What Pride means in these times; World Cup ‘Pride Match’ attracts protests against Iran regime; Seattle home prices drop by a lot; WA, 22 other states want ICE to stop covering up deaths in custody.

Fantagraphics Books @ 50; World Cup’s first Seattle game here at last; county approves road-maintenance tax (ignoring Seattle officials’ complaints); AI exec thinks anti-AI complaints will just ‘taper’ away.

Abstract videos of the immigrant experience; Council passes one-year ban on new data centers; city, county vow closer watch on Homelessness Authority; Seattle film exhibitor Tasveer gets its own panel at Cannes Film Festival.

One-day winter wonderland; Seattle Center wants big bond measure; REI cuts benefits, new-employees’ pay; feds want man to pay $1.8 million for not self-deporting.

Art exhibits portray Black women, power, and wisdom; ‘millionaire tax’ passes WA House after 24-hour debate; Starbucks union fights latest closure plans; big Boeing deal to sell smart bombs to Israel.

Seattleite’s book on an obscure aspect of WWII; Seattle corporate lawyer is new state Supreme Court appointee; ex-city attorney Davison left over 5,000 unresolved cases; still more Starbucks store closures (most of them unionized).

Seattle-born artist’s spectacular feature-film debut; Wilson wants more ‘tiny homes’ faster; bill would outlaw AI child-abuse imagery (even if no actual children were involved); rapper ‘Raz’ Simone convicted in abuse, trafficking case.

New blog on Seattle ‘post-grunge’ music; WA might use pension surplus to help fill budget deficit; Amazon dumps more Seattle office space; Bill Gates apologizes for Epstein meetings, insists he wasn’t a trafficking client.

Desktop-publishing mogul Paul Brainerd RIP; ICE arrested over 2,000 in WA last year; ‘millionaire tax’ bill includes a big corporate tax break; Mariners are back, but will your TV service get them?

Family recalls a Seahawks superfan on eve of Super Bowl; Amazon’s stock drops from news of big AI spending; Boeing moving 787 engineers from here to S. Carolina; CHOP shooting survivor sues city.

Local artist’s seemingly-moving silhouettes; Ferguson hesitant about millionaire-income-tax bill; Gluesenkamp Perez’s primary challenger rakes in bucks; locals still fighting for Black history in schools.

More anti-ICE rallies, ‘shutdowns’ around region; SPOG’s Mike Solan refutes mayor’s anti-ICE directives; all Eddie Bauer stores said to be closing; Tim’s & Slims to join in musical harmony.

Seahawks headed to Super Bowl vs. a familiar foe; local protests against another murder by MAGA goons; Teatro ZinZanni suddenly shutters (again); Seattle-Eastside light rail starts in late March.

Play about ‘70s immigrant lives is all too relevant; Wilson, Ferguson won’t change ‘sanctuary’ policies despite White House threats; Wilson stops one sweep, lets another proceed; anti-ICE protesters disrupt City Council meeting.

New musical tracks a gender and family journey; Legislative session starts with threats of big cuts; anti-ICE protests (and proposed actions) continue; 49ers to play Seahawks in playoffs.