Fashion statements at the DNC; state lands-commissioner race goes to a recount; dissing the City Council’s ‘glaring lack of civility;’ Boeing Machinists talk tough during contract talks.

Seattle’s got an ‘art vending machine’ (again); many new parents quitting work without affordable daycare; why rental prices are finally dropping around here; what WA’s primary might predict about the national vote.

KEXP DJ’s book on 101 vital Seattle-connected songs; city neuters Renters Commission; new Starbucks CEO gets to essentially work from home (unlike company staff); Charles R. Cross’s last article.

More on the late music journalist Charles R. Cross; affordable-housing operator to sell six buildings; Woodland Park Zoo workers reach new contract; an area school district nears fiscal collapse.

Early election results: Ferguson, Shaun Scott ahead, Tanya Woo behind; councilmembers go behind closed doors to delay social-housing initiative vote; MoPOP seeks ‘national’ status; Boeing workers talk of ‘chaos and dysfunction.’

‘Fresh caught’ chinook salmon: tasty to humans, needed by orcas; city, county want office workers back more often; SPD officer fired for making a sick ‘joke’ sues; Woodland Park Zoo workers just might strike.

Jefferson Park Golf Course renamed for local Black pioneer golfer; minimum-wage retreat bill withdrawn; why national eyes may be on WA’s primary elections; what does WA get for data-center tax breaks? Unknown.

A memoir by the cousin who grew up with Ted Bundy; city attorney proposes zones for increased drug enforcement; Amazon’s profits up but sales down; Rite Aid’s not through closing Bartell stores.

History of a once-rundown, now upscaled building; new Boeing CEO may be Seattle-based; City Council may re-ban ‘prostitution loitering;’ some Microsoft online services had connection issues.

More on the ex-weekly paper’s new management; Council starts work on rolling back minimum-wage gains; capital-gains repeal could cost 10,000 jobs; re-opened Northlake Tavern re-closes.

(Mostly) retiring DJ Kevin Cole on his roots; DoorDash adds more pressure for city to roll back gig-worker protections; a new pro-pot festival finally finds a site; what is and isn’t ‘good weird.’

Ex-mayor Royer dies; fatal shooting shakes Art Fair weekend; Black youth drill team cut from Seafair parade; evacuations ordered in Eastern WA wildfires.

Some (wrongly?)  blame Microsoft for global cyber-security crash; Chelan fire grows to 25,000 acres; most Homegrown sandwich shops closing; oh, and something else happened.

Shepard Fairey’s got a new mural in town; Interbay tiny-home village burns; Harrell spending plan would cut most everything but cops; two WA Congressmembers want an end to for-profit ICE jails.

Web comic ‘The Oatmeal’ turns 15 and has a Netflix show; cop who joked about Jaahnavi Kandula’s death is fired; Boeing machinists authorize a (potential) strike vote; Seattle’s become ‘too expensive for artists.’