Sporting Life

The Craziest Seahawks Ticket Offers on Craigslist

Got some guns or Justin Timberlake tickets lying around? You can go to the game this weekend.

01/17/2014 By Matthew Halverson

Sporting Life

The 9 Most Ridiculous Seahawks Products You Can Buy Right Now

But please, don’t buy them. They’re awful.

01/15/2014 By Matthew Halverson

Explainer

Washington’s Mad Cow Scare, 10 Years Later

Inside the hysteria that gripped the country in December 2003 when the country’s first infected cow was found in the Yakima Valley.

01/02/2014 By Matthew Halverson

Mudroom

2014 Will Be the Year of the Gun in Washington State

With two dueling gun control initiatives on this November’s ballot, 2014 is shaping up to be a statewide firefight over firearms.

01/02/2014 By Matthew Halverson

Quote Unquote

Model Railroader Al Lowe Lives on Little Rails

The train enthusiast and former video game designer will bring his engines and the mini-worlds they run through to the 40th Annual Model Railroad Show in January 2014.

01/02/2014 By Matthew Halverson

Mudroom

Shameless in Seattle 2013

A look back at the year’s biggest gaffes, blunders, and all-around WTF-ery

12/01/2013 By Matthew Halverson

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Jody Hall Brings Cupcakes to the Masses

The founder of Cupcake Royale looks back on 10 years of sweet success.

12/01/2013 By Matthew Halverson

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C. R. Douglas Has Loved Politics Forever

Q13’s ace political reporter was quite the well-informed grade schooler. Like, he could name all nine Supreme Court justices by age 10.

11/01/2013 By Matthew Halverson

Back Story

UW Researcher Richard Palmiter Helped Set the Table for the GMO Debate

As Washingtonians prepare to vote on a controversial labeling initiative, the man who engineered a genetic revolution reflects.

11/01/2013 By Matthew Halverson

Article

Books Over Troubled Waters

Since 1966, Renton’s main library has stood over the Cedar River. But when the city threatened to close it, Renton’s residents mounted a civic uprising that involved Tim Eyman, threats of a lawsuit, and the start of two political careers.

11/01/2013 By Matthew Halverson

Article

Is Benjamin Salman Seattle’s Next Great Pianist?

At just 19 years old, the son of celebrated concert pianist Mark Salman is proving that a talent for tickling the ivories doesn’t skip a generation.

09/17/2013 By Matthew Halverson

Article

How the Feds Found a Prolific Peddler of Fake Chihulys

It might not have ever happened if it weren’t for the help of one of the artist’s old colleagues.

09/17/2013 By Matthew Halverson

Article

Bill Nye Is Still the Nuttiest Professor

Twenty years later, the Science Guy—and newly announced Dancing with the Stars cast member—reflects on the show that made science cool for kids and turned him into the country’s most beloved nerd.

09/03/2013 By Matthew Halverson

Article

Seattle Steam Looks to Bring District Energy to SLU

And the project hinges on a potential partnership with Amazon.

09/03/2013 By Matthew Halverson

Article

Military Sexual Trauma Victims Find Allies in Seattle

Vets in the Puget Sound area are more likely to have experienced MST, but they have more support too.

09/03/2013 By Matthew Halverson

TV Timeout

How Will 'Breaking Bad' End?

Before the series returns for its final episodes, we theorize about what Walter White's flash-forward meant.

08/08/2013 By Matthew Halverson

Article

Kindle Worlds Scares Off Fan Fiction Writers

Amazon’s fanfic publishing platform didn’t make the best first impression.

08/01/2013 By Matthew Halverson

Article

PopCap Makes Games They Like

Luckily for the Seattle video game studio, its customers like those games—like Bejeweled and the new Plants vs. Zombies 2—even more.

08/01/2013 By Matthew Halverson

Article

Robin Lindsey Loves Seals

She’s the lead investigator for Seal Sitters, an all-volunteer group dedicated to protecting marine mammals who sun on Seattle beaches.

08/01/2013 By Matthew Halverson