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Seattlest Pix 25Dec11
Lenin at Christmas by jbhthescots from the Seattlest Flickr pool. />...
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News from the Neighborhood Blogs
Find out the week's noteworthy news, people and events as reported by the neighborhood blogs.
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Countdown in Photos #25: Shenandoah Davis
Morgen heads over to Columbia City Theatre once again for today's photo. The Fremont Abbey's first round at CCT is the setting. This photo in particular is Shenandoah Davis who recently embarked on a four month tour of non-stop shows. She has a beautiful voice, soul... and tattoo.
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Seattle Pix 26Dec11
Birdsz_16901442 by f8stop from the Seattlest Flickr pool....
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Monday Morning Headlines
From Seattlest's Flickr Pool: "Link!" by kosmosxipo.. While Christmas in Seattle was pretty much defined by Sunday's arrival of Windmageddon 2011, it was still a generally peaceful weekend, with some notable exceptions, naturally. The biggest exception, of course, is the windstorm that arrived on Sunday morning and created a massive amount of chaos throughout the region, at one point leaving nearly 18,000 Seattle City Light customers without power on Christmas day (that number was...
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Can't Miss It: Monday
Considering that Boxing Day is traditionally a day of shopping, recovery and general lazying around about the home as people prepare to jump back into the workday on Tuesday. However, if the sense of cabin fever extends well into the evening, here are a couple of options for you to consider. Sweet and Lowdown: What hasn't been said about Woody Allen at this point? Prolific film-maker, storied career that spans decades and several media,...
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This Week in Lit: Dune, Sushi, Sketches and the 99%
Another week in the Seattle book world. Many things are happening--though they're a bit more spread out than usual. Don't let that dampen your spirits, get our there and embrace the interesting and unique events in our city. Cheers! Brian Herbert at University Book Store: So, it's possible that you may have heard of that little Dune franchise--and if so, you know that Frank Herbert's legacy was continued on by his son, Brian Herbert,...
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Weekend Sports Roundup: Bad Present Edition
A slow sports weekend in Seattle meant the end of the Seahawks' playoff dreams was all the more visible.
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What To Do On Boxing Day?
These days Boxing Day is mostly observed in countries inside the British Commonwealth (and their former colonies); this is the day when gifts are exchanged with friends and neighbors and is considered to be the most informal day of the holiday season. Guards are down, camaraderie is up, as is a general air of bonhomie.
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Countdown in Photos #26: Pickwick
Morgen takes us back to Bumbershoot once again for KEXP's special lounge session with none other than local soul sweethearts Pickwick. Sold out shows left and right, Doe Bay mainstage, and nods on NPR are just the beginning for this incredible group.
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Monday Afternoon Break: Truth Comes In Small Packages
Meet Riley. Riley is a little girl who knows one thing: She can't stand the gender-normative marketing that insists that little girls should like princess-y things and little boys should like superhero stuff. It's just all so...PINK, you know? The best thing about Riley is that it's not about "my way or the highway" with her; she's fully aware that there are girls and boys who love princesses and pink tutus and all that...
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Extra Extra: Boxing Day Edition
From Seattlest's Flickr Pool: "Tourist Shot" by G Stonebraker. Not much tends to happen during the week between Christmas Day and New Year's Eve, almost as if the news felt as non-committal to the last week of the year as the rest of us do. "Oh, do something? Meh, all right." And so it goes about its business, popping out the occasional solid story and then going about looking busy with a sheaf of...
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Seattlest Pix 27Dec2011
An Alleyway, Seattle by kosmosxipo from the Seattlest Flickr pool....
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Tuesday Morning Headlines
A Bellevue office building flames out and an elderly driving man tries the game "England!" Otherwise, a quiet day.
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Can't Miss It: Tuesday
With it being the holidays and all, this Tuesday is pretty light on stuff to do. But fret not, we were still able to dig something up.
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Norm Stamper Knows From Police Militarization
As we move away from the immediate aftermath of the Department of Justice findings regarding the Seattle Police Departments, we begin approaching the period of time where adjustments are supposed to be made. Enter former SPD chief Norm Stamper, who weighs in on what he thinks has gone wrong among the men in blue.
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Countdown in Photos #27: Allen Stone
Morgen takes us back on the road up to Bellingham at Wild Buffalo once again. Allen Stone has an unforgettable look and voice but the two don't exactly seem like they go together; She says, who cares. Whatever package that kind of natural talent and raw emotion comes in we'll take it!
