Stories for Feb. 18, 2010

What will parks smoking ban actually accomplish?

Thu, Feb 18, 10:10 p.m.

The rule won't be enforced. Removing ashtrays will create more litter. And, isn't smoking a legal activity?

A hip-hop battle that's all about peace and love

Thu, Feb 18, 2:32 p.m.

Seattle's 206 Zulu, the local chapter of an international hip-hop organization, celebrates its sixth anniversary with power and style: break-dancing, deejaying, a graffiti-writing expo, and more.

A taste of Haiti, and some philanthropy too

Thu, Feb 18, 2 p.m.

By Hugo Kugiya

Eating on the Edge: Waid's Haitian Cuisine & Lounge, near Seattle University, serves Creole cuisine with French and African influences. The owner calls it the "house of love," saying he doesn't like for patrons to eat alone.

How schools can help save neighborhoods

Thu, Feb 18, 2 a.m.

By Knute Berger

Bringing back neighborhood schools, as Seattle is now doing after a long experiment with desegregation, is a great way to improve the city.

Asarco's unlikely boon to the environment

Thu, Feb 18, 2 a.m.

By Daniel Jack Chasan

State and federal officials were, at one point, looking at almost a complete loss of support from Asarco for projects to clean up contaminated sites. Then, a dramatic recovery of copper prices lead to benefits for Tacoma, Everett, and elsewhere in the state.