<?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/1000/" /><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>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 23:09:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Ticket Alert: Ms. Lauryn Hill &amp; Wyclef Jean, Jessie Reyez, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Summer isn&rsquo;t quite over yet, but we&rsquo;re here to help you make plans for a fun fall. Ms. Lauryn Hill &amp; Wyclef Jean reunite for an arena show celebrating the 30th anniversary of the iconic, genre-bending Fugees album, The Score. Canadian R&amp;B singer Jessie Reyez goes on tour this fall in support of her new release, A Little Vengeance. Plus, tickets for Emerald City Comic Con 2027 just went on sale. Read on for details on those and other newly announced events.ON SALE FRIDAY, AUG]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-ms-lauryn-hill-amp-wyclef-jean-jessie-reyez-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 23:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-ms-lauryn-hill-amp-wyclef-jean-jessie-reyez-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Teachers Authorize Strike, Infinity Mirrors Artist Dies at 97, Number of Dead and Missing Rises in Nepal Floods  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[This morning, I have no bad news concerning the departure of a beloved pop culture icon from this world to wherever next is or might be or might not be. Now, there&rsquo;s a powerful Ghanaian novel by Ayi Kwei Armah called The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born. It was published in 1968, near the end of a long and very violent process of decolonization. But I disagree with Armah on one point: The beautiful have been and are being born, but they&rsquo;re clearly more fragile than the spiritually ug]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-teachers-authorize-strike-infinity-mirrors-artist-dies-at-97-number-of-dead-and-missing-rises-in-nepal-floods/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-teachers-authorize-strike-infinity-mirrors-artist-dies-at-97-number-of-dead-and-missing-rises-in-nepal-floods/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson Signs Order on Traffic Safety]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week Seattle politicians spent a whole lot of time talking about public safety, but one actually did something about it.The big news came on Friday when Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson signed an executive order on Vision Zero, the city&rsquo;s goal to reduce traffic fatalities and serious injuries to zero by 2030. Numbers have been trending the wrong way for years&mdash;19 pedestrians died on the city&rsquo;s streets in 2025, compared to six in 2016.Safe street advocates have said the Seattle D]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattle-mayor-katie-wilson-signs-order-on-traffic-safety/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattle-mayor-katie-wilson-signs-order-on-traffic-safety/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seattle Copes with Dolly Parton’s Death]]></title><description><![CDATA[Around 10:53 am on Tuesday, August 25, news broke that Dolly Parton, the Queen of Country, died in Nashville at 80. I raced to Scarecrow Video and scrambled upstairs to the Musicals section to grab a copy of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas before it was gone. On the television above the register, Rhinestone, the 1984 romcom in which Parton stars opposite Sylvester Stallone, was on. Her angelic cloud of platinum curls glittered in a dark bar on screen.I wasn&rsquo;t the only one in a rush fo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattle-copes-with-dolly-partons-death/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 21:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattle-copes-with-dolly-partons-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pop Loser: RIP ZZ Top Drummer Frank Beard, Sub Pop Expands Retail Empire, a Troubling Exposé of Ex-Maktub Frontman Reggie Watts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome back to Pop Loser. I&rsquo;m filling in for Audrey Vann again. In this week&rsquo;s column, we mourn the sad passing of ZZ Top&rsquo;s drummer since 1969, Frank Beard, note the expansion of Sub Pop Records&rsquo; retail empire, discuss King Youngblood leader Cameron Lavi-Jones&rsquo;s newly launched youth voter outreach program, and recoil in horror at a recent Rolling Stone article that reveals some disturbing aspects of former Seattle musician/comedian Reggie Watts.<br />
This Week in Music]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/pop-loser-rip-zz-top-drummer-frank-beard-sub-pop-expands-retail-empire-a-troubling-expos-of-ex-maktub-frontman-reggie-watts/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/pop-loser-rip-zz-top-drummer-frank-beard-sub-pop-expands-retail-empire-a-troubling-expos-of-ex-maktub-frontman-reggie-watts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Dolly Parton Died, Tim Curry Died, I’m Too Sad to Do the Real News]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday, Dolly Parton died. I can&rsquo;t think of another person who was so widely beloved. It felt like a global day of mourning as thousands of tributes poured in from every direction. I loved her, too. So yes, we&rsquo;ll do the news this morning, but let&rsquo;s also remember just a few of the ways in which Dolly Parton was an anomaly, an angel, a once-in-a-lifetime talent, and a once-in-a-lifetime human being. She maneuvered sexism in the music and film industry with humor and grace, an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-dolly-parton-died-tim-curry-died-im-too-sad-to-do-the-real-news/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 18:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-dolly-parton-died-tim-curry-died-im-too-sad-to-do-the-real-news/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where to Eat By the Water in Seattle]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the main perks of living in a city surrounded by rivers, lakes, canals, bays, and, of course, one very large Sound is that waterfront dining is usually within reach. And while smoked salmon and clam chowder will always be our staples, Seattle has just about every version of the &ldquo;on the water&rdquo; experience you could ask for: fish and chips on Elliott Bay, tacos after a long paddle around Portage Bay, oysters overlooking the very boats that hauled them in, and even brunch with an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/where-to-eat-by-the-water-in-seattle/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 21:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/where-to-eat-by-the-water-in-seattle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flagging Indicator]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bi female here. I&rsquo;ve been seeing an ENM M/F couple for almost four months. The F was an acquaintance of mine for about two years. We are all close in age (late thirties, early forties). This is my first ethically non-monogamous relationship.Here are the pros: they are charming and attractive; the sex is great; they are affectionate with me in public and introduce me to their friends as someone they are dating; they invite me to sleepover at their place, they cook for me, and show other ac]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/flagging-indicator/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 19:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/flagging-indicator/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Feds Undermine Washington Unemployment Protections Ahead of Possible Big Strikes, a Congressional Candidate Honors His Nazi Grandfather, and the US Removes Syria from the Terror List After Putting Al-Qaeda in Charge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Neumos security staff won their union election: The National Labor Relations Board tallied their votes Friday and everyone who showed up voted yes. Workers at Neumos, Barboza and The Runaway, all owned by Fokus Industries, began organizing publicly this spring, with the security staff announcing a union earlier this month. Neumos Security Union organizer Ozi Goldstein emailed The Stranger the following after results were announced:<br />
&ldquo;We achieved this result because workers already saw that]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-feds-undermine-washington-unemployment-protections-ahead-of-possible-big-strikes-a-congressional-candidate-honors-his-nazi-grandfather-and-the-us-removes-syria-from-the-terror-list-after-putting-al-qaeda-in-charge/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-feds-undermine-washington-unemployment-protections-ahead-of-possible-big-strikes-a-congressional-candidate-honors-his-nazi-grandfather-and-the-us-removes-syria-from-the-terror-list-after-putting-al-qaeda-in-charge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Supreme Court Sides with Trump Administration in Attack on Mail-In Voting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today, the US Supreme Court issued a ruling that could, in the short term, allow the implementation of President Donald Trump&rsquo;s master plan to upend mail-in voting and delegitimize legitimate voting systems just in time for a midterm election where his approval rating is lower than it has ever been.&nbsp;&nbsp;In March, Trump issued an executive order to restrict mail-in voting to only &ldquo;eligible&rdquo; voters&mdash;there would be a list of these adult US citizens&mdash;and would ste]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/us-supreme-court-sides-with-trump-administration-in-attack-on-mail-in-voting/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 02:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/us-supreme-court-sides-with-trump-administration-in-attack-on-mail-in-voting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stranger Suggests: Your Agenda This Week, August 24–August 30]]></title><description><![CDATA[MONDAY 8/24Kavi Yaga with Diana XinLINAARPS PHOTOGRAPHY(LITERATURE) I recently devoured the novel Martyr! by poet, novelist, and editor Kaveh Akbar, so when I found out that he&rsquo;d chosen Hyderabad, India-based author Kavi Yaga&rsquo;s debut short story collection The Vanishings for The George Garrett Fiction Prize, my interest was immediately piqued. Akbar wrote, &ldquo;I love what The Vanishings makes of empty space, of the disappeared and disappearing, the once-longed-for, the self, the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-your-agenda-this-week-august-24august-30/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-your-agenda-this-week-august-24august-30/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: ICE Agents in Washington Arrested the Wrong Man, Iran’s Rial Plummets in Value, and Can the Improved Route 8 Survive Monday’s Commute?]]></title><description><![CDATA[During an operation in Lakewood to arrest a Mexican national with a final deportation order last month, ICE agents instead detained 23-year-old Venezuelan citizen Moises Velasquez, an immigrant who had entered the United States legally but was driving the same car, a grey Volkswagen GTI, as their target. In an order granting Velasquez&rsquo;s habeas corpus petition to challenge his detention, US Magistrate Judge S. Kate Vaughn said agents had demonstrated a &ldquo;complete lack of procedures,&r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-ice-agents-in-washington-arrested-the-wrong-man-irans-rial-plummets-in-value-and-can-the-improved-route-8-survive-mondays-commute/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-ice-agents-in-washington-arrested-the-wrong-man-irans-rial-plummets-in-value-and-can-the-improved-route-8-survive-mondays-commute/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Saw U: Picking Up Trash on University Way, Dropping Your Earbud Outside of Poquitos, and Washing Windows at Capitol Hill Block Party]]></title><description><![CDATA[Playboy Bunny Boy Picking up Trash<br />
I saw you on the corner of 43rd and University Way. I giggled to myself the rest of the night because you were so attractive to me in your mask.Umpqua Hot (for you) Springs<br />
Fully naked, you offered the best conversation and company. A fellow solo adventurer and hot sauce enthusiast. I hope your niece enjoyed her 1st bday!I was your first dance at Parkchata<br />
Your name starts with a V. You were lovely to dance with, and we went for another song! I was wearing a w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/i-saw-u-picking-up-trash-on-university-way-dropping-your-earbud-outside-of-poquitos-and-washing-windows-at-capitol-hill-block-party/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/i-saw-u-picking-up-trash-on-university-way-dropping-your-earbud-outside-of-poquitos-and-washing-windows-at-capitol-hill-block-party/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Stranger’s Noise Complaint: Black Ends]]></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.<br />
On Apple, you can subscribe to the video podcast&nbsp;here.<br />
On YouTube here.<br />
This Week&rsquo;s episode features Black Ends!We&rsquo;ve loved Black Ends for years, at least]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-strangers-noise-complaint-black-ends/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 21:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-strangers-noise-complaint-black-ends/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: Aug 21–23, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hate to break it to ya, but there&rsquo;s officially only four weekends left in summer. Take advantage of our dwindling sunny days at cheap and cheerful events from Festival Sundiata&rsquo;s Black Arts Fest to Hai! Japantown and from SOUK Seattle to the 16th Annual Off The Wall + 13th &amp; Fir Mural Reveal Party. For more ideas, check out top picks of the week.FRIDAYLIVE MUSICBupp! // Treefold<br />
