Lane pains
Lexuses? Lexi? The state Department of Transportation is making adjustments to the new HOT carpool toll lanes on I-405. Travel times have actually increased for the evening commute north of Bothell (Street Smarts, Page A3).
Among the potential fixes under consideration: actually limiting access on the so-called “Lexus Lanes” to Lexuses only.
The ones with cupholders, please: A developer has proposed building a 45,000 square-foot indoor sports complex in south Everett to host basketball and other tournaments. “Think of it as a Fred Meyer with acres of hardwood floors,” the developer said (Page A3).
If that means he’ll have those mini shopping carts for taking popcorn, hot dogs and soft drinks from the concession booth to the stands, count us in.
Don’t know much about history: On this day in 1889, the first coin-operated jukebox made its debut in San Francisco at a saloon (Today in History, Page B4).
The jukebox had to be unplugged, however, when some joker fed it full of quarters and had it repeatedly play Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up.”
—Jon Bauer, Herald staff
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