There have been more than enough articles comparing Seattle to Portland -- or Portland to Seattle depending on your perspective. Sometimes the scales lean toward Seattle - sometimes they tip toward Portland and sometimes the scales balance out somewhere in the middle. So forgive us if we forgo crowning anyone the champ in this tale of two cities. more ›

Something called the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon will be happening on Saturday. It will, somehow, block Alaskan Way. [Seattle Times] more ›

Before the recession/depression, contractors and investors snapped up downtown's valuable vacant land, brimming with dreams of skyscrapers and saucy condos. Now, they lie fallow, just waiting to be put to use--but not for long. more ›

It was Mobile madhouse once again, a bit saner than the first Chowdown clusterfeed three months ago (more seating, more toilets, Top Pot donuts) but still a sad commentary on the American diet: 20,000 Seattle mouths navigating to an Interbay parking lot to get stuffed with street food. more ›

With the exception of an increasingly gentrified Chinatown, Portland doesn't have, never did have, the traditional enclaves of immigrants (Italians, Jews, Poles, Japanese, Germans, Greeks, etc.) whose cuisine and culture would define a neighborhood. Today's population is increasingly imported from elsewhere, a "creative class" without ethnicity. more ›