I'm not terribly surprised, but it's still very sad. Bailey/Coy is one of this town's loveliest bookstores -- I always preferred it to the much larger Elliott Bay -- and it deserved a longer life.
The sagging economy leaves no business untouched, it seems, and my former employer is no exception. R.I.P., dining and entertainment coverage; it won't be the same without you, travel and recreation content. Pets articles, I think I'll miss you most of all.