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Demetrious Johnson Isn’t as Little as He Looks

The UFC’s flyweight champion of the world may only be five-foot-three, but he’s a giant in the octagon.

07/01/2013 By Matthew Halverson

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SPD Takes Steps to Diversify

But the need for change to the department’s culture will start beneath the skin.

07/01/2013 By Matthew Halverson

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'Sleepless in Seattle' Turns 20

Sleepless in Seattle, every bad headline writer’s go-to inspiration, turns 20 in June. Let’s celebrate with some of the worst (best?) it wrought.

05/22/2013 By Matthew Halverson

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Judy Travis Is the 21st Century Video Star

Seattle’s most prolific vlogger lives her life in front of (and behind) the camera.

05/22/2013 By Matthew Halverson

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The Disaster Relief Trials Will Prepare Cyclists to Save Us from the Apocalypse

Contestants will navigate a 10-mile trek of obstacles, hills, and water hazards while carrying 100 pounds of supplies.

05/22/2013 By Matthew Halverson

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Casa Latina Makes Ordering Day Labor Easier

The nonprofit’s new online order form is putting more people to work.

05/22/2013 By Matthew Halverson

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Kittitas County Fights to Keep Seattle’s Compost Out of Its Backyard

So where do we put all of that smelly organic waste—and should we care who’s affected?

05/22/2013 By Matthew Halverson

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An Oral History of ‘Almost Live’

From Bill Nye the Science Guy to the day the Space Needle collapsed, we recall 15 years of trials and triumphs on the set of Seattle’s Saturday Night Live.

05/17/2013 By Matthew Halverson, James Ross Gardner, Laura Dannen, and Cassie Callan

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Legends of the Fallen

A magnificent Douglas fir stood for more than 300 years at the edge of the Olympic National Forest. When Reid Johnston looked at it, all he could see was money.

04/17/2013 By Matthew Halverson

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The Graffiti Defense Coalition Finds Beauty in the Bending of Rules

And this summer Justin Hart’s organization is commissioning four public murals in Capitol Hill.

04/17/2013 By Matthew Halverson

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Twinline Motorcycles Hits the Small Screen

The custom bike builder revs up for an appearance in the Velocity Channel’s Cafe Racer TV.

04/17/2013 By Matthew Halverson

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Romell Mitchell Is Working to Revive Baseball in the Inner City

The former player coaches in Major League Baseball’s program for underprivileged youth.

03/20/2013 By Matthew Halverson

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Inside the Super-Green Bullitt Center

When it opens, the six-story building will be the most energy-efficient commercial space in the world.

03/20/2013 By Matthew Halverson

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Basel Action Network Turns Back the Toxic E-Waste Tide

The Seattle nonprofit fights to keep our old computers from being dumped on developing countries.

03/20/2013 By Matthew Halverson

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50 Most Influential People in Seattle Right Now

Game-changing Seattleites thrust the city into its next phase—in politics, the arts, technology, food, sports, and more.

03/18/2013 By Kathryn Robinson, Matthew Halverson, James Ross Gardner, Laura Cassidy, Christopher Werner, Laura Dannen, Allison Williams, Allecia Vermillion, Amanda Zurita, Seth Sommerfeld, Erica C. Barnett, Bess Lovejoy, and Josh Feit

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Michele James Is Securing the Homeland

The Tacoma native keeps the bad guys out so you can sleep easy.

02/20/2013 By Matthew Halverson

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Mike Tyson Has Mellowed Out

A Q&A with the onetime heavyweight champion who brings his one-man show, Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth, to Seattle in March.

02/20/2013 By Matthew Halverson

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Baked Bed Bugs

The ZappBug oven cooks unwanted pests away.

02/20/2013 By Matthew Halverson

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Wait, How High Am I?

Now that I-502 has legalized marijuana, there are a few enterprising chemists out there who want to help us all get stoned with confidence. (Okay, and educate us along the way.)

02/20/2013 By Matthew Halverson

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'Warm Bodies' Writer Isaac Marion on Zombie Love

The Mount Vernon native gets his big break when a film adaptation of his novel hits theaters Friday.

01/30/2013 By Matthew Halverson