• The Grateful Dead came alive once again--kinda--this weekend at the Gorge.
• Thanks to the state cutting $1.5 billion from edu-ma-cation funding, more than 2,900 Washington teachers found out Friday their summer break just got extended.
• Folks in West Seattle saw something this weekend, it could have been a dolphin, could have been a group of whales. But they saw something.
• The high school kids in Mill Creek, who threw down in a mean food fight last week blew it for everyone when they lost their prom. (tear) Now it's back on. (suckas) Bring on the haunting photo decisions to wear sequins and gaudy white "pimp" tuxes. Oh the horror! more ›

Life is not fair for teenagers--this month in particular, as they fear the demise of their favorite mall hangouts, face potential child porn charges for "sexting", and now (omg!) accept the hard reality of finding a summer job. A recent study noted a dip in teen employment and claims that fewer than one million 16- to 19-year-olds will be able to find the perfect summer job. Teenagers are so going to give us the silent treatment if we continue to ruin their social life.
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• Seattle, do you realize what you are finally witnessing? The first baby demolition steps that will (fingers crossed) lead to the demise of the Viaduct.
• It took not even six months for Capitol Hill's defunct organic pizza joint Pizza Fusion to go out of business. Now as they auction off all their equipment and furnishings this Thursday, you'll have one last chance to snag some of the coveted Sunset Bowl memorabilia.
• Ferries are all the rage--Budget Travel Magazine names the Seattle-Bainbridge commute as one of the most beautiful ferry rides in the U.S. They forget to mention the ferry system will be jacking up their summer prices 25 percent this Friday.