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• I Saw U: Carrying a Mandolin, Talking About Adventurous Ice Cream, and Singing at the Lip Critic Show

  12-06-2026 22:55 via thestranger.com
  
  SEAF art pickup – 4:30p Wed, May 6th – Mutual Earring Appreciation
  Was right behind you to p/u art. Saw your beautiful boro-glass earrings, you saw my abalone inlay plugs, I liked a lot more than just your earrings…Tall Babe With Mandolin on 36th
  I was leaving, you were getting a mandolin (I think?) outta your truck in Fremont. Should’ve said hey, you’re stunning and I’m stuck thinking on you.Singing into the mic 2x
  U sang into the mic when Lip Critic opened
  
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• EverOut x The Stranger <3 West Seattle & White Center Kicks Off June 20!

  12-06-2026 22:34 via thestranger.com
  
  EverOut x The Stranger  West Seattle & White Center is a week-long celebration of the businesses that define your neighborhood, and make it special. We’re shining our love light on West Seattle and White Center, inviting locals, and the rest of Seattle, to show their love, too! With special deals from neighborhood businesses, you can spend the afternoon, the day—hell, the whole WEEK, exploring the neighborhood, finding some new favorites, and supporting your stead
  
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• The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: June 12–14, 2026

  12-06-2026 20:35 via thestranger.com
  
  Ready for your weekend download? We’re suggesting you spend this sunny Seattle weekend at events from the Indigenous People Festival to the Georgetown Carnival and from the MAUM Market to Hot Rat Summer Pioneer Square. Check out our top picks of the week and our World Cup guide for more ideas.FRIDAYLIVE MUSICBus Bash Summer Concert
  Youth-driven organization the Washington Bus helps the next generation learn how to harness their political power—and boy do we need their energy right n
  
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• Kinsey Lee Doesn’t Make Hot Tracks, She Makes Cold Cuts

  12-06-2026 20:00 via thestranger.com
  
  “I’ve been collaborating since I was 19—now I’m 35,” Kinsey Lee tells me over the phone, with birds chirping in the distance. “I didn’t really understand where my collaborators started, and I ended.” She’s on a road trip, driving between Missoula and Bozeman for a family gathering, and pulled over at a quaint fishing spot to take my call—a telling insight into the way she juggles her music career, personal life, and multiple day jobs.
  
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• Slog AM: Wilson Closes Streets near Aurora Avenue, Eastern Washington Will Burn, Pokémon Go Data Used for Military Drones

  12-06-2026 18:30 via thestranger.com
  
  Ballard Warehouse Fire: A three-alarm fire at the Consolidated Supply Co. warehouse in Ballard sent black plumes of smoke into the air Thursday evening. Over 100 firefighters responded to the blaze. The fire collapsed the roof and blew out the windows before firefighters got it under control around 8 p.m. The cause is still unknown. What is going on at City Hall? Mayor Katie Wilson asked her communications director, Seferiana Day, to resign, reports Publicola. She’s the third mayoral
  
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• Life Ain’t a Game of Frogger

  12-06-2026 01:08 via thestranger.com
  
  Hey biker guys,Go fuck yourselves. For almost a year, pedestrians have been hugging the fence while walking through the park between Expedia and the piers, even though there are so many signs reminding you that it’s a shared path. Today, June 4, the pedestrian side finally opened. And you still fuckin drove through all of it like you’re the fuckin truck and I’m Frogger. What the fuck dude? There was even a group of you. One of you on a fuckin Portland-ass extra-tall road
  
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• What We Know About Wilson’s Temporary Expansion of CCTV Program

  12-06-2026 00:39 via thestranger.com
  
  Last week, Mayor Katie Wilson announced that the city will turn on the CCTV cameras in the Stadium District for the World Cup. In response to questions from The Stranger, the mayor’s office confirmed that they expect to turn on the cameras on Friday, June 12. When asked when they will shut off the cameras, they declined to provide a date. The mayor’s office replied: “That will depend on the security environment. If FIFA goes smoothly it should be shortly after the tournament i
  
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