White Center as ‘new creative hotbed;’ county exec Constantine to lead Sound Transit; state Senate Dems’ proposed budget includes gas-tax hike; UW prof fights back at ‘assault on Black history.’

Remembering longtime Seattle legislator Frank Chopp; rallies protest federal playoffs and cuts, as ICE detains a five-decade WA resident; MS exec sez we’re close to ‘human-level AI.’

More national press praising KEXP; Gov. Ferguson aide quits amid ‘hostile workplace’ claims; why Black Coffee Northwest still hasn’t opened at 23rd & Jackson; Rep. Adam Smith thinks other Dems are the real problem.

Pacific Science Center deteriorating, in debt; Council approves Sodo ‘Makers District;’ state budget projections get even worse; Cantwell files bill to end a legal excuse for deportations.

Rising music star Chong the Nomad decamps for LA; Sen. Murray decries possible Medicaid cuts; Oly rally aims to stop big state budget cuts; a major institution in NW history could disappear.

Remembering a popular Sonics legend; UW, WSU face anti-DEI attacks from the feds; more Seattle households going car-free; Mayor Harrell’s niece alleges sexism in City Hall.

More than just manga at MoPOP’s ‘Asian Comics’ exhibit; WA sues against fed education cuts; still no Starbucks union contract after a year; Harrell orders Steinbrueck Park reopened as of today.

A contender for the ‘Great Seattle Novel;’ ‘sanctuary churches’ fight back against federal threats; UW imposes hiring freeze; DJ Bob ‘Twisted Tunes’ Rivers RIP.

Our fave crystal store gets noticed; SBA shuts Seattle office over ‘sanctuary city’ status; Tent City 3 resident running for mayor; ‘killing fields’ survivor turned noodle-house owner dies.

Doc about old Rainier ads now showing; White House goes after Perkins Coie law firm; JBLM soldiers accused of selling military secrets; car fatally hits preteen outside Washington Middle School.

The latest MISCmedia book (possibly the best yet); how tariffs will hurt big & small business & everybody; state joins lawsuit over federal job cuts; suspect in USPS worker’s murder apparently kills self.

Lidia Yuknavitch’s second (sort-of) memoir; Gold Rush museum could close in selloff of federal properties; tariffs are already hurting many NW businesses; marking five years since the COVID era’s real start.

Classic-toys exhibit comes to Tacoma; another anti-MAGA rally today; another accusation about Harrell’s time in Iowa in ’96; Ken Stringfellow has new record, still refutes sexual-misconduct claims.

Startup with local ties offers on-screen cartoon ‘companions;’ it’s ‘Economic Blackout Day;’ Ferguson promotes $7 billion in cuts, promises more; does Harrell really (heart) Musk & Thiel, or was he joking?

Artist Buster Simpson’s retrospective show; first Legislative cutoff deadline; small earthquakes hit WA and BC; no, the feds can’t ship NW water to CA.