Seattle Post-Intelligencer back issues from February 2008:
BALLARD CONDO CONVERSION DEAL FALLS THROUGH.(News)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: AMY ROLPH P-I reporter The Lock Vista Apartments in Ballard will not be converted into condos - at least for now - owners told tenants Friday. The affordable-housing complex in Ballard was slated to be sold to a condo-developer this year, but the sale fell ...
ROMANCE IS IN THE AIR AT SSO CONCERT.(Life and Arts)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: PHILIPPA KIRALYSpecial to the P-I In 1911, Debussy wrote the music for a play on St. Sebastian, replete with mysticism, paganism, eroticism, religious visions and an execution by arrow. The play was a disaster, but a colleague of Debussy's later formed some of the ...
THURSDAY'S FOUR-BAND ONSLAUGHT AT NEUMO'S FELT LIKE THE '70S.(Life and Arts)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: ROSS SIMONINISpecial to the P-I For a while now, new rock bands have become increasingly fascinated by the 1970s, and Thursday's four-band onslaught at Neumo's could've been aptly tagged as "a stroll through the drugged out flamboyance of the me-decade." A ...
WASHINGTON DOLLARS FLOW TO CANDIDATES, ESPECIALLY OBAMA.(News)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: DANIEL LATHROP P-I reporter Washingtonians donated more than $2 million to presidential candidates during the closing three months of 2007, with about a third of that going to Sen. Barack Obama in his campaign for the Democratic nomination. The Illinois ...
CORRECTIONS / CLARIFICATIONS.(News)(Correction notice)
Feb 01, 2008 ... A photograph on Page C1 of Thursday's Life and Arts section showed Seattle entrepreneurs Krisha CatZen, ...
'FAUXBEAUX' FINDS RIDING THE RAILS IS STILL AN ESCAPE, BUT IT JUST AIN'T WHAT IT USED TO BE.(Whats_Happening)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: JOHN MARSHALLP-I book critic The belief is ingrained in the American psyche: Those who ride the rails for free, hobo-style, are liberated from the mundane concerns that rule regular lives. The way they ignore workaday convention is both a rebuke to the rest of us and ...
AUTHOR'S SECOND MEMOIR EXAMINES THE HOME THAT HAUNTED HER.(Whats_Happening)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Jennifer Finney Boylan created a sensation in 2003 with her first memoir, "She's Not There," that tracked her transformation from a man to a woman through a sex-change operation. That best-seller was touted as the first memoir written by a transgender American. Boylan's second ...
NORTHWEST BOOKSHELF.(Whats_Happening)
Feb 01, 2008 ... FIREFLY LANE: Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's Press, 479 pages, $23.95. The best-selling author of women's fiction, who lives on Bainbridge Island, pens a powerfully evocative novel about two unlikely girlfriends and what they go through in subsequent decades. THE ONE-STRAND RIVER: ...
READINGS / SIGNINGS.(Whats_Happening)
Feb 01, 2008 ... A check mark indicates a recommendation by the P-I's John Marshall. All events are free unless otherwise noted. FRIDAY, FEB. 1 GEN KHEDRUB: 6:30 p.m. The Seattle author talks about his book "Introduction to Buddhism: An Explanation of the Buddhist Way of Life by ...
FRENCH ORGANIST OLIVIER LATRY MAKES HIS SEATTLE DEBUT AT ST. JAMES CATHEDRAL.(Whats_Happening)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: R.M. CAMPBELLP-I music critic St. James Cathedral often showcases the work of French composers, especially those who wrote for the organ. So it is no surprise that Olivier Latry, titular organist at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, and a leading force in that world, ...
CELLIST IS LEAVING SSO FOR A SOLO CAREER.(Whats_Happening)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Joshua Roman, principal cellist of the Seattle Symphony for the past two seasons, is leaving the orchestra in July to pursue a solo career. Since his arrival in Seattle, at the age of 22, he has made an extraordinary impression on the city's musical life, giving recitals, ...
