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All together now, "Happy Birthday to Pike Place Market, Happy Birthday to you..." Today, Seattle's iconic tourist trap turns the ripe ol' age of 102, and for those who don't want to do the math, it was 1907 when the market first opened. All of the community is invited to celebrate the historic market, during its very own birthday party. Make your way to Pike Place (under the sign and clock) by noon today, so you can snag a slice of birthday cake and hear the tunes of Seattle's The Tallboys.

Vendr.tv specializes in "curbside cuisine," so while they were in town recently they popped by Neapolitan-style cart pizzeria Veraci Pizza. "There's sausage and there's pepperoni." But you Yelpers already knew that Veraci has it goin' on.

• With the Chase Family 4th fireworks bonanza now over, event organizers are back to scrambling, as one-time sponsor JPMorgan Chase--who inherited the WaMu fireworks contract--has announced they will no longer sponsor the large fireworks show.
• We have eight days, EIGHT DAYS (!) till the light rail opens. For residents who live in or south of Rainer Valley, guest columnist Martin Duke of Seattle Transit Blog offers a quick guide to navigating your way to the stations.

Pike Place Market today.

Even the subtle gesture of hanging a rainbow pride flag won't get past the eyes of those who maintain the integrity iconic look of the Pike Place Market. Recently, the Market-based Daily Dozen Doughnut Company had their hands slapped by the image freaks of the Pike Place Preservation and Development Authority and Historical Commission, mainly because the small doughnut stand had hoisted--without the market's historical commission's approval--a 2'x3' rainbow flag to support Pride Week. The flag has since been taken down and we too question, why such a big ol' fuss? Until we find out more, we'll go with "rainbow" isn't a part of Pike Place Market's approved color schematics.

PETA isn't a fan of the fishmongers using real fish as "props." They'd prefer rubber fish instead. Now, a reasonable person might point out that the fish they use don't have feelings to be bruised, they're dead. But in the realm of sea kittens, reason is scarce.

We usually opt for the Pike Place Special or the Rachel's All-American (both are fantastic), but today we spotted a sign declaring the special of the day as a Prime Rib Sandwich (cue drooling). We placed our order, gave our name, and paid at the register. When we told the guy up front what we'd ordered, he shook his head and said, "Man, everyone is ordering that. There's not going to be any left for me." He seemed genuinely upset by this.

          

Today's the final day of the Seattle Cheese Festival. Go eat yourself sick until 5 p.m.

Construction projects are synonymous with spring, and this season it is no different, as the Pike Place Market's $73-million, much-needed renovation begins to get underway. The first phase of projects will start with the the foul-smelling, long-winded Hillclimb entrance, a stairwell off Western Avenue. Now, before you start complaining about cranes and construction eyesores, the Market is taking a lesson from the blueprints of Bob the Builder and asking the public to "Name That Crane." What better way to deal with the effects of a soon-to-be erected, 150-foot crane inhabiting the city's skyline for nearly a year, other than humanizing construction equipment. Brilliant. Deadline to submit names, June 1, 2009.

When we mentioned to a friend that we're re-reading John Steinbeck's Travels With Charley, the friend remarked that he knew another reading same. With summer approaching, maybe the greatest of all American road-trip travelogues (sorry, Kerouac) is just the thing to whet one's appetite for the season of travel.

Pioneer Square's Megan Mary Olander Florist wants to turn your recession frown upside down.

It's another post from Paul Redman, a Chef Instructor at the International Culinary School at the Art Institute of Seattle, who is going to be talking about cooking--and eating--for us. Previously he has written for San Francisco magazine and the Daily Californian.

In support and sincere sympathy for all the King County employees who will be forced to take an extra week and a half off without pay next year, Seattlest has compiled a short list of our favorite "playing hooky" activities around town--a menu of action items, if you will, for the victims of budget cuts to consider on their extra time off. Thus far, we have: people-watch at Pike Place Market, read for a few hours at the Central Library, see the latest trashy movie, order Thai food and sit at home watching The Wire for five hours, take the bus to Golden Gardens and contemplate bird poop. Suggestions?

