Yesterday, our friends at the Nature Conservancy reminded us that today is World Oceans Day, a day on which we, apparently, celebrate the oceans that slosh around our planet. more ›

Sure, the sun is nice, but doesn't it kind of just make you want to nap? Especially with all the beer and film craziness you're gearing up for. We think that these sea creatures have the right idea more ›

• A 63-year-old Marysville woman and foster mother was shot in her home, at point blank range, by her 70-year-old boyfriend--in front of her three teenagers and two family friends. It's reported the couple was in the process of separating and he was moving out.
• Seattle waters are being been taken over by ridiculously large sea creatures--first an 8-foot long, 100-lb. man-eating Humboldt Squid was caught off West Seattle shores. Now a 3-foot-in-diameter Lion’s Mane Jellyfish--the largest known species of jellyfish in the world--has been reported to have washed ashore at Three Tree Point.
• Belltown's newest coffee crusader, Bedlam Coffee has decided to scale back on their 24-hour coffee-making hours on Friday and Saturday nights, adopting a more fitting closing time of 3 a.m. instead.

• Low tides over in West Seattle brought in odd little creatures of the sea.
• Man, those little suburb islands are making a lot of ruckus lately. First it was Bainbridge and their brothels. Now it's Vashon Island who needs a little rehab, as the use of heroin is on the rise.
• Glad we stuck to our decision not to go to Sasquatch this year. The music good, the rest of the experience sounded like absolute hell.