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• Ticket Alert: Don Toliver, Andrea Bocelli, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week

  05-02-2026 23:08 via everout.com
  Plus, Noah Kahan and More Event Updates for February 5by EverOut StaffThursdays are for ticket drops. Genre-blending rapper Don Toliver stops in Seattle this summer on tour for his recently released album, Octane. Legendary Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli celebrates the 30th anniversary of his breakthrough album Romanza. Plus, tickets for Noah Kahan’s Great Divide Tour go on sale next Thursday. Read on for details on those and other newly announced events, plus some news you can use.
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• Where to Celebrate Lunar New Year 2026 in Seattle

  05-02-2026 21:23 via everout.com
  Ring in the Year of the Horse at These Eventsby EverOut StaffCelebrated across many Asian cultures, Lunar New Year is a time of renewal, gathering with family, and enjoying festive foods. The holiday falls on February 17 this year, and 2026 is the Year of the Horse, a zodiac sign that symbolizes adventure, energy, and freedom. To kick off a prosperous year, head to events like the Lunar New Year Night Market and Tết in Seattle, and enjoy food specials like bánh tét. For
  
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• Big Voter, Huh?

  05-02-2026 20:00 via thestranger.com
  Well, Did You Know There’s an Election Happening Right Now?by The Stranger Election Information BoardOnly real ones know about the King Conservation District (KCD) election. Which is a shame. It isn’t some dusty, obscure, do-nothing entity; the KCD has an operating budget of around $10 million, mined from a property tax just like everything else around here.
  Like Captain Planet in the form of a bureaucratic entity, the KCD Board of Supervisors crunchily throws that money toward the e
  
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• Our Very Sexy February Issue Is Out Now!

  05-02-2026 19:42 via thestranger.com
  Love is in the air! Oh, shit, no, that’s pepper spray.by Stranger StaffLove is in the air! 
  Oh, shit, no, that’s pepper spray.
  This is our first print issue in the new year, and 2026 came at us all hard. It took three days for the Trump administration to invade another country, bomb them, and capture their president. It took seven days for immigration enforcement to kill someone on the street. And that was only the first time. As we close this issue, this year has been a scary,
  
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• The Stranger’s 2026 Sex Survey Results Are In!

  05-02-2026 19:25 via thestranger.com
  The results are in, and Seattle is still horny as ever.by Megan SelingIllustrations by James Yates
  I felt a ball of anxiety in the pit of my stomach when we launched The Stranger’s annual sex survey last month. Twenty-twenty-five was a bad year for a lot of people. Trump returned to the White House, and from then onward, our newsfeeds were filled with decidedly unsexy headlines that captured our not-so-slow descent into a real-life Idiocracy. “Unemployment Rate Hits Four-Year Hi
  
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• We Need to Regulate Automated License Plate Readers Now

  05-02-2026 19:00 via thestranger.com
  Glaring down at us from light posts, traffic lights, and even convenience stores, is a privately-built, publicly paid-for surveillance network of license plate readers. Whenever a vehicle passes by, cameras not only capture and store data about our license plates but information about our vehicles, location, images of passengers, and our movements. Right now, your data can be freely shared between local, county, state law enforcement, unregulated third party vendors, and through public requ
  
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• Slog AM: Homan Pulls Out, Anti-Trans Hate Crime Trial, Harris Returns?

  05-02-2026 18:55 via thestranger.com
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Micah YipPullout Game Weak: Border Czar Tom Homan is withdrawing a quarter of the immigration officers in Minnesota in exchange for immigrants in the state’s jails. Roughly 2,000 agents and officers will continue to Surge the Metro.
  Big Brother: The Washington State Senate passed a bill to regulate automated license plate readers yesterday. Cops use ALPRs like those made by the company Flock Safety to grab plate numbers from passing vehicles, dat
  
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