We just spotted this clip on YouTube. Bill Shatner was heading to Microsoft to visit some "Star Trek geeks" and he decided to stop off at Pike Place Market downtown. Immediately the free sample people descend upon him. No wonder he's pushing portly. He also buys some nuts. UPDATE: They've set the video to private, even on The Shatner Project. Not sure what the deal is. Thank god I described it in detail for everyone. I know, it's like you were there.

This fall we are combining our love of the football and our dream of learning to cook by preparing a meal from the city of the Seahawks' opponent.

This fall we are combining our love of the football and our dream of learning to cook by preparing a meal from the city of the Seahawks' opponent.

This photo made us want to burst into song with "Consider yourself at home" from Oliver! the musical. What does it make you think of? More historical photos, and some not-so-historical, in our Flickr pool.

Little Miss Seattlest mostly watches Yo Gabba Gabba! and Pixar movies (on weekends), so she was thrilled to stay up late and watch the election with her parents. Obama's already delivering big happiness to her life. He also, apparently, has a fun name to say.

City of Seattle Proposition 1: Seattle Prop. 1 would enact a six-year levy to raise money to do some much-needed safety maintenance on the Pike Place Market. Pretty much everyone in town supports the levy. With uncharacteristically weird grammar, the Times says, "It's not fun or fancy improvements, but you have to do it."

We know it looks like them, but we assure you this is not The Fleet Foxes. Share photos of your favorite bearded Seattle musicians in the Seattlest Flickr Pool

This fall we are combining our love of the football and our dream of learning to cook by preparing a meal from the city of the Seahawks opponent.

• We just have a few more weeks of our favorite regular mouth-watering local blog post--the "what's new at the Columbia City's Farmers Market this week" post at the Rainier Valley Post. There are only a few more markets until it closes down for winter, and this week we think we'll have to pick up some yummy winter squashes and roasted hot peppers.
• Grab a bite to eat out in Phinney Ridge tomorrow and support Phinney Neighborhood Association soup kitchens. Few things in the world taste better than eating out for a good cause.
• Blogging Georgetown has updates on proposed parking restrictions for 12th Avenue.

Your favorite overpriced musically-themed burger joint is on its way to our fair city! According to the Seattle Times, Hard Rock Cafe will be opening a new branch in that old terra cotta building down by the Pike Place Market sometime next fall. They are saying it'll be a 450-seater. It will be so rock n' roll to eat there, and we're sure there will be lots of branded merch available on which to spend your rock n' roll money (just like at a real rock concert!). Are you excited, Seattle?

We thought we’d offer a quick look back at the Sunset Supper, which we previewed a few weeks ago and then attended. Actually, our view much of the evening was what you see in the photograph: the backs of a bunch of people standing in line.

Oh, hooray for delicious Seattle summer and the fruits of its labor! Find more shots like this in the Seattlest Flickr Pool!

You can't get a drink at any of the French restaurants around the Market because it's the freaking Fourth of July. Elbow-to-elbow, accordion music, where do these people come from, anyway? Next to a Dumpster on Pike Place, two plump, tatooed gals on a smoke break are asking themselves that very question while Seattlest, in search of a beverage, records the conversation. "Bastyr Day," one of them says. "The French Revolution."

ARTISTS X-ING, WITH CAMERAS: A motley crew of photographers are gathering down at the Market tonight to explore the area through their camera lenses for the evening. They're meeting at that brass pig by the fish throwers (could this event get any more Seattle?) and will be snapping photos around the Market, downtown, Pioneer Square, the waterfront, and more. It's open to anyone who wants to join in the spirit of discovery and photography.

"Reading-the-funnies" by Greg Phipps (El Gregein)