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• A Police Chief and His Cameras

  17-01-2026 00:28 via thestranger.com
  After a failed pilot program in Madison, SPD Chief Shon Barnes is leading a department trusted with yet another controversial camera program: the network of police CCTV cameras on Seattle’s streets, which the public protested in City Hall as recently as this week. The programs have concerning parallels: In Madison, the pilot program failed to collect necessary data and ignored instructions from their City Council; in Seattle, Barnes didn’t even wait for data from the pilot to push an
  
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• I Saw U: Sharing a Moment on the Bus, Drinking Shots at the Cloud Nothings Show, Watching Nightmare Before Christmas at Kangaroo & Kiwi

  16-01-2026 20:00 via thestranger.com
  Did you see someone? Say something!by AnonymousWeird bus guy (Thursday 1/8)
  shared a moment (only us and driver? on bus), guy wanted in on bus from street, both kinda felt bad but was also a bit funny, coffee?Kangaroo & Kiwi one Saturday afternoon
  U: a Cali girl. Me: a Guinness girl. U put Nightmare Before Christmas on the TV. I asked a lame question about beer just to talk to u. Hang sometime?
  Cozy Nut Tavern Cutie
  You: adorable blonde at The Cozy Nut with a brunette at the bar. Me: pink ca
  
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• The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This MLK Day Weekend: Jan 16–19, 2026

  16-01-2026 19:22 via everout.com
  MLK Day March & Celebration, Seahawks Watch Party, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $20by EverOut StaffThe long weekend is here, and we're suggesting some excellent uses of your time. (You're welcome.) Get involved at the MLK Day March & Celebration and KEXP's 26th Annual Expansions MLK Unity Party, and check out exciting events from a Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers Divisional Game Watch Party to the first Capitol Hill Swap Meet of the year. For more ideas, check out our
  
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• Slog AM: Women Don't Want to Work at SPD, Trump Has the Nobel Peace Prize Now, ICE Teargassed Six Children in Minneapolis 

  16-01-2026 18:01 via thestranger.com
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Nathalie Graham911 Calls from Good Shooting: The New York Times obtained the 911 calls and first responder reports from the day an ICE officer shot and killed Renee Good. The first ones came in at 9:38 a.m., moments after Good was shot. “There’s 15 ICE agents, and they shot her, like, because she wouldn’t open her car door,” one caller reported. According to the Times, Good sustained two gunshot wounds on the right sid
  
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• Stranger Suggests: Video Game-Inspired Dream Pop, a Hopeful Play For These Hopeless Times, and a Pistachio Sundae with Black-Currant Sauce

  16-01-2026 09:30 via thestranger.com
  One really great thing to do every day of the week.by Audrey VannMONDAY 1/19  
  Crushed with SwingingSee Crushed at Baba Yaga on Monday, January 19. BEN RAYNER(MUSIC) Crushed leans into the video-game aesthetic—titling their debut EP extra life and their more recent full-length no scope—but that doesn't mean they make video game music (aside from a few glitch-pop moments). Singer Bre Morell provides bold, powerful vocals as Shaun Durkan layers beats, samples, and occasionall
  
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• New City Council Handles Its First Protest

  16-01-2026 01:00 via thestranger.com
  Protesters demanded the city investigate and hold ICE accountable, end cooperation between Seattle and ICE, and defend Seattle’s status as a sanctuary city.by Micah YipJonathan Toledo was done waiting. He was going to schedule that sit-down with new Council President Joy Hollingsworth, and he was going to do it now—even if “now” was in the middle of Tuesday’s raucous protest at the city council meeting.
  “I can’t wait until [the next meeting],” Tole
  
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• Pop Loser #12: This Week's Events, Music News, and Ya Tseen’s Sea of Synths

  15-01-2026 22:22 via thestranger.com
  The Stranger's weekly music roundupby Audrey VannWelcome back to Pop Loser! This week, we say fuck you to Spotify, congrats to Jenny Lewis (and her dog), and farewell to two talented musicians. Ya Tseen’s Nicholas Galanin shows us his sea of analog synths. And move over, Sabrina Carpenter, Robyn has a new ovulation anthem, and it’s way hornier than “Juno.”
  This Week in Music
  The Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir has died at age 78. His family shared in a statement on Sunday
  
