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• Former City Councilmember Sawant Announces Run for Congress

  02-06-2025 23:33 via thestranger.com
  Former Seattle City Councilmember and proud socialist Kshama Sawant launched her congressional campaign for the state’s 9th District Monday morning outside the Henry M. Jackson Federal Building, flanked by members of Workers Strike Back and a healthy dose of indignance at establishment democrats.by Marcus Harrison GreenShe’s back.
  Former Seattle City Councilmember and proud socialist Kshama Sawant launched her congressional campaign for the state’s 9th District Monday morning o
  
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• How Not to Seattle

  02-06-2025 22:50 via thestranger.com
  Umbrella use in Seattle is a privilege, not a right.by Stranger StaffOur How to Seattle guide is filled with 101 very great recommendations of all the cool shit to do in Seattle. You’re welcome! But now that we’re friends, we have some real talk, tough love about the things you should not do while you’re here. We see people making these mistakes all the time. And we hate it. Ignore our advice at your own peril!Don’t Say “Pike’s Place”
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• Music & Nightlife

  02-06-2025 22:28 via thestranger.com
  You’ll only be bored in Seattle if you’re boring.by Stranger StaffYes, Seattle has been home to many an inspiring musician who went on to change the course of music as we know it—Jimi Hendrix, Ann and Nancy Wilson, Kurt Cobain, Sir Mix-a-Lot, Quincy Jones. But today’s music scene is just as exciting and vibrant. Catch a punk show at a roller rink! Lose your mind (and your hearing) at an experimental noise show in an art gallery! Discover the future of comedy in a pizza re
  
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• Queer

  02-06-2025 21:41 via thestranger.com
  Queer shit is everywhere in Seattle.by Stranger StaffWhether you’re local or visiting, you probably already know about our historic gayborhood, Capitol Hill. On the Hill alone, you can visit the West Coast’s oldest lesbian bar, dodge (or don’t dodge) the overflowing urinal at Cuff Complex, and check out the vintage porn on the walls at Pony. But queer shit is everywhere in Seattle: TUSH, the drag show we insist you don’t miss, is in Beacon Hill; Ballard is home to Rough &
  
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• Outdoors

  02-06-2025 21:23 via thestranger.com
  Go touch grass... and sand and trees and salt water and sea anemones.by Stranger StaffIf you love nature, you’ll love Seattle. No, really! We’re not as rainy as they say—we just tell people that so they’ll leave us alone. We have 6,480 acres of parks, 4,563 miles of trails, more than 4 million trees, and stunning mountain ranges in every direction. We even have a slogan for our view—if you ever hear anyone excitedly exclaim “Mountain’s out!” you kn
  
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• Slog AM: Attack with "Makeshift Flamethrower" in Boulder, Greta's Going to Gaza, Seattle Gets to Keep Its Ethics Code

  02-06-2025 18:19 via thestranger.com
  The Stranger's Morning News Roundupby Hannah Murphy WinterGood Morning! The sun is shining, and it’s going to stay that way all day. Highs just under 70. Want proof before you head outside? I just discovered airplane-enthusiast Mitch Sutton’s livestream of Rainier and SeaTac airport. Check the weather, and watch some airplane nerds talk about wing numbers. Spoiler alert: the mountain’s out today.Let’s do the news.
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