We hear the power's out on 15th Ave this morning. Seattle City Light estimates it'll be back up by noon; they found a tree growing into a powerline. (That seems like a pretty fast-growing tree, to us, but we're not experts.) The outage area is from E Roy to E Pine, and from Summit to 29th, affecting about 4,000 people. We had thought the power outage might be storm-related, and this whole "tree, growing" angle......

Another beautiful photo from Seattlest Flickr contributor Tim Willis Yesterday's stormy weather left over 35,000 homes in Western Washington without power. Nearly 20,000 of the homes affected were in Seattle and South King County. The National Weather Service warned of gusts of over 55 mph yesterday and, while it's no scientific measure, the windows of our house were rattling and the power flickered more than once last night. Thankfully, it never went out. The Washington......

We've heard that people commit suicide by jumping off of bridges instead of going a less spectacular route like pills or closed garages precisely because it does create a spectacle. Going out with a bang, so to speak, after failing to make an impact in life. Well, the person who jumped from the Aurora bridge late this morning succeeded in the spectacle-making department above and beyond the usual depression in the Adobe parking lot. The......

Our own Madame Hooky divines whether it's worth calling in sick Friday and heading for the slopes. She'll conjure your excuse and tell you where to go. Need I say much? Use whatever excuse works for you--many businesses and companies are just plain closed (most schools are)--so you might not even need one. Ice, power outage, the kids' day care is closed (you don't have kids? it should still work), my car's doors are frozen......

Is it just us or is Grey's Anatomy turning more into Yang & O'Malley's Anatomy? Or even McDreamy & Nazi's Anatomy? Or really, Anyone Except Grey's Anatomy. Yeah, we know. Those names, catchy though they may be, don't happen to have the handy synergy of a medical guide named after them, but still. Don't kid yourself, viewers. Those docs are carrying the show. This week's theme is pain management. How you can anesthetize it, ignore......

Events this past Saturday night had astronomists, seismologists, public utility watchers, and conspiracy theorists well occupied. Seattlest feels bad for those individuals that belong to two or more of those... First up is the fireball seen in the western sky Saturday night. Witnesses report a blue, slow-moving flame in the sky over the Pacific Ocean. The light show was seen as far east as the Tri-cities and as far south as southern Oregon. Second, in......