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Posted on Tue, 08/14/2012 - 7:34pm

Sin City: A Gang of Tacoma Puppets Invades Seattle

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Jeremy Gregory
The puppet "Williams" became a poster child for Tacoma's 2011 Art at Work campaign

Seattle loves puppets. But are we ready for Tacoma's?

Tacoma artist Jeremy Gregory keeps strange company. Lately he spends days and nights surrounded by a menagerie of skateboarders, drug addicts, supernatural beings and garden variety ne’er-do-well's.

What’s even stranger: these are puppets that he willingly created. Read more »

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Posted on Mon, 08/13/2012 - 11:13pm

Remembering Kathi Goertzen, Inspirational Role Model

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Seattle Magazine Staff
Photo Credit: 
Hayley Young
Kathi Goertzen photographed in 2011

News broke today that longtime KOMO-TV anchor Kathi Goertzen died after a long struggle with brain tumors.

We at Seattle mag have long been big fans of her work at KOMO and, in particular, of the bravery she showed in the face of this illness. In fact, we named her "Most Inspirational Media Role Model" in our Best Of 2011 issue. Here's what we wrote then: Read more »

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Posted on Mon, 08/13/2012 - 4:23pm

Hoppy 25th Anniversary, Latona Pub

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Leslie Kelly
Photo Credit: 
Hayley Young

Pop quiz: Which came first, the still-going-strong Northwest handcrafted beer movement or Latona Pub?

That might be a chicken-or-the-egg kind of conundrum, but it’s safe to say Latona near Green Lake helped create legions of microbrew fans since it first opened under current ownership 25 years ago. (The watering hole's history dates back much further, to the Prohibition era. Oh, if only those bar stools could talk, the tales they'd tell!) Read more »

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Posted on Fri, 08/10/2012 - 11:36pm

Sneak Peek! Kickin' Boot Whiskey Kitchen

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Cody Bay
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Cody Bay

When new things happen in Ballard, they usually get done well, but they don't often get done big. Kickin' Boot Whiskey Kitchen, the new concept from the boys behind Matador, makes its presence known from the get-go in a big way: a large neon cowboy boot giddy-upping off the side of a former mill house that looms large over the Ship Canal. Read more »

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Posted on Fri, 08/10/2012 - 9:45pm

Red, White & Brew Recap

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Inside Seattle
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Team Photogenic
More than 450 folks sipped away at Red, White & Brew.

Our inaugural Red, White &  Brew was a sunny success! With the Olympic Sculpture Park and 80 degree sunshine as our backdrop, more than 450 guests (including a fleet of brave navy sailors) came, saw and sipped the night away. There were plenty of reds, whites and brews to be had--17 Washington wine award-winners and six local breweries poured their famed varietals while Taste Events, Sartori Cheese, Oil & Vinegar and Belle Epicurean offered savory salumi and cheese and delectable desserts. Read more »

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