Ben Lashes saw a niche and he filled it. The Seattle native manages Grumpy Cat, Nyan Cat and Keyboard Cat, scoring the living Internet cat memes parts in Super Bowl commercials and movies. When he's not making that meow money, he's fielding questions like, "Wait, is that actually a real job?"
Two Seattle artists, interested in the idea that we are constantly bombarded with stimuli, created a 10x10 beach-in-a-box to bring some peace and calm to a normally busy day. Individuals can reserve time at the "beach" and spend some alone time on the heated floor, while listening to ocean waves and seagulls.
Crowd funding websites like GoFundMe are used to raise money for anything you can think of, including bail money to get loved ones out of jail. An Illinois woman shares her story, about how GoFundMe got her mother out of jail, which basically saved her life.
Win or lose, when football season is over, die-hard Seahawks fans go through emotions, simply because their beloved sport is on hiatus. I chatted with three fans who discuss how they feel, and what they do to soften the post-season blow.
The Seattle Kitchen Show observes an interesting irony about Super Bowl celebrations when it comes to food: "On the most famous sports day in America, everyone reverts to worst things to eat and drink in America," says Seattle Kitchen host and chef Tom Douglas.
When I hopped on a plane to Phoenix, I had no idea what to expect. What's the city like? What happens to a city when it's invaded by tens of thousands of fans for a Super Bowl? I'm assuming some of you headed to Phoenix for Sunday's game have the same questions.
Super Bowl Media Day: when a huge mob of radio, tv and newspaper reporters, bloggers, podcasters and photographers stuff themselves into a room with a handful of NFL Players sitting behind podiums and scream questions at them. Many of them, totally random
For the first Seahawks Super Bowl win, it might have been acceptable to throw together some chips and dip and call it a meal, but now the team is taking it to the next level and the 12s are going to have to step up and get into Feast Mode.
This year's Super Bowl halftime show headliner is Katy Perry. We're used to being entertained by these larger-than-life, name-in-lights pop singers while the footballers stretch their calves and chug Gatorade.
If a 12 year old dog with cancer winds up at an animal shelter, chances are that dog will be put down. Unless the shelter contacts western Washington's Old Dog Haven, a non-profit that places elderly dogs in loving homes and pays all of the medical bills, to the tune of $40,000 a month.
Sumner sisters Telley Driskell and Sarah Dutcher are obsessed with New Kids on the Block. Telley even has a New Kids room completely dedicated to all of her paraphernalia. Their experience on a sold-out New Kids cruise has been documented on a new reality show called "Rock the Boat."
Seattle Foley artist, Jamie Hunsdale, and sound designer Brendan Hogan live in a world of audio. They add everything from footsteps to avalanches to films and video games, creating all of the sounds themselves. Here they share some trade secrets. That sound of a fox walking on snow? That's actually a paperclip on a frozen pizza.
A Port Orchard man, who runs the nonprofit Fishing With Veterans, bought two tickets to the Seahawks vs Packers game, with the intention of giving them to a deserving soldier or veteran. But the vet we connected him with turned out to be a Packers fan!
This Saturday there will be rallies around the world in support of Lolita, the Orca whale from the Salish Sea, who has been in captivity at a Miami water park for the past 45 years. Ralliers want Lolita returned to her home waters, and they're meeting at Seattle's Alki Beach on Saturday to get their message heard.
Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Heart, Jimi Hendrix, starting today you won't hear a lick of Seattle music on 94.5 The Lake in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In support of the the Packers, the radio station has banned all Seattle music until Sunday, when they say the Packers will crush the Seahawks in the NFC championship game.
Kids in Brad Coulter's first grade class at Kirkland's Lakeview Elementary school go back in time every day for an hour. He has dug up a typewriter for each student in the class, and that's how they complete their daily writing assignments. Mr Coulter says he's not a hipster, the typewriters motivate the kids to write.
For Americans, New Year's Eve is the big party. But in Japan it's all about New Year's Day with family and food. People traditionally eat osechi-ryōri, lacquer boxes filled with dozens of small delicacies. In Seattle, chef/owner of Sushi Kappo Tamura, Taichi Kitamura and his crew have been preparing osechi for the last month. He explains the symbolism of the foods inside the lacquer boxes.
Tom Douglas thinks says that hangover, a "mistake," shouldn't be piled on to: He doesn't believe in hair of the dog. "You should feed the dog, not take the dog to the bar."
There is no "Frozen" merchandise at Top Ten Toys. No video games either. The store specializes in toys that are "Less violent, more educational, more multicultural, less sexist, more environmental, all of that politically correct stuff." We'll tell you the top selling toys of the year, most of them old classics.
A Seattle woman, attending King County committee meetings, was told she was no longer allowed to live Tweet the meetings. She feels like her 1st Amendment rights are violated. But the county said they wanted to create a trusting environment where everyone was focused on the task at hand. Just because it is legal and "normal" to post everything to social media, does it mean we should always be allowed to do so?