You never quite know what you&rsquo;re going to get from local experimental band Bupp!, but that&rsqu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-aug-2123-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 20:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-aug-2123-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: High-T Navy May Name Aircraft Carrier After Noted Coward, Wildfires Cost Washington $207 Million in Two Months, and After Husband Dies in Alaska, Mexican Widow Not Allowed into US ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Local coffee roaster and cafe operator Starbucks is laying off 224 of its employees, including 120 people who didn&rsquo;t want to relocate to Nashville and live the honky-tonk life. The affected workers live in Seattle and beyond. The company said the layoffs are the &ldquo;final piece&rdquo; of its global restructuring plan, reports KING 5.The price of climate denial grows: According to the Washington State Standard, fighting the 20 wildfires crisping Washington this July and August cost $207]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-high-t-navy-may-name-aircraft-carrier-after-noted-coward-wildfires-cost-washington-207-million-in-two-months-and-after-husband-dies-in-alaska-mexican-widow-not-allowed-into-us/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 18:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-high-t-navy-may-name-aircraft-carrier-after-noted-coward-wildfires-cost-washington-207-million-in-two-months-and-after-husband-dies-in-alaska-mexican-widow-not-allowed-into-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Stranger’s Exhaustively Comprehensive Bursting-at-the Seams Guide to Bumbershoot 2026!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Phew! Another music festival? But it&rsquo;s almost September! Isn&rsquo;t it time to go back to school and drink hot cocoa under a cozy blanket and pretend to care about football?&nbsp;No! There is still summer fun to be had, as exhausted as you may be, because Bumbershoot is taking over the Seattle Center September 5 and 6 with two days of music, comedy, art, wrestling, fashion, and so much more. (Like, literally there is a mermaid???)We know how overwhelming festivals can be, and this year&r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-strangers-exhaustively-comprehensive-bursting-at-the-seams-guide-to-bumbershoot-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 01:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-strangers-exhaustively-comprehensive-bursting-at-the-seams-guide-to-bumbershoot-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every Band Playing Bumbershoot: Saturday]]></title><description><![CDATA[KEY:<br />
&#11088; Don&rsquo;t Miss<br />
&#128205; Local!&#11088; &#128205; ANTHERS<br />
This comparison will only resonate with maybe six people, but I&rsquo;m gonna say it anyway: If you loved long-defunct Seattle punk rock noise makers pleasureboaters, go see ANTHERS and party like you&rsquo;re at Healthy Times Fun Club circa 2008. Not a 40-something who lived in Seattle nearly two decades ago? Fine. Here are some more rock bona fides&mdash;ANTHERS&rsquo; latest singles, &ldquo;Soup&rdquo; and &ldquo;Colle]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/every-band-playing-bumbershoot-saturday/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 01:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/every-band-playing-bumbershoot-saturday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every Band Playing Bumbershoot: Sunday]]></title><description><![CDATA[KEY:<br />
&#11088; Don&rsquo;t Miss<br />
&#128205; Local!&#128205; American Flats<br />
If you need a break from all the modern music pummeling your eardrums, catch local American Flats, who describe themselves as &ldquo;a rock and roll band with Americana and punk influences.&rdquo; It&rsquo;s not revelatory, it&rsquo;s not perfect, but it&rsquo;s a warm hug if you&rsquo;re longing for those days of seeing Tom Petty at the Gorge every summer. (Upper Courtyard Stage) MEGAN SELINGATARASHII GAKKO!<br />
If you love J-]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/every-band-playing-bumbershoot-sunday/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/every-band-playing-bumbershoot-sunday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every Arts District at Bumbershoot 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[&#11088; Means don&rsquo;t miss it!&#11088; Bumbermania<br />
In which local wrestling crew SOS Wrestling builds a real-deal ring in the middle of the Seattle Center, and dozens of local wrestling superstars (66, to be exact!) fight, tackle, pummel, and toss one another around for a chance at the Bumbermania belt. It&rsquo;s so fun, so captivating, that I missed part of Janelle Mon&aacute;e&rsquo;s headlining set last year because I couldn&rsquo;t look away. MEGAN SELINGCat Circus<br />
It is my journalist]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/every-arts-district-at-bumbershoot-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/every-arts-district-at-bumbershoot-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who Said It?]]></title><description><![CDATA[While waiting for Death Cab for Cutie to take the stage Sunday night, see if you can guess who penned each line of morbid prose&mdash;Ben Gibbard or 19th-Century gothic writer Edgar Allan Poe!1. &ldquo;Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing / Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before.&rdquo;2. &ldquo;Oh, how this penchant is a curse / All the way from the cradle to the hearse / And there are days when I wish you&rsquo;d just become / An acqua]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/who-said-it/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/who-said-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ticket Alert: Jonas Brothers, Brett Goldstein, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Jonas Brothers are throwing it back to 2008, reprising their Burning Up Tour &ldquo;all over again,&rdquo; this time with support from younger brother Franklin Jonas. Brett Goldstein, the actor, writer, and comedian who plays lovable grump Roy Kent on Ted Lasso, brings his new Sex, Death and Small Talk stand-up show to Seattle. Plus, underground hyperpop hip-hop artist Lucy Bedroque drops a new single from their upcoming album alongside a fall tour announcement. Read on for details on those]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-jonas-brothers-brett-goldstein-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 22:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-jonas-brothers-brett-goldstein-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Art on a Farm, Lovers in the Streets, and We Really Think You Should Have $10,000!]]></title><description><![CDATA[The past two weeks have been nothing short of fucking delightful. We&rsquo;ve sneakily delivered cakes loaded with candy, googly eyes, neon sprinkles, and all manner of sugary bits and bobs by Arts Editor, and secret confectionary genius, Emily Nokes, to this year&rsquo;s six Genius recipients. I&rsquo;m not a gifted liar&mdash;even white lies come out of me with shifty facial tics and tells&mdash;so it was an extra-strenuous task to fool literal artistic geniuses by luring them into our office]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/art-on-a-farm-lovers-in-the-streets-and-we-really-think-you-should-have-10000/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/art-on-a-farm-lovers-in-the-streets-and-we-really-think-you-should-have-10000/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Mayor Wilson Recall Gets Court Date, Trump Threatens Economic Sanctions Again, and Seattle Christian Metal Band Sues Netflix ]]></title><description><![CDATA[That dumb Mayor Katie Wilson recall petition has a court date. In last week&rsquo;s Slog AM, I mentioned that a Bruce Harrell supporter and her husband filed papers to recall Mayor Wilson. The charges will be heard in King County Superior Court on August 31. The Seattle Times says Mayor Wilson has retained Dmitri Iglitzin as counsel. If a judge decides the recall charges meet the legal threshold of &ldquo;malfeasance,&rdquo; &ldquo;misfeasance,&rdquo; or a violation of her oath, the filers of t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-mayor-wilson-recall-gets-court-date-trump-threatens-economic-sanctions-again-and-seattle-christian-metal-band-sues-netflix/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 18:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-mayor-wilson-recall-gets-court-date-trump-threatens-economic-sanctions-again-and-seattle-christian-metal-band-sues-netflix/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bike Trail Flail]]></title><description><![CDATA[To the unapologetic mom and child who made me fall off my bike at Seward Park,&nbsp;I think your kid should learn better trail etiquette before being able to ride a bike in the middle of the trail, if they can&rsquo;t follow &ldquo;on your left!&rdquo;&nbsp;Not to mention, barely even staying for a moment to check in after I could finally get up from the ground after avoiding ramming into your child and falling into trees instead, bending my handlebars and my knee. &nbsp;You should ALSO know I]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/bike-trail-flail/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/bike-trail-flail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hunger Strike Over Poor Food Quality at NWDC Concludes]]></title><description><![CDATA[After nearly a week, more than 140 immigrants detained in the Northwest Detention Center (NWDC) have concluded their hunger strike in protest of inedible food, often served at irregular hours. The action marked the 20th hunger strike in the Tacoma facility this year.Detainees in the center&rsquo;s G3 unit began the protest last Tuesday, and were joined by detainees from the G4 unit the following morning. The participants then established contact with the immigrant solidarity group La Resistenci]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/hunger-strike-over-poor-food-quality-at-nwdc-concludes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 21:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/hunger-strike-over-poor-food-quality-at-nwdc-concludes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pop Loser: Courtney Love Update, New Shabazz Palaces Single, and Three Blood Brothers Return as Evil Island]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome back to Pop Loser. I&rsquo;m Dave Segal and I&rsquo;ll be filling in for Audrey Vann over the next three weeks. Not gonna lie: I generally don&rsquo;t mess with pop music, but I am familiar with losing. So, the content of this column may hit a little differently than it does under Audrey&rsquo;s byline; she has a mastery of the domain that I, a writer more than twice her age, could never match. However, I have had dalliances with pop during my Stranger tenure. Over the years, come late]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/pop-loser-courtney-love-update-new-shabazz-palaces-single-and-three-blood-brothers-return-as-evil-island/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/pop-loser-courtney-love-update-new-shabazz-palaces-single-and-three-blood-brothers-return-as-evil-island/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pop Loser: Courtney Love Update, New Shabazz Palaces Single, a Blood Brother Returns as Evil Island]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome back to Pop Loser. I&rsquo;m Dave Segal and I&rsquo;ll be filling in for Audrey Vann over the next three weeks. Not gonna lie: I generally don&rsquo;t mess with pop music, but I am familiar with losing. So, the content of this column may hit a little differently than it does under Audrey&rsquo;s byline; she has a mastery of the domain that I, a writer more than twice her age, could never match. However, I have had dalliances with pop during my Stranger tenure. Over the years, come late]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/pop-loser-courtney-love-update-new-shabazz-palaces-single-a-blood-brother-returns-as-evil-island/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/pop-loser-courtney-love-update-new-shabazz-palaces-single-a-blood-brother-returns-as-evil-island/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Trump Declares Oman and Iran’s Strait of Hormuz is Ours, Mariners Humiliated Before Tens of Thousands, Washington Judge Rules Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness Now Apply to Data Center Power Lines]]></title><description><![CDATA[Conservative KIRO News Radio is now concerned about a report by Washington Health Benefit Exchange that &ldquo;showed 66,000 people in Washington dropped their Affordable Care Act (ACA).&rdquo; That&rsquo;s close to a 25% drop. Since Trump took office, around 100,000 people in this state lost their protection from the accidents of life; they can&rsquo;t afford to go to the hospital if something suddenly happens, and something bad always happens to the body sooner or later to a body, otherwise i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-trump-declares-oman-and-irans-strait-of-hormuz-is-ours-mariners-humiliated-before-tens-of-thousands-washington-judge-rules-life-liberty-and-pursuit-of-happiness-now-apply-to-data-center-power-lines/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-trump-declares-oman-and-irans-strait-of-hormuz-is-ours-mariners-humiliated-before-tens-of-thousands-washington-judge-rules-life-liberty-and-pursuit-of-happiness-now-apply-to-data-center-power-lines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mildred’s Death Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[On December 9, 2019, my grandma&mdash;wearing her favorite dress, with her hair set and makeup applied&mdash;sat in her favorite recliner, surrounded by family at home, and raised a glass of strawberry daiquiri for a toast. We all yelled &ldquo;kanpai!