Posted Neighborhood News And Local Blog Round-Up to Seattlest
Easter on Capitol Hill will be easier to navigate, thanks to CHS' guide. West Seattle Blog has the scoop on Easter in their neighborhood, including church and non-church services. Rainier Valley Post has details on recent crime on Beacon Hill, as well as a request for volunteers to tend to traffic circles. Publicola has a lovely review of Man Push Cart and a wonderfully detailed Morning Fizz involving abstinence-only education....
Posted Stalk Of The Town to Seattlest
"Bug's Eye View" by Smastrong. Jack is getting all kinds of antsy for The Thermals' record release show, Saturday night at Neumos. In preparation he's been listening as much of their new album, Now We Can See, as he can find online. Sunday is Easter, so he's invited some family-types over for a dinner of apple cider-braised pork loin. MvB is off to the ballet Saturday night to catch one of Louise Nadeau's few...
Posted Aufwiedersehen, Readers to Seattlest
See? Leaving places can be fun! Like when you're going to Greece, or Sound Magazine! Dear readers, I'm breaking from the official Seattlest "we" to let you know that this is my last day with your favorite local news, events and opinion blog. I've been writing a lot about Northwest hiphop for Sound Magazine, a publication you should definitely be reading if you're interested in the Seattle/Portland/Vancouver music scene and are looking for quality...
Posted Can't Miss It: Weekend Edition, April 10-12 to Seattlest
MORE HORNS: If there's one motto consistent through the years of this Seattlest's life, it's "More horns!" It's similar to "More Cowbell," but inclusive of such excellent instruments as the trumpet, the french horn, the tuba, and--our favorite--the trombone. That's why we're recommending you attend HonkFest West this weekend, a three-day event in Ballard and Georgetown dedicated to horns and drums. See the schedule here. 7 - 12 p.m., Friday-Sunday // Various Venues //...
Posted Mason County Advocates DIY Law Enforcement to Seattlest
In times of economic need, one must shoulder certain new responsibilities, such as crockpotting. Reduce, re-use, make things at home; if the world can't magically provide you with luxuries like, say, law enforcement anymore, then buy a gun and take matters into your own hands. And we have reached that point, so get thee to your nearest pawn shop. At least, that's what Mason County's commissioner Tim Sheldon seems to recommend, given recent Sheriff's Department...