Tales of an early Seattle madam aren’t all true but still helped save Pioneer Square; another possible Boeing scandal; missing evidence in the Bertha tunnel lawsuit; even the STEM world needs the humanities.

A new mark of desperation: shoplifting Goodwill; the new arena will take longer and cost more; former co-mayor (sorta) Bob Royer dies; the meaning of Saturday’s unofficial holiday.

Fewer golfers are using Seattle’s city-owned courses; Durkan denies claims of a ‘toxic workplace’; the Daylight Savings Time bill has a catch; Microsoft wants a national carbon tax.

Making room for light-rail tracks next to I-5; Russell Wilson gets a big pay raise; the Legislature sprints to the finish; two newspaper wakes, a decade (and a month) apart.

In an upcoming exhibit, MOHAI insists there IS fashion style here; Sawant wants to challenge the state’s rent-control ban; the ex-Ballard Zesto site will be razed; online trolls hate ‘pay transparency’.

Remembering an early, now-doomed Amazon HQ building; bowling’s 500 lb. gorilla wants to buy a Seattle ’boutique bowling’ spot; the Mariners’ miracle season continues; we mark a big (at least numerically) milestone.

Everett’s getting upscaled; a School Board member wants on the City Council; ICE agents stalk WA courthouses; guess what town’s now more diverse than Seattle?

We may get another hot, dry, fire-laden summer; Northgate’s de-malling is well underway; who Amazon will put in its new Bellevue buildings; Seattle Times closing Bothell printing plant.

A local punk pioneer speaks for the trees; Saudis cited in Bezos blowup; the alleged Lake City shooter says he doesn’t remember doing it; the surprising Ms just keep winning.

The strangest new condo amenity yet; getting ready for another Bob Ferguson lawsuit against the White House; the Ms play preseason and regular-season games (almost) simultaneously; have you heard it’s been hot out?

The women behind many early video games; a possible cause for the 737 MAX crashes; what is and isn’t still alive in Olympia; still missing the P-I after 10 years.

A new exhibit reveals Seattle’s less than ‘inclusive’ past; GOP State Rep. Phil Fortunato’s latest crusade and/or publicity stunt; another GOP legislator claims vaccines are potentially more dangerous than measles.

The Art Institute of Seattle’s sudden but predictable end; are ‘enterprise zones’ just subsidized gentrification?; WA’s urban/rural interdependence; a big plastic cow makes a welcome return.

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A grunge photo exhibit in an Amazon office building; Jay Inslee in Iowa; the Lava Lounge block’s still threatened; ‘Howard Schultz’s biggest haters.’

Name troubles befall ‘our’ Meghan Trainor; Inslee continues his national media blitz; how Bezos lost control of his public image; Durkan wins another round vs. Sawant.