Recent storms ripped through the Seattle area, downing powerlines and cutting cable and phone access for thousands of citizens.
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The Super Special Verizon Store
By 12.28.06
Half a dozen big-screen TVs show high-definition movies. A row of laptops display video games for customers to play. Specialists at the Guru Zone help people customize their purchases and set up e-mail accounts. And there are cellphones, too.
Ooh, how fancy, but “Guru Zone”? Could that be any more late ’90s? How about Xtreme Guru Zone? Oh well, as long as a little competition from Verizon lowers everyone’s cable bill, we’re happy.—MEGHANN MARCO
Dangerous Amounts of Lead Found in Capitol Hill Gift Shop Trinkets
By 12.13.06
If you thought visiting Washington could be bad for your health, you’re right. Seven products, including bracelets, pendants and a souvenir spoon, were removed from the shelves of four gift shops in response to preliminary lead test results requested by Sen.Barack Obama, D-Ill., and Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif.
Police Called After Walmart Changes Mind About Selling Wii
By 12.6.06
Wii fans in Washington state queued up for the Wii at 10pm last night, only to be told they weren’t going on sale until eight this morning. A dispatch from the front lines:
Man Who Abandonded Thrifty Rental Car Still Reponsible For Elk Attacks
By 12.4.06
A man who Thrifty charged $30 a day after he was forced to abandon his rental car in the forest following a washout has gotten a reprieve.
Comcast: Rate Hikes Are Coming
By 11.27.06
Comcast is raising rates as much as 6.5% in several markets starting January 1st. So far, Washington state, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Richmond, VA have been confirmed as markets that will be affected by the increase. But don’t blame Comcast, blame HDTV.
Daily Show Ties Ted Stevens’ Tubes
By 7.13.06
Have no fear people, this crazy old politico isn’t in a position where his uninformed opinions might do harm, he’s only a member of the Senate commerce committee currently deciding on Net Neutrality.
McCain, Waiter to the TV Stars
By 5.17.06
Didn’t this man run for president in a parallel universe? LAT:
Seattle Times Says “SayWA?!?!”
By 3.28.06
We wrote last week about “SayWA,” the new Washington state travel slogan that was the product of an ecstasy-fueled 18 month brainstorming session by 32 marketing geniuses. What sort of powerful emotions does the SayWA message evoke? Nothing besides puzzlement and the nagging suspicion that someone just came up with a me which actually infects the listener with a highly contagious form of mental retardation.
The Only Time You’ll Want to Check into Bellevue…
By 3.27.06
We spill plenty of pixels here about crappy customer service so it pleases us to know that somebody, somewhere, is getting it right, even if you have to travel all the way to the Pacific Inn in Bellevue, Washington.
SayWA The Fuck?
By 3.17.06
Washington State — unhappy with the stalwart, imperative “Experience Washington” — have changed their advertising slogan to “SayWA: The Sound of Jaws Dropping.” You said it.
