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• Sundance Is Leaving Deep Red Utah for Deep Blue Colorado

  28-03-2025 01:04 via thestranger.com
  Deadline reports that after a few years of growing unease and rumours flying about Sundance leaving Park City for somewhere here (Cincinnati?) or there (LA?), a decision has finally been made to move the US' most important film festival to Boulder, Colorado in 2027.by Charles MudedeDeadline reports that after a few years of growing unease and rumours flying about Sundance leaving Park City for somewhere here (Cincinnati?) or there (LA?), a decision has finally been made to move the US' most impo
  
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• Ticket Alert: Lady Gaga, Ethel Cain, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale

  28-03-2025 01:00 via everout.com
  Plus, Jonas Brothers and More Event Updates for March 27by EverOut StaffIt’s time for tickets! Paws up, little monsters—Lady Gaga will throw her Mayhem Ball for two nights at Climate Pledge Arena. Southern gothic singer-songwriter Ethel Cain will support her highly anticipated sophomore album on tour this summer. Plus, the Jonas Brothers’ Living the Dream tour will include sets with solo material, DNCE tracks, and more. Read on for details on those and other newly announced eve
  
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• City Attorney Candidate Erika Evans Wants to Fight Trump

  28-03-2025 00:30 via thestranger.com
  by Nathalie GrahamErika Evans, 35, nursing a split-shot latte at Victrola on Capitol Hill, asked, “Do you like Kendrick Lamar?”
  As someone with taste, I said yes. 
  Evans said of Ann Davison, the current Seattle City Attorney, “When you think of her, she’s ‘Not Like Us.’”
  Putting battle raps aside, Davison, a Republican, has largely avoided opposing the Trump administration since his second term began—a stark contrast to the City Attorney&rsquo
  
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• ICE Detained Activist Farmworker Alfredo Juarez Zeferino

  27-03-2025 21:55 via thestranger.com
  The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers detained 25-year-old activist farmworker Alfredo “Lelo” Juarez Zeferino Tuesday morning while he was driving his partner to work at a tulip bulb farm in Mount Vernon.by Vivian McCallThe US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers detained 25-year-old activist farmworker Alfredo “Lelo” Juarez Zeferino Tuesday morning while he was driving his partner to work at a tulip bulb farm in Mount Vernon.
  At 7:23 am, Zeferino ca
  
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• ICE Detained Activist Farm Worker Alfredo Juarez Zeferino

  27-03-2025 21:55 via thestranger.com
  The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers detained 25-year-old activist farmworker Alfredo “Lelo” Juarez Zeferino Tuesday morning while he was driving his partner to work at a tulip bulb farm in Mount Vernon.by Vivian McCallThe US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers detained 25-year-old activist farmworker Alfredo “Lelo” Juarez Zeferino Tuesday morning while he was driving his partner to work at a tulip bulb farm in Mount Vernon.
  At 7:23 am, Zeferino ca
  
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• Our Picks for Seattle Restaurant Week: Spring 2025 Edition

  27-03-2025 20:03 via everout.com
  Itsumono, Maddy's Bakeshop, and Moreby EverOut StaffDuring the twice-yearly Seattle Restaurant Week, which runs from March 30–April 12 this spring, a slew of participating restaurants, bars, cafes, food trucks, caterers, and pop-ups across Seattle serve up to two special menus for $20, $35, $50, and $65 for lunch and/or dinner. Around 250 restaurants are participating this time around, so it can be daunting to figure out where you want to eat first. To narrow it down, we've rounded up this
  
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• Slog AM: More Hype Than Thunderstorm, Dow Constantine Moving On Up As Sound Transit CEO, Puppy Killer Visits El Salvador Prison

  27-03-2025 16:40 via thestranger.com
  Seattle's only news roundup.by Charles MudedeThe rain began. The wind whipped up a bit. The day fell into a stormy darkness, and I saw my first flash of lightning at 7:05 pm. But by 9 pm, much of the thunderstorm had departed and the night air was for the most part stable. Indeed, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport's "ground stop for arriving flights...was lifted at 9:30 pm." Would something dramatic happen while I and the city slept? It didn't, it seems. Upon returning from the land of dreams
  
