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Bringing it back: The walking stick
Apparently not new to radio newsrooms, the walking stick is making it's way back into fashion at the 97 . 3 KIRO FM studios . Seattle Morning News Producer Dan Restione is making a case for the return of the walking stick as an accessory.
15 years ago
Mural Mural On the Wall: It’s Only Hand Painted Album Covers for Easy Street Records
By Rachel Belle Listen to Music by Numbers In a world of iPhones and MacBooks, I appreciate a little bit of old school charm. Which is why I was so excited to see an actual person painting an album cover mural outside of Easy Street Records in lower Queen Anne. Glenn Case paints all the […]15 years ago
Jamie Griswold
Shop JC Penney – It may soon be “less soul crushing”
JC Penney's new CEO is credited with pioneering Target's cheap chic image, and he's also listed as a man behind the Apple Store concept. But will Ron Johnson be able to attract new shoppers to a revamped JC Penney?15 years ago
Jamie Griswold
Writer shares tales of happiness, sadness from mail order bride tour
Writer Harmon Leon traveled to Columbia to take part in a mail-order bride tour with a couple dozen lonely American men looking for love.15 years ago
Geekend Update
The weekend geekery continues: My USB Nerdkit has an add-on with parts and instructions for making one of those LED Matrix message displays… As I recall, my wife’s comment was, “What kind of messages do you need to display…? I’m working on a clever comeback, but first I have to insert 125 LEDs without mixing […]15 years ago
Alyssa Kleven
‘Bridesmaids’ gets Oscar nod, but can a comedy win?
This year the film Bridesmaids surprised the Academy, twice. Comedies often get little credit at the biggest award show of award show season, but the Judd Apatow-produced Bridesmaids got a nod for best original screenplay and for Melissa McCarthy supporting actress.15 years ago
Quiz to celebrate Australia Day
What is Australia Day? Australia Day marks the arrival of the first fleet of British colonists in Sydney on Jan. 26, 1788. Many Aborigines call it Invasion Day because the land was settled without a treaty with traditional owners, according to Wikipedia. —————– What was the first Australian Aboriginal word that becaome adopted by the […]15 years ago
Jamie Griswold
Comic becomes inadvertent breastfeeding advocate after video pulled from Funny or Die
A comedian whose video was pulled down from Funny or Die for images depicting her breastfeeding said she didn't set out to be an advocate for the practice.15 years ago
Jamie Griswold
#bashtag: McDonald’s social media campaign a #McFail
A McDonald's social media marketing campaign went viral, but not exactly in the way they wanted.15 years ago
New ABBA tune; Dave’s state of the union gets a whole lot better
Dave's cynicism meter has been running high after last night's state of the union address by President Obama (decades of unfilled promises will do that to a surly veteran newsman.
15 years ago
Tom Tangney breaks down the Academy Award nominations
Award-winning film critic Tom Tangney interrupted his morning news gig Tuesday morning to listen to the broadcast of the Academy Award nominations list . Tangney appeared on 97.
15 years ago
Jamie Griswold
Ross and Burbank to host Northwest Cable News State of the Union coverage
97.3 KIRO FM hosts Dave Ross and Luke Burbank will be hosting Northwest Cable News' coverage of President Barack Obama's State of the Union address on Tuesday.15 years ago
Cleveland TV station using puppets to report the news
TIME reports a Cleveland TV station is using puppets during its newscast to report on a trial that wouldn’t let cameras in the courtroom.15 years ago
Man thought nail in brain x-ray was a joke [x-ray photo]
Dante Autullo was sure he'd merely cut himself with a nail gun while building a shed, and thought doctors were joking when they told him what an X-ray revealed: A 3 1/4-inch nail was lodged in the middle of his brain.
15 years ago
Alyssa Kleven
Congress turns around on SOPA; Internet download giant shut down
Half-a-dozen of the 40 original co-sponsors of what is known as the PIPA bill withdrew their support Wednesday amid a one-day protest blackout by Wikipedia and other web giants and a flood of emails to Capitol Hill offices that at times doubled normal volumes.15 years ago
The web fights back-Cheezburger CEO Ben Huh explains fight over SOPA
Wikipedia has gone dark for the day, while the popular Cheezburger Network sites like I Can Haz Cheezburger and FAIL Blog are displaying a splash page detailing why the Internet industry is so opposed to the new anti-piracy bills SOPA and PIPA now under consideration in Congress. Cheezburger CEO Ben Huh joined Ross and Burbank […]15 years ago
Amazing coincidence-Luke’s parents survived their own scare on same fateful Italian cruiseliner
It turns out the crash of the Italian cruise liner Costa Concordia wasn’t the only time it’s run into the rocks. And in a strange twist of fate, Luke’s parents were on the same ship when it smashed into rocks off the Italian coast near Palermo in 2008. “There was a storm during the night […]15 years ago
Dave Does The Wine Goblet Depth Test
Up to 2″ on the Eastside Wine Goblet Gauge… And now for a little chilled Riesling… I can has earmuphs? Please?15 years ago
Snow Day for the Ross & Burbank Show
The Ross & Burbank Show is 100 percent celebrating the fact that Western Washington is covered in snow. Luke risked his life to make it into the studio while Dave is camped out at his house with a pile of broadcast equipment. There are bagels and doughnuts in the newsroom for Luke, who donned his […]15 years ago
How I Spent My Snow Day
When you’re off work and iced in, might as well do something productive. So here’s my snow-day project — the ATmega168 series microcontroller temperature sensor… It’s a “Nerdkit.” http://www.nerdkits.com/ All you have to do to measure your temperature is jam this assembly under your tongue. Yeah, ridicule me all you want. Once I master the […]15 years ago
Searching for snow crash videos
We’re keeping an eye out for snow crash videos from this latest snow storm, but in the meanwhile, here’s a great one from 2010.15 years ago
Does This Girl Scout Threaten You?
A California teen is starting a national boycott of Girl Scout cookies because the group let a 7-year-old transgender kid join a Colorado troop.