New Seattle civic poet recounts decades in immigration-bureaucracy hell; sudden, massive federal health cuts hit home; city payroll-tax collections way down; we got rain and lightning but no tornados.

White Center as ‘new creative hotbed;’ county exec Constantine to lead Sound Transit; state Senate Dems’ proposed budget includes gas-tax hike; UW prof fights back at ‘assault on Black history.’

A contender for the ‘Great Seattle Novel;’ ‘sanctuary churches’ fight back against federal threats; UW imposes hiring freeze; DJ Bob ‘Twisted Tunes’ Rivers RIP.

The latest MISCmedia book (possibly the best yet); how tariffs will hurt big & small business & everybody; state joins lawsuit over federal job cuts; suspect in USPS worker’s murder apparently kills self.

Bill Gates hypes memoir, says he’s not like some other tech moguls; arts groups fight anti-DEI edicts; more bills die at Legislative deadline; Starbucks laying off 1,100 office staff nationwide.

Two Iranian American women’s provocative works; Ukrainian Americans ‘plan to protest;’ Reykdal asks WA schools to keep DEI programs; Amazon MGM takes full control of 007 film franchise.

‘Rocket’ retrospective exhibit at UW; Pike Place Market bows out of ‘Resistance’ event; more fallout from social-housing tax victory; big layoffs at Redfin after a joint-venture deal with Zillow.

Performances, exhibits for Black History Month; US judge in Seattle puts ‘birthright citizenship’ order on hold; city Comprehensive Plan hearing ‘was a war zone;’ remember what happened five years ago?

Preston Singletary’s next world to conquer (film); Wildrose lesbian bar co-owner dies; high-school principal arrested, but not charged, for alleged DUI; will King County proceed with buying 120 Teslas?.

AI scientist sees the ‘code’ in biology; Harvard Exit theater cofounder dies; Maserati SUV shot at near Aurora, Merchant’s Cafe not closing for good after all.

Remembering a vital music journalist and zine editor; another deadly Boeing plane disaster; Seattle’s oldest restaurant/bar closes tonight; Jimmy Carter’s proud legacy.

Remembering Seattle Times music writer Patrick MacDonald (and Kraken co-owner David Bonderman); big grocery-merger plan scrapped amid new lawsuits; an ‘adult cabaret’ (NOT a ‘strip club’) planned for Ballard.

Xmas tree ornaments feed pix to smartphones; two judges nix big grocery-merger plan; Amazon starts selling cars in some US regions; ‘being able to read’ isn’t the same thing as ‘wanting to read books.’

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.’

New York mag’s doting profile of Christopher Rufo; SAM security staff prepare to strike; Bellevue OKs affordable housing on church properties; Harrell wants to ‘repeal blast-ball ban for protests.’