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• Construction Worker Strike Halts Projects Around Puget Sound

  27-08-2018 19:55
  
  by Katie HerzogLocal 302 members on strikeNotice something strange around here lately? Turn off the NPR for a moment and take a listen. You hear that? It's... silence. There's no clanging, no clacking, no banging, and (blissfully) no jackhammering thanks to an ongoing strike by the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 302 over a dispute over a new union contract with the Associated General Contractors of Washington.The strike started last Tuesday and impacts an array of construction
  
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• Celebrate Black History Month at These Seattle-Area Events

  07-02-2026 01:00
  Gallery Shows, A Black-Owned Business Market, and Moreby Langston ThomasFebruary is Black History Month, a time to recognize the contributions and struggles of Black Americans throughout our nation’s history. In the face of rising bigotry, continuing the work of antiracism and investing in Black futures remains as important as ever. Read on to find out ways you can honor and celebrate the month, from Melodies of the Diaspora: Celebrating 100 Years of Black History Month to America 250: The
  
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• Purple Lemonade Collective

  07-02-2026 00:00
  This Local Performance Troupe Radiates Joy and Ass-Shaking Confidenceby Nico SwensonThe world is full of lemons, but thank god there’s Purple Lemonade. This performance collective has taken over the city with their charisma, cross-genre dance, and scantily clad performances. As they strut the stage, you might see elements of hip-hop, reggaeton, flavors of camp—a whole glorious blend of street, club, and contemporary movement that refuses to be boxed into a singular style. From nightl
  
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• Pop Loser # 15: Immaculate Collection with Biblioteka

  06-02-2026 23:24
  This week's music news.by Audrey VannWelcome back to Pop Loser! This week, we dig into some highlights from the 68th Annual Grammy Awards. In another edition of Immaculate Collection, local punk band Biblioteka share their treasure troves of funky shoes, creepy dolls, and Magic: The Gathering cards. Plus, I have two moody song recommendations to get you through the rest of the week.
  This Week in Music
  The Grammys were on Sunday (if you even care). Politics seeped through the award show’s f
  
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• We Keep Each Other Alive

  06-02-2026 23:10
  Ally Ang sparks up this city with a distinctively queer, raucous energy that’s nerdy, enthusiastic, genuine, and joyful. “Reading a really good book of poems is so exhilarating,” Ang told me, when I spoke with them around the release of their debut poetry collection, Let the Moon Wobble. “I get hype off of it. It feels like downing cold brew or something. It makes me feel so, just, like, alive. Nothing else gives me that feeling. I'm so addicted to the feeling of reading
  
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• Remembering the 1919 Seattle General Strike

  06-02-2026 22:21
  It’s time.by Conor KelleyToday marks the 107th anniversary of the 1919 Seattle General Strike, a five-day work stoppage protesting low wages and rampant union-busting by wealthy corporation owners. Sound familiar?
  The strike began in the union shipyards and spread to the entire city. Shipbuilders were furious when shipyard owners, rich off World War I profits, offered a pay increase only to “skilled” workers in an attempt to divide their union. A citywide poll found a strike wa
  
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• I Saw U: Wearing a Columbo-Ass Raincoat, Joking About a Horse Romantasy Book, and Slipping on the Wet Sidewalk

  06-02-2026 21:18
  Is it a match? Leave a comment here or on our Instagram post to connect!by AnonymousMe: Pink raincoat You: Bruce Harrell
  Standing in the doorway of the US Bank Center, on the phone, in your Columbo-ass raincoat (he wore it better). Blocking a doorway, on the phone, presumably avoiding the rain (it had stopped raining). Typical Brucie Baby, unaware of others and being in the way.Cute Dude in Rain That Slipped
  Walking down Spring St. Me with small dog, you with umbrel
  
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• The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: Feb 6–8, 2026

  06-02-2026 19:30
  Super Bowl Watch Parties, Lunar New Year Night Market, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $20by EverOut StaffLFG Seattle! Hawks are in Benito Bowl and we've got weekend picks from Hidden Hall's Super Bowl LX Watch Party to the Lunar New Year Night Market and from Linda From Work, Zookraught, & Killbuzz to the Seattle Bike Swap. Check out our top picks of the week for more things to do.
  FRIDAY
  PARTIES & NIGHTLIFE
  Down the Rabbit Hole
  Step right up, girls, gays, and theys for Queer/Bar
  
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• Slog AM: Oregon's Attorney Crisis, Gov. Bob Ferguson Meets with NBA, Olympic Penis Acid Scandal?