VISIT CHINESE CUISINE FOR THE FOOD, STAY FOR THE VIEW(S).(Whats_Happening)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: LESLIE KELLYSpecial to the P-I I probably had walked past Pike Place Chinese Cuisine hundreds of times before my daughter suggested we go in and try it. Now it's one of our favorite lunch spots in the Market. This skinny little dining room on the mezzanine ...
CIDER TAKES CENTER STAGE AT BRASA'S FOUR-COURSE DINNER.(Whats_Happening)
Feb 01, 2008 ... The Northwest is famous for its apples. Now it's time we got some love for our cider. Brasa restaurant (2107 Third Ave.) will host a four-course dinner with the Northwest Cider Society at 7 p.m. Thursday. The meal will feature ciders from several local operations, as well as a ...
HENRY STRUGGLES TO SEPARATE FROM THE PACK UW'S ART MUSEUM HAS ALWAYS LACKED MONEY, SO ITS NEW DIRECTOR MUST MAKE IT UNIQUE.(Whats_Happening)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: REGINA HACKETTP-I art critic Seventy-five years ago, Horace C. Henry gave the University of Washington an art museum that is once again at a turning point, with a new director in the wings and a need to distinguish itself from the pack. Henry anticipated ...
IT'S COMFORT FOOD FROM THE GREAT WHITE NORTH.(Whats_Happening)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: LESLIE KELLYSpecial to the P-I Zayda Buddy's is such a cutie pie. This tasty tribute to Minnesota's culinary "treasures" is one man's remedy for a case of the homesick blues. Joel Radin grew up in St. Cloud, and the super casual Buddy's - named after his ...
THREE PLAYS EXAMINE FRIENDS, LOVERS AND POWER GRUBBERS.(Whats_Happening)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Romantic circumstances conditioned by social circumstances are examined in three productions that open during the coming week: "By the Waters of Babylon" at the Seattle Repertory Theatre, Seattle Public Theatre's "Three Days of Rain" and "As You Like It" at Taproot Theatre. ...
CRUSH.(Whats_Happening)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Who besides Jason Wilson of Crush (2319 E. Madison St.) would have thought to fill pasta envelopes with roasted carrots and then combine them with the ...
LOOKING FOR A LITTLE ADVENTURE? JOIN ALICE AND HER FRIENDS IN A WONDERLAND.(Whats_Happening)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: DOREE ARMSTRONGSpecial to the P-I Starting Saturday, children can go down the rabbit hole just as Alice did in Lewis Carroll's classic "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland," and experience the wonders of childhood imagination run amok. The interactive ...
FESTIVAL OFFERS AN AMBITIOUS RETROSPECTIVE FROM FINLAND'S YOUNG POSTWAR MAVERICKS.(Whats_Happening)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: WILLIAM ARNOLDP-I movie critic In the minds of most American moviegoers, Finland is a blank spot on the map. We know of the great filmmaking traditions of Sweden and Denmark, and to a lesser extent of Norway. But, with only a few exceptions, Finnish cinema remains ...
LIFELESS 'OVER HER DEAD BODY' LOOKS LIKE A REHEATED TV SITCOM.(Whats_Happening)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: SEAN AXMAKERSpecial to the P-I A stumbling romantic lark about a bubbly psychic who throws down with the shrill ghost of her boyfriend's former fiancee, "Over Her Dead Body" is a stiff of a supernatural comedy. Lake Bell is a sunny medium and part-time ...
ALSO OPENING.(Whats_Happening)
Feb 01, 2008 ... NANKING A handsome documentary on a brutal subject, "Nanking" delves into the 1937 Japanese invasion of China and the atrocities committed in the attack upon and occupation of Nanking - then the (largely undefended) capital of China. Directors Bill Guttentag and Dan Sturman ...
