COVER STORY WRITTEN BY JIM BRUNNER PHOTOGRAPHED BY BENJAMIN BENSCHNEIDER
ON THE COVER: The dreary, 41-year-old Seattle Municipal Building is wrapped in scaffolding as workers methodically dismantle it immediately next door to the city's long-awaited new City Hall, which opened in June.

PLANT LIFE Winter Clothing Conifers add texture, shape and shine to our wet winter gardens. ON FITNESS Pooling Resources An underwater treadmill helps focus effort on building form and strength. NOW & THEN The Waterfront Wait

TASTE A Storm Of Flavor Thai flavors can make vegetables stand out on the plate. NORTHWEST LIVING A Welcome Change A renovation in Wallingford fulfilled a grown-up dream.