For once, the horse race handicapping of the primary season is a metaphor with great legs. We're watching a field of fierce runners and the move from the mindset post-Iowa to now post-New Hampshire...
I'd like to think it could turn out otherwise, but the large -- and dare I say it, tasteful -- Lost Our Lease sign says M. Coy Books near the Market in downtown Seattle is going away at the end of...
This appeared Thursday, December 20th in the email in-box at KING-FM (Seattle-based classical music station, and a leader in streaming audio online). The sender's name has been changed. The message...
Connie Bruck delivers one of her classic profiles, "Rough Rider," in the November 12 issue. Sam Zell, born in Seattle and a major landlord in this region, (though he is every inch Chicago-raised)...
A tip of the organizational hat to Slog for giving us the long list of all the political parties happening around town tonight. We decided to annotate the list a little so you have some idea what to...
"No money? No downloads. No downloads? No peace." It's not exactly WTO or an anti-war demonstration, but the emotional notes are being hit high in the Writers Guild of America strike, which started...
The popular restaurant promotion – beloved by diners, secretly hated by some restaurants – is back with an expanded circle of restaurants and a higher price to match. And a new name: Dine Around...
Did anyone actually take the dinner train? The "Spirit of Washington Dinner Train," as it was called? I did, once, for a story. It was a more delightful experience than I could have imagined...