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Oscar Winner Shirley Jones Gets Orient Express For Her 30th Anniversary

Edward Lozzi | Posted 07.23.2008 | Living

Read More: Naturalist, Marty Ingels, Relationships, Academy Award, Trains, Travel, Shirley Jones, Orient Express, National Parks, Wedding Anniversary, Seattle, Living News

Hubby Marty Ingels tracks down the original Super Luxury Liner right he...

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Fleet Foxes: Live in Concert (and in Flannel)

Marissa Moss | Posted 07.02.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Flannel, Breaking Entertainment News, Grunge, Fleet Foxes, Sub Pop, Folk Music, Fashion, Seattle, Music, Freak Folk, Devendra Banhart, Entertainment News

The first time I heard Fleet Foxes, I thought I liked them because I listened to the album on vinyl. But when I heard them live, I realized that their warmth and honestly came from the bandmembers themselves.

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Everything New Is Old Again

Lloyd Alter | Posted 06.13.2008 | Green

Read More: Architecture, Green Building, Leed, Seattle, Green News

Eighty years separate the construction of these two Seattle buildings, but in fact they are very much alike. Both have high ceilings and big windows...

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Seattle Bans Sale Of Bottled Water

Treehugger | Collin Dunn | Posted 03.19.2008 | Business

Read More: Bottled Water Ban, San Francisco, Seattle, Plastic Bottles, Bottled Water, Chicago, Seattle Bans Bottled Water, Business News

First San Francisco banned it. Then Chicago started taxing it. Now, the city of Seattle is taking action against bottled water; last week, Mayor Greg ...

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Starbucks Slashes 600 Jobs

Reuters | Posted 02.21.2008 | Business

Read More: Starbucks Job Cuts, Starbucks Layoffs, Howard Schultz, Seattle, Starbucks Shares, Starbucks, Business News

Starbucks Corp said on Thursday it would eliminate 600 jobs as it works to cut costs and reignite growth. The coffee seller has been battered in rece...

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Seattle Opens Can 'o Whoop Ass on FCC Chairman

Josh Silver | Posted 11.10.2007 | Media

Read More: Fcc, Seattle, Media Ownership, Media News

Some 1,000 people packed the Seattle Town Hall to say no to the Federal Communications Commission's plan to let the largest media companies further consolidate ownership.

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The Sonics Boom Again

Tony Sachs | Posted 11.07.2007 | Entertainment

Read More: The Sonics, Pop Music, Seattle, Punk, Vintage, Retro, Garage Rock, '60s Revival, Indie Rock, Tacoma, Cavestomp, Entertainment News

The Sonics, possibly the most ferocious band in rock and roll history, were back together for the first time in 35 years.

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Raising the Bar

Carl Pope | Posted 10.30.2007 | Politics

Read More: Salt Lake City, Seattle, Transit, Global Warming, Cement Global Warming, Seattle Global Warming, Global Warming Amendments, New Highways, Sierra Club, Seattle Highways, Politics News

Voters are waking up, and new polling indicates that Washington state may score another first: turning down a roads proposal because of its impact on global warming.

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Seattle Aims To Recycle 60 Percent Of All Trash By 2012

New York TImes | J. Michael Kennedy | Posted 10.10.2007 | Business

Read More: Seattle, Pacific Northwest, Trash Recycling, Recycling, Business News

Out here next to Steamboat Slough and the lumber mill, piles of garbage from Seattle are lined up in neat rows and blanketed with a fabric similar to ...

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America's Most Stable Housing Markets

Forbes | Matt Woolsey | Posted 10.03.2007 | Business

Read More: Housing Markets, Seattle, Foreclosure, Home Prices, Business News

Nationwide, home prices are falling, sales are sluggish and the number of foreclosures is mounting. Ask any economist and you'll hear that things are ...

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It's National Singles Week - Let's Revisit Those "Best Cities for Singles"

Bella DePaulo | Posted 09.17.2007 | Living

Read More: Marriage, Seattle, Social Support, Cost of Living, Boston, Best Cities, Single, Travel, Home Ownership, Demographics, Marital Status Discrimination, Living News

September 16-22 is Unmarried and Single Americans Week. Just in time for the celebration, the Census Bureau just released the latest figures showing a...

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