Posted Fri, Jul 29, 9:05 a.m.

Back in the Good Ol' Days (though post raccoon coat) there would be the not-too infrequent news story about a deer or other critter getting sucked into the the big hole/drain that empties man-made Spada Lake. The story usual included warnings about not drinking the water, boiling, etc. Maybe Peter ...

Posted Fri, Jun 24, 3:22 p.m.

Miller hits another one out of the park. Or in his case - into the net. Excellent!

Posted Thu, Mar 31, 12:17 p.m.

Fine piece of writing, Peter.

Posted Fri, Mar 18, 8:29 p.m.

The picture makes me want to try it NOW. It looks great. Hugo, how about a broader story of Asian soups: Beyond Pho there is the transcendent broth of Phnom Penh Noodle House soups, Fu-Lin's Chinese take on ramen, 663 Bistro and their sui gow noodle soup, Hosoonyi (and a ...

Posted Fri, Mar 4, 8:50 a.m.

Finally the truth about a good burger. Yes, just make it at home. There are some really servicable commercial buns such as Orowheat Crustini. Then head over to Met Market and pick up their "Kobe-style" ground beef (ground in the store daily), $7/pound. I also pick up their ground lamb ...

Posted Fri, Feb 25, 6:03 p.m.

Louis is part of that wonderful Seattle infrastructure that makes it such a great place. Wonderful piece.

Posted Thu, Feb 17, 6:36 p.m.

As always, you are bringing back some great memories. My parents claimed it was one of the first restaurants they took me to, throwing up at the age of 3 (No reflection on the restaurant). Much later I attended one of those murder-mystery evenings there. The "body" had a photo ...

Posted Fri, Feb 4, 7:25 a.m.

Actually there's a pretty good full-menu Bosnian restaurant in, of all places, Astoria, OR. http://www.drinadaisy.com/. Thanks for another great article.

Posted Mon, Jan 31, 8:24 p.m.

A very fine piece of writing. I'm confused as to how the piece itself connects to the "headline." Suggesting that one or more of the concerts are "heavy" demands an explanation. One not found in this article, unless the observation that the piano dominated in the Brahms defines the series ...

Posted Tue, Jan 11, 7:52 p.m.

That would be "CDMA" in the first whole paragraph.

Posted Thu, Dec 30, 11:33 p.m.

What is one to think when the first sentence of this article is factually inaccurate? Geography is pretty straight forward, George, and if you can't be bothered to look at a map to see that Cowlitz County, WA. is not across the river from Portland (Clark County is) then what ...

Posted Thu, Dec 30, 10:03 p.m.

Not just for this article but the many others on Crosscut, Hugo Kugiya is the best food writer in the Northwest.

Posted Thu, Nov 4, 8:42 p.m.

I have no addition to the subject, other than to recall the Hasty Tasty in the U District in the 60's and the all-night coffee shop with 12 month-round flies where the Denny 7-11 now is (both place had great pinball machines). Oh..Ben Paris. I was too young to get ...

Posted Mon, Nov 1, 8:27 a.m.

Watching it on TV I thought Stewart's final speech was worth the whole thing. It's a magnificent piece of writing and delivery. It has been posted to YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXmbzLI3pnk and as of this morning, after 24 hours it's received nearly 700,000 views. This event won't change immediate politics one bit ...

Posted Sun, Oct 24, 9:55 p.m.

I will leave it to others to decide what is done well and what is done poorly. My simple point was to allow that organizations, be they for-profit or non-profit or hybrid, make difficult decisions that will often balance the aesthetic and the mission vs. the practical and the expedient. ...

Posted Sun, Oct 24, 6:07 p.m.

I would like to warn readers of Crosscut that there are apparently two people posting comments as "Quinn." One of them has taken a radio station to task for not playing selected obscure and minority taste programming in the service of crass commercialism. The other has posted links to movie ...

Posted Sat, Oct 23, 8:31 p.m.

Before I go to my room, a few reviews from around the country: Canada's National Post on the Toronto stop: "First off, let's get one thing straight: this is an exhibition about the movies, not the books. Apparently kids who read books don't need as much incentive to find their ...

Posted Sat, Oct 23, 2:07 p.m.

An incredibly beautiful piece of music animation. Thank you!

Posted Sat, Oct 23, 10:01 a.m.

