Local art exhibits for King Day weekend; Legislature to consider tax breaks for ‘news providers;’ Amazon NY warehouse union drive wins on appeal; the Kraken are on a winning streak, U District’s Kraken Bar not so much.

‘Fatlesque’ celebrates diverse bodies ‘in a big way’; we’ve got lots of ‘house rich/cash poor’ folk; new Public Health boss warns about COVID funding cuts’ repercussions; what some folks want from the now-underway Legislature.

Seattle Schools suing social-media giants for aggravating youth mental-health crisis; true-crime podcast producers prod SPD into pursuing serial-rape allegations; Legislature starts, all in-person for the first time since you-know-when; what if Amazon hadn’t landed in Seattle?

‘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.

Chess Club as the new midweek bar craze; Amazon’s projected layoffs climb to 18,000 globally; Tina Podlodowski quits as state Democratic chair; Harrell’s vow to have 2,000 fewer unhoused people in a year falls short.

Metro celebrates 50 years, as business promoters suggest revamping downtown bus routes; another City Councilmember’s quitting this year; do WA folk really have higher than average sexual ‘body counts’?

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?

Local comix creators’ LGBTQ protagonists; is Twitter closing its Seattle office?; biotech ex-CEO won’t be charged with assaulting his then-wife; some year-end thoughts.

Video games, fandom, etc. described as building identity and community; extreme-weather aftermath continues; WA greenhouse-gas emissions reach a 12-year high; new King County office to promote ‘the creative economy.’

Windstorms, floods wreak havoc around the region; why Southwest Airlines is so messed up; why crabs are the ‘canaries’ in the ‘coal mine’ of Alaska fisheries; are next year’s Mariners already doomed?

Our recent weird weather’s many nasty effects; the public tragedy behind crowdfunding for medical bills; how Amazon’s helping secure Ukraine’s government data; who’s been vandalizing electric substations?

How six locals overcame opioid addictions; 10 gamers sue Microsoft over Activision merger; preparing for Ice Storm ’22; remembering a Philly Soul legend who put down roots in Seattle.

‘Kindred’ miniseries alters Octavia Butler’s time-travel story; Margaret Atwood on the true meaning of Solstice; remembering Seattle’s homeless deaths in the past year; state Supreme Court to rule on transit fare enforcement.

Wing Luke exhibit connects WWII internment camps with other ethnic struggles; a little snow around here can still cause big problems; hopes for sentencing reform in the next Legislature; how private-equity firms bleed (sometimes fatally) the companies they buy.

Comix artist Jon Strongbow RIP; Inslee wants to ban assault weapons; could offshore wind towers threaten whales?; 83 percent of WA kids have had COVID.