<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Seattle - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/rss/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest news about Seattle with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening in your region!]]></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[I Saw U: After the US Lost a World Cup Game, Making Out on Light Rail, and Reading ‘The Colour of Magic’]]></title><description><![CDATA[lesbianism at metier during usa v. aus match<br />
we sat next to each other at the bar. you: rapinoe jersey, me: with my black lab. you wished me a happy pride on your way out. drinks sometime?Gas Stations Glances<br />
North Bend Sinclair 7/3/26. You with kids in a ?Suburban? dreaming of escape. Me &ndash; leopard print leggings and my 4-runner. Let&rsquo;s go into the woods!To the two trans women making out on the light rail on 6/19<br />
I was the trans woman sitting in front of you, while you talked and mad]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/i-saw-u-after-the-us-lost-a-world-cup-game-making-out-on-light-rail-and-reading-the-colour-of-magic/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/i-saw-u-after-the-us-lost-a-world-cup-game-making-out-on-light-rail-and-reading-the-colour-of-magic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Saw U: After the US Lost a World Cup Game,]]></title><description><![CDATA[lesbianism at metier during usa v. aus match<br />
we sat next to each other at the bar. you: rapinoe jersey, me: with my black lab. you wished me a happy pride on your way out. drinks sometime?Gas Stations Glances<br />
North Bend Sinclair 7/3/26. You with kids in a ?Suburban? dreaming of escape. Me &ndash; leopard print leggings and my 4-runner. Let&rsquo;s go into the woods!To the two trans women making out on the light rail on 6/19<br />
I was the trans woman sitting in front of you, while you talked and mad]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/i-saw-u-after-the-us-lost-a-world-cup-game/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/i-saw-u-after-the-us-lost-a-world-cup-game/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SIFF Cinema Workers Union Walk Out of SIFF Downtown Ahead of 70mm ‘The Odyssey’ Screening]]></title><description><![CDATA[Members of the SIFF Cinema Workers Union (SCWU) walked out of the 570-seat SIFF Cinema Downtown Friday before the sold out 3 pm 70mm screening of Christopher Nolan&rsquo;s fantasy epic The Odyssey. The union said the action was authorized by a majority of members, citing concerns about the slow pace of contract bargaining and SIFF management&rsquo;s proposals on wages, healthcare, and staffing.<br />
In a social postmade midnight on Friday, the SCWU said that during union negotiations SIFF refused &l]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/siff-cinema-workers-union-walk-out-of-siff-downtown-ahead-of-70mm-the-odyssey-screening/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 23:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/siff-cinema-workers-union-walk-out-of-siff-downtown-ahead-of-70mm-the-odyssey-screening/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Stranger’s Noise Complaint: Episode Two]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome to Noise Complaint,&nbsp;The Stranger&lsquo;s new audio and video music podcast featuring live performances right here at The Stranger HQ. Streamed live and released every other Friday, we invite a great band, musician, or wonderfully weird act to perform. Tune in, discover something new, and support art in your city.On Apple, you can subscribe to the video podcast&nbsp;here.<br />
On Spotify,&nbsp;here.This week&rsquo;s episode is Eleni Govetas Kompania.Eleni Govetas Kompania is a band compo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-strangers-noise-complaint-episode-two/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 22:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-strangers-noise-complaint-episode-two/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sunshine, Tears, and Disco]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anne Tong and Bryce Barsten of Chinese American Bear (&#21326;&#35028;&#32654;&#22269;&#29066;) started making music for fun, and three albums later, it&rsquo;s clear that joy is still their top priority. Since 2019, the Seattle-based couple has made bouncy bilingual pop, sung in Mandarin and English, that has led them to gain an international audience. Their latest album, Dim Sum &amp; Then Some, is an explosion of everything pure and good in this world: laughter, fantasy novels, true love, sw]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/sunshine-tears-and-disco/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/sunshine-tears-and-disco/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: July 17–19, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cheer on your favorite team during the World Cup&lsquo;s third-place and final matches at this weekend&rsquo;s World Soccer Fan Celebration in the U District. There&rsquo;s more cheap fun to get up to at&nbsp;the Alki Art Fair, the Indian Days Powwow, and the Seattle Bon Odori Festival. For more ideas, check out our top picks of the week.FRIDAYLIVE MUSICCat Valley, Linda From Work, &amp; Poysenberry<br />
