Editor’s note: June gloom
May 31, 2013 – 9:47 am | No Comment

Dear reader,
June can be a doozy of a month in the Northwest.
For many, it’s the last month of school. That last, winding road on a long stretch of learning.
For others, it means summer Fridays …

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Some like it HOT
April 29, 2013 – 9:50 am | Comments Off
Some like it HOT

BY KEEGAN PROSSER
April Macie is not promiscuous. Spicy? Sure. Fiery? You betchya. Scandalous? No. But her jokes might be.
“I was that girl in high school who had rumors spread about me,” Macie says.
That’s why the …

Nightlife in April
April 1, 2013 – 1:28 pm | Comments Off
Nightlife in April

The Fifth Avenue Theatre
“Jersey Boys” is playing all month starting the 4th.
1308 Fifth Ave., Seattle,
206-625-1900
Bake’s Place
4-2, 9, 16, 23, 30: Hans Brehmer Trio
4-3, 10, 17, 24: Rod Cook and Toast
4-4, 11, 18, 25: Robbie Christmas …

I wear my grandad’s clothes. I look incredible
March 21, 2013 – 10:25 am | Comments Off
I wear my grandad’s clothes. I look incredible

STORY AND PHOTOS BY KEEGAN PROSSER
Prompted by the Northwest’s nostalgia for ‘90s chic, and Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ smash hit “Thrift Shop,” it seems old is becoming the new, new. Yes, shopping secondhand is the …

GOOD FINDS: 10 things you don’t want to miss at Goodwill
March 21, 2013 – 10:23 am | Comments Off
GOOD FINDS: 10 things you don’t want to miss at Goodwill

BY HEIJA NUNN
There’s a GOOD reason GOODWILL has more than 2,700 stores, it’s GOOD shopping! Good for the people who receive valuable job training skills through Goodwill programs, and good for shoppers who visit Goodwill …

Nightlife in February
January 25, 2013 – 11:04 am | Comments Off
Nightlife in February

Bake’s Place
155 108th Avenue NE Bellevue. 425-454-2776
2-14: Geoffrey Castle
2-24: Cloverdayle
2-26/27: Hans Brehmer Duo
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Beach Cafe
1170 Carillon Point, Kirkland. 425-889-0303
Live music Thursdays from 6-9 p.m.
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Benaroya Hall
200 University St., Seattle, 206-215-4800
2-3: The Tenors
2-5: Suzanne Vega
2-19/20: Aaron Neville
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Black Dog
8062 …

In the neighborhood
January 4, 2013 – 9:27 am | Comments Off
In the neighborhood

BY KEEGAN PROSSER
Where to find cheap drinks, yummy eats and good times indoors this winter [I.D. required]
BELLEVUE
Mustard Seed Too
1428 156th Ave NE
Bellevue, WA 98007
425-746-8852
A mainstay in Bellevue since 1974, Mustard Seed Too boasts 5,000 …

Nightlife in January
December 28, 2012 – 10:29 am | Comments Off
Nightlife in January

Bake’s Place
1-3/4; 17/18; 31: Patricia Lee Allen
1-19: Impossible Bird
1-26: Crème Tangerine
155 108th Avenue NE Bellevue. 425-454-2776
More: www.bakesplacebellevue.com
Beach Cafe
Live music Thursdays from 6-9 p.m.
1170 Carillon Point, Kirkland. 425-889-303
Benaroya Hall
1-11/12: Loudon Wainwright III and Dar Williams
1-20: …

Vegas thrills, close to home
December 14, 2012 – 10:55 am | Comments Off
Vegas thrills, close to home

BY SETH TRUSCOTT
The strains of “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll” can still get Lisa Rasmussen moving.
As a 7-year-old, Rasmussen’s first record was Joan Jett and The Blackhearts’ 1981 classic. To this day, the record continues …

Nightlife in October
September 28, 2012 – 10:03 am | Comments Off
Nightlife in October

Bake’s Place
155 108th Ave. NE, Bellevue. 425-454-2776
10-28: Greta Matassa & Overton Berry
More: www.bakesplacebellevue.com
Benaroya Hall
200 University St., Seattle, 206-215-4800
10-1: Rufus Wainwright
10-21: An Evening with Bill Cosby
10-24: Jake Shimabukuro
More: www.seattlesymphony.org/benaroya
Black Dog
8062 Railroad Ave. SE, Snoqualmie, 425-831-3647
10-12: Little …

Nightlife in September
August 31, 2012 – 9:34 am | Comments Off
Nightlife in September

Bake’s Place
9-14: Michael Shrieve’s Spellbinder
9-30: Mays at the Movies with Bill Mays
155 108th Avenue NE Bellevue; 425-454-2776;
www.bakesplace.org
Beach Cafe
Live music Thursdays from 6-9 p.m.
1170 Carillon Point Kirkland; 425-889-0303
www.beachcafekirkland.com
Benaroya Hall
9-16: The Barefoot Contessa
200 University St., Seattle, 206-215-4800;
www.seattlesymphony.org/benaroya
Chateau …