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• WATCH: The Spring HUMP! Trailer Is Here

  15-01-2026 21:50 via thestranger.com
  There are stop motion praying mantises, pottery, a sexy Bop It, and the Starfish Sex Beetle.by Hannah Murphy WinterThe Stranger's Sex Survey is out. Our reader valentines are rolling in. Love is in the air! And while yes, 2026 has been a dumpster fire so far, people are still humping. And some of you wonderful freaks put that humping on video, sent it to the geniuses at the HUMP! Film Festival, and 24 of those made it into the spring lineup. 
  And look, HUMP! is always good. But if the trail
  
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• Ticket Alert: Charlie Puth, Band of Horses, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week

  15-01-2026 21:06 via everout.com
  Plus, Madison Beer and More Event Updates for January 15by EverOut StaffIt’s Ticket Thursday, which means we’re serving up another batch of newly announced events. Singer-songwriter and producer Charlie Puth tours this spring after dropping his fourth album, Whatever’s Clever! Band of Horses celebrate the 20th anniversary of their debut album Everything All The Time with an all-ages show at the Vera Project and two 21+ nights at the Showbox. And, heads up: Tickets for Madison B
  
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• Slog AM: US Terrorizes Greenland, US Terrorizes US, Washington Sheriffs Yell on Facebook

  15-01-2026 19:00 via thestranger.com
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Micah Yip“Momgate” Strikes Back: Remember during Mayor Katie Wilson’s campaign when former Mayor Bruce Harrell’s team tried to turn getting financial support from her parents for her toddler’s childcare into a scandal? It’s back. Wilson was fined $250 by the city for not reporting the $10,000 given to her by her parents, which the Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission decided should've been reported as in-kind contribut
  
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• The Heart Sellers Is Unfortunately Really Fucking Relevant Right Now

  15-01-2026 01:13 via thestranger.com
  See 'The Heart Sellers' at the Seattle Repertory Theater through February 1.by Nathalie GrahamThe day The Heart Sellers premiered at the Seattle Repertory Theater, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a 37-year-old woman in Minneapolis. One day later, when I saw the show, a federal agent shot two people in Portland after, court documents claim, six border agents attempted to pull them over. 
  For the last year, President Donald Trump has waged war against immig
  
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• Immaculate Collection with Yéil Ya-Tseen 

  14-01-2026 20:41 via thestranger.com
  The Tlingit Artist on the Tools of His Trades: Woodworking and Analog Synthsby Audrey VannTlingit artist Yéil Ya Tseen (aka Nicholas Galanin) is known for his work across artistic mediums, from wood carving and sculpture to video work and his ever-evolving musical project, Ya Tseen. On his newest album, Stand on My Shoulders, Ya Tseen brings on collaborators Portugal. The Man, Pink Siifu, and Meshell Ndegeocello, among many others, for an album inspired by the gifts given by ancestor
  
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• Slog AM: Varsity Theater Will Close This Week, Bob Ferguson Grows a Spine, Maybe, and Trump Keeps Making Moves on Greenland  

  14-01-2026 18:49 via thestranger.com
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Megan SelingToday Will be Gray: What you see outside right now is what you will get for the day—it won’t get brighter, it won’t get warmer, it won’t get colder, but it also won’t rain, probably. Those clouds in the sky will remain in the sky. It’s the big nothing. It’s like living under a weighted blanket. I love it so much.
  Bobby Is Back! Yesterday, Gov. Bob Ferguson delivered his first State of the State speech, a
  
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• King County Prosecutors Won't Charge Pedro Gomez

  14-01-2026 00:08 via thestranger.com
  Cheryl Delostrinos' case represents a structural crevasse in sexual assault crimes, caught between the limits in the definition of consent, and a jury’s willingness to believe victims.by Marcus Harrison GreenCheryl Delostrinos, a South End organizer and abolitionist, doesn’t believe in the criminal justice system. 
  She didn’t believe in it on June 18, 2024, when she says she went to a strictly-professional meeting over drinks with Pedro Gomez, the one-time director of exte
  
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• Bad Blood

  13-01-2026 22:00 via thestranger.com
  Do you need to get something off your chest? Submit an I, Anonymous and we'll illustrate it!by AnonymousTo the homeowner who asked me how long it was going to take to get out of her driveway while I was waiting with a girl for the ambulance to arrive. She'd fallen coming down the hill on her skateboard and gashed her knee quite badly. You, more than anyone, crushed my faith in humanity. Rather than offering in any way to help or comfort her, you made it clear our existence was inconveniencing yo
  
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• Is This the Ugliest Apartment Building in Seattle?

