It is good that we have so many new restaurants and that many of them have outdoor eating areas on sidewalks and courtyards, but what caught our eye our story about these areas was the horror businessmen must go through to get a sidewalk caf/…MORE
Opinion
A streetcar not desired
Mon, 07/14/08
Streetcars are romantic to some, unnecessary to others, even considered menaces to some bicycle riders whose tires get trapped in grooves.
But suddenly at least one City Council member sees them in the city's future.
MOREStopping road ruts and rot
Mon, 07/07/08
Cutting down on our driving sometimes sounds even better when you think that less driving means fewer jarring lurches and artful swerving brought on by hitting or trying to avoid hitting the mass of potholes in our city.
There are streets…MORE
Metro Transit needs overhaul
Mon, 07/07/08
Metro Transit is sick and in need a total overhaul if it is to take on the ever more serious role of supplying the city and surrounding metropolis with efficient transportation.
Not only do too many buses not go the way people need to go,…MORE
Don't ax the retrofit so fast
Mon, 06/30/08
With a slight pause for details to an advisory committee, the state's department of transportation has said the Alaskan Way Viaduct must be torn down and replaced. It is not cost effective to fix it so it lasts another 25 years, says an…MORE
Make Macefield house a landmark
Mon, 06/23/08
Some people make their mark by just being who and what they are. Edith Macefield was that sort of person.
When she died on June 15, she was told about on newscasts and in newspapers around the world. "The Woman Who Wouldn't Sell" was the…MORE