Bellingham band Cat Valley has been making lo-fi riot grrrl punk for a decade now, touting their]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-july-1719-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 19:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-july-1719-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Trump Spews Election Misinformation in Bad Speech, Fires in Canada, Poop Parasite in Your Crunchwrap Supreme]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump Lies: Well, President Donald Trump&rsquo;s speech on Thursday was a real doozy. He attacked elections. Citing heavily redacted intelligence documents out of context, Trump claimed that China interfered in the 2020 election by stealing millions of voter files on behalf of famed Chinese communist Joe Biden. According to The New York Times, &ldquo;the documents outline some nascent interest by Chinese officials in influence operations; they concede Beijing never endorsed any broad-based effo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-trump-spews-election-misinformation-in-bad-speech-fires-in-canada-poop-parasite-in-your-crunchwrap-supreme/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-trump-spews-election-misinformation-in-bad-speech-fires-in-canada-poop-parasite-in-your-crunchwrap-supreme/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Seattle City Council Didn’t Totally Screw Up Mayor Katie Wilson’s Biggest-Ever Seattle Transit Measure to Expand Bus Service in the City ]]></title><description><![CDATA[It took over three hours of debate in the Seattle City Council&rsquo;s Select Committee on Seattle Transportation Benefit District, a slew of dumb amendments, a few good amendments, and sitting through Committee Chair Rob Saka&rsquo;s tortured pronunciation of the word &ldquo;machete,&rdquo; but the Seattle Transit Measure (STM) is intact and headed to a full council vote next week. If it passes, the measure will go to the voters this August.Wilson&rsquo;s proposal will bump up the sales tax co]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-seattle-city-council-didnt-totally-screw-up-mayor-katie-wilsons-biggest-ever-seattle-transit-measure-to-expand-bus-service-in-the-city/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 02:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-seattle-city-council-didnt-totally-screw-up-mayor-katie-wilsons-biggest-ever-seattle-transit-measure-to-expand-bus-service-in-the-city/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Seattle City Council Didn’t Totally Screw Up Mayor Katie Wilson’s Biggest-Ever Seattle Transit Measure]]></title><description><![CDATA[It took over three hours of debate in the Seattle City Council&rsquo;s Select Committee on Seattle Transportation Benefit District, a slew of dumb amendments, a few good amendments, and sitting through Committee Chair Rob Saka&rsquo;s tortured pronunciation of the word &ldquo;machete,&rdquo; but the Seattle Transit Measure (STM) is intact and headed to a full council vote next week. If it passes, the measure will go to the voters this November.Wilson&rsquo;s proposal will bump up the sales tax]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-seattle-city-council-didnt-totally-screw-up-mayor-katie-wilsons-biggest-ever-seattle-transit-measure/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 02:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-seattle-city-council-didnt-totally-screw-up-mayor-katie-wilsons-biggest-ever-seattle-transit-measure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ticket Alert: Thundercat, Michelle Branch, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Get ready to rumble with tickets to these newly announced shows. Groovy genre-bending bassist Thundercat will come through Seattle to support his recent release, Distracted. Pop-rock singer-songwriter Michelle Branch has announced a new album and cross-country tour for the fall. Plus, Daily Show correspondent and former pro tennis player Michael Kosta brings his Big Dad Energy stand-up special to Seattle next spring. Read on for details!ON SALE FRIDAY, JULY 17MUSICThe Amity Affliction: House of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-thundercat-michelle-branch-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 23:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-thundercat-michelle-branch-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t Be a Drag ]]></title><description><![CDATA[My friend group and I attend drag shows and brunches year-round. For the most part, these shows are beautiful displays of queer art and joy, and are valued spaces for the Seattle queer community. In the past month, I have been to&nbsp;several&nbsp;shows where drunk straight people (yes, I&rsquo;m assuming) had to be kicked out for talking over the performers, shit-talking the venue, and/or transphobic bullshit. As if that isn&rsquo;t bad enough, I&rsquo;ve been noticing straight people are not]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/dont-be-a-drag/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/dont-be-a-drag/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shiloh Davies]]></title><description><![CDATA[This story was originally published in The Stranger&rsquo;s July 2026 print issue.Multidisciplinary artist and designer Shiloh Davies is looking to &ldquo;bring a little more play into the everyday.&rdquo; Their textile works&mdash;which include soft sculptures, costume designs, and installations&mdash;are fantastical, surreal, and full of childlike whimsy. Whether it&rsquo;s large pancakes stacked along a wall, giant pastel bobby pins, or vibrantly patterned couture outfits, their pieces are d]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/shiloh-davies/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/shiloh-davies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seattle Art Fair 2026 Cheat Sheet ]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s time for the Seattle Art Fair, taking place July 23&ndash;26 at the Lumen Field Event Center.&nbsp;I probably don&rsquo;t have to explain art fairs to anyone, but art fairs are the glitzy cousin of trade fairs, usually housed in fluorescent-flooded convention centers, where galleries gather under one roof to show off their hottest, most buyable work. The daddy of art fairs, Art Basel, started in Switzerland in 1970; in the subsequent decades, more art fairs were born, which begat sat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattle-art-fair-2026-cheat-sheet/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattle-art-fair-2026-cheat-sheet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Pete Hegseth’s Elite, High-T Warriors, the Great “Chinese Child Pornography” Robbery, and Trump’s Illegal $1 Not-Gold Coin]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Naked and Infamous: Denny Blaine Park, Seattle&rsquo;s favorite hangout for nude gays, will stay open and partially naked, a judge ruled yesterday. The unsightly anti-masturbation fence will stay up, and the city will have to staff the beach with masturbation spotters, place signs outlining good and bad behavior, and establish buffer zones that block neighbors&rsquo; views of the naked. Our contributor Guy Oron has the story.Think you&rsquo;re having a bad day at work? Imagine being Rep. Sh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-pete-hegseths-elite-high-t-warriors-the-great-chinese-child-pornography-robbery-and-trumps-illegal-1-not-gold-coin/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-pete-hegseths-elite-high-t-warriors-the-great-chinese-child-pornography-robbery-and-trumps-illegal-1-not-gold-coin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Denny Blaine Park Stays Open and Naked, Judge Rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[King County Superior Court Judge Samuel Chung has ordered Denny Blaine Park to remain open and naked (on the lower half&nbsp; of the park), with conditions.The anti-masturbation fence&mdash;the City&rsquo;s response to Chung&rsquo;s court-ordered abatement plan to curb masturbation and &ldquo;lewd&rdquo; conduct&mdash;will remain stoically in place. The City will also have to develop a park code of conduct, ensure regular landscaping (no pun intended), establish buffer zones to block neighbor&r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/denny-blaine-park-stays-open-and-naked-judge-rules/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 03:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/denny-blaine-park-stays-open-and-naked-judge-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pop Loser: “Let’s Fuck Her Up”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome back to Pop Loser! This week in music news, the Black &amp; Loud Fest lineup dropped, Peppa Pig shaded Clairo (sigh), and Lorde deemed AI glasses &ldquo;not sexy.&rdquo; Power ballad queen Bonnie Tyler died unexpectedly at 75. And I&rsquo;ll share the song that makes me want to punch a hole in drywall.&nbsp;Subscribe to Pop Loser&nbsp;here!<br />
