Throughout all East Link Light rail negotiations and arguments concerning Downtown Bellevue, the City Council, pro- and anti-transit alike, could agree on one thing: they would all like to have the train run through a tunnel. The only hurdle was a big one -- an additional $329 million added to the project's price tag. At the beginning of negotiations a few years ago, the idea seemed like a pipe dream, even with the City of Bellevue kicking in $160 million. Sound Transit's governing board decided Thursday that the East Link Light Rail Downtown Bellevue route the Bellevue City Council could agree on, i.e., that tunnel, can go forward. We just still don't know how Sound Transit is going to pay for it. more ›

Farmers started seeing themselves as producing a commodity, not growing food. Unfortunately, just as sourcing the most affordable car parts may result in components coming from all over the country, producing the cheap ground beef in huge quantities means that the meat comes from many different cows. The result being that one tracking error would result in all the beef being untraceable. more ›

SCIENCE WITH A TWIST: We've always had fun at the Pacific Science Center's monthly events for adults. If you enjoy science and drinking, you can't get much better than this. This month's event is focused around their new exhibit, Speed, and a drink they're calling the "Turbo Charger." Win tickets to the new Batman movie, watch a speed-themed movie on the IMAX screen, and eat and drink to your heart's content. more ›