New Seattle civic poet recounts decades in immigration-bureaucracy hell; sudden, massive federal health cuts hit home; city payroll-tax collections way down; we got rain and lightning but no tornados.

Doc about old Rainier ads now showing; White House goes after Perkins Coie law firm; JBLM soldiers accused of selling military secrets; car fatally hits preteen outside Washington Middle School.

Startup with local ties offers on-screen cartoon ‘companions;’ it’s ‘Economic Blackout Day;’ Ferguson promotes $7 billion in cuts, promises more; does Harrell really (heart) Musk & Thiel, or was he joking?

Remembering multimedia visionary David Lynch; AI outfit taking over Pier 70; county exec candidates all vow to resist oppressive pressure from DC; MLK Day (oh, and something else) happening Monday.

An immigrant (and her luggage) star in new local play; Council divided on big housing plan; Apple announces major Seattle office expansion; SPOG appeals a records case—that it already won.

Similarities between Mangione case and a Netflix drama; Jaahnavi Kandula’s killer fired from SPD; WA eviction filings hit record; Canada gets its own political crossroads.

Mama’s Mexican Kitchen building razed; Jackson’s Catfish Corner folds; Seahawks win last game but miss playoffs due to tiebreakers; Bill Nye gets a Medal of Freedom—of Science!

Ex-local newscaster Aaron Brown RIP; another newborn orca calf dies; number of homeless school kids up 20 percent; UW Huskies lose Sun Bowl in final seconds.

The Ins and Outs for the resistance-centric year ahead.

Rick Steves on social media’s ‘corrosive effect’ on tourism; electricians flock to central WA for data-center projects; more nasty weather with the usual effects; Brits comment on US politics with choice (sad) words.

Fun stuff at State History Museum in T-Town; some folk still powerless after last week’s storms; Office of Police Accountability director resigns; Seattle Schools closing plans, first reduced, now ‘put on hold.’

Charles Burns’ career-encompassing graphic novel; more storm fixup/cleanup as a new storm looms; City Council OKs JumpStart-diverting budget; Dave Ross leaving KIRO radio after 46 years.

‘Bomb cyclone’ wreaks havoc in region; SPS might not close schools after all; city capital-gains tax idea fails in Council; whole marketing companies now exist to ‘influence the influencers.’

Last Sears in WA (one of the last anywhere) closing; Lake Union streetcar lives for now; Amazon joins Musk in trying to kill federal Labor Board; the MAGA cult as a study in target marketing.

Performance-art piece explores Native family history; more post-election ‘horror and heartbreak;’ UW president’s house and car tagged with pro-Hamas slogans; announcer Dave Sims flees Mariners for Yankees.