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Op-Ed: Seattle Arena Proposal Beset by Paid Nabobs of Negativism
06 Jul 2012 by Michael van Baker in Business, News, Politics, SportsUniversity Village Hits Brakes on Parking Construction, Trumpets Concert Series
21 Jun 2012 by Michael van Baker in Business, News, NEWS_FEATURED, TransportationMemo to Jeff Bezos: Progress on Gondolas?!?
15 Jun 2012 by Michael van Baker in Business, Features, News, NEWS_FEATURED, TransportationBallmer and Nordstrom Brothers’ New Triangle Offense May Get NBA’s Attention
13 Jun 2012 by Michael van Baker in Business, News, NEWS_FEATURED, Politics, SportsAmerican Academy of Arts & Sciences Announces New Members Include Bezos, Corey, Gates
17 Apr 2012 by Michael van Baker in Announcements, Business, Health, News, NEWS_FEATUREDLetter to Jeff Bezos: Let’s Talk Gondolas
04 Apr 2012 by Michael van Baker in Business, News, TransportationPier 57 Gets Concrete Shoes in Prep for New Ferris Wheel
03 Apr 2012 by Michael van Baker in Business, News, NEWS_FEATURED, Real EstateIn Seattle, Parking is the Best of Times & Worst of Times
28 Mar 2012 by Michael van Baker in Business, News, NEWS_FEATURED, Politics, Real EstateRichard Florida’s “Seattle Boomtown” Source? Seattle Times Columnist Jon Talton
23 Mar 2012 by Michael van Baker in Business, News, NEWS_FEATURED, Real EstateWhat We Talk About When We Talk About Seattle Street Food
22 Mar 2012 by Michael van Baker in Business, News, Politics, Real EstateYoram Bauman on Cartoon Economics, Climate Change & Krugman
21 Mar 2012 by Michael van Baker in Business, Environment, News, NEWS_FEATUREDKids! The “Doodle 4 Google” Window is Closing!
16 Mar 2012 by Michael van Baker in Business, Education, NewsLive From the New Nordstrom Rack, Which Opens Thursday
14 Mar 2012 by Seth Kolloen in Business, News, NEWS_FEATUREDWedge/Hernandez Comedy Team Returns in New Mariners Commercials
13 Mar 2012 by Seth Kolloen in Business, News, NEWS_FEATURED, SportsApple’s iPad 3, Like iPhone 4S, Not a Compelling Upgrade, Says Seattle Man
07 Mar 2012 by Michael van Baker in Business, News, NEWS_FEATUREDChinatown’s Paid Parking Mystery Continues to Unfold
28 Feb 2012 by Michael van Baker in Business, News, NEWS_FEATURED, TransportationIs Chinatown’s Parking Jake or a Joke?
27 Feb 2012 by Michael van Baker in Business, News, NEWS_FEATURED, TransportationQ&A with Seattle Graphic Designer Chad Syme, Pinterest Superstar
16 Feb 2012 by Seth Kolloen in Business, News, NEWS_FEATUREDNot Ready for Prime Time? Amazon Honey Badgers Ahead
15 Feb 2012 by Michael van Baker in Business, News, Real EstateZealyst, or How Social Networking Got Its Stripes
14 Feb 2012 by Michael van Baker in Business, News, NEWS_FEATUREDRedbox and Verizon Ink Deal to Stream Something to Somebody
06 Feb 2012 by Michael van Baker in Business, News, NEWS_FEATUREDSeeing is Believing in Dillon Works’ Sculpted Environments
31 Jan 2012 by Michael van Baker in Business, NewsWashington Federal’s Roy Whitehead on Banking, Public Trust, and Regulations
17 Jan 2012 by Michael van Baker in Business, News, NEWS_FEATURED, PoliticsMet Grill’s “Guess the Dow” Panel Predicts a Sunnier Stock Market in 2012
13 Jan 2012 by Michael van Baker in Business, NewsToday in Metaphors, Iconic Seattle Tower’s Foreclosure Auction Set for Spring
11 Jan 2012 by Michael van Baker in Business, News, NEWS_FEATURED, Real EstateCraziest Budget Cut by Washington State Legislature in 2011?
