Charles Johnson co-creates an Afro-Futurist-Buddhist graphic novel; Teatro ZinZanni’s post-COVID, post-Woodinville comeback; wildfire forces evacuations near Soap Lake; a pro-choice state constitutional amendment isn’t likely.

Locally-set novel about a tech mogul who uploads his consciousness; gruesome details at Charleena Lyles shooting inquest; WA pastor calls for LGBTQ mass murder; strike at 1st & Pike Starbucks. 

Local artist’s kids’ book about a magical drag-queen wig and the predictable backlash; ‘life science tower’ proposed at El Corazon site; ‘social housing’ initiative drive gets close to a spot on the ballot; summer’s finally showing up (both on the calendar and for real).

‘Banksyland’ touring exhibit and its discontents; West Seattle Bridge has a reopening date (maybe); state Supreme Court ruling ties police ‘seizures’ to race; PACCAR’s making, and King County’s buying, electric garbage trucks.

Local lit-legend Charles Johnson joins the graphic-novelist ranks; SPD’s chief defends its consent-decree compliance; women in national-team soccer to get equal pay; WA’s job growth outpaces that of the nation.

Short fictions based on people’s digital data; big pro-Roe rallies coming up; possible property-tax hikes might force more homeowners to sell; Seahawks face ex-QB Russell Wilson in 2022 season’s first game.

Tulalip historian/activist on tribal boarding schools’ somber legacy; former ‘pro-choice Republican’ Reagan Dunn votes against County Council’s ‘Roe’ resolution; a COVID-themed musical; what can pro-housing activists learn from Weird Al?

Boeing’s moving its HQ from Chicago to Virginia; hundreds of UW students stage a pro-choice protest; Amazon union leader speaks in DC; Seattle Central’s culinary program lives on (for now).

Rally-goers and others defend abortion rights as part of defending democracy; ‘religious’ harassers pepper-spray gay-bar goers; interim sheriff gets the permanent job; city buys ‘community cultural space’ in South Park.

Author and musician/DJ create a new home after a ‘swatting’ attack and a fire; COVID’s affecting schools again; Amazon vows to run on all ‘clean electricity’ within three years; ‘microplastics’ are getting inside our bodies.

More triumphs for Seattle’s own ‘designing woman;’ a Good Friday walk with urban-design lessons; more Starbucks union wins; a ‘gayborhood’-appropriate grocery brand opens on Capitol Hill today.

The Henry Art Gallery has a major new installation piece; the search is on for a permanent SPD chief; more Seattle neighborhoods get even more affluent; Open Books will open again.

A local autistic actor’s life lessons; marking two years since the West Seattle Bridge closed; ‘safe lots’ for folks living in vehicles could return; tulip farm workers go on strike in Skagit County.

Heritage of a largely women-run Spanish radio station in eastern WA; a beloved local sportscaster dies; shootings at more pot stores and along I-5; the (upscaled version of the) Canterbury bar will close.

Pro-peace, pro-Ukraine light show to brighten Seattle; Amazon/MGM deal completed; UW-led program teaches teens to beware of misinformation; another smash-n’-grab targets another Walgreens store’s ATM.