&rdquo; She thanked us, and drank. Eighteen minutes later, she was dead.Mildred was a complicated woman to love. She was not a hugger or giver of compliments. While she was exceptionally generous (money was her preferred gift to give), had a good]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/mildreds-death-day/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 20:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/mildreds-death-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Bends]]></title><description><![CDATA[I&rsquo;m going through&nbsp;a really difficult time, and I could really use some perspective. I&rsquo;m a gay 47-year-old man with a husband of 25+ years. We have two young children in the house. My husband and I are monogamish, and our relationship is okay. Not great, not terrible. Up until about three years ago, I was a big bearish/chub guy, and carried all the self-loathing and insecurities that can be associated with that. I had stomach surgery to lose weight, and I started to feel like ma]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-bends/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 19:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-bends/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Diesel Hits Record High, the Polls Are Lying to You, but the Alchemists Are Not, and a Canadian University Will Cut Some, but Not All, Financial Ties to Hitler]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seattle&rsquo;s rich people fucked themselves over for decades, and now you have to pay for it: With city funding, a number of Seattle&rsquo;s wealthier white communities buried their power lines under the sidewalk decades ago so they could look more like the suburbs. They did a bad job of it, and now the power cables break so often that Seattle is becoming known for bad power outages, and taxpayers are on the hook to dig everything up and fix it, the Seattle Times reports.Tacoma legislative ca]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-diesel-hits-record-high-the-polls-are-lying-to-you-but-the-alchemists-are-not-and-a-canadian-university-will-cut-some-but-not-all-financial-ties-to-hitler/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-diesel-hits-record-high-the-polls-are-lying-to-you-but-the-alchemists-are-not-and-a-canadian-university-will-cut-some-but-not-all-financial-ties-to-hitler/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Killed the Truth, the Left Must Now Bury It]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let&rsquo;s begin with this question: Why is the social media platform that&rsquo;s so obviously filled with lies called &ldquo;Truth Social&rdquo;? And the top name attached to this platform, Trump, presently runs an administration that lies continuously. Think of Karoline Leavitt, the president&rsquo;s departing press secretary. She spent the past two years of her life lying day in and day out. And some now believe it will be difficult for Master MAGA to find someone else who will lie so hard]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/trump-killed-the-truth-the-left-must-now-bury-it/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/trump-killed-the-truth-the-left-must-now-bury-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Thing I Saw This Week: Toppled Ice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amid the recent spate of art fairs and summer exhibitions, a few things have firmly taken root in my mind. One of those is Recollections, the third annual summer showcase of members&rsquo; work at Actualize AiR. Curated by Shannon Hobbs, the exhibit is loosely organized around the theme of memory&mdash;people, places, and things loved, lost, forgotten, or summoned from the dredges of the subliminal.&nbsp;&nbsp;It&rsquo;s perhaps unsurprising that threads of multiples, castings, pressings, and i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-thing-i-saw-this-week-toppled-ice/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 19:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-thing-i-saw-this-week-toppled-ice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stranger Suggests: Your Agenda This Week, August 17–August 23]]></title><description><![CDATA[MONDAY 8/17Musashi&rsquo;s in Wallingford(FOOD) Have you been to Musashi&rsquo;s in Wallingford? My girlfriend and I were running errands, and popped in for a quick lunch. I spent $13.50 for five plump pieces of nigiri, an assortment of eight rolls, and delicious complementary brown rice tea. So simple and fresh, I had a Ratatouille dolly zoom moment. If you&rsquo;re looking for the twist, you won&rsquo;t find one (or fried rice). The waiter is rude in a way I enjoyed. If you can&rsquo;t stand]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-your-agenda-this-week-august-17august-23/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 19:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-your-agenda-this-week-august-17august-23/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rasheena Fountain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Environmentalist movements have a polluted history of excluding Black and Indigenous narratives. Rasheena Fountain&rsquo;s work debunks myth and misconception to honor the full story.Fountain is a polymath of the arts who has centered creativity in her decades-long work in environmental advocacy and social justice. Her essays, poetry, music, and film have garnered her fellowships with Jack Straw Writers Program, National Audubon Society, and Sundress Academy for the Arts as well as publications]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/rasheena-fountain/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/rasheena-fountain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: A Walking, Talking Drain on Worker Power, To Make Peace, President Threatens War, Hayden Panettiere Dead at 36]]></title><description><![CDATA[GEO Group, the transparent owner of the Northwest ICE Processing&nbsp; Center in Tacoma, said it&rsquo;ll soon talk to the feds about selling them a few of their privately owned prisons for immigrants. It is unclear if those negotiations include the Northwest ICE Processing Center, but the company&rsquo;s CEO, George Zoley, a Greek immigrant who came with his family to the US through Ellis Island in 1953, said during a call with investors that there&rsquo;s &ldquo;mutual interest by us and ICE&]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-a-walking-talking-drain-on-worker-power-to-make-peace-president-threatens-war-hayden-panettiere-dead-at-36/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 18:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-a-walking-talking-drain-on-worker-power-to-make-peace-president-threatens-war-hayden-panettiere-dead-at-36/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After Odyssey Walkout, SIFF Cinema Workers Union Is Back at the Negotiating Table]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last month, nearly 600 audience members arrived at the Cinerama SIFF Cinema Downtown for the first daytime screening of The Odyssey in 70mm, hungry for a Greek epic and chocolate popcorn. But unionized workers of the SIFF Cinema Workers Union (SCWU), meanwhile, had a hankering for a walkout.As managers and non-union workers poured $9 IPAs at abandoned concessions posts, workers picketed every sold-out showing that Friday and Saturday to send a strong message: from their perspective, contract ne]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/after-odyssey-walkout-siff-cinema-workers-union-is-back-at-the-negotiating-table/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/after-odyssey-walkout-siff-cinema-workers-union-is-back-at-the-negotiating-table/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Ballot Initiative to Ban Trans Girls from Sports in Washington Will Threaten All Women and Girls]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the last day of Pride month, the US Supreme Court upheld state laws in 27 states banning trans girls from participating in youth sports.&nbsp;That means that, under the US Constitution and Title IX, these states are allowed to discriminate against trans kids playing sports. Though the ruling does not require the remaining states to pass similar bans, federal law does not prevent them from doing so.Washingtonians will soon have an opportunity to decide whether our state should follow the same]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-ballot-initiative-to-ban-trans-girls-from-sports-in-washington-will-threaten-all-women-and-girls/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 22:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-ballot-initiative-to-ban-trans-girls-from-sports-in-washington-will-threaten-all-women-and-girls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guest Rant: School Counselors Saved Me from Abuse]]></title><description><![CDATA[While most parents provide loving, supportive, safe environments for their children, the sad reality is there were 117,000 reports of child abuse or neglect in Washington in 2024 alone. Voters need to be aware that I-001 on November&rsquo;s ballot, an initiative backed by MAGA mega-donor Brian Heywood, threatens to put even more kids at risk.I-001 would restore Let&rsquo;s Go Washington&rsquo;s so-called Parents&rsquo; Bill of Rights&mdash;a deeply flawed piece of legislation the Legislature ha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/guest-rant-school-counselors-saved-me-from-abuse/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/guest-rant-school-counselors-saved-me-from-abuse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: Aug 14–16, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ready for the weekend? We sure are. There&rsquo;s plenty to go out and do, from Belltown Blast to CHOMP! and from the 17th Annual Capitol Hill Garage Sale to the WABA Korea Expo &amp; Festival. For more ideas, check out our top picks of the week.FRIDAYFESTIVALSSouth Lake Union Block Party<br />
South Lake Union&rsquo;s annual all-ages summer party is back! Enjoy live music from local bands, art activations, lawn games, food trucks, and a beer and cocktail garden all day long. The main stage hosts fit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-aug-1416-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-aug-1416-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saving Little Saigon]]></title><description><![CDATA[I actually came for a food story, for the chicken. It&rsquo;s the only dish they serve at the Boat in Seattle&rsquo;s Little Saigon. But before I could even order, I was greeted by the owner, Yenvy Pham, and promptly whisked out onto the street with a new mission: visit all her favorite vendors in the neighborhood. In 2026, Little Saigon is embattled, to say the least, faced with the reality of a drug and homeless crisis unfolding on of their doorsteps. But a tour with a James Beard finalist re]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/saving-little-saigon/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/saving-little-saigon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Luigi Pleads Guilty, DHS Spied on Anti-ICE Protester Groups, West Seattle Light Rail Will Open When You Are Nine Years Closer to the Grave]]></title><description><![CDATA[Guilty: Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty to federal stalking charges and admitted to killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Midtown hotel in 2024: &ldquo;I shot Mr. Thompson in Manhattan,&rdquo; he said in federal court Friday. &ldquo;I understood that my actions would place him in fear of death of bodily injury. I knew what I was doing was illegal.&rdquo; Mangione will be sentenced on December 18. He faces a maximum sentence of life in prison. While Mangione wasn&rsquo;t charged wi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-luigi-pleads-guilty-dhs-spied-on-anti-ice-protester-groups-west-seattle-light-rail-will-open-when-you-are-nine-years-closer-to-the-grave/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-luigi-pleads-guilty-dhs-spied-on-anti-ice-protester-groups-west-seattle-light-rail-will-open-when-you-are-nine-years-closer-to-the-grave/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ticket Alert: Steve Lacy, Frost Children, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Get ready to fill in your concert calendar for the rest of the year. Alt-R&amp;B singer Steve Lacy comes through town supporting his third solo record, Oh Yeah?. Hyperpop sibling duo Frost Children returns to headline Neumos following their performance and after hours DJ set at Capitol Hill Block Party. Plus, Jamila Woods celebrates a decade of her debut album with a short run of intimate and soulful shows in November. Read on for details on those and other newly announced events, plus some new]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-steve-lacy-frost-children-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-steve-lacy-frost-children-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seattle City Council Bans Rental Junk Fees, Funds Assistance for LGBTQ People]]></title><description><![CDATA[At yet another long meeting Tuesday, the Seattle City Council unanimously voted to ban landlords from charging &ldquo;junk&rdquo; fees, a highly anticipated reform championed by tenant advocates. The council also approved a mid-year budget revision which added funds for various city priorities, including universal school meals, services for LGBTQ people, and gun violence prevention.The junk fees vote was a major win for Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson, who had proposed the legislation as part of her]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattle-city-council-bans-rental-junk-fees-funds-assistance-for-lgbtq-people/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 22:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattle-city-council-bans-rental-junk-fees-funds-assistance-for-lgbtq-people/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Place to Begin]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pamela Belyea didn&rsquo;t set out to build a library so much as she set out looking for one.After her 23-year-old son, Ben, died by suicide in January 2020, the Seattle architect and Gage Academy of Art cofounder started doing what many newly bereaved people do: search for answers. Therapy helped, even though it was eye-wateringly expensive. Gardening helped, too. As did journaling&mdash;nine notebooks worth, written every morning before she got out of bed.But again and again, Belyea found her]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/a-place-to-begin/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/a-place-to-begin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: A Bitter Bruce Harrell Supporter Wants Katie Wilson Out, the Government Is Monitoring Anti-Flock Social Media Posts, and ICE Is Getting Electrocution Gloves]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Bruce Harrell supporter has filed a recall petition against Mayor Katie Wilson. Married couple Melinda Jacobson and Dale Osterud allege in the petition that Wilson is &ldquo;derelict in her duties for public safety of the city of Seattle.