Recalling the Riot Grrrl ‘revolution;’ Seattle judge nixes order to allow 12,ooo refugees; CVS wants to buy (at least some) Bartell Drug stores; Seattle/Eastside light rail opening delayed again.

Cabaret show on late strip-club mogul; advocates want at least a quasi-indie ‘Cascadia’ nation; WA ‘ birthright citizenship’ case goes to Supreme Court; class-action suit filed over Nordstrom buyout deal.

Microsoft fetes 50 years by laying off thousands; state, transit orgs. sue against federal spending cuts; Boeing settles with whistleblower’s survivors; ‘mental health crisis center’ plan faces neighborhood opposition.

Nathan Vass’s second book of bus-driving tales; Air Force One ‘gift’ from Qatar and its discontents; clergy-abuse survivors support new WA law; average Seattle home prices rise above $1 million.

Light rail expands into Redmond; a lot fewer Blue Jays fans showed up in town; man jumps to death from I-5 bridge while running from cops; Ken Jennings defends Seattle’s honor.

Rally defends suspended UW activists; ICE spying on Spokane immigration activist; Bill Gates plans to donate his fortune, wind down Gates Foundation in 20 years; the all-American (and apparently anti-MAGA) new pope.

Tessa Hulls’ graphic novel ‘Feeding Ghosts’ wins Pulitzer; state sues feds over massive HHS cuts; Rite Aid/Bartell returns to bankruptcy; pro-Palestinian UW students take over engineering building.

Recalling the infamous Donut House on 1st & Pike; judge strikes down White House order against law firm Perkins Coie; first tariff horror stories emerge; cops crack down on Denny Blaine nudes.

Thousands at May Day rallies in Seattle, Tacoma; seaports, Fred Hutch feel economic crunch; Expedia slashes jobs while paying CEO millions; my new li’l book gets a li’l launch party tonight.

Tariqa Waters’ SAM solo show explores yesterday’s tomorrow; study says we’re ‘overdue’ for a ‘big one’ earthquake; feds to ‘investigate’ WA allowing trans school athletes; a May Day call to action.

50 years after Vietnam War’s end, feds slashing refugee-resettlement programs; Ferguson will take his time choosing which bills to sign; more racism charges by officers against SPD; Canada sea “No”/”Non” to right wing.

Legislative session ends with rent-hike caps, without wealth tax; tariff mess causes seaport slowdown; Soundgarden makes it into R&R Hall of Fame; Amazon scheduled an online book sale on Indie Bookstore Day.

New play about Black lives, laundromats, and magic; some UW and SU int’l. students get their visas back; Legislative session’s scheduled end draws near with much still to do; it’s been 60 years since a big earthquake.

‘Bones of a boat’ art piece set for removal; Legislative Dems say they’ve got a budget package; more universities team up vs. federal cuts; Rep. Randall warns of ‘war against immigrants.’

More protests here, around US; state Sen. Bill Ramos suddenly dies, as state budget moves go on; FBI questions Oak Harbor punk band over ‘anti fascist’ lyrics.