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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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