Some (wrongly?)  blame Microsoft for global cyber-security crash; Chelan fire grows to 25,000 acres; most Homegrown sandwich shops closing; oh, and something else happened.

Web comic ‘The Oatmeal’ turns 15 and has a Netflix show; cop who joked about Jaahnavi Kandula’s death is fired; Boeing machinists authorize a (potential) strike vote; Seattle’s become ‘too expensive for artists.’

Why Canlis is painted pink; SPD asst. chief won’t be charged with domestic violence; Black women working for King County report discrimination; what happened when ‘Amazon sold a used diaper.’

SAM exhibit defines a bigger, more inclusive ‘west coast’ alt-art scene; SPD employee listed as both ‘working’ and ‘retired;’ Rep. Adam Smith wants Biden out; Boeing plea-bargain settlement with the feds leaves out MAX crash victims’ families.

The prettiest Taco Time is going away; what got cut from city’s Transportation Levy; a new name for an old light-rail stop; Kraken hires NHL’s first female asst. coach.

Living Computers Museum contents to be auctioned; 2020 anti-SPD protesters awarded punitive damages; 737 crash families want an ‘independent monitor’ over Boeing; why Pride still needs to be radical.

Elaborate Lego model of Husky Stadium; right-wing initiative sponsor has a fancy Japanese estate; SPL computers slowly coming back online; Amazon may be creating its own AI chatbot.

Cafe Racer closing for 5th (and last?) time; Scarecrow Video needs $$ to survive; Boeing CEO tells Congress the company’s getting back on track; ‘grim conditions’ reported at Capitol Hill youth jail.

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.

Old Tacoma anarchist mag unearthed; City Council delays votes on gig-worker wages, defunding Equitable Development Initiative; Melinda French Gates vows $1 billion to help women and families; T-Mobile buys another rival.

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.

Mariners’ ‘Hot Dogs from Heaven’ stunt a hit; UW Quad protest tents set to go away today; ‘targeted upzone’ planned for a swath of the industrial district; are local rents going up or down? (depends on who you ask).

‘Google Doodle’ honors late NW Native-rights leader; Homelessness Authority’s interim boss doesn’t want the permanent gig; judge dismisses anti-trans lawsuit; stripper/mayoral candidate wants to bring the joy back to Portland.

‘Gays eating garlic bread’ event is a hit in real life and online; City Council, as predicted, approves big SPD retroactive-pay deal; UW student employees go on strike; feds say Boeing’s violated a post-737-MAX-crashes settlement.

Ex-Bumbershoot producer calls it quits; only minor ‘altercations’ from evangelical ‘pro-Israel’ rally at UW; GOP operative gets two other ‘Bob Fergusons’ to run for governor; the meaning of the northern lights.