If you chose to read this article, it may mean that you are able to debate whether the headline sounds more like it came from Spiderman's Daily Bugle or Superman's Daily Planet. And that, in turn, may mean that you're nerdy enough to go to the Facebook Seattle office warming party. more ›

CHS is wonking on (and on) about development plans around the Capitol Hill light rail station because there are community forums coming up and if you don't go, you can't complain later that your ideas were ignored by "the Man." Also, Cap to the Hill pleads for you to stop in at Boom Noodle. West Seattle Blog noted Elliott Bay Brewing is pouring a chocolate porter. 'Nuff said. The Rainier Valley Post reminds us all that February 7 is Neighbor Appreciation Day. The Magnolia Voice hits a recessionary note, with news of a townhouse developer switching to apartments mid-stream. And The Southlake details why condo financing is such a touchy subject down in SLU. more ›

(First, did you get our Herb Alpert reference? This is the kind of thing that gives us the eye-twitch.) Spencer Alpert--he's a real estate developer, he owns a 2008 all-electric Tesla--says on his website that he's "partnering with a major New York developer on an iconic high rise tower project in downtown Seattle." Now the Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce reports (thx, Jesse!), that Alpert is courting the Donald, and wants to build a "strikingly tall marquee two-tower condo project." It seems like perfect timing: "With five new buildings, encompassing about two million square feet, opening next year, the vacancy rate [in Seattle] is expected to hit 15 percent. Most of the new space has not been leased." more ›