The weather, it just gets worse. Hoping for summer? Keep hope alive! Remember spring? Surely, we must have had one. (Missed it last year; we were in the bathroom.) Wait, a dim memory: a vague recollection of a spring-like afternoon last week. It comes back to us now. We were on upper Queen Anne. A whole street of yellow blossoms catches our eye. Goldenchain, they call those trees, don't they? Laburnum, in the garden store.......

As noted here earlier, area rivers are still surging with the long-delayed spring melt from last weekend’s heat. Although it's a little harder to tell right now, the dependably blueish-grey cocktail that is Elliott Bay has been diluted with a somewhat murkier brown finish. Not to worry, it isn’t a sewage nightmare of epic proportions or the work of drunken Exxon sailors, just the dirty old Duwamish doing a little spring cleaning. Photograph courtesy......

Or sunburns, more likely. We doubt any of of you have actually thought to pack sunscreen on your person, given the state of our weather lately. KOMO says it's only fifty-five degrees out there, and maybe it is, but it feels awesome outside. It's Friday afternoon, people. Just get up, walk to the elevator, and be on your way. No one will even notice. Go on now. You know you want to. You know you......

A group of Hare Krishna devotees stopped right across the street from Seattlest's house on Capitol Hill to drum and chant and, as their business card told us, "easily awaken our dormant God-consciousness." "That was fantastic, guys," one of the leaders said as the group climbed into a minivan. We think they were headed to 12th and Thomas. Hallelujah!......

This is what the sun looks like, and that blue stuff behind it, that is called the sky. Sunday and Monday should be nice, so get outside while you can, because the rest of the week looks like the last twenty days.......

So far, spring has been colder than the Mariners' bats. We’re not advocating global warming, just a little regional pick-me-up, something to get people dressing sluttier and make outdoor activities appealing. Given the three odd weekends of sun we had last summer coupled with summer ending earlier than usual, it doesn’t take much sun depravation here before folks start getting antsy. The average temperature for April was down from last year. And, given the......

Ahh spring. So wonderful and yet so fickle. Thankfully for us, spring was fully sprung Saturday when we took the wife up to Lopez Island to celebrate her birthday by riding in the annual Tour de Lopez. We’d never been to Lopez, but we’ve spent some time on Orcas and San Juan, so we were a bit leery of riding our bike around any of the San Juans. They are, after all, islands and they......

It's an absolutely gorgeous day outside, and Seattlest put in some good hours at the park. The sunshine has coaxed our shriveled, hardened, wintry walnut of a soul to begin expanding and warming up in preparation for bona fide Springtime. So forgive us if we're a little over-emotional when it comes to directing your attention to a story in this morning's Seattle P-I about a Massive Monkees crew member named Phanna Nam (Peanut, to......

Another great Seattle snow shot courtesy of our Flickr Pool and SamanthaFitForBattle If you thought snow in late March was strange, just wait till you try snow in late April! The National Weather Service says Western Washington should expect a cold weekend, with high temperatures venturing into the low 40s. They've forecasted 1 to 2 feet of snow in the Cascades over the weekend and lowland snow showers at elevations as low as 1,000 feet.......

Is the weather getting stranger here by the day or is it just us? Just a short two weeks ago we had springtime snow. Today the cheery blossoms and the rest of Seattle enjoyed gorgeous springtime sun and temperatures in the 70's. "Blossoms and Flakes" by Seattlest Flickr Conrtibutor shawnmebo "[lempelziv......

Another day, another great (sadly season-appropriate) photo from our Flick pool (care of bella.redux).......

On this, the 26th day of March, it was snowing at 8pm on Capitol Hill--and it was even sticking to cars, to the grass, to the trees. WTF? It is nearly April, right? One more snowy pic after the jump.......

JAZZ: Dr. John kicks off a 6-night run at Dimitriou's Jazz Alley, giving audiences the benefit of a life studded with "troubles at home." Singing about New Orleans before, during, and after it was cool, he created a musical love letter to the city of New Orleans in 2004, "N’awlinz Dis Dat or D’udda," and won an award from the Académie Charles Cros at their 57th awards ceremony. He may be most famous as......

If you weren't lucky enough to nab a pair of tickets to an April Eddie Vedder show via Pearl Jam's fan club presale or Ticketmaster's sale last Friday, you're only screwed if you aren't extremely wealthy—and charitable. Though his six-city, expanded-to-10-date tour sold out within minutes, there are a few sweet seats reserved for big-time, big-money fans who also wouldn't mind seeing the West Memphis Three go free. Per the press release: For all......

Mariner fans spent last night drinking champagne, and toasting Dave Niehaus’ selection to the Hall of Fame. As we’ve noted many, many times before, his exclusion from the broadcaster wing in Cooperstown is a greater travesty than Guantanamo Bay and the 2000 Presidential Election combined. Since we first heard the news, we have been basking in the glow that someone who brings us so much joy has finally received the highest honor in his profession,......

Today there is an extra skip in our step, and song in our whistle. All across Arizona pitchers and catchers are reporting to work, which means Spring Training is underway. [Large sigh of happiness] The Seattle Times’ Geoff Baker has this glorious day covered on his blog, including the news that Eric Bedard has been named the Opening Day starter. Larry Stone can catch you up on what you have may have missed during......

