Day eight of our countdown in photos is here and you're in for a treat. As we sift through the last year's photos all the memories come rushing back and Morgen is excited to share those with you. Today she takes you back to down to what was Qwest Stadium with the most massive show we have seen in Seattle for a long time, if ever, with U2. more ›

What happened last night? Catch up with a fresh batch of headlines. more ›

A murder, some crows, the end of a Qwest, and, of course, skaters gonna skate (legally). It's your Monday afternoon news roundup. more ›

There are no words to describe the size, intensity and pure unadulterated awe that occurred last night at Qwest Field. As we mentioned, it took four days just to assemble the huge stage designed solely to provide fans a 360 degree view of the U2 show that has been two years in coming. Even professional photographers shooting the show had a palpable excitement among them as we all prepared to grab shots during the meager three songs we're allotted. As a matter of fact, we may or may not have (but definitely did) take photos of ourselves in front of the stage. more ›

Yesterday, the 14th annual Taste Washington Grand Tasting was held at the Qwest Field Event Center, to the delight of winos and food-lovers alike. As the nation's largest single-region wine and food event, Taste Washington featured 220 Washington state wineries, each pouring up to three of their best wines, and 50 Pacific Northwest restaurants, each handing out scrumptious food pairings. Also featured were cooking demonstrations by several local chefs including Jason Franey of Canlis, who debuted his whole pig that had been roasting for five hours, and Michael Mina on behalf of his wine bar RN74, soon to be debuting in Seattle. more ›

CenturyLink is expected to complete a merger with Qwest early next month, which means the home of the Sounders and Seahawks may be in for a change. more ›

This Sunday Sunday Sunday! It's a tailgating extravaganza the likes of which you've never seen. Starting at 10:30 am the North parking lot of Qwest Field will be filled with Seahawks fans, but more importantly it will be filled with tailgating fans. Little did we know that there is a competition hosted by Bing for best tailgater in the nation, but apparently Seattle is hosting one of the regional competitions. You may be asking yourself, what does a tailgating competition entail. Well, we're wondering the same thing to be perfectly honest. It looks to have four categories: Cooking (of course), Team Spirit, Trivia, and Parking Lot Athletics. That last one has us most intrigued and excited about this competition. Though, the cooking portion doesn't sound like a chore to watch either; hopefully they'll be offering up samples! more ›

Cars that go fast, cars that plug into the wall, cars that rumble, and even movie cars are on display at the Seattle Auto Show at Qwest Field Event Center. Check out our gallery. more ›

US Soccer officials say they picked the bid cities using 21 different criteria based on FIFA requirements. But aside from our world-class stadiums and fans, we’d like to believe Seattle made it for fear if we weren’t picked, a pissed-off mob and marching band would have assembled at Occidental Park, trekked to US Soccer HQ, and burned the place down. more ›

We mentioned a few days ago that WSDOT is doing construction on southbound I-5 this weekend, and that a lane will be closed from Yale to Union Street from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday. But we want to warn you that northbound traffic won't be all giggles and schadenfreude--they're keeping the express lanes open southbound all day to help with the lane closure, so northbound is gonna be molasses in January, too. Plus, Seahawks fans, getting near Qwest Field is just part of the fun: "WSDOT is building a bridge over the railroad tracks on S. Royal Brougham Way and a new off-ramp from I-90 and I-5 to S. Atlantic Street/Edgar Martinez Drive S. Construction is also under way on nearby city of Seattle projects and on WSDOT’s Alaskan Way Viaduct Electrical Line Relocation project. Fans should expect construction-related lane, parking and pedestrian access restrictions related to these projects south of Qwest Field." more ›

On Mother’s Day, while you’re waiting for a table to open up at the Outback, the Sounders will be at Qwest Field for their first match against two-time MLS Champion LA Galaxy. more ›

CLASSICALLY FINE TUNED: Seattle's neighborhood-loving classical music group Simple Measure will be wrapping up their fourth chamber concert series this weekend with a melodic finale titled High Strung--the Celestial Dimension. Concerts will be held across Seattle, featuring guest artists harpist Yolanda Kondonassis and flutist Bart Feller, who will perform with the group, prompting many "This one time, at band camp..." jokes, as the evening will combine the sounds of harp, flute, cello, violin, and viola. more ›

You know times are tough when it affects the long-standing tradition of collegiate football. Word is, the gritty football rivalry between Washington and Washington State may take their annual Apple Cup football game to Seattle's Qwest Field. With the anticipated UW lay-offs and WSU cutting out the freshmen, it's no wonder why they are in talks to move the game, as it will allow the schools to split the millions of dollars generated from beer sales the game.
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Sounders FC hosts Real Salt Lake Saturday night at Qwest Field. We thought you might want to know a little about the team our local 11 (?) will be facing. more ›

