• Condos for sale! Really attractively priced condos for sale! Local developers with properties Brix in Capitol Hill and Gallery in Belltown are trying to sell condos quickly, so they've put a slew of them up for auction with big discounted prices. Prices that will only make their neighbors cry.
• Oh, the joy's of naked urban cycling. Make sure to cover the kiddies eyes Saturday, as the Gardens Everywhere Bike Parade begins riding at 1 p.m. near Gas Works Park and plans to head north.
• It's a big day for Seattle media and all the advertising and pr folk. The Puget Sound Business Journal reports, Seattle moved up to No. 13 TV market in the U.S., finally kicking Tampa-St. Petersburg to the curb 14th spot.

The Dilettante Mocha Cafe and Chocolate Martini Bar had its opening night yesterday, in its new location on the retail floor of the new Brix condos at the north end of Broadway. It's cozied up next to the new Vivace Roasteria. This is the pastry case, from which all good things emanate. Besides desserts, they also serve lunch and dinner. We were struck by the appearance of meatloaf on the menu. Maybe it comes with a truffle on the side. more ›

Things are cash-only at the moment, since there's a glitch with the swipey-reader system, but otherwise it's all systems go. We also got a dark chocolate graham-cracker cookie. more ›

One of the Capitol Hill Blog contributors has been having run-ins with Broadway's new Brix condo construction crews. Or with people who hang around that area looking like construction workers. All sweaty and tan and muscled. Lifting things. They've managed to piss off Hillku too. more ›

Back in February (brrr!), we reported on the venerable Capitol Hill institution, B&O Espresso, being forced out of its longtime location at the corner of Belmont & Olive because the property owners had plans for a multi-story apartment building there. This weekend we stopped in and saw the B&O's owner Majid behind the pastry case, and asked how things were going. Turns out that he's still planning on moving up to Broadway to take over the old Dilettante's spot (who in turn are relocating to the first floor of Brix, along with Vivace), but now the development of the original B&O location is on hold, and he's renting month-to-month. The opera posters are still hanging. The lemon chiffon cake is still flowing (so to speak). If the real estate downturn stays turned down, we may not lose a B&O, so much as gain one. more ›