Having owned a local retail store before becoming a fashion consultant, I know how frustrating it is not to be able to predict revenue. Retailers shouldn't have to consult The Old Farmer's Almanac, but in Seattle, the weather is a selling factor. If spring weather is drippy and cold, customers aren't willing to buy summer clothes. If it's too sunny, Seattleites take to the hills and the beaches to enjoy the heat while they can. Once the city has a full week of nice weather, Seattleites will finally commit to the idea of a warmer weather wardrobe, and spring and summer merchandise will start to move.
As filing week draws to a close, here's a breakdown of who's running where. ...
Joel Connelly says the "top two primary" invites confusion. Bellevue Reporter's op-ed board says it doesn't. ...
Dino Rossi to Yakima Herald-Republic: I'll be around town so often "you'll think I'm a local." ...
Next year will kick off the centennial of Seattle's first world's fair, the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition of 1909. The expo was held on what is now the University of Washington campus, and while most of the fair's pavilions are long gone, a few original structures remain. One is the Women's Building, now named Cunningham Hall after Seattle photographer Imogene Cunningham. The university plans to relocate the hall by the end of 2009 to make room for the new Molecular Engineering Building.
Raids on the Colacurcio family's strip clubs this week conjure images of gambling halls, go-go girls, crooked cops, and a grim chapter of recent Seattle history. Part 1
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