  06-02-2026 18:30
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Nathalie GrahamTacoma Detention Facility Sued: Three Black men detained at Northwest ICE Processing Center are suing the facility's owner, GEO Group. They claim guards "engaged in sexual assault, violent beatings and retaliation" and that the Tacoma Police Department deferred abuse complaints to GEO Group, allowing the company to investigate itself, according to KING5. A 2025 report from the University of Washington's Center for Human Rights affirms th
  
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• No to Swimsuit, Yes to Lawsuit

  06-02-2026 00:00
  In early January, Friends of Denny Blaine (FoDB), a group formed in 2023 to represent beachgoers after that neighbor, Stuart Sloan, anonymously donated $1 million to build a playground on the grassy shelf overlooking the rocky shore and its many … moons, incorporated as a nonprofit.by Daniel RenfrowIt’s the middle of winter, and peeling off the layers of Patagonia to go skinny-dipping is the last thing any self-respecting Seattleite has on their mind. But nudists, and occasionally n
  
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• Jill Busby Is the Northwest Film Forum’s New Executive Director. 

  06-02-2026 00:00
  Jill Busby wants to restore the film nonprofit to the bustling cultural center it once was.by Chase HutchinsonJill Busby, the interim executive director at Northwest Film Forum (NWFF), is dropping the “interim” from her title and stepping into the role full-time. She wants to restore the film nonprofit to the bustling cultural center it once was.
  She’ll be the fourth executive director to try in the last decade. Busby, a multidisciplinary writer and artist, says her “brai
  
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• Ticket Alert: Don Toliver, Andrea Bocelli, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week

  05-02-2026 23:08
  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
  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
  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
  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
  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
  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
  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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• What the Puck?!

  04-02-2026 22:00
  Do you need to get something off your chest? Submit an I, Anonymous and we'll illustrate it!by AnonymousBetween the Torrent and Heated Rivalry, Seattle hockey fans are starting to see a heap of new faces at local games. I love to see it! Hockey is the best! Welcome! But I have two requests: 1) Please stay in your seat when the puck is in play, and 2) please stop asking the players to kiss. 
  I’m not mad. There’s no way you’d know if you’ve never been to a hockey game.
  
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• Pullout Politics

  04-02-2026 20:00
  Fertility tracking is part of a slate of high-risk, low-reward family planning methods that have lately taken on a new sheen in the eyes of the federal government. After shutting down the department that supervises federal family planning funding and setting the conditions to erode abortion and pregnancy care nationwide, the Trump administration is now evangelizing a single type of birth control: fertility awareness methods, which include everything from cycle-tracking to digital apps.by Megan B
  
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• Slog AM: Route 8 Needs More Than Just a Bus Lane, Trump Reduces Number of ICE Thugs in Minnesota, Layoffs at Washington Posts Have Begun

  04-02-2026 18:30
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Charles MudedeI’m not against Mayor Katie Wilson’s directive to place a bus lane on Denny Way to help Route 8 meet its schedule. But the deeper problem with that route is that its service area is too large: from Mount Baker all the way to Lower Queen Anne. So, the addition of a bus lane, though welcome, may prove to be inadequate. What’s also needed to make trips on Denny Way more dependable is an additional route that only runs between Lo
  
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• Slog AM: Route 8 Needs More Than Just a Bus Lane, Trump Reduces Number of ICE Thugs in Minnesota, Layoffs at Washington Post Have Begun

  04-02-2026 18:30
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Charles MudedeI’m not against Mayor Katie Wilson’s directive to place a bus lane on Denny Way to help Route 8 meet its schedule. But the deeper problem with that route is that its service area is too large: from Mount Baker all the way to Lower Queen Anne. So, the addition of a bus lane, though welcome, may prove to be inadequate. What’s also needed to make trips on Denny Way more dependable is an additional route that only runs between Lo
  
