KEXP’s massive donation; more Starbucks Philly fallout; Seattle’s best public crying spots; are Sprint and T-Mobile like old sitcom characters?

An un-gentrified downtown apparel shop suddenly shutters after 37 years; why Rhapsody didn’t get as big as Spotify; our regressive tax system in detail; a life lesson from Rev. Samuel McKinney.

Seeking compassion, not prison, for drug victims; Microsoft women still scarce; Oberto Sausage sold; Colin Kaepernick to the Seahawks?

Saving baking arts at South Seattle College; what’s wrong with closing sex-work websites; coastal oil drilling’s now less likely; protests at wannabe Amazon HQ2 cities.

Local law firm sues local video-game firm; should we just give in to developers?; something Amazon gladly got from the White House; UW football’s big apparel deal.

A beloved metal artist needs help; out-of-staters keep talking ’bout our li’l town; the King County Dems’ boss resigns; don’t leave ride-share bikes on ferries.

A local civil-rights legend passes; an historic nightlife spot’s possibly threatened; a pending victory for BC pipeline opponents; how not to rename a supermarket.

Virtual reality’s next wowie/scary advance; a local arts mag’s new chapter; why the state Supreme Court backs second chances; could coal exports really be eco-friendly?

A big tribute to a local art master; Sinclair Broadcasting’s historic precedent; new Seattle Schools head; ‘congestion pricing’ for downtown driving?

A local comedy legend passes; the county exec’s recorded speech; UW psych unit threatened; a possible motive for Michael Bennett’s accuser.

A judge rules for fish over power; sexism charged at SDOT; KOMO staff don’t like Sinclair’s agit-prop demands; city approves parking-less apartments.

Mayor stalls (but doesn’t stop) a transit project; racism and (offline) ‘social networks’; Trans Visibility Day; tribes sue state to save salmon.

Good (local) and frustrating (national) examples of the Christian spirit at work; a judge’s ruling for asylum seekers; Aurora Avenue’s Peutz Golf Range to become houses.

Could Amazon really be attacked from the White House?; Ms’ fans’ hope springs not-so-eternal; Michael Bennett defended by his book publisher.

A tribute to Aurora Avenue before it gets unrecognizable; a guy who wants more ’emotionally intelligent’ politics; Bob Ferguson vs. the White House part 23.