Want to step inside a cool startup’s office? The Puget Sound Businesss Journal takes a tour of Eastlake-based home improvement website Porch.com’s fun digs. I’ve been there and all I can say is they have tons and tons of free cereal. Jealous. I’d never have expected this to open in downtown Bellevue: MyNorthwest.com reports the…

First it protested, now the Mount Calvary Christian Center in the Central District is taking matters a bit more seriously in regards to its proximity to Uncle Ike’s pot shop at 23rd Avenue and Union Street. Despite all the rain and wind the past few days, we experienced a gorgeous sunrise this morning. Case in…

Updated: A shooting at Marysville Pilchuck High School, just north of Seattle, occured this morning at around 10:40 a.m. It is confirmed that two people are dead, including the shooter. For all the latest updates and live coverage go to King 5 news here. Is there trouble in paradise? It’s been a week since the…

If you’ve been following the career of David Bazan (center of main photo above) you know he moved from lead singer and songwriter for indie-darling band Pedro the Lion to existential crisis to creating acclaimed solo work. For his newest album, David Bazan + Passenger String Quartet, he bonded with Seattle’s most sought-after experimental neoclassical…

Must SeeLocal B-Boys Showcase the Art of Breakdancing(10/23 to 10/26, times vary) Recently, Seattle-based choreographer Amy O’Neal has explored feminism by way of her own kickass hip-hop dance performances. In Opposing Forces, she steps behind the scenes, setting a new dance piece on five local B-Boys from different breakdancing crews, and in the process, questions…

Bravo TV’s 12th season of Top Chef premiered last Wednesday. This year, a new crop of culinary masters takes their knives to Boston and boy, is the competition stiff. Two chefs have already packed up those knives and left the show–last night their departure was because of a slightly undercooked veal chop. In better news,…

Curbed Ski released a big list of the best ski country dive bars, with a few in Washington State. Among the nearby favrorites? Mount Si Pub in North Bend, Wash., and The Snorting Elk Cellar in Enumclaw, Wash.   You love it! You really love it! Seattle’s inaugural bike share program launched on October 13…

There are 5,000 new legit words that SCRABBLE players can use without fear of a challenge. A sampling of those words: Chillax, Hashtag, Texter and, of course, Selfie.  The Halloween Alley tradition in Magnolia has officially been cancelled, due to all the over-the-top decorations being stolen. MyNorthwest.com reports the couple who deks out the alley…

Peggy Piacenza has been dancing for more than 25 years, collaborating with prominent avant-garde choreographers such as Dayna Hanson, Pat Graney and Deborah Hay. Touch Me Here is her first full-length solo piece, a “movement memoir” informed in part by Lotan Baba (the “rolling saint” of India) and the Fellini film Nights of Cabiria. Using…

Tucked away on a sliver of Third Avenue near Jackson Street in Pioneer Square is the Seattle Metropolitan Police Museum, where exhibits offer a quick course in how law enforcement has worked in Seattle since the first marshal was hired in the 1860s. You’ll see badges, uniforms, guns, nightsticks and the mustachioed faces of the…

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Diwali, the vibrant, Indian multi-day festival commenced yesterday according to the Hindu lunar calendar (it is also celebrated by Sikh and Jain communities with slightly different practices). For most Hindus, Diwali is extremely significant in bringing about new beginnings as it coincides with the Hindu new year. It is a holiday that is celebrated with…

The launch of EA Maxis’ The Sims 4 in early September may have been met with disappointment by many long-time fans of the popular video game for its lack of basic features (no pools or toddlers) and restrictive movement (loading screens just to take a walk), but that hasn’t stopped players from creating and uploading…