As a Seattle native I think I am supposed to be more fond of the lumberjack look than I am. I don't think I've ever seen Robin Pecknold wear anything other than that blue flannel shirt or it's red c...

Heck yeah, bourbon is a sippin' brew Troy! ...

I'd much prefer four ten hour work days and have a three day weekend. ...

I also think the loving sarcasm locals talk of the weather, local sports teams, and Steve Pool help distinguish Seattle natives. I admit to finally giving in and buying a cute umbrella this year, af...

I just added the Westin Hotel on 5th Avenue which was on the cover of Modest Mouse's "The Lonesome Crowded West."...

Thanks for the heads up about the rental status of Liquor stores. That liquor store has been on the corner of 45th and Stone Way my entire life, so I assumed it was state property. But yes! yes! yes...

Take it up with the State boys, not Archie McPhee's! I'm sure it was up to the good old Washington government to sell the property, since it's the gov. in this state that runs the few inconvenient liq...

zing! brad is the winner ...

Soif was definitely not there when I roamed the streets of Santa Cruz! My drinking spot in SC was a bar called "The Poet and The Patriot." But I will stand by my love for Zachary's and Mike's Mess u...

The 14 Carrot Cafe is still tres tres yummy. I used to go there for lunch when I worked on eastlake when I was craving breakfast at a non-traditional time. I always go for the "Hobo Breakfast" at Ju...

This story is ripe for interesting headlines - from Kiro7.com : "King County Goes Too Far Trading Brains, Supreme Court Says"...

Oooh -- these all sound like yummy options. I'm really fond of Chicken and Dumplings so I will have to seek that one out asap. For lunch I had a big bowl of Butternut Squash soup, just some of the o...

It was a tremendous post yesterday RVP! And local violence is getting worse. In my neighborhood I've heard more gunshots in the last three months, than I have in the last three years combined. I cou...

you're right Kim. The fine port I am sipping on at 2 in the afternoon, totally gives me away. ...

A Jameson Manhattan is a great fall drink. Also, if you're a beer drinker, pumpkin beer is yummy and seasonal. Hard Cider also tastes better on a rainy day. ...

I am also strangely enamored of this photo Jack, thanks for choosing it! And the monkey/gorilla suit is actually bright pink, but in the ever shifting lights of The EMP Sky Church--it appeared to be...

I link to the Rainier Valley Post frequently in my neighborhood news roundup, as well as Blogging Georgetown, White Center Blog, Mid-Beacon Hill, and Captain Columbia City when it still posted regular...

I totally got stalked by a chiropractors office who I got a "free massage and evaluation" from. Obviously, free means -- thirty phone calls after the fact and very possibly your soul. ...

Is Judge Judy still on TV Troy? I just shouted out the lone tv judge name I remembered. Not guilty of watching Judge Judy, but on a rainy sick day -- Maury Povich and paternity tests are totally my fr...

What exactly would you be celebrating Sarah Palin Fan? The rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer? Unfettered Capitalism? I'm sure WaMu will tell you it worked just great for them. Creat...