What We Crave
You don't need to wait until Talk like a Pirate Day to stumble into the Jolly Roger Taproom in Ballard with your crew and order up a heaping plate of Po' Lil' Oysters ($2.75 each or 3 for $6.95).
By Lara Ferroni | December 12, 2007
Daily Find
If you're looking for the perfect gift this holiday season for the budding van Goghs and Kahlos in your life, pick up a selection of Eye Can Art's projects-in-a-can. The Seattle company's crafty new diversions teach kids ages 3 to 8 about traditional art forms.
By Marika McElroy Cain | December 12, 2007
Holiday 2007
An astonishing number of new food-related books kindled my interest this year. I read — and reveled in — a stack that melded entertainment with enlightenment, offering an extra-big helping of history, geography and cookery. Among the highlights were the following giftables that delved into everything from food politics to food snobbery, kabocha squash to kumamotos.
By Nancy Leson | December 12, 2007
It's going to be business as usual at Showbox at the Market and Showbox SoDo, despite the sale of the two clubs to AEG Live, a Los Angeles-based concert promotion company with a worldwide reach.
By Gene Stout | December 12, 2007
Convergence Zone
We've all heard of Christmas and Hanukkah and Kwanzaa, and most of us remember that the Winter Solstice happens pretty soon (Dec. 22), too. Some may even observe Festivus, a more recently developed holiday noted for such rituals as the Airing of Grievances and Feats of Strength. But what about all the holiday-themed events that fall through the cracks? The things you see listed and wonder about. "Who goes to these events?" you ask yourself. "I mean, really -- who? I'm actually curious!"
Well, dear reader, that "who?" could be you.
By Neal Schindler | December 12, 2007
