Slog AM: We Love Wet Winters, Free Transit Please, Bye-Bye Seahawks

by Timothy KenneySeattle is horny for rain. Don't listen to the complaints. Keith Getter/Getty Images
A potential Viadoom (or, Viafuct if you're more into that) silver lining: The Alaskan Way Viaduct is closing forever on Friday and it feels like we’re getting ready for a traffic nightmare on par with the The Purge. But there may be a silver lining (maybe). Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant wants to make all bus and light rail services free for the duration of the shutdown to encour