KING COUNTY NEWS
Sprucing up Atlantic City goal of tourism plan
Friends have taught Larry Sherlock two main things about Atlantic City: Bally's, the Taj Mahal and the Borgata give out nice comps. And, don't venture out onto Pacific or Atlantic avenues, especially at night.
Ranger uses stun gun on man walking dogs off-leash
A man walking his dogs in a federal park overlooking the Pacific Ocean was hit with a stun gun and arrested by a park ranger who accused him of not tethering the animals, astonishing passers-by who say the reaction was excessive.
Veterinary Q&A: Liver disease
Dr. Dana Brooks, an internist at Seattle Veterinary Specialists in Kirkland, answers this week's questions.
Car crashes into man at Bellevue bus stop
A car crashed into a bus stop Monday night in Bellevue hitting a man on the sidewalk.
Beamer pins its hopes on brother, sister wrestlers
Beamer's Arian Carpio finally convinced her father to let her wrestle. Now she and older brother Ares hope to capture twin state titles for Federal Way school.
First Financial's quarterly income rises
The Renton holding company for First Savings Bank Northwest also swung to a profit for the year.
Commitment spotlight --- Quarterbacks
As I wrote today, the strength of UW's Class of 2012 (at the moment, anyway) is in its two quarterbacks, each consensus four-star recruits who committed early --- Jeff Lindquist of Mercer Island and Cyler Miles of Mullen High Denver.
Michael Mastro's Storage Wars
When the Bentley convertible, Steinway baby grand, fur coats, and 25 Chihuly glass pieces are auctioned off along with most of his other worldly goods this week in Palm Desert, California, Michael Mastro will be the man least likely to be there. The 86-year-old bankrupt Medina real-estate ty...
Snow cracks ceiling at PLU swimming pool building
The weight of Wednesday's snow on the roof apparently caused cracks to appear in the ceiling of the building that houses the swimming pool at Pacific Lutheran University in Parkland.
Widespread snowstorm wallops Pacific Northwest
A winter storm blasted the Pacific Northwest Wednesday, dumping near-record snow in some areas, hammering parts of Oregon with winds as high as 110 mph and bringing much of the region to a standstill.
Schools close, flights canceled as storm nears NW
Schools preemptively closed, crews salted down streets and more than two dozen flights into two Pacific Northwest cities were canceled as the region prepared for a potentially major snowstorm on Wednesday.
Seattle U women fall in overtime
Ashley Wakefield drove along the baseline and sank the winning shot with two seconds left in overtime as Pacific defeated Seattle University 81-79 in a women's basketball game Tuesday night.
The (Cozy) Inn Crowd
The Watering Hole: Cozy Inn Tavern, 6215 Bothell Way N.E., 425-486-4321, KENMOREThe Atmosphere: The Cozy Inn Tavern sits quietly on a busy strip of Highway 522 (aka Bothell Way), all but ignored by the cars and buses streaming past on the evening commute....
Umpqua could be subject to FDIC 'stress test'
Umpqua Bank could soon be required to perform an annual "stress test" to make sure it has enough of a capital cushion to withstand an economic calamity.Portland-based Umpqua Bank has been rapidly expanding in the Puget Sound area and was named in a Puget Sound Business Journal/Portland Business Journal banking and finance section last year as one of the Pacific Northwest banks most likely to grow in the near future.On Tuesday, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. proposed annual stress tests for...
Drugs - not weapons - found at fatal-shooting site
The man shot and killed Friday by Federal Way police Officer Stacy Eckert was identified as Maksim I. Mayba, 21, who court records show pleaded guilty to first-degree robbery in 2009.
I-90 over Snoqualmie Pass reopens
The Washington Transportation Department says driving Interstate 90 over Snoqualmie Pass will be an iffy proposition through Wednesday with a potentially major snowstorm in the forecast.
Lowe's buys online Kirkland home improvement...
The world's second-largest home improvement chain, Lowe's Companies Inc. (NYSE: LOW), has acquired ATG Stores, a Kirkland-based online home furnishings retailer, to help expand Lowe's online sales.ATG will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of North Carolina-based Lowe's and no jobs will be lost in the acquisition, Lowe's said in a release. Terms of the deal were not disclosed and have not yet appeared in the public company's SEC filings.ATG was founded in 1999, selling goods through its...
