‘Bomb cyclone’ wreaks havoc in region; SPS might not close schools after all; city capital-gains tax idea fails in Council; whole marketing companies now exist to ‘influence the influencers.’

Century Ballroom closing sometime in ’25; Anheuser-Busch closing Elysian’s Georgetown brewery; Harrell announces expanded downtown ‘activation teams;’ Seattle Storm coaches accused of ‘player mistreatment.’

Newly-dedicated Jackson Street Jazz Trail; Amazon told (again) to let workers vote on unions; gov-elect Ferguson on resisting the neo-MAGA regime; what we all can/must do now.

‘Art-filled entryway’ brightens office tower lobby; ex-J&M Cafe building up for auction; remembering a beloved Capitol Hill street cat; more election fallout.

As national politics got tense/glum, local libs (and lib causes) swept the table; the just-completed Boeing strike’s economic impact; Bellingham trans teen assaulted; more remembrances of Quincy Jones.

Reminders of a funkier pre-tech Seattle; pre-election-day polls show a solid blue wave here; Inslee OKs 24-mile-long wind farm near Tri-Cities; Boeing CEO’s ultimatum to striking Machinists ahead of contract vote.

WA’s ‘strangest gravesite;’ Seattle Schools picks four elementary schools to close; why Boeing machinists are still striking; Fall City teen charged with shooting his family.

Seattle-shot 1936 horror short becomes a festival hit; Mariners’ futility marches on; Boeing and striking machinists return to negotiations; no, fewer encampments does NOT mean fewer unhoused people.

Remembering Dan Evans’ life and deeds; Boeing ‘flies in out-of-state janitors’ during strike; white man strikes Black protester on Queen Anne; Three Mile Island to restart, exclusively to power Microsoft data centers.

China Harbor restaurant closing; Amazon wants corporate staff in the office every day; Harrell wants social housing to have to fight for $$ instead of getting its own funding; Wing Luke Museum director resigns.

Exhibit depicts a new ‘Black Renaissance;’ Mariners can Scott Servais, install Dan Wilson; one gubernatorial debate set, another scuttled; and there was a big national political story too.

Dow Constantine’s plan to redo King County’s downtown campus; family of Titan submersible victim seeks $50 million; updated vote totals bring no real changes; beginning of the end for the current City Council?

Jefferson Park Golf Course renamed for local Black pioneer golfer; minimum-wage retreat bill withdrawn; why national eyes may be on WA’s primary elections; what does WA get for data-center tax breaks? Unknown.

(Mostly) retiring DJ Kevin Cole on his roots; DoorDash adds more pressure for city to roll back gig-worker protections; a new pro-pot festival finally finds a site; what is and isn’t ‘good weird.’

Japanese co. opens fancy commercial ‘campfield’ in southwest WA; judge halts big grocery merger for now; feds planing a giant solar farm at Hanford; western wildfire season getting worse.