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Guest Columns

It’s Called COMMUNITY, Damnit! (OP-ED)

02.25.2009 Guest Columns
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Sable Verity is a 31-year-old professional who lives in Seattle. One of few women bloggers of color in the Pacific Northwest, covering issues that directly impact minority families, Sable looks at the world through a sociological perspective, no matter how mundane the situation may seem. Mother, writer and activist, friends describe Sable Verity as a [...]

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Why I HATE Black History Month (GUEST COLUMN)

02.02.2009 Guest Columns

Sable Verity is a 31-year-old professional who lives in Seattle. One of few women bloggers of color in the Pacific Northwest, covering issues that directly impact minority families, Sable looks at the world through a sociological perspective, no matter how mundane the situation may seem. Mother, writer and activist, friends describe Sable Verity as a [...]

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The Wrong Side of MLK: A Dispatch From the Nation’s Most Diverse Zip Code

02.01.2009 Arts/Living

The following guest column comes to us from Rainier Valley neighbor John Hoole. I. When my neighbors two blocks up Beacon Hill on the west side of 32nd Ave South look through their front windows, they gaze upon the inhabitants of the most diverse zip code in these United States of America. I’ve never asked [...]

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GUEST COLUMN: The 3 Stooges, the Witch and Her Wardrobe

12.11.2008 Guest Columns

Sable Verity is a 30-year old professional who lives in Seattle and looks at the world through a sociological perspective, no matter how mundane the situation may seem. Mother, writer and activist, friends describe Sable as a tireless advocate, who believes in speaking the truth. Her guest column, “The Three Stooges, the Witch and her [...]

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Myra Tells the Story of “the Mayor With No Clothes”

12.10.2008 Guest Columns

“Myra Myra on the Wall” is a semi-regular column written by a hip, Beacon Hill twenty-something who usually discusses after-hours happenings in southeast Seattle for those of us who don’t always equate going downtown with having a good time, but tonight Myra’s’s got a special piece not from a nightlife perspective but as a southeast [...]

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Myra Means Business: Holiday Party Etiquette From the Rainier Valley

11.23.2008 Arts/Living

“Myra Myra on the Wall” is a semi-regular column written by a hip, Beacon Hill twenty-something who seeks to uncover all after-hours happenings in Southeast Seattle for those of us who don’t always equate going downtown with having a good time. Email Myra with your favorite south-of-I-90 hang-outs, upcoming events or random observations about south-end [...]

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Myra Wants More: Top 5 Things Southeast Seattle Nightlife Needs Now

10.13.2008 Arts/Living

“Myra Myra on the Wall” is a new, semi-regular column written by a hip, Beacon Hill twenty-something who seeks to uncover all after-hours happenings in Southeast Seattle for those of us who don’t always equate going downtown with having a good time. Email Myra with your favorite south-of-I-90 hang-outs, upcoming events or random observations about [...]

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Myra Tries Vince’s & Loves Everything but the Cranky Bartender

10.04.2008 Arts/Living

“Myra Myra on the Wall” is a new, semi-regular column written by a hip, Beacon Hill twenty-something who seeks to uncover all after-hours happenings in Southeast Seattle for those of us who don’t always equate going downtown with having a good time. Email Myra with your favorite south-of-I-90 hang-outs, upcoming events or random observations about [...]

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Myra Strikes Again: This Weekend Its Royal Esquire Club for Blues & Oldies Fish Fry Friday; 9/26

09.26.2008 Eat

“Myra Myra on the Wall” is a new, semi-regular column written by a hip, Beacon Hill twenty-something who seeks to uncover all after-hours happenings in Southeast Seattle for those of us who don’t always equate going downtown with having a good time. Email Myra with your favorite south-of-I-90 hang-outs, upcoming events or random observations about [...]

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Stirring the Pot With Sable Verity: A Tale of Two Communities

08.07.2008 Guest Columns

I just recently started reading Sable Verity, a “30-year old professional Black woman… international news consumer, who looks at the world through a sociological perspective, no matter how mundane the situation may seem.” Sable used to live down at the beach (that’s Rainier Beach to our gentle readers who don’t speak slang). She currently resides [...]

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