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Getting a bang for your buck in Seattle is a whole lot tastier than you might think.

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Scoop
BUZZ: The adult side of Halloween, artists' millennomania, Bookbeat and Seattle's culture clubs.
GOODS: These chairs are the lap of luxury.
FLASH: Nordstrom's fashion frenzy, bozers in brief and the French Revolution.
TALK: The 411 on DIFFA's gala, PONCHO wine auction and the wedding of the year.
URBAN SAFARI: Trolling the city's kooky museums.
LINK: Prepping online for your first-Thursday gallery walk.
STYLE: Inside the dressing room: the bra-fitting experience.
VOICE: Getting sucked into the baby gadget racket.

DAYTRIPS: More than enough reasons to stop in next time you think about passing Tacoma.
HISTORY: On the path to save our buildings.

Eat and drink
IN THE KITCHEN WITH THE INCREDIBLE LINK: An Oktoberfest feats of braised bratwurst with apples and cabbage.
PREVIEW: It's prime Oyster season. get 'e, while the shuckin's good.
DRINK: The last of the real microbrews.
DINING GUIDE: More than 100 top restaurants.

DATEBOOK: Fall festivals and other goings-on around the city.
MASTER CLASS: How to conjure up an alter ego.