Last week federal subpoenas were flying around downtown, irking the hell out of anyone who did business with the Mic Dinsmore-era Port of Seattle and was told its practices were just "unconventional." If you can't wait to read the depositions, there's a terrific Seattle Times story about the "Steakhouse deal", which seems to involve ex-Port CEO Dinsmore, airport director Mark Reis, and contractor Gary Merlino in an illegal three-way at "Spencer's for Steak and Chops,......

--Keep an eye on the Reichert/Burner throw down here. --Today's the day Redmond gets its new operating system out the door. Vista has shipped to OEMs. --Maybe Democracy does work. American Apparel's offering 15% off if you show them your voting stub. --What you missed when you missed Foreigner at the Paramount. --Dave's Long Box asks: The ballot or the Batman? --What do you do when your seven-month-pregnant tenant calls to say her fiancee......

Ever since the Seattle Weekly burst like a pimple between the fingers of new owners New Times Media and sprayed former editorial staffers in every direction like so much pus, Seattlest has been combing the internets for tell-all rants. We're just going to need a little more than the P-I's account, sorry. Until yesterday, nothing. Our combing skills are apparently for shit, though, becuase yesterday we found a Geov Parrish accounting of the slaughter right......

-This item has musical accompaniment, but it's going to have to be user supplied. Hum "Taps" while you read. Today's issue of the Seattle Weekly will be the last from the intrepid Knute Berger, Chuck Taylor, George Howland, Geov Parish team. -We haven't listened to it yet, but apparently this week's Podcasting Liberally contains a discussion between Geov Parrish and Sandeep Kaushik on the theme of an alt-weekly writer's life after alt-weeklies. -We probably won't......

Geov Parrish in this week's Seattle Weekly has bought the city's line about a new push to cut down on greenhouse gas emissions. To which I have only one question: Where the hell have you guys been? Don't get me wrong. I love that first Nickels and now Sims have put themselves among the forefront of local elected officials around the country who are trying to help pick up the slack for the truly......