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3/16/23: VIVA ‘VIVA!’
Mar 15th, 2023 by Clark Humphrey

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.

3/13/23: FROM QUINCY TO ‘LOUIE’
Mar 12th, 2023 by Clark Humphrey

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.

3/2/23: THE LURE OF MOISTURE
Mar 1st, 2023 by Clark Humphrey

Hyping rain as a reason to visit Seattle; Starbucks white-collar staffers diss its labor policies; Seattle’s lost many trees (many of them on city land) in recent years; the death of an infamous woman who lived pseudonymously around here.

2/24/23: DOLL PARTS
Feb 23rd, 2023 by Clark Humphrey

American Girl’s two new ‘1999 Seattle’ dolls; Mudede on what (really) makes a vibrant city (hint: it’s not upscale retail); one neighborhood that wants a light-rail station; serious snow could appear in Seattle this weekend.

2/22/23: ‘BUMMER! SHOOT!’ NO MORE
Feb 22nd, 2023 by Clark Humphrey

Previewing a back-to-basics Bumbershoot festival; Harrell’s ‘State of the City’ speech mostly generalities; strippers organize for steady pay and better conditions; why a CEO wasn’t charged in a domestic-violence case.

2/21/23: AN INDIE ‘CHAIN’ STORE
Feb 20th, 2023 by Clark Humphrey

The simple beauty of ‘soul chains;’ social-housing initiative passes, now what?; federal judge says Starbucks can’t fire union organizers; should Alaska chinook-salmon fishing be banned to save the orcas?

2/2/23: IN THE ‘TIME’ ZONE
Feb 1st, 2023 by Clark Humphrey

Love expressed for Taco Time NW, while Beth’s Cafe reopens at last; Tammy Morales wants to stay on the City Council (unlike four colleagues); is Amazon trying to de-emphasize direct online sales?

2/1/23: STRUCTURED THINKING
Jan 31st, 2023 by Clark Humphrey

Pictures and stories of notable Seattle buildings; local lawyer sues Instagram over users’ drug dealing; judge says Amazon violated labor laws in NYC warehouse elections; federal COVID ‘emergency’ ending.

1/30/23: AN ‘ICY’ RECEPTION?
Jan 29th, 2023 by Clark Humphrey

Rock band claims retaliation for dissing Bezos at a Kraken game; local reactions to Tyre Nichols killing; more complaints about LIHI’s tiny-house-village management; does Seattle really need a ‘Progressive Revenue Task Force’?

1/26/23: CARING ABOUT THE CAREGIVERS
Jan 25th, 2023 by Clark Humphrey

New play tells COVID responders’ tales in their own words; another County Councilmember won’t run again; city sues Hyundai/Kia for making their cars too steal-able; Boeing CEO would like to privatize the FAA.

1/19/23: HE CHART-ED HIS OWN COURSE
Jan 18th, 2023 by Clark Humphrey

Mourning ‘outsider artist’ Gregory Blackstock, Screaming Trees cofounder Van Conner, and author Jonathan Raban; Grand Illusion Cinema could be razed in two years; Microsoft confirms 10,000 worldwide layoffs.

1/16/23: FAIR GAME?
Jan 15th, 2023 by Clark Humphrey

Wiazrds of the Coast backs off from rumored major changes to ‘D&D’ licensing; south-county shooter’s reported racist explanation for his acts; sexual-assault allegations made against a local documentary maker; Kraken on a roll, Seahawks on a stop.

1/6/23: A NOPE-SLOPE
Jan 5th, 2023 by Clark Humphrey

‘Ski South Lake Union’ art installations end today; LoFi music venue closing in April after 20 years; almost 200,000 sq.ft. of Seattle office space now up for sub-lease; Amazon’s layoffs ‘represent a new mindset’ at the company.

/3/23: BAD NEWS, EVEN FOR PEOPLE WHO LOVE BAD NEWS
Jan 2nd, 2023 by Clark Humphrey

Remembering Modest Mouse drummer Jeremiah Green (and, yeah, also Dori Monson); U of Idaho murder suspect had studied ‘the criminal mind’ at WSU; should Seattle even want to be a ‘superstar city’ again?

1/2/23: SKIDOO-ING INTO ’23
Jan 1st, 2023 by Clark Humphrey

The innies and outies for a prime-number year.

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