COVER STORY WRITTEN BY WILLIAM DIETRICH PHOTOGRAPHED BY BENJAMIN BENSCHNEIDER
ON THE COVER: As the dramatic "living room" of Seattle's new central library nears completion, a worker saws in a plastic-tarp "bubble" to control dust.

PLANT LIFE Living Roofs Alive with plants, green roofs take gardening and ecological good sense to new heights. ON FITNESS Oh, That Aching Back! It takes the whole body to stand up to back pain. NOW & THEN Live, at the Globe

TASTE Rite Of Spring Mint juleps are made of heritage and mixed with hospitality. NORTHWEST LIVING Classical Revival In University Park, a former boarding house is restored to its graceful origins. LETTERS Letters to the editor

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