Interactive map: Foreclosure hotspots in...
Three foreclosures were all it took to give the tiny area of Snoqualmie Pass the highest foreclosure rate in the Puget Sound area in November, according to RealtyTrac, an online real estate research firm tracking distressed residential properties nationwide.There is a nifty interactive "heat map" of foreclosure activity - a color-coded, data-centered map - from RealtyTrac that lets users zoom in on foreclosure data from the national level to states, counties, communities and even ZIP codes...
Madrona Venture promotes three tech vets to...
Seattle's Madrona Venture Group has promoted local tech veterans Scott Jacobson, Len Jordan and Tim Porter to managing director positions."Scott, Len and Tim have worked for Amazon, Real Networks and Microsoft and with numerous startup companies both as operating executives and advisors," said Madrona Managing Director Matt McIlwain. "We are excited about expanding our Managing Director group and will continue investing in the best early-stage technology companies and the amazing innovation...
Boeing likely to open third line for 737 Max at...
The Boeing Co. will build the 737 Max in a third line at its Renton plant, fitted alongside the larger of the two existing lines.Maybe.The company will still take about 24 months to finalize the configuration of the plant and the re-engined model of the 737, so it isn't ruling out other possibilities, said Beverly Wyse, vice president and general manager of the 737 program.She added that Boeing's preference is to reduce square footage, not expand, so trying to keep everything on the same site is...

What's wrong with art in Seattle? Our art schools, according to SAM's outgoing contemporary curator.
Michael Darling Schools Seattle's Art Schools by Jen Graves Michael Darling has been the king of contemporary art in Seattle, and it's been a Pax Romana. He's used his power for good, bringing Seattle artists back into the fold at Seattle Art Museum, where he has been the modern and contemporary curator for four years. Recently, he accepted the job of curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, starting this summer. Unlike past SAM curators, he never stood apart from the city and its talent, and he brought… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
Seattle Times high school boys basketball rankings
Mason Kelley's rankings for Class 4A and 3A teams, with records through Jan. 28.
Seattle Times high school girls basketball...
Sandy Ringer's rankings for Class 4A and 3A teams, with records through Jan. 28.
AP boys and girls basketball rankings
SEATTLE -- How a state panel of sports writers rates Washington high school basketball teams in the weekly Associated Press poll of 2012, by WIAA divisions, with win-loss records for some divisions and total points (first-place votes in parentheses):
The Motley Fool: Every Sunday, useful tips on...
The year passing away turned out better for Seattle than we dared imagine at the end of 2010.
What our writers love this week
The Seattle Times' weekly list of critics' favorites for the week beginning Dec. 4 are the luminaries at Green Lake Pathway of Lights, jazz artist Taj Mahal and Advanced Style, a blog that proves fashion is ageless.
Seattle Pacific men win conference opener
Jobi Wall scored 19 points, including five straight in a decisive 9-0 run late for 19th-ranked Seattle Pacific (6-1, 1-0) in a 68-57 victory over Simon Fraser on Thursday at Brougham Pavilion in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference men's basketball opener for both teams.
The Short List: This Week's Recommended Shows
Clarence Acox & the Legacy Quartet/Wednesday, November 23Clarence Acox is one of the city's most active stewards of jazz, having imbued generations of Seattle families with, if not an abiding love for the genre, a sense of hometown pride for leading the Garfield High Jazz...
Seattle Times announces more local news partners
In an effort to provide readers with the most comprehensive and up-to-date news from throughout the region, The Seattle Times has forged partnerships with a number of local news Web sites.
Game thread: Seattle at Chicago
CONGRATS SLOOT: Vandersloot was named a reserve for the All-Star game in San Antonio on July 23. She's part of a record 10 first-time All-Stars. San Antonio rookie Danielle Adams was named for the West, putting my top three front-runners for ROY in the game (Minnesota's Maya Moore was named a starter last week). You can read about all the players here.