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• My Kink Is Car-ma

  26-03-2025 23:47 via thestranger.com
  Do you need to get something off your chest? Submit an I, Anonymous and we'll illustrate it!by AnonymousTo the Tesla drivers who think you are free from sin because you have an “I bought this before we knew Elon was crazy” bumper sticker: I have a special feeling of hatred towards you.
  You wake up every morning, knowing full well that you are essentially a moving advertisement for modern fascism, and you think a fucking bumper sticker means you get off scot-free? No. You are announci
  
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• I Must Insist That I Am Real

  26-03-2025 23:47 via thestranger.com
  Seattle's Newest Civic Poet Shares Their Remarks From Last Night's Inaugurationby Dujie TahatYesterday, Seattle inaugurated its fifth-ever Civic Poet, Dujie Tahat, in a ceremony in the City Council Chambers. Hosted by the Office of Arts and Culture in partnership with the Seattle Public Library and Seattle City of Literature, the inauguration ceremony marked the beginning of Tahat's two-year term. These are their prepared remarks.
  I’ve been rather insistent on having an Inaugural Ceremony.
  
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• Stranger Suggests: A Bonkers Titanic Parody, Poppers-Loving Punk Rockers, and the Crappiest Doughnut in Seattle

  26-03-2025 23:10 via thestranger.com
  One really great thing to do every day of the week.by Megan SelingWEDNESDAY 3/26  
  The Linda Lindas, Be Your Own Pet
  (MUSIC) The Stranger’s social media manager, Christian Parroco, was there the night cat-loving and racist boy-hating punk band the Linda Lindas opened for genre legends Rancid and Green Day. The Linda Lindas were enamored by the crowd of thousands despite performing in the most unpunk circumstances, on Green Day’s world-tour-sized stage, yards away from the b
  
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• PublicSquare Is an Inadvertent Gift to People Who Don’t Want to Fund Fascism

  26-03-2025 20:10 via thestranger.com
  I don’t know where I heard about PublicSquare, and I’m not sure why people in my sphere (including me) are just now learning about this four-year-old, not-new company. Probably because it’s stupid and who cares? But for whatever reason, all of my algorithms in the last few weeks have been bombarding me with posts about this nationwide “anti-woke online marketplace,” wherein businesses can sign themselves up to be collated into a big Trumpy database. Then, using the
  
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• Get High on Seattle Symphony's 'The Planets: An HD Odyssey' This Weekend

  26-03-2025 18:41 via thestranger.com
  Gustav Holst’s Only Good Orchestral Suite Is Far Out, Manby Meg van HuygenWhen I texted my trombone-major boyfriend to ask if he wanted to go see the Seattle Symphony perform Gustav Holst’s The Planets: An HD Odyssey with me this weekend, I received this enthusiastic, if very stoned, reply:>planets is hella sick>holst was a trombone player who was tired of being dissed by composers
  >so they got the cool parts with fortissississimo dynamic markings
  >he was like &ldquo
  
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• Slog AM: 'The Atlantic' Releases Full Signal Chat, ICE Arrests Local Immigration Activist, and Ballard Gets a New Way to Eat Cake

  26-03-2025 17:09 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Megan SelingTonight’s Weather Might Get Weird: Yup, the National Weather Service says Seattle will likely see severe thunderstorms Wednesday evening, starting around 5 p.m. Meteorologists are predicting high winds and the possibility of hail as large as two inches in diameter. There’s also a 5 percent chance of a tornado. Charge your phones and computers and all that, maybe scrounge up some candles or extra flashlights if you’ve got &lsquo
  
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• Come and Go

  25-03-2025 22:00 via thestranger.com
  Got problems? Yes, you do! Email your question for the column to [email protected]!by Dan SavageI have a problem that I’m not sure can be solved. I’m a single gay man who hasn’t touched anybody for sixteen years. Yes, you read that right: I haven’t touched another person for sixteen years. Sit with that for a couple of moments. Most people don’t believe me. I did something stupid in 1998 and had sex in a hot tub. I ended up having surgery because of an infect
  
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• Comedy/Bar Slated to Reopen as the Emerald City Comedy Club

