Convergence Zone
Independent bookseller M. Coy Books will close its doors at the end of February. It's always sad to see a local business fail, but it's a true bummer to see a bookstore close, especially with the residents of America's third most literate city -- St. Paul, Minn. -- breathing down our necks. C'mon, guys! There's a TV writers' strike going on! Let's read some more books and give those Grain Belt-swilling chumps what for!
January 4, 2008
Convergence Zone
I could have headlined this blog entry with any number of terrible double entendres. I could have said "Ballard is getting Vain" or "Ballard receives a Vain effort" and slept well tonight, because I would be speaking the literal truth. Vain has opened a new branch on Ballard Avenue, and there is an awful lot of vanity on display in Ballard's bars and restaurants these days. (You know who you are, sweetness.)
September 7, 2007
Convergence Zone
In this era of rising gas prices and ever-spreading gridlock, we need new ways to make the trip between points A and B. Here's one you may not have previously considered: roller skates.
May 18, 2007
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There are many pretenders to the throne, but make no mistake: Fantagraphics Books is the very embodiment of so-called alternative comics.
May 17, 2007
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With the opening of Ballard's Wild at Heart, thousands of secretly kinky Fremonsters, Wallingfordians, Green Lakers and Ballardites who don't want to make the trek to Capitol Hill can enjoy an equal — and in some ways, even more relaxed — adult shopping experience.
January 24, 2006
Convergence Zone
Look, I don't know how to say this without sounding like a 12-year-old, so I'm just going to blurt it out: Woodland Park Zoo is once again selling poop by the gallon.
November 30, 2005
Convergence Zone
The Greenwood Space Travel Supply Co. is the kind of novelty shop that sells imagination. As far as I'm concerned, this truly is a space-travel supply store, my first stop for rocket fuel, stun guns and do-it-yourself intergalactic treaties.
November 29, 2005
Convergence Zone
Two favorite Seattle retailers are closing their doors and are offering their merchandise at substantial discounts.
November 22, 2005
Convergence Zone
Yes, the Xbox 360 will deliver plenty of bang for the buck, but you have to do something if the power goes out. Check out Berserk Games and stock up against the unthinkable.
November 17, 2005
