We occupied everything this week. Bars (all weekend, because who puts Halloween on a Monday?), the streets (when it was nice) our houses (when it wasn't), sporting events (in spite of rain), and of course, you know, the actual protests. more ›

The Viaduct is back up and running, sort of, during this big week for area businesses -- whether it's opening, moving, getting a New York Times feature or just dressing up for Halloween. Coming up: at least four ways to support your neighbors just this month. more ›

Does it surprise you that the fun-hating curmudgeons of Seattle hate candy corn? Maybe they just hate it because it's not vegan. more ›

Before you get dressed up (again), get down with this awesome undead video from Matt and Kim. more ›

Despite the fact that today is actually Halloween, there were plenty of costumed folks roaming the streets (and passing out in alleys) over the weekend. In fact, yesterday, most of the costume shops had already begun to start marking down their wigs and other polyester crap. more ›

High cost-of-living, a population explosion and the return of the viaduct. Happy Halloween Seattle. more ›

Happy Halloween, Readers. more ›

Looking for something to keep the long Halloween weekend going? Well we've got a party that will be off the hizzy and it's FREE! Just head over to Neumos for Champagne Champagne, drinks, fun and prizes. We'll see you there. more ›

Give in to the holiday spirit and catch any of the following three macabre delights. more ›

This week, the weather took a turn, the city prepared for a holiday weekend, and Occupy rattled on (and rolled up the Hill). Meanwhile, the Viaduct slowly came down, and traffic came to a standstill. But not before we got to run and play on the bones of the waterfront's spine. more ›

This Halloween weekend, we urge you to drink your Juice, get funked up, and to be aware that if you're joining a costumed mob walking along Pike/Pine, odds are 50/50 whether it's a pub crawl or the re-location of Occupy Seattle. Either way, we've got the info inside. more ›

Here at Seattlest, we care about our readers. But more than our readers, we care about the city's most influential people, like politicians and journalists and public figures that are also hot messes. In fact, we care about them so much that we've come up with a list of Halloween costume suggestions for them that we think the masses would really enjoy. Also, because it is Friday afternoon, we decided to write a nice, fluffy softball article of no real relevance. more ›

There's a whole lot of depressing stuff going on: an elderly couple's bittersweet end, a disturbing serial flasher and sick dogs, plus you're all about to be trapped on your side of the Bay for a while. But there's some silver lining: a friendly-rivalry football game tonight, a brand new sandwich at Husky Deli, and Halloween. more ›

Seattle slips in the trick-or-treating rankings as local salmon get infected, a house is saved from foreclosure, and an elderly West Seattle couple dies in a bittersweet murder-suicide. more ›

Costco's deep pockets, SPD's giant overtime bill (thanks, Occupy), and the Governor's Halloween party. Good times all around, right? more ›

This week, we cut through the filler, featuring a couple of intriguing standouts within the rollout of Seattle theaters' spookier autumn offerings, as well as your chance to see a screen classic in glorious 70mm. more ›

Halloween has come and gone, and the professional trick-or-treaters among us surely have divided their plunder into piles of "the delicious" and those disgusting Tootsie Rolls and Cow Tales and Circus Peanuts. Or perhaps you were so revved up for the holiday that you overbought bags and bags of candy, which are now sitting in your kitchen, threatening to derail your exercise regimen? Worry not, the candy-rich, there's an org for that. more ›

The shows we're talking about may not be ghoulish or involve (much) candy, but you'll be talking about it Monday morning at work anyway. Columbia City Theater is putting on a hell of a Halloween weekend of shows that you'd be a fool to miss out on. more ›

Editor's note: Seattlest writer Alex Hudson braved one local haunted house and lives to tell the tale. more ›

Knocking on someone's door and asking them to vote is a cool activity by itself, but imagine the impact of doing it dressed like Frankenstein (or Anne Bonny! Or He-Man!) and then getting candy afterwards. If the idea of combining trick-or-treating with get-out-the-vote canvassing appeals to you, then Trick or Vote is for you. more ›

We're always looking for the most interesting films to check out around the city each and every week. This week just happens to fall right before Halloween, so there's a bunch of scary (and some not-so scary) movies to get you into the holiday spirit. more ›

Halloween is Saturday (in case you don't have a calendar, television, or friends) so why not treat yourself to some dress-up after time spent corrupting small children's stomachs with sugar? more ›

"Heather / Carrie" by Shawn McClung
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• West Seattle Blog has been covering a weekend diving accident at Seacrest which left one man struggling for his life at Harborview.
• The Central District News also spent the weekend updating and covering a sad story of two youth shot near Garfield High School. One of the young men died at the scene, while another was taken to Harborview to care for his injuries.
• Oh no. Now that Halloween is over, the Christmas/holiday lights and decorations are arriving. Capitol Hill Seattle reports the lights are already being strung up and down Broadway.

After wearing a cow costume all day at work and handing out candy to adorable chitlins, Jack is going home to do absolutely goddamn nothing this weekend because he will have just worked nineteen days in a row. more ›

Tipster Matt sent us to this politically oriented, print-your-own Halloween mask site. There's a whole collection you can download, including your choice of John McCain, Cindy McCain, Sarah Palin, RNC Chair Mike Duncan, Sean Hannity, Henry Kissinger, Joe Lieberman, Greta Van Susteren, Laura Bush and Charles Krauthammer. A late entry, provided separately, is McCain strategist Steve Schmidt, a veteran Karl Rove operative. We warn you, though: These things are scary, and probably not good for children. more ›

THIS, OUR TOWN OF HALLOWEEN: Finally, we have reached the one day of the year when it's actually suggested that you gorge on candy and dress up like someone else! Check out Halloween party options over at The Stranger, and nod to the past by reading up on the history of this haunted holiday over at the History Channel's beautiful H-Ween minisite. This is Halloween! This is Halloween! more ›

• Mid Beacon Hill Blog, as well as Beacon Hill Blog and this very blog you are reading--are all wondering if Seattle will follow Denver's example. In the Mile High city, proximity to light rail raised the value of a home. Will the same be true in the Emerald City? North Beacon Hill residents certainly hope so.
• PhinneyWood tackles an age-old Seattle question, where does Phinney end and Greenwood begin?
• Unhand Boogie, you West Seattle thieves!

• Forgive us if we only post cool neighborhood pumpkin photo links from now until Friday, because we can't help our Halloween-loving selves. Today's splendid carved creations come from West Seattle Blog.
• Capitol Hill Seattle wants to know what your Election Day plans are, besides, of course, you know, voting.
• It worked! After 6 missing days, Seattlest posted about a missing True Value truck yesterday and it was found. We kid, we kid, but we are glad that the Greenwood True Value got their truck back.