All the rage
What's to blame for all the anger as cyclists, drivers, and citizens fight over their rights on the streets? Is it $4 gas? Young punks? Class warfare? Poor urban design? It's time to theorize.
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Stories for July 28, 2008
The good, the bad, and the vexing
Here are start-of-week cheers and Bronx cheers. First, the good stuff: Dave Niehaus in the Baseball Hall of Fame and justice at Fort Lawton.
READ MORE | COMMENT NOWWhat she's wearing: bold jewelry
Now that we are finally seeing the sun on a regular basis in Seattle, I try to find fun outfits to stay cool. I do default to tank top and shorts on occasion, but I get bored with that quickly, so I tend to add hats and accessories.
READ MORE | COMMENT NOWSausage Links, beer for thought edition
Is beer the sleeper issue of the 2008 election? The folks at FiveThirtyEight seem to think so. Apparently, Cindy McCain's company, Hensley & Co., is set to make at least a million bucks from InBev's takeover of Anheuser Busch — a merger which Sen. Barack Obama called a "shame" and which has already sparked some antitrust interest. ...
READ MORE | COMMENT NOWThe pet peeve
A number of bloggers have been looking into the Southern California habit of putting "the" in front of freeway numbers, as in "don't take The 5 because it's really backed up." People in other parts of California are alarmed at the spread of the habit throughout the state, and I've heard it creeping into Seattle jargon, as well.
READ MORE | COMMENT NOWFrom Whidbey to Seattle via ferry and rail
As a Whidbey Islander living in Langley, Wash., I won't be able to vote for the Sound Transit levy in November. But as somebody who uses mass transit whenever possible, I'm hoping it passes. I worked for Metro Transit three decades ago when voters turned down an important levy, one that could have changed the face of transportation in our region.
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You can fight City Hall
Of course, you might not win. Dennis Saxman, a self-described thorn in the side of Seattle officials, has just lost one battle involving the design review process — and he's launched another.
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