Spiritualism and seances in early Seattle; Microsoft fights back after H-1B visa program suspension; city attorney’s ‘community court’ successor program; what is ‘Cascadia’ anyway? (Hint: It’s really big.)

Queercore band Team Dresch’s new album; protesters (and Mayor Wilson) denounce Gaza siege; state may tighten developmental-disability services eligibility; Boeing as an example of the ‘financialization’ of everything.

Local book imprint with a ‘young, feminine, alone-in-your-bedroom’ vibe; ferry service (mostly) back after Mon. disruptions; WA Supreme Court candidate openly ‘anti tax;’ Walmart plans drone deliveries in the region.

Ferry crews stage apparent mass ‘sick out;’ protest keeps ICE out of Tacoma strip mall; Dick’s Drive-Ins settles ex-worker’s lawsuit; Metro makes money selling ‘carbon credits’ for its electric buses.

Comedian Joey Clift’s book on Native life and misconceptions; Dem-on-Dem races for Legislature; Amazon vows $1 billion for ‘data center communities;’ why Seattle’s still got data center projects moving forward.

A trans artist’s look at perimenopause and other craziness; judge rules White House can’t fire local US Attorney; Boeing engineers OK new contract; Seattle libraries way outpace national borrowing rates.

Gillian Gaar’s latest book about Seattle rock back then; what’s near the new light-rail station; unionized UW staffers poised to strike; Seattle lost 18,000 jobs (mostly from downtown offices) in 2024-5.

Mayor Wilson with ‘End Times Fascism’ authors; remembering a defiant voice for change; ‘lost’ Homelessness Authority funds were just a ‘ledger error’; Boeing whistleblower claims ‘retaliation.’

Singer-songwriter Gary Minkler RIP; cities-ranking list puts Seattle #4 in the world; city-govt. study links Seattle’s tax base to Amazon’s stock price; big Seattle U art donation getting smaller.

Rick Rizzs’ last Ms game; SPD not satisfied with getting more money in city ‘austerity’ budget; nationwide ICE arrests ‘reach record highs;’ Bill Gates joins the AI ‘doomers.’

Comics creator Peter Bagge talks about his long career; Macklemore announces ‘Free Palestine’ tour; two separate pedestrian deaths on Sounder tracks; Microsoft wants to put commercials into video games.

Local animation creators’ big dreams; ‘praise and skepticism’ for Wilson’s budget plan; school bus drivers authorize a potential strike; Seahawks cofounder and arts patron dies at 92.

Grand Illusion taking over the three-screen Varsity; City Council outlaws grocery ‘algorithmic pricing;’ more layoffs at Microsoft, Expedia; Wilson’s first budget is big on austerity (except for cops).

Seattle’s got a lot fewer birds these days; Harborview sends homeless patients out on the streets; man tries to torch Bellevue’s Planned Parenthood branch; Ninth Avenue un-removable paint dots to be painted over.

‘WALKDONTRUN’ art walk marathon returns; ex-Councilmember Dolores Sibonga dies at 95; Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez helps Republicans on a key vote (again); WA Supreme Court nixes a Bryan Heywood initiative.