This Week in Music:&nbsp;This week in Strangerland, contributor Dave Segal wrote about the new local music you shouldn&rsquo;t miss, including drops]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/pop-loser-lets-fuck-her-up/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/pop-loser-lets-fuck-her-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who is the Lead Federal Prosecutor in Western Washington? That Depends on Who You Ask, and That’s Terrifying]]></title><description><![CDATA[This morning, the federal judges for the US District Court for the Western District of Washington unanimously appointed veteran local attorney Roger Rogoff as our US attorney, and he was sworn in by Chief Judge David Estudillo. At 8:30 am, he headed into his new office, and asked to see Charles Floyd, the former ICE attorney and hardline Tacoma immigration judge who Trump selected to be US attorney, but who remains unconfirmed by the Senate and is leading the office as &ldquo;First Assistant&rd]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/who-is-the-lead-federal-prosecutor-in-western-washington-that-depends-on-who-you-ask-and-thats-terrifying/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 23:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/who-is-the-lead-federal-prosecutor-in-western-washington-that-depends-on-who-you-ask-and-thats-terrifying/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Trump Says Yes to ICE Traffic Stops, Bob Ferguson Fights Brian Heywood, and Something Is Killing Puffins in Tacoma]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tax the Rich Already! Gov. Bob Ferguson has joined the campaign to fight Initiative 645, which would repeal the Millionaires Tax that Ferguson signed into law in March. I-645 is Trump-loving millionaire Brian Heywood&rsquo;s attempt to repeal the tax (and ban any other taxes on individual income). But here&rsquo;s the bonkers thing: According to the New York Times, Heywood has spent $11 million since 2022 on pushing conservative policies (which have included everything from anti-climate to anti]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-trump-says-yes-to-ice-traffic-stops-bob-ferguson-fights-brian-heywood-and-something-is-killing-puffins-in-tacoma/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 18:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-trump-says-yes-to-ice-traffic-stops-bob-ferguson-fights-brian-heywood-and-something-is-killing-puffins-in-tacoma/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos’ Election Campaign Defrauded for $20,000 by FBI Impersonators Claiming Treasurer Bought “Chinese Child Pornography”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Long time state legislator Rep. Sharon Santos lost the equivalent of nearly half the money contributed to her reelection campaign so far this year after a fraudster conned her campaign treasurer into giving them $20,000 last September.&nbsp;According to Santos&rsquo; campaign treasurer Jeanne Legault, scammers impersonating her credit union and the FBI claimed she had been hacked and Santos&rsquo; campaign funds were used to purchase child sexual abuse material. Trying to rectify that fictional]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/rep-sharon-tomiko-santos-election-campaign-defrauded-for-20000-by-fbi-impersonators-claiming-treasurer-bought-chinese-child-pornography-2/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 02:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/rep-sharon-tomiko-santos-election-campaign-defrauded-for-20000-by-fbi-impersonators-claiming-treasurer-bought-chinese-child-pornography-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos’ Election Campaign Defrauded for $20,000 by FBI Impersonators Claiming Treasurer Bought “Chinese Child Pornography“]]></title><description><![CDATA[Long time state legislator Rep. Sharon Santos lost the equivalent of nearly half the money contributed to her reelection campaign so far this year after a fraudster conned her campaign treasurer into giving them $20,000 last September.&nbsp;According to Santos&rsquo; campaign treasurer Jeanne Legault, scammers impersonating her credit union and the FBI claimed she had been hacked and Santos&rsquo; campaign funds were used to purchase child sexual abuse material. Trying to rectify that fictional]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/rep-sharon-tomiko-santos-election-campaign-defrauded-for-20000-by-fbi-impersonators-claiming-treasurer-bought-chinese-child-pornography/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 02:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/rep-sharon-tomiko-santos-election-campaign-defrauded-for-20000-by-fbi-impersonators-claiming-treasurer-bought-chinese-child-pornography/</guid></item></channel></rss>