Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels either loves condos or he hates renters. The Mayor's Office has indefinitely frozen a $350,000 fund created to compensate Seattle area renters who'd been forced out of housing due to condo-conversions. Mayor Nickels wants to wait and see if the legislature passes a statewide bail-out funded by developers this winter. Because it makes perfect sense to rely on the people who are profiting most off of Seattle renter's misery. more ›

You've heard of Gawker Stalker, right? When someone spots a celeb walking around Manhattan they notify the Gawker website of the identity and location of said star and a bunch of weirdos can track them on a map. Celebrities hate it and stalkers and people who think it's funny to piss of celebrities love it. more ›

Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels delivered his State of the City speech Monday in the midst of a political climate that sees him more or less untouchable in the next election. Nickels has so far been the chief political benefactor of a city repairing itself after the tumultuous reign of Paul Schell and appears set to ride his position far into the future, for better or for worse. more ›