Stories for June 1, 2011

Arts without walls

Wed, Jun 1, 5:38 p.m.

The case for pop-up performances by a new kind of small, flexible companies. The economy, and audiences, may call for it.

How hospitals became today's cathedrals

Wed, Jun 1, 4:32 p.m.

By Anthony B. Robinson

The rise of "destination wellness centers," like Swedish's lavish new hospital in Issaquah, makes one despair of, among other things, ever getting health-care costs under control.

Seattle's tunnel quandary: not a perfect vote, but a vote

Wed, Jun 1, 2 a.m.

By Knute Berger

An August ballot measure on the tunnel might be messy, but it is meaningful. It'll either be a signal to "dig, baby, dig," or a plea to go back to the drawing board.

Spectacular questions: The paintings of Philip Govedare

Wed, Jun 1, 2 a.m.

By Judy Lightfoot

Vast, damaged landscapes of Eastern Washington and Utah pulse with light and color in the paintings of UW School of Art professor Philip Govedare. At Francine Seders Gallery in Greenwood through Sunday (June 5).

Emmert has chance to earn his higher-ed bucks

Wed, Jun 1, 2 a.m.

By Joe Copeland

The former University of Washington president is head of an organization that has to decide the athletic fate of one of the nation's top college-football programs. Ironically, the case involves Ohio State, which was the only public university paying a president more than what Emmert received at the UW.