A conversation with Seattle
Kelsey talked with The Dodos’ drummer Logan Kroeber the day of their album release about hot sauce, working with Magik*Magik Orchestra, and that fantastic mustache. Continue reading The Dodos Bring A Conflicted Note of Optimism to Neumo’s
“I find it mentally healthiest to pick 2 to 4 must-see things per day, get there with time to spare, and then just browse around in between. Sprinting through crowds and zombies to stick to a rigorous schedule of seeing absolutely everything gets exhausting too fast and robs the festival of surprise discoveries.” Continue reading Bumbershoot 2013 Pro-Tips
It’s Bumbershoot 2013, and as usual, we’re going, laden with equal parts sunscreen and umbrellas. Here’s a quick whip-round of the SunBreakers picks, ranging in brevity from extreme (Kelsey) to exhaustive (Tony). Continue reading The SunBreak’s Bumbershoot 2013 Picks
But the big weather news is that Seattle is about to, in KOMO’s Scott Sistek’s words, “obliterate its record for all-time warmest nighttime lows in a month.” Continue reading Seattle Loses Its Cool with All-Time-High Lows
If you like wings as much as I do, I have a couple of recommendations for you here in Seattle. One place is an institution, and the other may come as a bit of a surprise. Continue reading Wings a Winner at Ezell’s Express and Sport Restaurant
You can count on parking being enforced, along with jaywalking (downtown) and speeding in a school zone, but traffic officers have bigger fish to fry than your U-turn across a double-yellow line while juggling your phone for an important text. Continue reading Op-Ed: What About a “Broken Windows” Approach to Traffic Safety?
Insurance company Allstate just released their 2013 America’s Best Drivers Report, and Seattle has actually slipped in the rankings from last year, down six spots to 160th out of 200 cities. (In 2012, we were 154th.) Continue reading Are Seattle Drivers as Bad as Allstate Says?