Seattlest has found a reason for everyone to welcome bicycles on the city's streets. The origins lie in Virgin Vacations' (has anyone asked The Name Inspector to do a write up on Richard Branson's desire to cater to virgins?) naming of the world's 11 most bike-friendly cities. Unfortunately, Seattle didn't make the list (Portland came in at number 2), which uses five criteria created by The Bicycle Friendly Communities Campaign to judge a community's bike... more ›

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Seattlest stumbled across The Name Inspector early this year -- not long after the blog was started. As the about page says, "The Name Inspector takes a close look at names and tells you what makes them tick (or tank) from a linguistic point of view." We're word nerds, so we were hooked immediately. And we're not alone. more ›

Who knew such bitter emotion roiled beneath the placid surface of the local independent baking industry? more ›

Monte Cristo: Baker's Restaurant and Sweet Parlor. more ›