Stories for April 18, 2008

Winter in late April

Fri, Apr 18, 3:53 p.m.

Up to a foot of snow could fall in the Cascade Mountains over the weekend. And some Snohomish County lowlands are already seeing flakes. This wacky blast of winter has ski areas cheering and farmers worried.

When Proust met Miss Bardahl

Fri, Apr 18, 2 p.m.

By Knute Berger

I happened to be down near Seward Park late Thursday morning. Weekdays are usually very quiet along Lake Washington, save on Thursdays when the model plane guys fly their buzzing aircraft over Andrews Bay. But today, I heard the unmistakable roar of the past, a familiar RUH-RHU-RHU-RHU of an old-time hydro. I could see the flying spray of a rooster tail and spotted KIRO's Chopper 7 hovering overhead. As I came around the corner to Stan Sayres pits, a crowd had gathered. There in all her glory was Miss Bardahl, the Green Dragon of hydroplane racing's glory years.

Seattle Process demystified: an introduction to neighborhood planning

Fri, Apr 18, 5 a.m.

By Peggy Sturdivant

Chapter 1: It's been almost a decade since 38 neighborhood plans were adopted by the City Council. The process is about to begin anew. Today Crosscut begins a series of articles looking at the bureaucracy and the process. Consider it a primer for you and your neighbors — and a call to action.

Remembering Ellen Craswell: She could have been a contender

Fri, Apr 18, 5 a.m.

By John Carlson

Tracing her history is a path through the drift of the local Republican Party, from Reaganite cost-cutting to Robertson Christian conservatism — a formula for defeat. Here's the little-known story of Craswell's personal pilgrimmage.

Attack of the giant 'Sewer Trestle'

Fri, Apr 18, 5 a.m.

By Knute Berger

This one could be clipped an pasted into the annals of cautious journalism. The Seattle Times has a dramatic photo of a bus crushed under the Arboretum aqueduct--the low footbridge over Lake Washington Blvd. The roof is caved in and adjacent to the wreck is a "Low Clearance" sign. The storyaccompanying the photograph says "the private charter bus apparently was too tall for a 9-foot underpass ..." Apparently? What's the alternative explanation? The bridge is alive and decided to squat down on a hapless bus? Or a frisky bus decided to leap up at the wrong instant and bumped it's head?

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Stories for April 18, 2008

Winter in late April

When Proust met Miss Bardahl

Seattle Process demystified: an introduction to neighborhood planning

Remembering Ellen Craswell: She could have been a contender

Attack of the giant 'Sewer Trestle'

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