There remain only hints of Seattle's scrappy, provincial heritage of fish, timber, and frontier commerce – of even the sonic and binary booms that propelled the modern city to greatness. Seattle no longer feels unique.
An expert gives his advice on how to reform zoos by doing the right thing for animals – beginning with a policy about elephants that many would oppose.
Since we last considered the subject, it turns out that bears have been on the prowl all over the world. Is it the donuts? And what do you do with a fat, dead bear? Those and other questions answered in this ursine update.
Headlined by Liliane Montevecchi, a Parisienne born for the part, the last show at its present location might be the best of ZinZanni's remarkable history. Here's the story of how circus, cabaret, and 1920s European sophistication came to find a flourishing home in Seattle.
Seattle puts on a Happy Face, but don't be fooled. There's often a subtext, or a "but," to go with that nice remark.
