Seattlest hung out with the Mayor at his house last night. Talking points, highlights and photos from Mike McGinn's own summer barbeque at his house in Greenwood. more ›

• Find yourself a fiesta of sweet and salty Mexican food, plus a few boozy margaritas, as you celebrate Cinco de Mayo around town.
• Taking a trip down Seattle's historical streetcar road, the Central District News reminisces over a really cool map and history of the city's once functional streetcar routes from 1912.
• Sound Transit's boring machines left a lovely reminder of the construction disasters to come, as a Beacon Hill resident found a 21-ft. sinkhole in her backyard.
• Tori Spelling was first to have the bash-all family book tour, now her mom Candy Spelling--clearly still bitter--has her own book tour for Stories from Candyland. Tonight she will bitch share more of her "my daughter doesn't talk to me anymore" stories at Bothell's Third Place Books.
• PhinneyWood has a surprising round-up of local restaurants in their hood receiving some pretty bad scores for their health inspections. We are talking "Red Critical" violations, people. more ›

In a 6-3 split vote yesterday, the City Council approved the idea of expanding the city's streetcar system. All new lines would run north of Jackson Street: one leading up into Fremont, another into the U District, a third along the Waterfront, and the final along Broadway in Capitol Hill. (Here's the map.) Of course, as Councilman McIver pointed out, "we ain't got no money" yet, and the plans don't mean a whole lot until the funding comes into place. more ›