Unemployed "99ers" pose a toxic threat to overwhelmed social-service agencies.
The estate of Captain Phil Harris is sued by a former business partner.
A Seattle whiz who got rich off the real-estate crash tells you what to do,now that relying on your house has proved a dismal investment strategy.
He's keeping mum on the subject now. But in the state Senate, he promoted what would have been a ban.
Photos by Matthew PielA weekly column in which we ride the light rail to random stops, hop off, and wander around until something strikes our… Continue reading
The ocean never claimed Phil Harris, the chain-smoking, blue-tongued, Harley-riding captain of the crab-fishing boat Cornelia Marie. Harris, made famous by the Discovery Channel show… Continue reading
34th District Democrats chair Tim Nuse thinks any of the three Ds running to replace Sharon Nelson in the state House of Representatives will vote… Continue reading
Geoffrey "Mac" McElroy and Tim Fahey might not have made it to the general election in tonight's primary, but they both vowed to be back… Continue reading
Photos by Matthew PielA weekly column in which we ride the light rail to random stops, hop off, and wander around until something strikes our… Continue reading
As Nina Shapiro reported last year, the Bellevue-based company Intelius made millions by allegedly duping people into signing up for unwanted monthly subscriptions to it… Continue reading
In the print edition of our annual issue listing the greatest of everything this city has to offer, I gave Little Rae's Bakery the nod… Continue reading
Photos by Matthew PielA weekly column in which we ride the light rail to random stops, hop off, and wander around until something strikes our… Continue reading
Thousands of Washington couples are among the gays and lesbians nationwide that could benefit--or be irreparably harmed--if the U.S. Supreme Court takes up the issue… Continue reading
Best Watchdog for Tenants
A weekly column in which we ride the light rail to random stops, hop off, and wander around until something strikes our culinary fancy, treating… Continue reading
If you fly into Honolulu and smell something a little rancid in the air, this is why. Bales of garbage from Hawaii were supposed to… Continue reading
The relationship between Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed and Dino Rossi and his Republican supporters was, um, testy, after Reed certified the 2004 gubernatorial… Continue reading
Call him No-Win McGinn. After discouraging the city council from signing final agreements with the state on building the waterfront tunnel, and promising a veto,… Continue reading
Photos by Matthew PielThe Place:The Matador, 4546 California Ave. SW, 932-9988, WEST SEATTLEThe Hours: 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. - 1 a.m.The… Continue reading
Six months ago everyone from the Seattle-based greenie think-tank Sightline Institute to the right-leaning (by British standards) Economist was applauding Maria Cantwell for a bill… Continue reading