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Tuesday Afternoon Break: Misanthropy A La Mode
"Dead Baby Downhill 2011" by EspressoBuzz from the Seattlest's Flickr Pool. A lot of people get "misanthropy" confused with "schaden freude"; even though the subjective mind frames share a lot in common, the two are distinct from each other. Rather than getting into semantics, however, let's see if we can use the world wide webz to illustrate the difference. Schaden freude is what you experience at the end of this video. Satisfying in a...
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Paris-Brest and the STP-Seattlest
This wheel-shaped dessert? GQ magazine named it "Dessert of the Year" in 2010. It's called a Paris-Brest, named for a bike race in France, the Paris-Brest-Paris. The PBP is the second-oldest cycling event in the world, and still the longest one-day event since it covers 1,200 km (750 miles). That's a lot of riding. Closest thing hereabouts is, of course, the STP, organized by the Cascade Bicycle Club. The annual ride, held in the...
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Extra Extra: There Goes The "Slow News Week" Meme
From Seattlest's Flickr Pool: "Star" by Chris Blakeley. In an exact opposite approach to the news that we saw on Monday, Tuesday supplied a large number of noteworthy items, with impact that reaches across international borders, the revisiting of a couple trouble making repeat offenders and the transition to a new era in urban commuting. A man suspected to be responsible for the recent armed robberies of a Lake City Starbucks and Jack In...
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Seattlest Pix 28Dec11
Star by B. K. Dewey from the Seattlest Flickr pool....
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Can't Miss It: Wednesday
Publicity image courtesy of Luminol. Seeing as most folks will be going to see the sold out Portlandia show at the ShowboxMarket, tonight might be a good night to head out and check out some of Seattle's thriving music scene. Over at the Triple Door's Musicquarium, you can catch Paul Benoit's flavor of roots rock, Americana and folk music while grabbing a quick drink before the commute home. Benoit has been a fixture in...
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Countdown in Photos #28: Noah Gundersen
Morgen takes us over to Capitol Hill today in St Mark's Cathedral. The same people behind Fremont Abbey's Round put on an incredible show at the cathedral with a killer lineup including the subject of today's photo, Noah Gundersen.
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Wednesday Afternoon Break: Video Putt Putt And Other Gaming Joys
Image from Wonderputt, courtesy of The A.V. Club. The A.V. Club's semi-regular feature Sawbuck Gamer just came out with their "Best Browser Games of 2011" list, and its contents could serve for at least a week's worth of Afternoon Breaks. However, as time is running low, we'll just feature our favorite two from the list. First up would be Pica Pic, which will thrill some of the older gamers out there, along with those...
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Extra Extra: Cop Beat Down, Pot Legalization, Star Trek Realities
Wednesday's pace, while busier than Monday, still has nothing on Tuesday in terms of noteworthy developments.
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Seattlest Pix 29Dec11
Washington Homecoming by photosbysomeguy from the Seattlest Flickr pool....
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Thursday Morning Headlines
A couple of items get a little bit closer to reaching a ballot in 2012 -- but one's a lot further along. Meanwhile, Occupy Bellingham is evicted, business owners prepare for the minimum wage increase and an arrest in the Christmas Eve murder of a Woodinville teacher.
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Can't Miss It: Thursday
IT’S A PSYCHOBILLY FREAKOUT: Way back in 1990 Sub Pop signed a rising Dallas band called The Reverend Horton Heat. And they looked at their signing and saw that it was good. Hallelujah. The group’s first album, Smoke ‘em If You Got ‘em, (re)introduced psychobilly to American punk rock fans, and 21 years and 10 albums later, The Rev is still preachin the good word strong. So strong that they perform two nights at...
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Countdown in Photos #29: Campfire OK
Campfire OK isn't just a bunch of pretty faces, they've got a unique blend of vocal, banjo, guitar, piano and percussion that brings people in and gets them dancing. Mychal Cohen may be the face of the band, but the incredible talent of each member is what makes this group great. Morgen takes us to their performance at Capitol Hill Block Party earlier this year.
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Seattlest: Nearing The Denouement
From Seattlest's Flickr Pool: "Rainier Red sm" by Icanseemyhousefromhere. Perhaps you've heard the whispers, perhaps not; in any scenario, the time has come for us to confirm the rumors: As of 4:00p.m. Saturday December 31st, 2011, the Seattlest will be going on indefinite hiatus. There were many factors going into this decision, and it's been one that's been debated off and on for the last 18 months or so. Gothamist, our parent company out...
