Messages told in U District’s homey ‘Museum of Unity;’ GOP initiatives’ backers don’t want their financial impacts mentioned on ballots; two local theaters talk of merging; Costco reportedly to stop regularly selling books.

‘Red Chador’ artist expresses Muslim-female ‘joy;’ onetime affordable-apartment building burns; Kent refugee encampment allowed to stay put for now; recalling Seattle’s ‘role in school re-segergation.’

One Seattleite’s favorite ‘obscure’ monuments; Dave Reichert ‘jokes about shooting reporters;’ out-of-state abortions soar in WA; car crashes into an ambulance treating the victim of a previous crash.

50th Pride Month art show; interim SPD chief’s past words about ‘police culture;’ Trading Musician store closes while a rare-book store almost opens; oh, and there was some courtroom news item from NYC.

SPD chief Diaz resigns, ex-sheriff Rahr in for now; parents really don’t like threatened school closures; Starbucks’ staffing algorithm leaves stores short-handed; when politicians care only about the rich.

Wing Luke Museum staffers walk out over exhibit’s alleged Zionist bias; tech CEOs want more housing in Comp Plan; budget crises at school districts across the state; Bill Walton dies as Pac-12 ends.

The healing power of ‘erotic dance;’ Sound Transit keeps SLU station site as planned; WA joins feds in suing Ticketmaster/Live Nation; state parental-rights law bashed as potentially causing ‘forced outing’ of teens.

Wing Luke exhibit on communities coming together against racism; City Council OKs easing SPD hiring requirements; Cupcake Royale to ‘eventually’ close all its stores; library in MAGA Idaho goes adults-only.

Marking 44 years since Mount St. Helens blew; UW prez wants protest campers gone; donor who wanted to ‘clean up’ Denny Blaine Park ID’d as local millionaire; King County homelessness count up 23% in two years.

Artist paints skulls on fentanyl-stained foil; We Heart Seattle leader starts a curious Legislative run; Ferguson’s inquiry into Catholic child-abuse coverups; it’s gonna be hot out.

Rat City Roller Derby turns 20; more impacts of Tuesday’s UW protest scuffle; Seattle School District may close up to 20 elementary schools; should a disgraced former abusive priest get to keep his Ph.D.?

Book about a sanctioned encampment by someone who lived in it; UW ‘scuffle’ between pro-Gaza protesters, Charlie Kirk followers; Macklemore’s protest-supporting song; an online dashboard of Mayor Harrell’s ‘promises.’

Remembering Seattle’s first (very short-lived) punk rock club; UW tells protesters it won’t cut Boeing ties; 3rd Ave’s real problem isn’t buses; another FAA investigation starts into Boeing’s safety practices.

A beloved local author’s final email to friends; Harrell submits a bigger transportation levy; pro-Gaza protest encampments at UW keep growing; the temporarily-hot ‘loose zebra meme’ craze ends on a positive note.

Carless-transportation advocate Anna Zivarts’ new book; refugees, kicked out of a hotel, camp in a park again; Amazon reports big profits; Councilmember Moore says Councilmember Morales said mean things about her.