• Capitol Hill Seattle has the sad news that north Broadway deliciousness El Tajin has closed their doors for good, rather than for renovation. We happened to think El Tajin had some of the best Mexican food in Seattle and we're tres triste we didn't get to have one more molé before they closed their doors.
• Happily, not every good family restaurant in Seattle is shutting down. The West Seattle Blog has an interview with the Otis of the OK Corral, the latest and greatest BBQ joint west of Harbor Avenue.
• Georgetown got a grocery store! Hip hip, hooray!

One of the most important lessons we learned in Driver's Ed was: "Avoid breaking natural gas lines; it won't be pretty should you happen to crash into one." Early this morning, around 4:20 a.m., a 19-year-old female in a pick-up truck drove into such a gas line on Highway 164 by SE 380th (out by Auburn). The highway is currently closed (good morning, traffic!), and KOMO says the driver is being investigated for drunk driving. If she was driving inebriated, the woman forgot the other most important lesson we learned in Driver's Ed: "Sleep in your car, goddammit. Driving drunk is not okay." Seattlest hopes everything works out for the driver and for Highway 164, which does see a lot of traffic. It would be a pain if WSDOT had to keep it shut down much longer for repairs. more ›