul, their "retirement plan" because it leaves so many loopholes for law enforcement officials to arrest and prosecute patients, growers, and disp ... More >>
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May 9, 2011
There Are 329 Useless Federal Properties in Washington State--Wanna Buy One?
There are apparently some 14,000 federally-owned properties in the United States that are currently doing nothing but collecting dust and tax dollars. Of those 14,000 properties, 329 are in Washington State. You can buy one or all (preferably all) of them right now.
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April 22, 2011
Youth for Western Civilization, WSU Conservative Anti-Immigration Group, Frays Racial Nerves on Campus
Phil Tignino helped put a fence up at Washington State University recently. The three 8-by-7-foot chain-link panels were meant to symbolize the need to keep immigrants out of the country. He says that his group, the ultra-conservative Youth for Western Civilization stands for a United States ... More >>
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April 19, 2011
Pot Advocates to Rally Today Against Gov. Gregoire's Dispensary Law Veto Torpedo
Determined to call Gov. Chris Gregoire's bluff, medical-marijuana advocates today will be in Olympia rallying against her threat to veto the massive medical-marijuana legislation that's now cleared both houses of the State Legislature.
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March 22, 2011
Washington State Ferry Workers Fight to Keep "Vomit Pay"
Most folks get paid a certain rate for all the time they work under 40 hours per week (besides journalists, who don't know the meaning of "over time pay"). But some professions have varying scales of compensation that depend on what activities are being performed. For example, soldiers get pa ... More >>
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March 2, 2011
Forecast: Communicating Weather and Climate
Most folks get paid a certain rate for all the time they work under 40 hours per week (besides journalists, who don't know the meaning of "over time pay"). But some professions have varying scales of compensation that depend on what activities are being performed. For example, soldiers get pa ... More >>
Blogs
February 17, 2011
Rep. Laurie Jinkins Wants Law to Cut Unhealthy Snacks for State Employees
A nurse at a middle school in Olympia wants the the district to quit serving candy, treats, and fatty foods to students. Wait . . . I'm being told now it's actually a Washington State House Representative who wants to quit serving those things to state legislators and employees.
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January 17, 2011
Poll: Which MLK Day Press Release Doesn't Belong?
Today's holiday honoring the late, great Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. isn't a day off for everyone. Some people embrace the spirit of the occasion by doing community service, while others are still stuck behind a desk at their day jobs. For media-relations professionals, it's one of the busiest ... More >>
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December 1, 2010
Four Loko Fallout: Just When You Thought It Was Over...
This whole alcoholic energy drink thing is like the story that will not die. Following the Washington State ban, the New York State ban, the other state bans, the call for a national ban, and the FDA declaring Four Loko and other "energy beers" a "public health concern" (kind of like herpes o ... More >>
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November 10, 2010
Rep. Frank Chopp Set To Rumble With Conserva-Dem Mark Miloscia For Top House Post
Rep. Mark Miloscia thinks the Washington House of Representatives needs a new leader. Not to worry though, Democrats; he's got just the man in mind: himself. The Federal Way conservative Democrat says current House Speaker Rep. Frank Chopp has been been nothing but a letdown and he's ready to ... More >>
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October 27, 2010
Why Washington State's Flag Always Flies on Saturdays
Gameday is to college football as Rolling Stone is to music. Just as the venerable magazine will always send correspondents at Bumbershoot or Coachella, each Saturday ESPN's traveling circus broadcasts from the campus featuring that week's most exciting game. Which means Gameday has never gon ... More >>
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October 12, 2010
Puget Sound Energy Fined Over $100,000
shlala on FlickrToday Puget Sound Energy was fined $104,300 for over 1,000 violations of state consumer protection rules, particularly against low-income consumers. The majority of these concerned disconnected accounts. PSE allegedly gave customers wrong or misleading information concerning ... More >>
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September 8, 2010
And The Winners Are... Food & Wine Picks Its Best Wines of the Year
I have never been a big wine guy. I mean, I certainly understand the impulse. Being a serious wine snob generally involves downing a whole lot of grape juice, searching out restaurants with excellent lists, buying cases of bottles from little boutique vineyards, popping corks and putting the ... More >>
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September 3, 2010
Sweet News for Organic Strawberry Growers
Chowing down on a mountain of strawberry shortcake this weekend at Bumbershoot won't do anything for your arteries. But if the strawberries are organic, it might help you avoid cancer, according to a study from Washington State University. According to Grist, WSU scientists spent two years ... More >>
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September 1, 2010
Bill's Off Broadway Happy Hour
Chowing down on a mountain of strawberry shortcake this weekend at Bumbershoot won't do anything for your arteries. But if the strawberries are organic, it might help you avoid cancer, according to a study from Washington State University. According to Grist, WSU scientists spent two years ... More >>
Arts
April 28, 2010
The Fussy Eye: Municipal Salvage
Gates reclaimed from the Opera House wreckage.
