In The Media

Our ears are buzzing! If you want to find out why, click here to find links to stories and videos about 826 in the news. From local news to the New York Times, people are talking about us. Well, shucks.

In The Media

It takes a village

May 7, 2012 / Three Imaginary Girls

There's been an incredible current underfoot in our fair city these past few weeks...... //more

Plutonic love

Mar 27, 2012 / The Economist

Defending Pluto is a cheery business...... //more

Final push for Pluto’s postage stamp

Mar 13, 2012 / MSNBC

More than 11,000 people have signed an online petition to honor NASA's mission to Pluto...... //more

Group plans protest over Pluto’s ‘dwarf’ planetary status

Mar 5, 2012 / GeekWire

Is it time to bring Pluto back into the list of premier planets in our solar system? A Seattle group sure thinks so.... //more

.net CSS Site of the Month

Feb 29, 2012 / .net magazine

...with delightful hover states utilizing CSS transitions and smart image masks to create photographic shapes and classy font choices. Burwell adds, “I’m most proud of the typographic system that underpins the design of the site. Kyle [Eertmoed] from Knoed Creative (knoed.com) came up with a unique mix of fonts and sprinkled in lots of wonderful typographic details.... //more

Why It’s Worth Teaching Food Criticism to 9-Year Olds

Feb 20, 2012 / Seattle Weekly

Armed with reporter's notebooks, the kids were seated in the restaurant we'd assembled in the back end of the writing center. Our pop-up restaurant--Ristorante 826--featured tablecloths, centerpieces and printed menus. Volunteers served the salad, pizza and cupcakes. It was all rather fancy.... //more