Five area schools have been listed among the worst performing in the state, David Horsey is moseying south, and a piece of glass fell seven stories in Bellevue. more ›

What better way to raise money for cancer than a good old-fashioned moustache pageant? Seemingly classy-ass Monsieur Moustache is tonight at the Capitol Hill Arts Center, with the proceeds going to help pay the leukemia treatment bills of local waiter extraordinare Nick Farina. (Proceeds will also be shared with the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance.) Nick's not the only guy out there with over a million dollars in bills (since, you know, our system's fucked), so the organizers are hoping to make this an annual benefit to raise money for cancer patients and organizations. more ›

The Seattle PI's Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist David Horsey recently offended neo-conservative subliterates with his take on our nation's latest Imperial march toward the Dark Side. PI Editorial Page Editor Mark Trahant responded to the hordes as long ago as Sunday, which Seattlest just got around to reading today. As Tranhant stated eloquently: more ›

Well, it's the first Thursday of the month and that can only mean one thing: free wine. Oh, and some art, we do so love the art. Yes, tonight is this month's Art Walk, where one can walk around and look at art...it's self-evident really. There's a whole slew of openings at the galleries this month, though time and time again, Seattlest finds ourselves just hanging out at the Forgotten Works building and allowing the crowds to come to us. (Memo to Forgotten Works: You've got the worst website ever, especially given that you're an ARTS organization.) more ›

Maybe a Playboy Centerfold can generate excitement with a canned blurb and a posed photograph, but can a middle-aged newspaper columnist? The fearless P-I marketing department evidently thinks so, resulting in our favorite new feature of any local newspaper: "Get To Know…", on the back page of the P-I's local news section, beneath the weather report. more ›