  25-03-2025 20:41 via thestranger.com
  The newly renovated space is set to open in April.by Charles MudedeCapitol Hill’s Comedy/Bar opened in 2023 in a space once occupied by the Club Lagoon (famous for the edgy Lamborghini on its roof). The comedy club, founded and run by comedians Dane Hesseldahl and Jes Anderson, was, for the most part, a surprising success story. It had a number of hit nights (for example, Queers to the Front), and became the go-to destination in a neighborhood that was a comedy desert. The club also receiv
  
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• Kath Bloom’s Radical Intimacy

  25-03-2025 20:07 via thestranger.com
  Read this story to see pictures of Kath Bloom's cute pets.by Audrey VannKath Bloom is as open and honest as her intimate folk songs. Inviting me to call her on a Wednesday afternoon at her home in Connecticut, Bloom picked up the phone with the warmth of a faraway relative, asking me just as many questions about myself as I asked about her. While my goal was to talk about her upcoming Pacific Northwest tour, and nosily ask about her artistic process, the reality was a fluid conversation with a t
  
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• Slog AM: Trump Admin Texts War Plans to a Journalist, State Budget Fight Kicks Off, Sound Transit Gets New CEO

  25-03-2025 17:23 via thestranger.com
  Seattle's only news roundup.by Hannah Murphy WinterGood morning! Today’s your day to kick your Seasonal Affective Disorder in the ass. Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 60s. It’s all the best of spring, and better yet, the sun’s not going down til 7:30, which means you probably don’t have an excuse to miss this beautiful day. Put some SPF on your pale ass, soak up some sun, and tell your SADs to suck it.
  Okay, on Tuesdays, we start with Trump. And man did he kick the week
  
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• Singing the Songs of Gratitude for Frank Chopp

  25-03-2025 01:11 via thestranger.com
  I was three songs into a night of karaoke with the family when I got the news alert that State Representative Frank Chopp had passed away. It was startling. I paused to take it in and feel the loss. His impact has been immense. Frank had a powerful steadfastness in his commitment to creating change for his community. He found ways forward even when it seemed impossible to serve the most vulnerable. He was a constant presence—unrelenting, always vigilant—reminding us that when one suf
  
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• Video of Police Shooting at Southwest Precinct Shows a Quick, Violent Escalation 

  25-03-2025 00:11 via thestranger.com
  Over the weekend, the Seattle Police Department (SPD) released surveillance and bodycam video of an officer-involved shooting that took place in the secure parking lot of the department’s Southwest Precinct facility on March 19. After a brief standoff with officers, Urban Andrew Seay, 36, was shot dead by Officer Kyle Hay. The death has been listed by the King County Medical Examiner’s Office (MEO) as a homicide. Hay has since been placed on administrative leave pending an investigat
  
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• Video of Officer-Involved Shooting at Southwest Precinct Shows a Quick, Violent Escalation 

  25-03-2025 00:11 via thestranger.com
  Over the weekend, the Seattle Police Department (SPD) released surveillance and bodycam video of an officer-involved shooting that took place in the secure parking lot of the department’s Southwest Precinct facility on March 19. After a brief standoff with officers, Urban Andrew Seay, 36, was shot dead by Officer Kyle Hay. The death has been listed by the King County Medical Examiner’s Office (MEO) as a homicide. Hay has since been placed on administrative leave pending an investigat
  
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• The Top 46 Events in Seattle This Week: Mar 24–30, 2025

  24-03-2025 18:00 via everout.com
  Alton Brown, Amyl and The Sniffers, and Moreby EverOut StaffWe've kept an eye out for everything that should be on your radar this week and are giving you the 411 right here, with events from Alton Brown Live: Last Bite to How Did This Get Made?—Live! and from Amyl and The Sniffers: Cartoon Darkness Tour to the start of the Seattle Mariners' 2025 season.
  MONDAY
  LIVE MUSIC
  Kim Deal
  As a Breeders fangirl who has obsessively followed the Deal sisters’ various other projects (Pixies, the
  
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• Slog AM: RIP Frank Chopp, IRS Anticipates $500 Billion Drop in Tax Revenue, Go Kiss Under a Cherry Tree

