Shiwani's new site. Also, checkout the archive of the live chat re: the Jindal article.

Quoted: Shiwani, a Jersey girl by birth (and at heart), is a Seattle-based freelance writer, editor, and Web producer whose work has appeared on MSN, The Root, and The Examiner online. She worked as a Web producer for MSN City Guides and the Slate Magazine group, and as an assistant editor at Oxford University Press.

This is the goat-rental company (rent a ruminant) that the city hired to clear the brush adjacent to the dog park. See my previous Fave for details. Here is the info if you want to hire a herd for your own purposes:

Quoted: Minimum herd size is 60 goats and 3 days.
The area must be at least 8,000 square feet and have access for a 40 foot truck and trailer.
Tammy lives in her truck on-site and 24-hour access to a bathroom (or Port-A-Potty) must be provided.
60 goats can eat about 1/4 acre (10,000 sq feet) in about 3-5 days.

I saw about 60 goats next to the dog park on my way to work (in urban Seattle between Capitol Hill and downtown). They're there to clear the brush.

Quoted: On my walk downtown this morning, I noticed a heard of goats making short work of the overgrown hillside along I-5, oblivious to the rush hour traffic yards away. The dogs at the park noticed too. One dog’s visit, in fact, had to be cut short, when he tried to jump the fence to reach the greedily grazing goats. (Like he would have known what to do with them if he did manage to make it over the fence.)

It's fun to use Twitter to see people's first reactions to this scene:
http://search.twitter.com/search?q=seattle+goats

Nice to see the emergence of RRS this season and his optimism for next season.

Quoted: I know it sucks that we haven’t done well this year. It’s been tough for everyone. Ignore the negativity you read! There are some great guys in this locker room and we’re gonna have a youth revolution and be strong next year!

We used TripHub for a group ski trip last year. I though the concept was good but the execution was a bit lacking. And, as with many consumer Web plays, it takes a lot of work (and luck) to reach critical mass and positive cash flow before funding runs out.

Quoted: TripHub, a Seattle-based group oriented travel site, has closed its doors. We originally covered the company’s beta launch in September 2006, when we described it as a good way to help compile and centralize information for a group trip, but questioned if it was viable as a standalone business, especially against other players in the travel space like Yahoo Travel.

Late night unhealthy food that hits the spot. They're open till 2:30 am.

Quoted: The "battered and fried" section includes $5.50 catfish, $7 lingcod and albacore tuna, $4 smelt, $8 sturgeon and $9 halibut. My favorite was the sturgeon, which walloped the halibut on taste and texture. All come with fried preserved lemon, a garnish so good I could eat a full order of it. The fish comes ready to travel on two skewers with a respectable helping of cabbage slaw and a sauce.

I'm normally not a cocktail person, but I enjoyed the well made and creative drinks here. Atmosphere is very nice, too.

Quoted: The MS Bike Tour is the largest organized cycling event in the United States, raising millions to fight multiple sclerosis.

Quoted: The Inc. 5,000 -- that's right they expanded the list from 500 -- was released today showcasing the fastest-growing privately held companies in the country.
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You can scan the list of the top 50 Seattle-area companies here, with Bellevue's Revel Consulting getting the top spot locally on the list at number 48. It posted revenue growth of more than 3,000 percent.