Every movement needs to find things to rally around: slogans, leaders, symbols, etc. We would like to suggest one such symbol for Occupy Seattle: the pizza slice. more ›

We've all been in this position many times. You close your eyes and picture the perfect pizza. Then you pick up the phone to order it and it occurs to you that this dream pizza will never be realized -- the toppings just aren't available. more ›

We mentioned this in yesterday's Neighborhood News roundup already, but thought we'd make a bigger deal about it and give it its own post. Because, really, who can't use a $0.95 piece of pizza? It's gorgeous out, vaguely warm (compared to a week or two ago) and the line at Pagliacci's on Broadway was hopping when we were there a short while ago. We delighted in a ninety-five cent slice of pizza topped with Canadian bacon and pineapple, but we were this close to saving a dime and getting a plain slice instead. Hop on over. The pizza's cheap by the slice tonight 'til 11 p.m. The kind, pizza-slinging gentleman we talked to told us that's a special for today only. But, for the next 30 days, you get 30 percent off the first full pie in your order. more ›

Now that the bridge at the Center of the Universe has reopened, things seem to be moving more freely. We'll be able to make it to the T.C. Boyle reading tonight at Barnes and Noble, and thanks to the Magnolia Voice, we know where to score pizza at late 1970s prices. It is an abundant universe, and in that spirit perhaps, the Seattle Times' Porsche-driving Frank Blethen is asking lawmakers to give newspapers a tax break. more ›

We’ve spoken highly (sparking some debate) of Pagliacci as our place for pizza by the slice—at least locally. But imagine our surprise while reading a recent USA Today and seeing the Queen Anne location listed as one of the country’s “10 great places for solo diners to pull up a chair.” (The article was put together in celebration of National Singles Week, which started Sunday.) more ›

• My Ballard is covering the search for a missing local swimmer at Golden Gardens. One swimmer had already been rescued from the water and taken to the hospital to be treated for hypothermia. As of 11 p.m., the Coast Guard and rescue divers were still looking for a second missing swimmer. UPDATE: The search for the missing swimmer has been called off. A recovery effort has begun to locate the missing swimmer's body.
• Blogging Georgetown has confirmed that an advertisement declaring the sale of a local restaurant is indeed about the beloved veggie and brew bar Georgetown Liquor Company.
• The ever-witty hyper-local Capitol Hill Seattle has a number of recommended activities for this weekend's car-free hours at Volunteer Park.

When we're not blogging about food, wine and opera, Seattlest works as the sommelier at Sorrentino atop Queen Anne. (Keeps us out of the bars, don't you know.) more ›