Bullseye
I had my doubts, but it looks as though Target really is planning to open a Downtown Seattle store in the near future. The windows are being prepped and everything. Apparently, it will be called “City...
View ArticleHail to the Grief
For the second time in 8 months, the streets of my neighborhood are blocked off for a presidential visit. Oh, thank God, the president is on his way to inner-Seattle. Surely he’s coming to save lives,...
View ArticleGuess Who’s Back?
Yeah, you already know, don’t you? That’s right, Obama is back in town today. He’s here for the same reason he’s been here the last 3 times. To take bribes from ultra-wealthy people. It’s the...
View ArticleHe Took the Ferry. Literally.
I have a very long bucket list to complete should I ever be given 6 months or less to live. Back when I was kid, another kid in New York City stole a subway ‘A’ train, and drove it from Washington...
View ArticleBoondoggle Interruptus
This has been a thing for about a week now, but it looks like it may be a bigger deal than I had at first assumed. Bertha, the large machine digging the multi-billion dollar tunnel under Downtown...
View ArticleKeepin ‘Em Dehumanized
At least no officers or “civilians” were hurt. You know, “civilian” being loosely defined as some hapless suburbanite who finds herself inexplicably caught on the wrong side of the Seattle city...
View ArticleMaria Cantwell Says “Rich, White, and Female Still Trumps Negro”
“I am very concerned and disappointed by this verdict,” said Cantwell. “I am confident there will be an appeal to closely re-examine today’s decision. It is very troubling that Amanda and her family...
View ArticleTusk
A fossilized mammoth tusk discovered in a Seattle construction site was retrieved Friday evening from a 30-foot-deep pit to the sound of cheers and clicking from people taking pictures. Scientists and...
View ArticleThe University Street Gondola?
Badass. Just … badass. “Promise me something”, I remind my daughter nearly every week, “when you become Mayor of this town 20 years from now, you’ll install an escalator on Pike Street, and name it...
View ArticleJudgement Day
Two weeks ago, the Seattle Weekly ran an article which I thought was possibly their best piece … ever. It’s called ‘Ripped Apart’, and you can read it here:...
View ArticleCoverage We Can Count On
On Friday night, I fell asleep with the TV on. Early Saturday morning, while still in twilight sleep, I heard a news story being repeated over and over from the talking picture box that I had left...
View ArticleMcGinn’s “20/20″ Plan to Reform the SPD
After being called upon to investigate abuses by the Seattle Police Department, four months ago, the Department of Justice released a report which excoriated the SPD over its civil rights violations....
View ArticleChristine Gregoire: The Best Republican Governor Washington Has Ever Had
Remember this article? http://www.seattlerex.com/the-reddest-of-states/ Well, I just learned that the “Rob the Poor to Feed The Rich” film initiative has passed. Christine Gregoire, the woman who is...
View ArticleThe Space Needle Goes Orang … Er …“Galaxy Gold”
In honor of the Space Needle’s 50th Anniversary, the owners of the famous landmark have taken it upon themselves to paint the roof of the structure “Galaxy Gold”. Why Galaxy Gold? Because this was the...
View ArticleThe First Hill Streetcar Breaks Ground
I love the SLUT. I love the SLUT so much that I ride it at least once a week, and usually more often. The SLUT is so fun and satisfying, that I have a huge smile on my face each time I get off. I also...
View ArticleLive Photos: May Day
What started out as peaceful has taken a turn for the, well, less peaceful. There are several splinter groups roaming Downtown Seattle breaking things, while the crowd in Westlake Park has swelled to...
View ArticleHeroes
Three people – including two off-duty Seattle firefighters – are being investigated for an assault on a homeless man Saturday night. Police say a woman and the two firefighters were walking through...
View ArticleThe Fourth Estate
Earlier this year, a Federal Court ruled that bloggers have the same First Amendment rights that journalists have. Believe it or not, the issue was actually up for debate. Unfortunately, some states...
View ArticleCondolences to KOMO News
This morning, a KOMO/King 5 helicopter crashed next to the Space Needle, and two lives were lost. Both casualties were employees of KOMO News. A third man, struck in his car by the helicopter, is in...
View ArticleThe City Council Votes to Annihilate the Working-Class. Again.
Raise Minimum Wage to $15 Rally in Westlake Park If you think it’s expensive to live in Seattle now, you ain’t seen nothing yet. In perhaps the single largest repayment of bribes Seattle has ever seen,...
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