Like anybody else, we appreciate the sentiment of the Presidents' Day long weekend--well, for those of us who have that day off or are able to take it. It provided us the perfect opportunity to temporarily ex-patriate ourselves and pump money into Canada's economy. That's what it's all aboot, anyway. This so-named Presidents' Day has become just a reason for the commercial sector to entice us with Fabulous Savings. Nobody thinks about Washington or......

ART: Faire Gallery and Cafe hosts the opening of "Duet II," the second show featuring new mixed media works by Aaron and Jessixa Bagley. Using paper and ink, pen and watercolor, the Bagleys' collaboration includes bizarre portraiture and lots of paisley and polka dots. The exhibit's on display through April 20th. 7pm-12am // 1351 E Olive Way // Free MUSIC: Our favoritest local band/comedy collective/art troupe "Awesome" returns to their humble beginnings at the......

Seattle will vote February 13th on whether to vote on whether to build a replacement Viaduct or a tunnel, the City Council announced today. "The special Viaduct election will cost the city $1 million," Council President Jan Drago said. "We should find out if Seattleites want this election before we spend the money." Drago announced future special elections on what brand of hand soap to use in the City Hall bathroom, whether to install a......

Forget Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man's Chest. The true blockbuster of the summer is Seattle Gilbert & Sullivan Society's Pirates of Penzance, playing at the Bagley Wright Theatre at Seattle Center. As with any Gilbert and Sullivan play, Pirates' plot does not stand up to rigorous analysis, and the G&S Society seems to know this. They treat the ridiculous twists and turns with wit and whimsy, creating a world in which everything seems possible.......

Fresh from his quarter-hour of fame as a food blogger, Ronald is preparing a giant Spanish torta for a neighborhood party in Belltown. He plans to stalk chef Kerry Sear's cooking class at Cascadia on Saturday morning. On Sunday, he'll make is way into SoDo territory where wine writer/wine merchant Rich Kinssies promises to roast a pig and pour samples of Spanish reds at The Wine Outlet . We hope it goes well with the......

Will the beautiful weather stick around for our weekend? If it does, plans may change and you may see us prancing through various municipal parks. As of now, however, here's how the weekend's shaking out. Saturday evening, James is going to see Match Point at Pacific Place, followed by dinner at a fancy-ish restaraunt to be determined later. Lark? Brasa? Weigh in in the comments if you like. This weekend he'll also be watching most......

Seattlest would like to wish our loving parents at Gothamist the happiest of second birthdays. You guys are all grown up now and what with the kids and the mortgage maybe things seem like they're starting to slow down, but we know you have long and fruitful lives ahead of you. Now we'd like to bring you this retrospective courtesy of the Wayback Machine. Sit back, relax, and let the Wayback Machine delight you with......