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We remember what happened seven years ago, when poor Kristopher Kime got himself beaten to death on the street while cops stood by and did nothing. Not taking any chances tonight, those coppers. They've pulled their fearsome mobile command units up to the fire hydrants at First and Yesler, ready to do battle.

Tonight you have two options; you can either watch Super Tuesday results on the TV, or head down to Pioneer Square with Dax, T-Bone, and a handfull of beads.

Austinist gets arty with an interactive guide to SXSW, loved some local art galleries and a new art exhibit and lamented the possible loss of "Friday Night Lights" production to New Mexico.

Eighteen teams played trivia on Mardi Gras, but none could match the juggernaut that is Husker Don't, who--like the Shah of Iran--returned to reclaim their throne after a short absence. And they missed only 7 of the 80 questions we asked, which is a little scary since we had to look them up beforehand.

MARDI GRAS: Greg Vandy, who hosts KEXP's Swingin' Doors from 6-9pm on Thursdays, hosts the Sunset Tavern's 9th annual Mardi Gras ball. Promising real New Orleans food and music.

Has Seattlest mentioned that we are in love with Sufjan Stevens? Yes, we love him, but it's totally not in a sexual way. Though we certainly appreciate his boyish good looks (and nicely toned arms), for us to touch someone with such wide-eyed childlike wonder would surely make us a pedophile. More than anything, we'd love to hold him close to our bosom, thereby protecting him from the cold, cruel world. Still, when a man attempts a project even he knows he's not going to finish---creating an album per state of the union, and on each chronicling the state's feel via extensive research, personalized lyrics, and elaborate folk orchestration---well, we kinda hafta fall in love with him. Especially when he chooses as his second state the place of our birth, and the big single off the album is about our hometown.

-Boonie, just a few years and who knows how many CCs of performance enhancement out of his prime, has flipped his last bat.

The guy who killed Krisopher Kime in a rowdy Mardis Gras crowd in 2001 got resentenced yesterday just in time for this year's Fat Tuesday. He was convicted of felony murder in 2001 but that got overturned in 2002 because the Andress decision determined that an assault and, whoops, a death isn't murder if there isn't intent to murder. The Andress decision caused a big uproar because it allowed for the overturning of hundreds of convictions in the state of Washington. Anyway, this time instead of felony murder 2 it's second-degree manslaughter and the sentence is lighter by five years.

Seahawks starting safety Ken Hamlin won't be hurling his body at opposing ballcarriers anytime soon. His head is broken after someone beat the hell out of him in front of a Pioneer Square club. Hamlin, according to witnesses, started the fight, but he evidently was not the one who finished it. Hamlin's got a brain clot and a fractured skull and is lucky to be alive. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

Were you at Bumbershoot on Friday? We were. Here is what we saw…

In news that is especially pertinent on this day of partying in the streets, the eleven Mardi Gras victims of 2001 have lost their suit against the city. The victims argued that their constitutional rights (14th Amendment - Due Process) were violated when police shifted tactics and employed the ill-fated "standing around watching" manuever. The judge ruled that the victims were not constitutionally guaranteed police protection from harm, although he did express regret over the events and choices of that day.