Riding our bike to work this morning along Elliot Bay, we realized that we are going to make it. The dark, cold winter is finally getting ready to release its grip and, while we are sure to have more cold, wet days ahead, today is a sign of great things to come. Heck, it was warm enough for us to wear shorts while riding and we even took off our gloves and hat at a......

Photo by Tim Willis Thanks, snow. You've got one guy pledging never to take the bus again, and another venting obscenities. Both on LiveJournal. First, the new car convert:In Dec I got a job in the South Lake Union area, close to REI. I live in Greenlake and was busing it into the city everyday ... Today I drove to work because of the weather and fear of bus delays... My trip by car: $5.25......

The only thing more sad and lame than a cover band is a tribute band. (Usually.) Well, even worse is a tribute band that plays the music of an another band that still exists. No, wait—a tribute band that plays songs from a one-off band’s one-off album … whose members live on. That’s truly scraping the musical barrel-bottom. Okay, okay. Worser yet is a national tour of three tribute bands that run this lamentable......

What a glorious morning! The Sonics have won three of five, Edgar Martinez wasn't in the Mitchell Report, we've got a kickin' holiday party to attend tonight. Guess we'll just check out Monkey Disaster, the blog of ex-KUOWer, Conservatize Me author and Seattlest favorite John Moe and see what's up with him...I'm writing you this letter to let you know that I'm leaving you. I've met someone else. Someone named Paul. St Paul. I'm going......

It's the custom in Seattle to eschew the umbrella in favor of some kind of REI space-age jacket with a hood and bunch of rubberized and velcroed pockets, or maybe a hoodie if you're too cool for the North Face, but never an umbrella. "Umbrellas are for tourists" and all that, right? WRONG. Seattlest was dying for our umbrella this morning, picturing it fondly in the drawer of our desk at work where it's been......

Stravinsky125 @ PNB Through June 10 // McCaw Hall // Tickets $18-$145 The big thing on PNB's Stravinsky-celebrating program is State of Darkness, a 34-minute solo choreographed by Molissa Fenley. We saw Jonathan Porretta, but the casts change. The music is Stravinsky's Rite of Spring, and in contrast to the "pagan sacrifice" orchestral theatrics, Fenley emphasizes solitary ritual and the limits of human endurance. A movement sequence (nothing showy, nothing too aerial) is presented, the......

BALLET: The opening night of PNB's tribute to music man Igor Stravinsky, STRAVINSKY 125, brings the PNB premiere of Jerome Robbins’ Circus Polka, set to Stravinsky’s Circus Polka for Wind Symphony, and the return of two works by Balanchine -- Rubies, set to Capriccio for piano and orchestra, and his Symphony in Three Movements. Plus, there's the PNB premiere of Molissa Fenley’s solo work, State of Darkness, set to Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring. It's......

Ah, Spring. The lilacs are in bloom, the cloud cover has softened its scowl into a grimace, and even though Memorial Day is still three weeks away, Outdoor Season is starting to come out of hibernation and wiggle its way towards the mouth of its gray cave. Right now is the time most everyone is getting ready to go camping. Air out the tent, wash the sleeping bags, get the motor home serviced, find the......

This week we'd like to congratulate the -ist network's Mother Hen, Gothamist's Jen Chung, who found herself a recipient of Wired Magazine's Wired Rave Award. If that doesn't sound terribly exciting, keep in mind another recipient was J.K. Rowling. Yep, that's right, the -ist network and Harry Potter now have something in common. Go us. Austinist has a chat with the ever-fashionable Golden Girl Rue McClanahan, and managed to catch some local fashionistas making......

Vitals: 27 year old RHP. Born in Spring, TX. 6-5, 220lb. Acquired in 2005 from the Marlins via trade. 58-45, 3.84 career. 1-0, 1.80 in 2007. $6.7 million salary. Arsenal: Mid-90s fastball, 12-6 curve, and a rapidly-improving change that he throws mostly to lefties. Recent Battles: Beckett's only faced the M's once--it was last April. He went seven innings, gave up six hits and one earned run, and got a win. Our Best Weapon: Ben......

Spring Snow from Seattle Daily Photo, plucked from the Seattlest Flickr Pool. Thanks for sharing!......

Spring practice is underway (the Huskies start April 9), so here's an early look at the Pac-10 in 2007 --Arizona: After scoring in single digits four times last year, Coach Mike Stoops fired almost his entire offensive coaching staff and brought in a guy from Texas Tech to run the Air Raid offense. Think multiple formations, short passes, backs running routes in the flat. Often teams will defend it by dropping linemen back into......

Because we don't go out on school nights and we need to plan... SATURDAY: It's St. Patrick's Day so, take in the Parade and head over to Seattle Center for the Irish Festival. If you don't, we'll take the leg of the chair to ye. 12pm - 6pm // Parade Route and Seattle Center // All Ages // Free SUNDAY: Nothing really caught our eye for Sunday in the city. So we suggest really getting......

Our own Madame Hooky divines whether it's worth calling in sick Friday and heading for the slopes. She'll conjure your excuse and tell you where to go. As I stare into my crystal snow ball, I see you sitting at your desk tomorrow. You are frustrated, and you are not alone. Last week brought some of the most magical conditions to Alpental I've ever seen, and the predictions were for another front to move in......