Nov 13, 2012

Yesterday was an exciting day for yours truly. It’s a day I had been eagerly awaiting for months. Yesterday, Pike Grocery finally opened its doors, and as soon as my ferry docked, I beat a hasty path to its doors. What I found left me quite pleased. A grocery, a convenience store, a deli, oh my. Beer, wine, salty snacks, milk, produce … Pike...

Nov 1, 2012

Products are on the shelves, and it looks almost ready to go. Last night, on my way up the hill to trick-or-treat, I peered inside the new Pike Grocery, and I was surprised by the size of the interior. The store is going to be bigger than I thought. It’s more than a convenience store, it’s literally what it says … a grocery. After taking a...

Sep 24, 2012

Parking for 180 vehicles? 180 vehicles??!! Fuck you cocksucking surburban sons of assfucking bitches and your piece of shit poser future tenants. If I didn’t have a small dick and a shy bladder, I’d piss on every last one of you.

Aug 25, 2012

You don’t see this kind of graffiti in South Central LA. Can you image a gang running around any other city calling themselves the “Sissies”, and living more than 5 minutes to tell about it? Anyway, now that they’ve eliminated their arch-rivals, the Effervescent Rollin’ Pansies, the Sissies now own the mean streets of Seattle,...

Jun 15, 2012

On this spot, last week, another cyclist was killed by an automobile driver. His name was Nap Cantwell. I actually heard this collision take place, and I’ve been just sick about it ever since. It is why I purposely waited at least one week to mention it. Had I written about it the next day, I probably would have … well, let’s just say that I...

May 12, 2012

Just saw this at 12th & Pine. Next Saturday at Lo-Fi on Eastlake. Sweet.

May 9, 2012

All hail the liberation of Pike-Pine! The BMW Concentration Camp, where thousands upon thousands of good, upstanding people were sentenced to years upon years of hard douchebaggery, is finally coming down. In its place will be … wait … what? … oh fuck me … another douchebag dormitory? Really? Details of the new project are on the Capitol...

May 8, 2012

After all this time, it’s nice to see that there are places in Pike-Pine that still welcome half-literate pygmy goat fuckers with open arms. Thank you, R Place, for you shall always be my...

May 6, 2012

Come on, guys, what the hell is this all about? “Slut”? “Fuck”? What are you people, eight years old? Oooooh, you wrote a naughty word. You, you, you, rebels! Regardless of my affinity for a business, a closed one at that, I never want to see it vandalized. With the possibile exception of the architecturual abortion planned for Melrose...

Apr 27, 2012

It sure looks like someone had a good time last night. I walked up to Broadway about an hour ago, and on my way back, at the corner of Pike & Harvard, I passed about 30 Amyl Nitrate cartridges laying on the sidewalk. It looks like Mayor McGinn’s Nightlife Initiative is finally starting to pay...

Apr 12, 2012

The day after it was announced that Melrose & Pine would be razed and turned into Kirkland, complete with ample parking for car-dependent residents, I made it a point to get some updated shots. I hung out at Bauhaus for a bit, and then I walked to the next block for a few dozen shots of that corner as well. I don’t think I mentioned it in my last...

Apr 6, 2012

I love Pike/Pine. It’s the heart of urban Seattle. It’s the only neighborhood that, at least in my opinion, is equally part of Downtown, First Hill, and Capitol Hill. As someone who lives on the western edge of the neighborhood, it is where I spend probably the majority of my life. This is why today, I sit here, heartbroken. According to the...

Mar 3, 2012

The demolition of the Pine Street eyesore is on its way down, soon to make room for yet another hipster habitrail. Yay?

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Jul 23, 2011

I just got back from the Capitol Hill Block Party environs. I wish I could say that I had a pleasant experience, but drama seems to follow me everywhere. I may expound on this later, but I’m trying a new technique where I cool off for 12 hours before firing up my text editor and offending everyone with yet another angry rant. Anyway, after crossing...

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Jul 14, 2011

The Capitol Hill Block Party is still a week away, but it already managed to entertain me. “How?”, you might ask? Well, I’ll tell you. Today, I pulled up the FAQ on the party’s website, and I struck pure comedy gold. Check it out: How do I get there? The Block Party is easy to get to via foot, bicycle or bus (http://metro.kingcounty.gov). Parking...

Jul 11, 2011

Today, I had a few things to take care of on The Hill and I rolled my camera for the majority of the trip. I obviously didn’t ride over the entire hill, but I covered most of the Pike/Pine and Broadway sections. I got the clanking sound issue worked out and I also experimented with looking left and right to capture some of the sidewalk action. Anyway, for...

Jun 30, 2011

It’s paid parking at full automobile rates, but at least drivers won’t knock your bike over simply because you had the audacity to park legally. “Hey, move that thing! My car goes there!” It hasn’t been painted yet, but it looks like a cycle space is coming to Pike & Bellevue in the very near future. These are the only...

Jun 22, 2011

Wanna know how I know? Check it out … they invented this completely new concept where they throw tennis shoes over a telephone wire. I know, right? Upper-middle-class white folks with pet-friendly studios and a parking space for their Prius be representin’ the 206, yo’. Before you know it, ghetto youth across the nation will catch on to this...