RSS

Posts Tagged ‘Seattle Scene’

December 6th, 2014 - 11:16 am § in America, The Ave Scene

Ezells spreading its wings to Spokane

Ezell’s is one of the best things about Seattle.  I can remember when to was a black secret because white folks were afraid to go to the CD. One day my I discovered something even better: Hill’s Brothers’ Barbecue .. around the corner in a half burned out shack.   We used to get[...]

December 4th, 2014 - 10:45 am § in The Ave Scene

Seattle Media Covers Protesters: What is the story?

 From the blog “Seattlish:” Seattle protesters bracing for another round of unsympathetic local TV news headlines KIRO-TV is apparently confused about why “protesters are still angry” about Darren Wilson not being indicted in the shooting of Mike Brown! Instead of maybe look[...]

November 24th, 2014 - 10:42 pm § in The Ave Scene

Is Adam Smith Going to DOD?

The Hill puts Adam Smith on List as Potential Secretary of Defense:[...]

November 8th, 2014 - 6:02 pm § in The Ave Scene

THE Ave Scene: Ugly Seattle Art

This makes me feel bad for Calder.[...]

November 8th, 2014 - 4:23 am § in America, The Ave Scene

Amazon’s newest service

[...]

October 30th, 2014 - 4:51 am § in America, The Ave Scene

WHERE DO WHOLE FOODS EMPLOYEES EAT?

from the Seattle Salmon When asked if Whole Foods pays its employees a living wage, a Whole Foods spokesperson, Wendy Simons, responded, “People don’t work at Whole Foods for the money. They work here out of fear; fear that they are being poisoned by the atmosphere and food supply that exists ou[...]

October 25th, 2014 - 10:51 am § in Politics, Schools & Colleges, The Ave Scene

Ballot Recommendations: Two Sets of Similar Ideas

   Geov Parrish: This year’s general election ballots have been mailed out, and they’re…long. And complicated. Not to worry – I’m here to help. Because buried among the judicial races and “advisory vote” nonsense are some genuinely important, meaningful choices. Unlike this Augus[...]

October 25th, 2014 - 3:34 am § in America

REPOST: DON’T SEND YOUR CHILD TO HARVARD!

In response to a request I have deleted the original text of this post from July 22, 2014.  The edited post follows below. Let me explain.  William Deresiewicz, former Yale Professor, author and contributor at The Nation and The New Republic, wrote a very thoughtful piece with the title used above[...]

October 24th, 2014 - 3:04 am § in Environment, Hypocrisy, The Ave Scene

Amazon to offer covered dog park! … What a Perk!

Amazon Biodome – Seattle Check out the renderings for Amazon’s new headquarters in downtown Seattle. These remarkable “biodomes” will incorporate a cycle track, dog park and retail stores into Amazon’s buildings. The inside of these glass orbs will be a mixture of work [...]