An Alleyway, Seattle by kosmosxipo from the Seattlest Flickr pool. more ›

Ever since our first Seattlest Music Presents show we've been looking forward to our next adventure. Seattlest Loft Sessions is that new excursion into great local music but this time in an intimate setting. more ›

The weather forecast for today predicts another particularly beautiful late summer day in Seattle, so why spend it inside? And if you're going to be outside anyway, why not take in some local artwork strategically placed through various downtown neighborhoods along a course that's five kilometers in length? more ›

A year into the Mayor's jobs program, McGinn updated the city on the plan's progress. With elements of the plan failing, and only 3,270 of a promised 10,000 jobs created, the Mayor remains bullish on his plans to fight unemployment. more ›

Pioneer Square. by shappell ! ! ! from the Seattlest Flickr pool. more ›

Pioneer Square Alley. Seattle, Wa. by shappell ! ! ! from the Seattlest Flickr pool. more ›

The NEPO House 5k Don't Run is less than a month away, and the scheduled activities make this a can't miss event. Here's but a small sampling of what to expect. more ›

Today was a bad day for the stock market, a bad day for Washington oyster farmers, and a bad day to be a crack dealer--but it was a great day to fly the friendly skies, as the Blue Angels delighted the masses (and snarled traffic). more ›

This week's gathering, one of the last hurrahs for the artists' collective, was significantly more quiet than any art walk I had been to. Despite the collective's impressive unity in the wake of 619's continued clashes with the city, artists were divided on this last bash. Only every other floor -- 3 and 5 -- were open when Seattlest rolled in around 9 p.m., and only one half each of those floors were showing. more ›

In today's ridiculously long morning headlines: the Space Needle pride flag, the City Council race, Gregoire signing a lot of things, how screwed we are in an earthquake (still), officer-involved shootings, and more. Plus, an adorable video of a lioness failing to eat an adorable human baby. more ›

Last June, Mayor Mike McGinn released a plan to bring vitality and viability back to Seattle's historic, hard-knock neighborhood, Pioneer Square. Today, he's updated the plan, laying out his priorities for the coming year. more ›

This Cinco de Mayo, skip the overpriced margaritas and go to the theatre. Or the art gallery. Or the museum. Or to see a guitar god go wild. It's First Thursday, after all. more ›

After the art walk last night, a car stereo was thrown through the window of Pioneer Square gallery the Lawrimore Project. It is unknown whether it was a random act of vandalism or a protest against the exhibition. more ›

As posted yesterday, the Seattle Department Transportation has revised their proposed parking hikes -- and while some neighborhoods are spared any increases, and most neighborhood parking prices are actually decreasing, the downtown commercial core and First Hill are remaining at $4 an hour. Spared from the hike is struggling Pioneer Square, hurt by the economy and a bad reputation, whose revised rate went down from $4 to $3.50. more ›

We're looking up Washington from Occidental. Nowadays this part of town is missing a few teeth, but back in '29 it was still totally built out with cheap, well-worn structures. more ›

This is the final installment of poetry found on the walls of room 59 of the Alki Hotel in 1972. more ›

Re:Take is local history buff Rob Ketcherside's weekly look at the Emerald City now and in days of yore through photos dug out of the city archives. Ready for a cliche landmark construction photo? Read on! more ›

Re:Take is Seattlest contributor and local history buff Rob Ketcherside's new weekly look at the Emerald City Now and in days of yore. Each week, Rob will bring us a pair of photos - one from Seattle's municipal archives, and one of the same spot as it apears today. more ›

Tomorrow is Elliott Bay Book Company's last day in its well-known Pioneer Square location. The First and Main Globe building had been the historic book store's home since June 29, 1973. Even though Elliott Bay Books will remain in town at its new Capitol Hill location (1521 10th Ave.), opening in mid-April, we can't help but feel as if a good friend is moving away. more ›

Neighborhood shout-outs are fun! Because then everyone knows you live there, in that neighborhood! Seattleite couple hoofinitdesigns takes their original ‘hood designs and hand-screens them onto cotton t-shirts. Simple as that. For the time being, only Queen Anne, Pioneer Square, Ballard and Fremont tees are available, but we're rooting for some new neighborhood designs to be posted in the future. more ›

Flash mobs dancing to "Beat It" in honor of Michael Jackson's August 29 birthday. Jackson would have been 51. At Kerry Park, Pioneer Square, and Pike Place Market: more ›

THE CHILDREN ARE OUR RALLY: Friends of Children’s Hospital, your friendly neighborhood Fearey Group-promoted advocacy group for Seattle Children's Hospital is taking it the steps of City Hall. The rally is to show support for Children's after Laurelhurst Community Club protested Children's proposed expansion and won the city hearing. Few moments in life offer the moral high ground of this rally, and it should be a great way to meet hot nurses and doctors. noon-1:30 p.m. // City Hall's west side steps, 600 4th Avenue // FREE more ›

Cooper's Alehouse, Maple Leaf (Monday-Friday, 3 to 6 p.m.) $1 off pints and $2 dollar off all menu items combined with the bottomless bin of pretzels helps anyone regain their balance. Recognized in CAMRA's guide to good beer--there is no better endorsement than an alehouse mentioned by beer experts. more ›

At last week's First Thursday in Pioneer Square, we happened upon Molly Norris' exhibit at the Marni Muir Gallery and were all the better for it. Culture Complex: Editoons is described in the promotional literature as "illustrated satire and thoughts in both 2- and 3-D by this local writer, artist, and filmmaker," but we'd call it "New Yorker cartoons if they were actually funny." more ›

"smithy" by flickrd1 , from our Flickr pool more ›

June 6, 1889: Seattle aped "world-class cities" such as Chicago, London, Boston, and Peshtigo, WI, by losing our entire downtown to a fire. more ›

In five years, Aleksandar Hemon will most likely be solidly confirmed as one of America's top authors. Really, he already is, but these things take time to cement, which is perhaps another way of saying that you should go see him tonight at Elliott Bay Book Co. (100 S. Main St, 7:30 p.m.), because a couple years down the road it's going to be at a much bigger venue and not free to see Hemon speak. more ›

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 ›

• Today is 4/20, so you know what that means, 53 days left till TV goes digital and it's National Lima Bean Day too. And you thought we were going to go there. For shame.
• Capitol Hill wants to know, has anyone seen Kiwi?
• Gas is up 17 cents, but transportation luck is on our side, first the ORCA card, now the debut of Sound Transit light rail on July 18.

Untitled photograph by itsallinfun (Jonathan Armstrong), from the Seattlest Flickr pool more ›