Local animation creators’ big dreams; ‘praise and skepticism’ for Wilson’s budget plan; school bus drivers authorize a potential strike; Seahawks cofounder and arts patron dies at 92.

‘WALKDONTRUN’ art walk marathon returns; ex-Councilmember Dolores Sibonga dies at 95; Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez helps Republicans on a key vote (again); WA Supreme Court nixes a Bryan Heywood initiative.

Ex-local filmmaker’s hype-free take on AI; ‘cheering’ Supreme Court’s mail-voting decision; new local business-booster group launches; Macklemore fired from Ed Sheeran tour for pro-Palestinian stance.

Jaipur Lit Fest’s local ‘microcosm;’ downtown crime’s down 50 percent in 8 years (yes!); Embassy Suites hotel strike finally ends; Jimothy makes the Sunday NYT front page!

Play about sisters who refuse to be fat-shamed; Wilson has plans to correct ‘sluggish’ local economy; why Seattle should finally stop acting inferior; Seahawks eke out a win despite losing QB Sam Darnold.

Local painter’s ‘macro’ lo-res images; camping trip ends with five ICE arrests; Seattle has more kids these days, many other cities have fewer; Seahawks return (for real) tonight, while national media still underestimates ‘em.

Remembering a Capitol Hill painter of the human drama, who was rather dramatic himself; Seattle schools may or may not be on strike today; whistleblower says mail-ballot restrictions are being enacted anyway, despite court ban.

Late-model Mazda found at bottom of Ship Canal; potential teachers’ strike still looms, while state workers stage one-day walkout; remembering the guy from my high school who got a World Series ring.

Celebrating Dolly Parton on Capitol Hill; Bellevue Square, adjacent properties for sale; Seattle teachers’ strike deadline nears; ICE flights from Boeing Field escalate.

Meet West Seattle’s ‘beaver detective;’ Seattle teachers authorize strike if contract talks fail; WA sues to stop new mail-ballot restrictions; Bill Gates calls for ‘a tax on AI automated systems.’

WA State Book Award nominees include a ‘Dumb Birds Field Guide;’ court blocks federal retaliations against King County; another sexual harassment suit against an SPD officer; city, world say ‘Goodbye Dolly.’

‘What the Funk?!’ burlesque fest is back; Wilson recall drive goes to court; Chamber of Commerce poll says folks want CCTV cams, activists disagree; Uber Eats paying $4.4M in gig-worker settlement.

Nonprofit roller rink opens in an ex-Bartell’s; White House wants to end ‘roadless rule’ in National Forests; Costco to offer Medicare Advantage plans; visiting one of the 56 (so far) data centers near the Gorge.

Ex-Councilmember Sibonga’s memoir; ‘millionaires tax’ opponents losing in primaries; Congressmembers investigate ICE jail during hunger strike; NW wildfire season’s the ‘busiest in recorded history.’

Columbia Funeral Home hopes to rebuild, one year later; ‘recall petition’ filed against Mayor Wilson; ‘millionaires tax’ repeal could cost WA $1.3 billion; pending home sales here ‘plunged’ this past year.