ZIPCAR OPEN HOUSE: Drop in at the grand opening of an actual downtown office for Zipcar--in the old Dept. of Licensing location at 3rd and Union. The open house runs until 5 p.m., and if you stop in and join Zipcar today, there's no annual fee for your first year. We're told there's also a prize wheel where you can win driving credits and other goodies, plus free snacks. We use the Zipcar ourselves, and we're happy to hear that the City of Seattle is joining them in a car-sharing arrangement for city employees. more ›

Seattle needs a Wall of Shame. A board of reckoning, publicly reminding the region’s powerful that all sins won’t be forgiven. Ideally located on the city tour circuit—not unlike the Fremont Troll, except political and mean-spirited in nature. more ›