Today, the Goat Hill Parking garage rises over the toe of its namesake. You may recall the October Re:Take with a view from the garage looking this way. In the foreground is the service entrance to the Fifth and Yesler Tower, which itself was featured in the third ever installment of Re:Take. more ›

Re:Take is Seattlest contributor and local history buff Rob Ketcherside's new weekly look at the Emerald City Now and in days of yore. Each week, Rob will bring us a pair of photos - one from Seattle's municipal archives, and one of the same spot as it apears today. more ›

Re:Take is Seattlest contributor and local history buff Rob Ketcherside's new weekly look at the Emerald City Now and in days of yore. Each week, Rob will bring us a pair of photos - one from Seattle's municipal archives, and one of the same spot as it apears today. Rob starts us out this week in Queen Anne, where the construction of apartment buildings once got a bit out of control to the detriment of the area. Of course, we know better now. more ›

Mother Earth is sure pissy this week! Part of Rainier Avenue (the 9700 block) is covered in dirt after all the rain caused a landslide in the wee hours of the morning. Detours are in place and skilled professionals are working to clear the area of dirt, but meanwhile--be safe out there and whisper a heartfelt compliment or two towards the ground every now and then, just to try to appease the Lady. more ›

• Darcy Burner commented on The Daily Weekly this weekend and on Seattlest yesterday, which has us wondering if the person posting as "sir-mix-a-lot" on the Central District News is indeed the Sir Mix-A-Lot. Curses! Just that thought alone, and "Baby's Got Back" is already stuck in our head.
• Watch out, West Seattle: with the wet weather here and more on the way, there's an elevated risk for landslides.
• Violence in Central and South East Seattle is getting scarier by the day. The Rainier Valley Post reports of a seemingly random mid-day shooting with no arrests made.