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• The Trash Panda Slush at Slightly Furry 

  16-06-2026 20:00 via thestranger.com
  
  This story originally appeared in The Stranger’s 2026 Queer Issue.
  At the Northwest Cider Symposium back in March, I spotted someone on the vendor floor wearing a plush upholstered animal tail. They didn’t have a fursuit or mask on, just street clothes and the gravity-defying two-foot tail. Oh, right. I know exactly who this is.Aaron Kalin—aka Martini, a gray-and-white anthropomorphic fox—co-owns Slightly Furry Beverage Company, which moved into its Rainier Avenue HQ in
  
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• Slog AM: Bellevue Says Sorry for Whitewashing Racist Founder, Seattle Lobbies FIFA to Allow Iranian Monarchist Flag, and Almost All the Recent Refugees to Washington Are White South Africans

  16-06-2026 18:30 via thestranger.com
  
  The World Cup Finally Starts With a Yawn: The big game kicked off in Seattle yesterday the way soccer usually does: a low-scoring tie between two teams you have never heard of (Belgium and Egypt). At least the US team is playing in Seattle’s next game on Friday against Australia.Seattle Government Opposes FIFA Ban on Iranian Monarchist Flag: FIFA bans flags from its games that are “political, offensive and/or discriminatory” according to its policy, including the old flag of I
  
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• Sophon Appears to Be Shuttered

  16-06-2026 00:49 via thestranger.com
  
  Almost exactly a year ago, the Phinney Ridge restaurant and bar Sophon was hosting a James Beard Foundation event showcasing Khmer cuisine and culture. Since its opening in 2024, Sophon had become one of Seattle’s most celebrated restaurants and a demonstration of what Cambodian food and drink could be. In a complete turnaround, Sophon appears to have closed permanently, following a rocky six months when the entire staff quit, accusing owner Karuna Long of mismanagement and persisten
  
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