"idol of woodinville" courtesy of Seattlest Flickr photographer Seattle rainscreen Do not have any other blogs before Seattlest. You shall not make for yourself another blog, whether in the form of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth, or cobbled together from bits upon the internet. You shall not subscribe to their RSS feeds or comment on their posts; for......

We know how bad this whole crashing economy is. Really, we do. But every cloud has a silver lining, and we're pretty sure the sparkle you can see just past today's bankrupt financial giants and tanked WAMU stock is increased transit ridership translating into more routes and added runs on existing routes so you don't have to drive (or pay for gas) anymore. With ridership nearly 7 percent higher than this time last year, King......

"Hammering Man Works While Seattle Sleeps" (except on Labor Day) courtesy of Seattlest Flickr photographer Looney1 Photography Apologies for the lack of a Roundup yesterday. There was this little obscure music and arts festival going on in town this weekend. Plus, it was Labor Day--so we abstained from work to show solidarity with the proletariat. Now for your regularly scheduled neighborhood news. Tigertail in Ballard was broken into this weekend and the safe was stolen.......

Golden Sunset at Golden Gardens courtesy of Seattlest Flickr Photographer Slightly North My Ballard is covering the search for a missing local swimmer at Golden Gardens. One swimmer had already been rescued from the water and taken to the hospital to be treated for hypothermia. As of 11 p.m., the Coast Guard and rescue divers were still looking for a second missing swimmer. UPDATE: The search for the missing swimmer has been called off. A......

You know the problem. You're on the bus and you have a choice: You can get off in two stops and make a transfer to a bus that will get you to your destination, or you you can stay on and transfer to a different one at a second stop. The switch at the first stop is a shorter and faster route, but only if the bus you are changing to is coming in the......