OMG BABY ORCA: Southern Resident Orcas Welcome New ResidentPhoto by Candace Emmons / NWFSC The Northwest Fisheries Science Center recently photographed a baby orca born on December 17. His mother, the 39-year old J-16 (among the oldest orcas whose age is known) has had 4 other babies since 1991. This birth raises the endangered Southern Resident orcas... continue reading on Seattlest
Nerd News: Apple Stores Close (Briefly); Microsoft Store OpensApple Stores worldwide are shutting down for an hour (10-11 Pacific) today to watch a live stream of a memorial for Steve Jobs, the Apple co-founder, company-rescuer, and industry-revolutionizer who died two weeks ago. The memorial will take place at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California. Less than 24 hours... continue reading on Seattlest
While we've suffered through a half-assed summer in Seattle so far (yet to break 90 degrees), the folks in Austin, Texas, have been setting some big records, including 22 consecutive days over 100 degrees and an all-time-record-tying 112 degree day. Fortunately for those over-tan Texans, a few (not-really-all-that-)pasty Seattleites will... continue reading on Seattlest
You'll Flip for Master Pancake Theater's Rendition of The Breakfast ClubAustin, Texas, has a lot of things that Seattle doesn't. Sunshine. Lone Star. 100 degree temperatures. Great (or at least ubiquitous) BBQ. Longhorns. Willie Nelson. A Republican governor with big hair. But perhaps best of all, it has the Alamo Drafthouse. Thanks to the continental seesaw, Pacific Northwesterners are... continue reading on Seattlest
Sounders v. Timbers: The Facebook FightWatch out, Seattle: the Timbers have officially hexed us. Assuming a voodoo donut wearing a Sounders jersey and filled with pretzel "pins" can be considered threatening. In good ol' internet tradition, the fan comments on the hex photo have degenerated into mush. PDX'ers call us the Shittle Flounders, while... continue reading on Seattlest
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