David Brewster founded Crosscut. He is now the director of Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum.
John Silber, the bad-boy former president of Boston University, has a new screed out, a book entitled Architecture of the Absurd. It's an attack on the excesses of ego-crazy architects, who put up buildings that don't work, cost too much, defy engineering prudence, and set new records in the Exhibit
Boeing's stock has dropped from a high of $107 in early October to just under $90 in its closing Friday. A survey of financial experts [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/24/business/24values.html?_r=1&ref=business&oref=slogin], looking at the company's promising longterm prospects, thinks that dip make
I'll be interviewing Tom Brokaw on stage at Town Hall this evening, talking about his new book, Boom: Voices of the Sixties. We'll also talk about media with the former anchor of NBC Nightly News. Brokaw, who has a large ranch in Montana, is also something of a Northwest resident now. I'll hope to s
Seattle Symphony conductor and music director Gerard Schwarz broke his left leg and ankle last Thursday in a skiing accident. He faces surgery later this week, the SSO reports, with full recovery expected. In fact, the athletic Schwarz was conducting a recording session this morning, seated. He retu
Amazon and Vulcan are ensnared in a familiar mayor-City Council tussle over developer concessions. One way to resolve these problems would be to enlarge South Lake Union and the University District into a large, vibrant, research-based area with its own distinctive flavor and zoning rules.
