Knute Berger profiles Henry and Sarah Yesler; will full SNAP funding come back or not?; mayoral race narrows in late ballots; the (unintended?) double meaning of the new women’s hockey team’s name.

Doc ‘WTO/99’ depicts an older (lost?) Seattle; SNAP benefits still ‘in limbo;’ Harrell’s lead slightly widens in Wednesday ballot drop; Barnes & Noble returning to downtown next year.

New play on (not yet) dying of a terminal disease; Sara Nelson courts right-wing TV viewers; Repubs & conserva-Dems want to control Legislature again; much of tentative new SPD contract ‘still up in the air.’

Massive ‘No Kings’ rallies here, elsewhere; pro-Harrell PAC’s ‘misleading’ anti-Wilson mailer; half of WA’s first legal same-sex marriage dies at 98; Mariners at the brink of history.

Art/fashion exhibit celebrates South End diversity; Kristi Noem visits Portland ICE facility; Metro wants to spend $115 mil on safety improvements; Ms’ playoff game rain-delayed.

Rehabbed Salmon Bone Bridge reopens; local responses to fed govt. shutdown; anti-trans rally organizers sue city and Harrell; ‘tattoo queen of Seattle’ wants her stolen marionette back.

Ex-local cinema mogul dies; Council OKs compromise-filled Comp Plan; Ms sweep archrival Astros while Seahawks, Huskies also win big; new H-1B visa fees could ‘impact’ local tech giants.

Ceramic sculptor’s takes on myth and misogyny; homeless numbers in WA growing more slowly; Storm’s massive comeback forces a playoff game 3; no, Mt. St. Helens isn’t erupting again.

Seattle Symphony’s first female music director; Katie Wilson calls herself a ‘socialist’ (but not a purist ideologue); downtown foot traffic, hotel biz set high marks; Mariners, Cal Raleigh reach milestones.

Char Easter’s ethereal guitar music returns; Council approves more CCTV cams despite major opposition; Bill Gates profits from ICE flights; Storm clinch last playoff spot in last seconds of last regular-season game.

Bremerton civic project honors Quincy Jones (and other Black locals); CVS devours Bartell Drugs’ last crumbs; judge orders ICE to release Seattle man; is Harrell using city funds/resources for electioneering?

MoPOP’s Nirvana exhibit closes after 14 years; big Waterfront Park holds grand opening gala; Sen. Cantwell gives hell to RFK Jr.; Ferguson predicts major economic and job losses from tariffs.

Starbucks/Redhook/Seattle Weekly cofounder Gordon Bowker RIP; how right-wing preacher Sean Feucht capitalizes on Seattle-bashing; how to keep federal troops off our streets; coding careers are even more male-dominated these days.

Lloyd Center adds the ‘Portland weird;’ Katie Wilson’s lead for mayor widens; state cites landlords under new rent-cap law; how Microsoft helps Israel’s surveillance program.

Ijeoma Oluo on making a viable ‘revolution;’ acting SPD chief Barnes gets the permanent job; state sues to stop ICE from getting people’s personal Medicaid data; WA’s new electric ferries to be built in Florida.