Seattle is no stranger to tattoos inspired by the sea, from nautical stars to anchors to our animal buddies that live there. We know several people who sport some ink from our eight-legged friends the noble octopi -- the tattoo kind, not the kind that they expel from their ink sacs -- but we want to see more. Here are a few local or local-ish examples; show us what you got on our Flickr pool! more ›

The housing market might be crashing, the sky crumbling (oh...that's snow, you say?), and layoffs increasing, but don't worry: along with the booze biz, the tattoo industry here in Seattle is doing just fine. That doesn't really make sense to us except in conjunction with the liquor sales increase. People get laid off, get drunk, get a tattoo: it's a time-honored tradition. more ›

Seattlest just got our stimulus check from the government—cha-ching!—and we're looking for ways to spend it that don't involve just handing it over to the oil companies. We thought we'd share some ideas: more ›