MUSIC: Criminally underrated British singer-songwriter Jim Noir delivers his psych-pop twice tonight: first an acoustic set at Sonic Boom in Ballard, and then rocking out at the Croc as part of the Sub Pop/Barsuk Winter Celebration and Holiday Party Extravaganza. more ›

Tonight, if you aren't going to see DJ-AM (you fool!), your best bet is Beck and Le Tigre at the Paramount. We know that Beck is a Scientologist, but at least he didn't yell at Matt Laurer (or if he did, it was in private). more ›

growth and development, is the long-time home to the Center for Wooden Boats. more ›

Even though the Kalakala is currently residing in Tacoma, she is still a part of Seattle history and therefore dear to our heart. We miss seeing her in Lake Union where she promised to become a restaurant or night club, so we anxiously await new restoration plans. Next month she celebrates her 70th birthday so there will be an exhibit on the Thea Foss waterfront coinciding with the Tacoma Tall Ships Festival. We continue to be skeptical that she’ll be accessible anytime soon but if someone wants to check out the plans and report back that would be great. The exhibit opens June 30th and runs through July 4th. More information is available here. more ›

Seattlest drives by 2200 Denny Way every day and is anxiously anticipating the grand new structure with a Whole Foods and other retail shops that the neighborhood desperately needs. We have noticed the little modern structure across the street that seemed to have sprung up overnight. It’s large windows glow mysteriously at night. more ›