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Art projects (with far different public reactions) in Everett and Lakewood; Howard Schultz tells Senate committee he’s not a ‘union buster;’ Kirkland megachurch accused of forcing workers to ‘tithe’ back part of their pay; some sports pundits predict big things for the Ms this season.
How an ex-corner store became the Grocery Studios; city and feds want to end the SPD ‘consent decree’; City Council OKs permanent paid sick leave for gig workers; survivors claim Boy Scouts ignored abuse at a WA summer camp for decades.
Colonoscopy-themed arcade game makers’ next big plans; local homeless population up 10 percent in 2 years; undercover cop on sex-work sting nabs another cop; reasons to be optimistic about Seattle.
An all Asian-American online comedy talk show; state Supreme Court upholds WA capital gains tax; light rail station-site dispute goes on despite board meeting’s decision; ‘world’s oldest working drag queen’ dies at 92.
Private tech-art museum opens; Sound Transit board doesn’t decide on new light-rail station sites; state budget talks begin; middle-school student allegedly attacks teacher.
Eco-costs of a Seattle-Alaska cruise; evidence shows Green River killer could’ve been caught long before he was; man charged with abusing children he’d met at a Redmond church; arson charge in boat-storage fire.
Ex-Coliseum Theater to become a big pop-up art space; more about the apartment eviction that led to a shooting death; bakery king Remo Borracchini dies; King County’s now majority ‘high income.’
What should the new owner do with the ex-Lusty Lady building?; Starbucks boss Howard Schultz retires (again); Amazon announced 9,000 more worldwide layoffs; Ballard woman dies in a shootout during an eviction.
SPD detective/youth-chess mentor ‘Cookie’ Bouldin sues dept., claiming years of gender/race discrimination; county exec Constantine won’t run for governor; Kent schools plan staff cuts; Sawant bill would cap late-rent fees.
David Schmader’s big book of WA/OR movies & TV shows; state Supreme Court allows transit ‘fare enforcement’ to continue; Bellevue school board OKs closing two elementary schools; remote work’s still big in Seattle (for some workers, on some days).
Robyn Hitchcock’s local pop anthem turns 25; the Stranger returns to print (at least once); T-Mobile buying Mint Mobile; making the case against a new light rail station near the Chinatown-International District.
New plays address racial-justice struggles (here and elsewhere); downtown business leader sees signs of recovery; Meta/Facebook has another big round of layoffs; remembering the first modern bank failure to hit Seattle hard.
Portland-made ‘Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio’ wins Oscar; SPD trainer’s support of anti-gay policies; Sawant’s support of PCC labor actions; phony Safeway employee accused of stealing $700,000 worth of crab from a warehouse.
New Peter Blecha book links ‘40s-‘50s Seattle R&B to ‘50s-‘60s Northwest garage rock; more on Rep. George Santos’ alleged link to an alleged Seattle ATM thief; 1st & Pike cherry trees to be replaced; Silicon Valley Bank crash’s local effects.
Shawn Kemp’s side of Tacoma parking-lot incident; COVID’s still killing folks here; online activists try to stop a big new Alaska oil-drilling project; a Capitol Hill institution insists it’s not getting redeveloped.