Jason Mesnick was the big loser on last season's Bachelorette--the last guy standing (and willing to get on his knee) for a woman who chose the other man. But don't fret, reality TV fans and Kirkland cougars, Mesnick has just been named this years "Bachelor." That's right, this time around he will be the one breaking hearts and rejecting women in an attempt to find love, reality-TV-style. Thanks to Seattlest tipster Yana Khrapko for sending......

Jason Mesnick, second place on last season's The Bachelorette, was scheduled to host the August 14 radio show Chat With Women at the Waterfront Seafood Grill's romantic outdoor deck. It's been cancelled due to low attendance. The $125 ticket, a portion of which goes to the Kirkland Boys and Girls Club, includes three drinks, appetizers, and a chance to win dessert and an after-event drink with Mesnick. Do Seattle women scoff at such mating practices?......

There are times when we’re sick of Seattle. Sick of the bad and/or utter lack of fashion, sick of the terrible drivers and even worse pedestrians, and certainly sick of all the hipsters in Capitol Hill. And then we visit Kirkland, and it’s all put in perspective. We made a trip to the suburbs this weekend for the Kirkland Uncorked festival, where there were all kinds of wines to sample from two dozen Washington......