Marita Dingus’s big sculptures made from recycled stuff; initiative launched to fund Seattle social housing; feds say missing bolts led to 737 MAX 9 debacle; 10 years since the Seahawks’ Super Bowl win.

Standing relics of Seattle’s vice-laden past; national site likes Seattle & Spokane’s downtown efforts; ex-owner of Tula’s Jazz Club dies; fighting back against the ‘racial justice backlash.’

Local conceptual artist’s documentations of futility; Ezell’s Famous Chicken marks 40 years (without Ezell); Chateau Ste. Michelle plans big developments (but no more winemaking on site); could end of ‘lewd conduct’ rules help strippers?

Trying to solve civil-rights leader’s slaying 55 years later; Liquor & Cannabis Board pauses ‘lewd conduct’ enforcement; bill to rein in rent-gouging dies in Legislature; OR GOP lawmakers who walked out can’t run again.

Ijeoma Oluo’s new book on how to ‘Be a Revolution;’ Christopher Rufo’s links to ‘scientific racism’ journal; King County youth jail won’t close any time soon; Seahawks to have NFL’s youngest head coach.

Play, book explore the roots of a NW-reared art-music legend; Alaska Air wants Boeing to pay losses due to 737 MAX 9 troubles; big layoffs at REI and Microsoft; King County landfill’s got lots of arsenic.

City’s $10 million settlement with CHOP-era police abuse victims; Boeing reportedly ‘improperly reinstalled’ 737 MAX 9 door plug, while Cantwell calls for hearings; no more ‘trucks, trucks, and more trucks.’

40 years of ‘the computer for the rest of us;’ center-right Council picks center-right Tanya Woo; SPOG VP dissed for ‘joking’ about woman killed by police car; yet more 737 troubles.

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.

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.

Some new Windows PCs will have AI access on the keyboard; housing prices keep soaring; UW to redevelop southwest campus for research and biotech; Google AI’s running three Seattle street lights in a test program.

Dudes ‘land’ a dangerous 1/1 stunt; Burien sued over anti-homeless laws; antivax crusader running for state attorney general; remembering the ‘Queen of Soaps.’

The Rocket’s 21-year archives are now online; ex-Vito’s building burns again; New Year’s fireworks are a partial dud; 1/1 is a win/win for Seattle sports fans.

Local sociologist says AI’s just an extension of human nature; five conservative state initiatives’ signatures are sent in; Starbucks, Amazon unions ‘are in limbo;’ fewer Seattle residents than (almost) ever are from here.