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Should police officers be required to live in the city they serve?It’s
Published 7:00am Monday, September 19, 2011Should police officers be required to live in the city they serve?It’s a debate that’s played out nationally over the last decade, and one receiving ... Read more
The Soft Skin
Published 7:00am Friday, September 16, 2011From 1964, François Truffaut’s fourth feature has never gotten much respect—even though many people (myself included) regard it as one of his best. Opening with ... Read more
Magic Trip: An LSD Trip Best Avoided
Published 7:00am Tuesday, August 23, 2011The subject of Magic Trip is the LSD- powered, cross-country road movie orchestrated by novelist Ken Kesey in the summer of ’64. More than a ... Read more
First Call: Via Tribunali’s Hidden Gems
Published 7:00am Tuesday, August 23, 2011Don't forget to drink with your pizza. Read more
Lick me!Filling in those tiny circles with ink and affixing a stamp
Published 7:00am Thursday, August 18, 2011Lick me!Filling in those tiny circles with ink and affixing a stamp to the ballot envelope was just too much for two out of three ... Read more
Mayor McGinn’s Pothole Problem
Published 7:00am Tuesday, August 2, 2011A major bump in the road to re-election. Read more
All photos by Laura MusselmanPollens.Artist Home, the fine folks behind Doe Bay
Published 7:00am Monday, August 1, 2011All photos by Laura Musselman Pollens. Artist Home, the fine folks behind Doe Bay Fest and SlackFest, have been spending their summer putting on a ... Read more
For most of the day on Tuesday, anyone following @seattlepd on Twitter
Published 7:00am Wednesday, July 27, 2011For most of the day on Tuesday, anyone following @seattlepd on Twitter had their feeds dominated by hundreds of Tweets ranging from “Assault with a ... Read more
Fran’s has its fans, and Theo Chocolate is as fair-trade-y and community-service-y
Published 7:00am Tuesday, July 26, 2011Fran’s has its fans, and Theo Chocolate is as fair-trade-y and community-service-y as anyone could ask for, but Dilettante’s always owned my loyalty. Call me ... Read more
What’s the best way to prevent a bar from being overrun by
Published 7:00am Tuesday, July 26, 2011What’s the best way to prevent a bar from being overrun by obnoxious, novice drunks on the make? Dogmatism, baby. Start by not serving hard ... Read more
What do blades, brooms, and sturdy ankles have in common? A babushka,
Published 7:00am Tuesday, July 26, 2011What do blades, brooms, and sturdy ankles have in common? A babushka, yes, but also Castle Ice : an arena for hockey, figure skating, and ... Read more
image sourceThe 737 is dead! Long live the 737!Imagine this scenario: Sometime
Published 7:00am Thursday, July 21, 2011image sourceThe 737 is dead! Long live the 737!Imagine this scenario: Sometime in the mid-1990’s, the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox managed ... Read more
In the newspaper biz, there are two types of editorial writers: those
Published 7:00am Wednesday, July 13, 2011In the newspaper biz, there are two types of editorial writers: those who seek facts and input from folks on both sides of an issue ... Read more
The Weekly Wire: The Week’s Recommended Events
Published 7:00am Tuesday, July 12, 2011WEDNESDAY 7/13 Books: Distant Gunfire If the name Leon Czolgosz is remotely familiar to you, it may be as one of the pathetic gunmen in ... Read more
The Short List: This Week’s Recommended Shows
Published 7:00am Tuesday, July 12, 2011From Gillian Welch to Memory Tapes. Read more
Since Walk Into a Bar, the joint venture of Prometheus Brown (aka
Published 7:00am Friday, July 8, 2011Since Walk Into a Bar, the joint venture of Prometheus Brown (aka Geologic of the Blue Scholars) and Los Angeles MC Bambu, has found a ... Read more
Causing 99 Problems in Burien.One of the few positives about the Fourth
Published 7:00am Friday, July 8, 2011Causing 99 Problems in Burien. One of the few positives about the Fourth of July landing on a Monday this year was that CC’s Lounge ... Read more
On the second Saturday of every month, DJs Tim Betterley and Sharlese
Published 7:00am Friday, July 8, 2011On the second Saturday of every month, DJs Tim Betterley and Sharlese Metcalf have been hosting a band and dance night at the Wildrose called ... Read more
No, we don’t actually call it “Hotlanta.” It’s nearing on two months
Published 7:00am Wednesday, June 29, 2011No, we don’t actually call it “Hotlanta.” It’s nearing on two months since I left the Peach State in search of something less hot and ... Read more
The Weekly Wire: The Week’s Recommended Events
Published 7:00am Tuesday, June 21, 2011FRIDAY 6/24 Film: Something Fishy Rock Hudson is living a lie! The well-groomed San Francisco resident works in retail, has an unseen fiancee named “Tex” ... Read more