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Interview: Visqueen's Rachel Flotard Sends a Powerful Message

Michael Bialas | Posted 11.06.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Emerald City, Laos, Message to Garcia, Neko Case, Kim Warnick, George Flotard, Rock, Ben Hooker, Jon Rauhouse, Cnn, Seattle, New Jersey, The New Pornographers, Tom Cummings, Cheap Trick, Cristina Bautista, Rachel Flotard, Power Pop, Underground, Elo, Kstw, Nodepression, Entertainment News
Michael Bialas

Rachel Flotard, the do-it-all frontwoman for power-popping, Seattle-based Visqueen is planning a fundraiser, promoting a record, running her own label, preparing for a trip to Southeast Asia in December and hustling to book a major tour for 2010.

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Seattle Teen Gives Rwandan Girls The Gift of Education

Huffington Post | Tam Vo | Posted 10.22.2009 | Impact

Read More: Girls, Women, Seattle, Education, Library, Jessica Markowitz, Genocide, Rwandan Education, Schoolchildren, Learning, Rwanda, Impact News

You are never too young to change the world, and Jessica Markowitz is living proof. The Seattle Times reports that Markowitz was just a sixth grader w...

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Astoria Characters: The Yoga Guru

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 10.19.2009 | New York

Read More: English, Dahn Yoga, Astoria, New York News, Seattle, Los Angeles, South Korea, Chicago, New York News
Nancy Ruhling

Hee Jung works for Astoria's Dahn Yoga center, which has nothing to do with ladies in leotards performing pretzel poses. Its format is monkey posture meets meditation.

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Kindle Price Cut: Amazon Launches International Version, Lowering Cost Of U.S. Version To $259

The Associated Press | RACHEL METZ | Posted 10.08.2009 | Technology

Read More: Bezos, E-Reader, Kindle, Sprint, Christmas, Kindle News, New Kindle, E-Book, Kindle Price Cut, Amazon.com, Seattle, AT&T, Wireless, Nextel, Kindle Price, International Version, Amazon, Cupertino, lab126, Ereaders, Technology News

CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP)-Amazon.com Inc. is cutting the price of its Kindle electronic-book reader yet again and launching an international version, in ...

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Try a Little Tenderness: Americans Give During Tough Times

Nick Mwaluko | Posted 10.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Charity, Homelessness, Donating to Charity, Christianity, Seattle, Capitalism, Recession, Bearing Witness 2.0, Politics News
Nick Mwaluko

An ear, a meal, a conversation, a strategy, a small but much needed service at the right time--isn't that what we all can give?

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Compact Reviews of This Week's Compact Discs, For Those Who Still Care #5

Sal Nunziato | Posted 09.28.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: The Wondermints, Brian Wilson, K.T. Tunstall, Corey Harris, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, The Beach Boys, Wilco, Barbra Streisand, Tim Finn, Oxfam, Alice in Chains, Radiohead, Jeff Tweedy, Jason Falkner, Seattle, Eddie Vedder, The Smithereens, Pearl Jam, Rykodisc, Elton John, Neil Finn, Diana Krall, Elvis Costello, Entertainment News
Sal Nunziato

This week's picks: Alice in Chains, Elvis Costello, Corey Harris, Ian Hunter, Kris Kristofferson, Madness, Rod Stewart, Madonna and more.

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Glenn Beck Accepts Key To Hometown Of Mount Vernon, Washington; 800 Demonstrate

The Huffington Post | T.J. Ortenzi | Posted 09.27.2009 | Media

Read More: Mount Vernon, Key to City, Protest, Hometown, Fox News, Glenn Beck, Seattle, Washington State, Media, Key to the City, Bud Norris, Mt. Vernon, Protesters, Media News

Glenn Beck received the key to his hometown of Mount Vernon, Wash. Saturday at a ceremony that drew about 800 protesters, according to the spokeswoman...

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Medical Biller Sees Increase In Denied Claims

HuffPost's Eyes & Ears | Zach Dorfman | Posted 09.30.2009 | Business

Read More: Health Care Reform, Congress, Seattle, Health Insurance, Public Option, Health Care, United Health Insurance, Business News

Everyone--including those working in health care profession--is ready for change, Valerie says, but no one sees the light at the end of the tunnel.

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Welcome to Pittsburgh: What Can the G-20 Do?

Danny Schechter | Posted 09.24.2009 | World

Read More: Seattle, Obama, Global Poverty, Protest, Financial Reform, Economic Crisis, g20, World News
Danny Schechter

I am sure no right-wing Teabaggers and 9-12ers will be out supporting this anti-government fight for economic justice.

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A Near TED Experience

Ann Medlock | Posted 09.24.2009 | Media

Read More: Giraffe Heroes, Heroes, Ed Viesturs, Public Speaking, Elizabeth Gilbert, Amy Tan, Mountain Climbing, Puget Sound, Seattle, Ted, Hans Rosling, Technology, Phobias, Global Heroes, Fears, Tedx, Viesturs, Media News
Ann Medlock

A few weeks ago I was asked to talk at TEDxPugetSound, one of the many regional "franchises" that are now springing up. I was allotted 10 minutes to talk about "Global Heroes."

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Jennifer Aniston is MIA in Love Happens

Jackie K. Cooper | Posted 09.22.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Aaron Eckhart, Seattle, Jennifer Aniston, Grief Counseling, Entertainment News
Jackie K. Cooper

By the time I left the theater I was grieving, over the time I wasted and the lack of Aniston in the film.