  13-01-2026 20:00 via thestranger.com
  Urbana doesn’t even look like a mind was behind its construction.by Charles Mudede
  It's impossible to miss Urbana. It’s a gigantic apartment complex (nearly 300 units), and, because of its prime location, Northwest Market Street and 15th Avenue Northwest, it introduces the world to Ballard.But, my god, the building has no aesthetic appeal to speak of; nothing in all of it could suggest it to a region of dwelling we call architecture. Urbana doesn’t even look like a mind was beh
  
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• Cissies

  13-01-2026 19:00 via thestranger.com
  Got problems? Yes, you do! Email your question for the column to [email protected]!by Dan SavageI am a 45-year-old femme-presenting genderqueer AFAB person. When I have romantic relationships with cis het men, I’ve noticed two general types: They either enjoy sex and prioritize pleasure and making things fun for their partners and themselves, but make no special big deal about it, and we usually have frequent enough sex and that’s enjoyable and good. Or the sex starts out pret
  
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• Slog AM: DOJ Resignations Over Good Case, Deadly Pecorino Romano, and Cal Raleigh’s Ass 

  13-01-2026 18:04 via thestranger.com
  by Vivian McCallWow: At least four attorneys in the US Department of Justice have resigned over the government’s political decision not to investigate ICE agent Jonathan Ross for shooting Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis last Wednesday. Instead, the FBI is examining Good’s “ties” to activist groups after wrenching investigative materials from the state level investigators in Minnesota. The Justice Department claims the attorneys had requested early retirement before
  
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• Drag Race Episode 2: Local Queen Jane Don’t Proves She’s the (Cherry) Bomb

  13-01-2026 00:59 via thestranger.com
  We’re back with Episode Two, where our biggest challenge is keeping track of who’s who among the fourteen shapeshifters we just met. The producers treated us to another Drag Race classic: the girl group challenge. We said goodbye to our first Season 18 queen, but don’t fret! Our hometown hero Jane Don’t’s success last week was no fluke.by Mike KohfeldWe’re back with Episode Two, where our biggest challenge is keeping track of who’s who among the fourteen
  
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• Stranger Suggests: A Psychosexual NC-17 Sensation, the Beginning of Your Year of Opera, and a Stoic White-Guy Worth Your Time

  12-01-2026 21:00 via thestranger.com
  One really great thing to do every day of the week.by Julianne BellMONDAY 1/12  
  Collide-O-Scope 16th Anniversary(FILM) For a whopping 16 years, Collide-O-Scope has been a fixture of Seattle’s underground film and performance scene. It’s an institution that’s evolved alongside our city’s venues and creative spaces, putting in a decade at the (dearly missed) Re-bar, shifting online during the pandemic era, and finding a four-year home at the Crocodile’s&nbs
  
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• Week One as Seattle’s Top Lawyer

  12-01-2026 20:30 via thestranger.com
  City Attorney Erika Evans has a lot of work ahead, especially if she’s going to stick to her campaign promises of bringing back community court and addressing the backlogged DUI and domestic violence cases.by Nathalie GrahamSo many sneakers and Blundstones. In a sterile lobby of the hulking Columbia Tower, next to the Monorail Coffee stand, office workers in jeans walked by. Schlubs. Breaking from the crowd, Erika Evans walked briskly from the elevators in black heels with a leather binder
  
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• Slog AM: Trump Wants Greenland for His Mental Health, Portland Shooting Victim Arrested, and I-5 to Be Congested for Two Years

