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Feds Seize Guns and Drugs in White Center -- Is Area's Unincorporated Status Causing Crime?

​Over the past three months, local and federal law-enforcement agencies arrested 53 people, confiscated 68 firearms, and seized a combined 63 pounds of meth, cocaine, and crack in White Center. The operation was capped by a press conference Friday morning at which the authorities showed off th ... More >>

Party in White Center Tomorrow Night!

​Tomorrow's the big party for White Center, the neighborhood which emerged victorious in our first-ever Snackdown. The 6 p.m. event is a great chance to check out the city's best 'hood for eating--and to eat cake, courtesy of party host Full Tilt Ice Cream. Last week, we steered you toward a ... More >>

Celebrate White Center's Snackdown Win With Cake and Drink

​For those bewildered Snackdown voters who wondered what made White Center the tournament champ, next Thursday offers a chance to explore the city's best eating neighborhood. As promised, the Seattle Weekly crew is convening for a party in the winning neighborhood, and you're invited. The fes ... More >>

White Center: Your New Destination For Medical Marijuana

These Afgooey flowers from Larry were absolutely fuzzy with trichomes and full of medicinal goodness.​White Center is fast becoming a destination of choice for medical-marijuana patients. Already host to two dispensaries -- Herban Legends and the G.A.M.E. Collective Lounge (both previously reviewe ... More >>

Snackdown! White Center Wins the Title

​It trounced West Seattle. It walked over South Lake Union. It dispensed with the Central District. And, last week, White Center had its way with Wallingford too. White Center beat Wallingford in a squeaker to claim the first-ever Great Snackdown championship. We asked Voracious readers to he ... More >>

Snackdown! Wallingford Leads at Halftime

​My job offers me very few opportunities to emulate Greg Gumbel, so I'm pretty excited about presenting the official Great Neighborhood Snackdown halftime report. Folks, this match-up is as tight as a chef at last call. After an early-week surge by White Center, the 'hoods have entered a st ... More >>

Snackdown! Wallingford and White Center to Meet in the Finals

​Sorted alphabetically, Wallingford and White Center ranked near the very bottom of the 16 neighborhoods competing for our first-ever Great Snackdown crown. But according to thousands of Voracious voters, they're tops among Seattle's eating 'hoods. Wallingford vanquished the International Dis ... More >>

Snackdown! Central District vs. White Center

​Our second Neighborhood Snackdown semi-final match pits Central District (victorious over Capitol Hill) against White Center (South Lake Union-slayer, and darling of the Snackdown thus far.) Which is the better neighborhood for eating?

Central District, ID, Wallingford and White Center Advance in Neighborhood Snackdown

​White Center is doing just fine without Tom Douglas. The neighborhood continues its Cinderella run in the Neighborhood Snackdown, knocking out South Lake Union in the quarterfinals. A full 52 percent of voters cast their ballots for White Center, delivering what amounts to a thrashing in a t ... More >>

Snackdown! White Center vs. South Lake Union

​Our second Neighborhood Snackdown semi-final match pits White Center (which upset West Seattle to claim its second-round spot) against South Lake Union (winner of a battle with Wedgwood). Which is the better neighborhood for eating?

Snackdown! And the First-Round Winners Are...

​With a name like White Center, how could a neighborhood not be a contender for Cinderella status? The results are in for the first round of The Great Neighborhood Snackdown, and it's looking like White Center could be the tournament's Virginia Commonwealth. The 'hood is home to only 13,000 p ... More >>

Snackdown! West Seattle vs. White Center

​Our sixth match-up in the Neighborhood Snackdown pits West Seattle against White Center. Which is the better neighborhood for eating?

Vegan Bakery Debuts in Ballard, Zippy's Finally Opens in White Center, & More

Bouteloua Bakery's cinnamon bread​In Ballard, a vegan bakery is now open at 2019 Northwest Market Street. Bouteloua Bakery features treats like cookies, cinnamon rolls, croissants, and more. Over in Madrona, Pritty Boys' Family Pizzeria is now open in the former Dulce's Latin Bistro space at ... More >>

Zippy's Giant Burgers Now Open in White Center

​Great news for Zippy's Giant Burgers diehard fans: After several delays, the beloved eatery -- that many believe sling the best burgers in the entire city -- finally opens its new location today at at 9614 14th Avenue Southwest in White Center.

Knotty Bodies Espresso Leaves Ballard, Zippy's Giant Burgers Opening Delayed Yet Again, & More

Knotty Bodies say goodbye to Ballard.​In Ballard, Knotty Bodies Espresso at 5715 15th Ave. N.W. leaves the 76 gas station parking lot this Friday. The coffee stand, run by bikini-clad baristas, is relocating to Federal Way. On Capitol Hill, Cure at 1640 Nagle Place is now open. The bar serves ... More >>

Rat City Rollergirls

Knotty Bodies say goodbye to Ballard.​In Ballard, Knotty Bodies Espresso at 5715 15th Ave. N.W. leaves the 76 gas station parking lot this Friday. The coffee stand, run by bikini-clad baristas, is relocating to Federal Way. On Capitol Hill, Cure at 1640 Nagle Place is now open. The bar serves ... More >>

Our 107 Favorite Restaurants, 2011

From burgers and pizza to steak and sashimi, the Great Seattle Food Pyramid takes shape.

Butcher Shop Debuts in Fremont, Proletariat Pizza Starts Delivery Service, and More

Craving an arugula, egg, and ham pie? Proleteriat Pizza is starting a delivery service! ​Miles James, the man behind the Seattle Sausage Company, is opening a butcher shop and eatery at 4262 Fremont Ave., according to Fremont Universe. Dot's Delicatessen will serve house-made sausage, pate, an ... More >>

World's Nicest Robber Holds Up West Seattle Shell Station

​Look, if you're going to rob a gas station at gunpoint, the least you can do is be nice about it.

