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Shiwani Srivastava is a freelance writer and a general wanderer (and wonderer) of the world. She lived in New York City for six years before moving to Seattle in 2005 to attend graduate school at the University of Washington. She currently lives in Seattle, but remains a Jersey girl at heart.

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NBC delays live sports coverage on the West Coast ... again

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UPDATE: This match ended at 10:45 a.m. PST. NBC will not air it on TV until 12:00 p.m. PST. Tennis, anyone? Well, if you want to watch the...
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Why Americans are staying put during tough economic times

The ability to pick up and move anywhere, anytime is part of the American psyche. Just look at our pop culture. We're drawn to stories about it --...
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What can you expect from Seattle's light rail system?

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I had the pleasure of riding the S.L.U.T. (er, Seattle Streetcar) yesterday. It's clean, convenient, and it looks kind of like something you'd see in...
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Seattle's clearing of homeless encampments a nod to Giuliani?

Pass by the interesction of NE 45th St. and 15th Ave. NE in the U-District, and it's easy to miss it. In the parking lot of the University...
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The New Yorker's guide to surviving a West Coast earthquake

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When I woke up this morning, I was surprised to learn that a 4.5-magnitude earthquake had hit the Seattle area.Now, I've often pondered how I have no...
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Surviving emergencies with '3 Days, 3 Ways'

There were two big emergencies during my stint as a New Yorker - 9/11 and the Northeast Blackout of 2003. I learned a lot about disaster preparedness...
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Year In Review: Seattle's strangest news stories of 2008

I used to think New York had a monopoly on the weird (you know, men dressed in donkey suits playing the maracas on the subway - that sort of thing)....
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