Seems like everybody and their mama has been raising money for the Red Cross or other agencies helping in hurricane relief efforts. Even Seattlest's local karaoke dive bar was taking cash for the cause last Sunday night. What follows is by no means a comprehensive list, but just a smattering of upcoming events by local businesses where your money can make a difference: more ›

Local company SmallTownPapers (yes, one word) has launched a website that promises to digitally protect the very root of everything we hold true--that is, America's small town newspapers. The company's goal is to create a searchable database--in some cases, going back to the 1800s--of these papers, as well as preserving the papers' actual looks. As Seattlest is a longstanding fan of the police logs of small-town papers, this could well be a treasure trove. more ›