‘Red Chador’ artist expresses Muslim-female ‘joy;’ onetime affordable-apartment building burns; Kent refugee encampment allowed to stay put for now; recalling Seattle’s ‘role in school re-segergation.’

Local films tackle visibility and forgiveness; ‘Juneuay’ weather wreaks havoc; Councilmember Saka wants a bigger transportation levy; Poulsbo Pride street banners trashed, repaired, re-installed.

One Seattleite’s favorite ‘obscure’ monuments; Dave Reichert ‘jokes about shooting reporters;’ out-of-state abortions soar in WA; car crashes into an ambulance treating the victim of a previous crash.

50th Pride Month art show; interim SPD chief’s past words about ‘police culture;’ Trading Musician store closes while a rare-book store almost opens; oh, and there was some courtroom news item from NYC.

SPD chief Diaz resigns, ex-sheriff Rahr in for now; parents really don’t like threatened school closures; Starbucks’ staffing algorithm leaves stores short-handed; when politicians care only about the rich.

Wing Luke Museum staffers walk out over exhibit’s alleged Zionist bias; tech CEOs want more housing in Comp Plan; budget crises at school districts across the state; Bill Walton dies as Pac-12 ends.

The healing power of ‘erotic dance;’ Sound Transit keeps SLU station site as planned; WA joins feds in suing Ticketmaster/Live Nation; state parental-rights law bashed as potentially causing ‘forced outing’ of teens.

Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei to get a SAM exhibit; 40 years of the Young Fresh Fellows; Pacific Place sold at a big discount; SPD had ‘policy’ to harass anti-police protesters.

Wing Luke exhibit on communities coming together against racism; City Council OKs easing SPD hiring requirements; Cupcake Royale to ‘eventually’ close all its stores; library in MAGA Idaho goes adults-only.

Pro-Palestinian camp at UW dismantled; another lawsuit claims racial and gender discrimination at SPD; Burien could kill tiny-house village project it previously OK’d; Seattle hits a population milestone.

‘Google Doodle’ honors late NW Native-rights leader; Homelessness Authority’s interim boss doesn’t want the permanent gig; judge dismisses anti-trans lawsuit; stripper/mayoral candidate wants to bring the joy back to Portland.

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.

Ex-Bumbershoot producer calls it quits; only minor ‘altercations’ from evangelical ‘pro-Israel’ rally at UW; GOP operative gets two other ‘Bob Fergusons’ to run for governor; the meaning of the northern lights.

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.

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.