Yesterday was a rollercoaster of emotion for Capitol Hill's music purchasing community. Now, the hunt is on for a new home for Everyday. more ›

We were just informed of some terrible news: the Capitol Hill location of Sonic Boom Records is closing down. more ›

The Roanoke Park Place Tavern is one of the brightest rays of sunshine in the Seattle small business world. Sitting at the top of 10th Ave E it's not super close to anything, but not far from everything. Its unassuming nature is bear hugged in ivy and it emits a low but strong come-on-in-and-get-your-ass-smiling vibe. Capitol Hill can be a polarizing place; it's pretentious and cavalier and frankly, often pompous. But it's warm and familial too - both despite these things and because of them. Perched in its own little universe, The Roanoke always seemed to symbolize and embody the very best of the heart of Seattle: it's natural, simple, intimate...it's real! It's splashed with stories of the people who own and run it, and the people who frequent it...all of whom are people that love it. That's why it was with THE BIGGEST HEARTBREAK EVER that we learned earlier this week that it will be no more. more ›

Last week we noticed that chi-chi children's clothier Flora and Henry had closed their storefront on Pine to focus on online sales. Today we walked past an unilluminated Illuminations store in Pacific Place, which had a clearance sale followed by a "Two Hours Left! Everything Free!" smash 'n' grab over the weekend. Who will be next? Because there will be next. We'll be posting about last night's Paul Krugman talk at Town Hall later on, where he predicted a "pretty ugly several years" ahead of us, and not just for upscale retailers. [UPDATE: Aha! The Napa Auto Parts store at Westlake and Harrison has closed. That's about as far from upscale as you get. We were told auto repair would be a bright spot in this economy, since people aren't buying new cars. What gives?] more ›

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