AltWeeklies Wire
Two Sides of Beefnew
AltWeeklies Award - Food Writing
Seattle Weekly |
Philip Dawdy |
04-21-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
Broke as a Smokenew
Powerful state legislators explore ditching the 25-foot rule as barkeeps struggle to weather a butt-free recession.
Seattle Weekly |
Philip Dawdy |
09-27-2006 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Wet & Mildnew
We go inside Eastlake's much-ballyhooed drunk residence.
Seattle Weekly |
Philip Dawdy |
09-06-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Club Pot Mednew

Washington state's vague medical marijuana law has pushed supply underground, gotten patients busted, and confused the heck out of area lawmen.
Seattle Weekly |
Philip Dawdy |
08-16-2006 |
Science
Circling the Squarenew
Can Seattle's Pioneer Square be revived and still keep its character?
Seattle Weekly |
Philip Dawdy |
06-28-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Outcast Among Outcastsnew
Seattle's rave community tried to embrace Kyle Huff -- but it seems he was stalking them.
Seattle Weekly |
Philip Dawdy |
03-29-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Seattle's Mass Killernew
Police have questioned the twin brother of a man who shot six young people and then himself.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson and Philip Dawdy |
03-27-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Tent City Showdownnew
The Seattle government faces off with the homeless group SHARE/WHEEL.
Seattle Weekly |
Philip Dawdy |
03-22-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
The Plan to Nowhere?new

The Seattle region's ambitious 10-year plan to end homelessness is in serious trouble, undercut and underfunded -- and things are about to get worse, thanks to the Bush administration.
Seattle Weekly |
Philip Dawdy |
03-08-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Nanny Seattlenew
With new restrictions on stripping, booze, and smoking, Seattle's nannies are in full scold mode, and progressives are the biggest party poopers of all.
Seattle Weekly |
Philip Dawdy |
01-18-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
A Union Shop on Every Blocknew
As baristas seek to organize, the feds cite Starbucks for interfering.
Seattle Weekly |
Philip Dawdy |
12-07-2005 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
The Drugging of the American Mindnew
A new generation of meds to treat mental illness has turned millions of Americans into human guinea pigs. Among them is an eyewitness who thinks the drug 'revolution' has gone too far.
Seattle Weekly |
Philip Dawdy |
11-30-2005 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Time to Grow Upnew
Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels says a taller, denser downtown is inevitable, even desirable. But critics say bigger isn't better unless you do it right.
Seattle Weekly |
Philip Dawdy |
08-10-2005 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
'Washing of the Brain'new
A new allegation surfaces in the already strange story of the New Gnostic Church.
Seattle Weekly |
Philip Dawdy |
05-18-2005 |
Religion
Tags: religion
Quitting the Cultnew
James King had dozens of people under his sway, and his obscure New Gnostic Church had few issues with the outside world -- until he and his mistress seduced the 17-year-old daughter of two church members.
Seattle Weekly |
Philip Dawdy |
05-04-2005 |
Religion
Tags: religion