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Starbucks Is Pulling Back In The US, But It's Growing In Central Europe

GlobalPost | Posted 11.11.2009 | World

Read More: Starbucks Explosion, Prague Coffee, Coffee Chain, Turkish Coffee, Czech Coffee, Starbucks, Starbucks Growing in Europe, Starbucks Europe, Prague, Seattle, Europe, Coffee, Czech Republic, World News

PRAGUE, Czech Republic - In a country where people are used to drinking their unfiltered Turkish coffees in small ceramic cups, Starbucks first 18 mon...

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Jason Linkins

Pro-Reform Rally In Seattle Ignored By Media

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.20.2009 | Media

Read More: Media Criticism, Health Care Reform, Pro-Reform Rally, Seattle, Media News

I have personally never been to Seattle, Washington, but I am reliably informed that it is a major American city that enjoys many of the technological...

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Glenn Beck To Get Key To City; Protesters Say "Change The Locks!"

Bill Mann | Posted 10.18.2009 | Media

Read More: Seattle, Mount Vernon, Glenn Beck, Young Dems, Glenn Beck Seattle, Media News
Bill Mann

In what may be one of the most politically tone-deaf moves this year, Bud Norris, mayor of the small farming community just north of Seattle, says he'll hand over the hardware to Glenn Beck on Sept. 26.

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The Plastic Bag War Rages On

nytimes.com | Kate Galbraith | Posted 09.19.2009 | Green

Read More: Seattle, Seattle Plastic Bag Referendum, Plastic Bag Ban Banning Plastic Bags, Plastic Bags, Plastic Bag Wars, Plastic Bag Seattle, Green News

In the wake of Seattle voters' decisive rejection of a proposed 20 cent fee on paper and plastic bags, opponents of disposable shopping bags have vowe...

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Want to See Neighborhoods that Beat the Bust? Take a Walk

John F. Wasik | Posted 09.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Boston, Pennsylvania, Living News, New Mexico, Personal Health, Neighborhoods, Health, Home Sales, Georgia, Atlanta, Seattle, San Francisco, Cities, New York, Home Foreclosures, Business News
John F. Wasik

Pedestrian-friendly cities can make huge personal economic sense. If you don't need a car, you can save thousands a year.

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Seattle Times Finds Profit As Seattle's Only Newspaper

New York Times | RICHARD PÉREZ | Posted 09.10.2009 | Media

Read More: Seattle, Newspapers, Seattle Times, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Media News

In an article in March on Seattle's becoming "a one-newspaper town," The Times asked, "will it become a no-newspaper town?" But less than five mont...

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Coolest Find on Craigslist? Mansion Living in Seattle, Just $650/Month

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 09.05.2009 | Style

Read More: Puget Sound, Mansion Rentals, Celene Ramadan, Seattle, The Real World, Andrea Chalupa, WalletPop.Com, Andrea-Chalupa, Ross Whippo, Seattle Aquarium, Walletpop, Craigslist, Leeni, Style News
Andrea Chalupa

When a friend forwarded a Craigslist posting for a 10,000-s.f. mansion on Seattle's Puget Sound, available for rent, the subject line of the e-mail expressed the astonishment of the find: "really, truly, seriously."

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Chicago Bullying

Bob Giloth | Posted 09.19.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Political Machines, Seattle, Mayor Harold Washington, Greg Nickels, Chicago, President Barack Obama, Chicago News
Bob Giloth

The "Chicago" epithet has been dogging Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels almost since the day he took office.

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Interview with Starbucks Designer Liz Muller, Creator of 15th Avenue E

Piers Fawkes | Posted 08.30.2009 | Business

Read More: Starbucks, Green Team, 15th Avenue E, Stealth Store, Seattle, Cafe, Coffee, Store Design, Business News
Piers Fawkes

After publishing the world's first glimpse of the new Starbucks' store design yesterday, we got in touch with Liz Muller who is Director of Global Concept Design over there at the big coffee company.

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Inside Starbucks New Stealth Store: 15th Avenue E Coffee and Tea

Piers Fawkes | Posted 08.29.2009 | Business

Read More: 15th Avenue E, Cafe, Store Design, Starbucks, Green Team, Stealth Store, Seattle, Coffee, Business News
Piers Fawkes

Last Friday, the Starbucks opened 15th Avenue E Coffee and Tea -- the first of their "stealth stores."

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Starbucks Debranding: Store Owner Says 'Bucks Stole Her Ambiance

seattlepi.com | SARA KIESLER | Posted 08.20.2009 | Business

Read More: Starbucks Debranding, Starbucks Hides Its Name, Seattle, Starbucks, 15th Avenue Coffee and Tea, Business News

If imitation is the kindest form of flattery, the restaurant and bar known as Smith is feeling ... well ... flat-out worshiped. Located next to the...

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Starbucks Hides Its Name In New Stores

AP | LAUREN SHEPHERD | Posted 08.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Howard Schultz, Starbucks, Seattle, Starbucks Test Stores, Starbucks Rebrand, Business News

NEW YORK — Starbucks Corp. said Thursday it is wiping its name from one of its Seattle-area stores and adding alcohol to the menu. The Seattle-...

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From Climate Science to Climate Justice: Climate Change a Symptom of Man's Inhumanity to Man

Sanjay Khanna | Posted 08.11.2009 | Green

Read More: Climate Change, G-8, Law, Greed, Carbon Emissions, United Nations, Ireland, Globalization, United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), Mary Robinson, Human Rights, Climate Justice, Green Technology, Recession Fears, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Seattle, Green News
Sanjay Khanna

The salient and problematic underlying political reality is that it climate change the culmination of longstanding processes of colonization and realpolitik.

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Auto Sales Stimulus: 1909

Kate Kelly | Posted 07.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, New York Times, Seattle, Henry Ford, New York City, 1909, Model T, Politics News
Kate Kelly

In 1909 mining heir Robert Guggenheim sponsored a cross-country auto race. This June, a commemorative race is underway. And this time we have bridges.

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