A new mark of desperation: shoplifting Goodwill; the new arena will take longer and cost more; former co-mayor (sorta) Bob Royer dies; the meaning of Saturday’s unofficial holiday.

Fewer golfers are using Seattle’s city-owned courses; Durkan denies claims of a ‘toxic workplace’; the Daylight Savings Time bill has a catch; Microsoft wants a national carbon tax.

In an upcoming exhibit, MOHAI insists there IS fashion style here; Sawant wants to challenge the state’s rent-control ban; the ex-Ballard Zesto site will be razed; online trolls hate ‘pay transparency’.

An online graphic novella tells of the local orcas’ plight; the Northgate Nordstrom to be razed; could Boeing cause a national recession?; look at all the council candidates!

Beloved local singer-songwriter Shawn Smith remembered; Chateau Apartments’ tenants can stay for now; Tim Eyman still faces a state lawsuit and possible forced retirement; the Mariners’ miracle continues.

A local vintage-wear merchant’s newest comeback; Boeing’s CEO again vows to make things right; Bezos divorce details; one surprisingly positive result of the KOMO homeless-special ado.

A legendary local sci-fi author dies; a suburban teen apologizes for a racist message; there’s another Sawant challenger; tracing the years-old roots of the 737 MAX crisis.

A belated remembrance of a local art/performance legend; Boeing and the FAA both promise changes; Rat City Rollergirls need a new home; Seattle Times sells some land for $18 mil, it gets resold for $740 mil.

Local artists’ political ‘gospel tracts’; Wedgwood bike lanes axed; did the feds sit on a 737 MAX fix?; remembering a gentle soul who loved drag, punk rock, and horror.

Metro buses leave the tunnel; a UW prof’s old native-language recordings are honored; Councilmember Rob Johnson’s leaving early; Ichiro’s dramatic finale.

An architect looks at how we could embrace the local rain; more airlines and nations ground the 737 Max; state sues opioid wholesalers; Gonzaga surprisingly loses the WCC tourney title game.

Gov. Inslee’s White House run starts; a big Durkan/Sawant spat; Sound Transit funding’s still not safe; rents here aren’t rising AS fast as before.

Remembering a Monkee; the cost of getting toxic wood out of the sound; rent control progresses in OR; an update on our big-little fund drive.

Viaduct demolition’s just as noisy as expected; more Amazon-snubs-NY fallout; U Way merchants don’t want upzones; Heidi Wills wants back on the City Council.

Awaiting a big-ass storm; ‘American Junkie’ comes to the stage; a verdict in the Ride the Ducks trial; Bezos sues National Enquirer for extortion; Woody Allen sues Amazon for breach of contract.