If you usually read this site through one of our syndicated feeds, you might be missing out on a bunch of cool things going on on the right side of the page. Along with the prettification that happened with the site’s redesign, the past couple of weeks have brought some hot new functionality.

Starting today, you’ll notice a new link: . This is pretty self-explanatory. If you notice something that we should check-out, click that link, fill-in the short form, and we’ll see what we can do. Obviously, some terms and conditions apply, but it’s probably the easiest way for you to get in touch with us with story ideas.

Another recent addition to our collapsible sidebar is a panel listing upcoming events. Appropriately enough, all of that content comes from users of upcoming who post listings of things going on in Seattle. If you’re not already using Upcoming, it’s a nice way of keeping track of happenings. Once you’ve signed-up for an account, you can add events [#], invite your friends, and keep an eye on who else you might run into once you show up.

Finally, an old feature being used in a new way. Once upon a time, the pictures in the Metroblogging Seattle Group Pool [flickr] were magically turned into our header image. Now, those pictures live on the side of the page. If you see something interesting, awesome, stylish, pretty, or some combination of the above, snap a picture and send it our way by dropping it into the pool. The most recent pictures automatically show up on the site.

Anyway, have fun out there! We look forward to hearing from you.