From concerts, coffee shops and neighborhoods around Seattle, check out our photos

From concerts, coffee shops and neighborhoods around Seattle, check out our photos of the week and follow the link back to the original posts.Published on December 3, 2008

Seattle People: Greenlake: Our weekly look at the people not making news in Seattle.

Last Night: Shwayze at El CorazA³n: About halfway through the show, Shwayze sidekick Cisco Adler made a revelation: This song is about smokin’ weed and makin’ love aE” what else is there? That offhand statement perfectly defines Shwayze. Most of the time the duo raps about girls and weed, but their lighthearted SoCal vibe is upbeat and a very welcome break from the drizzle of a Seattle winter.

SeattleaE™s New Way to Fetishize Coffee: The rite of cupping has been around for centuries among coffee traders. But now, following a pattern already well-established by marketers of wine, olive oil, and the like, a highly technical evaluation protocol once reserved for industry pros is being pitched to consumers.

SeattleaE™s New Way to Fetishize Coffee: Much as vintners display the appellation and vineyard on their bottles, the artisan roasters are selling their coffees based on the microregion or estate where the beans are grown. Coffee is the new wine.