• The bus tunnel shut down at 7:10 a.m. this morning for about 20 minutes, thanks to an automated (and false) alarm--for the third time in six months. Funnily enough, we think every time has been during morning rush hour, too.
• Publicola's newest addition, Erica Barnett, broke the news to Seattle taxpayers that we've paid over $43,000 since 2006 to send the City Council's Jan Drago to China, India, Iceland, the United Arab Emirates, and Finland.

Yesterday afternoon Seattlest readers and contributors gathered on the back deck of Capitol Hill's new Captain Blacks bar. There were happy hour mojitos and captain's teas, mac 'n' cheeses and chicken 'n' waffles. Outdoor drinking and dining spaces are at a premium in Seattle, and this newest addition (with a front and back deck) rates a thumbs up. more ›

Today's the June Seattlest Happy Hour, held this month at Capitol Hill's Captain Black's, the new chicken-and-waffle-and-booze joint located just south of the Stumbling Monk (129 Belmont Avenue East). Check out the menu here [pdf] to plan your order in advance. more ›

Tuesday's the next Seattlest Happy Hour, held this month at Captain Black's, the new chicken-and-waffle-and-booze joint located just south of the Stumbling Monk (129 Belmont Avenue East). Check out the menu here [pdf] to plan your order in advance. Their happy hour (4-6 p.m.) includes draft beers and wells, $3; mojitos and margaritas, $6, and an assortment of appetizers from $3-$4, along with po' boys with fries for $6. (We're thinking a root beer float sounds good--d'ya think they'd put some rum in that?) Captain Black's got a front and back patio, and as of right now, the forecast looks downright splendid. See you tomorry! more ›

It's already nearly the third week of June, which means time for the next Seattlest Happy Hour. Next week our travelling cavalcade of boozy bloggers is hitting up Captain Blacks, the new drinking and dining establishment located just south of the Stumbling Monk (129 Belmont Avenue East). Their website's not quite up and running just yet, but you can check out the menu here [pdf]--po boys and chicken and waffles, oh my! There's a front and back patio, and as of right now, the forecast looks like prime summer drinkin' weather. See you on Tuesday! more ›

• So excited to hear about Cap. Hill's quest to get hipsters fat opening of Captain Black's. We've always wanted to know what came first, the chicken or the waffle?
• Nick Montana -- Joe Montana's son, rated one of the top high school quarterbacks in the nation --says he'll attend college at UW.
• Scoot, scoot! All you scooters get your little 50cc engines running for the second annual All City Scooter Day, coming up this Saturday.