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Yazmin Mehdi

A regular contributor to Crosscut.
Active since: April 2007
Bio: Yazmin Mehdi is Crosscut's director of marketing and business development.

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This little start-up went to Market

Posted Wed, Apr 23, 5 a.m. 2008

Crosscut turned one year old this month, and to celebrate, we hosted a party in our offices. As with most start-up companies these days, we wanted to host something festive, but not break the bank. So, we opted to host the event in our downtown Seattle headquarters, and to organize the food ourselves.

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Moms at the caucuses

Posted Sat, Feb 9, 6:54 p.m. 2008

I took my daughter to my precinct caucus this afternoon. Four years ago, it never would have occurred to me. But this year, something was different. As I reflect back on what got me into a church on Queen Anne Hill on a Saturday afternoon with hundreds of other people, I realize it was my fellow moms. They got the idea into my head and then wouldn't let me forget it. They practically led me there.

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A first-person report from the One Night Count

Posted Fri, Jan 25, 11 a.m. 2008

By day (usually), Yazmin Mehdi runs the Business/Marketing side of Crosscut.com. Last night, however, she was one of the 975 volunteers who fanned out across King County to count the homeless. This is what she discovered:

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Goodbye P-I; Nalder moves up at Hearst

Posted Mon, Mar 16, 3:19 p.m.

I guess that explains why I got a call from the billing department asking me to pay for the issues I have received since my subscription lapsed in January (just as Hearst announced the sale, by the way; talk about poor timing). I asked what would happen when the print ...

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Seattle neighborhoods need more, not fewer, schools

Posted Fri, Dec 5, 5:13 p.m.

Because our new superintendent was selected in a competitive search, and I've heard such good things about her, I made an erroneous assumption that the school board would approve her closure recommendations without too much trouble...clearly I'm wrong there. I feel for her: she's got a big job, she's walked ...

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Not another slug trivet: The best gifts from the Northwest

Posted Fri, Nov 28, 5:10 p.m.

Meredeth - I love this list. Market Spice Tea is always in my mom-in-law's stocking, and she has done quite a bit to influence gifts for out-of-town friends. I would count her as a granola connoisseur. One of her favorites is Northern Gold, available at Safeway. It's made in Port ...

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Death by a thousand (paper) cuts

Posted Wed, Aug 20, 12:17 p.m.

What's the name of that roller derby magazine?: I'm going to go to First & Pike and ask them for it. My sister-in-law is a relatively new, but huge fan. This is the kind of thing that makes the newsstands so much fun to peruse. When I was working on ...

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Eat and walk your way through Northwest cities

Posted Wed, Aug 13, 2:11 p.m.

Love that gibassier: Sue - My husband and I took that Portland tour last October. We had such a delicious time that my mouth watered as I read your apt description of it. The gibassier at the Pearl Bakery is so wonderful that I've taken every opportunity to get to ...

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The Sonics' hidden fan base

Posted Mon, Jul 7, 1:30 p.m.

I know why the Mayor doesn't attend Sonics games: I attended Saturday night's Storm game - they won BIG against the Minnesota Lynx! Just before half-time, the Mayor appeared on the scoreboard's screen, and the Storm announcer let the crowd know he was in attendance. He was immediately, and overwhelmingly ...

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In the garden: beer wars

Posted Wed, Jun 18, 12:59 p.m.

which Sam Adams did you drink?: I just have to know. Please tell me you didn't drink the Sam Adams you tried to use as a lure! I am going to try this method. My mom-in-law used Slug-o last time she was here and had to spend half the day ...

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City budget road show

Posted Fri, Jun 13, 10:39 a.m.

City Council has to try to shape Mayor's budget now: Having worked in the City's budget office (over ten years ago now), it is always interesting to me to see how the Mayor and City Council engage the broader public in the budget process. I remember staffing public meetings that ...

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Parents on the bench

Posted Wed, Apr 30, 9:59 a.m.

RE: Where to get the book?: Thanks for noting the broken link! It is fixed now: http://www.wardepub.com/catalog/sportandchild.html

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Wondering about the WASL

Posted Mon, Apr 28, 9:38 a.m.

math facts memorization!: This explanation of the WASL is interesting and helpful. My daughter will take the WASL for the first time next year, and mostly what I hear from her about it is how the test turns the school upside down. Sometimes she can go the library, sometimes she ...

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