Ex-‘Seattle Sketcher’ spreads the word about hand-drawn art; city, state leaders don’t want US troops on our streets; big $$ for Harrell re-election campaign; last three Bartell Drug stores close.

Mariners-owned TV channel closes; Rendezvous buyers make themselves known; Harrell claims most of Seattle’s unhoused people aren’t from here; Portland isn’t ‘war-torn,’ doesn’t want federal troops on its streets.

Women’s ‘pre-professional’ soccer team debuts; Katie Wilson won’t debate on KOMO if it won’t air Kimmel; AZ Republican wants Rep. Jayapal murdered for encouraging protests; Ms clinch first-round playoff bye.

Popular YouTuber spends a (live, unedited) day in Seattle; firefighter held by ICE released; Harrell’s budget plan raids housing $$ for more cops (again); oh, and there was a big baseball game.

Pancake Chef to serve its last short stack; WA still won’t give state voter info to feds; Harrell’s proposed budget gives still more to SPD; another Kimmel-banning TV station group wants to buy KING.

‘Cascade PBS News,’ née Crosscut, axed; what ‘fewer tech jobs’ may mean to Seattle;’ exUW prof who founded black-history website dies; Jimmy Kimmel’s comeback won’t be on Sinclair-owned KOMO.

Bremerton civic project honors Quincy Jones (and other Black locals); CVS devours Bartell Drugs’ last crumbs; judge orders ICE to release Seattle man; is Harrell using city funds/resources for electioneering?

Fremont Solstice Parade’s comment on the national situation; Bartell’s last stores will rebrand as CVS; a fatal police standoff on East Madison Street; a last chance to remember Memorial Stadium.

New local news site ‘The Burner’ starts; green card workers at Sea-Tac afraid to fly; Port of Seattle sues to stop Sodo housing plan; unhoused-encampment sweeps still rising.

50 years of Microsoft; protests against Musk and ICE; state Senate OKs budget plan with business, wealth taxes; 5th Avenue Theatre forms ‘alliance’ with Seattle Theatre Group.

Documentary covers the long fight to bring orca Tokitae home; local businesses stage ‘A Day Without Immigrants;’ UW hires its first-ever Black president; two Stranger reporters agree to resign.

Illuminated protests in Cal Anderson Park; Microsoft says its AI biz is doing just fine; Scarecrow Video’s building’s for sale; did Amazon back-to-the-office order help raise downtown residential rents?

Dawn Cherny’s semi-abstract sculptures lighten up the Frye; glass artist Ginny Ruffner dies; local leaders, advocates vow to fight mass deportations; booming social-media outfit Bluesky isn’t really ‘Seattle based.’

Marchers insist on civil rights and democracy; Costco Teamsters authorize nationwide strike; City Council seekers cut to 6 finalists; did a now-former Stranger editor have an affair with a Council candidate?

Do the WTO protests have a lesson for today?; Girmay Zahilay confirms run for county exec; Facebook owes WA $24.6 mil over campaign-ad violations; LIHI says banks demand eviction-law concessions.