After a snowy weekend, the first thing we used to do on Monday morning was look out the window to see if our snowman had come alive during the night. (This only happened once.) The second thing we'd do was turn on the tv and the radio and listen for our district's school closures. Great news, students of Seattle: this morning, your district has declared a Late Start, meaning you have a two-hour reprieve. Buses are running on their snow routes, so you might have to slip and slide your way a little bit further than usual. Be safe out there and if you have a chance to catch a glimpse of Mt. Rainier, she's looking stunning this morning. more ›

The proposed school closure list has been changed, yet again! The big news is that Rainier Beach High School (previously announced as considered for a merger with Cleveland High School, to the chagrin of almost everyone) is off the closure table. Instead, the plan is to either move Aki Kurose middle school students into the RBHS building or to close down the Center School Program and request that those high-schoolers attend Rainier Beach. more ›

• Capitol Hill Seattle has taken on an important question regarding the almighty hamburger. Which has the better burger, Quinn's or the Lunchbox Laboratory? The argument's raging in the comments.
• Subterfuge Seattle has successfully identified "Seattle's most socially relevant person," and they're kind enough to share not only the guy's name and bio information, but a photo as well!
• As usual, The Sable Verity has the inside scoop on all matters South End--this time, she's calling out the Seattle Public Schools superintendent for marking Rainier Beach High for closure before Goodloe-Johnson was even in charge. Ouch.