COUNT YOURSELF SO-O-O LUCKY IF YOU SCORED A TICKET TO THE JONAS BROTHERS.(Whats_Happening)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: GENE STOUTP-I pop music critic "Hey, Jonas Brothers!! I love you guys so-o-o much!! You're all adorably cute and talented!" reads a posting from a fan named Jamie on jonasbrothers.com. It's typical of other comments on the trio's Web site - ground zero ...
BUTTROCK SUITES.(Whats_Happening)
Feb 01, 2008 ... WHAT: A dance/ performance-art company that combines choreography and live music in a salute to "butt rock," the flamboyant, hard-rock genre (also called "hair metal") typified by such bands as The Scorpions, Quiet Riot, Def Leppard, Whitesnake, Skid Row and Iron Maiden. SOUND: ...
ACTRESSES STUFF THEIR PANTS TO TAKE ON THE ROLES OF HUNKY MEATHEADS 'MATT AND BEN'.(Whats_Happening)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: JOE ADCOCKP-I theater critic To help in creating the role of Ben, Brenda Joyner favors one sock, bunched up. Matt is more of a neatnik, according to Felisa Smithson. So she uses two of her own socks, neatly folded. "And ironed," Joyner snorts. "That would be ...
'SPIN ROOM' GETS YOUR HEAD, WELL, SPINNING.(News)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: DAVID HORSEYP-I COLUMNIST SIMI VALLEY, Calif. -- My meandering trail through the West finally merged with the presidential campaign express lanes here in California. I arrived in Los Angeles just as all the remaining candidates swooped into town for the final debates ...
TOP AL-QAIDA COMMANDER IS KILLED IN U.S. AIRSTRIKE.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... PAKISTAN -- A missile from a U.S. Predator drone struck a suspected terrorist safe house in Pakistan and killed a top al-Qaida commander believed responsible for a brazen bomb attack during a visit last year by Vice President Dick Cheney to Afghanistan, a U.S. official said Thursday. ...
PROGRAM KEEPS FARMERS ON THEIR LAND.(Editorial)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: RANDY UHRICH GUEST COLUMNIST The P-I's Jan. 18 editorial, "Farm Bill: A cry for reform," indicated a poor understanding of what is happening in rural America. I am fortunate to be a fourth-generation wheat farmer in Douglas County. Having grown up with ...
SOLUTION TO HEALTH CARE CRISIS NEEDS SHOT OF ECONOMIC REALITY.(Editorial)(Column)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: ROGER STARKGUEST COLUMNIST Our country faces some very serious financial problems in the coming years. The largest is the funding of health care previously promised and the funding of the proposed expansion of the recipient base to include the underinsured and the ...
LET IT BE, PAUL TELLS RUMORMONGERS -OR- I'M FINE, PAUL TELLS FANS.(Life and Arts)(PEOPLE)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Paul McCartney wants the world to know that he is in good health. McCartney said recent media reports that he had heart surgery last year are "entirely untrue." "People are ringing and texting me saying, 'Are you OK?'" he writes in a Jan. 17 posting on his Web site ....
SOME PAIN SUFFERERS FINALLY GETTING HELP.(News)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: CHERIE BLACK P-I reporter The constant pain began soon after she underwent surgery in 2001. The aches radiated through her neck and shoulders and, depending on the day, would throb persistently or burn uncontrollably. The first doctor she saw diagnosed ...
STATE WANTS TO BUILD NEW BRIDGE PONTOONS EARLY UP TO 44 WOULD BE COMPLETED YEARS BEFORE NEW SPAN.(News)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: DEBERA CARLTON HARRELLP-I reporter When it comes to finding a replacement for the Evergreen Point Bridge, everyone agrees on one thing: It should float. While a mediation group continues to debate the design for Seattle's end of state Route 520, the state ...
