• Taking an interest in the smaller crimes that go unnoticed by the 10 o'clock news, CHS shines a light on an everyday drug bust in Cal Anderson Park. Even $10 in heroin can get ya in trouble.
• Awakened by the sounds of paintball guns, Wallyhood blog reports of recent paintball attacks on Wallingford resident's property.

• Resident Capitol Hill psychic Destiny recently opened her ground-level storefront on Broadway. Not even two months later, CHS reports, a devastating fire started by an overheated electrical cord engulfed her shop, leaving $9,000 in damages.
• Who tagged Dick's? Seattle 911 reports last night someone defaced the iconic roof sign of Dick's Drive-In on Northeast 45th Street. Police are on the look out for those (with a size 7 shoe) responsible.

• Schmudget analyzes the 2009-2011 House budget and compares it to the Senate's, released yesterday.
• MyBallard is concerned about tents on Shilshole and stolen trees.
• The Troll got tagged! Fremont Universe reports, and they have photos.

Man, a tagger just cannot catch a break in this town! The Washington State Patrol is now using infrared to spot graffiti writers working on property that is, how you say...not legally designated for graffiti. That's serious dedication on the WSP's part. Does this strike anyone else as an eerily familiar smash-up of Fahrenheit 451 and The Giver? more ›

Not everybody agrees graffiti has social value. One "artist's" urban enhancement is another man’s vandalism. We’re of the opinion that when left to the talented it’s generally a colorful and unique improvement to the city landscape. We understand those who disagree, but suspect they naturally hate anything to the left of the standard Belltown earth tone, which this city and its developer overlords keep insisting jibe with the character of the area. more ›

One of our favorite Flickr pool contributors is Shawn "SlightlyNorth" McClung, a Denver transplant with an eye for graffiti and the wilds of SoDo. After ogling a whopping ten of his Flickr sets in SlightlyNorth's "Ephemeral Art" collection, we asked the man to tell us more about his photography, the tagging community, and his abiding love for an often-neglected neighborhood. more ›

Some graffiti and Citizen Cope for your Tuesday afternoon, courtesy of Matt O'Brien. more ›

Seattlest is a big fan of graffiti, as long as it's not some silly kid tagging the side of someone's house. We like graffiti as art, we appreciate political statements writ large on sidewalks and the walls of abandoned buildings. We're not advocating anything, we're just saying. more ›