Happy St. Patrick's day. We promise not to inundate you with boiled potatoes, cabbage and corned beef, well maybe just a little. Instead we celebrate other time-honored traditions relevant to Irish culture, aka: whiskey. more ›

CHARITABLE INDULGENCES: If you're not too hungover from tonight's couture cocktails with Jack Mackenroth at Product Runway, something beautiful involving imported beer and fine Scotch is happening in Fremont both tonight and tomorrow: the HopScotch Spring Beer and Scotch Festival. The festival's a benefit for NW Folklife, so think of your purchase of extra tequila tastings as an act of springtime charity. more ›

, that's a bit harder to find. more ›