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Winter Weather

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2012

    Greg Nickels Makes It Official: He's in the Race for Secretary of State

    ​Doomed in large measure to his lackluster response to a winter snowstorm, Greg Nickels got the boot three years ago when he couldn't survive a primary challenge in seeking a third term as Seattle mayor. Today he announced he's out of the wilderness and back in the game he so sorely missed. He ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2012

    Sip's Happy Hour of Big Couches, Big Food, Big Wines and Prices to Match

    Photo by Matthew Piel​The Place: Sip, 909 5th Ave., 206-682-2779. The Hours: 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. to close Monday through Friday. The Deal: Well drinks for $5, featured wines for $7, and every one of the 12 items on the small plates menu is $3 off. At full fare those "small" plates ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2012

    Snowmania 2012 By The Numbers; 55,353 Gallons of Salt Brine

    It may take a village to raise a child, but it takes a whole lot of manpower, equipment and de-icer to deal with the kind of snow and ice storm that brought Seattle to its knees last week. The prevailing conventional wisdom has long viewed the city as rather whimpish when coping with a major onslaug ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2012

    Snowpalooza 2012, Caught on Tape (Including TV Reporter Scolded, Live, For Ruining the Fun)

    Record snow, frozen rain, white-outs, blackouts, an ice storm warning? OK, a day or two of real winter. Quite enough, thank you. We'll return shortly to our regularly scheduled rain. Still, snow falling on Seattle was the lead story on ABC's World News with Diane Sawyer last night, outranking assort ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2012

    Gov. Chris Gregoire Declares State of Emergency; Dairy Cows Rejoice

    ​In the wake of freezing rain, widepsread power outages, grounded flights, and treacherous road conditions, Gov. Chrs Gregoire this morning declared a state of emergency. The governor called it a "purely precautionary measure," and said that no one has yet asked for state assistance.

  • Blogs

    January 17, 2012

    Cliff Mass Tells Seattle Times to Hold Its Horses on 'Megastorm' Headlines

    Cliff Mass is scaling back. The weatherman extraordinaire says he's highly doubtful the snowstorm heading our way tomorrow will be as monstrous as some have projected. In fact, he figures no more than 2 to 5 inches (5 inches near Olympia, 2 inches near Everett) will blanket Puget Sound. "It's going ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 16, 2012

    This Snow Deal Could Be Real; Major Storm Moving In

    All scoffing aside, the Daily Weekly is now ready to face up to the realization that a major snow storm could smack us like a hard, cold fist on Wednesday and might even break records at Sea-Tac Airport. Sunday's feather dusting, which yielded to this morning's icy roads could seem like a day at the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 8, 2011

    Greg Nickels Should Find Solace in the Fate of New York City Deputy Mayor Stephen Goldsmith

    ​Greg Nickels, take heart: You're not the only public official to be buried alive by a snowstorm. It may be the dog days of summer, but the memory of last winter's blizzard in New York City still lives on, as does City Hall's lame response. The just-announced result: deputy mayor Stephen Golds ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2011

    Cliff Mass, Weather God, Is REALLY Excited About Today's Snowstorm

    ​Infallible weather prophet Cliff Mass is a tizzy on his forecast blog right now. He sees ominous signs in the sky...

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2011

    Cliff Mass: Today's Snowstorm is Nothing to Worry About

    ​Cliff Mass, the Pacific Northwest's meteorological Nostradamus, has some disappointing news for anyone hoping for the year's first snowpocalypse.

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2010

    How Much Snow Dropped on East Coast Last Night? Time-Lapse Video Has the Answer

    ​Two to six inches of snow falls in Seattle, and it's labeled "Snowpocalypse" and buses slide down roads. Back East, they get real snowstorms. As some more the more creative evidence of this, check out local New Jersey resident Michael Black's time lapse footage of his backyard getting barfed ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2010

    Snow Day!

    ​Yes, folks, today is a snow day. Businesses are closed all over the city. The streets are quiet. People are freed (at least temporarily) from the grind of their jobs. But we here at Voracious HQ are still working hard for you. Granted, most of us are doing so while sitting on our couches, wra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2010

    Light Rail Kicks Metro's Butt in the Snow

    ​Those riding the bus today may have visions of Snowpocalypse, the 2008 snowstorm that caused huge delays for public transportation, derailed the city and ultimately got Mayor Greg Nickels booted out of office. With only a few flakes on the ground this morning, King County Metro has put its bu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 24, 2010

    Good Idea or Bad Idea? Jealous Butcher to Release Album of Indie Rock Led Zeppelin Covers Oct. 12

    All of these Pacific Northwest musicians dared to cover Led Zeppelin.​I'm on the fence about this new release from Jealous Butcher Records. On Oct. 12, the Portland label will release a double-disc compilation of 33 Led Zeppelin covers titled The Land of Ice and Snow. The bands featured on th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2010

    Could Seattle Host a Super Bowl?

