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• Seattle City Council Revives Universal School Meals

  23-07-2026 23:45 via thestranger.com
  
  So it turns out students may get universal free school meals this fall after all!This afternoon, Seattle City Council President Joy Hollingsworth and Councilmembers Dionne Foster and Dan Strauss announced a plan to pay for universal meals at Seattle Public Schools over the 2026–2027 school year with the City’s general fund. The sudden reversal comes on the heels of yesterday’s bruising four-hour committee meeting, which resulted in a one-year delay in the implementation o
  
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• Ticket Alert: Lily Allen, Rebecca Black, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week

  23-07-2026 23:38 via thestranger.com
  
  We’re back with ticket drops to help you look forward to future fun. English pop legend Lily Allen comes through town in September to support her sharp-tongued divorce album, West End Girl, in its entirety. Memed teen-turned-hyperpop star Rebecca Black announced a new record due out this fall and accompanying North American tour. Plus, rising Japanese hip-hop artist Yuki Chiba headlines his first US tour later this year. Read on for details on those and other newly announced events, plus
  
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• Slog AM: Police Kill Man in Madison, Wisconsin, Amazon Cuts AI Jobs for Humans, Diarrhea Sensation Sweeping Nation “Under Control,” Says RFK Jr.

  23-07-2026 18:30 via thestranger.com
  
  Witness: “That looked an awful lot like an execution to me.” A police officer in Madison, Wisconsin shot and killed a Black man during a struggle in the middle of the street in broad daylight yesterday afternoon. The man’s name has not been officially confirmed, but police say they were responding to a call about a man reportedly checking cars in the city’s Marquette Neighborhood. When officers arrived, police say the man fled on his bike. Police told the media that the
  
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• Seattle City Council Delays Universal School Meals

  23-07-2026 03:30 via thestranger.com
  
  Seattle Public Schools students will have to wait another year for universal free school meals.At a nearly four-hour committee meeting today, the Seattle City Council voted 6 to 3 for an amendment that delays Mayor Katie Wilson’s universal school meals program until the 2027 school year to fund a new, means-tested voucher program to feed thousands of low-income kids on weekends and over school breaks for the next six years.The vote is a blow to Mayor Wilson, who had planned to fund univer
  
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• Let Jimothy Live

  23-07-2026 00:59 via thestranger.com
  
  It was clear what people were looking for when cars began to slow down on that Ballard street. No one yelled for him, but I knew. They were looking for Jimothy, the short-spined raccoon who took the internet by storm just last week. But please, Seattle, leave Jimothy alone.Jimothy is for everyone, but do not go looking for Jimothy. Maybe you live in the neighborhood and were on your way home. Maybe you weren’t intending to add to the traffic and were just hoping for an innocent glimp
  
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• Pop Loser: RIP Jennifer Finch

  23-07-2026 00:50 via thestranger.com
  
  Welcome back to Pop Loser! This week, we’ll honor L7 bassist Jennifer Finch, who passed on Saturday at the age of 59. I’ll explain the true meaning of Pop Loser, which I found at the Hilary Duff concert. Plus, stop what you’re doing right now and listen to La Roux’s new single. Subscribe to Pop Loser here!This Week in Music: This week in Strangerland, I interviewed pop duo Chinese American Bear (华裔美国熊) about their new alb
  
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• Should Black Athletes Relocate to Seattle, a Leftist and Sports City?

  23-07-2026 00:15 via thestranger.com
  
  Now that the World Cup is over, we have an opportunity to consider an important development that’s related to local and regional sports. Though many think of Seattle as bookish, it’s a huge sports city. Even without the Sonics, it still ranks at the top of the list as a home for professional teams. So, we are all about winning. And we are sensitive to developments culturally and politically related to sports, such as the rampant and deeply racist gerrymandering in GOP states. P
  
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