‘Gays eating garlic bread’ event is a hit in real life and online; City Council, as predicted, approves big SPD retroactive-pay deal; UW student employees go on strike; feds say Boeing’s violated a post-737-MAX-crashes settlement.

Seattle’s first ‘protected intersection’ installed; both ‘other’ Bob Fergusons quit governor’s race; Melinda French Gates quits the foundation she co-founded; former local comics publisher dies.

Artist paints skulls on fentanyl-stained foil; We Heart Seattle leader starts a curious Legislative run; Ferguson’s inquiry into Catholic child-abuse coverups; it’s gonna be hot out.

Rat City Roller Derby turns 20; more impacts of Tuesday’s UW protest scuffle; Seattle School District may close up to 20 elementary schools; should a disgraced former abusive priest get to keep his Ph.D.?

Book about a sanctioned encampment by someone who lived in it; UW ‘scuffle’ between pro-Gaza protesters, Charlie Kirk followers; Macklemore’s protest-supporting song; an online dashboard of Mayor Harrell’s ‘promises.’

A beloved local author’s final email to friends; Harrell submits a bigger transportation levy; pro-Gaza protest encampments at UW keep growing; the temporarily-hot ‘loose zebra meme’ craze ends on a positive note.

Documentary about Seattle’s favorite old beer ads premieres at SIFF; SPD officer censured after racial slur; protest encampment at UW gathers more support; two longtime WA wineries will be locally-owned again.

Checking in with a former cable-access legend; second Boeing (or rather Spirit) whistleblower dies; ex-Bothell official arrested for alleged murder; second UW protest encampment shows up.

Seattle Rep’s ‘Fat Ham’ inverts Shakespeare tropes; Kraken leave cable for broadcast TV and Amazon streaming; big profits (and security concerns) for Microsoft; Rep. Adam Smith doesn’t like pro-Gaza protesters.

Tessa Hulls graphic novel ‘Feeding Ghosts’ praised as an all-time great; SDOT paints over words on pro-ceasefire street mural; Boeing ‘bleeding cash;’ WA GOP convention delegates ‘not into democracy.’

3D tour of late, beloved Re-bar; students, others march for Gaza peace; ex-cop/suspected killer apparently kills self while on the run; Boeing engineers claim ‘retaliation’ by company.

New book chronicles Seattle’s street trees; Seattle schools seeking causes for enrollment drops; pro-Palestinian protestors temporarily block highway to Sea-Tac; Fremont Brewing sells out to investor group.

Standing relics of Seattle’s vice-laden past; national site likes Seattle & Spokane’s downtown efforts; ex-owner of Tula’s Jazz Club dies; fighting back against the ‘racial justice backlash.’

A Tacoma-based ‘Muslim Khmer’ artist’s provocative installations; ‘SNL’ makes a spoof Alaska Airlines ad; Sens. Murray & Cantwell describe a horrific post-‘Roe’ landscape; a beloved Seattle music-scene figure dies.

The Ins & Outs for the coming year of imperative action (and, we hope, some fun along the way).