AVERAGE PROPERTY TAX IS UP $184 IN SEATTLE VOTERS SAID YES TO BOOSTS FOR SCHOOLS, PARKS, OTHER SERVICES.(News)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: BRIAN SLODYSKOP-I reporter The average homeowner in Seattle will see a $184 property tax increase in 2008 largely because of voters' strong support last year for schools, parks and emergency services. "The basic ingredients overall were voted," King County ...
REGIONAL NEWS.(Business)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Full-service Marriott hotel is coming to Bellevue HEI Hotels & Resorts, of Norwalk, Conn., said it has bought 1 acre of land in Bellevue and will break ground on a 378-room Marriott hotel by midyear. Located at the northeast corner of Northeast Second Place and 110th Avenue ...
4TH-QUARTER PROFIT IS OFF 33% AT SAFECO AND 7.7% AT GETTY.(Business)(Financial report)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: P-I STAFF AND NEWS SERVICES Seattle-based insurer Safeco Corp. said Thursday that fourth-quarter profit fell 33 percent on losses from the October wildfires in California and the rising cost of auto accidents. Net income fell to $144.5 million, or $1.56 a ...
REGIONAL NEWS.(Business)
Feb 01, 2008 ... GlobalScholar raises $27 million in venture capital In one of the largest venture capital deals in the state so far this year, Bellevue's GlobalScholar.com has raised $27 million. The money - provided by Ignition Partners, Knowledge Universe and former drugstore.com ...
IT'S BONUS TIME AT BOEING NEARLY 47,000 IN AREA WILL GET UP TO THREE WEEKS' EXTRA PAY.(Business)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: JAMES WALLACEP-I aerospace reporter Nearly 47,000 Boeing Co. employees in the Puget Sound area will receive up to three weeks' extra pay this month. That could amount to about $5,000 for a Boeing engineer eligible for the full bonus. The payout ...
ADVICE ABOUT 'PART-TIME' STARTUPS.(Business)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: SUSAN SCHRETERCOLUMNIST Q: I am planning to retire in 18 months and want to pursue my furniture-making hobby as a part-time business. I know all about securing supplies and feel pretty confident about pricing, advertising and selling on eBay. My wife thinks I won't ...
WESTERN CIVILIZATION IS A GOOD IDEA.(Editorial)(Column)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: AMY GOODMAN SYNDICATED COLUMNIST Attorney General Michael Mukasey sipped his water nervously. It was the first time he was testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee since his controversial confirmation. At issue then and now: torture. Does he consider ...
DENVER CONVENTION LIKELY TO BE CORONATION.(Editorial)(Column)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: BONNIE ERBESYNDICATED COLUMNIST Contravening conventional wisdom once again, I take issue with this Associated Press report coming out of the Florida primary: "Hillary Rodham Clinton finished Tuesday's Florida Democratic primary with more votes than any ...
ABOVE SUSPICION.(Editorial)(Editorial)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Fighting drunken driving is a hard enough battle as it is because of the nature of the issue itself, of just how an intoxicated person ends up driving. Some merely miscalculate the effect the last drink would have while others are alcoholics and repeat offenders. Dealing with the problem ...
HOME INVESTING.(Editorial)(Editorial)
Feb 01, 2008 ... The subprime mortgage crisis coupled with rising home prices have done a number on our region, exposing some to the possibility of losing their homes. That the mortgage business needs to be overhauled is understood, as is the awful truth that many buyers overextended themselves. But the ...
IT IS THE LAW.(Editorial)(Editorial)
Feb 01, 2008 ... If Congress shared half the public concern about the moral and security dangers inherent in pursuing a permanent military adventure in Iraq, there would already be a firestorm over President Bush's latest anti-constitutional signing statement. As The Boston Globe revealed, one ...
LET IMPEACHMENT PROCESS BEGIN.(Editorial)(Column)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: RICHARD W. BEHANGUEST COLUMNIST "The War on Terrorism" is a facade. It was launched, we were told, to apprehend Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan and to effect regime change in Iraq. President Bush was handed opportunities to achieve each of those ...
PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS.(Editorial)(Letter to the editor)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 'Experienced Republican' leaves a shameful legacy I actually laughed out loud Wednesday when I read the letter from Beatrice Stein stating that if Barack Obama wins, he would be a one-term president due to his "lack of experience" and that, after four years, voters would be ...
READ THIS.(Life and Arts)
Feb 01, 2008 ... "THE RESERVE" Russell Banks. Harper/HarperCollins. 287 pages. $24.95. Russell Banks' new novel bears less resemblance to any of his gritty, visionary epics than it does to a B movie from the 1940s. Its two main characters are not his usual blue-collar workers, but a ...
LISTEN UP.(Life and Arts)
Feb 01, 2008 ... THAO NGUYEN WITH THE GET DOWN STAY DOWN "We Brave Bee Stings and All" (Kill Rock Stars) She toured Europe with Laura Veirs; she recorded "Bee Stings," her second album, with Tucker Martine; she even appeared on the KRS compilation "The Sound the Hare Heard." Yet, ...
DRINK UP.(Life and Arts)
Feb 01, 2008 ... VANILLA CARAMEL TRUFFLE LATTE Serves: 2 2 cups 1 percent milk 1 cup water 2 cinnamon sticks 3 Lipton Premium Pyramid Vanilla Caramel Truffle tea bags 3 teaspoons sugar ...
WATCH THIS.(Life and Arts)
Feb 01, 2008 ... "MELISSA" 150 minutes. Not rated. The 1974 British mystery throws so many unlikely plot twists at us that a few are bound to catch. With a good deal of "pip pip" dialogue, we meet Guy and Melissa, a middle-age couple, on the night of a party. Guy, a jobless ...
COOK IT.(Life and Arts)
Feb 01, 2008 ... TWO-CHEESE TORTILLA PIZZA Serves: 4 Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 15 minutes 4 whole-wheat tortillas (8-inch) 3 teaspoons olive oil 2 cans (14.5 ounces) diced tomatoes, drained 3/4 cup coarsely grated, ...
GAME ON.(Life and Arts)
Feb 01, 2008 ... "ENDLESS OCEAN" Rated: Everyone Platform: Wii (Nintendo) If you're looking for the kind of challenges offered up by the typical video game, you won't find them in "Endless Ocean," the newest odd-duck title to arrive on the Wii. The game doesn't require you to shoot ...
HOW TO ... SOCIAL NETWORK, AT WORK.(Life and Arts)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Online social networking is now commonplace in offices across the country. How do we navigate this new landscape, which builds business contacts and feeds friendships even as it creates a collision between the personal and the professional? Like company picnics or after-work ...
WHAT'S ONLINE.(Life and Arts)
Feb 01, 2008 ... HOME oldhouseweb.com This site is geared toward old houses, but the remodeling information and project ideas apply to any home. LIFESTYLE fatsecret.com This site's motto is "Don't diet alone" and there is a lot of support to be ...
ON THE TUBE.(Television)
Feb 01, 2008 ... "LARA CROFT: TOMB RAIDER" 7 p.m. TNT Having trouble sticking to your New Year's resolutions? Spend a few minutes with Angelina Jolie, wearing outfits that could only have been sprayed on. "FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS" 9 p.m. KING/5 The ...
RAT CITY ROLLER GIRLS GET READY TO RUMBLE RAIN OF TERROR TEAM SHARPENS ITS ELBOWS FOR ALL-DAY SMACKDOWN WITH REGIONAL COMERS.(Life and Arts)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: ATHIMA CHANSANCHAIP-I reporter They're not violent, really. It's just that their idea of a good time is knocking down other women to claim bragging rights as best roller derby team in the Pacific Northwest. Trust us, you don't want to get in ...
