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Festival Fever

The summer festival season is upon us: Sasquatch, kids’ theater, Folklife, and more.

04/22/2010

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The Perfect Party

This month’s party guests: Kobie Boykins, Roland Anderson, Franklin Page, Nancy Pearl, Dean Deblois, meerkats, Sanjaya Malakara, and Marcelas Owens.

04/21/2010

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Risky Business

Bolstered by the new leadership of Derrick Cartwright, Seattle Art Museum is in the mood for a fresh coat of paint. Coming this month: Kurt, a mixed-media study of the Nirvana rocker, and Love Fear Pleasure Lust Pain Glamour Death, a collection of lesser-

04/21/2010 Edited by Laura Dannen

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Barefoot Contrarian

A conversation with veteran modern dance choreographer Mark Morris, who this month brings his dance troupe to Paramount Theatre to play with Seattle Symphony.

04/21/2010 Edited by Laura Dannen

SIFF Preview

‘Extra’ Directors

Husband-and-wife directing team Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini, whose film The Extra Man opens the Seattle International Film Festival May 20, weigh in on what they know best.

04/21/2010 Edited by Laura Dannen

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Brother, Can You Spare a Joke?

Garrison Keillor, during a live broadcast at the Paramount Theatre of his public radio program A Prairie Home Companion, April 3, 2010.

04/20/2010

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¡Viva la Seattle!

A survey of what Mexican Americans have given Seattle—besides great Cinco de Mayo parties.

04/19/2010 By Tiffany Wan

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A Star Is Born…

…but will her mother survive the delivery?

04/16/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

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What to Eat Now

Raw food is the thing. Here, a little crop of specialty restaurants.

04/19/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

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Watering Hole

It was only a matter of time before someone in this thirsty town united the boutique coffee roaster with the fine wine bar—and at Fonté, located next to the Four Seasons Hotel, genuinely terrific food is the glue.

04/19/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

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The Cheese Stands Alone

At the Bravern, Artisanal Brasserie’s cheese spread is a regional treasure just waiting to be discovered.

04/19/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

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They’re on Grass

Bill the Butcher’s sustainably raised meats put food fears on the chopping block.

04/16/2010 By Jessica Voelker

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The Last Last Call

The city ponders extending bar-closing time. Will it make a difference?

04/16/2010 By Jessica Voelker

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Lovely Rita

Just in time for Cinco de Mayo: a savory twist on a Mexican American classic at La Casa Azul.

04/16/2010 By Jessica Voelker

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Best Places to Live 2010

Here are Seattle Met’s picks for the Emerald City’s 15 must-live neighborhoods right now, plus vital stats on the people, property, and parks in 116 communities.

04/19/2010 By Matthew Halverson

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Discount Decor on the Down Low

Local designers share cheap-but-chic decorating secrets.

04/15/2010 By Brian J. Barr

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Letters to the Editor

One proud papa, an even prouder innkeeper, a worried biologist, and a miffed dog walker, plus more pizza proclamations, and a reader clears the air between Sounders fan and Sounders supporter.

04/19/2010

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Burning Man

Stuntman David Boushey can teach you how to fall, fly, crash, or burn alive at his Seattle-based International Stunt School.

04/22/2010 By Matthew Halverson

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Bike with Mike

For Mayor McGinn, who campaigned as the Pedaling Populis, the morning commute is an uphill climb.

04/21/2010 By Johnathon Fitzpatrick

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Day of the Un-Mayor

Mayor Mike McGinn gets flak for not resembling past mayors, but his vision for Seattle is firmly fixed on the future.

04/21/2010 By Eric Scigliano

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Pitch Perfect

A by-the-numbers look at University of Washington’s dominant Danielle Lawrie.

04/21/2010 By Matthew Halverson

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Norton Hears a Boo

University of Washington Internet security guru Dave Dittrich cop cries foul on Symantec’s ranking of Seattle as the “Riskiest Online City.”

04/19/2010 By Tiffany Wan

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Girls Just Want to Go Green

Seattle’s hottest sustainability blogtress Deanna Duke is no chicken.

04/19/2010

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Have We Met?

04/19/2010

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The Silence of Ressam

Seattle’s “Millennium Bomber” endured years of interrogations. He spilled al Qaeda’s secrets and helped convict other terrorists. And then he refused to say more, even when threatened with life in prison. Ten years after he was captured, the nation’s cour

04/16/2010 By Eric Scigliano

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The Making of a Logo

Benjamen Purvis relates the process of making Seattle Met’s new logo—stories of spraying chocolate syrup in bathtubs included.

04/16/2010

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Armani on Tour

Fashion houses send design ambassadors on the road. This month: Roberta Armani.

04/16/2010 By Laura Cassidy

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Dig It

Urban gardeners are growing their own with cool gardening tools and accessories.

04/16/2010 By Laura Cassidy

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Blast from the Past

Mount St. Helens erupted 30 years ago this month. It changed more than just the landscape.

04/23/2010 By James Ross Gardner

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The Un-Mayor Speaks

Mike McGinn on youthful idealism, sagging seawalls, rookie missteps, and how the blinkered pundits just don’t see how Seattle is changing.

04/20/2010 By Eric Scigliano