Seal pups, superheroes and stabbings. And a dog park! TGIM! more ›

Not only have you been on tour for your latest mystery novel, This Body of Death, but you also recently donated $100,000 to help save Whidbey Island's Trillium Forest from being developed. Can you tell us more about that? more ›

Nothing like a small earthquake to jumpstart the day. This morning shortly after 5:00 a.m., folks living on Whidbey Island were woken up or spilled their coffee, thanks to a 3.7 magnitude earthquake. Reports note the quake was centered two miles south of the Coupeville area, was about 36 miles deep, and did not cause any major damage or injuries, just a few strange looks from a cat. more ›

• Whidbey Island buckles down for some really long ferry lines next month. Courtesy of the Hood Canal Bridge closure.
• Sweet note taking skills by CHS Blog, as they provide thorough notes from last night's productive shit showon the future of 12th Ave.
• For real? Big Brother is looking for you. He's watching you. Right now. This very second.

A proposal that might end up in front of the state legislature in bill form is targeted at suckers like Seattlest, well-intentioned but busy people who would help if helping was made stupidly easy. The proposal would automatically tack on $5 to every Washington car tab fee, and that extra money would go towards keeping state parks open and maintained. Anyone could opt out of paying the extra fee. The option to give $5 for park maintenance is already in effect, but with a slight difference: you have to check a box saying you do want to give the state more of your hard-earned cash. more ›

Kim might go to some shows at the Triple Door this weekend: Robyn Hitchcock on Saturday and Eleni Mandell on Sunday. Or she might go see Lushy on Saturday at the Skylark. Or she might just take some very long bike rides and spend the evenings recouping. Tomorrow and the next day are anyone's guess. Tonight, however, she'll be playing her own music for free at Trabant in the U-District, and yall should come. more ›

What’s amazing about Whidbey is that it’s oh-so-close to Seattle, and yet seemingly far, far away. Time it right, and you can get to the Mukilteo Ferry Terminal in just 30 minutes. Then a relaxing 20 minutes on the boat and you’re bound for the breathe-easy life of this bucolic island—one of the largest in the country. more ›

Saturday afternoon MvB is going to talk to a pack of Emerging Critics at the Seattle Rep--and hopefully avoid being panned--before heading to the Moore for Compagnie Heddy Maalem's version of Stravinsky's Le Sacre du Printemps. Sunday he's packing for Iceland. Warm socks, etc.
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Yes, that headline implies that there is more than one odd and animal-related crime news story to report which, we know, boggles the mind. more ›

We love the quirky names found in Washington State. We never tire of hearing of places with names like Zillah, Hooker's Cove, Sequim, and our life-long personal favorite Humptulips. But Humptulips might have to make way for a new-found favorite, Useless Bay. more ›

The glorious fall sunsets have disappeared along with the mouldering husks of Halloween pumpkins, and according the weather report, we can all expect a long, cold, wet weekend. But this being the Northwest, that's never stopped us from getting out and about; here's the weekend plans of your intrepid Seattlest contributors: more ›

Seattlest finally got around to reading Simon Winchester's The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary. It's been on our "to read" list for, oh, about eight years now. more ›

Because we don't go out on school nights and we need to plan... more ›

We totally heart neo-Nazis. They're just so darn cute, what with those little swastikas and their quaint beliefs about white supremacy and the Protocols of Zion. So, of course, we had to go to the CHAC for their current production of God's Country. more ›

Dog owners know the sign: no dogs on the beach, fines up to $500. Seattle's municipal code says so. The only way to get your dog to water (legally) is to take him to the Magnuson Park off-leash area--which Seattlest highly recommends for the giggle factor. But it's a small beach, crammed with ball-obsessed Labs. (The dog beach at the Marymoor off-leash area--outside city limits--is even smaller, and the area itself was underwater for much of January.) more ›

Hey, Seattlest, what are you doing this weekend? more ›

History could be made this Saturday at Pacific Raceways in Kent. Weather permitting. more ›

Ah summer in Seattle. You never know what you might find around the bend. Whether it’s 19 cannons being fired off at Pier 36 this morning, bad traffic, or the Blue Angels screeching overhead, Seafair continues into August. So don’t forget to check the schedule to mark where you want to be or not be. Personally Seattlest can’t wait for the Parade of Ships on August 3rd. And guess what? You can actually take a cruise around the Sound on an aircraft carrier if you play your cards right. Here’s an interesting discussion going on about Seattlites’ feelings about Seafair in the PI. more ›

Say it three times fast with us: Fort Ebey on Whidbey. Not easy, eh? But it is easy to avoid the growing warm-weather crowds by skipping the longer trek up to Deception Pass and making your way over to Fort Ebey on the western elbow of Whidbey Island. more ›