  12-01-2026 18:44 via thestranger.com
  The Stranger's Morning News Roundupby Hannah Murphy WinterGood Morning! We’ve got a mild one today: highs in the low 50s, no rain. The sky’s bright, even if it’s gray. If you’ve been complaining about the Big Dark, today’s the day to walk that extra couple blocks to the next bus stop or keep your coat on and drink your coffee outside.
  But in the meantime, let’s do the news.
  Trump Surprises No One: Four New York Times reporters sat down with Trump for a two-hou
  
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• Port Commissioner Toshiko Hasegawa Is Running for King County District 2

  12-01-2026 17:00 via thestranger.com
  “We can do hard things,” says Port Commissioner Toshiko Hasegawa, who just announced her candidacy for King County Council, District 2.by Nathalie GrahamPort of Seattle Commissioner Toshiko Hasegawa leaned forward over the too-small table at Avole, the Central District coffee shop on Friday. Two days earlier, an ICE agent, Jonathan Ross, had shot Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, and the government had spent the week lying about it..
  “I went to the protest last night,” Ha
  
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• Seattle Returns to the Drag Race Mainstage With Jane Don’t

  10-01-2026 02:44 via thestranger.com
  RuPaul’s Drag Race is back for an 18th season with a fresh cast of fourteen queens ready to snatch our attention and keep us entertained for the next four months. Once again, the new season includes a Seattle queen, Jane Don’t, whose combination of quirky comedy, vintage glamour, and sharp wit make her a serious contender for the crown and title of America’s Next Drag Superstar.by Mike KohfeldRuPaul’s Drag Race is back for an 18th season with a fresh cast of fou
  
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• Rep. Emily Randall Will Co-Sponsor Articles of Impeachment Against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem

  10-01-2026 00:30 via thestranger.com
  “Kristi Noem’s lawless agents are out of control,” Rep. Randall wrote on Bluesky. “We cannot have rogue government agencies killing its own people in our communities.”by Vivian McCallCongresswoman Emily Randall (WA-6) announced on Bluesky that she’s done with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and is co-sponsoring Articles of Impeachment from Illinois Congresswoman Robin Kelly to remove her from office.
  “Kristi Noem’s lawless agents are out of
  
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• I Saw U: Wearing Awesome Pants at Cherry, Talking Math and Physics at the Hideout, and Celebrating NYE at Add-a-Ball

  10-01-2026 00:20 via thestranger.com
  Is it a match?by AnonymousSmall Paul NYE Show at Add-a-Ball
  You (dirty blonde, glasses) with your friends, saw me (bald, goatee) all by myself at 12AM... you offered a hug. Very kind. Catch a show sometime?we smiled and made eyes but went unrecognized me, Natalie.
  Natalie, tres bien ensemblé. I was red rain coat on 11th and pine new years day. see you same place Sunday morning? maybe fix your sink?
  Last Hawkings
  You brunette white top fur / wool lined jacket with 3 friends...me guy in bla
  
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• MAGA and The Consequences of Selling Your Soul

  09-01-2026 21:10 via thestranger.com
  The Difference Between the Devil's Pie and a Devil's Bargainby Charles MudedeNot long after Renee Nicole Good was shot by ICE, and Trump outright lied about her killer being the actual victim (the killer was, in this alternate reality posted on “Truth” Social, run over, in the hospital, and in very bad shape), I played D'Angelo's “Devil’s Pie.” Produced by DJ Premier and released in 1998, the dusty, bass-dragged, soul-simmering track concerns desperate people who ar
  
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• MAGA and Consequences of Selling Your Soul

  09-01-2026 21:10 via thestranger.com
  The Difference Between the Devil's Pie and a Devil's Bargainby Charles MudedeNot long after Renee Nicole Good was shot by ICE, and Trump outright lied about her killer being the actual victim (the killer was, in this alternate reality posted on “Truth” Social, run over, in the hospital, and in very bad shape), I played D'Angelo's “Devil’s Pie.” Produced by DJ Premier and released in 1998, the dusty, bass-dragged, soul-simmering track concerns desperate people who ar
  
