30 Great Day Trips

30 Great Day Trips Get out of town with a culinary adventure, a scenic drive, or one very unusual form of skydiving—here are <a href="../../../travel-and-outdoors/articles/30-day-trips-seattle-october-2011/">30 day trips</a> all within 90 minutes or less from Seattle. Plus: After the once great quarterback from WSU crashed and burned in the NFL, <a href="../../../arts-and-entertainment/articles/redemption-of-ryan-leaf-october-2011/">Ryan Leaf</a> is ready to talk; CEO Neil Fiske is trying to lead classic brand <a href="../../../style-and-shopping/articles/eddie-bauer-october-2011/">Eddie Bauer</a> back to the mountaintop; and global fashion looks right at home with rugged materials and regional designers in our <a href="../../../style-and-shopping/articles/fall-fashion-2011-october-2011/">Fall fashion</a> spread.

In this issue:

Arts & Culture

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The Barefoot Bandit Speaks

09/21/2011

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The Bootlegger’s Right-Hand Man

Upcoming PBS documentary turns the lens on a Kirklander whose rum-running father never forgot his strangely scrupulous boss.

09/21/2011 By Jessica Voelker

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Seattle World’s Fair, a Look Back

09/21/2011

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Dispatches from Seattlemet.com

09/21/2011 By Christopher Werner

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The Perfect Party

Here’s who we’d invite if we could entertain this month’s most interesting visitors, locals, and newsmakers.

09/21/2011

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A Mask for Every Occasion

Wild Carnival traditions join the parade at the Burke.

09/21/2011 By Laura Dannen

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Seattle Wonder Women Launch GeekGirlCon

Seattle comics lovers and fantasy fans unite for the first-ever GeekGirlCon.

09/21/2011 By Lisa Han

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NPR: No Pledge Required

Isn’t that what NPR stands for?

09/21/2011 By Kathryn Robinson

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The Strangest Tribe: How a Group of Seattle Rock Bands Invented Grunge

In an exclusive excerpt from Stephen Tow’s Seattle music history The Strangest Tribe, the author shows how the U-Men bridged the path from punk to grunge.

09/16/2011 By Stephen Tow

Best of the City

Get Out of Town

30 Perfect Day Trips

Get out of town with a culinary adventure, a scenic drive, or one very unusual form of skydiving—all within 90 minutes of Seattle.

09/25/2014 By Allison Williams With Lisa Han, Carey Rose, Abby Tracy, and Matt Pitchford

Eat & Drink

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Beacon Ave’s New Food Destinations

09/21/2011 By Kathryn Robinson

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Pumpkin Beer: A Seattle Seasonal Tradition

The Great Pumpkin Beer Festival inspires brewers to become one with the gourd.

09/21/2011 By Jessica Voelker

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Ba Bar’s Love Song to Saigon Street Food

Surprise, surprise: At Ba Bar, the Monsoon folks bring traditional Vietnamese fare to the Central District.

09/21/2011 By Kathryn Robinson

Editor's Note

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A Note from the Editor

09/21/2011 By Katherine Koberg

Home & Real Estate

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Carve a Jack-O’-Lantern

09/21/2011 By Saba Sulaiman

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Turn the Viaduct into a Park

09/21/2011 By Christopher Werner

Inbox

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Letters to Seattle Met

09/21/2011

News & City Life

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Apple for the Teacher

Seattle schools launch iPad, iPod program.

09/21/2011 By Matthew Halverson

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The Redemption of Ryan Leaf Will Be Televised

And blogged about. And chronicled in newspapers. Once upon a time the WSU football phenom had the world at his feet. Now, after a very public addiction to prescription painkillers, he’s ready to talk. And talk. And talk.

09/21/2011 By Matthew Halverson

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Microsoft’s Game Face

09/21/2011

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The Green Identity

The ongoing quest to define (and redefine) Seattleites.

09/21/2011 By James Ross Gardner

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Seattle City Council Incumbents Defend Their Seats

Incumbency trumps all in next month’s election—with one possible exception.

09/21/2011 By Johnathon Fitzpatrick

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Faithbook

Colin Wong’s online Bible is a passion project.

09/21/2011 By Matthew Halverson

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Afghanistan War Vet Lends a Hand to Fellow Soldiers

Sam Barrett, Retired Sergeant, U.S. Army Rangers

09/21/2011 By Matthew Halverson

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The Trouble with Transit

09/19/2011

Style & Shopping

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Hot Colors Heat Up the Home

09/21/2011 By Jennie Gruss

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Putting the Eddie Back in Eddie Bauer

Eddie Bauer was once the outfitter of choice for the world’s most seasoned outdoor lovers. Now, CEO Neil Fiske is trying to lead the classic brand back to the mountaintop.

09/21/2011 By Bruce Barcott