Space Needle by E Rose. Sure there are hundreds of photos of the Needle in our Flickr Pool, but this one really captures the surrealism of the structure. West Seattle Blog has the "final, FINAL" numbers on usage of the Elliott Bay Water Taxi. Our West Seattle compatriots promise these aren't fake final numbers and that they are larger than the previous final/unofficial numbers. We've always wondered how they built the Space Needle and Vintage Seattle ...

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It looks like Ted Stevens' political career has finally come to an end. Congratulations to Senator-elect Mark Begich, who will represent the Last Frontier on Capitol Hill for the next six years:The Democratic Anchorage mayor widened his lead to 3,724 votes in today's counting of absentee and questioned ballots. The only votes left to count are approximately 2,500 special absentees from people living outside the U.S. or in remote parts of Alaska with no polling ...

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Big ups to everyone who made it out to celebrate Blogsgiving last night. Cupcakes were devoured, pumpkin drinks were guzzled, hand turkeys were drawn, and normally antisocial bloggers actually mingled with one another (thanks to the aforementioned pumpkin drinks). With the help of you fine people, we raised nearly $400 for Northwest Harvest, along with a bushel and a peck of non-perishable food items. Many thanks to Grey Gallery for hosting, as well ...

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