&rdquo; Jacobson told KUOW that she voted for Harrell last year and she believes Wilson is in &ldquo;way above her head.&rdquo; Will this petition go anywhere? KUOW says it&rsquo;s unlikely. First it&rsquo;d have to get past a Superior Court judge, and then t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-a-bitter-bruce-harrell-supporter-wants-katie-wilson-out-the-government-is-monitoring-anti-flock-social-media-posts-and-ice-is-getting-electrocution-gloves/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-a-bitter-bruce-harrell-supporter-wants-katie-wilson-out-the-government-is-monitoring-anti-flock-social-media-posts-and-ice-is-getting-electrocution-gloves/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sawant Lost Against Melissa Chaudhry, not Smith]]></title><description><![CDATA[The man the Seattle Times tasked with the job of compressing cultural and political developments into tokens that the reader can share during a dinner party, or in a pub, or with the person next to them on a flight, Danny Westneat, has determined that the recent primaries in the state of Washington were spared the surge of progressivism seen elsewhere in the United States. His column&rsquo;s title: &ldquo;When the revolution got to WA, it fizzled.&rdquo; But following his reasoning for this ass]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/sawant-lost-against-melissa-chaudhry-not-smith/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/sawant-lost-against-melissa-chaudhry-not-smith/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lap Dance]]></title><description><![CDATA[When you go to lap swim at one of Seattle&rsquo;s public pools, the lanes are broken down by speed: very easy, easy, medium, fast, and very fast. &ldquo;Medium&rdquo; and &ldquo;fast&rdquo; lanes get crowded first; &ldquo;easy&rdquo; and &ldquo;very fast&rdquo; are not as crowded. You swim in a circle in a lane with (usually) four to eight strangers for 90 minutes.I am a medium swimmer. I&rsquo;ve been going regularly for three years. I swim faster than the &ldquo;easy&rdquo; lane and slower th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/lap-dance/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/lap-dance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Review: A Killer Trans Film by Jane Schoenbrun]]></title><description><![CDATA[For all the R-rated antics of the slasher films of the 1970s and &rsquo;80s, there was a certain puritanical impulse driving the slaughter of horny hetero teens and the survival of the more sexually-disciplined, even as queer and feminist viewers have embraced these films for their less obvious subversions and revelations, like the repressed homosexuality driving the bad dreams in Freddy&rsquo;s Revenge, the second installment in A Nightmare on Elm Street (Wes Craven, director of the first film]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/review-a-killer-trans-film-by-jane-schoenbrun/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 22:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/review-a-killer-trans-film-by-jane-schoenbrun/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EverOut’s Highlights From Capitol Hill Block Party 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Another Capitol Hill Block Party is in the books. We had a blast at the three-day festival, and whether you weren&rsquo;t there or want to relive the weekend, we&rsquo;ve collected some of our most memorable moments to share. Read on for highlights, lowlights, and everything in between from the EverOut Seattle team, who were there cutting up the dance floor with the best of &rsquo;em.Well, that was the most I&rsquo;ve ever enjoyed Capitol Hill Block Party. I&rsquo;m guessing it was a combinatio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/everouts-highlights-from-capitol-hill-block-party-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 22:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/everouts-highlights-from-capitol-hill-block-party-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pop Loser: It’s Not Right But It’s Okay That I Didn’t Get Anything From the Whitney Houston Auction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome back to Pop Loser! This week, I&rsquo;ll share my wishlist from the latest Whitney Houston auction and pay tribute to Ray of Light producer William Orbit. A$AP Rocky claims that Rihanna is back in the studio, but I&rsquo;ll believe it when I see it. Plus, I&rsquo;ll be on vacation for the next three weeks, so expect an alternate-universe version of Pop Loser written by Dave Segal. (Thanks, Dave!)Subscribe to Pop Loser&nbsp;here!This Week in Music:&nbsp;This week in Strangerland, the Aug]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/pop-loser-its-not-right-but-its-okay-that-i-didnt-get-anything-from-the-whitney-houston-auction/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/pop-loser-its-not-right-but-its-okay-that-i-didnt-get-anything-from-the-whitney-houston-auction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Kyoto Teriyaki Gets Uber’d, Republicans Are Not the Michael Jordans of Business, a Tale of Two Midwestern Elections]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of our fav teriyaki joints, Kyoto Teriyaki, was done dirty by, of course, Uber. According to a report filed by Fox 13, between November 2025 and July 2025, the little corner joint handed the tech giant something like 1,500 meals at the value of $40,000 and received not even a farthing. Uber claimed the payout delay was due to &ldquo;security protocols.&rdquo; For reasons that are mysterious, a business that has been serving Seattle&rsquo;s key contribution to the Japanese table for as long]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-kyoto-teriyaki-gets-uberd-republicans-are-not-the-michael-jordans-of-business-a-tale-of-two-midwestern-elections/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-kyoto-teriyaki-gets-uberd-republicans-are-not-the-michael-jordans-of-business-a-tale-of-two-midwestern-elections/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fare Share]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s not exactly breaking news, but Seattle&rsquo;s hospitality industry is having a real rough time. Over the past few years, our city&rsquo;s restaurantscape has seen some of the nation&rsquo;s highest minimum wages instated, justifiably. In its wake came a rolling wave of wage theft investigations and late-pay disputes. That&rsquo;s alongside the issues that&rsquo;ve been affecting restaurants across the nation: rent gouging, astronomical food costs, booze tariffs, supply chain issues,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/fare-share/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/fare-share/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Block-Rockin’ Feats]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chris Jones and Joe Nix combine ambassadorial knowledge and evangelistic zeal for the Belltown neighborhood that houses their bars, Screwdriver and Jupiter, respectively. That civic fervor has manifested Belltown Blast, a daylong, eclectic celebration of a vital cultural hub, with crucial support from Belltown Art Walk organizer/Slip Gallery owner Amy Tipton, Timothy Firth from Common Area Maintenance, and Keith Kentop of Belltown Collective, for which the event is a fundraiser.Now in its secon]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/block-rockin-feats/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 23:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/block-rockin-feats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hang on Snoopy]]></title><description><![CDATA[I&rsquo;m a 47-year-old&nbsp;divorced dad. Met a 26-year-old woman nine months ago. Things have been great except for one thing: My girlfriend won&rsquo;t give me access to her phone. When we met, I explained that I have trust issues due to the actions of my ex-wife (multiple infidelities, lies, gaslighting), and that I couldn&rsquo;t be in a relationship with someone who hid things from me. After three months, I shared my phone&rsquo;s passcode with her because I have nothing to hide. I expect]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/hang-on-snoopy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 20:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/hang-on-snoopy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Come Visit Us This Thursday!]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is happening again! Come visit us this Thursday at The Stranger&rsquo;s office for our Capitol Hill Art Walk, featuring work by Madison Kirkman.<br />
From our August issue (on stands now), Kirkman&rsquo;s photo essay&mdash;Good Grief: Living With Loss in Seattle&mdash;tells of personal loss, as well as the discovery of local resources that serve as lifelines to those processing grief.&nbsp; For this art walk, we&rsquo;ll be exhibiting a selection of video and photographic works from Kirkman&rsquo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/come-visit-us-this-thursday/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/come-visit-us-this-thursday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Washington Doesn’t Have Enough Places to Live, Military Morale Is Collapsing, and a Madman Threatens to Detonate a Nuke in the Earth’s Core]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fire evacuations mean more Spokane residents lack housing than ever: Spokane never had enough shelter beds for all its needy citizens, but providing enough wasn&rsquo;t a problem for city leaders as long as those citizens were homeless. But with tens of thousands of homeowners under evacuation order from fires, the lack of shelter space is more apparent than ever, with demand from refugees causing a full-blown housing crisis. Spokane&rsquo;s mayor, Lisa Brown, said yesterday that short-term ren]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-washington-doesnt-have-enough-places-to-live-military-morale-is-collapsing-and-a-madman-threatens-to-detonate-a-nuke-in-the-earths-core/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-washington-doesnt-have-enough-places-to-live-military-morale-is-collapsing-and-a-madman-threatens-to-detonate-a-nuke-in-the-earths-core/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Bill Would Junk Landlord “Junk” Fees]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tired of your landlord springing extra fees on you at the last minute?&nbsp;The Seattle City Council will vote Tuesday on a bill that would make it illegal for landlords to charge many spurious &ldquo;junk&rdquo; fees like pest control charges, pet rent, technology fees, and other miscellaneous administrative costs. It would also require landlords to give prior notice of any allowable fees when they list their rentals. The Housing, Arts &amp; Civil Rights Committee unanimously passed the bill,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/new-bill-would-junk-landlord-junk-fees/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/new-bill-would-junk-landlord-junk-fees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What You’re Not Wearing]]></title><description><![CDATA[These face beads:These studs:This tic-tac-toe:This Phoebe Bridgers shirt:These shoes:These scarves:<br />
