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2/4/26: OFF THE ‘WALL’
Feb 3rd, 2026 by Clark Humphrey

Local artist’s seemingly-moving silhouettes; Ferguson hesitant about millionaire-income-tax bill; Gluesenkamp Perez’s primary challenger rakes in bucks; locals still fighting for Black history in schools.

2/3/26: SAVE THE CHALET
Feb 2nd, 2026 by Clark Humphrey

‘Rustic style’ 1908 home threatened; in-state Amazon layoffs exceed 2,000; homicide, other violent crimes went way down in Seattle in ’25; ‘Easy Street Records owner apologizes for sympathetic ICE comments.’

1/28/26: ‘FRESH,’ ‘GO,’ GONE
Jan 27th, 2026 by Clark Humphrey

Amazon suddenly closes two grocery chains, potentially creating a Central District ‘food desert’; ICE abducts dad in front of child in Shoreline; Boeing sales jump 60 percent; region loses 130,000 jobs in the past year.

1/23/26: ‘TRAIN’-ING FILM SCORES BIG
Jan 22nd, 2026 by Clark Humphrey

WA-shot ‘Train Dreams’ up for four Oscars; we’ll soon know when we can take Seattle-Eastside light rail; bill in Legislature would make hiring a sex worker a felony; Seahawks favored to make (and win) Super Bowl.

1/22/26: THE BAD OLD DAYS
Jan 21st, 2026 by Clark Humphrey

Seattle in the Depression, as it was covered at the time; ICE flights at Boeing Field way up; Wilson replaces more city dept. heads; area unemployment rises above 5 percent.

1/21/26: WELL, THAT ‘BITES’
Jan 20th, 2026 by Clark Humphrey

Crocodile music club for sale after amassing big debts; six Seattle schools ‘shelter in place’ after ICE rumors; tariffs mean slow going at Port of Seattle; should historic Gas Works Park structures be torn down?

1/20/25: ‘DREAMS’ INTO ACTION
Jan 19th, 2026 by Clark Humphrey

MLK Day rallies and the renewed meaning of King’s words; local rise of the ‘religious left;’ Ferguson’s budget-cut plans and their discontents; ex-owner wants to buy, save Red Light Vintage on the Ave.

1/19/25: 12 > 49
Jan 18th, 2026 by Clark Humphrey

Seahawks trounce 49ers in playoffs; heads of Social Housing Developer, City Light both fired; Seattle single-family rents up 20 percent; another fatal hookah-lounge shooting.

1/16/25: GETTING HER POINT ‘ACROSS’
Jan 15th, 2026 by Clark Humphrey

Old, poignant photos of migrants speak to today; SPD officers told not to interfere with ICE raids; Mayor Wilson (and Microsoft) seeking to jump-start more housing; awaiting the Seahawks’ biggest game in years.

1/13/25: ENTER THE DRAGON, ER, THE MAILBOX
Jan 12th, 2026 by Clark Humphrey

Bruce Lee postage stamp announced; thousands (inc. Mayor Wilson) at Cal Anderson anti-ICE rally; Legislative session opens with money trouble; we’re all in a battle to preserve ‘the nation’s soul.’

1/12/26: TRANS ACTION
Jan 11th, 2026 by Clark Humphrey

New musical tracks a gender and family journey; Legislative session starts with threats of big cuts; anti-ICE protests (and proposed actions) continue; 49ers to play Seahawks in playoffs.

1/8/25: ‘GET OUT OF EVERYWHERE’
Jan 7th, 2026 by Clark Humphrey

Anti-ICE protests follow Minneapolis shooting death; police trainers accused of harassing female recruits; development plan’s breakup might save Wedgwood Broiler; UW star quarterback enters transfer portal.

1/7/25: WHAT IS A LOCAL HERO?
Jan 6th, 2026 by Clark Humphrey

County Council honors Ken Jennings; state retracts carbon-reduction claims; juvenile detention sex-abuse suits could bankrupt Pierce County; five years since the attempted domestic coup.

12/31/25: WORLD BUILDING, ON AND OFF THE PAGE
Dec 30th, 2025 by Clark Humphrey

New Octavia Butler biography; US 2 eastbound opening again (with limits); four die in alleged Eastside murder/suicide; ‘Somali child care providers in WA being harassed.’

12/30: I (DON’T) HEAR A ‘SYMPHONY’
Dec 29th, 2025 by Clark Humphrey

Ode to a favorite light-rail station; migrant farmworkers face ‘fear and uncertainty;’ Ferguson’s mostly-cuts budget plan and its discontents; the intersection of politics, religion, and AI.

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