  24-03-2025 16:00 via thestranger.com
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Nathalie GrahamFrank Chopp is dead: Former Democratic state Rep. Frank Chopp, who served as House speaker for two decades, died Saturday at the age of 71. Chopp represented Seattle's 43rd district starting in 1994 and only decided not to seek another term in 2024. In those 30 years of service, Chopp left his mark by developing affordable housing units across the region and expanding health care for low-income families. Chopp was an incrementalist
  
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• The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: Mar 21–23, 2025

  21-03-2025 18:21 via everout.com
  U District Cherry Blossom Festival, Georgetown Bites & Sites, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $15by EverOut StaffThe first official weekend of spring is gonna be a wet one, but don't let that keep you from the start of the U District Cherry Blossom Festival, Georgetown Bites & Sites, or Seattle's French Fest, or the SISCA International Nowruz Celebration. For more ideas, check out our top event picks of the week.
  FRIDAY
  READINGS & TALKS
  Lit Lounge: The People's Art | A Prose a
  
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• Slog AM: Trump Tries to Kill Education Department, Heathrow Grounds Flights, Pirate's Booty Founder Flounders in Mayoral Bid

  21-03-2025 15:43 via thestranger.com
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Nathalie GrahamFirst Things First: I'm writing this whole thing today without having watched the Severance finale so none of you better spoil shit. That goes for the entire internet, too. I'm out here dodging land mines for you and I want you to know that. 
  Public Education in the Balance: Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday calling to dismantle the U.S. Education Department. He believes the Education Department, which Congress
  
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• Baby Gloom

  21-03-2025 01:20 via thestranger.com
  The danger to civilization, of course, has never been a low birthrate. That’s a smokescreen, and a typically ghoulish one. The real danger is that people are dying from these supposedly pronatalist policies. The GOP is obsessed with America’s falling birthrate, but by alienating people who want to be parents—and denigrating those who don’t—they’re transforming their fear into a self-fulfilling prophecy.by Megan BurbankA few months ago, a friend and I went to s
  
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• Ticket Alert: Capitol Hill Block Party, Iggy Pop, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week

  20-03-2025 20:42 via everout.com
  Plus, Roy Choi and More Event Updates for March 20by EverOut StaffGet your wallets ready for this week’s ticket drops! Big changes are in store for this year’s Capitol Hill Block Party. The Godfather of Punk Iggy Pop has announced a show at Marymoor Park this summer. Plus, LA-based celebrity chef Roy Choi will chat about his forthcoming cookbook at Fremont Abbey. Read on for details on those and other newly announced events, plus some news you can use.
  ON SALE FRIDAY, MARCH 21
  MUSIC
  
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• Where to Find Dubai Chocolate in Seattle

  20-03-2025 16:56 via everout.com
  Chocolate Bars, Croissants, and Moreby EverOut StaffIf you've spent even a little time on TikTok in the last couple of years, you're probably already aware of the viral Dubai chocolate craze. In December 2023, TikToker @mariavehera257 posted a video of herself crunching into Fix Dessert Chocolatier's signature "Dubai chocolate bar," packed with pistachios and crispy, buttery knafeh (a dessert made with phyllo dough strands). Of course, viewers immediately sought to try the texturally delightful
  
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• Slog AM: The Stranger Should Buy I-5's Uncle Sam Billboard, Adam Smith Shows His True Colors, Boeing Sued for Whistleblower's Death

  20-03-2025 16:39 via thestranger.com
  
  Seattle's only news roundupby Charles MudedeThe Stranger should buy the Uncle Sam Billboard in Chehalis. It has a history. It can't be missed. It's up for sale. The founder of the billboard, Alfred Hamilton, died some 25 years ago, and the sign's cranky, ultra-conservative messages were occasionally maintained, at least according to Wikipedia, by the grandson of the original crank. Though the billboard lost much of its quirky force over the years, some citizens in Chehalis were so fed up wi
  
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• Are We Finally Ready for Andrea Dworkin?