I'm convinced and sorry I overlooked the obvious commercial considerations. I shall eagerly await the upcoming Thomas Kinkade show at SAM. And why hasn't Seattle Opera done Phantom? Surely a murder mystery following dinner would be a great addition to the Rep's line-up. And let's not miss SSO's Paul McCartney ...

Posted Fri, Oct 22, 5:33 p.m.

And this is at the Pacific "Science" Center because...?????

Posted Sat, Aug 21, 6:32 p.m.

Benjamin: Side bar question here...If I go to Tai Ho what should I order to get an approximation of KFC? I see they have their "House Chicken" but it doesn't seem to be the same item. Is it or is there an unseen item on the menu I should order ...

Posted Thu, Jun 17, 11:27 p.m.

I'm so glad this article appeared. Frankly, I've found that the frozen ones available at Asian markets are almost as good as the ones found in local restaurants and at a fraction of the price. (Look for "Soupy buns" in the frozen food section at the Uwaj and elsewhere) This ...

Posted Mon, May 10, 5:28 p.m.

Inspired by this article I made the trek down to Renton. Hey, it's on the way to Ranch 99 so what's the problem? Right on all counts. The beans and rice are fantastic and the chicken and biscuit are a guilty pleasure (how many laps around Green Lake for absolution?) ...

Posted Mon, May 10, 9:45 a.m.

Setting aside the obvious attraction of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, I'm not sure that the Britt Festival is a "festival" in terms of a concentrated venue for an intense arts experience. True there are by my count 41 performances but they are spread out from June 13 to September 22nd. ...

Posted Thu, May 6, 9:02 a.m.

Nice piece, Knute. As someone who has had a home in Manzanita and Neahkahnie for 22 years I can say you certainly capture the beauty and occasional "weirdness" of the place. Another story worth exploring is what the influx of city dropouts from Seattle and Portland (guilty as charged) has ...

Posted Tue, Mar 30, 3:04 p.m.

No Quinn, the original subject that Felix wrote about was the challenge and promise that KING-FM going non-commercial faced. You, as you have in posts past, will use any article where KING is referenced as a launching pad for a series of tirades connected together by research that wasn't done ...

Posted Tue, Mar 30, 7:35 a.m.

I promised not to continue the discussion but I'm only passing on what your friend wrote. He now tells me he is a bit confused about all this since a) The original subject is "Listener Supported" which neither includes nor excludes NPR, BBC, etc. And since he tells me that ...

Posted Tue, Mar 30, 7:18 a.m.

Small correction: It's spelled Nehalem Bay. Great article.

Posted Mon, Mar 29, 8:35 p.m.

Note received from a good friend: "Good job ol Quinn. You sure showed them ol' Quinn. I especially loved it when you smacked em with that Bach cello suite never heard thing. Oh yeah, it was played but on Bach's birthday after you said you had only heard it once ...

Posted Mon, Mar 29, 6:55 a.m.

Not "bold", just thankful for your thoughtful, reasoned answer. Peter

Posted Sun, Mar 28, 8:59 a.m.

Since I still consider the horse still dead I'm going to resist the temptation to keep this inquisition alive. I think anybody still reading knows both side of this subject in sufficient and agonizing detail. I am interested in some of Quinn's thoughts about public radio since that is what ...

Posted Fri, Mar 26, 1:29 p.m.

I too am going to hang up the phone on this discussion, interesting as it is. I will only wrap up my thoughts by saying that when Quinn writes that "'streams online' is irrelevant to this discussion of FM radio" he is so obviously ignoring the technological revolution around us. ...

Posted Fri, Mar 26, 12:34 p.m.

I think that's a pretty accurate summary of the issues. The exciting thing for KING is that once the pressure of producing ratings to support an advertising model is diminished (It will never go away but a lot of what is done to boost ratings is technical manipulation of the ...

Posted Fri, Mar 26, 10:13 a.m.

I don't want to beat this horse deader than it already is but for those few who enjoy this inside-baseball (are mixed metaphors permitted here?) again I'll respond: David Giovannoni's work was never the basis of any programming decisions at KING. For one thing his work was done for public ...

Posted Fri, Mar 26, 12:13 a.m.

Quinn: I don't mean to be disrespectful but as the former program director of KING-FM I have to ask: Giannone...who? And when did KING ever subscribe to Walrus Research and its finding? Wait...there it is on Glen Beck's blackboard. "WR" That's short for Wagner's Ring. Seattle Opera is one of ...

Posted Tue, Feb 16, 6:14 p.m.

