We're counting awfully quickly, but we can safely say there are over 40 new "neighborhood" blogs nestled under the KOMO 4 umbrella, even some covering areas we didn't know had news, like Sammamish and Gig Harbor. Central District News is a little skeptical, and...oh look, it's officially 43, we wasted all that time counting. Anyway, 43 blogs, really? You expect us to think that's a coincidence? more ›

• Seattle Bubble has some fairly depressing graphs of job losses in the region. Why, graphs, why?
• MyBallard has info on the 10,000 or so people prepared to invade Greenwood tomorrow for the 50th Annual Greenwood Seafair Parade, including links showing which streets are closed.

As was noted after we reported on one parade's cancellation due to low turn-out, it looks like everyone headed over to the MLK Jr. rally at Garfield High School instead of going downtown--Central District News has photos to prove it. Via Rainier Valley Post's new Classifieds section, we found a link to Fresh-Picked-Seattle's list of food-related ways to volunteer on the Day of Service. The B-Town Blog re-posts a thoughtful Obama-themed MLK Jr. essay written just before the election. Most blogs were focused on tomorrow's presidential inauguration, and some--including the Big Blog and Tim Burgess' City View, were reporting from the very crowded ground in D.C. more ›

• West Seattle Blog has the latest on garbage pick-up, or lack thereof--a topic that, after two weeks with no garbage man, is near and dear to our hearts. City utilities say they hope to be caught up with pick-ups by this coming Saturday.
• Central District News, despite living "two level blocks from the post office," still hasn't had mail delivered since the first snow fall. Hopefully today the mail comes for everyone, CDN especially.
• Capitol Hill Seattle grades Cap Hill bus service during Snowmageddon 2008. We gotta agree with CHS that it was an epic fail.

• Vintage Seattle continued their fabulous series on the building of The Space Needle. Ever since VS started posting this series, we've been looking at the Needle with new eyes and appreciation.
• Mark our words, Cooper the Cat is about to be Seattle's next big star, but you can already track this local feline celebrity on Flickr and various local blogs.
• Thieves really are getting ballsier by the day, it seems. West Seattle Blog reports a classic Airstream Trailer was stolen off its double-locked parking pad this weekend on the west side.

• Burien is busy branding--and the city is using très fancy technology to do so. B-Town Blog posted the latest video and offered a bullet-point summary of the very nice branding elements you will see, should you choose to spend minutes of your life watching a YouTube about all the wonders Burien has to offer.
• PhinneyWood would like you to donate your watches to charity via Jody Laine of the Tiempo Watch and Clock Shop. Why not? You probably use your cell phone for time-keeping already, anyway.
• Care for some Irish Knockers? Why, yes, thank you for asking! Magnolia Voice had the skinny on the new menu at Mulleady's, including photos of the restaurant's interior (they have a very inviting fireplace!).

• The Slog brings the sad news that The Cascade People's Center is set to close after the City Council cut funding. The People's Center has been a bastion for the neighborhood that we once called Cascade before Paul Allen took over the place and decided to call it South Lake Union. The CPC will close its doors on December 31st if it cannot come up with $75,000 in funding.
• Capitol Hill Seattle is excited that CNN decided to show a little love to Seattle and their neighborhood, recommending hill hangouts like the Cha Cha and Elysian Brewery. Even more exciting to all of us neighborhood bloggers, it was one of our very own, Scott of Central District News, who helped CNN with the list.
• Speaking of Central District News, they are recommending you secure your Obama yard signs and such, as the now 'commemorative memorabilia' is being stolen from yards all over to be sold on eBay.

The CDN on CNN? The Central District News blog got a chance to describe Seattle and the neighborhood for CNN; it's a good read--almost as if Scott spent more time on this article than on a typical blog post. (We kid because we love!) Scott suggests a unique tour guide for the CD: "A good way to tour the neighborhood is to load up your iPod with Sir Mix-A-Lot's 'Posse on Broadway' and follow the streets as they're called out in the song. And don't forget to grab a box of delicious Ezell's Fried Chicken -- they say Oprah loves it!" Of course, he also gives pointers on the weather: "Some seasons are wetter than others around here. To guarantee a damp experience, your best bet would be to plan your travels for sometime in the narrow window between late October and the 4th of July." more ›

• West Seattle Blog has been covering a weekend diving accident at Seacrest which left one man struggling for his life at Harborview.
• The Central District News also spent the weekend updating and covering a sad story of two youth shot near Garfield High School. One of the young men died at the scene, while another was taken to Harborview to care for his injuries.
• Oh no. Now that Halloween is over, the Christmas/holiday lights and decorations are arriving. Capitol Hill Seattle reports the lights are already being strung up and down Broadway.

• West Seattle Blog's photos of the sunset over the water remind us that we live in an absolutely stunning part of the United States -- and WSB also reports that something interesting involving fisticuffs (details vague as of yet) went down at Chief Sealth High School.
• Victory tastes so sweet... and failure? Well, resounding failure makes for a great blog entry. B-Town Blog has the details on a Kennedy 61, Highline 0 football game last week. Ouch.
• These are trying economic times, but Subterfuge Seattle comes to the rescue with hints for saving money the fashionable way. Step #1 is to share pants (no, really). Who needs $0.10 ramen noodles when you can share pants?

• We were thrilled to meet a few of our favorite local bloggers at Seattlest's Happy Hour last night. Capitol Hill Seattle, Seattle Metblogs, Science vs. Romance, and The P-I's Big Blog were all present and representing.
• Central District News warns residents to check and make sure all your car parts are still attached. One of their writers was unlucky enough to go to her car one morning and find her fuel pump and filter missing.
• The Rainier Valley Post brings its weekly drool-worthy list of goods at today's neighborhood farmer's market. The list of greens alone is worth the bus ride south.