• Farmers markets make life taste great. We are sure the lucky folks in Columbia City agree, as they welcome the opening of their neighborhood farmers market today (3-7 p.m.). Hold your horses, additional markets opening soon.
• Bank robbing bandit made the rounds this a.m. with a quick grab-and-go at the Banner Bank in First Hill. FBI suspects it may be the same man who robbed a Wells Fargo bank this past Saturday.
• Feel Good Business News: Local bio-tech Dendreon paving the way with new prostate-cancer therapy; The homegrown online restaurant guide Urbanspoon sold to a giant of the Internetz.

When former governor Gary Locke accepted Obama's Commerce Secretary appointment, he had to leave a cushy job at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP and move to DC. Now, he's expected to divest all of his Microsoft stock as he continues to adapt to the heavy demands of his new national role. Boeing and Microsoft both contributed the maximum amount allowed to his re-election campaign, and now watchdog groups have their eye on Locke to make sure he's not unduly fond of Washington businesses. Here's hoping his heart never hardens entirely towards Washington; we want him back someday! more ›