• Find the closest (and cleanest) jug near you. The newly remodeled beer lovers heaven, aka Bottleworks, has tricked out their store and added five taps and growler service. Now grab your growler and run.
• The Southlake blog can't seem to figure out what the new (and mysterious) street sign spotted in SLU stands for. Clearly not for the S.L.U.T., it looks like an urban cowboy crossing. Hmmm?

Whoa Nellie! Someone drove a '98 Ford Taurus into a Rainier beach living room the Rainier Valley Post reports. Ballard's got some nervous Nellies, and for good reason: Nervous Nellie's espresso stand and the Sun Cafe were broken into last night. We're all for guzzling pizza, not fossil fuels, so we were happy to hear that Hummer will close if they don't find a buyer but South Lake Union's Zaw is offering hot slices for $3 Wednesdays through March. Who needs a Hummer when you can ride the SLUT there instead. more ›

Chamber music. Even the name loses you, doesn't it? Music for chambers? Why, it makes no sense! That said, Seattle is rich in terrific musicians who like to play music in small groups. The naming problem isn't really their fault, but it's hard to get people to try them out in a concert hall. Even classical music lovers feel like they get more music, on a per musician basis, at a symphony performance. It's simple economics. more ›

• They grow up so fast! The Southlake reminds us that the S.L.U.T.'s 1st birthday is this Wednesday.
• Speaking of Seattle streetcars and public transportation, the Central District News has some new details on the Rainier Avenue Light Rail Station.
• The West Seattle Blog wonders aloud a question we've been screaming in our head recently: how about a bailout for education?

• Kapow! Coffee, inventors of the Ride the S.L.U.T. t-shirts, the proposers of a 300-foot Paul Allen statue, and the makers of the best espresso in the Cascade neighborhood, are looking for a new home after their landlord decided to open up his own coffee shop in the location.
• Capitol Hill Seattle gets a little snarky about John Curley and we love them for it.
• The Belltowner has the scoop on the sudden closure of the McLeod Residence. The building isn't up to fire code and the entirety of Seattle's hipster elite are in mourning.

While we've been admittedly hard on the South Lake Union street car, we are actually a fan of the idea of street cars in Seattle. With the way traffic is in Seattle today and the Sisyphean task our current public transit system faces daily, we're pretty much a fan of any and all public transportation ideas for Seattle. So we were pleased to read that the city will be holding four public meetings in the coming weeks on the potential for new street car routes in town. more ›

With all the construction, trolley tracks, and "Motorcycles Use Extreme Caution" signs around South Lake Union, this sounds like an accident (or numerous accidents) in the making. "Scoot About" is looking to become the ZipCar of the scooter market in South Lake Union. more ›

The South Lake Union Trolley has struck again! Literally. Yesterday, the trolley struck its fourth car since its December debut. That averages an accident every month of the S.L.U.T.'s short existence, although this is the second accident we've reported in April. Yesterday's accident occurred when a car leaving the Center for Wooden Boats' parking lot hit the streetcar's right front bumper. No one was hurt in the accident. The collision shut down the streetcar for about half an hour, but then it returned to service. more ›

While the printed media may be calling it the "Seattle streetcar" now, it will always be the S.L.U.T. to us. Yesterday afternoon one of the South Lake Union Trolleys struck a parked truck its backend was hanging over the streetcar's path. While the accident did not seriously damage either the streetcar or the parked truck, it did shut down service for 25 minutes, and the streetcar has been removed from service for minor repairs. No one was injured in the accident. more ›

"Third and Pine, rain or shine," the bus driver almost sings to his passengers. more ›

The study, as approved by the committee, would estimate construction costs per mile and yearly operation and maintenance costs for the six lines. Among other issues, it would identify detailed street corridors, issues with construction and utility location, how the lines would fit into Metro's bus routes, estimate the number of riders and provide ways to finance the lines, which are costlier than buses. more ›

Seattle’s first new strip club in nearly 20 years is set to open sometime this summer in the basement of Fantasy Unlimited, ironically right on the S.L.U.T. line. With a nod to freedom of speech, the newest addition to the Déjà Vu family marks the end of the city’s 17 year moratorium on such establishments and is considered a huge victory for First Amendment activists and dirty old men alike. more ›