Wonder why we need to spend $100 million to renovate Garfield High? Because Garfield gives the world things like this:Trail Blazers guard Brandon Roy was chosen as the NBA's Rookie of the Year on Wednesday after leading all rookies with averages of 16.8 points, 4.0 assists and 35.4 minutes in 57 games. The 6-foot-6, 229-pound guard was named the West's Rookie of the Month in January, February and March. He also made the All-Star game's......

With the Dawgs and Cougs out of the running, we're bummed that we won't get to watch a late-round tourney game in a bar packed with partisans who cheer with every shot. But we can replicate it, thanks to transplanted Kansas and Ohio State fans who are gathering tonight for their schools' respective 3rd-round games. Kansas fans--including some very attractive girls (who knew?)--met in Spitfire's back room for the first round game last Friday, and......

From the Frontier Bank ATM in Fremont: Image courtesy of David Swidler......

Once, Seattle had an afternoon paper. It was called the Seattle Times, and had sensible columnists like Emmett Watson who knew how to write a sentence. We can only assume it has no connection to the shrill, idiotic Seattle Times that now appears in the mornings. Anyway, the afternoon Times was there to tell you what happened while you were at work. Since it's gone, Seattlest steps into the void with our daily afternoon......

Photo courtesy of David Swidler......

Today Seattlest welcomes our new political correspondant to the fold. David Swidler is a longtime Seattle resident who recently returned to the Emerald City after some time in LA. He's worked for political consultants in Seattle previously so we're pretty sure he knows a few things. If you're one of the thousands of people running against Seattle City Councilman Richard Conlin you might want to know why. Even though it is only early March and......