The Weekend Wrap

Seattle had its first mayoral debate, hosted by the Seattle Chamber of Commerce. So far as debating goes, Mike McGinn won handily on points; Joe Mallahan tied, I think, with Admiral Stockdale. If you want a deep-bore tunnel like you might just die if you don't get it, McGinn's performance will have mattered little to you. But if you were looking for a hyper-competent business perspective, Mallahan made you wonder what goes on, exactly, over at T-Mobile. Here's the political wonk recap at Publicola. Joel Connelly takes a closer look at Mallahan's bona fides here.

Muggers have been working Green Lake, a story My Green Lake has been covering closely. This reminds me of my post reminding our mayoral candidates about rising crime city-wide.

CHS has an enjoyable profile of local chef-entrepreneur Becky Selengut. West Seattle Blog reminds you that it's harbor seal pup season and to watch for the little bundles of cute when casting for salmon.

We here at The SunBreak had a great first full week of existence. We talked to Melvin Van Peebles for over an hour, and with Grand Hallway's Tomo Nakayama, and Seth reported on a high school football game in Montesano, WA, to keep us from floating away on a hipster cloud.

Stat-wise, it was an equally remarkable first week for The SunBreak: 2,500 visits from 1,900 visitors for over 7,000 page views. That's good news for advertiser Central Cinema. Don't forget their Crazy About Swayze series--a double-feature of Dirty Dancing and Roadhouse--runs September 13-17.

The print P-I used to bring readers Don Asmussen's Bad Reporter comic on Saturdays. I miss it. Enjoy.