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3/21/23: POST-PEEP POSSIBILITIES
Mar 20th, 2023 by Clark Humphrey

What should the new owner do with the ex-Lusty Lady building?; Starbucks boss Howard Schultz retires (again); Amazon announced 9,000 more worldwide layoffs; Ballard woman dies in a shootout during an eviction.

3/15/23: RESTAGING HISTORY
Mar 14th, 2023 by Clark Humphrey

New plays address racial-justice struggles (here and elsewhere); downtown business leader sees signs of recovery; Meta/Facebook has another big round of layoffs; remembering the first modern bank failure to hit Seattle hard.

3/13/23: FROM QUINCY TO ‘LOUIE’
Mar 12th, 2023 by Clark Humphrey

New Peter Blecha book links ‘40s-‘50s Seattle R&B to ‘50s-‘60s Northwest garage rock; more on Rep. George Santos’ alleged link to an alleged Seattle ATM thief; 1st & Pike cherry trees to be replaced; Silicon Valley Bank crash’s local effects.

3/9/23: CRACKED MASON-RY?
Mar 8th, 2023 by Clark Humphrey

Painting credited to a NW master revealed as fake; another Idaho college caves to right-wing pressure, lotsa 737s still await modification at Moses Lake; Sonics legend Shawn Kemp arrested after drive-by shooting.

3/8/23: A HEROIC STRUGGLE
Mar 7th, 2023 by Clark Humphrey

‘Salish Geek’ artist fights for his life; Constantine wants to redevelop county-owned downtown blocks; ‘missing middle housing’ bill passes state House; should port commissioners care about social justice?

3/6/23: NOT-SO-HIDDEN FIGURES
Mar 5th, 2023 by Clark Humphrey

Spectacles (commercial and homemade) at Comic Con; hate notes stuck onto RV residences; local unemployed tech workers finding it hard to pick up new work; death of a Seahawks superfan.

2/24/23: DOLL PARTS
Feb 23rd, 2023 by Clark Humphrey

American Girl’s two new ‘1999 Seattle’ dolls; Mudede on what (really) makes a vibrant city (hint: it’s not upscale retail); one neighborhood that wants a light-rail station; serious snow could appear in Seattle this weekend.

2/23/23: DON’T CUDDLE THE ART
Feb 22nd, 2023 by Clark Humphrey

Textile and ‘soft art’ exhibits around town; more folks’ downtown revival ideas; Councilmember Dan Strauss will run for re-election; Steinbrueck Park’s totem poles (probably) aren’t going away forever.

2/21/23: AN INDIE ‘CHAIN’ STORE
Feb 20th, 2023 by Clark Humphrey

The simple beauty of ‘soul chains;’ social-housing initiative passes, now what?; federal judge says Starbucks can’t fire union organizers; should Alaska chinook-salmon fishing be banned to save the orcas?

2/17/23: CALLING COLLECT(IONS)
Feb 16th, 2023 by Clark Humphrey

Fun local, indie museums; ex-Boeing CEO’s investment startup suddenly closes; Tacoma LGBTQ ‘safe space’ store closes after ‘violent attacks;’ does anyone expect scientific accuracy in a Marvel movie?

2/15/23: HEY, I’M WALKIN’ HERE!
Feb 14th, 2023 by Clark Humphrey

Online map grades Seattle neighborhoods by ‘walkability;’ social housing measure leads in early returns; a big Boeing deal with Air India (which makes an even bigger deal with Airbus); do ‘crumb rubber’ sports fields cause cancer?

2/14/23: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ERNESTINE
Feb 13th, 2023 by Clark Humphrey

A jazz legend and other influential Black Seattleites of the past; down to the wire for social-housing initiative; could tech layoffs being another Seattle slump?; 777 almost crashes in Pacific.

2/13/23: TATTERED LIVES REMEMBERED
Feb 12th, 2023 by Clark Humphrey

Japanese American artists’ visions of past struggles; judge rejects suit by 737 MAX crash victims’ families; three teens’ destructive car chase; why we should look at struggles in other cities (and not just THAT one other city).

2/7/23: DOUBLY BITTER SCENES
Feb 6th, 2023 by Clark Humphrey

Traumatic local-theater moments on and off stage; Catholic hospitals grow while Catholic churches shrink; awaiting Microsoft’s next big AI announcement and wondering where this newest tech-hype will really lead.

2/6/23: SPEAKS FOR HIMSELF
Feb 5th, 2023 by Clark Humphrey

Airing a seldom-heard voice in the homeless crisis (that of an actual homeless person); works by local Black artists you can see (and some you can’t yet); FTC may sue Amazon; another hunger strike at the ICE jail in Tacoma.

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