Stories for May 15, 2008

Strange figure sighted at the City Council

Thu, May 15, 2:50 p.m.

Oddly enough for a public figure, but Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels is rather shy. And one place where he rarely shows his face is at City Hall, except around his top-floor offices. So it was big news when he suddenly showed up in City Council offices Thursday, working the corridor and greeting the councilmembers. "It made for a lot of buzz," said Tim Burgess, one councilmember who had been urging Hizzoner to "come on down."

The M's need a smarter management team

Thu, May 15, noon

By Ted Van Dyk

As the team continues to occupy the bottom of the standings, it's time to look at who's at the top — of the decision-making tree, that is.

Alaska blogger Celtic Diva's identity is revealed

Thu, May 15, 11 a.m.

By Lisa Brunette

I got in touch by e-mail with Celtic Diva, who found out this week that she's been selected by the Democratic National Convention Committee for a press credential at the August convention. She'll join a corps of bloggers representing the 50 states, three territories, and interestingly enough, U.S. ex-pats in Argentina.