Shoe Found with Human Remains. Photo Courtesy of the Clallam County Sheriff's Office The Clallam County Sheriff has released the above photo of the shoe and sock found on an area beach Saturday morning. Remains found in the shoe were confirmed to be human, but who they came from is still unknown. If you do happen to know a guy who wore size 11 Everest hiking shoes just like this one and you haven't heard......

"WTOpolice_1" by Seattlest Flickr Pool contributor ntisocl. Daaang, he got right in there. Thanks! We learned our code of behavior from America's suburbs: if the cop's right behind you when you see flashing lights, pull over and turn off your radio. If the flashing lights are on the side of the freeway, slow down a little bit so you can bear proper witness to the speeding culprit's shame. If the flashing lights are parked......

Twelve local teenagers, who were posing for a religious youth group photo in Buckley, WA, were injured when the deck they were posing on collapsed. Nine of the teenagers, ages 14 to 18, were taken to the hospital but only suffered minor injuries. We suppose it could be read another way entirely. It is pretty amazing (miraculous?!) that no one was more seriously injured. The deck was 14 feet off the ground. Magnanimous God?......

In the westerns we read growing up, cowboys were always punching each other right in the solar plexus. A scene in the lonelyhearts drama By the Waters of Babylon did that to the Seattle Rep audience last night, leaving people gasping and in tears. It was a lucky punch, though -- most of the time the play telegraphs exactly what's coming next: quips and tedium. If you go, go for Suzanne Bouchard's outstanding performance as......

Do dancers hibernate in winter? There's an explosion of dance activity coming up as January draws to a close. Had we but world enough and time, we'd go to all these shows, but time's chariot won't permit us to make up all the stops. Here's the wealth you have to choose from: January 25 - 27: The Bridge Project @ Velocity Dance Center. Two young Seattle choreographers and one team (Kristina Dillard, Kelly Sullivan, and......

Nature vs. Man by smastrong, a trippy little image found in our groovy Seattlest Flickr Pool. You should totally join.......

"Post Alley Sign" by Slightlynorth from the Seattlest Flickr Pool. Thanks for sharing!......

Dammit, neither were we. For opening day, Mr. Seattlest got up in the wee hours and was in lot 2 about 30 minutes before the lift opened, ending up about 20th in line. The guys waiting for first chair up front were drinking PBR tall boys and said (and acted like) they'd been there since about 7am. With a base of about 51", it was an excellent start. Snow was a bit heavy, and chair......

While there is plenty of good beer in Seattle to keep us busy, it is always nice to head out of town to visit some of the brewpubs spread around the Pacific Northwest. We try and do a trip as often as we can, which usually turns out to be one trip every three months or so. Port Townsend is situated in a beautiful spot out on the Olympic peninsula and is about a 2-hour......

Bolstering our faith in the local transit authorities, for the second time this week, the downtown bus tunnel is closed. The official reason is computer problems, as a H.A.L.-like super-brain down in the I.D. station controls the heating and ventillation, traffic signals, and zombie-workers that make possible Seattle's pathetic attempt at a subway. No word on when the tunnel will re-open, but earlier this week it was same-day; as before, tunnel lines are re-directed......

ReeBeckiSuperGirl loves the Wax Bar. We love her photo of it, "December 14, 2007." Thanks for throwing it in our Flickr pool!......

News of the Croc's closure sparked a lively conversation at Seattlest HQ yesterday. We suspect reactions at other blogs' virtual newsrooms were equally as visceral. The local blogosphere, if you will, seems to have turned temporarily into a Croco-sphere. Personally, we have found bittersweet solace in the words of Scripture: In 1966, I went down to Greenwich Village, New York City to a rock club called Electric Banana. Don't look for it; it's not there......

The stark, rail-to-nowhere gardens tracks is courtesy of El Gregein. Found in our Flickr pool, of course.......

How is it the sheepish David Bell lands on the list of supposed Mariners ‘roid freaks but five foot nothing, walking powder keg Bret Boone who hit far more homeruns than anybody his natural size had business hitting avoids this preliminary round of accusations? Everything we’ve been led to believe about steroids is wrong and exaggerated if the timid Bell was on the juice and the freakishly aggressive Boone wasn’t. Seeing former Mariner pitcher Ryan......

