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Two things make for a pleasurable hotel experience: a great basement bar
Two things make for a pleasurable hotel experience: a great basement bar and ghosts. The Hotel Seattle has…
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If you ride the #2 bus—looping endlessly from the shores of Lake
If you ride the #2 bus—looping endlessly from the shores of Lake Washington to the top of Queen…
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For all its popularity, dinner-and-a-movie makes a terrible first date. The movie
For all its popularity, dinner-and-a-movie makes a terrible first date. The movie really messes things up, since you’re…
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Most dogs, like most humans, love the beach. Unfortunately, virtually every stretch
Most dogs, like most humans, love the beach. Unfortunately, virtually every stretch of sand in Seattle is marked…
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It’s tucked away, carved into a residential area on the southeast slope
It’s tucked away, carved into a residential area on the southeast slope of Queen Anne Hill—a place you…
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What Pete’s Wine Shop lacks in square footage, it compensates for in
What Pete’s Wine Shop lacks in square footage, it compensates for in price, selection, service, and atmosphere. Without…
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It’s got plenty of places to work, a great joint for muffins
It’s got plenty of places to work, a great joint for muffins (Macrina), a passable room for music…
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Let’s say you don’t want to have kids and your boyfriend does.
Let’s say you don’t want to have kids and your boyfriend does. It might seem counterintuitive, but take…
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Local soccer fans were stunned in February when the Sounders unexpectedly parted
Local soccer fans were stunned in February when the Sounders unexpectedly parted with two of their most promising…
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Mike McGinn’s improbable ascendance to City Hall in 2009, and the subsequent
Mike McGinn’s improbable ascendance to City Hall in 2009, and the subsequent pothole-strewn two and a half years…
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So you want to work up a sweat, see some spectacular scenery,
So you want to work up a sweat, see some spectacular scenery, and not leave the city. Where…
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Vinyl may have become the preferred music format for audiophiles, but it
Vinyl may have become the preferred music format for audiophiles, but it isn’t winning prizes for affordability. That’s…
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Nearly anything your heart desires can be found on Ballard Avenue Northwest
Nearly anything your heart desires can be found on Ballard Avenue Northwest from Market Street to 17th Avenue…
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He’s not very big. He’s not a prototypical quarterback. He’s not Jake
He’s not very big. He’s not a prototypical quarterback. He’s not Jake Locker. But, as he showed last…
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There’s nothing special about the sink or toilet at Marjorie, but those
There’s nothing special about the sink or toilet at Marjorie, but those aren’t the fixtures which draw diners…
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It was her passion for the neighborhood, Amber Campbell says, that pushed
It was her passion for the neighborhood, Amber Campbell says, that pushed her to create and become editor…
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Starbucks? Hey, why the hell not! They stock all the records you
Starbucks? Hey, why the hell not! They stock all the records you love. They’ve got the Fleet Foxes,…
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A Seattle City Council member for 14 years, Nick Licata has gained
A Seattle City Council member for 14 years, Nick Licata has gained some forehead and a lot of…
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Have you been to the theater lately? No? Could that be because
Have you been to the theater lately? No? Could that be because it’s so darn expensive? The savvy…
Arts & Culture
Vashon Island Strawberry Festival
In the annals of fruit-themed island festivals, the Mercer Island Mango-Fest never caught on; busy New Yorkers couldn’t…