This past week in West Seattle: A WMD drill, a plea bargan, a guilty verdict and Mario Kart. more ›

Conan O'Brien swung by the neighborhood this week! Meanwhile, the Rainbow House was repainted, the shellfish is toxic and some adorable children danced around in the Thriftway. more ›

As we reported this last month, Mayor Mike McGinn, along with Seattle Police Chief John Diaz and other city officials, are pushing for later last calls as part of the Mayor's Nightlife Initiative. Yesterday the City Council put its seal of approval on the measure, putting it in the hands of the Washington State Liquor Control Board. They have until September 23 to respond. more ›

After the past week's mad dash for everyone's favorite condemned energy malt beverage, Four Loko, many were expecting a fourpacolypse on the last weekend before the Washington State Liquor Control Board's ban goes into effect. But, shockingly, no one in the state died at the hands of the Loko, and life goes on. more ›

It appears that all other alcoholic energy drinks are going the way of Tilt, Rockstar 21 and Sparks. Citing "public health and safety concerns," the Washington State Liquor Control Board finally took down their archenemy du jour, Four Loko, this morning with a 120-day ban on alcoholic energy drinks starting November 18. Don't get too excited or start marking your March 2011 calendar with the exact day you can once more drink your sweet, sweet Joose (it's 120 days from November 17, if you're counting)--the WSLCB will spend that 120 days figuring out how to ban it altogether. more ›

Pity the poor bastards at the Liquor Board, whose job is to contribute revenue to the state's general fund, which they do by selling us booze. Not too much, mind you, that would be Bad. (Which is why most stores still aren't open on Sundays or holidays.) But now, thanks to the budget deficit, they're supposed to raise more revenue, so they're going to be open on the Fourth. Trouble is, according to the Times, they can't even get the right bottles of liquor into the stores (no Campari yesterday at Lower Queen Anne, for example). We have a suggestion: form a SWAT Team (Jim, Jack, James) and send in the snowplows! more ›