Damion Hayes of the Artstash blog and BLVD gallery has started doing a video series on local artists that looks like it's going to be really cool. He put the first one up on Artstash a few days ago - It's a short profile and interview with No Touching Ground who does wildlife paste-ups in town. We specifically remember seeing his wolf or coyote or whatever near the Alibi room. Seattlest even posted a picture of it once in an "All The News" post. Ah, there it is. Here are a bunch more Flickr shots of No Touching Ground's stuff. more ›

--Yeah dude, that's a pretty weird dream. more ›

Washington Husky running back Michael Houston is off the team and, presumably, not going to get a pickup from Orange Cab anytime soon after some Saturday night hijinks involving a taxi, a McDonalds, and--it goes without saying--a strip club. more ›

Even as the stores sport back to school sales (which depress us, even now), summer lingers on your friends the -ists. This week's collection of links provides some of the best, worst, and oddest bits of summer fun. So, bring your laptop up onto the roof, make yourself an umbrella drink or ten, and enjoy this week's choice posts from across the Gothamist network. more ›

-We're like totally changing our oceans with all this carbon dioxide, man. more ›

Yesterday's paper had a mention of Seattlest's favorite boat (see the dramatization to the right from Seattlest's early months in 2005). At least it was our favorite boat before we had to give it up to Tacomaist. The Kalakala made the paper yesterday after its owner sent some email to a number of preservation groups in Seattle outlining his plan to get the ferry back to Seattle within three years. His target slip? Coleman Dock. Aim high, Steve Rodrigues. The back-to-Seattle plan seems to indicate that all is not smooth sailing down south despite his application to Tacoma’s Landmarks Preservation Commission. more ›

There's something about a good marina fire that gets Seattlest's attention like few massive insurance calamities can. This morning we were awakened by our crack team of Down South correspondants with the news that Harborview Marina in Gig Harbor was being consumed by fire. more ›