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“Ponderous.” “Sober.” “Anonymous.” “Concrete cavern.” “Ain’t pretty.”These are all words that former

“Ponderous.” “Sober.” “Anonymous.” “Concrete cavern.” “Ain’t pretty.”These are all words that former P-I architecture critic Lawrence W. Cheek…

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Geoffrey Gray.Earlier this week the FBI announced that it had received its

Geoffrey Gray.Earlier this week the FBI announced that it had received its “most promising lead to date” in…

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Diane Lough runs the Island Sun Tanning Salon in Longview, Wash. Sometimes

Diane Lough runs the Island Sun Tanning Salon in Longview, Wash. Sometimes people leave things there: hats, purses,…

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It’s been well-established that the location-tracking software in modern smart phones is

It’s been well-established that the location-tracking software in modern smart phones is alarmingly invasive. Most of the attention,…

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Who’s in the mood for a poop story?This one involves a 56-year-old

Who’s in the mood for a poop story?This one involves a 56-year-old man named Gordon Flavia, a wrecked…

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Russell Ivanovic runs a small mobile-app company called Shifty Jelly, which makes

Russell Ivanovic runs a small mobile-app company called Shifty Jelly, which makes a pod-casting program called Pocket Casts.…

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In 2003 Seattle voters passed an ordinance that was supposed to make

In 2003 Seattle voters passed an ordinance that was supposed to make simple marijuana-possession cases the “lowest priority”…

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Heather Purser and Rebecca Platter are now free to get married.Heather Purser

Heather Purser and Rebecca Platter are now free to get married.Heather Purser has no plans to marry her…

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William Falkingham is a 34-year-old man from Idaho Falls who just happens

William Falkingham is a 34-year-old man from Idaho Falls who just happens to enjoy dressing up in a…

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Remember last year when the anti-Israeli group wanted to put ads on

Remember last year when the anti-Israeli group wanted to put ads on King County buses that showed the…

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In the second installment of Good Ideas Canada Has That Would Never

In the second installment of Good Ideas Canada Has That Would Never Fly in America, we look at…

Mayor McGinn's Pothole Problem

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Mayor McGinn’s Pothole Problem

A major bump in the road to re-election.

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Growing up, my mom used to always tell me “Behave or I’ll

Growing up, my mom used to always tell me “Behave or I’ll bite your friggin ear off!”Wait–actually my…

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The Physicians’ Committee for Responsible Medicine is a D.C.-based group of activists

The Physicians’ Committee for Responsible Medicine is a D.C.-based group of activists (a few of whom are doctors)…

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Stephen Harper has a feisty pussy. Wanna see?These from the Canadian Prime

Stephen Harper has a feisty pussy. Wanna see?These from the Canadian Prime Minister’s Google+ page, where cat photos…

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Watch as former Seattleite and current genius Bill Nye “The Science Guy”

Watch as former Seattleite and current genius Bill Nye “The Science Guy” betrays only the slightest vocal hint…

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Spotted on Aurora Avenue near downtown, just before they raced toward a

Spotted on Aurora Avenue near downtown, just before they raced toward a sheer drop-off into Elliott Bay and,…

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Microsoft just announced that it will be opening a brand-new store in

Microsoft just announced that it will be opening a brand-new store in U Village. Exciting! What’s more exciting,…

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For most of the day on Tuesday, anyone following @seattlepd on Twitter

For most of the day on Tuesday, anyone following @seattlepd on Twitter had their feeds dominated by hundreds…

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Tragedy strikes! Hackers take out Washington state’s Internet providers! Anarchists destroy phone

Tragedy strikes! Hackers take out Washington state’s Internet providers! Anarchists destroy phone lines and cell towers! Amid the…