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• Chill Seekers

  04-02-2026 00:00
  It’s never not surprising when artists create adventurous, instrumental electronic music that breaks through to a wider audience. In an era of formulaic, innocuous mega-streamers, challenging sounds snaring major mindshare is rare and precious. Recently, we’ve seen that phenomenon with Oneohtrix Point Never, Mica Levi, and Robert A.A. Lowe scoring films funded by millionaires. On a slightly smaller scale, we’re witnessing this scenario play out with Purelink, a NYC-via-Chicago
  
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• Where to Eat for Valentine's Day 2026

  03-02-2026 23:00
  Heart-Shaped Pizza, Romantic Dinners, and Moreby Janey WongWhatever your Valentine's Day plans may be, we've gathered a bouquet of swoon-worthy options around town, from Big Mario’s pizzagrams to food lover's tasting menus at Marjorie and Taylor Shellfish, plus sweet treats from Ben’s Bread. For more ideas, check out our food and drink guide.
  Big Mario’s Pizza
  The year was 2001 when I first discovered the genius move of sending someone a message via pizza (see: The Princess Dia
  
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• Julie Kang Is Running for City Council District 5 

  03-02-2026 20:00
  Immigrant and advocate Julie Kang thinks she's the best City Council candidate for Seattle's "neglected child," District 5. But can she make up her mind on how she'd handle surveillance, homelessness and policing?by Micah YipJulie Kang slid a small plastic bag across the table at the downtown library coffee shop. It was an ICE alert kit containing a whistle and a short pamphlet, the kind she helps assemble with Common Power every Friday. 
  “It’s one thing to share information,&rd
  
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• Slog AM: ICE Body Cams, Washington’s Millionaire Tax, Good Seattle Movie Theater News  

  03-02-2026 18:26
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Vivian McCallICE Cams: In an attempt to save her head, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced that DHS will strap a body camera to every federal agent in Minneapolis, and expand that program nationwide when “funding becomes available.” President Donald Trump is in favor. “They generally tend to be good for law enforcement because people can’t lie about what’s happening,” said the President, who ha
  
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• Remembering Judith Arcana 

  03-02-2026 17:00
  Portland’s own underground abortionist-turned-poet was a legend. She was also my friend.by Megan BurbankThis story was originally published in our sister paper, Portland Mercury.
  In 2017, Judith Arcana sent a postcard to the old Mercury offices in Old Town/Chinatown. I was the arts editor at the time—it was my first real journalism job—and after many stories covering local theater (I still think about the plays I saw at Shaking the Tree) and books (a reading at Powell&rsqu
  
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• Easy Street Records Owner Defends, Then Apologizes For, Sympathetic ICE Comments 

  03-02-2026 01:30
  As Easy Street Records owner Matt Vaughan has demonstrated, posting is almost always a mistake.by Audrey VannIt really didn’t have to go down like this. On Friday, the long-running West Seattle record shop and cafe, Easy Street Records, posted on Instagram that it’d donate 10 percent of its sales through the weekend to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota. This was the store’s way to support Friday’s sort-of “general strike” without cutting staff hours. All d
  
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• February Things to Do: Visual Art

  03-02-2026 00:00
  The best February visual art events in Seattle.by Amanda ManitachWant more? Here's everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, Food, and This & That.
  Timothy Siciliano: The Lunch Before the Détente
  THROUGH FEB 28
  It’s kinky, it’s neon, it’s fascism. Timothy Siciliano spent the past three years creating a suite of paintings that hold a mirror to our times—a campy hot take on corruption and carnival rendered in luscious h
  
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• February Things to Do: This & That

  03-02-2026 00:00
  The best culture and community events in Seattle in February.by Julianne BellWant more? Here's everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, Food, and This & That.
  Tết in Seattle
  FEB 14–15
  Gallop into the Year of the Horse with the Tết Festival, a free, family-friendly event hosted at Seattle Center as part of the Festal World Cultural Program. Browse vendors and health-related booths with free screenings and services, check out lion
  
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