Archive for November, 2009
It’s the week of BIG EATING! Do you have a favorite Thanksgiving dish? I love my mom’s sweet potatoes. She boils and slices them into long quarters, then rolls each slice in melted butter and brown sugar and sautés the whole batch until warm and golden brown. Mmmm-- candy-coated potatoes! For your
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Posted: November 25th, 2009 under Art Zine, Take 21.
Tags: Nancy Guppy
Pundits say the darndest things.
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Posted: November 20th, 2009 under City Issues, Elections, Take 21, Transportation, Viaduct.
Tags: C.R. Douglas, City Council, City Inside/Out, King County, Mayor, Viaduct
So, this week’s Art Zone with Nancy Guppy show is big. Like, oodles of show. Show spilling out into the hallways and splashing unsuspecting passerby. It’s large, is what I’m saying. The thing’s just so mammoth, honestly, that I can’t really say that much about it in the space allotted, other than
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Posted: November 19th, 2009 under Art Zine, Take 21.
Tags: Andy Wright, Music
This week on CityStream, Penny LeGate tells the story of displaced Bhutanese citizens eager to start a whole new life in Seattle. Khem Rizal and his family spent years living in a refugee camp in Nepal with hundreds of other displaced Bhutanese citizens. Forced out of their homeland with no hope of returning, Khem
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Posted: November 19th, 2009 under Take 21.
Tags: CityStream
Do you have questions for Seattle City Councilmembers? How will the council work with new Mayor- elect Mike McGinn? What are their thoughts on a tunnel replacing the Alaskan Way Viaduct? What are the Council’s budget priorities? What are their thoughts on a City Light rate increase? What are their priorities for
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Posted: November 17th, 2009 under City Issues, Take 21.
Tags: C.R. Douglas, City Council, City Inside/Out
After that crazy thunder/lightening/wind/hail/rain storm a few weeks back, we lost power at our house. It came back within an hour or so, but still, it was kind of a drag. The next day I got a call from my mom and dad, who are in Hawaii. I told them about the
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Posted: November 13th, 2009 under Art Zine, Take 21.
Tags: Nancy Guppy
I’ve been seeing some terrific theatre lately and I hate to mention shows that are already closed but if you ever get a chance to catch Wicked or August: Osage County – do! Both shows toured to Seattle over the past month and were incredible. So what can you see that’s still
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Posted: November 10th, 2009 under Art Zine, Take 21, Theater.
Tags: Kathy Hsieh, Theatre
“You don’t have to be Chinese to cook Chinese. If you are a good cook, you are a good cook. Why not?”
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Posted: November 9th, 2009 under City Issues, Take 21.
Tags: Community Stories, diversity, Food
The mayor has proposed increasing Seattle City Light electricity rates by 8.8 percent in 2010.
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Posted: November 6th, 2009 under City Issues, Economy, Take 21.
Tags: C.R. Douglas, City Council, City Inside/Out
Blogger on camera May cause minor discomfort Please don’t adjust set -- Ancient haiku It was business as usual at the ol’ AZ this week, with the combination of lots of backstage scrambling and extremely patient guests making for a solid episode. The day kicked off with another stellar appearance by theater
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Posted: November 6th, 2009 under Art Zine, Take 21.
Tags: Andy Wright