March 2010
The Great Seattle Pizza Smackdown
By Kathryn Robinson, Laura Cassidy, Calise Cardenas, Matthew Halverson, Jessica Voelker, and Christopher Werner
We’ve got a pizza renaissance in progress, and the town is bubbling with amazing pies. So we studied up on crusts and toppings, sorted pies by category, pitted them against each other, and anointed our favorites.
Features
Sea Change
Fishermen and oyster growers suspect the ocean may be harmful to their business.
Sounders ’Til We Die
What to yell, where to watch, and everything else you need to know to be an expert Sounders FC fan.
Departments
Editor's Note
Inbox
Letters to the Editor
Letters about previous articles from the Seattle metropolitan community.
The Mudroom
Vehicular Cam Slaughter
For the reality competition America’s Worst Driver, the Travel Channel cruises Seattle.
March of the Penguin
App of the Month: Ben Eidelson and Jason Prado dreamed up ridepenguin.com, which connects you with potential travel partners.
Hitting a Wall
The seawall holding back Elliott Bay is crumbling. Mayor McGinn wants voters to approve a $241 million bond to restore it before an earthquake hits and a tsunami swallows downtown.
Where the Boys Aren't
Darnell Sue, who started Girl Power Hour, thinks networking should be a blast. But ladies only.
The Perfect Party
This month’s party guests: Greg Nickels, Peter Backus, Dom Sagolla, a labrador retriever, Janie Hendrix, Al Rosellini, Bartlett Sher, and Cherie Priest.
Rain King of Comedy
Defrocked late-night TV host Conan O’Brien on Larry King Live in 2002
March Sadness
Between 1984 and 2004, Seattle hosted the NCAA men’s basketball tournament nine times. But In the last six years, the Seattle Sports Commission’s shots at bringing back the NCAA finals have hit nothing but air.
Exit Interview: Kevin Calabro
After one season with the Sounders FC, Kevin Calabro is out of the booth.
Cornershop
Sneaker Pimps
For a look that’s streetwise, sharp, and well-shod, try these five shoe shops.
Spree
New World Bling
Celebrate spring with jewelry of new materials, organic shapes, and bold design.
Asking Price
Breaking Fee
When is it worthwhile to pay flat fees to buyer’s agents? Plus, Madison Park’s closure rate in the second half of 2009 makes it a hot neighborhood.
Rainmakers
A Higher Calling
For Kevin Daniels, president of Daniels Development, saving historic treasures means building new—and big.
Habitat
Weekend Pass
Pour
Slow Man
At Seattle Coffee Works, a good espresso is a long time coming. And worth the wait.
Restaurant Review
Surprised by Sauerkraut
How Wallingford’s hip neighborhood restaurant, Avila, can exploit its virtues.
On the Town
Showing Some Skin
Over the next three months, members of KT Niehoff’s Lingo Dance company will perform solo around town, stand as “sculptures” in Seattle Art Museum, and finish with a show at ACT Theatre.
The Green Room
Just a Song Before I Go
Graham Nash keeps on keeping on with a photography exhibit, Taking Aim, at Experience Music Project and a new album with Crosby and Stills.
By Laura Dannen
Back Fence
Web Exclusive
Party Pics
Pictures from the Sixth Annual Gifts from the Earth gala, Hotel 1000’s 12 Days of Comfort, Joy and Cheer launch party, Hutch Holiday Gala, Jingle Bell Run and Walk, Providence O’Christmas Trees gala, and Neodandi House of Couture “Off The Wall” fashion opera.
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