Misadventures in AI-generated e-tail product blurbs; Harrell imposes (almost) citywide hiring freeze, while most City Council Position 2 nominees pledge fealty to him; legislation would ban police from ‘hog-tying suspects.’

A Tacoma-based ‘Muslim Khmer’ artist’s provocative installations; ‘SNL’ makes a spoof Alaska Airlines ad; Sens. Murray & Cantwell describe a horrific post-‘Roe’ landscape; a beloved Seattle music-scene figure dies.

Auburn company’s historic role in donut making; the ‘former guy’ stays on WA Presidential ballot for now; winter mayhem continues to our north and south; light-rail maintenance disruption proves even more disruptive.

Comedian Pearl Lam takes on ‘reality’ TV in a one-woman show; more deadly winter-weather effects; Amazon buys a stake in several regional TV sports channels; ‘what happened to Seattle’s relationship with Boeing?’

K-Pop merch chain comes to town; Boeing names more production safeguards amid a second lawsuit; cold snap’s widespread damage to pipes and playfields; 50 African refugees refuse to return to Tukwila church tent encampment.

50 years since the Boldt Decision strengthened tribal fishing rights; frozen water pipes bursting all over; Ferguson asks feds to block big grocery merger; service and cynicism on MLK Day.

UW Huskies join Seahawks as (temporarily) coachless; precious works at Davidson Gallery burned; temp-Councilmember candidates down to eight; damn it’s cold!

An art installation for the dark season; lotsa folks wanna be a temp City Councilmember; SPD chief Diaz sued over sex and wage discrimination; we had a little snow with a chance for more.

Pete Carroll ‘kicked upstairs’ from Seahawk coaching job; bill in Olympia would limit rate hikes; workers at Boeing supplier warned bosses about 737 MAX 9 problems; hundreds more Amazon layoffs at Twitch, Prime Video.

What happened to an SPD officer found spying on his ex; Inslee says WA’s ‘the strongest state;’ still more fallout from 737 MAX 9 debacle; snow just might show up around here today, or tomorrow, just maybe.

PacSci exhibit extols women in STEM; Huskies fall short in national football title game; fallen ‘door plug’ from 737 MAX 9 found in a Portland back yard; beloved Tacoma bagel-shop owner killed in New Orleans.

Blown ‘door plug’ on an Alaska Airlines flight from Portland grounds 737 MAX 9 jets; Gaza protest blocks I-5 for five hours; the Legislature’s back in session; Huskies playing for respect (and a national football title).

A big weekend in these parts; more GOP Legislative priorities; Sawant bashes mainstream Dems one last time; will higher King Co. arts funding save local arts orgs?

Art installation juxtaposes items of the ancient and recent past; AI art banned from Dungeons & Dragons; reiterating why Bartell’s is really shrinking; what Seattle can learn from Cleveland (really!).

‘Ghosts of Belltown’ group show opens new art space; ‘Jewish Voices for Peace’ mach closes University Bridge; city drug-treatment program already near capacity; could the feds order Starbucks to reopen unionized-then-closed stores?