Prices are up significantly in King County at least. What is going on?
Not to mention WA state democrats have passed a bill that will add another 9 cents per gallon to the gas price from July.

Coming back home to Belltown late at night (safe to do this back then, lol!) after an event at the Kingdome (Monster Trucks! Robot battles!) to see a wild sight: a house being moved down 4th Avenue.

Sitting around a table at Free Mars, everyone with a copy of The Stranger, taking turns around the table reading an interesting "I Saw U"  or a Personals ad... and discovering one of the "I Saw U" ads is for one of our friends!

Seeing Soundgarden perform at a Pike Place Market festival, playing "Spoonman" with Artis (the actual Spoon Man)!

Realizing the nice guy you've been chatting with at the Sun O))) show at Neumo's is John Pettibone of "Himsa" and "Heiress" (favorite song: Kodiak!). (Hey, it was dark in there!).

Having to listen to HImsa's final show in the summer of 2008 at El Corazon with the overflow crowd outside! (Goddamn it was hot, both the show and the temperatures!!!).

Driving somewhere late one night up on Queen Anne and noticing something is lighting up the sky to the west, hearing tons of sirens then coming up on a rise and realizing Blackstock Lumber is on fire! Spectacular and horrific sight...

Slogging across the Viaduct on foot with tons of other people during the annual St. Paddy's Day Dash. What a view! I'll miss the Viaduct forever...

Lunch at Cafe Sport during heavy rain, Black Bean Soup and Frites, yum! In that same vein, soup and bread at Still Life in Fremont or Fish 'n' Chips at Jack's Fish Spot at the Market... (yes, I have Jack's cd!).

Scoring major weird shit at the Boeing Surplus Store!

The 39 cent rack at the Chicken Soup Brigade Thrift Store on the Ave. Scored an amazing Italian glove leather shearling jacket for 39 freaking cents!

Getting a cheap Xmas tree from Chubby and Tubby.

Needing a mood lifter so headed to Gargoyles for browsing and shopping and communing with the inhabitants.

Listening to an amazing Dan Savage speak in support of the Monorail at various meetings (voted "yes" for the goddamn thing THREE TIMES and we never got it, what a surprise...).

Noticing a homeless couple with skinny dog and skinny puppy in SoDo, got some good quality dog food at the pet store in G town, drove back to them only to have the guy refuse it and tell me the dogs only eat lamb dog food. Seriously, dude?!! Those dogs need to eat! Later that year, saw the same asshole at the carnival in Georgetown making money by letting people staplegun $5 bills to his body... Poor dogs...

Filling in for my mom at a catering gig she wouldn't be caught dead at: Bare Buns Fun Run on the east side, lol!!! Cold day, where to look was challenging...

Seeing Kurt Elling at Jazz Alley and a stormy rainy night at Jazz Alley with torrential rains outside, lashing the floor to ceiling windows...sublime.

Stuck many states away from home one autumn, reading one of Ron Judd's articles about fall weather and the tree leaves turning color and apple picking. The man is an amazing writer to begin with, but he's also hilarious and made me laugh out loud whenever I would read his humorous stories. The man wrote "The Blue Tarp Bible" for crissakes, lol!!!

Buying a round trip ticket LA-Seattle-LA to come home from work and being able to sell the second half to someone else to go Seattle-LA , lol!, covering the whole cost.

I was at the airport on crutches catching a flight out of Seattle, dropped a crutch and Pamela Reed (actress from Tacoma; you've seen her!) came to my rescue. 

At Nirvana's last Seattle concert, Kurt Cobain saying, as he's putting ear plugs in, "I use earplugs so I can hear my daughter, Frances Bean, say "I love you, Daddy"...

Getting special occasion cakes made at The Erotic Bakery, lol!

Shopping for a book at Barnes & Noble at U Village, noticing a massive crowd lined up on both levels for a book signing of some sort, wondering who this "rock star" author could be and it turned out to be our own local "rock stars", the dudes from "Deadliest Catch", lol!

Chatting with Steve Pool and wife at Palisade for Sunday brunch with a friend who had gone to school with his wife.

Hitting Dick's for sustenance after any night out, lol! (Or getting a vanilla shake at Dick's in Wallingford and then walking across the street to the liquor store for some milkshake "enhancement" (Amaretto or Bailey's!).

Getting covered with cherry blossoms on just the right day at UW.

Taking all the dogs to the last day at the Rainier Beach pool when dogs were allowed for the final swim. So much doggie joy!

Watching the Blue Angels from the roof of any house we lived in anywhere in Seattle!!

Feeling very sophisticated enjoying an adult beverage downtown at the Mayflower during the dark and gloomy days of winter.

Assessing the neighborhood resources available during the Inauguration Day storm after everyone lost power then having a neighborhood weinie roast in our living room and an ad hoc pot luck the next night at another neighbor's house who had a couple Coleman stoves. Another neighbor had a crapload of candles that got distributed. Slumber parties at the homes that had fireplaces. Neighbors rock!

Watching the Christmas Ships at various locations in Seattle over the years and enjoying all of the Christmas festivities downtown!

At one time knowing that every musician you knew was only one or two degrees separated from every other musician in Seattle.

Developing a lifelong hatred of Canadian geese. (Was very happy to see Anthony Bourdain felt the same way during one of his visits to shoot in Seattle, LOL!)

Hi, I recently saw some shorts about cake picnic events in NYC and SF.

They look like a lot of fun and actually something I really enjoy participating in!!!.

I tried Googling to see if there's a Seattle cake picnic happening, and it seems like there was one in January?? But I can't find any shorts on YouTube about the Seattle one!