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Are food safety and food tasty mutually exclusive goals? You have to ask after both Zesto's and Wild Ginger show up on the P-I's list of Seattle's dirtiest restaurants. Zesto's, the venerable burger joint of 15th N.W. and 65th, has the most "red critical" violations of any restaurant in Seattle this year: 15. Frankly, if it takes 15 red critical violations to get the yumminess into their burgers and shakes, we will assume the risk.......

Thanks to Espressobuzz for adding this shot of Santa whizzing in an alley to the Flickr Pool.......

It feels like a still from a dark, soul-wrenching movie, but no, it is "happy holiday!" from EdgarDiazRocks. Were it not for his other sets, we'd not have known that heshot this in Leavenworth, and has no idea who that guy is. Drop your little slice of mystery into the pool, too, won't you?......

Not all SLUT photos are created equal -- brappy★'s "Sidewalk Art" documents some of the . . . hmm . . . urban vernacular response? That or it's alien toasters, as one of his commenters suggests. Nice shot -- thanks for including it in our Flickr pool.......

Making up for weeks of hibernation and workaholism, Kim will hit the parties this weekend. Tonight, she’ll don her Groucho glasses for a lesbian function at Jabu’s celebrating the births of her two favorite Sagitarii. Saturday, it’s to the War Room for a company party with the missus and her workmates. Finally, she’ll ship off to the sub-tropics on Monday, where she’ll spend what remains of 2007. While his wife is taking a Wilderness......

Not the best holiday season for baseball. But this untitled photo, added to the Seattlest Flickr Pool by Troy McClure SF, shows that they are keeping the spirit alive. With lights!......

This lovely composition, called "WinterPlant", brought to you by ~wesa~ from the Seattlest Flickr Pool.......

Turns out Amazon.com's customer service department isn't staffed by computers -- just sarcasm-savvy people who use computers. Consumerist broke the story: Amazon Sends "Best Customer Service E-mail I've Ever Received". We'll summarize: One of Amazon.com's Black Friday deals was the chance to win a $1000 laptop for $299. Many people entered; most of them were unsuccessful. Some theorized that Amazon employees had snatched up all the good deals, since no one they knew had won......

"Most gorgeous street art I've ever seen?" asks Espressobuzz. We pass the question on to you, fresh from our Flickr pool. Bring your own photos!......

While out and about the other day, we ran across these items. Now, seeing shoes hanging from wires is nothing new, of course. Like you, gentle reader, we've been seeing them everywhere ever since we can remember. What is new, though, for us is seeing a pair of boots up there. We're kinda surprised we haven't seen this much sooner. Also, we are thankful that the utility crews hadn't gotten around to taking them......

Today's Flickr pool pull: Webelos @ Bob Street. Bob? Bop? Who cares, it's a cool shot. Thanks for sharing, whprwhil records.......

Bellingham jazz funksters, Megatron, had a few impressive solos, but for the most part, their songs were fairly simple and somewhat repetitive. But we're not here to harsh on Megatron. They did a good job warming the cold December crowd and getting everyone excited for our lady of the evening, the illustrious Ms. Sharon Jones and her acclaimed backing band, The Dap Kings. If Megatron had the crowd warmed up, The Dap Kings got them......

This is clearly the best Seattlest Flickr Pool photo of the day from the best restaurant in Seattle. Pies & Pints, it's been too long--get pie float ready for us tonight. Thanks for the pic Crickontour, but is that watermark really necessary?......

It's official: print is dead. Long live "Last Week's News," courtesy of Seattlest's Flickr Pool contributor xinegrrl.......

Stunning. On Flickr, Cap'n Surly's "Nighttime at the Arboretum" has been favorited 33 times so far -- it deserves more. It's not often that a piece of our infrastructure looks like an outtake from The Lord of the Rings. We're glad he shared it in the Flickr pool -- and we want to see your masterpieces, too. Are you in?......