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Wikispeed’s 100 Mile Per Gallon Car

With a background in software, Joe Justice is the last guy you’d expect to make cars. But if his geeky, hard-to-believe, 100-mile-per-gallon car is as awesome as he says it is, he may just revolutionize the way Detroit does business.

12/23/2011 By Matthew Halverson

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Ski Movie Mogul Warren Miller Refuses to Go Downhill

Warren Miller inspired legions of skiers with his goofy, self-narrated ski-bum films. After the sale of his company—and a lawsuit—Miller agreed to never appear in, narrate, or direct another ski film. But now, nearing 90, he refuses to go downhill.

11/23/2011 By Neal Thompson

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The Most Treacherous Terrain

When a group of snowboarders took to the Cascades backcountry last March, they entered some of the most treacherous terrain in the Pacific Northwest. Not even a seasoned avalanche expert could save them from what happened next.

11/21/2011 By David Laskin

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A Guide to Washington’s Craft Distilleries

11/18/2011 By Jessica Voelker and Brian Colella

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10 Ways to Choose a Money Manager

Expert advice for choosing a financial adviser in uncertain times.

11/17/2011 By Julie H. Case

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Midcentury Modern Revival

A Queen Anne home by famed Northwest architect Paul Hayden Kirk gets a modern update, but its original integrity remains intact.

11/17/2011 By Giselle Smith

Best Restaurants 2011

Best Restaurants 2011: Chefs Bite Back

We asked dozens of Seattle chefs and restaurateurs what they really think: about their competitors, the critics…and you, their customers. Here’s what they told us, anonymous, uncensored, and (sometimes) scientific.

10/27/2011 By Carey Rose

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Best Restaurants 2011: The Restaurant Inspector Comes Calling

An afternoon with a very friendly food-safety official.

10/27/2011 By Jessica Voelker

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Diary of a Deadly Year

Yakima County clocked more murders in 2010 than at any other time in its 145-year history and the highest homicide rate in the state. A year in the lives of those who killed, those who perished, and those who tried to keep order.

10/14/2011 By James Ross Gardner

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Putting the Eddie Back in Eddie Bauer

Eddie Bauer was once the outfitter of choice for the world’s most seasoned outdoor lovers. Now, CEO Neil Fiske is trying to lead the classic brand back to the mountaintop.

09/21/2011 By Bruce Barcott

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The Redemption of Ryan Leaf Will Be Televised

And blogged about. And chronicled in newspapers. Once upon a time the WSU football phenom had the world at his feet. Now, after a very public addiction to prescription painkillers, he’s ready to talk. And talk. And talk.

09/21/2011 By Matthew Halverson

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Fall Fashion 2011: The New West

Global styles. Rugged materials. Regional designers.

09/16/2011 By Laura Cassidy

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A Bainbridge Island Bachelor Pad

Bainbridge architect Matthew Coates designed a house with a hard exterior but a sense of warmth inside. The owner fit right in.

08/19/2011 By Giselle Smith

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Andrew Villeneuve Takes On Tim Eyman

The future of our state could hinge on the work of a 24-year-old college student who lives with his parents. Meet Andrew Villeneuve, computer geek, scourge of the right wing, and the only person who leaves Tim Eyman speechless.

08/19/2011 By James Ross Gardner

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Return to Red Mountain

This is the story of how a patch of dirt in Benton County became the wine world’s desert rose.

08/19/2011 By Jessica Voelker

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Fall Arts Preview

New spaces, fresh faces.

08/09/2011 By Laura Dannen, Allison Williams, Lisa Han, and Adriana Grant

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Insider’s Guide to Olympic National Park: Where the Wild Things Are

07/22/2011

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Insider’s Guide to Olympic National Park: Saving the Park

When federal funds dwindle, volunteers step up.

07/22/2011 By Annie Rose Favreau

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Insider’s Guide to Olympic National Park: Timeline of Olympic National Park

07/22/2011 By Julia Scherzinger

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Dr. Deisher’s Stem Cell Crusade

When pro-life biotechnologist Tracy Deisher sued to halt federal funding of embryonic stem cell research, it rocked the biotech universe. What’s driving the Seattle researcher to kill the promise of medicine’s greatest hope?

07/22/2011 By Kathryn Robinson