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Wednesday, November 18 at 6:00pm
It ain't champagne, but it'll do for baptizing the new year around here. Thanks to longstanding friend of the Sunbreak Troy J. Morris for heading to Winlock, spotting this tap, and adding the proof to our Flickr pool.Advertise Here
Mike McGinn was much lauded for frequently using Twitter to communicate with supporters along the campaign trail. Now that he and his staff have moved into their new digs, he should probably start playing Foursquare ...
Yesterday I pointed out how Soundgarden reunion rumors had been swirling again in late 2009. In December, the speculation was "confirmed" by some. Shot down by others. Then the ball dropped...
Happy New Year's Eve (morning), everyone! This photo from The SunBreak Flickr pool, by Great_Beyond, captures perfectly how many of us will feel tomorrow morning--like some troll turned our heads to concrete overnight. Look how we cling to one another for support against the day...
A note from local film director Wes Hurley popped into the inbox this morning: Hurley's film Waxie Moon, about and starring beloved local boylesque superstar Waxie Moon, was awarded the jury prize last night at the Queer Fruits Film Festival in Byron Bay, Australia...
Yes, this is a hoary format, usually only good for a forced half-smile or two. But what the hell, the new year wipes away all sins against humor. So here you go. Headlines you won't see in 2010...
Photographer JennaU comments: "The figures at the top of a sweet art house at the corner of 26th and Howell. What would this neighborhood be called, Madrona? The CD?" Oh, the things you'll see in our Flickr pool ...Advertise Here
Thought it would be fun to mark the high and low points for our local sports teams this decade. Today: Husky basketball! I have a low point, but am not going to do "worst" for college players, that's weak. Unadulterated High Point: March 13, 2005...
If you want to find out what went wrong at Little Bighorn, you wouldn't ask a cavalryman. If you want to find out what went wrong at WaMu, you wouldn't ask a bank teller. And if you want to know what's wrong with the Seahawks, you wouldn't ask the players...
Things happen for a reason, and not talking to Zia McCabe prior to The Dandy Warhols' December 11 gig at Neumo's was one of them...
No garbage, food and yard waste or recycling collections are scheduled in Seattle on New Year’s Day, Friday, Jan. 1, 2010. Friday collections will occur on Saturday, Jan. 2. ...
Thought it would be fun to mark the high and low points for our local sports teams this decade. Today: The Mariners! High point: October 6, 2001. By beating Texas 3-2 for their 116th win, the Mariners match the 1908 Cubs for the winningest season in major league history...
The much beloved Don Darryl Rivera, part of New Voices 8 tonight at ACT Theatre New Voices 8, the eighth installation of a one-night-only revue of contemporary musical theatre, is tonight at ACT Theatre at 8 p.m...
I like to keep the Christmas tree up until I have an epiphany sometime around January 6 ("Hey, this thing is brown and dead and shedding needles everywhere!"). But I realize that in our modern world things happen on a faster schedule...
2009 was a tumultuous year for development in our little neighborhood on the hill...