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• Maybe This Year

  09-01-2026 20:16 via thestranger.com
  We took a deep look into our crystal balls and made a few predictions about the kinds of headlines we may see in 2026.by Stranger StaffWe’re one week into the new year, and shit has already gotten weird (and horrifying and sad and infuriating and and and…). More bad news: We still have 50.714 weeks to go, and it’s anyone’s guess how the future will unfold. In an effort to help brace ourselves for what’s to come, we gazed into our crystal balls and made a few predic
  
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• The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: Jan 9–11, 2026

  09-01-2026 19:36 via everout.com
  No Buzz Bash, Putsata Reang, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $20by EverOut StaffIt's been an insane week, y'all. If you're looking for some escapism this weekend, find community at events from the Growler Guys' inaugural No Buzz Bash to Jane Don't with Irene the Alien & Darlene Mitchell and from Putsata Reang: Resisting Erasure Through Storytelling to a Flood Relief Fundraiser at Remlinger Farms. Check out our weekly top picks guide for more things to do.
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• Slog AM: Border Patrol Shoot Two People in Portland, An ICE Raid on Aurora, QAnon Shaman Enters Arizona Gubernatorial Race

  09-01-2026 18:30 via thestranger.com
  The Stranger's morning news round-up.by Nathalie GrahamFeds Shoot Two People in Portland: On Thursday afternoon, US federal agents conducting a "targeted vehicle stop" opened fire on two people in a car after the agents say the driver tried to run them over. We have heard that line before, like, maybe a day before when Immigrations and Customs Agents lied about Minneapolis' Renee Nicole Good attempting to run them over, thus allowing them to kill her. According to a Border Patrol spokesperson, t
  
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• Declare Your Love in the Pages of The Stranger! 

  09-01-2026 00:15 via thestranger.com
  Spill your heart out... in 150 characters or less.by Megan SelingAre you in love? In lust? In a complicated situationship that started with a drunken and convenient New Year's Eve kiss, but are now ready to take things to the next level by publicly declaring your adoration with the permanency of newsprint?
  We're filling our February issue with hundreds of your love notes! 
  Just head over to thestranger.com/valentines and spill your heart in 150 characters or less. Then, when our n
  
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• Seattle Joins National Anti-ICE Protest for Woman Killed by ICE in Minneapolis

  08-01-2026 22:35 via thestranger.com
  For Ray Mitchell, Renee Nicole Good’s blood is not only on the hands of the ICE agent who shot her—it’s on the hands of American leaders who “refuse to stand up.”by Micah YipFor Ray Mitchell, Renee Nicole Good’s blood is not only on the hands of the ICE agent who shot her—it’s on the hands of American leaders who “refuse to stand up.”
  “So you know what I think?” Mitchell, representing the University of Washington branch of t
  
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• Ticket Alert: Kameron Marlowe, Heavenly, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week

  08-01-2026 21:56 via everout.com
  Plus, Chris Stapleton and More Event Updates for January 8by EverOut StaffNew year, new events to add to the calendar! Grab your cowboy boots, Nashville-based country artist Kameron Marlowe comes to Seattle for the first time since dropping his third album in 2025. British twee pop band Heavenly has announced a tour to accompany their first album in 30 years. Plus, country star Chris Stapleton brings his All-American Road Show to the Gorge Amphitheatre—set a reminder for next week's ticket
  
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• Slog AM: DHS Killed a Woman and Lied About It, Protests in Seattle and Elsewhere, Seven Hills Park Still Closed

  08-01-2026 18:30 via thestranger.com
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Vivian McCallI’ll start with the basics, as outlined by 404 Media, which wrote the most straightforward account I’ve read. During a blitz of 2,000 federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, a silver Nissan Titan was driving up a snow-covered city street, but stopped when it encountered a maroon Honda blocking its way. Two agents exited the Nissan and walked toward the car. Someone shouted “get out of the fucking car,” and one of the
  
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• What I Learned About the Future at Seattle WorldCon

  08-01-2026 01:33 via thestranger.com
  WorldCon, the annual volunteer-run science fiction and fantasy writing convention, sweeps through a different city every year. And in 2025, they chose Seattle. Writers from around the world gathered this August to share ideas, display art, make costumes, pitch stories and present the prestigious Hugo Awards. Basically anything and everything to do with speculative fiction can be found at WorldCon.by Ari AndersonLike the standing on threshold of a cosmic portal, Seattle’s convention ce
  
