Lynda V. Mapes launches book praising old forests; Ferguson keeps defending WA’s immigration policies; two more Fred Meyer stores (one in Seattle) closing; KING to be absorbed into the biggest TV station group ever.

Old videotape of Bumbershoot’s a-bit-of-everything past; Katie Wilson has her own PAC; Ferguson again defends WA immigration policy amid MAGA threats; ex-Mama’s Mexican Kitchen site for sale (relatively) cheap.

Sue Bird Statue unveiled; Ferguson defends WA’s ‘sanctuary’ status vs. Pam Bondi attacks; nudity-hiding fence at Denny Blaine Park has a rough start; the monster storm that wasn’t.

Arts/music center opens at ex-big box store site; Tacoma ICE jail told to pay detainees min. wage; Katie Wilson starts to get big endorsements; waiting for the big rains to arrive.

Young-adult novel of gender, identity, and rail travel; WA ICE arrests drop but still high; more tech-biz layoffs, as state unemployment rate holds steady; another homophobes’ rally scheduled for Capitol Hill.

Props, puppets, street theater defending Denny Blaine Park nudity; state sues feds over lost climate funding; was Mercer Island teacher’s abuse covered up?; violent crime down in Seattle (and DC), despite right-wing claims.

A homecoming jaunt to Oregon; primary results unchanged in late counts; Alaska Airlines’ Native icon isn’t on some new planes; ex-Seahawks coach Carroll’s return visit ends in a draw.

Lloyd Center adds the ‘Portland weird;’ Katie Wilson’s lead for mayor widens; state cites landlords under new rent-cap law; how Microsoft helps Israel’s surveillance program.

Big primary night for local progressive candidates; even small apts. cost a lot here these days; Davidson Gallery closing after 53 years; Sawant supporters arrested at Rep. Adam Smith town hall.

Could Portland TrailBlazers move to Seattle?; popular Capitol Hill restaurant suddenly shuts; city B&O tax change goes to voters.

‘Performative male’ contest on Capitol Hill; TB cases allegedly spreading at Tacoma ICE jail; did Costco secretly share customers’ Rx info?

Glass art pieces strewn about W. Seattle; city sues feds over discriminatory executive orders; Microsoft’s stock value rises above $4 trillion; more probable arsons in the south end.

We’re the #1 ‘nerdiest state’ in the US; Denny Blaine Park to be divvied into nude, clothed sections; Debora Juarez brought back to City Council; most King County residents aren’t from WA.

Torchlight Parade shows off the new waterfront; locals react to ‘jail the homeless’ executive order; did Harrell really add lots of ‘new emergency housing’?; Ichiro enters Baseball Hall of Fame.

Anti-Blue Angels billboard goes up; two Latinx-focused music fests canceled for ‘safety concerns’; Starbucks’ CEO makes 6,666 times a typical worker’s pay; is Seattle’s bike network being loved to death?