Two specialty bookshops open in short-term spaces; why Worldcon coming here’s a big deal; locals decry fed takeover of DC local police; will city allow another homophobic ‘hate rally’ on Capitol Hill?

Props, puppets, street theater defending Denny Blaine Park nudity; state sues feds over lost climate funding; was Mercer Island teacher’s abuse covered up?; violent crime down in Seattle (and DC), despite right-wing claims.

Late photojournalist’s son displays his works in new prints; WA state employee held by ICE in Texas; Katie Wilson has majority vote for mayor; no, Pacific Place’s plight isn’t downtown-Seattle-specific.

A homecoming jaunt to Oregon; primary results unchanged in late counts; Alaska Airlines’ Native icon isn’t on some new planes; ex-Seahawks coach Carroll’s return visit ends in a draw.

Lloyd Center adds the ‘Portland weird;’ Katie Wilson’s lead for mayor widens; state cites landlords under new rent-cap law; how Microsoft helps Israel’s surveillance program.

‘Performative male’ contest on Capitol Hill; TB cases allegedly spreading at Tacoma ICE jail; did Costco secretly share customers’ Rx info?

Pacific Science Center ending dinosaur exhibit; ICE frees Juanita school worker; tsunami advisory on WA coast; Dick’s heir’s initiative would criminalize sleeping outside in parts of King County.

‘Mixed reality’ gaming park opens; ICE nabs beloved Juanita high-school employee; County Council passes sales-tax hike; Denny Blaine nude-beach supporters have an ‘abatement plan’ for city perusal.

Iranian-American woman’s very personal performance piece; ICE releases four kids, keeps their mother; big city workers’ union backs Katie Wilson for mayor; Microsoft’s former top lawyer dies.

Where antiquarian books meet punk posters; more ICE flights at Boeing Field; feds arrest anti-deportation protesters in Spokane one month later; Harrell drops Lake Washington Blvd. safety upgrades.

Two sleazy hot spots in Seattle’s past; judge bans Denny Blaine Park nudity for now; ICE-detained farm worker advocate agrees to leave US; Amazon CEO says AI will lead to fewer human workers.

Local cartoonists’ public-health comics; WA DOL’s sharing driver’s-license data with ICE, other orgs; ex-Councilmember Juarez likely to get her old job back; violent crime in Seattle’s way down (a problem for some).

Local band’s ethereal minimalism; county assessor John Wilson stops running for county exec; federal cuts endanger local radio fave C89.5; Amazon refutes story claiming Prime Day sales are way down this year.

Remembering an ‘earthbound’ maker of big sculptures; Ferguson vows to make up WA Planned Parenthood’s federal cuts; state GOP head wants fewer eligible voters; could Seattle soon be more populous than SF?

Books on Seattle in the Depression and radical labor in Grays Harbor; Pierce County sheriff wants to collaborate with ICE; YouthCare CEO quits during money trouble; Amazon grows in Bellevue while Microsoft shrinks.