Local editor’s ‘Literature of Japanese American Incarceration;’ stabbings, shooting inside a car being driven on I-5; Congressional candidate fires manager who’d criticized Israel online; ACLU slams conditions at Tacoma’s for-profit ICE jail.

Mariners’ ‘blue screen of death’ stunt on ‘Microsoft Night;’ electricians’ strike ends, janitors’ strike might start; Boeing likely won’t see federal charges over crashes; Ferguson warns of a ‘close race’ for governor this year.

Dating-site founder revives local art mag; mayor’s niece claims racial profiling by SPD; MAX crash victims’ kin want Boeing to pay billions; GOP candidate for gov ‘jokes’ about turning Evergreen campus into homeless prison camp.

Cafe Racer closing for 5th (and last?) time; Scarecrow Video needs $$ to survive; Boeing CEO tells Congress the company’s getting back on track; ‘grim conditions’ reported at Capitol Hill youth jail.

‘Modular’ apartment high rise finishes three years late; ex-chief Diaz claims he couldn’t have harassed women ‘cuz he’s gay; Constantine wants to replace downtown county jail; a trip to ‘Twin Peaks’ country.

Loving profile of a local DJ legend; another vacant Seattle building burns up; layoffs hit Seattle Rep; is downtown real-estate investment near a rebound?

Local films tackle visibility and forgiveness; ‘Juneuay’ weather wreaks havoc; Councilmember Saka wants a bigger transportation levy; Poulsbo Pride street banners trashed, repaired, re-installed.

50th Pride Month art show; interim SPD chief’s past words about ‘police culture;’ Trading Musician store closes while a rare-book store almost opens; oh, and there was some courtroom news item from NYC.

Old Tacoma anarchist mag unearthed; City Council delays votes on gig-worker wages, defunding Equitable Development Initiative; Melinda French Gates vows $1 billion to help women and families; T-Mobile buys another rival.

Wing Luke Museum staffers walk out over exhibit’s alleged Zionist bias; tech CEOs want more housing in Comp Plan; budget crises at school districts across the state; Bill Walton dies as Pac-12 ends.

The healing power of ‘erotic dance;’ Sound Transit keeps SLU station site as planned; WA joins feds in suing Ticketmaster/Live Nation; state parental-rights law bashed as potentially causing ‘forced outing’ of teens.

Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei to get a SAM exhibit; 40 years of the Young Fresh Fellows; Pacific Place sold at a big discount; SPD had ‘policy’ to harass anti-police protesters.

‘Google Doodle’ honors late NW Native-rights leader; Homelessness Authority’s interim boss doesn’t want the permanent gig; judge dismisses anti-trans lawsuit; stripper/mayoral candidate wants to bring the joy back to Portland.

‘Gays eating garlic bread’ event is a hit in real life and online; City Council, as predicted, approves big SPD retroactive-pay deal; UW student employees go on strike; feds say Boeing’s violated a post-737-MAX-crashes settlement.

A beloved local author’s final email to friends; Harrell submits a bigger transportation levy; pro-Gaza protest encampments at UW keep growing; the temporarily-hot ‘loose zebra meme’ craze ends on a positive note.