For over 100 years, pisswater cheap beer was produced at Tumwater’s Olympia Brewery. In 2003, then-owner Miller Brewing Co. shut the place down and since then, according to locals, the city’s been a “ghost town.” (Supporting evidence: Tumwater’s front page lists Tumwater TV as an "Emerging Issue.") But the artesian water may begin flowing again. Seattle-based Benaroya Company is poised to purchase the historic facility for $45 million. more ›

SketchFest Seattle, the country's first sketch comedy festival and the only one in North America to take place at Capital Hill's Erickson Theatre, is entering its final weekend of shows. more ›

The problem with most fringe sketch comedy shows is that they are not very funny or original. If you've ever sat through a painfully humorless show, we feel your pain. more ›