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1/16/25: A MATTER OF LIFE (AND…)
Jan 15th, 2025 by Clark Humphrey

New and returning theater shows cover the Big Issues (with laughs); Microsoft ‘shopping extension’ said to take influencers’ commissions; Ferguson talks of family at his inaugural; Biden talks of dangers to democracy.

1/15/25: JAY AND NOT-SILENT BOB
Jan 14th, 2025 by Clark Humphrey

Gov. Jay Inslee’s tenure ends while Bob Ferguson’s begins; ‘less-lethal weapons’ bill advances in City Council; Boeing’s market share shrinks a lot; NY investor bets big on ‘affordable’ housing here.

1/3/25: PAINTING THE TOWN
Jan 2nd, 2025 by Clark Humphrey

Painter documents city’s changing scenes; Amazon office workers now expected back every day; more light-rail maintenance disruptions coming; trans people moving to WA to escape MAGA 2.0.

1/1/25: 2025 (OR 6 TO 4)
Jan 1st, 2025 by Clark Humphrey

The Ins and Outs for the resistance-centric year ahead.

10/11/24: ‘SWING LOW,’ SING HIGH
Oct 10th, 2024 by Clark Humphrey

Seattle Opera’s ‘Jubilee’ celebrates Black spirituals; Boeing accuses Machinists of ‘bad faith’ bargaining; two historic restaurant reopenings; sexual-harassment claims at UW computer science lab.

9/18/24: A GO ON ‘NO-GO’
Sep 17th, 2024 by Clark Humphrey

City Council OKs multiple new ‘stay out’ drug and sex-work zones, plus a feeble substitute for social housing; feds OK Alaska/Hawaiian airline merger; can major public-school closures really be stopped?

9/11/24: THE BOB AND DAVE SHOW
Sep 10th, 2024 by Clark Humphrey

Debate for gov not as dramatic as debate for prez (thankfully); Zahilay proposes $1 billion for ‘workforce housing;’ Seattle Indian Health Board cuts ties with SPD; Boeing machinists’ strike more likely.

8/8/24: A COURTHOUSE WITHOUT COURTS?
Aug 7th, 2024 by Clark Humphrey

Dow Constantine’s plan to redo King County’s downtown campus; family of Titan submersible victim seeks $50 million; updated vote totals bring no real changes; beginning of the end for the current City Council?

7/26/24: WOW, THIS IS IN TENTS!
Jul 25th, 2024 by Clark Humphrey

Japanese co. opens fancy commercial ‘campfield’ in southwest WA; judge halts big grocery merger for now; feds planing a giant solar farm at Hanford; western wildfire season getting worse.

7/12/24: LOTSA WATER; FEWER PEOPLE
Jul 11th, 2024 by Clark Humphrey

Advocates for preserving Seattle’s ‘hidden beaches;’ mental-health ‘crises’ at low-income housing sites; a feisty neighborhood cinema struggles to survive; we’re an All-America City (remember those?).

7/11/24: ‘NET’ PROGRESS
Jul 10th, 2024 by Clark Humphrey

Storm stars help make doc about WNBA players’ political crusade; 75 years of (what I still call) Sea-Tac; critics say Amazon’s Climate Pledge isn’t as successful as company says; anonymous letter claims SPD watchdogs ignored complaints about ex-chief Diaz.

5/8/24: IN-TENT-CITY
May 8th, 2024 by Clark Humphrey

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.’

5/7/24: DAYS OF ‘NO FUTURE’ PAST
May 6th, 2024 by Clark Humphrey

Remembering Seattle’s first (very short-lived) punk rock club; UW tells protesters it won’t cut Boeing ties; 3rd Ave’s real problem isn’t buses; another FAA investigation starts into Boeing’s safety practices.

3/11/24: RIPPING A NEW, ER, DOOR HOLE
Mar 10th, 2024 by Clark Humphrey

John Oliver disses Boeing’s corporate priorities; county deputies asked to not enforce Burien camping ban; skyrocketing costs for salmon-friendly water passages; four years since the first COVID shutdowns.

2/22/24: ARRANGEMENTS IN BLACK
Feb 21st, 2024 by Clark Humphrey

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.

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