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City Hall has rechecked its records and now says the amount of
Published 4:36pm Friday, January 17, 2014City Hall has rechecked its records and now says the amount of fines and penalties owed by Seattle slumlord Hugh Sisley comes to $1 million ... Read more
Local & Repertory • Fight Club Every lame buddy flick features a
Published 11:48pm Wednesday, January 15, 2014Local & Repertory • Fight Club Every lame buddy flick features a ritual fist fight that bonds its two male leads, and that cliched meta-scene ... Read more
Reacting to Governor Jay Inslee’s call this week to increase the state
Published 8:06pm Wednesday, January 15, 2014Reacting to Governor Jay Inslee’s call this week to increase the state minimum wage, Republicans had a predictable response. “More people will lose jobs,” Sen. ... Read more
Wednesday, Jan. 22Women in CinemaThis mini-festival begins with a bang by screening
Published 10:33pm Tuesday, January 14, 2014Wednesday, Jan. 22 Women in Cinema This mini-festival begins with a bang by screening the documentary profile Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me, about the legendary Broadway ... Read more
Stage Openings & Events Cafe Dante Not a cabaret in a cafe,
Published 10:27pm Tuesday, January 14, 2014Stage Openings & Events Cafe Dante Not a cabaret in a cafe, but (as I understand it) a play about a cabaret in a cafe. ... Read more
Kicking off Sunday’s fiery rally for 15 Now, a new group pushing
Published 1:01am Tuesday, January 14, 2014Kicking off Sunday’s fiery rally for 15 Now, a new group pushing for a $15-an-hour minimum wage, MC Katie Wilson declared: “What we are witnessing ... Read more
It’s a thankless job. Literally thankless. There’s a good chance that Seattle’s
Published 7:56pm Friday, January 10, 2014It’s a thankless job. Literally thankless. There’s a good chance that Seattle’s 97 parking enforcement officers (PEOs) have never been patted on the back for ... Read more
The biggest armed bank robbery in American history began shortly after closing
Published 9:51pm Thursday, January 9, 2014The biggest armed bank robbery in American history began shortly after closing time on the evening of Feb. 10, 1997, when two men wearing trench ... Read more
Paul Berendt, the longest serving Democratic Party chairman in the nation when
Published 5:33pm Thursday, January 9, 2014Paul Berendt, the longest serving Democratic Party chairman in the nation when he stepped down eight years ago, is having a hard time coming to ... Read more
Stage Openings & Events • 14/48 Festival SEE THE PICK LIST, PAGE
Published 9:45pm Tuesday, January 7, 2014Stage Openings & Events • 14/48 Festival SEE THE PICK LIST, PAGE 19. Alice in Wonderland SPT’s Youth Program presents an all-new, original adaptation. Seattle ... Read more
Openings & Events • Belltown Art Walk Neighborhood galleries (including Northwest Woodworkers
Published 9:27pm Tuesday, January 7, 2014Openings & Events • Belltown Art Walk Neighborhood galleries (including Northwest Woodworkers Gallery, Form/Space Atelier, A/NT Terminal Gallery, and others) and non-galleries (Cyclops, Black Bottle, ... Read more
We all know the foodie hearts of our neighborhoods—the well-tread avenues brimming
Published 8:46pm Tuesday, January 7, 2014We all know the foodie hearts of our neighborhoods—the well-tread avenues brimming with restaurants and bars, like Ballard Avenue, Queen Anne Avenue, California Avenue, Occidental ... Read more
This morning Seattle Mayor Ed Murray announced his intention to sign an
Published 6:14pm Friday, January 3, 2014This morning Seattle Mayor Ed Murray announced his intention to sign an executive order directing department heads to develop a comprehensive plan for raising the ... Read more
Panic set in on the third sip. Where was the fruit? Why
Published 5:43pm Friday, January 3, 2014Panic set in on the third sip. Where was the fruit? Why couldn’t I pick out any minerality? Sure, there was a bit of the ... Read more
After 35 years of putting off repairs to many of his 50-some
Published 4:55pm Friday, January 3, 2014After 35 years of putting off repairs to many of his 50-some Roosevelt-neighborhood properties while fending off dozens of civil actions with repetitious court appeals, ... Read more
Today in Pierce County court 51-year-old Michael Schaef was officially charged with
Published 10:04pm Thursday, January 2, 2014Today in Pierce County court 51-year-old Michael Schaef was officially charged with first-degree murder, stemming from the 1991 shooting death of Jerald Iafrati. Schaef, who ... Read more
Pyrotechnic spectacles aren’t the only way of welcoming a new year.There are
Published 7:40pm Tuesday, December 31, 2013Pyrotechnic spectacles aren’t the only way of welcoming a new year. There are bear dances in Moldavia, pickle drops in Pennsylvania. And in Ecuador, many ... Read more
Thursday, Jan. 9 Ingrid Ricks Broken promises, abuse, poverty, religious indoctrination—these
Published 11:08pm Monday, December 30, 2013Thursday, Jan. 9 Ingrid Ricks Broken promises, abuse, poverty, religious indoctrination—these mark the childhood of Seattle author Ricks, set down in her memoir Hippie Boy, ... Read more
Openings & Events Mary Coss Public Debt to the Suffragette presents her
Published 7:30pm Monday, December 30, 2013Openings & Events Mary Coss Public Debt to the Suffragette presents her airy, translucent sculptures made of ast bronze, sewn window screen, and argon lights, ... Read more
JANUARY10 Meryl Streep plays it big and broad in the screen adaptation
Published 9:16pm Thursday, December 26, 2013JANUARY 10 Meryl Streep plays it big and broad in the screen adaptation of Tracy Letts’ acclaimed play August: Osage County, directed by John Wells ... Read more