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3/8/23: A HEROIC STRUGGLE
Mar 7th, 2023 by Clark Humphrey

‘Salish Geek’ artist fights for his life; Constantine wants to redevelop county-owned downtown blocks; ‘missing middle housing’ bill passes state House; should port commissioners care about social justice?

3/7/23: DOLL PARTS, PART 2
Mar 6th, 2023 by Clark Humphrey

Funko’s got a lot more ‘Pop!’ figures than it can sell; right-wing trustees cause chaos at an Idaho college; Macklemore gives a ‘surprise’ free concert; what should be WA’s ‘official state smell’?

 

3/3/23: WEAVING A STORY
Mar 2nd, 2023 by Clark Humphrey

Suquamish basket maker gets a national arts award; Nordstrom’s quitting Canada; more resignations at the Seattle Human Rights Commission; what’s missing from Comic Con this year.

2/21/23: AN INDIE ‘CHAIN’ STORE
Feb 20th, 2023 by Clark Humphrey

The simple beauty of ‘soul chains;’ social-housing initiative passes, now what?; federal judge says Starbucks can’t fire union organizers; should Alaska chinook-salmon fishing be banned to save the orcas?

2/17/23: CALLING COLLECT(IONS)
Feb 16th, 2023 by Clark Humphrey

Fun local, indie museums; ex-Boeing CEO’s investment startup suddenly closes; Tacoma LGBTQ ‘safe space’ store closes after ‘violent attacks;’ does anyone expect scientific accuracy in a Marvel movie?

2/16/23: THE TRAGEDY, THEN THE TRAUMA
Feb 15th, 2023 by Clark Humphrey

Marking 40 years since the Wah Mee killings (and the sensationalistic, sometimes racist media circus that followed); minor COVID outbreak at a local high school; Medic One’s co-creator dies; is the big homelessness plan really needed?

2/2/23: IN THE ‘TIME’ ZONE
Feb 1st, 2023 by Clark Humphrey

Love expressed for Taco Time NW, while Beth’s Cafe reopens at last; Tammy Morales wants to stay on the City Council (unlike four colleagues); is Amazon trying to de-emphasize direct online sales?

1/4/23: THE WHEELS ON THE BUS GO…
Jan 3rd, 2023 by Clark Humphrey

Metro celebrates 50 years, as business promoters suggest revamping downtown bus routes; another City Councilmember’s quitting this year; do WA folk really have higher than average sexual ‘body counts’?

12/29/22: GAMES (YOUNG) PEOPLE PLAY
Dec 28th, 2022 by Clark Humphrey

Video games, fandom, etc. described as building identity and community; extreme-weather aftermath continues; WA greenhouse-gas emissions reach a 12-year high; new King County office to promote ‘the creative economy.’

12/28/22: WEATHER KEEPS A-WEATHER-ING
Dec 27th, 2022 by Clark Humphrey

Windstorms, floods wreak havoc around the region; why Southwest Airlines is so messed up; why crabs are the ‘canaries’ in the ‘coal mine’ of Alaska fisheries; are next year’s Mariners already doomed?

12/21/22: RESIST; PERSIST
Dec 20th, 2022 by Clark Humphrey

Wing Luke exhibit connects WWII internment camps with other ethnic struggles; a little snow around here can still cause big problems; hopes for sentencing reform in the next Legislature; how private-equity firms bleed (sometimes fatally) the companies they buy.

12/15/22: HOW ‘GREEN’ WAS MY VALLEY?
Dec 14th, 2022 by Clark Humphrey

Maps show different communities’ carbon outputs; Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer acquitted of making false accusations against a Black newspaper carrier; Inslee proposes a $70 billion, two-year budget; will electric cars kill the radio star?

12/13/22: THE NEXT STEPS
Dec 12th, 2022 by Clark Humphrey

Whim W’Him dance company takes over a Queen Anne church building; why ‘liberal’ (or ’techie’) city governments can’t house the homeless; lots of car, car/pedestrian collisions; the Starbucks union drive’s first year.

12/12/22: THE STORY MUST BE TOLD
Dec 11th, 2022 by Clark Humphrey

Supporters and allies greet Drag Queen Story Hour; Councilmember Lisa Herbold won’t run again; US senators question a tiny WA bank’s role in Big Crypto; should Amazon ‘rethink its business from scratch’?

12/9/22: CITY OF THE GODS, AND OF BEER
Dec 8th, 2022 by Clark Humphrey

Tom Dyer’s 40-song ode to Oly; marking 10 years since the same-sex wedding spectacular at City Hall; window shot at Renton drag-queen story hour site; FTC sues to stop Microsoft from taking over Activision Blizzard.

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