One of the highlights of this past weekend was heading down to the Northwest Pinball and Gameroom Show, held at Seattle Center. For an entrance fee, attendants got free access to over a hundred games, mostly pinball, with a few video games mixed in. It was a great way to kill a few hours, and to even learn something, with seminars featuring Steve Wiebe of the documentary King of Kong, and pinball designer legend......

STEP UP YOUR BRUNCH GAME: Brunch for Seattlest usually means stumbling to the closest eggs-and-bacon joint, slamming some coffee, and thanking God we didn't have to put on real clothes for the occasion. But we will make an exception and actually dress up (ish) for a fancy weekend brunch, now offered at the Saint, if only for the opportunity to taste Tecate-marinated Carne con Huevos (yum) and sip on a house mimosa. The Saint's from......

Nothing screams “alcoholic refuge” like a windowless bar. At no place is this truer than the Slurricane Cafe, as some derisively refer to the old mainstay at the corner of 7th and Bell. To say the Hurricane is crap is overly simplistic. The Hurricane fills a rare and seedy void combining 24 hour “service," Simpson’s pinball and a decent jukebox with the aforementioned windowless lounge. The food is sub Mecca/5 Point on the dive-joint......