Play about sisters who refuse to be fat-shamed; Wilson has plans to correct ‘sluggish’ local economy; why Seattle should finally stop acting inferior; Seahawks eke out a win despite losing QB Sam Darnold.

Local painter’s ‘macro’ lo-res images; camping trip ends with five ICE arrests; Seattle has more kids these days, many other cities have fewer; Seahawks return (for real) tonight, while national media still underestimates ‘em.

Last weekend of Wild Waves water park; Macklemore proclaims ‘Free Palestine’ at NJ stadium concert; politicians join pickets at hotel workers’ strike; three fatal shootings in same vicinity, in less than 24 hours.

Local novelist’s version of old Jamaica (with treachery and ‘witch houses’); shelter builder Pallet folds; Ferguson aims to help victims of Medicaid cuts; I-90 light rail electric lines are apparently ‘zapping’ fish.

Remembering a Capitol Hill painter of the human drama, who was rather dramatic himself; Seattle schools may or may not be on strike today; whistleblower says mail-ballot restrictions are being enacted anyway, despite court ban.

Celebrating Dolly Parton on Capitol Hill; Bellevue Square, adjacent properties for sale; Seattle teachers’ strike deadline nears; ICE flights from Boeing Field escalate.

Meet West Seattle’s ‘beaver detective;’ Seattle teachers authorize strike if contract talks fail; WA sues to stop new mail-ballot restrictions; Bill Gates calls for ‘a tax on AI automated systems.’

WA State Book Award nominees include a ‘Dumb Birds Field Guide;’ court blocks federal retaliations against King County; another sexual harassment suit against an SPD officer; city, world say ‘Goodbye Dolly.’

B’ham author on a Korea-to-US mass adoption operation; punitive tariffs against Canada will hit hard in WA; wildfires here are far from done; yes, we want an NBA team in Seattle, but not at Portland’s expense.

Author Rasheena Fountain melds environmentalism, blues; Canada tariffs’ potential local impact; over 50 new wildfires start around the Northwest; Microsoft tops list of corporate ‘tax avoiders.’

Nonprofit roller rink opens in an ex-Bartell’s; White House wants to end ‘roadless rule’ in National Forests; Costco to offer Medicare Advantage plans; visiting one of the 56 (so far) data centers near the Gorge.

New Netflix doc on Boeing whistleblowers; cars coming back on Pike Place (some days); Amazon AI lab caught buying, destroying rare books; Olympic Peninsula forest bought, saved from logging.

Ex-Councilmember Sibonga’s memoir; ‘millionaires tax’ opponents losing in primaries; Congressmembers investigate ICE jail during hunger strike; NW wildfire season’s the ‘busiest in recorded history.’

Local team’s medical-ed comics for young patients; another, bigger hunger strike at Tacoma ICE jail; light rail timeline to W. Seattle delayed again; oh, and the Seahawks are back.

Shoreline Sears in happier times and today; Council bans landlords’ ‘junk fees;’ Spokane fires leave ’thousands of displaced residents;’ battery-farm developers accused of ‘keeping public in the dark.’