The big snow melt has big effects; REI’s boss suddenly quits; the Gateses talk about saving minority youth; two more light-rail tunnels could cost $2 billion more than bridges.

One more day of cold sunshine before snow returns; Howard Schultz’s questionable investments; MLB dismisses racism claims against the Mariners; Mayor Durkan reveals secret cancer surgery.

Deep freeze hangs on; Showbox-savers keep on; foster kids sent out-of-state face horrific abuses; Boeing’s involved in an “SST” jet program again.

Snowpocalypse 2019 coincides with the Bertha Tunnel’s debut; Portland could get bigtime baseball after all; can the Lava Lounge block (and the Montlake Market) be saved?

Howard Schultz’s local campaign kickoff and its discontents; don’t look but the non-Viadoom’s over; facing ‘casual’ racism at Roosevelt HS; can drinking red wine help you lose weight?

Remembering Northwest photo master Mary Randlett; the Lava Lounge and neighbors are threatened with removal again; women’s-soccer Reign headed south; still more Howard Schultz dissing.

20 years of the local online encyclopedia HistoryLink; where in the world is Seattle’s HR director?; Amazon won’t move into Rainier Square North (at least not right away); yes, the polar vortex is due to climate change.

An Internet-history TV series depicts Bill Gates as a puppet; folks say many (unkind) words about Howard Schultz; a Libyan-born comedian is harassed by Border Patrol; yet another housing-crisis bureaucracy.

A new museum show remembers McNeil Island prison; the federal shutdown’s over (for now); why WSDOT’s buying ads for the Bertha tunnel; a bakery owner apologizes for a ‘Build the Wall’ cookie.

The day we’ve all awaited is here at last!; a cogent, nonverbal comment gets snuck onto a KCPQ newscast; neo-affirmative action initiative filed; yet more city council candidates.

Neighbours dance club’s building sold; Bruce Harrell to leave the City Council; Inslee wants public-option health care; Mounties trash BC pipeline blockades.

A classic Chinese restaurant closes; remembering journalist Rick Anderson and soccer coach Sigi Schmid; 12-step groups for tech addicts.

Windstorm 2: The Sequel smashes big trees and power lines all over; there’s no ambulance strike (yet); another Legislator’s workplace behavior is looked into; things start to get brighter (we hope).

One of Seattle’s least-known museums revealed; a new SDOT director’s picked; new attempts to save the salmon; are our orcas too antisocial?

Anti-HQ2 forces gather in NYC; don’t expect the Phoenix NBA team to come here; hate-crime charges follow Lynnwood bar fight; are Seattle-Tacoma ferries coming?