IF YOU CAN'T TAKE THE HEAT: It's going to get hot, hot, hot tonight at the 2010 Firefighter Calendar Judging Party. In the heat of the judging passion, 23 firefighters (6 are women!) from across Washington will work the runway trying to earn not only the title of "Northwest's Hottest Firefighter" but also one of the 12 coveted months. Secret fantasies aside, this is all for a good cause, helping out the Firefighters Burn Foundation. more ›

Nancy Leson's blog, All You Can Eat, pays tribute today to this guy, John Hinterberger. No, he hasn't gone to that great Bus Tub in the Sky. He's still very much with us, some 17 years after "retiring" as a regular columnist, restaurant critic, and talk show host. Proof that there's life aplenty after the fromage is eaten and the tiramisù is cleared. (His recipe for clam spaghetti, by the way, is a classic.) more ›