Stories for Jan. 3, 2008

Seattle Opera: looking ahead

Thu, Jan 3, 3 p.m.

In announcing its 2008-09 season Seattle Opera is upping the ante and showing some possible aspects of what the company will be like after Speight Jenkins retires.

You never know which Jersey Boy is going to be which at the 5th Avenue

Thu, Jan 3, 1 p.m.

By Greg Palmer

Professional shows have understudies, sometimes great ones, and that's how we got Shirley MacLaine. But they're making a practice of it with the run of the Tony-winning Jersey Boys road production.

Heads up, Seattle: St. Paul waterfront dreams flame out

Thu, Jan 3, 10 a.m.

By David Brewster

Seattle has been tying itself into knots over its central waterfront, hoping to dynamite an ugly Viaduct and replace it with parks, condos, and upscale retail. Plans came crashing down last March, when voters nixed both a new Viaduct and a tunnel scheme. All the parties are now closeted in quiet stakeholder negotiations to try to make it work again. Now comes a cautionary tale from St. Paul, Minnesota. Big dreams for a waterfront redevelopment have just come crashing down.

Score one for Googie

Thu, Jan 3, 7 a.m.

By Knute Berger

While three charming old Capitol Hill buildings are sentenced to be razed by Sound Transit, two modern buildings get approval from the Seattle landmarks board: a sleek International-style office building and a quirky Ballard diner.

Seattle's transportation malaise is nothing special

Thu, Jan 3, 5 a.m.

By Margaret Pugh O’Mara

Seattle perversely prides itself on its transportation stalemates, as if they're part of our brand. Alas, thinking locally, defying regional scale, and torpedoing big governmental projects is a grand American tradition, widely shared.

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