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Posted Mon, May 21, midnight
She's the Senate majority leader, she's from Spokane, and a serious run might necessitate a run for treasurer, first, to gain statewide name recognition.
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Posted Fri, May 18, 10 a.m.
Both fans and detractors found support for their views of soprano Renee Fleming in her curiously programmed star turn.
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Posted Thu, May 17, midnight
Witold Rybczynski makes a quick tour (with camera) of the changing Seattle cityscape and discovers a new style for a new kind of city, where a hard-edged, unpretty design sense matches the city's smart, unconventional population.
READ MOREPosted Fri, May 11, 9 a.m.
We dare to review the various faiths as if they were restaurants.
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Posted Wed, May 9, midnight
Dayton Contemporary Dance Company brings works by four choreographers to the Meany stage, paying tribute to the great Seattle painter and the African-American experience.
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Posted Tue, May 8, midnight
The people know what they like, so why not hold a vote?
READ MOREPosted Mon, May 7, 11 a.m.
A Denver businessman has been coordinating campaign contributions in a number of states, including Washington and Oregon, to affect legislative races.
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Posted Mon, May 7, midnight
Puccini's evergreen masterpiece receives a solid and sincere production, with some moments of sure directorial power and memorable visuals.
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Posted Sun, May 6, 3 p.m.
Remember that news report we ran about the guerilla-art installation at the Sculpture Park? No? Good. Never mind.
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Two Oregonian writers focus on the cunning interplay of narratives and architectural styles at the new SAM.
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Posted Sun, May 6, midnight
Seattle's reputation for full citizen participation is besmirched at Safeco Field night after night. We must begin the process of fixing it at once.
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Posted Fri, May 4, midnight
Performing Mozart's Cosi fan tutte, Portland State University spotlights a strong and growing School of Fine and Performing Arts, where renowned operatic stage director Tito Capobianco resides.
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Posted Thu, May 3, midnight
With the demise of Tacoma Actors Guild, the Seattle area has lost eight small theater companies in the past few years. A veteran of the theater scene explores the causes and cures for this unfortunate local custom.
READ MOREPosted Wed, May 2, 4 p.m.
Pianist Craig Sheppard delivers yet another set of Bach masterpieces.
READ MOREPosted Wed, May 2, 6 a.m.
Update: Two in the Los Angeles Times mention the forbidden topic – the adjoining, earlier SAM building designed by Robert Venturi – and two others, in The Seattle Times, foresee problems with solar screens to diffuse sunlight.
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Posted Mon, Apr 30, 4 p.m.
A mysterious installation appears. It's a swing that don't mean a thing.
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Posted Mon, Apr 30, 8 a.m.
Led Ka'apana and Mike Kaawa, two legendary string virtuosos, tap the bottomless well of Hawaiian music at the Triple Door.
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Posted Mon, Apr 30, midnight
Seattle Art Museum's new downtown expansion opens this weekend, and the media extravaganza is under way.
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Posted Thu, Apr 26, 4 p.m.
SAM's expansion is an understated showcase for a vastly improved collection. It opens to the public next weekend.
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Posted Wed, Apr 25, midnight
Things were pretty confusing during the Senate testimony of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. You need to know the secret code. Here it is.
READ MOREHaving worked at both Seattle dailies and at City Hall, and after a failed bid for City Council, this author and 2.0 journalist has a lot on his mind. (So what else is new?)
Olympia Journal by Austin Jenkins
A lot of what this public-radio reporter learns winds up on the cutting-room floor. Here's what's going on behind the scenes in Washington capital.
Now on our team, a former Seattle broadcasting executive is free to poke holes and poke fu