Salvadorean Bakery Offers More Than Just Sweet Treats

The pollo en crema de loroco at Salvadorean Bakery. ​Welcome to Counter Intel. When she's not eating her way around the city (or the world), Chelsea Lin writes about food and entertainment for a variety of local and national websites. Each week here on Voracious, she'll be sharing her love of ... More >>

White Center: Almost Hip

Cheap rent and legit truck food have yet to spoil this West Seattle suburb.

Trashed Cans

Cheap rent and legit truck food have yet to spoil this West Seattle suburb.

Is Everybody Moving to Ballard? Full Tilt's New Location Opens There This Spring

Photo by Leslie KellyJustin Cline's getting on board the Ballard Express.​Holy smokes, Ballard is hot, hot, hot. Earlier this week, we learned that Maria Hines is opening a new Mediterranean place in that humming 'hood soon. And Justin Cline at Full Tilt just told me he's going to sign a le ... More >>

Olympia's Proposed Bike Regulations Too Soft on Cyclists

​Next week, when the state legislature formally convenes, Seattle Rep. Jamie Pedersen will begin his effort to pass House Bill 1018, which would establish a sort of legal code of interaction among bicyclists, motorists, and pedestrians. Generally, the bill is well-crafted and long overdue. But ... More >>

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 >>

Proletariat Pizza Needs PBR to Truly Satisfy Karl Marx

Proletariat Pizza's logo is tattooed onto the arm of seemingly EVERY rockabilly and gutterpunk who works there.​For years there was only one thing missing from White Center: a decent local pizza place. Luckily, Proletariat Pizza has stepped up to fill that void. It's located in charming downt ... More >>

White Center Art Walk This Saturday

​White Center has an Art Walk every third Saturday of the month, from 6:00-9:00 p.m., and all of the venues have food or drink worthy of your attention This month includes shows at the following: Salvadorian Bakery (1719 S.W. Roxbury St.) - Get the rice cookies! Full Tilt Ice Cream (9629 16th ... More >>

Openings & Closings: Coffee in the CD and Wallingford

​If enjoying a cup of coffee while perusing local art is your thing, stop by Greenbridge's Dubsea Coffee (9910 8th Ave. S.W.) in White Center, which will be opening its doors this Saturday. White Center Now reports that proprietor and fellow artist Sibelle not only wants to keep the cafe's wal ... More >>

Review Roundup: The Times Braves the Bravern, The Stranger Hunts Down Porn & Pizza (Again)

​The Seattle Times' Nancy Leson gives some love to Wild Ginger's new Bellevue location, reminiscing over the 20 years she's been dining at the Seattle restaurant. The LCB might want to take note, though: apparently the barman's offering 11-year-olds hard liquor. In the Dining Deals column, Tan ... More >>

The Queen of White Center

Sour soup, salty donuts, and other Cambodian specialties at Queen’s Deli.

Full Tilt: Bringing Together Ice Cream and Passover

After picking up my gefilte fish from On Safari, I zipped down to White Center (as long as I was close) for a roast chicken from Rosticeria Y Cucina Paisano (9615 15th Ave. S.W.), the virtues of which can be read HERE in Jonathan Kauffman's recent review. While I was in White Center, I figured I mig ... More >>

A Tour of Seattle’s 10 Most Intimidating Dive Bars

Notes from a guy who literally wrote the book on the subject.

How to Make Roast Chicken Palatable

Mexican, Peruvian, and Cantonese takes on dinner’s most boring animal.

A Shot in the Dark: Floyd’s Place

Where there’s nothing new about drinking to forget.

Annexation at the White Center of Controversy

The Seattle City Council scuttles a plan to adopt a “vital young area.”

Council Says No to White Center Solomon Solution

Jean Godden held out, but everyone else voted down a resolution to back the plan Mayor Greg Nickels' office announced last December to split White Center with Burien, go to Olympia holding hands, and push for legislation that would make it financially attractive for Seattle to bring the northern par ... More >>

Busy Be's on the West Side

Jean Godden held out, but everyone else voted down a resolution to back the plan Mayor Greg Nickels' office announced last December to split White Center with Burien, go to Olympia holding hands, and push for legislation that would make it financially attractive for Seattle to bring the northern par ... More >>

The Gift of Ice Cream, Tom Does Tacos

Jean Godden held out, but everyone else voted down a resolution to back the plan Mayor Greg Nickels' office announced last December to split White Center with Burien, go to Olympia holding hands, and push for legislation that would make it financially attractive for Seattle to bring the northern par ... More >>

Ice Cream & Pinball In White Center

Jean Godden held out, but everyone else voted down a resolution to back the plan Mayor Greg Nickels' office announced last December to split White Center with Burien, go to Olympia holding hands, and push for legislation that would make it financially attractive for Seattle to bring the northern par ... More >>

White Center’s True Burger Giant

You’ll find it in a triangle.

Nickels to Burien: Piss Off

You’ll find it in a triangle.

Spaghetti House Showdown

Two Houses square off in a battle of north-versus-south pride.

White Center Card Rooms Survive Nickels’ Grab

A failed annexation means the games will continue.

The Cultured Cafe

Get animated in White Center

33 Words That Collectively Spell "Douchebag"

Get animated in White Center

White Center Is Served

Why everyone wants a piece of Rat City.

The New Center of the Universe?

Café Rozella's Ricardo Guarnero is making things happen in White Center.

Fit to be Thai

Café Rozella's Ricardo Guarnero is making things happen in White Center.