VINES AND LINES: Richard Hugo House, where the poetry flows like wine and the wine flows also very similarly to wine. “Cheap Wine and Poetry” presents its first reading of 2011 tonight at Seattle's favorite literary home base, featuring poets Rebecca Hoogs, Sierra Nelson and Graham Isaac and poet-turned-comedian Emmett Montgomery. There are also open mic opportunities for anyone who cares to test their chops on an extremely happy audience. Why so happy? Because cups of wine are only one dollar, cheaper than espresso and metro fare. As always, there's no telling where or when the next event will be, so we're happy to demand the supply tonight. more ›

Thanksgiving is always a time to reflect and, by the restorative powers of gravy, realize that no matter how much we think our life sucks, it actually doesn’t suck all that bad. So in that spirit, we thought it would be appropriate to highlight the things a sports lover in Seattle can still be thankful for. We tried to do a Top 10, but, um, we couldn’t come up with that many. more ›

• West Seattle Blog reports that former Garfield Bulldog, Washington Husky, and current Portland Trailblazer Brandon Roy, will be dedicating a new basketball court at the Delridge Community Center next Wednesday. We remember Roy as one of the tallest kids walking the halls of GHS and it's great to see him succeeding and giving back to the local community.
• Capitol Hill Seattle reports what we noticed aghast yesterday--Dick's on Broadway is closed for construction. Thankfully, there's nothing major to panic about, as they will reopen this Thursday.
• Local blogger Sable, of The Sable Verity is on fire! She posted 25 separate posts yesterday, many of which were about the presidential election and Sarah Palin. Tucked amongst the politics posts, was an insightful personal piece on race, cultural competency, and intentions. Sable seems to be equal parts smart and sassy. Her blog's tag-line reads: "You can disagree, but I’ll still be right." And, for today, we don't have a single word of disagreement.