Don't call them fair-weather churchgoers--these masses stood in rain and wind to get their Easter service on. more ›

Says Sound Transit: "Central Link light rail service has been temporarily suspended in the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel due to a loss of power at one of the stations and associated impacts to systems for controlling tunnel equipment. Crews are working to address the issue and expect to restore service soon. Bus service in the tunnel is continuing at this time. Northbound light rail trains are stopping and turning south at Stadium Station. Bus service northward into downtown Seattle is available just to the west of Stadium Station at the intersection of the Busway and Royal Brougham Way. Light rail service between Stadium Station and Tukwila International Boulevard Station remains in operation." [UPDATE: As of a 10:57 a.m. email, they're rolling in the tunnel once more! WHOOPS! As of an 11:25 a.m. email, they're not rolling. Buses are still rolling in the tunnel, but light rail is not. Crews working feverishly, etc.] more ›

For some time, Qwest has been deluging us with those damn "Get in the Loop" TV ads touting the "quality, mobility, high-definition and high-speed that Qwest technology provides." All we're really after is the 12-20 Mbps speed from the new fiber optic lines, so we signed up for an email alert of when they'd go live. Last week we got that email. Huzzah! This week, we got this one: "Qwest is working hard to expand the availability of our higher Internet speeds. Unfortunately, we sent you an e-mail last week saying that our higher speeds were now available to you when, in fact, they are not. We sincerely apologize." Then there are some linguistic contortions about "confusion and inconvenience." The email doesn't include any ownership or explanation of Qwest's mistake in sending it or any estimation of when the service can be expected. Which just makes us wonder if Qwest could have more profitably spent all that ad money on speeding up the implementation of their faster service in the first place. Nothing advertises like word of mouth. more ›

A $100m shortfall in sales tax may cause Metro to cut service by 20 percent. Metro General Manager Kevin Desmond--who obviously just saw The Wrestler--called it "a body blow." Why linger at Forever 21 when it's not all that hard to get into Ft. Lewis if you're a teenage girl? But children are the future. And somewhere out there in the Puget Sound, J-pod orcas are still trying to lose the baby weight. Welcome to the world, J44 and L122. more ›

Zipcar is doing a December membership drive, and offering $75 in driving credit to existing members who (successfully) refer their friends. In honor of the season, you have the choice of keeping the credit for yourself, splitting it 50/50 with your new-member friend, or giving them all of it. We are not power users of the car-by-the-hour service, but there are times when it is the perfect thing. more ›

We don't know how to treat the old one properly. This morning, a man somehow got out onto the Monorail tracks, walked around, and then kicked back for a bit. Service was naturally halted until about 10:15 a.m., when he "surrendered" to the police who had been summoned. On the plus side, since you have 15 minutes until the police show up, this does give us an idea for a 10-minute Assassins action-tour. more ›