This bedazzled Yu-Gi-Oh shirt:These SpongeBob nails:These boots:These safety vests:These overalls:This cycling jersey:This blossom dress:This crochet:This autocorrect:The post What You&rsquo;re Not Wearing appeared first on The Stranger.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/what-youre-not-wearing/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 23:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/what-youre-not-wearing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exposure Therapy]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;How does it feel to be called the saddest musician in the world?&rdquo; I asked Phil Elverum on a Monday morning from his home on Orcas Island. I thought this question, referring to the title of a 2018 Spinoff article, might make him laugh, but instead, he looked at me in seriousness. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m not into it,&rdquo; he said, shaking his head, &ldquo;It seems shallow to me.&rdquo; Although Elverum admits he understands why that perception is out there. Under the moniker Mount Eerie,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/exposure-therapy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/exposure-therapy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Columbia Funeral Home Greeted Visitors With the Dead for More Than a Century]]></title><description><![CDATA[For decades, Columbia Funeral Home &amp; Crematory greeted drivers, passengers, pedestrians as they entered Columbia City. The neon sign, &ldquo;Columbia Funeral Home,&rdquo; fixed on the side of the roof faced Rainier Avenue, stood out against the old building, built in 1906, which was by all standards unremarkable: barrel tiles, dormers, veranda, clapboard siding. The sign, on the other hand, was shamelessly splashy and, at night, it seemed to float in the darkened air.The sign was everything]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/columbia-funeral-home-greeted-visitors-with-the-dead-for-more-than-a-century/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/columbia-funeral-home-greeted-visitors-with-the-dead-for-more-than-a-century/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stranger Suggests: Your Agenda This Week, August 10–August 16]]></title><description><![CDATA[MONDAY 8/10Yard ActJAMES WINSTANLEY(MUSIC) Yard Act&rsquo;s third album starts with an industrial post-punk track featuring tongue-in-cheek commentary conveyed through spoken word vocals before launching into a melodic, guitar-forward indie rock song. The whole record continues this way, weaving between discordant, edgy tunes and danceable, Britpop-inspired grooves.&nbsp;You&rsquo;re Gonna Need a Little Music&nbsp;is a journey, and I&rsquo;m here for it. The English dance-punk band, who draws c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-your-agenda-this-week-august-10august-16/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-your-agenda-this-week-august-10august-16/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Earth Burns, Earth Shakes, Biden’s Cancer Has Spread]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let&rsquo;s begin with the planet&rsquo;s destruction: The Little Giant fire near Lake Chelan has grown to 111,429 acres, or 174 square miles, and is 2 percent contained as of this morning. Little Giant has consumed two homes, three cabins, and 21 outbuildings, said the Entiat Fire Department and Chelan Fire and Rescue. The Chelan County Assessor&rsquo;s Office will determine the full scope of the damage when &ldquo;conditions allow,&rdquo; KING 5 reports.&nbsp;A lightning storm sparked the Che]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-earth-burns-earth-shakes-bidens-cancer-has-spread/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-earth-burns-earth-shakes-bidens-cancer-has-spread/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Friday’s Ballot Drop Is Here]]></title><description><![CDATA[From the left, Kelabe Tewolde has officially knocked 27-year-incumbent Sharon Tomiko Santos out of first place. He leads with 51 percent to Santos&rsquo;s 48 percent. An educator beating the politician who isn&rsquo;t funding education. That&rsquo;s going to be interesting in November.&nbsp;Tewolde is one of several young, progressive first-time candidates challenging Democratic incumbents this year, and he is the most successful of the bunch by a long shot. Overtaking the incumbent in her own]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/fridays-ballot-drop-is-here/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 02:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/fridays-ballot-drop-is-here/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everything We See at the Capitol Hill Block Party]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gates are open at the Capitol Hill Block Party, and the revelry has officially begun! We&rsquo;re down here giving away candy and our Block Party zines, and selling all kinds of merch, including HUMP!-branded cumrags. (Seriously.)If you&rsquo;re headed to Capitol Hill this weekend and still putting together your list of must-see artists, check out our recommendations here! There&rsquo;s a little something for everyone, including electro-dance music for vampires and pop anthems for sugar fiends.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/everything-we-see-at-the-capitol-hill-block-party/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 01:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/everything-we-see-at-the-capitol-hill-block-party/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Saw U: Pushing a Float at the Solstice Parade, Watching Mexico vs. England Outside Merchant’s Cafe, and Almost Hitting Me With Your Prius]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vaguely Androgynous Deckhand at Fremont Solstice Parade<br />
U, sweeping street while pushing the pirate float. Me, wearing a &ldquo;protect your nuts&rdquo; muscle tank and drinking a cider at 1:30 PM. Sweep my deck?Credit: Cara WangSporting a Mexico jersey and an amazing afro at the Merchant Cafe.<br />
Watching the Mexico v England game outside of The Merchant Cafe. You were weaing a Mexico jersey and had a beautiful afro, long legs, and white AF 1s.Carrying your fly fishing rod case onto Alaska flight]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/i-saw-u-pushing-a-float-at-the-solstice-parade-watching-mexico-vs-england-outside-merchants-cafe-and-almost-hitting-me-with-your-prius/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/i-saw-u-pushing-a-float-at-the-solstice-parade-watching-mexico-vs-england-outside-merchants-cafe-and-almost-hitting-me-with-your-prius/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Things to Do in August: Literature]]></title><description><![CDATA[Want more? Here&rsquo;s everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, Food &amp; Drink, and This &amp; That.Puget Sound Book Festival<br />
Aug 9<br />
The Puget Sound Book Festival bills itself as the &ldquo;supersized, all-ages book fair of your dreams.&rdquo; Located on the Bremerton waterfront, it features over a dozen indie bookstores in one place, plus author appearances and food and drink vendors. Participating booksellers include the romance bookstore Wicked]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/things-to-do-in-august-literature/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 21:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/things-to-do-in-august-literature/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Things to Do in August: Film]]></title><description><![CDATA[Want more? Here&rsquo;s everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, Food &amp; Drink, and This &amp; That.Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma<br />
Opens Aug 13<br />
Never in my life have I been so seated for a film as I am for I Saw the TV Glow director Jane Schoenbrun&rsquo;s latest release, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma. It contains all my favorite things: queer horror, psychosexual obsession, a sultry sapphic age-gap pairing, X-Files icon Gillian Ander]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/things-to-do-in-august-film/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 21:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/things-to-do-in-august-film/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Things to Do in August: Visual Art]]></title><description><![CDATA[Want more? Here&rsquo;s everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, Food &amp; Drink, and This &amp; That.Perimeter Road at 13th &amp; Greely<br />
Aug 7&ndash;21<br />
In April, I wrote about Marcellus Bonow-Manier&rsquo;s residency at the Georgetown Steam Plant, which has stretched out over the past year as the artist haunted and documented the darkened corners of our city&rsquo;s iconic industrial cathedral. Now his photographs are being exhibited onsite in two]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/things-to-do-in-august-visual-art/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 21:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/things-to-do-in-august-visual-art/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Things to Do in August: Performance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Want more? Here&rsquo;s everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, Food &amp; Drink, and This &amp; That.Ishmael Houston-Jones + Keith Hennessy<br />
Aug 6<br />
Dancer, choreographer, and writer Ishmael Houston-Jones has pursued experimental dance since the early 1970s, notably starting the gay men&rsquo;s performance collective Two Men Dancing while living in Philadelphia. After he moved to New York City in 1979, Houston-Jones&rsquo;s dance style became influenc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/things-to-do-in-august-performance/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 21:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/things-to-do-in-august-performance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Things to Do in August: Music]]></title><description><![CDATA[Want more? Here&rsquo;s everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, Food, and This &amp; That.S&eacute;rgio Mendes Band &ndash; Celebrating 60 Years of Brasil &rsquo;66<br />
Aug 6&ndash;9<br />
S&eacute;rgio Mendes (1941&ndash;2024) played a major role in popularizing Brazilian music in the US in the 1960s, fusing bossa nova with Anglo-American pop, rock, jazz, and soul. The bandleader/keyboardist and his talented players and singers&mdash;including the distinctiv]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/things-to-do-in-august-music/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 21:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/things-to-do-in-august-music/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Things to Do in August: Food &amp; Drink]]></title><description><![CDATA[Want more? Here&rsquo;s everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, Food &amp; Drink, and This &amp; That.Sushi Kaiju with James Head<br />
Aug 5&ndash;9<br />
For five nights, the Carlile Room is unleashing Sushi Kaiju upon the city, a wacky pop-up from head chef J.R. Head that crosses his meticulous culinary artistry with his love of giant monster movies. Inspired by Japanese kaiju films and especially Gojira (aka Godzilla), the menu features concoctions like spi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/things-to-do-in-august-food-amp-drink/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 21:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/things-to-do-in-august-food-amp-drink/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Things to Do in August: This &amp; That]]></title><description><![CDATA[Want more? Here&rsquo;s everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, Food &amp; Drink, and This &amp; That.Antique Doll &amp; Toy Market<br />
Aug 16<br />
With the show flyer touting, &ldquo;We&rsquo;re looking for a new mama! If you see her, tell her to come to the Antique Doll &amp; Toy Market,&rdquo; I am doing my due diligence to help these antique dolls find loving homes. The Lynnwood Embassy Suites&rsquo; showroom will fill with approximately 50 vendors peddl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/things-to-do-in-august-this-amp-that/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 21:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/things-to-do-in-august-this-amp-that/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: Aug 7–9, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marine air should sweep some of the smoke from Seattle this weekend, clearing the way for you to hit up events from the Seahawks Football Fest to the Picklr&rsquo;s Courtside Bash and from Hot Jimothy Summer at the Crocodile to Smol Art Mart. For more ideas, check out our top picks of the week.FRIDAYPARTIES &amp; NIGHTLIFEHot Jimothy Summer<br />