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• Signs of Life

  08-01-2026 00:05 via thestranger.com
  Sound Transit clearly learned nothing from the University St. vs. UW debacle.by AnonymousDear Sound Transit,
  Congrats on extending Link Light Rail service to Federal Way. It's great that we're adding more transit infrastructure, even though the pace of construction is absolutely glacial.
  That said, what dumb fuck committee named the stations and decided on the signage?! Now, when a tourist flies into Sea-Tac, the platform signs give them the options of "Federal Way Downtown" or "Lynwood City Cen
  
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• Foster and Rinck Sworn In, Hollingsworth Appointed Council President

  07-01-2026 22:02 via thestranger.com
  City Councilmembers Dionne Foster and Alexis Mercedes Rinck were sworn in and Joy Hollingsworth unanimously appointed council president Tuesday in a packed council chambers at City Hall.by Micah YipCity Councilmembers Dionne Foster and Alexis Mercedes Rinck were sworn in and Joy Hollingsworth unanimously appointed council president Tuesday in a packed council chambers at City Hall. 
  Electeds like Mayor Katie Wilson, City Attorney Erika Evans, and House Representative Brianna Thomas were amo
  
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• Slog AM: West Seattle Bald Eagles Fight to the Death, Ken Jennings Wins a Local Award, Trump Eyes Greenland

  07-01-2026 18:40 via thestranger.com
  by Charles MudedePeople keep moving to Washington State, according to U-Haul data examined by Gene Balk. And what do these people hope to find in this corner of America? Mainly “jobs and outdoor recreation.” And exactly what kind of people are moving here? Younger types. And where exactly are they moving to? The Seattle area. If this is a fact, then our city, and our new mayor Katie Wilson, must focus on affordability. We should do whatever it takes to avoid becoming another San Fran
  
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•  Losing Horribly on Jeopardy!

  06-01-2026 23:38 via thestranger.com
  Waking up that morning last October, my dream was to win a fortune on Jeopardy!. Then I watched the returning champion, Harrison Whitaker, shred through the games right before mine. My new dream was to not throw up all over the stage.by David LewisWaking up that morning last October, my dream was to win a fortune on Jeopardy!. Then I watched the returning champion, Harrison Whitaker, shred through the games right before mine. My new dream was to not throw up all over the stage.I achiev
  
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• Slog AM: Maduro Pleads Not Guilty, ICE Swarms Twin Cities, WSF Low on Ferries

  06-01-2026 18:33 via thestranger.com
  The Stranger's Morning News Roundupby Vivian McCallIt’s January 6th: Four years ago today, a far-right mob of Trump zealots and anti-Democracy extremists stormed the Capitol in Washington DC to keep Trump in power and stop Congress from certifying the 2020 election results. Gallows were erected on the lawn as a throng of people chanted “Hang Mike Pence!” President Donald Trump had goaded this mob into action, and for 187 minutes, did nothing as it unfolded on television. Four p
  
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• Erika Evans, Seattle’s First Black City Attorney, Is Sworn In

  06-01-2026 02:19 via thestranger.com
  It was also her birthday. And because Ann Davison is gone, it's kind of your birthday.by Micah YipEvery seat was taken at City Attorney Erika Evans’ swearing-in ceremony at City Hall Monday afternoon, and dozens stood at the back and sides of the room. Microphone in hand, Evans commanded the front of the room as her family and elected officials, including Mayor Katie Wilson and several city councilmembers, looked on. Coincidentally, it was also her birthday.
  “I am committed to a Seat
  
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• Stranger Suggests: Sundance-Worthy Shorts, Lucy Dacus’s Guitarist, and an Art Show About the End of the World

  05-01-2026 21:40 via thestranger.com
  One really great thing to do every day of the week.by Shannon LubetichMONDAY 1/5  
  Take The Stranger’s Sex Survey
  (SHAMELESS PROMOTION) There ain’t shit going on in town today. It’s the first Monday of the new year, and it’s grey and drizzly. Everyone is partied out. People are still holding tight to their resolutions to drink less or save more. There is literally no better day to spend 10 minutes of your time taking The Stranger’s annual sex survey! Last
  
