For the 50th anniversary, the Needle is going classic orange, but many color schemes were considered for the original Needle, from battleship gray to rainbow. And the original orange? It was probably a mistake.
Green Acre Radio: In Seattle's Magnuson Park, ecologists have turned runways into fully functioning wetlands. It's all in a day's work.
A Belgian waffle, a Dutch baby, scones: Who knew these would be so good?
These land-devouring, car-dependent malls were invented 60 years ago, with Seattle among the pioneers. Now they are in terminal decline. There was a better idea in Kansas City, but unfortunately it was eclipsed by our mania for malls.
With 10,000 baby boomers a day turning 65, that large cohort will have an impact on unemployment rates this fall, when it could matter in the election race, and for years to come. Update: New employment figures show little gain in overall jobs.
