A ‘Deluxe’ Xmas tree ornament; workers strike at 10 scattered Amazon facilities; Olympic Hotel sold; Ferguson says he’ll resist any ‘unconstitutional’ acts from the White House.

Charles Burns’ career-encompassing graphic novel; more storm fixup/cleanup as a new storm looms; City Council OKs JumpStart-diverting budget; Dave Ross leaving KIRO radio after 46 years.

Last Sears in WA (one of the last anywhere) closing; Lake Union streetcar lives for now; Amazon joins Musk in trying to kill federal Labor Board; the MAGA cult as a study in target marketing.

Performance-art piece explores Native family history; more post-election ‘horror and heartbreak;’ UW president’s house and car tagged with pro-Hamas slogans; announcer Dave Sims flees Mariners for Yankees.

New gallery showcases Native arts, traditions; machinists nix Boeing’s ‘final offer;’ SPS puts school closures on hold while state officials call for more funding; right-wingers bash Macklemore speech at pro-Palestinian event.

Sonics band documentary (and 60th anniversary concer); state GOP sues King County over primary returns; Seattle Symphony’s getting its first female music director; Seattle ranks #2 in AI developers.

New album by pop-punk legends the Fastbacks; asylum seekers plead for housing; Census stats show Seattle’s a big spot for same-sex couples; ‘medical crowdfunding’ nonprofit disappears along with donations.

(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.’

Loving profile of a local DJ legend; another vacant Seattle building burns up; layoffs hit Seattle Rep; is downtown real-estate investment near a rebound?

Black History Month art & music picks; cop who struck Jaahnavi Kandula won’t be charged; Seattle takes back part of Regional Homelessness Authority’s funding; Boeing’s 737 program head resigns.

What happened to an SPD officer found spying on his ex; Inslee says WA’s ‘the strongest state;’ still more fallout from 737 MAX 9 debacle; snow just might show up around here today, or tomorrow, just maybe.

Local Jews hold Hanukkah rally for a Gaza ceasefire; some of the new year’s new laws; Boeing may get its first female CEO (just not yet); SCOTUS upholds WA ban on anti-LGBTQ ‘conversion therapy.’

Signs put up everywhere someone died in a car crash in Seattle; KEXP confirms it’s buying a San Francisco-area station; a multi-faith protest calls for a cease-fire; ‘three-story pickleball facility’ proposed for Interbay.

Shawn Smith’s last recordings released; HoneyHole’s new owner apparently skipped town; Harrell wants a different new streetcar route; RIP to “the Chef in the Hat.”

Amazon testing a movie-style robot (to do human tasks); KEXP may buy a northern-Calif. station; could Seattle apt. values shrink 30 percent?; man tries to ‘hire a prostitute for his horse.’