Whoa Nellie! Someone drove a '98 Ford Taurus into a Rainier beach living room the Rainier Valley Post reports. Ballard's got some nervous Nellies, and for good reason: Nervous Nellie's espresso stand and the Sun Cafe were broken into last night. We're all for guzzling pizza, not fossil fuels, so we were happy to hear that Hummer will close if they don't find a buyer but South Lake Union's Zaw is offering hot slices for $3 Wednesdays through March. Who needs a Hummer when you can ride the SLUT there instead. more ›

• Monica Guzman over at the P-I's Big Blog published an un-cut transcript of the story Denise Gloster told her about why she chose to get involved with her community in the Rainier Valley. The story is powerful and heart-wrenching, well worth your ten minutes to read it closely.
• Whoa, since when do elementary schools in Seattle auction off fancy Palm Springs condos and offer pine-nut crusted salmon as part of their fund-raising dinner menu? West Seattle Blog says Schmitz Park Elementary is doing just that to net money for the school's core programs.
• Shauna, the Seattle-based new mother and food writer over at Gluten Free Girl, has crafted a sensible list of must-have pantry items in response to Mark Bittman's controversial compilation on the same topic. Beans, onions, vinegar--sounds just like our pantry!