  20-03-2025 00:41 via thestranger.com
  The radical feminist’s work has been divisive since the Eighties. Now, three of her books are being rereleased.by Kendall TurnerI absolutely adore Andrea Dworkin. But before you dive into her writing, let me give you a little warning first: You’ll never look at pictures of naked women the same way again. I’m not just talking about porn. Go to an art museum and, if you’re fresh off Dworkin, you might be the least fun person there. Klimt, Collier, Modigliani, Gaugin—y
  
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• Stroller Rage

  19-03-2025 23:00 via thestranger.com
  Do you need to get something off your chest? Submit an I, Anonymous and we'll illustrate it!by AnonymousSome of the best coffee shops in Seattle are tiny—just a few sets of tables and chairs, not a lot of wiggle room. Yet there you are, barging in with your giant-ass stroller that you refuse to leave outside when coming in to get some coffee. You loudly push tables and chairs out of your way (using the stroller!), you bump into people who are standing in line or sitting and enjoying their
  
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• Stranger Suggests: A Krautrock Guitar Hero, a Food Frenzy in Georgetown, and Free Flowers for the First Day of Spring

  19-03-2025 22:25 via thestranger.com
  One really great thing to do every day of the week.by Dave SegalWEDNESDAY 3/19  
  reBLOOM: A Spring Group Show
  (VISUAL ART) Buzzy Ballard gallery Get Nice has decided that spring has sprung, equinox be damned. Their latest group show, reBLOOM, opened on March 8 for the Ballard Art Walk, featuring a bouquet of fresh artworks by over 20 artists. I'm excited to see pieces by Brandon Vosika, whose painting graced the cover of The Stranger's Fall Arts + Performance issue,
  
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• What Version of Washington Do We Want to Be?

  19-03-2025 19:30 via thestranger.com
  Rising inflation, surging poverty, and the looming threat of mass unemployment—are we reliving the 1930s, or glimpsing America's future in the 2030s? At the federal level, it's clear who is driving the chaos and distress through program cuts and job losses.by Eli Taylor GossRising inflation, surging poverty, and the looming threat of mass unemployment—are we reliving the 1930s, or glimpsing America's future in the 2030s?
  At the federal level, it's clear who is driving the chaos and d
  
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• Slog AM: RFK Wants to Let Bird Flu Run Wild, Burning Teslas Is Domestic Terrorism Now, and Dolphins Greeted Astronauts in the Gulf of Mexico

  19-03-2025 17:20 via thestranger.com
  by Hannah Murphy WinterGood morning! And welcome to the last full day of winter. Tomorrow is the Spring Equinox, which means we get 12 hours of daylight, and the promise of 9 p.m. sunsets in our future. But for today it’s still winter, and we get the same weather as yesterday: highs in the low 50s, a little rainy. The usual Winter Special.
  Welcome Party: Yesterday, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams came back to Earth. After a botched test flight left them stuck in the Interna
  
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• Sara Nelson Got What She (and Chris Hansen) Wanted

  19-03-2025 05:00 via thestranger.com
  Earlier this month, we did a slightly deeper dive into what the hell is up with Council President Sara Nelson’s sudden interest in reviving a failed plan to rezone SoDo for residential housing. Is it about adding housing? Or is it a giveaway to a billionaire friend? Kind of a long story.by Tobias Coughlin-BogueEarlier this month, we did a slightly deeper dive into what the hell is up with Council President Sara Nelson’s sudden interest in reviving a failed plan to rezone SoDo for res
  
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• In SoDo, Sara Nelson Got What She (and Chris Hansen) Wanted

  19-03-2025 05:00 via thestranger.com
  Earlier this month, we did a slightly deeper dive into what the hell is up with Council President Sara Nelson’s sudden interest in reviving a failed plan to rezone SoDo for residential housing. Is it about adding housing? Or is it a giveaway to a billionaire friend? Either way, at today’s full council meeting, she got her wish.by Tobias Coughlin-BogueEarlier this month, we did a slightly deeper dive into what's up with Council President Sara Nelson’s sudden interest in reviving
  
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• Ry Armstrong Wants Bruce Harrell’s Job

