Our pet has needs like any other. Good food, good walks, good rubs… what else were we missing? We went to Animal Talk Pet Shop (6514 Roosevelt Way NE) to find out. Our pet was keen to investigate the goodie-crammed store: pet food, pet treats, even the potential for new friends. Animal Talk sells cats, birds, turtles, snakes, and even a tarantula that would have been a very good friend. more ›

So the makers of the electro-rocketcar are opening a Seattle Tesla-emporium on Westlake. The Tesla Roadster is said to hit 60 in under four seconds and tops out at 125 mph (some kinda rev limiter). It goes over 200 miles on a charge. more ›

Just last week we mentioned a memo that Starbucks layoffs were in the wind, but with the caveat that the cuts were supposed to hit management hardest. Half right. The Wall Street Journal says the carnage is in response to Starbucks earning only $64 million in the first quarter. Apparently the $64 million answer is to close 200 U.S. stores, with another 100 international locations on the chopping block, and to lay off 6,000 store employees, with another 700 culled from Seattle HQ and other field offices. For reaction, we turn to a commenter at Starbucks Gossip: "Holy s**t! It's the damn Titanic!!" CEO Howard Schultz has cut his salary to $10,000 from $1.2 million--the WSJ says, "Once his health-care coverage costs are deducted from his salary, Mr. Schultz will earn less than $4 a month." more ›