Nordstrom family taking chain ‘private;’ Starbucks strike expands; last Pecos Pit BBQ locations closed; victory in racial-discrimination suit against Seattle Children’s.

How to move a 4.5-ton statue from state Capitol; WA evictions at ‘record levels;’ King County, UW reach deal to keep Public Health clinics open; feds find ‘deeply troubling pattern of injuries’ at Amazon warehouses.

Tammy Morales quits City Council; legal-aid lawyer runs for city attorney; Teamsters file union-bashing charges against Costco; HomeStreet Bank merger’s off.

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.’

Newly-dedicated Jackson Street Jazz Trail; Amazon told (again) to let workers vote on unions; gov-elect Ferguson on resisting the neo-MAGA regime; what we all can/must do now.

The continuing scene of ‘renegade’ EDM parties; machinists’ strike goes on, as Boeing loses $6 billion; dad assaults teen son who outs himself; the WA Democrat who won’t admit to voting for Harris.

Scarecrow Video raises enough money to survive for now; Harrell could divert even more JumpStart money; SPD might leave federal oversight soon; UW biochemist co-wins a Nobel Prize.

Saving one of the region’s last big theater organs; survey says more folks are ‘optimistic’ about Seattle; lawsuit challenges Amazon’s hiring practices; Boeing’s bond rating perhaps headed for ‘junk’ level.

Grand Illusion Cinema needs a new home; Sara Nelson says she wants to save Seattle Channel; woman killed in W. Seattle shooting was an ex-doctor and Jan. 6 riot participant; who vandalized Bellevue’s Pride mural?

8th Generation founder’s new Bruce Lee murals; another GOP statewide candidate bashes Seattle (with added racist overtones); Seattle Schools propose new, smaller, closure plan; Amazon gets a partial legal victory in FTC suit.

Celebrating 100 years since the first around-the-world flight ended here; Harrell’s budget may have faulty numbers; the possible (grim) real reason fentanyl ODs are down these days; remembering Kris Kristofferson’s Seattle movie.

Seattle-shot 1936 horror short becomes a festival hit; Mariners’ futility marches on; Boeing and striking machinists return to negotiations; no, fewer encampments does NOT mean fewer unhoused people.

Filmmakers spend years covering Aurora sex workers’ struggles; Harrell’s budget plan raids affordable housing to hire more cops; Afghans top WA’s refugee arrivals; Paul Allen estate pledges $9 million to downtown arts groups.

New Netflix series totally made in WA; protests against school closures; initiative promoter Brian Heywood’s group accused of campaign-finance violations; Boeing to furlough many non-striking workers.

Sonics band documentary (and 60th anniversary concer); state GOP sues King County over primary returns; Seattle Symphony’s getting its first female music director; Seattle ranks #2 in AI developers.