Blogs
April 26, 2010
First Cave Singers, Now Grizzly Bear: WS Lotto LOVES Them Some Indie Rockers
A year(ish) or so after Seattle's own Cave Singers lent a few bars of "Seeds of Night" to Washington State Lotto for a surprisingly killer commercial involving an aging man, a dog, and a Frisbee, WS Lotto has turned to Brooklyn's Grizzly Bear to help them move more product. It's been a while ... More >>
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April 14, 2010
Morning Food News: Pike Place Market Hosts BBQ Competition, La Bête Takes Over Former Chez Gaudy Space
Bring on the meat!Vegans, shield your eyes for this one. Pike Place Market hosts the 2010 Washington State BBQ Championship this Sunday, April 18 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. More than 30 cooks will compete to qualify for nationals, grilling up pork, ribs, chicken, and brisket starting the night prior ... More >>
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March 17, 2010
Gonzaga Basketball ISO One-Night Stand, Must Like Being Dominated
A date with this guy means another notch...in the loss column.Sometimes college basketball programs struggle to fill their schedules. There are, after all, only so many conference games to go around. Eventually teams might need to look elsewhere to find an opponent. Like Basketball Traveler ... More >>
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March 12, 2010
My Trip To California: Part 2.
Happy Rider - and using hands to hold steady!I've been riding the Bay Area Rapid Transit and noticed how many people are fiddling with their gizmo's. They're hunching over the little palm devices with thumbs-a-blazing. Darbury has made an interesting comment about the impact of this phenome ... More >>
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December 11, 2009
Reader: A Free Life Without Coffee Isn't Really Free
"Give me liberty or...ya know, a good capuccino. Whichever."Reader Kirzen responds to Lawyer Uses "Starbucks Defense" for Client Who Ran Over Two Washington State Students. "Judge: 'Client is convicted of X and sentenced to two years of probation during which he must remain clean and sober o ... More >>
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November 18, 2009
The 15 Ways Sarah Palin Will Spend Her Thanksgiving Day in Washington State
Bright as a butter ball.It is a sad fact that Washington State did much to spawn the rogue warrior. Her grandparents have lived in the Tri-Cities area since the 1940s. And both she and her husband received some of their schoolin' here. Now, the Tri-City Herald reports, she is planning to spen ... More >>
Blogs
October 22, 2009
Sen. Val Stevens Sends Spooky Letter About Scary Gays
Watch out, Val! The gays are right behind you!Last time we checked, State Sen. Val Stevens was testifying before a D.C. congressional committee about the evils of Sex Ed. (It gives teachers boners!) Known around Olympia as the "Sex Kitten" for her obsession with other people's bedroom habits, ... More >>
Blogs
October 15, 2009
Monroe Prison Off the Chopping Block
Looks like Monroe Correctional Complex is off the hook. The draft report from consultants charged with recommending state prison closures came in yesterday, and the institution closest to Seattle, home to everybody's pet programs (including one that has prisoners literally reading to pets) is ... More >>
Blogs
October 14, 2009
Bottoms Up at the Bottleneck for Ref. 71
Tomorrow, October 15, drink up to preserve domestic-partnership rights in Washington State. In support of Referendum 71, The BottleNeck Lounge will donate all proceeds from draft-beer sales on Thursday night to Washington Families Standing Together. The two beers on tap for this fundraiser are both ... More >>
Blogs
September 9, 2009
The Best of Penny Arcade Fashion
Marcella D. VolpintestaFor three days every summer, the Penny Arcade Expo sets up shop in the Washington State Convention Center for a weekend of games, panels, and pallens about games, and a chance for gamers to spend time with like-minded individuals. Here's a look at what some of the fabul ... More >>
Blogs
August 27, 2009
The Right to Eat: WA Food & Nutrition Council's Annual Conference
Next month, on Friday, September 25, the Washington State Food and Nutrition Council is holding its annual conference. With a record number of Americans on food stamps right now (34 million as of May), and residents of impoverished urban and rural areas still struggling with limited access to fresh ... More >>
News
August 19, 2009
Monroe on Prison Chopping Block
Corrections says it has to cut the shrinking system somewhere.
