‘Modular’ apartment high rise finishes three years late; ex-chief Diaz claims he couldn’t have harassed women ‘cuz he’s gay; Constantine wants to replace downtown county jail; a trip to ‘Twin Peaks’ country.

We’re still a scary place in video games; ex-SPD chief Diaz accused of ‘dictatorship;’ WA’s first strip club with booze in decades is now open; 50 years of (and three different sets of) Seattle Sounders.

Stacey Levine’s new novel of sisterly angst and much more; UW prez Cauce to retire; calls for ‘structural gun violence solutions;’ still no Council vote on gig-worker pay rollback bill.

Loving profile of a local DJ legend; another vacant Seattle building burns up; layoffs hit Seattle Rep; is downtown real-estate investment near a rebound?

Garfield High School community responds to Thursday’s shooting; astronaut and ‘Earthrise’ photog William Anders dies in San Juans plane crash; WA wildfire season now underway; I’ve got a new project to announce.

Two new giant murals near the waterfront; Garfield student fatally shot while ‘trying to break up a fight;’ SPD-beating video goes viral; I’ve got a big to-do this Saturday.

Messages told in U District’s homey ‘Museum of Unity;’ GOP initiatives’ backers don’t want their financial impacts mentioned on ballots; two local theaters talk of merging; Costco reportedly to stop regularly selling books.

‘Red Chador’ artist expresses Muslim-female ‘joy;’ onetime affordable-apartment building burns; Kent refugee encampment allowed to stay put for now; recalling Seattle’s ‘role in school re-segergation.’

Local films tackle visibility and forgiveness; ‘Juneuay’ weather wreaks havoc; Councilmember Saka wants a bigger transportation levy; Poulsbo Pride street banners trashed, repaired, re-installed.

One Seattleite’s favorite ‘obscure’ monuments; Dave Reichert ‘jokes about shooting reporters;’ out-of-state abortions soar in WA; car crashes into an ambulance treating the victim of a previous crash.

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.

Wing Luke Museum staffers walk out over exhibit’s alleged Zionist bias; tech CEOs want more housing in Comp Plan; budget crises at school districts across the state; Bill Walton dies as Pac-12 ends.

The healing power of ‘erotic dance;’ Sound Transit keeps SLU station site as planned; WA joins feds in suing Ticketmaster/Live Nation; state parental-rights law bashed as potentially causing ‘forced outing’ of teens.

Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei to get a SAM exhibit; 40 years of the Young Fresh Fellows; Pacific Place sold at a big discount; SPD had ‘policy’ to harass anti-police protesters.

‘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.