SEATTLE - Seattle's south Lake Union trolley is now in service, making its maiden run Wednesday between the downtown retail core and the developing area where the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center is located. The 1.3 mile line has 11 stops where the streetcar passes every 15 minutes.

By Mike Lindblom, Seattle Times Dec. 10--On the brink of an economic boom, Seattle businessmen promoted a streetcar line along Westlake Avenue, where they dreamed the tracks would spark more business and home construction. The year was 1890.

By Sandi Doughton and Kristi Heim, Seattle Times Nov. 26--For people seeking money and moral support in the battle against diseases of the poor, an annual trip to the Swiss city of Geneva, home of the World Health Organization, was once considered mandatory.

By Warren Cornwall, The Seattle Times Feb. 13--When the news broke last year that Swedish Medical Center had been accidentally flushing sewage into Lake Union for years, there was concern that it might have taken a toll on the health of the lake.