Let&rsquo;s face it, Seattle&rsquo;s obsessed with Jimothy. Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck officially declared it &ldquo;Jimothy Summer,&rdquo; the Mar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-aug-79-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-aug-79-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seattle Should Build a Model of Itself in The Pit and Let It Decay]]></title><description><![CDATA[I wrote this in The Stranger nearly 20 years ago: &ldquo;&hellip;Seattle has three buildings by famous contemporary architects: Seattle Art Museum (Robert Venturi), Experience Music Project (Frank Gehry), and Seattle Central Library (Rem Koolhaas). In 2011, this small list will be increased by one with the completion of a skyscraper at 601 Fourth Avenue&hellip; [Its architect] Norman Foster.&rdquo; The building did not materialize. Nor did the one that was planned during the second half of the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattle-should-build-a-model-of-itself-in-the-pit-and-let-it-decay/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 19:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattle-should-build-a-model-of-itself-in-the-pit-and-let-it-decay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: The Farm Workers Are Coming for Their Republican Legislators, a Spokane Local Wins Poker’s Biggest Game as the City Burns, and Democrats in Montana Invent Yet Another Way to Lose an Election]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some relevant non-Seattle election news: Another big primary election ballot drop will come later today, and in the meantime you can get up to speed with our coverage of yesterday&rsquo;s vote count. We only cover Seattle-area elections, but it turns out they have elections in other parts of Washington too (who knew?), and there are some highlights.Republicans have no path to pick up a state senate seat: Democrats hold a 30-19 majority in the upper house, and it&rsquo;s not going anywhere. Give]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-the-farm-workers-are-coming-for-their-republican-legislators-a-spokane-local-wins-pokers-biggest-game-as-the-city-burns-and-democrats-in-montana-invent-yet-another-way-to-lose-an-election/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-the-farm-workers-are-coming-for-their-republican-legislators-a-spokane-local-wins-pokers-biggest-game-as-the-city-burns-and-democrats-in-montana-invent-yet-another-way-to-lose-an-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thursday’s Ballot Drop Is Here]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos supporters are in despair. Kelabe Tewolde, the progressive first-time candidate running in the 37th Legislative District, within 249 votes of the 27-year incumbent and chair of the House education committee. Since Tewolde&rsquo;s base is young and progressive, his vote share will likely grow with each successive drop.With 21.5 percent of the vote, progressive Hannah Sabio-Howell is headed to the general election in the 43rd Legislative District far behind State Senate]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/thursdays-ballot-drop-is-here-2/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 01:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/thursdays-ballot-drop-is-here-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ticket Alert: Skrillex, Lord Huron, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Are you ready for the bass drop? Legendary DJ and producer Skrillex returns to Seattle for the first time in 14 years, bringing Porter Robinson, Underscores, and more friends for hisGas Works Day Party. Indie rockers Lord Huron will warm us up next winter with two shows at the Paramount. Plus, folk singer-songwriters Cat Clyde and Dean Johnson co-headline a North American tour this fall. Read on for details on those and other newly announced events, plus some news you can use.ON SALE FRIDAY, AU]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-skrillex-lord-huron-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 23:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-skrillex-lord-huron-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good Grief]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 2024, while leaving my birthday party, my sweet friend Vlora was killed in a motorcycle accident. I&rsquo;d always had a severe aversion to people who ride motorcycles for this very reason. Growing up in Arizona, where state law does not require helmets for those over age 18, I&rsquo;ve seen some motorcycle accidents that still haunt me to this day. But who could say no to a friend like Vlora? Not me. Vlora was 10 years younger than me and loved life more than anyone I knew.They weren&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/good-grief/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 20:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/good-grief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Happens When We Go?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three things are certain in life: death, summer music festivals, and the absolute poetry that The Stranger&rsquo;s death-themed issue is my last at this paper.&nbsp;Our August issue&rsquo;s feature package started with a pitch for a photo series from photographer Madison Kirkman. Two years ago, they lost a dear friend, quickly and unexpectedly. The grief hit them like a Mack truck. And because we don&rsquo;t learn how to grieve before it happens, no one showed them how to keep it from isolating]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/what-happens-when-we-go/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/what-happens-when-we-go/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Wyoming Trans Woman Charged for Pulling Gun on (Alleged) Douchebags, It’s Smoky as Hell, and the Mariners Go Furry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good morning! A heat advisory is still in effect today, until 10 pm Friday, and smoke from the fires in Spokane will likely linger into the weekend. A little good news on that end is that temperatures in Spokane have gone down a bit, allowing crews to contain three of the fires. A little bad news is that a fourth wildfire started on Wednesday, prompting further evacuations. That fire has since been contained, too.Officials say the three main fires were started by humans, but only one so far, th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-wyoming-trans-woman-charged-for-pulling-gun-on-alleged-douchebags-its-smoky-as-hell-and-the-mariners-go-furry/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 18:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-wyoming-trans-woman-charged-for-pulling-gun-on-alleged-douchebags-its-smoky-as-hell-and-the-mariners-go-furry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wednesday’s Ballot Drop Is Here]]></title><description><![CDATA[Not a whole lot changed after Wednesday&rsquo;s relatively small ballot drop, which is typical of the first drop after election day, says King County Elections. (At the county level, only 63,000 ballots were included in today&rsquo;s update.) Most of the ballots put in drop boxes on Election Day are only just starting to be processed, and will be included in much larger drops on Thursday and Friday.&nbsp; King County Elections spokesperson Halei Watkins says she anticipates total county turnout]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/wednesdays-ballot-drop-is-here/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 02:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/wednesdays-ballot-drop-is-here/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neumos Security Staff Unionize]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gathered around a music stand serving as a podium on 10th and Pike, security staff at Neumos, Barboza, and The Runaway announced at a Wednesday afternoon rally that they have unionized as the Neumos Security Union and have filed to hold an election with the National Labor Relations Board.The Neumos Security Union is a separate entity from the previously established Neumos Workers United group, which isn&rsquo;t technically a union but was formed earlier this year to advocate for workers in all]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/neumos-security-staff-unionize/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 01:49:29 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/neumos-security-staff-unionize/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big Beanie Baby]]></title><description><![CDATA[To the West Seattle dad in the beanie and SUV who laid on the horn (and I mean LAID ON THE HORN, in an extended fashion) at me in the roundabout:A couple things: First, are you okay?? That was pretty intense, bud. Second, roundabouts are great. They&rsquo;re safer and more efficient than stop signs, as they keep the flow of cars moving. You might recall, when I approached from the south, and you approached from the west maybe just a split second after, we were both able to navigate the roundabo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/big-beanie-baby/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/big-beanie-baby/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pop Loser: Give Yourself Over to Absolute Pleasure]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome back to Pop Loser! This week, I&rsquo;ll share my thoughts on Ariana Grande&rsquo;s new album Petal and give an Unsolved Mysteries-style update on Linda Perhacs. I&rsquo;ll reveal the 1973 lyrics I want written on my tombstone. Plus, there is so much great live music happening this week, including Den Fest and Capitol Hill Block Party. Let&rsquo;s get into it.Subscribe to Pop Loser&nbsp;here!This Week in Music:&nbsp;Den Fest is this weekend, which is the perfect alternative for anyone a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/pop-loser-give-yourself-over-to-absolute-pleasure/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 21:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/pop-loser-give-yourself-over-to-absolute-pleasure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Stranger’s Guide to the 2026 Capitol Hill Block Party]]></title><description><![CDATA[This weekend, August 7&ndash;9, the Capitol Hill Block Party will take over Pike Street with three days of more music than you can fit into your summer-drunk brain. Allow us to be your pocket-sized pal who&rsquo;ll tell you where to find all the good shit happening throughout the weekend. We&rsquo;ve plucked out the dream of the crop, highlighting the acts you cannot miss, plus some tips on where to escape to dark, cool air-conditioning. While you&rsquo;re at the fest, swing by the Stranger boo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-strangers-guide-to-the-2026-capitol-hill-block-party/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-strangers-guide-to-the-2026-capitol-hill-block-party/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blankets Get Cold, Too]]></title><description><![CDATA[There&rsquo;s a work of art at the Henry Art Gallery I can&rsquo;t stop thinking about. It&rsquo;s a sheet of plastic&mdash;thick, construction-grade&mdash;suspended from the ceiling with all the pomp of a medieval tapestry hanging at the Met. It&rsquo;s clear, but slightly milky in places where the translucence has turned mottled and hazy from use. Its polyethylene edges have been meticulously whipstitched with undyed white twine, the corners embellished with braided hemp tassels.It&rsquo;s pa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/blankets-get-cold-too/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/blankets-get-cold-too/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Election Takeaways, Spokane’s Suspected Fire Bug, and Three Dead Lions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Genius alert: The Seattle Times&rsquo;s Danny Westneat marveled at last night&rsquo;s election results. Democrats, especially the victories of those who supported the millionaires tax and those who campaigned against anti-millionaire tax candidates. Sen. Jamie Pedersen, the tax&rsquo;s author and lead sponsor, won 71 percent of the initial vote against two challengers. Talking about an income tax used to be political poison, Westneat wrote. Not anymore. Think about it: Why do bank robbers rob b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-election-takeaways-spokanes-suspected-fire-bug-and-three-dead-lions/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-election-takeaways-spokanes-suspected-fire-bug-and-three-dead-lions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Stranger’s 2026 Primary Election Night Extravaganza]]></title><description><![CDATA[We&rsquo;ve lint rolled the ashy remnants of Eastern Washington off our slacks, we&rsquo;ve taken a fat rip from the office&rsquo;s Simply Orange gravity bong (we&rsquo;re smokemaxing), and we&rsquo;re ready to raid the buffet tables at candidates&rsquo;s respectable election night parties.Where will we be? None of your business! You should be busy voting, especially if you&rsquo;re a young whippersnapper under the age of 65. Here is our primary endorsement guide, our cheat sheet, and, if you&r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-strangers-2026-primary-election-night-extravaganza/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 02:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-strangers-2026-primary-election-night-extravaganza/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[LIVE: The Stranger’s 2026 Primary Election Night Extravaganza]]></title><description><![CDATA[&#128204; We&rsquo;ve lint-rolled the ashy remnants of Eastern Washington off our slacks, we&rsquo;ve taken a fat rip from the office&rsquo;s Simply Orange gravity bong (we&rsquo;re smokemaxing), and we&rsquo;re ready to raid the buffet tables at candidates&rsquo; respectable election night parties.Where will we be? None of your business! You should be busy voting, especially if you&rsquo;re a young whippersnapper under the age of 65. Here is our primary endorsement guide, our cheat sheet, and,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/live-the-strangers-2026-primary-election-night-extravaganza/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 02:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/live-the-strangers-2026-primary-election-night-extravaganza/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Speakeasy, an Anti-AI Art Show, and My Gen Z Fever-Dream Art Fair Hangover]]></title><description><![CDATA[I don&rsquo;t know about you, but I&rsquo;m still a little art-hungover from Seattle Art Fair week.&nbsp;My notes app looks like a graveyard of half-jotted thoughts and memories I absolutely must remember, like the observation that Chloe King&mdash;while not an actual resident of Seattle, currently&mdash;is very much the king of Seattle right now. Their color-soaked, Gen Z fever dream-scapes at the ARTXIV booth at Seattle Art Fair was one of the highlights of the weekend. Meanwhile, at Assembly]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/a-speakeasy-an-anti-ai-art-show-and-my-gen-z-fever-dream-art-fair-hangover/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 01:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/a-speakeasy-an-anti-ai-art-show-and-my-gen-z-fever-dream-art-fair-hangover/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PHOTOS: The 30th Annual Dead Baby Downhill Race]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photography by Jake NelsonOn Saturday, August 1, the Dead Baby Bike Club marked three decades of their infamous Dead Baby Downhill race. That&rsquo;s 30 years of bombing down Seattle&rsquo;s hills, from White Center to Georgetown, and celebrating survival with music, jousting, drinking, bike throwing, and general revelry.<br />
