Author David Neiwert’s tales of NW extremism past & present; Rite Aid’s closing another Bartell’s; Seattle population nears 800,000; Rep. Jayapal’s stalker sentenced.

Danish artist’s giant troll sculptures coming to Seattle; Book-It Theatre suddenly closes; Black Coffee NW’s original location evicted; pro-trans slogan projected outside St. Mark’s.

Don’t think Seattle Pride ’23 wasn’t about all the anti-LGBTQ threats; R Place building to become another dance club; Carmen Best won’t discuss her 2020 actions; what the Russian maybe-coup-attempt was or wasn’t about.

Bringing the music of pre-Soviet Ukraine into the digital age; judge says city can’t ban anti-police chalk-art slogans; it now takes twice the minimum wage to afford a Seattle apartment; a better way to think of AI chatbots.

The history of WA’s own Stonehenge; ex-golf course to become an aquatic habitat; SPD borrowed ‘dangerous and toxic’ weapons during 2020 protests; how many Amazon office workers will walk off today?

Showing where the most encampments have been targeted; HoneyHole Sandwiches ex-manager sends a harsh email rant; Harrell could pare down ‘missing middle housing’-allowed zones; Spokane preacher calls for murdering LGBTQ+-accepting teachers.

Inslee won’t run for gov again; SPL lets right wing ex-actor hold ‘anti-drag-queen-story-time’ event; Washington Middle School cuts tech training and jazz band; national media find Kraken fans as surprising as the team.

Mural of Seattle icons done all in pencil; Harrell details parts of his big downtown plan; Soundgarden members reach settlement with Chris Cornell’s widow; local Navy vet runs pro-Putin propaganda account.

Crowdfunding drive saves Couth Buzzard Books (for now); pro-gun lobby plans to fight assault-weapons ban; homeless folk now in hotels may get kicked out as funds expire; remembering Elijah Lewis’s deeds and words.

Portland-made ‘Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio’ wins Oscar; SPD trainer’s support of anti-gay policies; Sawant’s support of PCC labor actions; phony Safeway employee accused of stealing $700,000 worth of crab from a warehouse.

Marking 22 years since the Nisqually quake (and 23 years since an infamous dot-com commercial); the sometimes-brutal toll of Amazon warehouse work; food banks prepare for a slash to federal SNAP benefits.

Fun local, indie museums; ex-Boeing CEO’s investment startup suddenly closes; Tacoma LGBTQ ‘safe space’ store closes after ‘violent attacks;’ does anyone expect scientific accuracy in a Marvel movie?

Vintage store enters the ‘metaverse;’ WA schools are now ‘majority minority;’ feds say city can’t just sit on unspent City Center Collector trolley grants; UW researchers say ‘love’ really is a drug.

A prominent public art installation’s now half-disappeared; Colorado judge disses Starbucks’ labor policies; bill in Olympia would let strip clubs sell booze; report claims Russell Wilson’s charity gives out less than half its income.

Papercut artist Nikki McClure’s ‘slices’ of real life; Seattle Center picked to run new waterfront park; more area tech layoffs; Starbucks orders office workers back.