Frye exhibit on ‘impermanence;’ Matt Calkins goes from Seattle Times to right-wing podcast; Wilson dismisses Chamber of Commerce polls dissing her; Starbucks fires workers who won’t move to Nashville.

‘What the Funk?!’ burlesque fest is back; Wilson recall drive goes to court; Chamber of Commerce poll says folks want CCTV cams, activists disagree; Uber Eats paying $4.4M in gig-worker settlement.

Nonprofit roller rink opens in an ex-Bartell’s; White House wants to end ‘roadless rule’ in National Forests; Costco to offer Medicare Advantage plans; visiting one of the 56 (so far) data centers near the Gorge.

Ex-Councilmember Sibonga’s memoir; ‘millionaires tax’ opponents losing in primaries; Congressmembers investigate ICE jail during hunger strike; NW wildfire season’s the ‘busiest in recorded history.’

Local team’s medical-ed comics for young patients; another, bigger hunger strike at Tacoma ICE jail; light rail timeline to W. Seattle delayed again; oh, and the Seahawks are back.

Columbia Funeral Home hopes to rebuild, one year later; ‘recall petition’ filed against Mayor Wilson; ‘millionaires tax’ repeal could cost WA $1.3 billion; pending home sales here ‘plunged’ this past year.

Shoreline Sears in happier times and today; Council bans landlords’ ‘junk fees;’ Spokane fires leave ’thousands of displaced residents;’ battery-farm developers accused of ‘keeping public in the dark.’

‘AI film festival’ coming back to town; ICE still trying to prevent state jail inspections; Storm finally win a game after 11 straight losses; where will Spokane wildfire victims live?

Historic Portland mall closes; Kelabe Tewolde edges ahead in 37th District state House race; Duwamish River Festival returns after ‘ICE concerns’ canceled it last year; Magic Mouse Toys suddenly shutters.

Few surprises in first primary-election results; WA vows to protect voter info from prying feds; alleged Spokane fire starter appears in court; ‘indoor agriculture’ startup goes under, while Zillow lays off hundreds.

Wilson gets SPD chief Barnes to resign; appeals court rules in favor of ICE detainees; tech giants taking on ‘mountain of debt’ with AI spending; Storm co-owner fined, suspended over interaction with transphobe rally goers.

Tukwila industrial park with 18 (count ‘em!) data centers; campaign launched to save ‘millionaires’ tax’ from repeal; new concert hall coming downtown; Rep. Smith wants White House occupant ‘removed.’

UW scientists, Samish Nation work to save threatened sea stars; Brown sues to stop fed homeless-funding cuts; Microsoft’s carbon emissions soar due to AI; Chelan wildfire destroys ‘Hobbit Inn.’

Indie film about a Seattle teen in the ‘grunge’ days; ICE arrests escalate locally; legal cannabis sales on the decline; central WA wildfire causes evacuation order, but also closes main highway out of town.

What the Fourth (and America) mean these days; WA licensing info leads to ICE arrests; Chelan Hills fire prompts mandatory evacuations; what the homeless really need (as told by a homeless person).