Amato: Is Inslee charging taxpayers too much to save orcas?
There is a lot of talk about saving Puget Sound's orcas. But what if all we need to do is put more salmon in the water?7 years ago
Burger review: Seattle’s Great State Burger is pricey fast food
Seattle's Great State Burger is fast food, but on another level. Does the burger rise to that organic, grass-fed, side-of-beer level? Tom Amato investigates.7 years ago
Review: ‘Sam’s 50 Burger’ essentially a bacon-avocado burger
Tom Amato is on a mission to find the best Seattle Burger. This week, he ventures to Sam's Tavern to see if avocado is actually good on a burger.7 years ago
Seattle Burger Review: BurgerMaster
For this week's burger review, we head over to BurgerMaster, and find ourselves massively disappointed.7 years ago
Amato: Why ‘enhanced’ background checks won’t change much at gun stores
"Enhanced" background checks have been promoted as a step forward for regulations like Washington's I-1639. But what does "enhanced" actually mean and will it change anything?7 years ago
Seattle Burger Review: Red Robin
The people asked for it, and I delivered: This week's burger review covers Red Robin's Whisky River BBQ burger.7 years ago
Seattle Burger Review: Shake Shack (mostly) lives up to the hype
On my journey to find the perfect Seattle burger, I headed to Shake Shack to see if the popular East Coast chain could live up to expectations.7 years ago
Dealers explain how Washington’s gun-buying process actually works
A lot of people don’t actually know how the gun-buying process works. It doesn’t help that a lot of national politicians are pushing ideas that are factually incorrect.7 years ago
Seattle Burger Review: CaliBurger
My quest to find the perfect Seattle burger continues, with a trip to Caliburger. But how does it stack up against the rest of the city's best? Let's find out.7 years ago
Amato: We can’t come together if debate is seen as conflict
When conversation and debate is seen as quarrel, it’s no surprise society is as divided as it is right now.7 years ago
Seattle Burger Review: Uneeda Burger
This week, I went to Uneeda Burger in Fremont, on a quest to find the best burger in Seattle.7 years ago
Burger Review: Little Big Burger
I’m on a mission to find the best burger in the city of Seattle. I travel to various burger joints within city limits and rate the establishment’s most popular burger on a scale of 1-10.7 years ago
Amato: Stop looking to California to solve Seattle’s homelessness crisis
Pointing to Los Angeles or San Francisco as examples of how to deal with homelessness is like the New York Giants structuring their playbook after the Cleveland Browns. Not a good idea.7 years ago
Amato: Understaffed Seattle restaurants don’t tell the whole story
Seattle's restaurant staffing shortage is something many cities deal with. More than that, it's something that doesn't tell the whole story of the city's restaurant industry.7 years ago
Amato: ‘The Ted Bundy Tapes’ gives a serial killer exactly what he wanted
Throughout a new Netflix documentary, it’s obvious that notorious serial killer Ted Bundy craves media attention. But should we be giving it to him?7 years ago
Where was SDOT in the snow on Monday?
Where was SDOT while Eastlake Avenue in Seattle was basically a giant slip-n-slide? Not out salting roads or plowing snow, at least until after any work was needed on Wednesday.7 years ago
The national media: Trend now, facts later
National media has become more like celebrity sensationalism than sources of trusted news. Trends and clicks get priority over getting the facts first.7 years ago
European Union: The manipulative ex who secretively wants you to stay
Brexit is complicated. What else is complicated? Relationships and break ups. Perhaps that's how best to understand the mess the UK is currently in with the European Union.7 years ago
Business owner says cop bought homeless criminal cheeseburgers
A police officer gave a homeless man McDonald's cheeseburgers after the man had allegedly pepper-sprayed a Seattle business owner.7 years ago