29 Dec 2011 by Michael van Baker in Business, News, NEWS_FEATURED, Politics, TravelAlcohol Where You Least Expect It: Online Shopping and OJ
28 Dec 2011 by Michael van Baker in Business, Health, News, NEWS_FEATUREDSeattle’s Pillow Mob Sells Pillows That See Right Through You
21 Dec 2011 by Michael van Baker in Business, News, NEWS_FEATUREDReading Up on Wine Wars with Wine Economist Mike Veseth
08 Dec 2011 by Michael van Baker in Business, Environment, News, NEWS_FEATUREDMicrosoft’s Touch Mouse is in the House (iMac Review)
07 Dec 2011 by Michael van Baker in Business, NewsThe Kindle Fire This Time & the Inevitable Crumbling of Bricks
28 Nov 2011 by Michael van Baker in Business, News, NEWS_FEATUREDWashington’s Unemployment Rate & Economic Outlook, October/November Edition
18 Nov 2011 by Michael van Baker in Business, News, NEWS_FEATURED, Politics, Real EstateInside Tabbedout, the Futuristic Way to Dine (and Drink) and Dash
10 Nov 2011 by Michael van Baker in Business, NewsBonjour, Marché! Sup, Substantial.
10 Oct 2011 by Audrey in Business, Drinks, Food, FOOD_FEATURED, RestaurantAt Seattle’s Apple Store, An Apple-Laden Memorial Springs Up
06 Oct 2011 by Michael van Baker in Business, NewsBill Gates Considers the Nuclear Options
05 Oct 2011 by Michael van Baker in Business, Environment, News, ScienceHow Fry’s Gets an A- From the Better Business Bureau
02 Oct 2011 by Michael van Baker in Business, News, NEWS_FEATUREDSeattle’s Office Space Retrenches While Zombies Watch
29 Sep 2011 by Michael van Baker in Business, News, NEWS_FEATURED, Real EstateWhat Makes Tesla’s Model S Like the iPad?
28 Sep 2011 by Michael van Baker in Business, News, TransportationBlazing Billboards! King County Council Voting on Digital Displays
26 Sep 2011 by Michael van Baker in Business, News, NEWS_FEATURED3 Simple Supergenius Ideas for Seattle
21 Sep 2011 by Michael van Baker in Business, Environment, News, NEWS_FEATURED, Real Estate, TransportationWashington State Economy’s Upside and Downside Risks Grow
20 Sep 2011 by Michael van Baker in Business, News, NEWS_FEATURED, PoliticsMicrosoft’s Mobile OS Took the Summer Off From Selling
30 Aug 2011 by Michael van Baker in Business, NewsNew Engines to Put Boeing 737 Family on a Fuel Diet
30 Aug 2011 by Michael van Baker in Business, News, NEWS_FEATURED, TransportationHow Fast Does Seattle’s Green Jobs Garden Grow?
29 Aug 2011 by Michael van Baker in Business, News, NEWS_FEATURED, PoliticsSteve Jobs, Mike Daisey, and the Perils of Lionizing
26 Aug 2011 by Michael van Baker in Business, News, NEWS_FEATUREDSeattle Doesn’t Trust Costco to Hold Its Liquor
24 Aug 2011 by Michael van Baker in Business, News, NEWS_FEATURED, PoliticsBefore Umpqua’s “Navigating 2012,” a Course Check on 2011
24 Aug 2011 by Michael van Baker in Business, News, NEWS_FEATURED, Real EstateBremerton (Almost) Back in the High Life Again
18 Aug 2011 by Michael van Baker in Business, Features, News, TravelNew Title at Amazon: Jeff Bezos & the $10 Million MOHAI Grant
17 Aug 2011 by Michael van Baker in Announcements, Business, News, NEWS_FEATUREDWashington State Economy Needs That Boeing Bounce…And More
11 Aug 2011 by Michael van Baker in Business, News, NEWS_FEATURED, PoliticsHealth Net “Alerts” Customers to 6-Month-Old Data Breach
10 Aug 2011 by Michael van Baker in Business, Health, News, NEWS_FEATUREDOp-Ed: Economists Count the Ways Paid Sick Leave Makes Sense
08 Aug 2011 by Guest Contributor in Business, News, PoliticsShowbiz Union AFTRA in Seattle for 63rd National Convention
20 Jul 2011 by Michael van Baker in Business, News, NEWS_FEATUREDNetflix Weekend Outages Raise Question of Hiring Weekend Help
18 Jul 2011 by Michael van Baker in Business, News, NEWS_FEATUREDCoinstar’s Redbox DVD Rentals Early Winner With New Netflix Prices
13 Jul 2011 by Michael van Baker in Business, NewsSeattle Rolls Up Its Sleeves
12 Jul 2011 by Michael van Baker in Business, News, NEWS_FEATURED, Politics, Real Estate, TravelSeattle Values Start with Books and Condoms
01 Jul 2011 by Michael van Baker in Business, News, NEWS_FEATUREDWill AmazonLocal’s 800-Pound Gorilla Drive Seattle Shoppers Bananas?
