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Karen's Features
Aaaaaah, For It

Little known fact: Too much coffee and very little sun can do major harm to the body. So like all Seattleites, Karen Watson deserves some pampering and primping every so often. Follow Karen on her spa quest across the city and beyond.
   
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The Beautiful Game in the Emerald City

Tripping over last night’s half-eaten take-out strewn across my bedroom floor, I stumble into the shower cursing live television. It’s Saturday, which for me and all the other obsessive fans means football. And I am not talking about the Seahawks but rather what we Americans call soccer. My love for the beautiful game is the only thing waking me from sleep this early on a weekend. Who knew it’s still dark at 6:30 am? Normally I watch the re-broadcasted games later in the day, but on this particular Saturday I am hitting several football viewing hotspots, some of which have live coverage beginning at 7 am.    
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Karen's Radars Bastille Cafe & Bar
Looks Can Be Deceiving

11/30/2009 Restaurants, Ballard — Bastille has totally nailed that pre-war Parisian joie de vivre feel with its vaulted ceilings and b...

Smokin' Pete's BBQ
A Little More Saucy Please

11/23/2009 Restaurants, Ballard / Loyal Heights — The catfish po'boy sandwich is extraordinarily huge, the Mac-n-cheese is the good simple southern ki...

Nervous Nellie's Espresso Co
Addicted to Toast

8/24/2009 Coffee, Ballard — Get out the way mac-n-cheese, toast is my ultimate comfort food. When I saw Ballard had a toast bar,...

Redhook Brewery
Biking for Beer

8/19/2009 Nightlife, All Central Seattle Neighborhoods — Seattle is fortunate to have several local breweries making some really tasty beers, Redhook among t...

New York Cupcakes
Frosting Infatuation

7/24/2009 Restaurants, Bellevue (East) — As much as I adore cupcakes, they will only ever be a vehicle to get the frosting to my mouth. Like...

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