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Seattle Mariners have time on their side as they wait for Adrian Beltre, Ken Griffey Jr. and others to erupt


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Published April 27, 2009 at 1:27 p.m.
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Many thanks to the hundreds of you who signed up for our new Facebook page over the weekend. Those of you not into Facebook, don't worry. You can simply keep reading the regular blog updates we give you here. What we're trying to do is offer new things to go with the old. And it's all a matter of choice. If you're not into it, simply pick and choose what you do like and soldier on ... Geoff Baker's Profile ... Create Your Badge ... Sitting in a plane 30,000 feet in the air allows you to see

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Carlos Silva trumps Las Vegas, wins first game since last July


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Published April 26, 2009 at 1:26 a.m.

One more look above, at our video of newly-converted Mariners "fan'' John Loef , 19, a kineseology student at Santa Monica Junior College, who caught that third inning fly ball and got ejected from Angel Stadium for his effort, The Mariners don't have too many Jeffrey Maier , or Steve Bartman legends. So, might as well settle for this guy ... Geoff Baker's Profile ... Create Your Badge ... Don't forget to join our new Facebook page ... Anyhow, Carlos Silva was quickly becoming legendary

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Weekend Theatre: April 24-26


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Published April 24, 2009 at 5:00 p.m.

Baggage Claim @ Freehold Theatre. A new Seattle arts group, Heroes Everywhere, are debuting themselves with an original play by a local playwright about a group of old friends who come together for the first time in years to support a friend suffering from heart disease. Things get real from then on; lessons are no doubt learned; things shall be comed-to-terms-with. ( 2222 Second Ave. Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. Tix $10/$7. ) ... ALSO PLAYING ... Keefee's House of Cards @ Theatre off Jackson.

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SIFF Brings Humpday Home for the Festival


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Published April 23, 2009 at 6:00 p.m.

SIFF 2009 Northwest Connections Features ... Back to the Garden, Flower Power Comes Full Circle, directed by Kevin Tomlinson (USA, 2009) WORLD PREMIERE ... Twenty years ago, local filmmaker Kevin Tomlinson interviewed hippies at a "healing gathering" in Eastern Washington. Now he tracks the same folks to see what became of their environmental utopias. Today, in the midst of global warming, the voices of these flower children are prophetic ... Dancing Across Borders, directed by Anne H. Bass

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1 more restaurant needed! Will anyone else in WS step up?


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Published April 23, 2009 at 3:19 p.m.

Five West Seattle restaurants — including WSB sponsors Skylark Cafe and Club and Ama-Ama Oyster Bar and Grill — already are participating in Dining Out for Life, one week from tonight, with a percentage of proceeds benefiting Lifelong AIDS Alliance - just got word from the organization that they need ONE MORE restaurant somewhere in [ ... ] ...

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Can't Miss It: Thursday


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Published April 23, 2009 at 3:00 p.m.
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"Art Is All Around Us" by Seattlest Flickr pool superstar Grundlepuck ... ELECTIONEERING : Do you make all your voting decisions based on the enthusiastic support of aging rock musicians? If so, tonight's your night, with the likes of Krist Novoselic, Dave Dederer, and Kim Thayil turning out at the Croc to support the electoral efforts of Dow Constantine to become the new King County Exec. Music will be provided, and there's a special VIP treatment if you can cough up $100 for a donation ... 7

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Violent Attack Unnerves Greenwood


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Published April 22, 2009 at 4:00 p.m.

The Greenwood community was left a little uneasy after an early morning assault on Tuesday, when 44-year-old Todd Boettger was brutally attacked, robbed, and left to fight for his life on the sidewalk in front of a local bar. Facing life-threatening head injuries, medics transported Boettger to Harborview Medical Center. The attack--which is currently being investigated by the police's homicide/assault unit--occurred on the same day Seattle's City Council voted to approve $1.3 million of funding

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Seattle Fashion Week, Unicorns, and Blayne


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Published April 22, 2009 at 3:30 p.m.
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There’s been a Seattle Fashion Week since 2003, though it’s possible that you haven’t heard about it until now…and that’s because like any annual BFD event in the works, each year it gets bigger and better. But this year--from the major sponsors, packed after-parties, talented designers, and headliner Blayne Walsh from Project Runway --it was pretty hard to miss ... Seattle Fashion Week is actually more like a weekend, but no big deal. It was still pretty badass. We attended the

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Are the M's legit?


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Published April 22, 2009 at 1:11 p.m.
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That question keeps popping up no matter where I go and it's a good one. Are the Seattle Mariners a legitimate first-place team? Is this start based on a bunch of smoke and mirrors? And the answer I keep giving is yes, this is a legit start. More legit, in fact, than we've seen from the one AL team with a superior record -- the Toronto Blue Jays. And more legit than the team with the best record in the majors, the Florida Marlins ... Let's look at why ... For an answer to the question, one need

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Neighborhood News And Local Blog Round-Up


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Published April 21, 2009 at 9:30 p.m.

While we were all basking in the sun, these local--crazy--folks were running amuck in Boston ... We were good and didn't prompt any 4/20 talk, but that didn't stop former Seattle Police Chief Norm Stamper, who dives into the pot vs. alcohol argument on Huffington Post ... You may recall the mysterious explosions on Alki earlier this year, which turned out to be a secretive Justin Timberlake production. Well, tonight the reality TV insanity continues as his new game show, The Phone premieres on

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