• Do you want paper or plastic? Last night, the Edmonds City Council made history, becoming the first city in Washington to place a ban on plastic bags at grocery and retail stores.
• Expecting hot heat and hot beats, the non-profit music do-gooder group Hip Hop Congress kicks off their week-long National Conference today in the Central District.

Like the rest of the world, we tuned in for the season premier of Project Runway last night. We knew that West Seattle barista Blayne would be part of the cast. (Does the name Blayne make anyone else think of this?) The guy is crazy-obsessed with fake-n-bake tanning, and his catchphrase is sure to drive us batty. But, his first diaper-inspired design was just wacky enough to get him through to round two. more ›

Ahh, Aurora: what a beautiful name for Seattle's often-ugly, often-sketchy throughway! Why does it not surprise us to hear that an Aurora "tanning salon," located in the Oak Tree cluster, got busted this weekend for fronting a prostitution service? So, so tacky. more ›