  18-03-2025 23:42 via thestranger.com
  Ry Armstrong is running for mayor, and they're calling for fast, bold action. But can they make it happen?by Vivian McCallThe birthday party/launch party for Ry Armstrong’s mayoral campaign last week promised to be “the most fun political event” I had ever attended. 
  It isn't at every one of these things that a drag queen mistakes flimsy stage panels at Here-After for a solid wall, leans back on them mid-strip tease and nearly knocks them helter-skelter. They wobbled and s
  
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• Capitol Hill Block Party Announces Lineup, Scales Back to Two-Day 21+ Festival

  18-03-2025 17:56 via thestranger.com
  The festival will be 21+ for the first time ever.by Emily NokesIt’s happening: the 27th annual Capitol Hill Block Party is scheduled for July 19-20 with a notably scaled-back lineup (which honestly seems fine given the pink-and-rhinestone beating the Pike/Pine corridor took from the glorious Chappell Roan show that dominated last year's CHBP; a beating I personally loved, but I was um, having a psychedelic experience and didn’t have to work there, or clean anything up afterwards!). T
  
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• Off the Table

  18-03-2025 17:15 via thestranger.com
  Got problems? Yes, you do! Email your question for the column to [email protected]!by Dan SavageI’ve been happily married to my wife for fifteen years. I’m a 54-year-old man, she’s a 55-year-old woman. While sex has never been our strongest suit, we’ve made the effort. But she now finds sex too painful and no longer wants to have intercourse. I’m on the larger side, which may or may not be relevant. She’s still willing to do oral sex, which we do maybe
  
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• Slog AM: Israel Breaks Ceasefire, Trump Breaks Federal Court Order, and Lucy Daucus and Julien Baker Break Hearts

  18-03-2025 16:42 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Megan SelingIsrael Breaks Ceasefire: Early Tuesday morning, Israel “launched a major assault on Gaza,” killing more than 400 people, according to AP. The attack broke the ceasefire agreement that began on January 19, and a Palestinian health official says it’s the “deadliest day in Gaza” since October 2023 and “at least 263 of the 404 people confirmed dead so far Tuesday were women or children 18 and under.” Hamas s
  
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• Slog AM: Israel Breaks Ceasefire, Trump Breaks Federal Court Order, and Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker Break Hearts

  18-03-2025 16:42 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Megan SelingIsrael Breaks Ceasefire: Early Tuesday morning, Israel “launched a major assault on Gaza,” killing more than 400 people, according to AP. The attack broke the ceasefire agreement that began on January 19, and a Palestinian health official says it’s the “deadliest day in Gaza” since October 2023 and “at least 263 of the 404 people confirmed dead so far Tuesday were women or children 18 and under.” Hamas s
  
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• We Could Have Had Universal Healthcare

  18-03-2025 01:00 via thestranger.com
  Last Wednesday was the final day for bills to make it out of their house of origin in the Washington State legislature. While many bills still in play are worth paying attention to, I want to focus on a pair that didn’t make the cut: Senate Bill 5233 and House Bill 1445.by Tobias Coughlin-BogueLast Wednesday was the final day for bills to make it out of their house of origin in the Washington State legislature. While many bills still in play are worth paying attention to, I want to focus o
  
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• Torrey Peters’s Stag Dance Poses the Right Questions About Gender at the Right Time 

  17-03-2025 18:20 via thestranger.com
  See Torrey Peters at Town Hall Seattle Wednesday, March 19.by Blair StenvickStag Dance: A Novel & Stories opens with a note from author Torrey Peters. Still on the heels of her 2021 hit novel Detransition, Baby, Peters shares that she was motivated to keep digging into trans identity this time, posing an underlying question connecting the four stories in her new book: “What does it even mean to be trans?”
  It’s quite a question to be asking at this moment
  
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• The Top 36 Events in Seattle This Week: Mar 17–23, 2025

  17-03-2025 18:00 via everout.com
  Moisture Festival, Snow Patrol, and Moreby EverOut StaffThursday may be the first day of spring, but the Washington weather is determined to rain on its parade. However, there's still plenty of fun to be had this week at events from Kells 42nd Annual St. Patrick’s Irish Festival to Snow Patrol and from the Seattle Moisture Festival to the 5th Avenue Theatre's production of Waitress. 
  MONDAY
  ST. PATRICK'S DAY
  Kells 42nd Annual St. Patrick’s Irish Festival
  Kells' 42nd annual shamr
  
