Today Seattlest welcomes our new sports correspondent to the fold. Drew Milam is a longtime Seattle resident who recently returned to the Emerald City after some time in the Bay Area, and claims to be super tight with fellow Santa Clara alum Steve Nash, Brandi Chastain and NFL referee Mike Carey. No word on if he got the gig because he is a Hillary supporter (pleasing Editor Kim) and a Garfield alum (pleasing Seattlest David). more ›

One day in the early 90s, then-Husky basketball coach Lynn Nance said to himself, "You know, I'm pretty happy with Prentiss Perkins and Bryant Boston at guard," and declined to offer a scholarship to a young Canadian and UW fan named Steve Nash. more ›

-Someone finally bought Knight Ridder and The Conversation today deals with what implications there are for Seattle. More importantly, Eli from The Stranger mentions Seattlest on the air after a parade of experts blame us (non-specifically) for the demise of the newspaper industry. Thanks Eli! more ›

More baristas in Seattle! Get me out of here fast. Seattle is already lousy with baristas but the four-day U.S. Barista Championship began here on Thursday bringing more than 40 baristas from around the U.S. Competitors have had to prepare 12 coffee beverages—one espresso, one cappucino, and one specialty drink for four judges, all within 15 minutes. A specialty drink is a fancy Frankenstein of the coffee world—like the curry macchiato, a blend of tumeric, cardamon, allspice, cinnamon, and pepper brewed by Monica Hill of Barfoot Coffee Roasters in Santa Clara, CA. By today, the competition will be whittled down to just six and you can see them slinging their beans and frothing their milk for FREE at the Seattle Temporary Library at 8th Ave. and Pike Street. (You would think the Specialty Coffee Association of America who puts on the event could find a more glamorous venue—the new library or the convention center, maybe.) more ›