Even those of us who enjoy the crisp, electric chill that our glacial summer weather provides (hi!), we've had it with fog, scarfs and sweaters in August. Thankfully, according to Weather Underground, we'll see a bit of a heatwave this week. San Francisco will see temperatures hitting the 80s this week, so, if you haven't already, you should perfect your sick voice and play hooky tomorrow. more ›

Over at the Slog--a mighty fine site, by the way--a reader writes in to ask/remind Seattle folk of the following: more ›