Once upon a time Seattlest considered North Aurora to be a shithole, to be avoided at all costs. But, eventually, we had to go to Home Depot and a used car lot, and that car rack store, and (doh) the unemployment office, and the movie theater, and IHOP and the European deli and Computer Stop and Chubby & Tubby (so far not Stupid Prices, though) and Kmart, Burgermaster, the cemetery and a hundred other tiny places the memories of which have congealed into one big impression of Aurora Avenue North. Now we consider it one of the most organic, vibrant and honest places in the city. more ›

We went a different direction the other day and ended up at perhaps the newest Asian (plus more) grocery store in town: HT Oaktree Market (10008 Aurora Avenue North). When we walked through the front door and saw roasted ducks, chickens, and – can you believe it – even a whole pig hanging from a bar, we knew this was going to be something special. more ›

If you got caught in traffic today because Aurora was closed for five hours, you've got your friendly Seattle cops to thank:

Just after 1:30 a.m. Monday, officers were called to an apartment building in the 1500 block of Aurora Avenue North following a report that a man there had thrown a knife at his girlfriend and threatened two other people in the apartment with a rifle... more ›

-People are still pretty pissed about Mooie, the puppy that was found with acid burns all over it recently, and they should be pissed. There's a reward for information leading to the culprits and King County Animal Control is getting a lot of crap for how they handled the case. more ›