While Seattle's Garfield High School Jazz Band did score a stirring victory in the national Essentially Ellington jazz competition earlier this month they were not so lucky on the basketball court. But they do have a pretty cool story to impress next fall's dormmates with: They played basketball against Wynton Marsalis. more ›

• Put your jazz hands together for Seattle's Garfield High School jazz band who won first place at Lincoln Center's 14th annual Essentially Ellington competition in NYC this weekend, beating out crosstown rival jazz band and reigning champion Roosevelt High School.
• Perverted vegetables found in Seattle.
• Seattle Beer Week is well underway and to celebrate tonight's festivities, check out the Dry T-shirt Contest in West Seattle. Say wha? Dry T-shirt? Ohhh, they want you to wear the best beer-related shirt (oldest, farthest away, etc.).The only thing wet you'll find is the pints of beer.