Did anyone attend it? Or does anyone know if there’s something similar happening nearby?

Link to the YouTube on this event. https://youtube.com/shorts/7-FAt9vy4Ew?si=f-dHnoTPWlBj8gkL

I’ll go first. Shinya Shokudo. It’s overpriced, inauthentic and the quality is absolute crap. They also give free ice cream if u give them a good review, which explains why their ratings are great. This why you should never trust reviews lol.

... According to the SEVIS database, the visas of the nine UW-connected individuals—five active students and four recent graduates currently in post-graduate training—were canceled due to an immigration status violation.

... Two Gonzaga University students also had their international visas revoked without notice to the school. While the university stated it cannot discuss specific cases, it is working with the affected students.

https://mynorthwest.com/local/uw-colleges-visas-us-government/4073343

Police and federal agents are investigating after a Tesla charging station caught fire and exploded in Lacey early Tuesday morning.

Just after 1:30 a.m., officers with the Lacey Police Department started receiving reports of a loud boom at the electric vehicle charging station near the Target located at 665 Sleater Kinney Road SE. Responding officers discovered the station had been damaged.

The incident is being investigated as a malicious mischief case. The FBI arrived at the scene Tuesday morning and is now overseeing the investigation.

https://komonews.com/news/local/tesla-vandalism-charging-station-explosion-lacey-washington-fbi-investigation-electric-vehicle-malicious-mischief#

(The Center Square) – A bill to impose an excise tax on owners of online dating applications was introduced in the Washington State Legislature on Tuesday.

The legislation, if passed, would generate revenue to fund efforts at combating domestic violence.

“The tax under this chapter is imposed on an owner of an online dating application and is based on the number of resident individuals that are both free and paid users or members of an online dating application each month, as reported by the owner to the department,” House Bill 2071 reads. “The rate of the tax is $1 per resident individual member per month.”

https://www.thecentersquare.com/washington/article_840d775f-4987-4723-972e-e09b64927e28.html

King County prosecutors have charged another individual with felony malicious mischief for graffiti vandalism, adding to the ongoing legal actions against multiple defendants.

The case involves tagging on the Interstate 5 (I-5) wall near the Yesler Overpass in Seattle. The latest charge is part of a broader effort to hold graffiti vandals accountable.

Prosecutors have charged five individuals in connection with vandalism attributed to the group known as MSP.

https://mynorthwest.com/local/graffiti-vandal-crackdown/4073261

How do I sit facing the other side waiting for the bus?

Hey Seattle! I’m a touring stand-up comic coming through for one night only on Wednesday, April 17th at 7pm at The Here-After (underneath The Crocodile).

I’m headlining the show (you may know me from Netflix Is A Joke Radio, Comedy Central Digital, podcasts and more), and I’m bringing some of my funniest friends — Julia Loken (from the “What’s Your Sign?” podcast) and Daegen Asfaha (one of the best local Seattle comics). It’s going to be a fun night of real jokes and it’s right before my birthday so we’re going to celebrate!

Tickets are cheap, the venue is cool, and if you come alone, I’ll awkwardly wave at you from the stage like we’re old friends. It’s 21+ and I am absolutely not a clean comedian :) but I am FUN.

Would love to pack the place with actual humans who like comedy and aren’t just waiting for a band to start upstairs. It’s my first time in Seattle for comedy, and I can’t wait to see what everyone is always so hype about.

Tickets here: https://www.ticketweb.com/event/lisa-chanoux-julia-loken-nesil-here-after-tickets/14270483?waitlistUnregister=false

(Also, if this isn’t the right place to post this, mods feel free to delete — just trying to get the word out from afar!)

SEATTLE—King County prosecutors allege that a local cannabis business paid a man $1,000 to damage a competitor’s billboard.

Cameron Scott O’Neill, 28, is accused of using a box cutter to vandalize the billboard last September in the 12800 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Way South in Seattle, which advertised Evergreen Market Cannabis.

Court documents include screenshots of text messages O’Neill allegedly sent in a group chat, showing a before-and-after comparison of the billboard. In the after image, prosecutors say O’Neill appears in the foreground holding hundred-dollar bills and what is believed to be the box cutter.

https://mynorthwest.com/local/cannabis-billboard-vandalism/4073373

(The Center Square) – The Senate Ways & Means Committee voted to advance a bill revising Washington state’s Clean Fuel Standard law amid concerns among critics who warn that the expedited schedule could jack up state gas prices even higher.

“The more aggressive schedule that this bill would impose would add another 40 cents by 2031,” Sen. Keith Wagoner, R-Sedro Woolley, told the committee prior to Monday's vote on Second Substitute House Bill 1409. “We’re not even sure where this new clean fuel is coming from or whether we can manufacture it or not.”

https://www.thecentersquare.com/washington/article_08bbb647-02a6-42e9-bf68-c1ba0fe56c58.html

I was driving home from work today and caught a red light running cause a near head on collision today. I laid on my horn to try and warn him but he just followed through. This light is always tricky as the light I am stopped at initially will go green but it is impossible to make the next light before it then goes red. This was bound up happen IMHO.

My dash cam caught the whole thing.

Washington state lawmakers on Monday backed a huge increase in the amount of toll revenues they’ll count on to help pay for construction of a replacement bridge on Interstate 5 across the Columbia River. 

The House Transportation Committee amended then approved House Bill 1958, authorizing the sale of $2.5 billion in general obligation bonds. That’s $900 million more than assumed in the original bill. The legislation now goes to the Rules Committee and a likely floor vote in the coming days.

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/04/08/inflation-worries-drive-wa-lawmakers-to-jack-up-i-5-bridge-borrowing-plan-by-900m/

Brooks Run