Earlier this weeek we mentioned a cool map mashup that our sister site Gothamist has. They have feeds for both the police and fire departments in New York City and it makes for a really cool and really useful little application, and it's something that we'd love to have on our site here. However, we've never had a police feed in Seattle and now we don't have access to the fire department's data either. The Seattle Fire Department has decided that it's too dangerous to give the public data on 911 calls in a usable format. more ›

Hooray for excess! After yesterday's gluttony, and today's celebrations of consumerism, it just wouldn't seem right to go out for something low-key. So rather than even considering a night at home mourning the loss of a meat-market, why not head out for a night with not one, but two house music heavyweights? more ›

Seattlest took a trip down to Portland over the (self-imposed) long weekend to see what the heathens do with themselves without an -ist, and on a lark we decided to take the train. Score! Through Portland's "The Big Deal" deal you and a friend can get there and back for $48. If you don't have a friend we suggest finding a travelling companion (or a friend) via Craigslist. more ›