The owner of Eastlake pizzeria Pazzo's, David Mendoza, was charged on Monday for smuggling more than a ton of marijuana into the U.S. from Canada. Hmmm...and here we've never seen pot on the pizza topping menu before. Mendoza--who pled not guilty--has a long history of drug trafficking in Seattle, dating back to the early '90s, with cocaine and hashish convictions. more ›

• Seattle, do you realize what you are finally witnessing? The first baby demolition steps that will (fingers crossed) lead to the demise of the Viaduct.
• It took not even six months for Capitol Hill's defunct organic pizza joint Pizza Fusion to go out of business. Now as they auction off all their equipment and furnishings this Thursday, you'll have one last chance to snag some of the coveted Sunset Bowl memorabilia.
• Ferries are all the rage--Budget Travel Magazine names the Seattle-Bainbridge commute as one of the most beautiful ferry rides in the U.S. They forget to mention the ferry system will be jacking up their summer prices 25 percent this Friday.