The Stranger guide to Seattle The city's smartest, pickiest, most obsessive urban manual

Paula Gilovich

Book - 2001

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Subjects
Genres
Guidebooks
Published
Seattle : Sasquatch Books 2001.
Language
English
Main Author
Paula Gilovich (-)
Other Authors
Traci Vogel (-)
Physical Description
258 p. : ill., maps
Bibliography
Includes index.
ISBN
9781570612565
  • Contributing Writers
  • Maps
  • Introduction
  • Bars and Clubs
  • Dive Bars
  • Bio: Burt Clemans, bartender at the Jade Pagoda
  • Cool Bars
  • Swank Bars
  • Taverns
  • Dance Clubs
  • Bio: Donald Glaude, DJ
  • Bio: Carla Schricker (MC Queen Lucky), DJ
  • Jazz Clubs
  • Bio: Riz Rollins, DJ
  • Rock Clubs
  • Essay: The Sound Guy: An Appreciation, by Evan Sult
  • Bio: Dan Cowan, the Bill Graham of Ballard
  • All Ages
  • Sidebar: Early Sets or Occasional All-Ages Shows
  • Essay: Breakdancers Miguel and Marcus, by Brandy Chance
  • DJs and Hiphop Clubs
  • Hell for Leather! My First Rock Show, by Dan Savage
  • Restaurants
  • Quick Fix
  • Ethnic
  • Bio: Laurel and Leslie Coaston, the lovely ladies of the Kingfish
  • Essay: Where to Eat in the International District, by Stacey Levine
  • Diners and Greasy Spoons
  • Cafes and Bistros
  • Coffeehouses
  • Sidebar: Hangover Breakfasts
  • Essay: Open All Night: A Selective Guide to Seattle's 24-Hour Nightlife, by David Schmader
  • Ultra-Splurge
  • Eccentric Seattle, by Trisha Ready
  • Arts
  • Art Galleries and Museums
  • Bio: Matt Houston, the man who runs the Houston Gallery
  • Theater
  • Bio: Amy Fleetwood, Seattle actor
  • Dance
  • Bio: KT Niehoff, co-founder of Velocity: A Contemporary Dance Studio
  • Music
  • Essay: Death Cab for Cutie Interview, by Erin Franzman
  • Bio: Lori Goldston, cellist and co-founder of Black Cat Orchestra
  • Radio
  • Film
  • Bio: Michael Seiwerath, Executive Director of Northwest Film Forum
  • Bio: John Behrens, experimental filmmaker and Director of SUFF
  • Bio: Joel Bachar, founder of Microcinema.com
  • Literary Arts
  • Bio: The Typing Explosion, the sexiest unionized poetry performance group in town
  • A Tale of Two Gated Communities, by Charles Mudede
  • Shopping
  • Bookstores
  • Bio: Brenda Fillipi, of Fillipi Book and Record Shop
  • Comic Book Shops
  • Bio: Gary Groth and Kim Thompson, co-owners of Fantagraphic Books
  • Bio: Peter Bagge, comix artist
  • Bio: Jim Woodring, comix artist
  • Newsstands
  • Record Stores
  • Bio: Mark Sullo, owner of Wall of Sound Records
  • Clothing (New and Used)
  • Bio: Joan Jones, manager of the Red Light vintage clothing store
  • Shoes
  • Furniture and Home Accessories
  • Thrift Stores
  • Essay: Auction Tips, by Novella Carpenter
  • The Stranger's Favorite Specialized Shops
  • The Peninsula and Seattle: A Troubled Couple, by Matthew Stadler
  • Comic: Seattle's Erotic Landmarks, by Ellen Forney
  • Diversions
  • Arcades
  • Basketball
  • Bicycling
  • Essay: Chaos Theory: Dead Baby Bicycle Race, by Wm. Steven Humphrey
  • Bowling
  • Boxing
  • Climbing
  • Bio: Carlos Barros, Mountaineer
  • Flight
  • Gambling
  • Historical Museums
  • Kayaking
  • Parks
  • Essay: The Walker Rock Garden, by Stacey Levine
  • Pool Halls
  • Skateboarding
  • Bio: Ryan Grant, skate punk
  • Snowboarding
  • Bio: Jennifer Slack, snowboarder
  • Spas and Bathhouses
  • Essay: Outdoor Sex, by Trisha Ready
  • Strip Clubs
  • Essay: Sex and the City, by Charles Mudede
  • Calendar of Events
  • Essay: Demolition Derby, Fourth of July, by Novella Carpenter
  • Accommodations
  • Hotels
  • Motels
  • BandBs
  • Other
  • Index
Review by Library Journal Review

Compiled by staff members of Seattle's independently owned alternate weekly the Stranger, this fun guide to the Emerald City resembles conventional travel guides in that it has sections for restaurants, drinking establishments, shopping, diversions, accommodations, and the arts. But it offers so much more. For instance, the first section discusses "dive" bars, as opposed to the next two sections on "cool" bars and "swank" bars. Then there are the real-life street photographs scattered throughout. And in many years of reviewing travel guides, this reviewer has never read one that discusses the region's best places to have sex outdoors. Several of the newspaper's writers and editors such as Dan Savage, Matthew Stadler, and Trisha Ready have contributed essays reflecting their own thoughts about the city. The index is excellent. Alternative and entertaining, this travel book is recommended for large public libraries. Melinda Stivers Leach, Precision Editorial Svcs., Wondervu, CO (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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