At 10:00am this morning, the Seattle Department of Parks & Recreation sponsored “The Greatest Easter Egg Hunt Ever” at Cal Anderson Park, and I was in attendance. I watched as my sprogs jumped in a moon bounce, got their faces painted, and of course … hunted for Easter eggs. Now, when 200 kids are involved, an “Easter egg hunt” is always a misnomer. Trust me,...

Just noticed this taped to a lamp post on Pike Street. There will be a port shutdown tomorrow. FYI.

I just got back from the Macy’s Holiday Parade and all I have to show for it are these lousy pictures. Happy African-American Friday.

Today, at about 11am, a group of men ran through the Fremont neighborhood with pumpkins on their head … and no clothes. Why? I honestly have no idea. There are a half-dozen “naked” events every year in this town, and I’ve yet to fully grasp the fascination with this particular form of expression. Different strokes, though. I go out and cover these events because...

Things got real this afternoon as about a thousand people descended on Downtown Seattle in the largest single turnout for Occupy Seattle since the beginning of the campaign. For the first time, I am very cautiously optimistic that this could be the beginning of a snowball. I’m starting to have a minute shred of optimism. I’m starting to get my hopes up ever so slightly that this...

I headed over to Westlake Park this afternoon to catch the beginning of today’s march. I shot the video below:

The occupation of Seattle continues, and it’s been growing at a steady clip. I drop by Westlake Park once or twice per day to lend my moral support, and I took these shots about 15 minutes ago. There will be a march to City Hall at 4:00pm or thereabouts. If you’re thinking about driving Downtown this afternoon, think again. Hopefully these rallies will be the start of something...

The Westlake occupation grew from 6 tents to several dozen tents over the past three days. Today, the SPD kicked tents out of Westlake Park and sent garbage trucks through to clear people out. Parts of 4th Avenue were temporarily closed during the sweep and 25 people were arrested. Occupy Seattle Demonstrators vow to return to Westlake and camp sans-tents. One person named Bridget captured the...

I just got back from the ‘Occupy Seattle’ Rally. For those who are unaware, in order to show solidarity with the ‘Occupy Wall Street Crowd’ in New York, a group of Seattleites have endeavored to occupy Westlake Park. They are going to try to occupy it for the next 72 hours. Why Westlake Park? Honestly, I don’t know. I guess because it’s the most visible public space in Seattle, but...

Yesterday was the 25th Birthday of Pike Place Market’s official mascot … Rachel the Pig. Ever since Sally Clark poisoned the well with what could possibly have been bribe money, Rachel just hasn’t been the same to me.  She’s no longer the sweet, smiling, innocent virgin she once was. Now, she’s had things inside of her.  Filthy, dirty things. Sure, it wasn’t...

At Westlake Park until 6pm. Thank #DTCookie on Twitter after receiving...

The Seafair Torchlight Parade was held yesterday evening along 4th Avenue, and we walked down to check it out … along with 300,000 of our closest friends. The parade was enjoyable, but I had one nagging question throughout. The official name of the parade was the “Alaska Airlines Seafair Torchlight Parade”, but I couldn’t for the life of me figure out why the parade needed...

‘My Goodness’ is probably my favorite “new” Seattle band. They’ve got a White Stripes meets Black Keys meets Mudhoney thing going on, and if they aren’t a household name in Seattle (if not wider) within the next few years, I’ll be surprised. A couple of other bands that have the potential to save Seattle from folk and video game music are the Absolute Monarchs and He Whose Ox is...

Happy Seattle Sheraton Hotel Garden Walk Day. Try marking that in big letters on your calendar. I kid you not, it’s now a real, official holiday. About an hour ago, the proclamation was made at the corner of 7th & Union where the Garden Walk was officially dedicated. On hand to celebrate the occasion were musicians, flash mob dancers, the Deputy Mayor, and about a hundred...

Yesterday, I headed down to the I.D. to check out “Dragon Fest”. Dragon Fest is a festival in Seattle’s Chinatown which attracts over 25,000 people each year and features vendors and cultural performances, the most popular being the lion dance and martial arts exhibits. The event is sponsored by McDonald’s, which is a little weird since I rarely equate fast food with Asian culture. I...

On Saturday, I walked from the nerd cave to Alki Beach via the West Seattle Water Taxi. The Seafair Pirates were landing in West Seattle, and I didn’t want to miss the excitement. Shortly after 12:30, the pirates made their way across the Puget Sound and began their assault on Seattle as 5,000 onlookers stood silent and emotionless. The only thing I could hear as the buccaneers made their...

Today, I checked out the Lions Clubs Parade of Nations. This event was billed as the “Largest Parade in Seattle”, so of course, I had to go and see it. Now, I wish I could say that I had a good time, but unfortunately I did not. Instead, I argued with old people for about half an hour before giving up and leaving. The conflict started as soon as I arrived. We (my family and I) approached the...

I just got back from the fireworks at Lake Union, and it was a great show. As a matter of fact, this particular show is one of the top rated displays in the entire nation. It’s late (it took nearly an hour to get a streetcar at the park), so I’ll just throw up the video for now and type something up tomorrow. Happy 4th. Enjoy the...

Ack, I stayed up all night rendering a super-long video. Why? I just don’t know. Below is about 80-90% of the entire Seattle Zombie Walk. I included the entire thing out of respect to the walkers who may want to see themselves. The mainstream news generally provides 10-15 second excerpts so it’s a crap shoot as to whether or not the zombies will be able to see themselves on...

Update July 3, 2011: It appears to be official. Seattle once again broke the world record yesterday with 4,522 zombies eclipsing New Jersey by roughly 400 zombies. The Zombie Walk is going down right now. I am sending these shots up live from the event. 4,520 Zombies were in attendance, Guiness will confirm whether this event beat New Jersey’s current world record of 4,093 zombies. A...

“Can you imagine if this many people turned out for the police brutality protest in February?”, I asked my friend. “Yeah, Birk would have been prosecuted. Cobane too. We’d probably have a new police chief right now”, she said. As I stood on 4th Avenue watching the Gay Pride Parade, I realized that what she said was true. I’ve been to many Gay Pride Parades over the years, but my...

New York City, Washington DC, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Seattle … I’ve been to the Gay Pride Parade and associated “Dyke” events every year for the past 20 years, and for the most part I enjoy them. Even though I have some ideological differences with some of the groups, I generally find the Gay/Dyke/Whatever Pride parades to be among the most entertaining, and I do support...

Today, over 20,000 people took to the streets of Seattle for the annual Rock & Roll Marathon. For those who are not aware, the Rock & Roll Marathon is a running event where the course is interspersed with stages … and various local bands perform on those stages. Most major cities have a Rock & Roll Marathon, but Seattle’s is widely considered to be the best, because it is...

Below are live photos from The Rock ‘n’ Roll Seattle Marathon. A video of the marathon is available here: http://www.seattlerex.com/video-rock-n-roll-seattle-marathon/