Dr. Know

The song is called, somewhat unimaginatively, “Romantic Jazz,” and it was written and produced by Jack Waldenmaier of Dallas, Texas, likely sometime in the 1990s.

COVID is an RNA virus—a fast-mutating type prone to species jumping—and bird pox isn’t.

Whatever you may think about the manners of today’s car plunderers, you can’t fault their work ethic.

The big one, of course, was 2008, when an eye-popping 18 inches fell over eight days leading up to the holiday.

The term of art for this phenomenon is “Christmas creep.” But is Christmas really creeping?

Ralph B. Lloyd had been dreaming of an eastside commercial hub since 1905.

Despite their tropical appearance, these hardy little bastards butch out the Northwest winter as far north as British Columbia.

It’s not exactly rare that burned-out buildings take a few months to get knocked down.

Washington residents who once commuted to Oregon are now getting a major tax break by working from home.

At the risk of belaboring the obvious, all this stuff is illegal.

New York rats have an advantage Portland rats lack: New York garbage.

Skipping just one day trip to Mount St. Helens will do more to reduce global warming than giving up Diet Coke for a year.

Every few years, some American grocery will experiment with a deposit/refund system, with limited (read: zero) success.

It turns out Europe is hip-deep in rapid test kits made by companies that would love to sell them here, too—as soon as they can get approval from the FDA.

Street-level Fred Meyer employees (who are too exhausted to lie) confirm that the baskets are being stolen faster than they can be replaced.