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“No large public transportation project gets done without some lying, unbudgeted expenses, and unhappy citizens. Tough.”

DO NOTHING? NOTHING DOING! Hats off for the insightful, in-depth probe of the monorail plan [“Not So Fast”…

Performance Picks

Arts & Culture

Performance Picks

LadyFest One of many offerings among the new dance, aerial performance, movement theater, and category-defying work in this…

Music

Omara Portuondo, The Delgados.

OMARA PORTUONDO, Buena Vista Social Club Presents (World Circuit/Nonesuch) The melancholy beauty of Omara Portuondo’s voice echoes fate.…

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Seattle Weekly

Music Awards Showcase 2003

Owl 'n Thistle

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Owl ‘n Thistle

Few spots in town get as cozy and convivial as the back room at the Owl ‘n Thistle,…

Eat Drink Toke

Southern Belles and Whistles

If the recent closures of restaurants like Burk’s Cafe in Ballard and La Louisiana in the Central District…

YOU WANT FRIES WITH THAT?

Arts & Culture

YOU WANT FRIES WITH THAT?

“Kentucky Windage” is bad-boy Jack Daws’ follow-up to last year’s politically-charged “States of the Union” exhibit, though this…

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“Mayor Schell is a hypocritical man. . . . If he gets back into office, it is like letting a kid loose in a candy store.”

Schell’s Seattle Four years ago, I fell for the hype and voted for Paul Schell for mayor [see…

Visual Arts Picks

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Visual Arts Picks

Tribute To Utility And Usefulness This series of small acrylic paintings by Tad Hutchison pay wry homage to…

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This Week’s Cover

January 14-20, 2004  

Eat Drink Toke

Easter Brunch

The sun is finally starting to peek through that seemingly endless stretch of winter gray, which means fuzzy…

Jules Maes Saloon

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Jules Maes Saloon

Jules Maes Saloon originally opened in the late 1800s, serving Georgetown’s factory workers—who probably never would have guessed…

Film

The flicks of fall

Remember—all dates are subject to change.

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University of Washington, The Legislature

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON On Nov. 25, a brief Associated Press dispatch published in both Seattle dailies said that…

Pilobolus, Harry Potter, and Gwen Stefani.

Arts & Culture

Pilobolus, Harry Potter, and Gwen Stefani.

THURS–SAT – DANCE They took their name from a mushroom, and watching Pilobolus’ twisting, surging, jittering, floating movement…

Music

Weekly Notable Shows

Wednesday, January 25 God Forbid One of the most ambitious metal bands around, New Jersey’s God Forbid play…

Number of the Week

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Number of the Week

The percentage drop in venture capital investments in Seattle-area companies during the first quarter of 2002 as compared…

CD Reviews

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CD Reviews

CHICKS ON SPEED, Re-Releases of the Un-Releases (K) The new Chicks on Speed record is a heaping pile…

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Who Said It?

“We have to worry very much about the potential for public distrust.” a) Seattle City Council member Margaret…

Cornish Dance Theater, The Esoterics

Arts & Culture

Cornish Dance Theater, The Esoterics

Cornish Dance Theater Forget the “student” label—this is as far from the stereotyped dance recital as you can…