Two specialty bookshops open in short-term spaces; why Worldcon coming here’s a big deal; locals decry fed takeover of DC local police; will city allow another homophobic ‘hate rally’ on 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.

Late photojournalist’s son displays his works in new prints; WA state employee held by ICE in Texas; Katie Wilson has majority vote for mayor; no, Pacific Place’s plight isn’t downtown-Seattle-specific.

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.

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?

Local filmmaker’s Tokyo-shot feature; appeals court in Seattle upholds ‘birthright citizenship’ ruling; councilmembers stall renters’ commission appointments; MS says Chinese government’s employing SharePoint hackers.

Local band’s ethereal minimalism; county assessor John Wilson stops running for county exec; federal cuts endanger local radio fave C89.5; Amazon refutes story claiming Prime Day sales are way down this year.

Happy little clouds hang from SAM’s ceiling; Medicaid cuts could devastate WA hospitals; Harrell seeks end to federal SPD oversight; coffee houses face matcha shortage.

Books on Seattle in the Depression and radical labor in Grays Harbor; Pierce County sheriff wants to collaborate with ICE; YouthCare CEO quits during money trouble; Amazon grows in Bellevue while Microsoft shrinks.

Protesting Bezos’ mega-expensive wedding; Seattle Pride is ‘fearful but empowered;’ Mt. Rainier’s glaciers are ‘disappearing;’ what protests need to lead to.

Terry Morgan’s all-around arts production career; Harrell wants to streamline OK’ing new developments; state agencies prepare for major cuts; resistance actions in the streets and on the air.

‘Uncle Sam’ billboard in southwest WA sold to Chehalis tribes; grocery workers vote to strike; ‘worsening conditions’ reported at Tacoma ICE jail; thoughts on 10 years of these e-missives.

Graphic novel of gay Asians in Seattle; Filipina UW lab tech ordered released by ICE; MS foresees AI changing the whole Internet; county assessor Wilson asked to resign after restraining order.

Spokane fundamentalists rally again, SPD arrests only counter-demonstrators again; school district budget balanced (for now); wildfire season starts; ‘thousands of jobs disappear’ in the region.

Right-wingers rally at Cal Anderson, cops only arrest counter-protesters; Burien camping ban upheld in court; Sea-Tac officials ‘concerned’ about ICE actions; George Floyd killing’s aftermath after 5 years.