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Local young geneticist turned shoegaze singer; a big (non-musical) ‘metal shredder’ proposed for Bellingham; more threats against synagogues; Biden admin vows to preserve old-growth forests here and elsewhere.
Molbak’s garden store in Woodinville, no longer part of a new development, will now no longer exist; award-winning Junebaby restaurant closing; state ferries’ boss quitting; what’s left of ‘the left’ in Seattle?
HBO doc on the theft of a historic bonsai tree in Federal Way; Sound Transit CEO quits after 16 months; Tacoma officers’ lawyer claims Manny Ellis caused his own death; Zulily claims it was murdered by Amazon.
Local Jews hold Hanukkah rally for a Gaza ceasefire; some of the new year’s new laws; Boeing may get its first female CEO (just not yet); SCOTUS upholds WA ban on anti-LGBTQ ‘conversion therapy.’
Etailer Zulily’s final days; Denny Blaine Park won’t be de-nuded for a kiddie playground; Starbucks wants to talk to unions again (under certain conditions); UW QB Michael Penix Jr. doesn’t get the Heisman Trophy.
Black-owned theater co. hopes to reincarnate; Seattle e-tail outfit Zulily rumored to be closing; pro-Palestinian protest shuts down UW admin building for hours; the ‘color of the year’ and its discontents.
UW prof on how every version of a song becomes its own work; rain/flood effects continue; SPOG head bashes police accountability agency; King County Council warns of ‘dire’ budget cuts ahead.
Heavy, warm rains bring floods, landslides, and stuck vehicles; many hospitals require masks again; WA population keeps getting bigger & older; Microsoft employees must return to the office or lose their desks.
Can ‘Boys in the Boat’ movie spur UW applications?; some already disappointed in Legislative session that hasn’t started; bad early reviews for Amazon chatbot; Bezos’ yacht has to dock with oil tankers.
UW Huskies playing for national college-football title; Alaska Airlines wants to buy Hawaiian Airlines; lame-duck City Council gives up on seeking needed revenue; still more bad news about Bartell’s.
Ahamefule J. Oluo stage musical becomes a locally-shot film; feds may recommend offing Snake River dams; workplace issues probed at a major state agency; UW study says AI images often perpetuate race/gender stereotypes.
Fixing fish passages under highways will cost the state a lot; city hits new homicide record; Children’s Hospital psych nurses say they need more security; Issaquah’s XXX is now the ex-XXX.
Shaun Scott book tells Seattle history via Seattle sports history; Burien allows a ‘pallet shelter’ after all (with restrictions); Amazon’s got its own AI chat bot ‘for business;’ Broadway’s ex-cinema pharmacy RIP.
Locally-written drama explores Israeli-Palestinian rift; TV-station owners, streaming services playing fiscal hardball; SPD officer accused of helping drug runners; Alex Pedersen wants to use trees to deter residential development.
Local TV legend Steve Pool dies; UW football finishes an imperfectly-perfect regular season; evictions on the rise after pandemic protections end; pro-ceasefire protesters show up at Westlake Xmas-tree ceremony.