The Stranger&lsquo;s own Nathalie Graham, who joined the Dead Babies for her Play Date column in 2023, summed it up nicely: &ldquo;There are no rules, and there&rsquo;s no rou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/photos-the-30th-annual-dead-baby-downhill-race/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/photos-the-30th-annual-dead-baby-downhill-race/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quickies!]]></title><description><![CDATA[1.&nbsp;How do you&nbsp;tell the difference between a slow-burn connection and settling for something that&rsquo;s just okay?There&rsquo;s no settling down without some settling for&hellip;. because no one gets everything they want where romantic partners are concerned. So, if you&rsquo;ve chosen someone you aren&rsquo;t&nbsp;entirely&nbsp;sure about&hellip; welcome to the world&rsquo;s most crowded club. Only time will tell whether you settled for something &ldquo;just okay&rdquo; (or worse) o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/quickies-2/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 19:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/quickies-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Suspected Spokane Fire Arsonist Arrested, Seattle Event Organizers Want More Cameras, Israeli Prison Crocodile Moat Hits Roadblock]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s Election Day: Have you voted? You have until 8 pm tonight to get your ballot into a ballot box. Don&rsquo;t forget to come back to the blog this evening for our dispatches on the election parties happening around town. We&rsquo;ll be crashing parties from Georgetown to Roosevelt.Arson Suspect Arrested: Police arrested a 37-year-old Spokane man seen near the starting point of the Old Trails wildfire, one of the three fires that scorched the city over the weekend. On Saturday, a day of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-suspected-spokane-fire-arsonist-arrested-seattle-event-organizers-want-more-cameras-israeli-prison-crocodile-moat-hits-roadblock/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-suspected-spokane-fire-arsonist-arrested-seattle-event-organizers-want-more-cameras-israeli-prison-crocodile-moat-hits-roadblock/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judges Don’t Use Gavels ]]></title><description><![CDATA[To prepare for the Stranger Election Control Board process, I slip a couple of fun questions up my sleeve to shake out in a moment of tension&mdash;people cry, they tangle their fingers, they stare into space as their campaign crashes around them, they torture one another with opposition research, and they ruin congenial atmospheres with shouting&mdash;because tension is inevitable between political competitors.Since we had five Supreme Court races and a handful of local judicial races from eve]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/judges-dont-use-gavels/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 01:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/judges-dont-use-gavels/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s Time to Vote]]></title><description><![CDATA[The August primary is upon us. Tomorrow at 8 pm is the deadline to cast your vote and have a say in myriad state legislative races, state Supreme Court races, a levy to fund the libraries (that, somehow, the Seattle Times editorial board doesn&rsquo;t support), and, depending on where you live, a county or city council election or two. Voting is not only sexy, it&rsquo;s important! You better do it.&nbsp;If you&rsquo;ve waited this long to vote, do not put that ballot into a mailbox or drop it]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/its-time-to-vote/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 22:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/its-time-to-vote/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stranger Suggests: Your Agenda This Week, August 3–August 9]]></title><description><![CDATA[MONDAY 8/3Coconut Sticky Rice Oolong from Atulea View this post on Instagram<br />
(FOOD) I&rsquo;ve been a vocal devotee of the tea shop Atulea, which has locations in Greenwood and Capitol Hill, for years. Since the beginning of spring, I&rsquo;ve been particularly hyperfixated on their iced coconut sticky rice oolong. The toasty, slightly tannic flavor of roasted rice oolong mingles with a splash of creamy coconut milk, resulting in a drink that&rsquo;s perfectly refreshing and not tooth-achingly]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-your-agenda-this-week-august-3august-9/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-your-agenda-this-week-august-3august-9/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Fire in Spokane, Another Police Chief Who Doesn’t Live Here, and Time to Vote]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three wildfires ravaged Spokane this weekend, burning hundreds of structures and forcing 60,000 people to evacuate their homes. The Autumn Lane, Fairview, and Market fires began Saturday, during hot, dry, and windy weather the National Weather Service described as &ldquo;particularly dangerous.&rdquo; Within minutes of sparking, each became an inferno on the wind, jumping the Spokane river &ldquo;in a matter of hours, leaving behind a trail of untold damage,&rdquo; reports the Seattle Times. As]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-fire-in-spokane-another-police-chief-who-doesnt-live-here-and-time-to-vote/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-fire-in-spokane-another-police-chief-who-doesnt-live-here-and-time-to-vote/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PHOTOS: Erika Kirk’s Visit to Seattle Was Tame]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photography by Ryder CollinsOn July 24, Erika Kirk&rsquo;s Make Heaven Crowded tour stopped in the Pacific Northwest, at the Kirkland branch of the Pursuit NW church.You&rsquo;ve heard us talk about Pursuit before. They&rsquo;re part of a Christian supremacist movement in the US, with strong ties to the Trump White House, and a mission to make it look like they&rsquo;re fighting a spiritual war in blue cities.<br />
Last weekend, they tried to do exactly that. A small group of pro-LGBTQ and anti-Trum]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/photos-erika-kirks-visit-to-seattle-was-tame/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/photos-erika-kirks-visit-to-seattle-was-tame/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Things To Do in Seattle This Month: August 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the words of pop diva Zara Larsson, &ldquo;Summer isn&rsquo;t over yet.&rdquo; There&rsquo;s plenty of sun-soaked fun still to be had, and the August events calendar is bringing the heat. We&rsquo;ve compiled the biggest events in live music, performance, food, and more to give you a sense of the month ahead, so keep scrolling for deets on everything from Capitol Hill Block Party to The Strokes and from Jane Don&rsquo;t Does America to the Mariners&rsquo; Alumni Home Run Derby.COMEDYComedy B]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-things-to-do-in-seattle-this-month-august-2026/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-things-to-do-in-seattle-this-month-august-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sawant’s Street Game Is Under Attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kshama Sawant, Seattle&rsquo;s former socialist councilwoman running for the District 9 congressional seat Adam Smith has held for nearly 30 years, is not at all happy about the fake posters and mudslinging stickers popping up around town.&nbsp;&ldquo;I call them fake posters because they&rsquo;re engineered to look like the posters from our campaign, but they aren&rsquo;t,&rdquo; says Sawant on my phone&rsquo;s speaker. As we talk, the dreadful roar of Blue Angel fighter jets fills the room. S]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/sawants-street-game-is-under-attack/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 01:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/sawants-street-game-is-under-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Stranger’s Noise Complaint: Episode Three]]></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.<br />
On Apple, you can subscribe to the video podcast&nbsp;here.<br />
On Spotify,&nbsp;here.This Week&rsquo;s Noise Complaint episode features the epic Flesh Produce!<br />
Their hyper-pu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-strangers-noise-complaint-episode-three/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 01:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-strangers-noise-complaint-episode-three/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel Invited These Four Washington State Legislators on a Propaganda Tour Amid the Gaza Genocide ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four Washington legislators who went on a 2025 tour of Israel paid for by the Israeli foreign ministry last September amid the Gaza genocide have in recent years pushed legislation in Olympia benefitting the Israeli government, including bills to criminalize street protests, suppress university campus encampments, and condemn the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, a review of legislative records by The Stranger shows. One legislator also effectively blocked a bill calling on the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/israel-invited-these-four-washington-state-legislators-on-a-propaganda-tour-amid-the-gaza-genocide/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/israel-invited-these-four-washington-state-legislators-on-a-propaganda-tour-amid-the-gaza-genocide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plant Problems]]></title><description><![CDATA[Everyone loves a little greenery. I&rsquo;ve seen some great plant displays in yoga studios, coffee shops, and therapists&rsquo; offices all over Seattle. But why in the sweet grey city of rain do we not water our plants? I&rsquo;m talking droopy and yellowing monstera, ficuses shedding like crazy, and expensive-looking philodendron with deflated leaves. If having plants is part of the decor of the shop, shouldn&rsquo;t taking care of the plants be part of what employees do?I have offered to wa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/plant-problems/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/plant-problems/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: July 31–Aug 2, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Everybody&rsquo;s working for the weekend&mdash;and we&rsquo;ve finally made it, babyyy! Make the most of your free time at cheap and easy events from the Lake City Summer Festival to Flock Fiber Festival and from Ballard P-Patch&rsquo;s 24th Annual Art in the Garden to Craft Rave Seattle #2. For more ideas, check out our top picks of the week.FRIDAYFILMEmerald City Short Film Festival Meet-n-Greet &amp; Movie Swap<br />
Sometimes, the best part of a film festival isn&rsquo;t actually watching the mo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-july-31aug-2-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 19:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-july-31aug-2-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Hamas Agrees to Disarm, Wilson Apologizes, and Tacoma ICE Facility May Release Detained Immigrants]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well, this is it. Today is Stranger editor Hannah Murphy Winter&rsquo;s last day. I can&rsquo;t just do Slog AM like it&rsquo;s any other day! So yes, while I will highlight some of the morning&rsquo;s most notable headlines, I also want to look back at some of Murph&rsquo;s best Stranger stories, from the award-winning political profiles to laughing in the face of clueless Seattle cops. We&rsquo;re gonna miss you, Murph.&nbsp;Washington May Release Hundreds of Detained Immigrants: On Thursday,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-hamas-agrees-to-disarm-wilson-apologizes-and-tacoma-ice-facility-may-release-detained-immigrants/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 18:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-hamas-agrees-to-disarm-wilson-apologizes-and-tacoma-ice-facility-may-release-detained-immigrants/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chief Shon Barnes Resigns From Seattle Police Department]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well, Police Chief Shon Barnes is out for real now. Mayor Katie Wilson asked him to resign last night, and he accepted Thursday afternoon. And no, he was not in Chicago. Wilson appointed Deputy Chief Andre Sayles as interim chief.