By Amanda Knox “You should grab…that thing…that you know for sure…and put an exclamation mark…around it…and that’s the end…of that. Put the secret…around it…and whatever was…a secret…make it…for sure.” This was the response my grandmother,…MORE
Opinion
Amanda's View: Hurts to hear
Mon, 08/08/16
By Amanda Knox About a fortnight ago, some friends and I decided to watch The Maltese Falcon together. Seeing as Who Framed Roger Rabbit? has always been one of my favorites, I thought I would like it. Instead, I ended up storming out of the…MORE
Amanda's View: Moving out, moving on
Wed, 08/03/16
By Amanda Knox
By my weary, vacant look, you wouldn’t guess at how thrilled I am. I’m so exhausted, I forget myself. This is because all this past week, my partner Chris and I have been organizing, gathering, and boxing our separate…MORE
Local Personality Georgie Kunkel Presents "Color Me Feminist" on First Friday in August for "Words, Writers & West Seattle"
Tue, 08/02/16
Reviewing the years of her childhood, education, teaching and counseling, work as "Rosie, the Riveter" for Boeing, political activity with the National Organization of Women, community organizing, performing musical and comedic entertainment,…MORE
Amanda's View: Moving out, moving on
Tue, 08/02/16
By Amanda Knox By my weary, vacant look, you wouldn’t guess at how thrilled I am. I’m so exhausted, I forget myself. This is because all this past week, my partner Chris and I have been organizing, gathering, and boxing our separate households…MORE
Amanda's View: Moving out, moving on
Mon, 08/01/16
By Amanda Knox By my weary, vacant look, you wouldn’t guess at how thrilled I am. I’m so exhausted, I forget myself. This is because all this past week, my partner Chris and I have been organizing, gathering, and boxing our separate households…MORE
Amanda's View: Are we leeches?
Mon, 07/25/16
By Amanda Knox
The paparazzi like to describe their relationship with celebrities as symbiotic, and when you look at the Kardashians, that seems like a reasonable way to frame it. But just because a few socialites have learned to exploit…MORE
What's your bartender really thinking?
Wed, 07/20/16
There’s high pressure in Seattle’s restaurant scene. Reputation, reviews, big talk can make or break a business. In the world with anonymous screeds on Yelp and secret shoppers, the customer is always right, right? Or are they? The restaurant…MORE
Amanda's View: What was lost
Tue, 07/19/16
By Amanda Knox
Some things are irrevocably lost. The time I spent in Perugia—when I was just another young college student in the crowd—feels that way. I had been there for only a little over a month before tragedy struck. I couldn’t say…MORE
Amanda's View: What was lost
Mon, 07/18/16
By Amanda Knox Some things are irrevocably lost. The time I spent in Perugia—when I was just another young college student in the crowd—feels that way. I had been there for only a little over a month before tragedy struck. I couldn’t say that I…MORE