That encampment ordinance from yesterday passed, a lawsuit against SPD gets $20,000 for an elderly man, and a "suspicious" death. The Mariners get a shutout, Apolo Ohno gets naked. Oh, and there's some "fish waste," too. more ›

More than 25,248 marijuana plants have been confiscated from their home on the nicely irrigated land in Issaquah, known as Taylor Mountain. With a helicopter overhead and a SWAT team on the ground, in total the Eastside Narcotics Task Force spotted and removed three outdoor pot-growing operations, worth an estimated $5 million yesterday. In addition, drug enforcement agents also located a deserted camp, believed to house up to four people tending to the weed along the slopes of the Department of Natural Resources state-owned land. It's not every day that police reports end in such irony.
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For the first time ever, we paid attention to the Tony Awards, where artists with ties to the Puget Sound region were winning all over the place. Bartlett Sher, artistic director down at the Intiman, didn't win for , and was developed for the stage as part of the "Village Originals workshop" in 2005, is a fine reminder that Seattle isn't just a stop for big musicals on their way to Broadway, but a place where talented artists actually generate the work that becomes the toast of New York. Congrats all! more ›

MvB is off to SIFF Cinema for Preston Sturges' Depression-era fable, Sullivan's Travels, and then there's a going-away party for a friend on pilgrimage, held in the medieval pageantry of Canterbury's. more ›

Last week, a ten-year-old from Issaquah told the police a story that mirrored one of our worst nightmares: she was abducted, she said, by a stranger while she was riding her bike in rural King County. She fought back and he dumped her (and her bike) out on the road. Today, it turns out the girl was crying wolf. Phew! It's a relief to know that we don't have such considerate, stereotype-defying kidnappers running around in Issaquah. If her story had been true, it would have wreaked havoc on everyone's bullshit detectors. Stranger things have happened, though, so we--and the cops--were ready to give this kid the benefit of the doubt. It's much better this way, though. Ten-year-olds will be ten-year-olds, and it's a time-honored kid tradition to make up giant, irrational stories when real life just isn't as exciting as you want it to be. more ›

A Thai woman hired to massage an Issaquah nursing home resident smuggled him out of the facility during his lunch hour, married him, and then took him to his bank to pick up the man's savings. There is absolutely nothing sketchy going on here, she says, and she's in love, though the 78-year-old man doesn't remember marrying her. Riiiiight. Love to the tune of early retirement and $23,000 in cash, maybe. The unlicensed masseuse (we'll save the respectful 'massage therapist' nomenclature for bodyworkers who at least own an ethical compass) has been charged with three felonies but refuses to sign annulment papers. We'd like to see her charged for operating without a license, too, which is unquestionably wrong on her part and not even up for debate. more ›

Holy Jeezits, what an outstanding weekend! more ›