Last Sears in WA (one of the last anywhere) closing; Lake Union streetcar lives for now; Amazon joins Musk in trying to kill federal Labor Board; the MAGA cult as a study in target marketing.

Century Ballroom closing sometime in ’25; Anheuser-Busch closing Elysian’s Georgetown brewery; Harrell announces expanded downtown ‘activation teams;’ Seattle Storm coaches accused of ‘player mistreatment.’

How to drink (moderately) through a birthday; Councilmember Tanya Woo wants no-protest zones around politicians’ homes; a robotic salad shop’s opening on Capitol Hill; Fall City teen charged with killing five people.

Documentary on ex-UW coach Don James; tech mogul insists he didn’t know he’d funded white supremacists; Amazon sued over illegal non-compete employment clauses; Microsoft’s AI boss splits to join OpenAI.

Grand Illusion Cinema needs a new home; Sara Nelson says she wants to save Seattle Channel; woman killed in W. Seattle shooting was an ex-doctor and Jan. 6 riot participant; who vandalized Bellevue’s Pride mural?

Microsoft vet buys naming rights to a giant space telescope; saving the Seattle Channel from Harrell’s budget axe; Asylum-seekers’ Kent encampment swept; the ‘special kind of futility’ known by Mariners fans.

Paul Constant sez WA needs a new flag—and name; Dave Upthegrove survives recount for state lands commissioner; things to see and do near new light-rail stops; Boeing stock price plunges.

Lynnwood Link light rail’s smashing debut; muni-court judge fights back against Ann Davison’s tactics; King County fentanyl ODs down this year; old-ferry towing try scuttled, crew detained by feds.

Dow Constantine’s plan to redo King County’s downtown campus; family of Titan submersible victim seeks $50 million; updated vote totals bring no real changes; beginning of the end for the current City Council?

Mariners’ ‘blue screen of death’ stunt on ‘Microsoft Night;’ electricians’ strike ends, janitors’ strike might start; Boeing likely won’t see federal charges over crashes; Ferguson warns of a ‘close race’ for governor this year.

Old Tacoma anarchist mag unearthed; City Council delays votes on gig-worker wages, defunding Equitable Development Initiative; Melinda French Gates vows $1 billion to help women and families; T-Mobile buys another rival.

Documentary about Seattle’s favorite old beer ads premieres at SIFF; SPD officer censured after racial slur; protest encampment at UW gathers more support; two longtime WA wineries will be locally-owned again.

Tessa Hulls graphic novel ‘Feeding Ghosts’ praised as an all-time great; SDOT paints over words on pro-ceasefire street mural; Boeing ‘bleeding cash;’ WA GOP convention delegates ‘not into democracy.’

Satirical ‘activist’ site says only the rich would benefit from capital gains tax-cut initiative; police kill suspect at Tukwila hotel; dental-clinic chain coming to town; did Boeing’s problems start when its HQ left Seattle?

Big arts space coming to a former big-box store; Comprehensive Plan had great ideas before Harrell neutered it; whistleblower says Boeing should ground all 787s; learning (for a fee) how to make awful AI e-books.