I was verbally and visibly slapped around in a London restaurant for asking for some Romano with a seafood pasta. I won't make that mistake in public again but I do like it and there are several recipes that seem to violate the Italian "no cheese with seafood" rule. That ...

Posted Tue, Feb 16, 4:23 p.m.

The crab cakes look great but I hold the notion that the reason the crab cake is essentially an east/gulf coast food creation is that blue and other crabs have a stronger taste and can hold up to the adulteration that is a crab cake. I think the best thing ...

Posted Fri, Jan 29, 12:36 p.m.

I love this place; the owners are great hosts and the food is excellent. I fell in love with Pollo alla Brasa last year in Peru and my only quibble is that it would be better if cooked over open flame from wood. But that may be impractical. A recent ...

Posted Fri, Jan 8, 5:12 a.m.

Hi Quinn, I can only reply that in my comments above I was quite deliberate in my choice of tense and time-frame. Peter

Posted Thu, Jan 7, 3:08 p.m.

I agree with Jeff. KING-FM, for example, has had recorded portions of its broadcast day for over 30 years - with many people not even aware that it was recorded. The trick is to do it right. When you do it well it can still be radio magic, when you ...

Posted Mon, Mar 2, 10:43 p.m.

I just spent the day riding the rails in Portland. First of all, the streetcar actually goes someplace. That may be why it has passengers and the SLUT has empty seats. MAX was pretty full at off-peak hours. It too goes where people are where urban planners predicted people would ...

Posted Mon, Jan 14, 1:55 p.m.

Transportation costs: Anyone read the sidebar article in the Vancouver Sun about the expansion of Vancouver's SkyTrain?: "The Evergreen line is expected to cost about $1.4 billion and could be finished as early as 2014....The UBC line will cost about $2.8 billion, and will be finished around 2020, Campbell said." ...

Posted Wed, Jan 9, 1:14 p.m.

Plug in Electrics available: There's a dealer on Dearborn, near Goodwill that sells plug-in cars and scooters. I think they're made in China. Pretty cheap looking but probably ok for around town. I used to own a "Lectric Leopard", a plug-in convered Renault Le Car. Also pretty good for around ...

Posted Fri, Sep 21, 4:17 p.m.

Sorry, I meant...: Seahawk's stadium. And of course you're right, it would never fly. But we'd have the most picturesque venue for a medical center in the country.

Posted Thu, Sep 20, 8:25 p.m.

PS...: Let the Huskys play in Safeco field. Hey, it's on Saturday. The Seahawks play on Sunday. Basketball? I think we will soon have a place where the UW team can play any time they want. Peter

Posted Thu, Sep 20, 8:21 p.m.

I thought I'd finally shut up... but...: If anyone thinks all the people in Laurelhurst are NIMBYs let me propose the following: Children be allowed to build the facility they desire. Now consider the tract of land between Children's and the University of Washington Medical Center. It's parking lot (read: ...

Posted Wed, Sep 19, 8:20 p.m.

It's not "There goes the neighborhood", it's "There goes the imagination.": My last thoughts on the subject and then I shut up. The Piper is exactly right about many things. The PR stunt, the reflexive response to mercy flights, the fact that neighborhoods change over time. I'm not against Children's, ...

Posted Wed, Sep 19, 10:14 a.m.

RE: The law of the hole...: My last thoughts on the subject and then I shut up. The Piper is exactly right about many things. The PR stunt, the reflexive response to mercy flights, the fact that neighborhoods change over time. I'm not against Children's, good health care or growth. ...

Posted Tue, Sep 18, 12:38 a.m.

"Can't we all just get along": I have yet to hear any of the proponents of Children's expansion plans address the issue of site appropriateness. I'm sorry if this is beating a dead horse but there's a reason the other top 10 pediatric hospitals are sited where they are. Having ...

Posted Mon, Sep 17, 12:05 p.m.

RE: Laurelhurst...Community ain't just about you!: I agree. The demonstration was ineffective and probably counterproductive. Nevertheless, it isn't just about Laurelhurst (not a gated community, just a middle class one that has been both helped and hurt by rising real estate values). This is about looking at the needs of ...

Posted Mon, Sep 17, 8:14 a.m.

Out of scale, out of thoughtful zoning practices: The proposed expansion of Children's Hospital ignores several self-evident facts: Traffic along Sand Point Way, N.E. 45th street and Montlake is already problematic. This expansion will only make matters worse. If Seattle is indeed a "city of neighborhoods," it is good to ...