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While girls have to navigate the Machiavellian world of Queen Bees and
While girls have to navigate the Machiavellian world of Queen Bees and Wannabes, making friends among the rougher…
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The endearing little Irishman you see with a smile around the Pike
The endearing little Irishman you see with a smile around the Pike Market Medical Clinic is Joe Martin,…
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Most theater is about as immediately relevant as the magazines in a
Most theater is about as immediately relevant as the magazines in a dentist’s waiting room. When companies decide…
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Yes, there are still old-growth trees in Seattle proper. West Seattle’s Schmitz
Yes, there are still old-growth trees in Seattle proper. West Seattle’s Schmitz Preserve Park boasts a few standing…
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In Neil Gaiman’s wonderful fantasy novel Neverwhere, our protagonist-turned-hero begins as a
In Neil Gaiman’s wonderful fantasy novel Neverwhere, our protagonist-turned-hero begins as a disenchanted office worker with a troll…
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A prediction: A thousand years from now, the adult human frame will
A prediction: A thousand years from now, the adult human frame will shrink back down to the size…
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It’s one of the best venues in town. Intimate like a club—even
It’s one of the best venues in town. Intimate like a club—even better sound than some (cough, Chop…
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All the communal tables and underground restaurants held in frat houses you
All the communal tables and underground restaurants held in frat houses you encounter these days seem to fall…
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Owner D.J. Norman went all out when engineering the look of Motore
Owner D.J. Norman went all out when engineering the look of Motore Coffee to sync with the Italian…
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It’s hard not to like Brouwer’s big lodge in Fremont and Buckley’s
It’s hard not to like Brouwer’s big lodge in Fremont and Buckley’s wide-open booze room in Lower Queen…
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Throughout the tortuous summer of 2005, Capitol Hill residents routinely broke through
Throughout the tortuous summer of 2005, Capitol Hill residents routinely broke through the construction fences in their frenzy…
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Used to be that popularity contests were cut-and-dried: I’m talking Homecoming, Student
Used to be that popularity contests were cut-and-dried: I’m talking Homecoming, Student Council, P.T.A. Parent-Quiche-Recipe-of-the-Month. But once you…
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If all the purple signage and landscaping doesn’t tip you off, perhaps
If all the purple signage and landscaping doesn’t tip you off, perhaps the golf carts emblazoned with Pac-10…
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Seattle Center’s 1995 decision to renovate its International Fountain into something you
Seattle Center’s 1995 decision to renovate its International Fountain into something you interact with, rather than just look…
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Last December, Matt Jones was having a blast. “I was just dancing
Last December, Matt Jones was having a blast. “I was just dancing and painting with a friend of…
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I became hooked on yerba mate at last year’s Fremont Solstice Parade.
I became hooked on yerba mate at last year’s Fremont Solstice Parade. Guayaki, the pre-eminent yerba mate company,…
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All you Saigon Deli fans don’t know what you’re missing. The xiu
All you Saigon Deli fans don’t know what you’re missing. The xiu mai banh mi at Tony’s Bakery…
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It may have cost more than $70 million, but Seattle’s airy City
It may have cost more than $70 million, but Seattle’s airy City Hall is almost worth it. And…
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Egg nachos. An idea so simple, I can’t believe I’ve never made
Egg nachos. An idea so simple, I can’t believe I’ve never made it, seen it, or even dreamt…
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There are places in Seattle that seem to have remained gloriously unchanged
There are places in Seattle that seem to have remained gloriously unchanged for decades. I’m thinking of businesses…