Blogs
August 14, 2009
Monroe Prison Eyed for Possible Closure
A team of consultants tasked with recommending prison closures will visit the Monroe Correctional Complex on Tuesday. "I know their specific focus in on the Washington State Reformatory," says Superintendent Scott Frakes, referring to the 740-bed, medium-security unit that is one of five with ... More >>
Blogs
June 2, 2009
Two New Noodle Spots in Greenwood
The up-and-coming restaurant row on Greenwood Avenue just got two new noodle spots. The first to open was New's Noodle. Owner Bing Phung has remodeled the old Golden Shower of Hits record shop into a Thai-style noodle joint. Open since last Friday, the bright and airy spot is serving dishes such as ... More >>
Blogs
May 21, 2009
WSU Takes Michael Pollan Off Reading List
Scott Carlson of The Chronicle of Higher Education reported today (thanks to Ethicurean for the link) that Washington State University has suspended its freshman "common reading" program. The book the program committee had chosen to distribute to all incoming first-year students? Michael Pollan's Th ... More >>
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May 20, 2009
Dino Wine-Oh
Scott Carlson of The Chronicle of Higher Education reported today (thanks to Ethicurean for the link) that Washington State University has suspended its freshman "common reading" program. The book the program committee had chosen to distribute to all incoming first-year students? Michael Pollan's Th ... More >>
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October 22, 2008
Washington State Book Awards
Scott Carlson of The Chronicle of Higher Education reported today (thanks to Ethicurean for the link) that Washington State University has suspended its freshman "common reading" program. The book the program committee had chosen to distribute to all incoming first-year students? Michael Pollan's Th ... More >>
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July 16, 2008
Kirkland Uncorked
Scott Carlson of The Chronicle of Higher Education reported today (thanks to Ethicurean for the link) that Washington State University has suspended its freshman "common reading" program. The book the program committee had chosen to distribute to all incoming first-year students? Michael Pollan's Th ... More >>
Blogs
June 18, 2007
Murrows All Around
Scott Carlson of The Chronicle of Higher Education reported today (thanks to Ethicurean for the link) that Washington State University has suspended its freshman "common reading" program. The book the program committee had chosen to distribute to all incoming first-year students? Michael Pollan's Th ... More >>
Blogs
August 24, 2006
Go Cougs!
Scott Carlson of The Chronicle of Higher Education reported today (thanks to Ethicurean for the link) that Washington State University has suspended its freshman "common reading" program. The book the program committee had chosen to distribute to all incoming first-year students? Michael Pollan's Th ... More >>
Food
July 5, 2006
Down and Dirty
Scott Carlson of The Chronicle of Higher Education reported today (thanks to Ethicurean for the link) that Washington State University has suspended its freshman "common reading" program. The book the program committee had chosen to distribute to all incoming first-year students? Michael Pollan's Th ... More >>
Food
December 24, 2003
Bambuzin'
Eating with the theater crowdand liking it.
Food
October 29, 2003
Food & Beverage News
Eating with the theater crowdand liking it.
Food
June 18, 2003
Red Perfection
The first taste of summer, and how to have it all year long.
Food
December 18, 2002
The Hotdish
The first taste of summer, and how to have it all year long.
Food
October 2, 2002
The New Food Revolution
Drop that tasteless corporate-grown tomato! These Seattle foodies are creating a safer, healthier, more savory food chain.
News
August 1, 2001
Franken-forest
Scientists are messing with the genes of trees: Is it a threat to the environment or a boon?
News
November 25, 1998
Wacking it
Is the ultraconservative legislator in Olympia an endangered species?
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