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Road Rash

A Microsoftie’s favorite sport is bad for the bones.

12/27/2008 By Lee Fehrenbacher

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They Like It Rough

Need an elbow to the jaw and a friendly pat on the back? Try rugby. 

12/27/2008 By Sean Leslie

Feature

Lord of the Reins

Horse racing was once dead in Washington State. The career of top jockey Ricky Frazier was once dead too. Hell, there was a time when Ricky Frazier was nearly dead. A story of courage, cunning, and redemption on the back of a thoroughbred.

12/27/2008 By James Ross Gardner

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Shades of Green

Greg Nickels’s Climate Action Plan brought him global glory as “America’s green mayor.” But is it civic transformation or eco-opportunism? We crunch the carbon counts, probe the mayor’s environmental conversion, and suggest some ways to make Sea

12/27/2008 By Bruce Barcott

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Walking Town (or) Pedestrian Peril?

City hall is trying to stop crosswalk carnage and make Seattle safe for pedestrians, but sometimes its strategy seems to be forcing them off the street.

12/27/2008 By Sarah Anderson

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Man of Many Acts

Bumbershoot booker Chris Porter tries to catch the trends, keep it Reel, and always have a backup when Devo bails for China.

12/27/2008 By Kevin Friedman

Unnecessary Study of the Month

Nature is Good

12/27/2008 By Christopher Werner

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Can Jake Locker Save Husky Football?

A squeaky-clean kid from rural Washington tries to return UW ball to its glory.

12/27/2008 By Roger Brooks

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Ctrl Alt Delete

From Lakeside School computer geek to pioneer Microsoft programmer to the gay community’s biggest benefactor, Ric Weiland seemed to have it all: brains, looks, wealth, social conscience. Then, on a sunny Pride weekend, he took his own life.

12/23/2008 By Kevin Phinney

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Root, Root, Root Against the Home Team

Not everyone had a bad season at Safeco Field.

12/20/2008 By Jason Cohen

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The Olympic Oil Patch

Hundreds have tried to strike black gold in Washington. And they’re not done yet.

12/20/2008 By Eric Scigliano

OPEN LETTER

When Headlines Attack

12/20/2008

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Worst. Holiday. Ever.

We give an unloved occasion an overhaul.

12/20/2008 By Matthew Halverson

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What Lies Beneath

12/20/2008

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Northwest College Rankings 2008

Find the college that best suits you.

12/19/2008 By Matthew Halverson and Stefan Durham With Megan Clark and Jessica Campbell

Past Lives

Home, Sweet Haunt

The bloodcurdling past and spirited present of a grand old Georgetown Victorian.

12/18/2008 By Nena Peltin

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Edgar’s Solution

Seattle’s most revered ex-Mariner markets bats and caps with other people’s names on them.

12/18/2008 By Jeff Meisner

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Class Hysteria

12/18/2008 By Matthew Halverson

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Fast-Lane Reform (or) Highway Hogwash?

Tim Eyman claims his latest ballot measure will open empty lanes, cure congestion, and fulfill a state audit’s recommendations. Critics contend it will have the opposite effect—and will set back transit, too.

12/18/2008 By Manny Frishberg

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Is Rossi Smarter than a Fifth Grader?

And does Gregoire talk like a man?

12/18/2008