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• Slog AM: Trump Chooses Oil Over the Constitution, Ferry Service to Kitsap Is Screwed, and the Seattle Times Has a New Blethen in Charge 

  05-01-2026 18:41 via thestranger.com
  The Stranger's Morning News Round-upby Hannah Murphy WinterIt took three days. Three days into 2026 for Trump to do something absolutely batshit crazy. Welcome to the first full week of 2026, and I’m already sorry about the news you’re about to read.
   Political scientists today[image or embed]
  — Melissa Baker (@melissabaker.bsky.social) January 3, 2026 at 9:18 AM 
  Let’s start with the news that you’ve surely already heard. Late Friday night, President
  
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• The Irreverent Genius of Khampaeng 

  04-01-2026 19:00 via thestranger.com
  As 2025 comes to an end, we’re digging back into our archives to revisit some of our favorite stories of the year.by Michael WongAs 2025 comes to an end, we’re digging back into our archives to revisit some of our favorite stories of the year. See them all here.
  What’s more personal than how you like your pizza? In a city like Seattle, where opinions can end friendships, what you think about pizza could matter nearly as much as whom you voted for.
  Which makes it all the more in
  
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• The Rock Lottery Hat Is Never Wrong 

  03-01-2026 19:00 via thestranger.com
  As 2025 comes to an end, we’re digging back into our archives to revisit some of our favorite stories of the year.by Megan SelingAs 2025 comes to an end, we’re digging back into our archives to revisit some of our favorite stories of the year. See them all here.
  When I walked into the Vera Project on a rainy Sunday morning, I spotted musicians whose work I’ve followed for years—Shaina Shepherd, Chris Martin of Kinski, Ben Verellen of Helms Alee, Bree McKenna of Tacocat, S
  
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• Wilson Comes in Strong at Her Swearing-In

  03-01-2026 01:38 via thestranger.com
  “I want to live in a city that honors what you're doing when you're not making money,” Mayor Katie Wilson said, “like the time that you spend with your kid at the playground or caring for a sick friend... A city that thinks that you should have time to read a book and lay on the grass staring up at the clouds. Because we need bread, but we need roses too.”by Hannah Murphy WinterStanding in front of a packed room in the lobby of City Hall around 11 a.m. this morning, Mayor
  
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• I Saw U: Driving the 40 on Leary, Chatting During Intermission at Taproot, and Waiting in the Wonderland Sale Line

  03-01-2026 01:30 via thestranger.com
  Did you see someone? Say something!by Anonymousnever-ending wonderland sale line (12/13)
  flew by. we talked thousand oaks & winter coping. you: tall w long wavy dark hair. need closure—did your nephew's new rainbow jacket win xmas??Taproot matinee
  I saw you at intermission...with an older couple. Looked for you afterwards but no luck...maybe another show sometime?
  Gil Landry Cutie
  We bonded over being chatty southerners in Seattle. We had great chemistry. Make me laugh at another show?
  
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• Rare, Bright, and Unforgettable 

  02-01-2026 19:00 via thestranger.com
  As 2025 comes to an end, we’re digging back into our archives to revisit some of our favorite stories of the year.by Julianne BellAs 2025 comes to an end, we’re digging back into our archives to revisit some of our favorite stories of the year. See them all here.
  If you’re near the southwest corner of Cal Anderson on a Saturday night, you might catch a whiff of the smoky aroma of charcoal-grilled beef. 
  Follow that scent and you’ll find brothers Osiel and Reynaldo &l
  
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• Slog AM: Katie Wilson Gets Sworn In as Mayor Today, Swiss Resort Fire Kills 40, RIP to NASA's Biggest Library

  02-01-2026 16:54 via thestranger.com
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Nathalie GrahamWelcome Back to Reality: Happy New Year to everyone and welcome back to consuming the news to those of you who vanished from regularity and routine (which means consuming all information at all times) during the purgatory between Christmas and 2026. To everyone who couldn't fuck off, sorry about that. Today we will start answering the question on everyone's lips: Is 2026 bad yet? All I can offer you is this: I don't know, probably? Make your
  
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