Seattle’s biggest art weekend is here; violent crime is down (despite politicians’ ranting to the contrary); WA voters don’t like abortion restrictions; Justice Dept. OKs Boeing plea bargain deal over 737 MAX crashes.

Art from the recent past about a possible post-human future; Councilmembers bash police ‘defunding’ as if it had happened; a record number of young homicide victims this year; still more Kamala-mania.

Shepard Fairey’s got a new mural in town; Interbay tiny-home village burns; Harrell spending plan would cut most everything but cops; two WA Congressmembers want an end to for-profit ICE jails.

Fishing-boat public art rotting, may get scrapped; Stranger writer suspended for ‘joking’ about campaign shooting; Ferguson, Cantwell lead in polls; eco-protest disses Amazon’s climate efforts.

Advocates for preserving Seattle’s ‘hidden beaches;’ mental-health ‘crises’ at low-income housing sites; a feisty neighborhood cinema struggles to survive; we’re an All-America City (remember those?).

Text-heavy street art in W. Seattle; Councilmember Woo claims graffiti dissing her is a ‘hate crime;’ grocery merger plan would spin off most QFCs and some Safeways; it’ll be just slightly less hot today.

SAM exhibit defines a bigger, more inclusive ‘west coast’ alt-art scene; SPD employee listed as both ‘working’ and ‘retired;’ Rep. Adam Smith wants Biden out; Boeing plea-bargain settlement with the feds leaves out MAX crash victims’ families.

The prettiest Taco Time is going away; what got cut from city’s Transportation Levy; a new name for an old light-rail stop; Kraken hires NHL’s first female asst. coach.

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.

We’re still a scary place in video games; ex-SPD chief Diaz accused of ‘dictatorship;’ WA’s first strip club with booze in decades is now open; 50 years of (and three different sets of) Seattle Sounders.

A cozy nook for music and performance; Harrell cuts back Bicycle Weekends; FAA promises stricter oversight of Boeing; one-third of Seattle households are officially ‘low income.’

Stacey Levine’s new novel of sisterly angst and much more; UW prez Cauce to retire; calls for ‘structural gun violence solutions;’ still no Council vote on gig-worker pay rollback bill.

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?

Garfield High School community responds to Thursday’s shooting; astronaut and ‘Earthrise’ photog William Anders dies in San Juans plane crash; WA wildfire season now underway; I’ve got a new project to announce.

One Seattleite’s favorite ‘obscure’ monuments; Dave Reichert ‘jokes about shooting reporters;’ out-of-state abortions soar in WA; car crashes into an ambulance treating the victim of a previous crash.