Have you been following the Belltown crackdown on crack "controversy"? Guy named Brett Paulson, barman at Txori, thinks it's so bad that the mayor needs to call in the State Patrol. We're not saying that the corner of Second & Bell isn't a bit, well, dodgy, especially in the wee hours, but c'mon, gang. The last person killed in Belltown was a tourist who got flipped out of a runaway pedicab and run over by a minivan, nothing to do with crack, but the vigilantes would have you believe there's gunfire nightly. more ›

In a SurveyUSA poll conducted for KING-TV, 49 percent of likely voters in the Sound Transit district say they are voting yes on Proposition 1--and if the undecideds are asked to decide, the number voting for Prop. 1 grows to a landslide-y 65 percent. People really want those extra 100,000 express bus hours, the expansion of Sounder Commuter Rail, and 36 miles of new light rail. more ›

Every four years, Seattlest settles in on the first Sunday evening of the Olympics for a heart-warming few hours in front of the TV with our female gymnastics team. It's tradition, like apple pie and hot dogs. These girls ooze America, with their ponytails, cherubic smiles, and noses like buttons. more ›