Man oh man, did we have fun at the first Sounders game last Thursday. Sometimes events--not just sporting events--have an electricity about them. This was one of those. more ›

"Sounders FC vs Red Bulls — 13" by Scott Engelhardt (ntisocl) , from the Seattlest Flickr pool more ›

We're irritated enough about people who were too cheap to fork over the cash for a hotel room or cab fare home after drinking that next year, we might resort to shooting drunk people's cars with paintballs, like this guy from Kennewick did. Kennewick Man did end up going to jail for his creative problem-solving, though, so paintballs might not be the best course of action after all. Please drive safely, city. Driving drunk isn't worth the risk. more ›

Jets' defensive end Shaun Ellis was fined ten grand for playfully heaving a giant snowball into the Qwest Field stands after Sunday's game (which the recipients, by their reaction, were totally cool with, by the way). Boling and Hughes at the TNT have their say on the matter, thinking that it was a poor reflection on our city. more ›

Why not hunker down at the new strip club that officials just okayed to be erected (hah) next to Safeco Field while you wait for the game traffic to die down? How many times have you been driving home from work (for the purposes of this article all of you work in Georgetown by Seattlest HQ), and it's stop-and-go on 1st Ave. S., and you have no radio in your car and don't really like sports that much so you have no idea when there will be a game at Qwest or Safeco Field, and stuck in game traffic you have thought, I wish there was an adult cabaret located right...about...here, at 1530 1st Ave. S.? About a thousand times. We know. There is a god! more ›

For local sports fans, March can't come soon enough for two reasons. First, the Seattle Sounders begin their first season of play and the home opener will be March 19 against the NY Red Bulls on national TV. more ›

This morning, we were down at the local diner having breakfast and mulling the sports weekend which was as lacking in hope as the plate of runny eggs sitting before us. Huskies lost. Cougars lost. Seahawks lost. Even the Husky hoops team lost. more ›

C'mon Huskies. Seriously. We know what you are thinking. more ›

1,500 people gathered at Qwest Field last night to say goodbye to Ed McMichael, the Tuba Man. McMichael died November 3, after a robbery and beating on October 25. (Three of the five attackers have been found and charged.) McMichael was a Seattle icon, playing his tuba for tips outside most Seattle sporting events and music events at McCaw Hall--Pacific Northwest Ballet printed a dedication to McMichael in its "New Works" series program. more ›

When we heard about the murder of the Tuba Man, Ed McMichael, we were really shaken by it. We've been heartened, though, by the outpouring of emotion from people everywhere; the Seattle Times says that "about 150 people gathered Saturday morning at Seattle Center for an informal musical memorial to the Tuba Man," and another public memorial has been set for this Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at Qwest Field (800 Occidental Ave S.) Local radio's Robin & Maynard and Art Thiel and Ken Schram are attending, and "the wearing of funny hats in tribute to Ed McMichael is encouraged." In addition, there's a memorial fund to help pay for McMichael's plot, grave marker and funeral expenses. Donations can be made to the Edward "Tuba Man" McMichael Memorial Fund, in person at a Bank of America branch, or by sending a check to the fund at P.O. Box 4985, Federal Way, WA 98063. (H/t to Seattle Metblogs) more ›

The Seattle Sounders will announce the signing of Swedish winger Freddie Ljungberg later today at Qwest Field. The 31-year-old is reportedly signing a deal which will pay him $2.5 million a year for two years. Ljungberg will become the Sounders "Designated Player" which by MLS rules, allows each team an exemption from the league's salary cap. more ›

We had to see this coming. more ›

Central Washington plays Western at Qwest Field this Saturday, unremarkable for non-alumni except for the fact it marks the first time real teams with winning records from the state will play in Seattle this year. more ›

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We were thrilled to see Mad Men get some hardware at the Emmys last night, since it is a fave at the Seattlest crib. In one of the more stunning scenes this season, Don Draper has a confrontation with his blackmailing adultress, where, with a smile, he seductively slides his hand up her dress, then grabs her by her girly-bits (yeah, those girly-bits), and curtly tells her to cut the shit, all the while flashing that dreamboat smile. Powerful, very un-PC, and certainly unexpected. more ›

Since our teams remain winless this season, Seattlest has decided to do the only logical thing to get us out of this funk...Eat! During Sunday home games, over 67,000 people flood into Qwest Field, and many of those fans stop for lunch along the way. Seattlest gets tired of bar food and $8 stadium dogs, so we asked the guys at MSG150, the International District lunch blog, to help us out with some new suggestions. We sat down with MSG150 last week while they reviewed a new restaurant in the ID. more ›