Recent Entries in Miscellaneous

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  Overheard in Seattle: Simply Having a Freaky-ful Xmas Time

  A happy Hanukkah, merry Christmas and a fantastic Festivus to ya, Seattle. It's the season of giving, celebration, cheer..and claw-tearing big box store smack downs! However you bring in the holiday season, one thing's for sure - this extra special time of year tends to bring out the extra best of Seattle. And by "best" we mean the good ol' Emerald City lovable regulars/crazies. We hope you'll look into your heart this year and contribute...

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  Pike Place Market: Eat, Drink, Sleep

  Pike Place by Jon S. from our Flickr pool 10 days and counting. That's right; just 10 days left before Christmas. For some of you that means last minute shopping, wrapping and filling those stockings with a few more stuffers. For others it means finalizing your travel plans, packing and heading out on the busy highways or taking to the air to visit family and friends. For those of you that celebrate Christmas you're...

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  Overheard in Seattle: Sketch Bus

  Metro" by Hanna Brooks Olsen from our Flickr pool **This week, Overheard is brought to you by guest writer, bus soldier, and OH favorite: @RoxThe358. Voices in our heads. We all hear them, right? Yet there are those out there that have a greater propensity to share those voices with everyone around them, especially given the opportunity in the small confines of Seattle Metro. More often than not, those "celebrities" ride MY bus, the...

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  Can't Miss It: Tuesday

  Tonight: A benefit for Planned Parenthood! A poetry slam! And food talk!

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  Be A Good Person: Recycle Your Old or Broken Holiday Lights

  It's the day after Thanksgiving. In many households this means rummaging through your garage to locate boxes and bins full of holiday decor. Following an extensive de-tangling session you may find last year’s lights are damaged or broken. Rather than tossing these misfit lights in the trash along with the decaying turkey carcass and deviled egg remains, we suggest your recycle.

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  Overheard in Seattle: Thanks for Nothing

  Gobble gobble, Seattle. Well, theyre here - holidaypalooza '11. Are you ready for it? We sure as hell aren't, but in the name of vacation time and guilt-free over eating we're going to look for the bright lights in the deep, dark consumer-driven, family-war inducing, traffic causing time that is the holiday season. First up: Thanksgiving. This week, we trolled the airwaves and interwebs to get to the bottom of what Seattleites are truly thankful...

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  Can't Miss It: Tuesday

  Comedy! Trivia! Movies! The perfect rainy Tuesday cure.

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  Can't Miss It: Tuesday

  Today is all about books. And history. 2 books about Seattle's history and 1 book about someone else's history.

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  Seattle vs. Portland: Eat, Drink, Sleep - Part III

  It's Monday and many of you have just gotten back from weekend getaways. We were stuck in rainy Seattle which had us reminiscing about a beautiful fall visit to Portland. If there are travel plans to the Rose City in your future here are a few digs you might want to consider resting your weary bones

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  Can't Miss It: Tuesday

  Today: Vote! And also: a not-so-typical music experience at the Fremont Abbey, oil and politics in Alaska, and MovieCat Trivia.

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  Can't Miss It: Tuesday

  Today's activities include: remembering loved ones, becoming a better writer, ballet, and vegan cake.

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  Overheard in Seattle: Only in the 206

  Each week we bring you a new theme of the good, bad and just plain bat sh*it crazy spewing from the mouths of your fellow Seattleites and on occasion, our not so welcome, “oh isn’t it cute that we’re in Seattle and it’s raining!” tourists.

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  Can't Miss It: Tuesday

  What's on tap for your Tuesday? Comedy, "Tommy" (live!), and enough film to fill your life.

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  Overheard in Seattle: Occupy Fun

  Dear Seattle: You gone done it. Our latte-thinned faces are now on the evening news about as frequently as Amanda Knox, our innate hipster-borne protesting skills are finally being put to timely use, and the Eastside’s closet Tea Partiers finally have the “Jets” to their “Sharks” (or is it “Sharks” to their “Jets”?...regardless, there’s a whole lot of snapping going on). The Occupy Seattle movement has given our fair city and the rest of the...

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  Nerd News: Apple Stores Close (Briefly); Microsoft Store Opens

  Apple Stores worldwide are shutting down for an hour (10-11 Pacific) today to watch a live stream of a memorial for Steve Jobs, the Apple co-founder, company-rescuer, and industry-revolutionizer who died two weeks ago. The memorial will take place at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California. Less than 24 hours after this solemn moment, Microsoft will proudly launch a new Microsoft Store in University Village, complete with Apple-esque sleek decor and casually dressed youngish staff....