Never one to let his sense of charity get in the way of his competitive spirit, our correspondent matches another UW donor's efforts to call the shots on campus.
For once, the horse race handicapping of the primary season is a metaphor with great legs. We're watching a field of fierce runners and the move from the mindset post-Iowa to now post-New Hampshire...
I'd like to think it could turn out otherwise, but the large -- and dare I say it, tasteful -- Lost Our Lease sign says M. Coy Books near the Market in downtown Seattle is going away at the end of...
Professional shows have understudies, sometimes great ones, and that's how we got Shirley MacLaine. But they're making a practice of it with the run of the Tony-winning Jersey Boys road production.
When the phone rang this afternoon and this fulsome, cheery, pre-recorded male voice started talking at me, I thought it was another solicitation from some unctuous politician seeking my cash. But in...
This appeared Thursday, December 20th in the email in-box at KING-FM (Seattle-based classical music station, and a leader in streaming audio online). The sender's name has been changed. The message...
Local history, a female serial killer, Eastern Washington tales and losing money in your sleep -- Crosscut authors help you find presents for that special someone.
Yesterday, I blogged about my friend and accountant who gave us a quick-shot, not-so-hot reaction to riding the streetcar for the first time. There, I called it a streetcar. I want to take it...