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• Slog AM: Measles Vaccinations Decline in Washington, Social Security Association Declares Alive Seattle Man Dead, Trump Deportations Ramp Up

  17-03-2025 16:24 via thestranger.com
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Nathalie GrahamPlease vaccinate your kids: Measles is running rampant among unvaccinated kids in Texas and New Mexico. The outbreaks have seen a total of 300 cases and two deaths so far. Isolated measles cases are popping up across the country, even in Seattle. You'd think this would be enough to sway the anti-vax parents, yet according to data the Washington State Department of Health measles vaccination rates in kindergartners declined in 36 of 39 Washing
  
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• Hell Is on the Way

  14-03-2025 23:30 via thestranger.com
  
  This is the one customer service desk where the customer is always wrong. And no matter what, you’re going to Hell.by Hannah Murphy Winter“Welcome to Hell. This is the Hellp Desk.”
  A young woman with long, red hair and a glower that would make Miranda Priestly tremble stands in front of the gates of Hell. She holds your Soul File in her hand—a list of everything the Universe weighed when it decided if you were going to Paradise or headed to the gate you’re looking a
  
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• Police Arrest 16 as Starbucks Workers Escalate Fight for a Fair Contract

  14-03-2025 23:04 via thestranger.com
  On Tuesday in Seattle, as well as in five other cities across the country, Starbucks workers went on strike to demand a fair contract—provoking a police response that included 16 arrests. This occurred one day before Starbucks held its annual shareholder meeting.by Conor KelleyOn Tuesday in Seattle, as well as in five other cities across the country, Starbucks workers went on strike to demand a fair contract—provoking a police response that included 16 arrests. This occurred one day
  
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• Album Preview Revue

  14-03-2025 19:50 via thestranger.com
  Here comes new music from Suzzallo, Dead Bars, Perfume Genius, Kinski, and more!by Stranger StaffDead Bars
  All Dead Bars Go to Heaven
  (Iodine Recordings)
  March 21For a certain crowd, the phrase pop punk often conjures up imagery of white dudes with frosted tips singing through their nose about how all girls suck. But Dead Bars aren’t like that. That was 2006. Today’s pop punk is different—it’s not plasticized misogyny, it’s optimistic. It’s punk with a pep in
  
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• I Saw U: Using Crutches at Ballard Pool, Eating at Taurus Ox, and Gossiping at Time Warp

  14-03-2025 19:26 via thestranger.com
  See someone? Say something!by AnonymousCute masked person on 3/11 redeye to Detroit
  You: Ponytail, green jacket, brown gingham skirt. Me: Long braid, giant sweater. We landed at 6am; I couldn’t think. Are you gay? Coffee?Missing wallet
  To whoever found my wallet on the 36 and brought it to the BECU on Ranier Ave, thank you so much!!! Let me get you a coffee?
  My haircut isn’t cool enough
  I don’t have a mullet, but I did eavesdrop your compliments to a friend at Rough & Tumbl
  
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• The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: Mar 14–16, 2025

  14-03-2025 18:00 via everout.com
  St. Patrick's Day Parade, Capitol Hill Swap Meet, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $15by EverOut StaffYou're in luck this weekend, because there's plenty to do on a dime. We're suggesting events from 54th Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade to Capitol Hill Swap Meet - CHASM and from Roq La Rue's Grand Re-Opening Party to a Grasslands Barbecue Pop-Up. For more suggestions, check out our top picks of the week and our St. Patrick's Day guide.
  FRIDAY
  COMEDY
  Almost Yours
  Almost Yours feels like the
  
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• Slog AM: Pike Place Park Opens, Hoh Road Repairs Get Funding, Chuck Schumer Will Back GOP Bill

  14-03-2025 16:46 via thestranger.com
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Nathalie GrahamWhen one park closes... Little Saigon's eight-month-old Hoa Mai Park will temporarily close due to public safety concerns. It has become a gathering place for the unhoused and for drug activity such as fentanyl use, according to nearby residents. Unfortunately, since it's in this city's nature to restrict any and all places for impoverished people, the park will close until further notice. This feels like a sweep but in a different font.
  
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