Stories for March 29, 2011

Alvin Ailey show brings flashes of the past, and thoughts about the company's future

Tue, Mar 29, 2:32 p.m.

The dance troupe's signature piece, 'Revelations,' is in its 50th year and touring the country with great success. But to move forward, the company needs to broaden its repertoire.

Tunnel or no tunnel, this city needs a leadership makeover

Tue, Mar 29, 1:06 p.m.

By Roger Valdez

What we have is a City Council that's determined to replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct with a tunnel regardless of what voters say. The real focus should be on electing a different council.

Intiman's 'All My Sons' portrays a family split by the corrupting power of money

Tue, Mar 29, 12:48 p.m.

By Alice Kaderlan

Now set in Seattle's Central District instead of Ohio, this true story's moral is as powerful today as it was when it opened in 1947.

McGinn: Not such happy job-performance numbers

Tue, Mar 29, 12:22 p.m.

By Joe Copeland

An Elway poll of city voters says that his numbers are negative by a ratio of more than 2-to-1. Even tunnel opponents aren't giving him good marks overall.

The tyranny of the right, architecturally speaking

Tue, Mar 29, 2 a.m.

By Lawrence W. Cheek

The regimentation of the right angle is making Seattle's streetscape tedious. Curves may be more difficult and costly to build, but a little nonlinear thinking by designers can go a long way.

Can we make the shift to tolled express lanes?

Tue, Mar 29, 2 a.m.

By Douglas B. MacDonald

Two political problems this good idea faces: getting carpoolers to pay for express lanes, since they now ride free; and finding the political staying power to let an innovative idea prove itself.