Another victim of the economic downturn: the Roosevelt district's beloved bastion of young geekery. Seattlest just got an email from Doug Livingston of Science, Art and More: "Due to the current economic conditions and due to personal reasons we can no longer continue in business." The only silver lining: Everything in the store is on sale, until the store finally closes in a few weeks. Until then, regular hours apply so stop by between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. for bargains on electricity kits, miniature skeletons, stuffed animal bacteria, Edisonic knickknacks, and more. more ›

Issaquah-based Organic To Go (which bought out Briazz a few years ago) is cutting 30 percent of its staff, says Northwest Innovation, and that despite a terrific advertising push. Meanwhile, Seattle's Cobalt Group just laid off 45 people, reports TechFlash. Cobalt runs auto dealer websites, and its CEO says that "auto sales are at a 50 year low and that an estimated 900 auto dealers have gone out of business this year." We honestly don't know how organic car sales are doing, but we bet the situation isn't great for them, either. more ›