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The Devil’s Advocate

Justice Richard Sanders, the state Supreme Court’s maverick libertarian, champions unpopular causes and offends powerful people. When he visited the sex predators’ lockup, his foes had him where they wanted him.

06/13/2010 By Eric Scigliano

2010 SIFF

Thanks to Wheedle’s Groove, Seattle’s Still a Funky Town

SIFF film pays tribute to local soul/funk scene, and the bands that play on.

06/09/2010 By Eric Scigliano

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Wild West Limo Scene

Rogue limo drivers poach fares and menace passengers, while those who play by the rules lose out.

05/17/2010 By Eric Scigliano

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Big Fish Story

Seafood recipes swim against the current.

05/14/2010 By Eric Scigliano

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All the President’s Been

New Yorker editor David Remnick bridges the gaps in Obama’s life story.

05/14/2010 By Eric Scigliano

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Day of the Un-Mayor

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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The Un-Mayor Speaks

About 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

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The Silence of Ressam

Seattle’s millennium bomber endured years of interrogations, spilled Al Qaeda’s secrets, then refused to say more. Ten years after he was captured, the nation’s courts are still struggling over what to do with Ahmed Ressam.

04/16/2010 By Eric Scigliano

Passing Through

Saffron Revolutionary

An exiled monk sips tea and looks toward better times in Burma.

03/18/2010 By Eric Scigliano

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Fit as a Fiddle

An Old World artisan matches up violins, players, and big-time investors.

03/18/2010 By Eric Scigliano

Past Lives

Billy the Mug

Seattle’s toughest saloon keeper had a sentimental side.

03/18/2010 By Eric Scigliano

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A Higher Calling

For Kevin Daniels, saving historic treasures means building new—and big.

02/18/2010 By Eric Scigliano

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Sea Change

An acid peril is rising from the depths and falling from the air. It kills local oysters and threatens everything that lives in the sea.

02/16/2010 By Eric Scigliano

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Full Metal Racket

Seattle’s budget is deep in the red. So why doesn’t the city score full market value on recycled metal?

01/26/2010 By Eric Scigliano

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A Watch in Time

Jody Laine wanted to fix watches. She didn’t realize that could also mean fixing people’s lives.

01/26/2010 By Eric Scigliano

Feature

150 Years of Love & Lust, Seattle-Style

20 tales of mad love, bad love, and glad love, plus 7 sex and love gurus.

01/14/2010 By Eric Scigliano

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Gorilla Warfare

Heavy-handed tactics and tussles over money expose the rifts in this state’s big, feisty building lobby.

12/14/2009 By Eric Scigliano

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Boeing, Going, Gone

Don’t cry over the Dreamliner, says one business guru.

12/11/2009 By Eric Scigliano

Elections

Who Did YOU Vote Against For Mayor?

And how did we wind up having to choose between Mallahan and McGinn?

10/27/2009 By Eric Scigliano