LOVE THE ONE YOU'RE WITH VALENTINE'S DAY ISN'T JUST FOR LOVERS IF YOU TAKE 'BE MINE' LITERALLY.(Life and Arts)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: DIANE MAPESCOLUMNIST REMEMBER WHEN Valentine's Day used to be simple? Your mom would pick up a 25-pack of cards with dogs and cats and cowboys mouthing sweetly silly sentiments and you'd systematically send one to every kid in your class. Back then, Feb. 14 was for ...
AGEE, REVISED:.(Life and Arts)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Although it won the Pulitzer Prize, "A Death in the Family" was not the novel James Agee intended it to be. University of Tennessee professor Michael Lafaro says, "It isn't the manuscript that he left when he died." More than two dozen chapters were eliminated, ...
ODE TO SAM:.(Life and Arts)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Accolades for Seattle's Olympic Sculpture Park continue to pour in. The latest is from Travel + Leisure magazine. A panel of seven jurors, including architect David Rockwell and Museum of Modern Art President Emerita Agnes Gund, named the Seattle Art Museum sculpture park the best cultural ...
PNB WILL OPEN ITS 2008-09 SEASON WITH TWYLA THARP PROGRAM.(Life and Arts)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: R.M. CAMPBELLP-I dance critic World premieres and local premieres dot the 2008-09 Pacific Northwest Ballet season announced Thursday. The season opens Sept. 25-Oct. 5 with an all-Twyla Tharp program including two world premieres, one set to music of ...
FEBRUARY'S SALVAGEABLE SWEEPS MONTH HAS SOME HIGHLIGHTS DESPITE THE WRITERS' STRIKE.(Television)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: TERRY MORROWThe Knoxville News Sentinel This February's TV ratings-sweep period, which began Thursday and contnues through Feb. 27, can be saved. Sure, we're almost three months into the writers' strike, and it's crippling scripted television and spitting ...
WOMAN DIES ON EASTSIDE:.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... A woman driving a Ford Explorer on state Route 202 between Redmond and Fall City died Thursday after her vehicle rolled into a ditch filled with water, the Washington State Patrol reported. Troopers believe the accident occurred around 12:10 p.m. near 264th Street Southeast, State Patrol ...
GOP'S PAUL STUMPS FOR VOTES HERE ABOUT 75 PEOPLE TURN OUT TO HEAR CANDIDATE'S SPEECH.(News)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: GREGORY ROBERTSP-I reporter Forget the bridge to the 21st century, or even the 20th century: Ron Paul wants to build a bridge to the 19th century. "We need a lot less taxes, a lot less regulation and sound money," Paul said Thursday in bringing his ...
UW MEETS FINANCIAL CAMPAIGN GOAL EARLY 'CREATING FUTURES' HITS $2.5 BILLION TARGET, KEEPS GOING.(News)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: AMY ROLPHP-I reporter With five months to go in an eight-year fundraising campaign, the University of Washington announced Thursday that it has met the goal - netting about $2.5 billion. The UW's "Creating Futures" campaign was started in 2000 with a $2 ...
KING COUNTY DEATHS.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... ALLEN: Patrick E., 64, of Brier, Jan. 26. ALLEN: Sharon L., 74, of Bothell, Jan. 24. BARNES: James M., 87, of Olympia, Jan. 19. BARNUM: Robert L., 82, of Lakewood, Jan. 26. BORRERO: Miguel R., 85, of Seattle, Jan. 24. BRANNAM: Robert ...
LOOK BACK.(Sports)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Feb. 1 1990: Quarterback Drew Bledsoe of Walla Walla High School, the P-I's 1989 state player of the year, told Washington State that he would accept a football scholarship. 1993: The Mariners hired 21-year major league veteran Ron Fairly to replace Ken Levine as the ...
ARRESTED COUGARS EYE-OPENING.(Sports)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: JIM MOOREP-I COLUMNIST THE LAST TIME I spoke to Commander Chris Tennant of the Pullman Police Department in March, I had called for details on the thief who stole 1,500 bras and panties from local laundry rooms. The guy took so many female undergarments ...