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Crosscut Tout: Old Blue at Town Hall
Yale University's singing groups are a longstanding tradition, and now one of them, The Duke's Men, is wrapping up its winter tour here in Seattle.
Ronald Holden
Ronald Holden is a regular Crosscut contributor. His new book, published this month, is titled “HOME GROWN Seattle: 101 True Tales of Local Food & Drink." (Belltown Media. $17.95).
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Starbucks new logo: hold the coffee
There's a still a mermaid, but the company name and the chief product have walked the gang plank.
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For restaurants (and their suppliers), the name's the thing
Local food producers are beginning to make reputations for themselves.
Crosscut Tout: A different kind of holiday show
Dina Martina, aka Grady West, joins a long tradition of drag queens, transvestites and female impersonators who entertain fans of all persuasions.
Milan's La Scala opera house, newly redone
Two years of technical work and interior refurbishing have returned the performance hall to its place as one of the world's greatest. And this visitor even discovered a (tiny) Seattle connection.