    ​For those unawares, the 2014 Super Bowl is going to be held in New Jersey. Football in the Northeast in January makes about as much sense as taping an episode of "Antiques Roadshow" outdoors during monsoon season, since neither event is improved by the addition of extreme weather. But on the ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 9, 2010

    Toby Smith

    ​For those unawares, the 2014 Super Bowl is going to be held in New Jersey. Football in the Northeast in January makes about as much sense as taping an episode of "Antiques Roadshow" outdoors during monsoon season, since neither event is improved by the addition of extreme weather. But on the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2010

    Openings & Closings: Tony's Market Opens for Season, New 21 Flow Lounge in Queen Anne

    ​Looks like Tony's Market (9050 35th Ave. S.W.) is back open for the season, what with El Nino's warm winter weather. The West Seattle blog reported the grand opening yesterday, noting that the hours will be from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. See what the Weekly's Mike Seely had to say about Tony's last ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2009

    Timeline: How Former Transportation Director Grace Crunican Became Seattle's Most Reviled Department Head

    FlickrSDOT Director Grace Crunican went from mostly anonymous to political poison in just over a year.​Yesterday, to the surprise of no one, Seattle Transportation Director Grace Crunican sent out a press release announcing her resignation. Crunican, along with now-departing Mayor Greg Nickels ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 9, 2009

    Julie Blackmon, Faryn Davis, and Eva Sköld Westerlind

    FlickrSDOT Director Grace Crunican went from mostly anonymous to political poison in just over a year.​Yesterday, to the surprise of no one, Seattle Transportation Director Grace Crunican sent out a press release announcing her resignation. Crunican, along with now-departing Mayor Greg Nickels ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2009

    Val Kilmer Has Yet to Wreak Havoc on Seattle's Roads, But SDOT's Taking No Chances

    Don't let the shirtless look fool you: The Iceman is cold and dangerous.​As omniscient meteorological guru Cliff Mass tells us in today's Times, icy cold weather isn't necessarily cause for concern--actual ice is. Sure, it's chilly to the point where record lows are being threatened (while Buf ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2009

    Mike McGinn Is Seattle's Next Mayor

    ​ It's official: This adorable little tyke just got an early Christmas present. More details from the Joe Mallahan concession speech to come. Details from Laura Onstot, at Mallahan's final stand: Mallahan seemed as disappointed in losing as he was excited about being mayor in the first place ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2009

    "Regular" Joe Mallahan Isn't Familiar With Stadium Tax, Is Concerned With Basic Services

    In the second of a series of interviews with mayoral candidates, The P-I's Chris Grygiel interviews former T-Mobile exec Joe Mallahan, who recently donated $200,000 to his own campaign. Much like Mike McGinn focused on the tunnel and transportation issues, Mallahan continually said that he's a "Regu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2009

    Snowbody Shows Up At Mayor's Winter Storm Town Hall Meeting

      Well almost snowbody at any rate. With all the howling and gnashing of teeth over the City's response to last month's two-week long snow event, you'd have thought more than a dozen people would have shown up on a Tuesday night at the Green Lake Community Center to voice their grie ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2009

    The Bell Tolls For Austin Cantina & Opal...

    Just walked by the leavings inside Austin Cantina in Ballard, always sad to see the result of someone's hard labor go out of business. Nancy Leson also reported on the closing of Queen Anne's Opal this week (to reopen soon under a new concept from the same owner). Many bars and restaurants saw ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2009

    Tracks in the Snow

    Sure, you can occasionally spot a coyote on the Eastside or a few raccoons walking down the street at night in Seattle. But you don't normally think about the creatures that may be wandering around your house at night. I will ever more, however, after last night's snowfall. I woke up this morning to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2008

    Will Voters Just Say Snow to Mayor Nickels?

