February 2008
Top Doctors 2019: Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery
Part of the 19th annual list of the region's best physicians
This article appears in print in the April 2019 issue, as part of the Top Doctors cover story. Click here to subscribe. Gabriel S. Aldea, M.D., minimally invasive cardiac surgery, vascular and thoracic aortic surgery, heart valve surgery; University of Washington Medical Center, Cardiothoracic Surgery, 1959 NE Pacific St., Seattle, 206.598.3636; University of Washington Medical Center; Columbia University, Vagelos College…
Seattle Finally Gets Its NHL Team and a Revamped Arena
Knute Berger takes a look back on how KeyArena got to this point
Fifty-six years on, “Paul’s Paraboloid”—otherwise known as KeyArena and formerly known as the Coliseum—is going to be reborn as a shelter for the city’s own, brand-new National Hockey League hockey franchise. On Dec. 4, the NHL announced the approval of an expansion franchise in Seattle for the 2021-22 season, citing the city’s thriving market and…
Top Doctors 2019: Nuclear Medicine
Part of our 19th annual list of the region's best physicians
This article appears in print in the April 2019 issue, as part of the Top Doctors cover story. Click here to subscribe. David H. Lewis, M.D., bone imaging, cardiac imaging, CT scan; Nuclear Medicine at Harborview, 325 Ninth Ave., Seattle, 206.744.3492; Harborview Medical Center; Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, 1985 Hubert J. Vesselle, M.D., Ph.D., PET/CT imaging, CT scan,…
2018 Year in Review: Seattle Civility on Trial
It's been a year full of scandals
This article appears in print in the December 2018 issue, as part of the Year in Review feature. Click here to subscribe. Former Mayor Ed Murray was just the first in a march of disgrace… Boys Behaving Badly #MeToo, the hashtag that became the rallying cry against sexual harassment and sexual assault, began generating meaningful conversations around sexual misconduct—which,…
2018 Year in Review: Seattle Environment News by the Numbers
We banned straws, made tree cutters pay and sweated through another smoky, hot summer in Seattle
This article appears in print in the December 2018 issue, as part of the Year in Review feature. Click here to subscribe. Zero The amount of treated or untreated gallons of vessel sewage now allowed in Puget Sound; the waters were designated a “no dump zone” by the Washington State Department of Ecology in May. 1,429 The number of…
2018 Year in Review: The Waffling Ways of Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan
From signing the head tax into law, and then signing its repeal weeks later, to wavering on the new police chief search, our mayor just couldn't make up her mind
This article appears in print in the December 2018 issue, as part of the Year in Review feature. Click here to subscribe. Off with its headIn a series of moves that manages to anger most of the city, Mayor Jenny Durkan signs into law a head tax on large Seattle companies passed by the Seattle City Council—then signs the…
Will Congestion Pricing Help Seattle’s Traffic Mess?
The ‘period of maximum constraint’ is just around the corner, and even when it’s over, traffic downtown is likely to be worse than it is today. Can we toll our way out of this mess?
STOPPED UP: Today, traffic barely moves through downtown on Fifth Avenue during rush hour. Could congestion pricing help?
2018 Year in Review: Seattle Big Businesses Make Power Moves
Amazon, Starbucks, Boeing, REI and Costco are keeping busy
This article appears in print in the December 2018 issue, as part of the Year in Review feature. Click here to subscribe. Push BackAmazon, Starbucks and other companies outspend proponents of the head tax 2 to 1 (while complaining about how much it would cost to pay it). Beta TestingStarbucks tries out a pilot program for cashless stores at…