23 Jun 2011 by Michael van Baker in Business, NewsThe GiveBIG Experiment Goes Live–But Will It Go Really Big?
23 Jun 2011 by Michael van Baker in Business, News, NEWS_FEATUREDHow Seattle’s Paid Sick Days Requirement Would Work
22 Jun 2011 by Michael van Baker in Business, Health, News, NEWS_FEATURED, PoliticsWhat is the Sound of Washington State’s Economy Treading Water?
17 Jun 2011 by Michael van Baker in Business, News, PoliticsBeyond Dead Weasels, a New Hoquiam Emerges From the Trees
09 Jun 2011 by Michael van Baker in Business, News, NEWS_FEATUREDIs Groupon’s Greater Value in Behavioral Psychology?
06 Jun 2011 by Michael van Baker in Business, News, NEWS_FEATUREDEarthquake Prep: Is the Northwest Tech Sector Ready?
23 May 2011 by Arne Christensen in Business, Environment, Health, News, ScienceLoving Life on Aurora Avenue, Seattle’s Mother Road
25 Apr 2011 by RVO in Business, News, NEWS_FEATURED, TravelCold Spring Blooms with New Sites: Eater, Curbed, Urbandipity, GeekWire
19 Apr 2011 by Michael van Baker in Business, News, NEWS_FEATUREDPaul “Idea Man” Allen And…the Rest of the Story
07 Apr 2011 by Michael van Baker in Business, News, NEWS_FEATURED1099 Repeal Means One Less Headache for Small Businesses
05 Apr 2011 by Michael van Baker in Business, News, NEWS_FEATURED, PoliticsQFC Parent Kroger Affected in Massive Email Breach
04 Apr 2011 by Michael van Baker in Business, Crime, News, NEWS_FEATUREDThe Pacific Northwest, Home of Les Misérables
31 Mar 2011 by Michael van Baker in Business, News, NEWS_FEATURED, Politics, Real EstateWashington State Adds to Unemployed Rolls, Retroactively
17 Mar 2011 by Michael van Baker in Business, NewsWhy Buy a Book When You Can Own the Whole Store?
08 Mar 2011 by Constance Lambson in Arts & Entertainment, Business, Literature, NewsStarbucks is Full of Love, in Petites Sizes
08 Mar 2011 by Constance Lambson in Business, Drinks, Food, NewsA Farewell to American Eagles Hobbies and North End Train Center
01 Mar 2011 by RVO in Business, NewsState’s January Jobs News Masks Washington’s Trend of Underemployment
01 Mar 2011 by Michael van Baker in Business, NewsBorders Goes Belly-Up
22 Feb 2011 by Constance Lambson in Arts & Entertainment, Business, Literature, NewsKrugman on What Boeing’s Dreamliner Delays Teaches Us
21 Feb 2011 by Michael van Baker in Business, NewsIs Boeing Bluffing on “Bias” for New 737?
10 Feb 2011 by Michael van Baker in Business, News, TransportationWashington State is Fifth Best for Small Business, Says TheStreet
25 Jan 2011 by Michael van Baker in Business, NewsBrown Paper Tickets is Fast, Cheap, and in Your Control
24 Jan 2011 by Michael van Baker in Arts & Entertainment, Business, NewsNorthwest Stock Picks for 2011, From the “Guess the Dow” Club
19 Jan 2011 by Michael van Baker in Business, NewsNew Legislation Creates $25-Per-Month Residential Solar Power Lease
06 Jan 2011 by Michael van Baker in Business, Environment, NewsBoeing Resumes Test Flights of Less-Flammable 787 Dreamliner
23 Dec 2010 by Michael van Baker in Business, NewsUp on the Rooftop…Solar Panels for Queen Anne
14 Dec 2010 by Michael van Baker in BusinessNo Christmas Carousel This Year at Seattle Center?
09 Dec 2010 by Michael van Baker in BusinessComcast’s Phantom Toll Booth Casts Net Neutrality Benefits in Stark Light
30 Nov 2010 by Michael van Baker in Business
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