WA State Ferries at 75; White House wants to axe federal agency investigating Longview blast; did Sound Transit board members ‘screw Seattle’ in their latest cuts?; a call for an independent Cascadia.

Big galleries plan Seattle Art Fair rival; ‘trans refugee’ advocates march for city support; Social Housing Developer buys 150-unit building; Wild Waves water park’s final season has started.

‘Augmented reality’ Seattle walking tour; whither the Regional Homelessness Authority?; Microsoft offers early retirement to thousands of workers; Nick Hanauer asks ‘which capitalism’ we really want.

‘Black Panther Park’ opens in Skyway; tech consultant asks ‘Whither Microsoft?’, Ada’s Technical Books closing in June; many ‘unlicensed food carts’ could be due to ‘multi-state networks.’

Samish Nation’s ‘weaving retreat;’ warmongering hurts potential World Cup business; big data-center plans would take LOTS of City Light electricity; ‘broken’ Ichiro statue fixed, so apparently were the current Ms’ ‘bats.’

Seattle Times vet John Hinterberger RIP; state auditor reports ‘questionable’ child-care payments; county plans to expand shelters, related services; Aurora Ave’s newest hostelry is just for cats.

Site-specific installations at a soon-to-be-razed home; Seahawks for sale after all; GOP procedural trick dooms many Legislature bills for this year; buying a home inside a video game (what could be more fun?).

Bruce Lee ‘forever stamp’ launching; Wilson’s ‘State of the City’ focuses on affordability, safety; debunking conservative claims against ‘millionaire tax;’ we could use someone like Jesse Jackson these days.

Airport display sign repurposed as ‘kinetic sculpture;’ ‘millionaire tax’ bill passes state Senate, while Legislators reconsider estate tax; 20 families sue Boeing after 2024 crash.

Degenerate Art Ensemble’s next multimedia performance; could WA ‘millionaire tax’ help legalize Seattle income tax?; SeaTimes business columnist Jon Talton dies; Jeff Bezos decimates Wash. Post newsroom.

‘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.’

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.

Varsity Theater closing; Ferguson plugs millionaire tax and bashes MAGA regime; White House threatens all fed funding to ‘sanctuary’ cities and states; prosecutors won’t charge ex-Harrell aide after allegations of sexual assault.

The Ins and the Outs for the year when we (somehow, we hope) begin to get rid of the goons running and ruining everything in DC.

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.’