Stories for Aug. 1, 2008

Another change at the top for ACT Theatre

Fri, Aug 1, 3:31 p.m.

By David Brewster

Seattle's A Contemporary Theatre has just replaced its managing director, the veteran Seattle arts administrator Kevin Hughes, with his second-in-command, Carlo Scandiuzzi, whose title will be executive director. George Nunes is promoted to general manager.

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Sausage Links, bag fees and phone ban edition

Fri, Aug 1, 11:37 a.m.

By Clark Fredricksen

Plastic bag fees are so rive gauche. First, Seattle instated a 20-cent fee on disposable plastic bags. Then Portland decided to consider a similar idea. Now, the residents of Pullman say they want a bag fee, too. ...

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A bicoastal newspaper crisis

Fri, Aug 1, 11 a.m.

By Bill Richards

If the Seattle Times Co. can't sell its Maine subsidiary, the consequences could be severe — including closure of three of that state's biggest dailies and loan default for the parent company, according to newly filed legal documents. And while a deal might seem imminent, the Times Co. calls it "highly uncertain."

What she's wearing: crisp, white trousers

Fri, Aug 1, 9:56 a.m.

By Meredeth McMahon

This outfit is an example of picking the trends that work for me. Babydoll tops? Negative. Leggings? Negative. Wedge heel? Depends. White trousers. Definitely.

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Why shopping 'green' won't save the planet

Fri, Aug 1, 6:08 a.m.

By Knute Berger

Seattle's obsession with largely symbolic green measures (banning bottled water at City Hall and taxing plastic bags) and the current trend of marketing everything from hybrids to condos as "green" might actually do more harm than good.

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Seattle wades into the taxi tangle

Fri, Aug 1, 3 a.m.

By Jean Godden

Drivers, at considerable risk, have been telling the City Council how the industry really works. The City Council is now looking at making taxis greener, fairer to drivers, and better for customers.

Space tourism is nigh, but a new space age is not

Fri, Aug 1, 3 a.m.

By Robert Fortner

Four years after Paul Allen won the X Prize with SpaceShipOne, Virgin Galactic has unveiled WhiteKnightTwo, bringing space tourism closer to reality. But in terms of achievement and fundamental technologies, we're merely watching a glitzy remake of the 1960s with private funding.