Other blogs' editors probably don't volunteer to get on one of those round, can't-steer-'em sleds and head down the steepest part of East Aloha on Capitol Hill. Well, except for CHS's Justin, who starts out just ahead of us, to the right and then laughs at our woefully second-place finish. It's a dizzying ride. Hope you enjoy it. more ›

We heard from CHS that a truck had hit a power line at 12th Avenue and East Aloha, so we just ran up to check. It's a semi that has broken off a huge tree branch, which in turn snagged a power line. So now the semi, branch, and downed line are waiting for a Seattle City Light crew to arrive and untangle them. In the meantime, East Aloha is closed to traffic between 12th and 13th. We suspect it'll be closed at least an hour or two, given the ticklishness of the situation. more ›

So at the intersection of East Aloha Street and 10th Avenue East on Capitol Hill, the west block of East Aloha is one-way. The #9 bus lays over there, and has the street mostly to itself. However, thanks to the work of a hyperlocal blogger Andrew Taylor the DO NOT ENTER sign has a small, easily-overlooked proviso. more ›