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

Piers Fawkes | Posted 08.29.2009 | Business


Piers Fawkes

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

Starbucks Debranding: Store Owner Says 'Bucks Stole Her Ambiance

seattlepi.com | SARA KIESLER | Posted 08.20.2009 | Business


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...

Starbucks Hides Its Name In New Stores

AP | LAUREN SHEPHERD | Posted 08.16.2009 | Business


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-...

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

Sanjay Khanna | Posted 08.11.2009 | Green


Sanjay Khanna

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

Auto Sales Stimulus: 1909

Kate Kelly | Posted 07.25.2009 | Politics


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.

Dog Gets Stoned At Seattle Park

AP | Posted 07.13.2009 | Style


SEATTLE — A dog that ran off from its owner in Seattle's Seward Park found and ate some marijuana and got high. Owner Jen Nestor Waddell told KI...

Under Mounting Pressure, Starbucks Settles Yet Another Labor Dispute

ZP Heller | Posted 07.04.2009 | Business


ZP Heller

It's deceptive for Starbucks to pretend to offer workers adequate wages and benefits. Starbucks routinely prevents employees from working enough hours to qualify for the company's health insurance.

Mary Kay Letourneau Hosts 'Hot for Teacher' Night At Bar

AP | Posted 06.22.2009 | Home


SEATTLE — Mary Kay Letourneau and her former sixth-grade student _ the father of her two youngest children _ are hosting a "Hot for Teacher" nig...

Rail Stimulus Gift Of $44M Comes Early For Washington

Yahoo! Finance | Posted 06.08.2009 | Business


SEATTLE (AP) -- Sound Transit is getting $44 million for a light rail extension to the University District in Seattle sooner than expected....

2,870 Mayors for Peace: Does Yours Belong?

Jim Luce | Posted 06.04.2009 | World


Jim Luce

It is possible to disarm all nuclear weaponry by 2020. It is do-able. For the sake of our orphans, for the sake of your own families' children, let us commit ourselves to believing this.

"Main Street" Health Care Reform: Pay Cash, Bid for Discounts

Kari Henley | Posted 05.27.2009 | Living


Kari Henley

Last week, I opened a discussion about our nation's struggles with health care. My heart went out to the comments from readers, who have life threaten...

Kurt Cobain, 15 Years AD

Ward Sutton | Posted 05.13.2009 | Entertainment


Ward Sutton

We know that rock stars lose their magic as they age past their prime. Yet we can't stop fantasizing about what died-in-their-prime rock stars would have accomplished if only they'd lived a full life.

We're Paying For Winos To Live There and Get Drunk?

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 05.03.2009 | Politics


Blake Fleetwood

Providing housing for chronic alcoholics, who are still drinking, can save taxpayers more than $40,000 annually, per alcoholic, according to the study released this week.

Obama's Trip to Europe

Vivian Norris de Montaigu | Posted 05.02.2009 | World


Vivian Norris de Montaigu

Eight years after Bush ignored protesters at the EU meeting in Goethenberg, Obama is arriving in Europe for the London G20 talks. One thing is for sure...this time the leaders need to listen.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer May Go Online Only

Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Posted 04.06.2009 | Media


Staffers chosen to participate in an online-only version of the Seattle P-I were notified of their selection Wednesday and Thursday. The selections in...

Friendless in Seattle: Searching for Answers

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 03.26.2009 | Living


Dr. Irene S. Levine

You may be making bad choices when you choose potential friends. The odds are better that a friendship will "stick" when two people have a common thread, such as a shared interest.

A Statistical Guide to Hiring a New Coach

Tom Roberge | Posted 03.01.2009 | Entertainment


Tom Roberge

Ten NFL teams will employ different head coaches at the beginning of the 2009 season than they did at the beginning of the 2008 season

Sex Sells -- Even in Church

Valerie Tarico | Posted 02.13.2009 | Living


Valerie Tarico

If you care about what Hollywood is feeding your kid, don't take it for granted that the hip, cool church down the street, the one handing out cards in the lunchroom, offers a better alternative.

Failing Newspaper With Online Potential For Sale... Any Takers?

Meghan Peters | Posted 02.12.2009 | Media


Meghan Peters

With features such as comment boards and community blogs, the Internet makes possible the essence of journalism: creating public discourse.

Seattle Roads Without Salt: "Snow Packed" By Design

Local News | Susan Kelleher | Posted 01.23.2009 | Green


To hear the city's spin, Seattle's road crews are making "great progress" in clearing the ice-caked streets. But it turns out "plowed streets" in S...

A Modern Classic: The Cops' Free Electricity

Alex Remington | Posted 11.10.2009 | Entertainment


Alex Remington

Their biggest influences seem to be British, right down to the "oh-oh-oh" backup vocals and percussive post-punk guitars but there ain't nothing un-American about the way The Cops kick ass.

Seattle Bus Crash Leaves Bus Dangling Over Interstate (VIDEO)

AP | Posted 09.16.2009 | Home


Scroll down for video SEATTLE - Two buses crashed Friday on a Seattle street, pushing one through a guardrail next to Interstate 5 and leaving its ...

Defining The Holidays By More Than Just The Economy

Vivian Norris de Montaigu | Posted 01.15.2009 | Living


Vivian Norris de Montaigu

Turn the TV off during the next few weeks, don't check your email, and lose the Blackberry. Take a few days off and have some real vacation time.

"Impeach Bush" Ornament Accepted To Hang On White House Christmas Tree

Washington Post | Posted 01.02.2009 | Politics


When Deborah Lawrence got the invitation from the White House, the Seattle-based artist decided to make a lefty political statement. But she never ex...

What's Better than Turkey?

Josh Tickell | Posted 12.27.2008 | Green


Josh Tickell

Fuel opened in Seattle and Austin this weekend to sold out audiences. In Seattle, hundreds of people waited in the rain lined up around the block to get a seat for Fuel's opening night.