The Seattle Times says these are shaping up to be the most intense La Niña conditions since 1955, which is ironic because the Eisenhower administration still seems more progressive than the Times editorial board. ZING! (No, we have fun.)

Typically, La Niña simply brings the wetness until about January, when we see more snow than usual. So you have some time to stock up on snow shovels, hot chocolate, and sleds. But there’s never been a better time to adopt-a-drain and make sure your street doesn’t flood.

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Back in June, the FDIC warned Shoreline Bank to find some more money, and they couldn’t, so Shoreline Bank was seized and sold on Friday. It had deposits of $100 million, which doesn’t seem bad for a three-branch bank. It was the tenth Washington bank to fail this year, and the 129th nationally. In other big money news, the office towers at The Bravern in Bellevue sold for $410 million, and the Seattle Bubble knows where you can pick up a 6,500-home planned development cheap.

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Now let’s turn to our neighborhoods. The Belltown Messenger is a) now online-only and b) a good place to read Ronald Holden’s restaurant coverage. Capitol Hill Seattle looked into restaurateur Linda Derschang’s stand on I-1100. CD News dug into the plans for the 12th Avenue streetcar barn. Eastlake Ave. has a story on funds for improving (but not eliminating the absurdity of) the intersection of Fairview Avenue North and East. Will Theo Chocolate win Green Business of the Year?

Mayor McGinn visited the Rainier Valley and got an earful. You can get another kind of earful on Rainier at A.R.S. Records, says Southend Seattle. “Bike thefts on the rise again on UW campus,” reported the U District Daily. Library and SHARE funding were two hot topics in Wallingford. Green Lake kids are born gardeners. Greenwood’s food bank funding is endangered. Fall is spider-time, reassured Maple Leaf Life, no invasion imminent. Discovery Park’s sewage treatment plant is getting upgrades.