• Today, one of Seattle's finest spellers felt the heat of competition during the 2009 Scripps National Spelling Bee. Lakeside Middle Schooler, Eleanor Runde made it to the semifinals, but was taken down in the fifth round by: e-p-i-c-r-i-s-i-s.
• This week Phinneywood blog has reported a string of food-oriented criminal acts, including a recent break-in at Phinney Market and even an armed robbery(!) at Oliver Twist last night.
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In an attempt to reassemble New York City piece-by-piece, Seattle's Parks and Recreation department is shopping around the idea to put in a downtown ice-skating rink next winter. Park officials plan to place the (presumably) tourist-filled skating rink to take over in Pioneer Square's Occidental Square Park. In theory, it sounds like a good idea. (What recession?) But where will all the bums go who currently claim the park? Should we have them strap on some hockey skates and give 'em a go at hockey greatness with a bum-rush hockey league? Or maybe a broomball league? more ›