Game thread: Los Angeles at Seattle
STORM WINS: Smith wanted to give a fist pump after her first three-pointer of the season dropped. She entered the game shooting 23.2 percent from the field, but finished with a season-high 13, including three made three-pointers in the fourth quarter. "I missed enough to start," said Smith, who moves back into third place on the WNBA's all-time scoring list since Jackson is injured. "It's nice to get a rhythm going. It was a little bit of a relief to get a couple to go down." The onslaught in...
Man shot in downtown Seattle
Seattle Police say a man who was shot on Third Avenue downtown about 7 p.m. Monday refused to talk to officers investigating the incident.
Seattle Times People's Choice Game of the Week
Here is this week's Seattle Times People's Choice Game of the Week, it's Eastside Catholic vs. Bainbridge in boys lacrosse.
Starfucker
At first glance, Portland synth-poppers Starfucker and Seattle rap crew Champagne Champagne might seem like unlikely allies for a West Coast tour, but in fact the two bands are like long lost soul brothers. Starfucker are an electronic rock act that take much inspiration from hip hop (see the modest...
'Hawk Talk: Chat transcript with Danny O'Neil
Danny O'Neil, Seahawks reporter for The Seattle Times, will host his weekly Live Chat! on Tuesday at noon.
Seattle Times People's Choice GOTW
Here is this week's Seattle Times People's Choice Game of the Week, Walla Walla's 7-1 win over Holy Names in softball.
BOAT
Seattle's BOAT have always been purveyors of the kind of fuzzed out, sing-along indie pop that hearkens back to the days of wearing out VHS dubs of last Sunday's 120 Minutes and poring over dog-eared copies of Magnet/Raygun/Spin/local zine in your parents' basement. BOAT's new record, ...
All-league girls basketball teams
All-league girls basketball teams reported to The Seattle Times through March 22.
All-league boys basketball teams
All-league boys basketball teams reported to The Seattle Times through March 22.
Red Lion Q4 loss grows
Red Lion Hotels Corp., which is looking to sell its downtown Seattle hotel on Fifth Avenue, reported its fourth-quarter loss grew to $4.5 million, or a loss of 24 cents per share, from a loss of $2.7 million, or a loss of 14 cents a share a year earlier.Taking into account one-time items including $5.7 million for terminating a franchise agreement with the operator of the Red Lion Hotel Sacramento (Calif.) at Arden Village, the Spokane hotel chain (NYSE: RLH) reported a fourth-quarter loss of...
Theoretics
Theoretics is exactly what the Seattle hip-hop scene needs--what any scene looking to maintain an edge needs, really--at the moment: a funky fresh infusion of live instrumentation and Jurassic 5-style lyrical showmanship. The seven member-strong outfit isn't earth-shatteringly original or mind-boggl...
Seattle Times Stars of the Week
Skyline quarterback Max Browne and the Archbishop Murphy football team are Stars of the Week for Nov. 21-27.
Get Your Ass off the Couch
Posted by news intern David TrujilloTONIGHTFree, homegrown dinner with the boys and girls club! The North Seattle Boys and Girls Club will be celebrating the tasty products of a garden they started with Amway Positive Sprouts Project’s support as part of a youth nutrition initiative. Bask in the glow of sustainability-oriented virtue with a harvest party, cooking demonstration, dinner, and various composting and planting instructional events. (North Seattle Boys & Girls Club, 8635 Fremont...
Art House
Metropolis Is a Documentary About Dead People by Charles Mudede Firstly, Fritz Lang is my favorite director in the whole wide world. Indeed, until two years ago, I used to always carry around a book, Lotte Eisner's Fritz Lang, that contained details, notes, and images about the movies he made in Germany, France, and America (this invaluable book was lost on the train between Seattle and Portland). Lang's M is one of the greatest...
Blue Scholars
As far as Seattle hip-hop is concerned, headlining the Paramount has been tantamount to outer space or the ocean depths: a final frontier waiting to be conquered. But now, thanks to City Arts Fest and town rap renaissance frontrunners Blue Scholars, there’s a flag planted squarely on the moon&#...

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