    The region is slowly recuperating from the horrors of Snowstorm 2008. The roads are mostly clear, garbage service is returning and public transportation is rumored to be nearly back on schedule. More importantly, politics as usual will begin again. Or will it? Like a pool of water around ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 24, 2008

    People Are Getting Pissed

    Seattletimes.com's lead headline declares that sand is actually worse for the environment than salt--the superior ice-buster. "That's the opinion of scientists who have studied the issue and officials from other cities that use salt to clear icy roads," STimes reports. The story doesn't actually quo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 24, 2008

    Props to the Hard-Core Mushers

    Yes, our local government agencies and their ill-equipped contractors (you can pick up my trash anytime now, fuckers!) have failed us miserably in the worst snowstorm Western Washington has seen in quite some time. But you know who hasn't, because they never do? Pizza delivery drivers and cabbies, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2008

    Correction: West Seattle Farmers Market Closed Today

    This is not news to you all, I'm sure, in the midst of blizzard conditions.  (I'm posting from New Hampshire, which has only winter storm warnings, though it's beautiful from where I'm sitting.) This week's print version of Food Files incorrectly states that the West Seattle Farmers Market is o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2008

    Handy Seattle Cleared Street Map

    As much as its fun to rag on the city during this whole snow storm debacle, this is actually pretty helpful. It's a map of the streets that are getting cleared first. It's very helpful if you absolutely have to get anywhere.

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2008

    My Easy, Icy Viaduct Solution

    As you'll read here, our Aimee Curl is all over the latest Clusterduct developments. But as we continue to fret and committee to death the two remaining (or more?!?) viaduct replacement scenarios, and worry how we'll accommodate the 110,000 daily vehicles the creaky structure now carries, I've notic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2008

    Server Reboot WedOHMYGODITMIGHTSNOW Edition

    From our System Administrator Paul Jensen:SPECIAL REPORT * SPECIAL REPORT * We take you now to Jean Enersen in the WINTER STORM WATCH 2008 FIRST ALERT CODE RED NEWSROOM TRACKING CENTER. Good afternoon. Breaking news happening right now as we speak. We're getting word that w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2008

    Snow Globe at Tacoma Art Museum

    From our System Administrator Paul Jensen:SPECIAL REPORT * SPECIAL REPORT * We take you now to Jean Enersen in the WINTER STORM WATCH 2008 FIRST ALERT CODE RED NEWSROOM TRACKING CENTER. Good afternoon. Breaking news happening right now as we speak. We're getting word that w ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 10, 2008

    Julie Blackmon: Domestic Vacations

    From our System Administrator Paul Jensen:SPECIAL REPORT * SPECIAL REPORT * We take you now to Jean Enersen in the WINTER STORM WATCH 2008 FIRST ALERT CODE RED NEWSROOM TRACKING CENTER. Good afternoon. Breaking news happening right now as we speak. We're getting word that w ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 23, 2008

    Peter Moren of Peter, Bjorn and John

    Tuesday, April 29

  • Blogs

    January 29, 2008

    Inmates Rescuing Stranded Spokanites

    Tuesday, April 29

  • Blogs

    December 26, 2007

    Training Day

    Tuesday, April 29

  • Calendar

    December 19, 2007

    Music Under the Midnight Sun

    They come from the land of the ice and snow

  • News

    November 7, 2007

    Can Snow College Make Our Roads Safer?

    DOT bets $186,000 it will.

  • Blogs

    January 16, 2007

    Diner Alert: Simba's Chicken & kabob

    DOT bets $186,000 it will.

  • Arts

    December 13, 2006

    SATURDAY: Park Work Parties, Ellen Forney, and Girl4Girl

    DOT bets $186,000 it will.

  • Food

    February 22, 2006

    Winter Warmers

    DOT bets $186,000 it will.

  • Film

    November 23, 2005

    The Ice Harvest

    Opens Wed., Nov. 23, at Pacific Place and others.

  • Arts

    January 26, 2005

    This Week's Reads

    Jared Diamond, David Laskin, Susan Gilman, and Douglas Coupland.

  • Arts

    December 15, 2004

    Tania Kitchell

    Jared Diamond, David Laskin, Susan Gilman, and Douglas Coupland.

  • Film

    January 5, 2000

    Snow Falling on Cedars

    The local best-seller goes big time.

  • Arts

    February 17, 1999

    Snow job

    A slow build-up to a great ending.

  • Arts

    February 10, 1999

    Snow Queen

    A new book and a reissued classic from the world's leading connoisseur of snow.

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