&nbsp;His departure is the conclusion to a week of drama about how much time Barnes actually spends in Seattle.Everything started when news broke that Barnes had been at a law enforcement conference in Dallas during Sunday&rsquo;s shooting at Bite of Seattle. Three peo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/chief-shon-barnes-resigns-from-seattle-police-department/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 01:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/chief-shon-barnes-resigns-from-seattle-police-department/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ticket Alert: Tyla, Joy Oladokun, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alert the group chat&mdash;these shows are going on sale this week! After a busy summer performing at the World Cup and releasing her sophomore record, South African star Tyla takes her danceable fusion of amapiano and pop on the road. Folk singer-songwriter Joy Oladokun has announced a fall tour to follow the release of her forthcoming album, Hope Is a Heavy Thing. Plus, Seattle drag superstar Bosco closes the tour for her one-woman show The Marvelous Miss Gender with a hometown appearance nex]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-tyla-joy-oladokun-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 23:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-tyla-joy-oladokun-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Locals Only]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kay Redden is a modern-day Andy Warhol of sorts, gathering the coolest-of-cool artists in Seattle for her cassette-only label Den Tapes, releasing over 100 albums since it launched nearly 11 years ago. Each year, Redden organizes Den Fest, which is not just a celebration of the label itself but an emblem of the excellent music coming out of our city. Ranging from shoegaze and indie folk to hardcore and sound collage, the fifth annual Den Fest features 16 bands across two days (August 7&ndash;8]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/locals-only/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/locals-only/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Mayor Reportedly Fires SPD Chief Shon Barnes, 15-Year-Old Charged in Bite of Seattle Shooting, AI Slop Cops on LinkedIn ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saw This One Coming: Mayor Katie Wilson reportedly fired Police Chief Shon Barnes last night, according to Publicola. He was reportedly seen leaving Wilson&rsquo;s seventh floor office in City Hall after a long meeting. Multiple sources, including a recently retired Seattle Police Department officer, said Barnes called some of his captains with the news last night.Early Wednesday, Barnes cancelled a half-dozen TV interviews to answer questions about the Seattle Center shooting and his travel sc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-mayor-reportedly-fires-spd-chief-shon-barnes-15-year-old-charged-in-bite-of-seattle-shooting-ai-slop-cops-on-linkedin/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-mayor-reportedly-fires-spd-chief-shon-barnes-15-year-old-charged-in-bite-of-seattle-shooting-ai-slop-cops-on-linkedin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The World Does Not Need a Seven-Hour Odyssey ]]></title><description><![CDATA[It isn&rsquo;t often that a movie review in a literary journal like the London Review of Books goes viral&mdash;let alone a 4,234-word movie review&mdash;but that&rsquo;s what happened this week when the LRB published translator Emily Wilson&rsquo;s review, titled &ldquo;An Uncomplicated Man,&rdquo; of Christopher Nolan&rsquo;s blockbuster Homer adaptation. The nicest thing she could say about the biggest cultural event of our day: &ldquo;My teenagers had a good time.&rdquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;I have n]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-world-does-not-need-a-seven-hour-odyssey/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 01:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-world-does-not-need-a-seven-hour-odyssey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The World Does Not Need A 7-Hour Odyssey ]]></title><description><![CDATA[It isn&rsquo;t often that a movie review in a literary journal like the London Review of Books goes viral&mdash;let alone a 4,234-word movie review&mdash;but that&rsquo;s what happened this week when the LRB published translator Emily Wilson&rsquo;s review, titled &ldquo;An Uncomplicated Man,&rdquo; of Christopher Nolan&rsquo;s blockbuster Homer adaptation. The nicest thing she could say about the biggest cultural event of our day: &ldquo;My teenagers had a good time.&rdquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;I have n]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-world-does-not-need-a-7-hour-odyssey/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 01:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-world-does-not-need-a-7-hour-odyssey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guest Rant: Stand With Library Workers and Vote Yes on Prop 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jacob Schear is a library worker writing on behalf of the Executive Board of AFSCME Local 2083, Seattle Public Library Employees Union. He does not speak for The Seattle Public Library.We Seattle Public Library workers welcome thousands of people to our 27 locations every day, from readers downloading the latest e-book, to families enjoying story times and picture books, to English language learners seeking classes and tutoring, to our unhoused neighbors coming to access services and resources.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/guest-rant-stand-with-library-workers-and-vote-yes-on-prop-1/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/guest-rant-stand-with-library-workers-and-vote-yes-on-prop-1/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pop Loser: Cher’s Butt Tattoo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome back to Pop Loser! It&rsquo;s been a heavy week in Seattle, and with music news also looking bleak, I think it&rsquo;s a good time to deep dive into a subject that brings me joy: Cher&rsquo;s ass tattoo. Plus, there are so many great live shows happening this week, and I&rsquo;ll share a song that sounds like hiking on Mount Rainier.&nbsp;Subscribe to Pop Loser&nbsp;here!This Week in Music:&nbsp;I&rsquo;m not joking. Over the weekend I watched Robert Altman&rsquo;s 1994 fashion-filled c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/pop-loser-chers-butt-tattoo/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/pop-loser-chers-butt-tattoo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seattle City Council and Mayor Strike a Deal After Messy Fight Over School Meals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson and members of the Seattle City Council have squashed the beef over school meals, reaching an agreement to pay for universal free meals during school days and vouchers for the neediest kids on weekends and holiday breaks, starting this September.&nbsp;The first part of this compromise plan was completed yesterday, with the council&rsquo;s unanimous approval of the Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise Levy (FEPP) levy implementation plan. This includes $4.7 mill]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattle-city-council-and-mayor-strike-a-deal-after-messy-fight-over-school-meals/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattle-city-council-and-mayor-strike-a-deal-after-messy-fight-over-school-meals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Fauci Invokes Fifth Amendment at Senate Hearing, The Blue Angels Are Here, The Marmots Are on Only Fans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Uno Reverse: After a struggle over whether to fund universal free school meals or targeted food assistance for the neediest students in the district, the Seattle City Council voted to pay for both. The first year, funding will come from the City budget, which is facing a $175 million deficit. Money from the $1.3 billion Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise property tax levy will support the programs starting next year.Bar Cancelled: The Washington State bar exam, administered only twice]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-fauci-invokes-fifth-amendment-at-senate-hearing-the-blue-angels-are-here-the-marmots-are-on-only-fans/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-fauci-invokes-fifth-amendment-at-senate-hearing-the-blue-angels-are-here-the-marmots-are-on-only-fans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SPD Still Looking for Suspects in Bite of Seattle Shooting Amid Questions About Chief Barnes’s Whereabouts on Sunday]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a fourth press conference this week, Mayor Katie Wilson and Seattle Police Department Chief Shon Barnes confirmed that one of the victims of Sunday&rsquo;s Bite of Seattle shooting was involved in the shooting. Barnes also responded to controversy about his whereabouts on Sunday.Wilson started by acknowledging the victims: Ashley Whitehead, 56, and Carlos Israel Sanchez Villalba, 44. The third person killed in the shooting, Junior Cee Niko Semo, 19, is believed to have been involved in what]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/spd-still-looking-for-suspects-in-bite-of-seattle-shooting-amid-questions-about-chief-barness-whereabouts-on-sunday/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/spd-still-looking-for-suspects-in-bite-of-seattle-shooting-amid-questions-about-chief-barness-whereabouts-on-sunday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Invite]]></title><description><![CDATA[I&rsquo;m a late-thirties&nbsp;hetero married man. I&rsquo;m also a flirt. I&rsquo;ve known this about myself for a long time, and while my spouse knows this generally, she probably doesn&rsquo;t know that I can lean into a bit at times when she is not around. For a long time it was fine. I considered my flirting to fall into my &ldquo;zone of erotic autonomy&rdquo; and never intended it to lead anywhere. Then twice in the last year it&rsquo;s led to women getting the wrong (but honestly, under]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-invite/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-invite/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Ukraine Bombs Iran, Kohberger Claims Innocence, the Oregon Trail Is Open, and the Bab Al-Mandab Strait Is Closed to Saudi Oil]]></title><description><![CDATA[Washington Blocked Again from Inspecting ICE Jail: State health inspectors were set to find out just how bad conditions are for immigrants detained in GEO Group&rsquo;s private ICE jail in Tacoma last week, only to be blocked at the last minute by a federal court order, per the Seattle Times. The state has been trying to inspect the facility after receiving thousands of complaints about poor conditions for detainees.Kohberger Now Says He Didn&rsquo;t Kill Idaho Students: Convicted last year for]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-ukraine-bombs-iran-kohberger-claims-innocence-the-oregon-trail-is-open-and-the-bab-al-mandab-strait-is-closed-to-saudi-oil/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-ukraine-bombs-iran-kohberger-claims-innocence-the-oregon-trail-is-open-and-the-bab-al-mandab-strait-is-closed-to-saudi-oil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dear Hendrix]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear Hendrix,It&rsquo;s 4 a.m., and I can&rsquo;t sleep.Soon, I&rsquo;ll have to walk out of our apartment door and head to the KEXP radio station, where I do my daily Early Show. It&rsquo;s Monday morning after a long weekend. I&rsquo;m going to start the show at 5 a.m. with a tune from Mozart. It&rsquo;s Mozart Monday&mdash;a regular thing for me. But I don&rsquo;t feel happy about anything right now.When I finally arrive at work around 4:30 a.m., something feels off. It&rsquo;s eerie, uncomf]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/dear-hendrix-2/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 01:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/dear-hendrix-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UPDATE: SPD Says 15-year-old in Custody After Gunfight at Seattle Center Kills Three, Including Second Shooter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson and Seattle Police Department leaders said during two Monday press conferences that yesterday&rsquo;s deadly shooting at Seattle Center was the result of three people shooting at each other and hitting bystanders.Wilson said at an 11 am press conference that a 15-year-old is being held at King County&rsquo;s youth jail for a firearm offense and first-degree assault, and will make a first appearance in court today at 1:30 pm.At a second press conference Monday at 4 pm,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/update-spd-says-15-year-old-in-custody-after-gunfight-at-seattle-center-kills-three-including-second-shooter-2/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/update-spd-says-15-year-old-in-custody-after-gunfight-at-seattle-center-kills-three-including-second-shooter-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UPDATE: SPD Says 15-year-old in Custody After Gunfight at Seattle Center Kills Three, Including Second Shooter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson and Seattle Police Department leaders said during two Monday press conferences that yesterday&rsquo;s deadly shooting at Seattle Center was the result of three people shooting at each other and hitting bystanders.Wilson said at an 11 am press conference that a 15-year-old is being held at King County&rsquo;s youth jail for a firearm offense and first-degree assault, and will make a first appearance in court today at 1:30 pm.At a second press conference Monday at 4 pm,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/update-spd-says-15-year-old-in-custody-after-gunfight-at-seattle-center-kills-three-including-second-shooter/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/update-spd-says-15-year-old-in-custody-after-gunfight-at-seattle-center-kills-three-including-second-shooter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SPD Says 15-year-old in Custody After Gunfight at Seattle Center Kills Three]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson and Seattle Police Department Chief Shon Barnes said during a Monday morning press conference that yesterday&rsquo;s deadly shooting at Seattle Center was the result of two people shooting at each other and hitting bystanders.Wilson said a 15-year-old is being held at King County&rsquo;s youth jail for a firearm offense and first-degree assault, and will make a first appearance in court today at 1:30 p.m.Chief Barnes said police are still searching for a second shoote]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/spd-says-15-year-old-in-custody-after-gunfight-at-seattle-center-kills-three/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/spd-says-15-year-old-in-custody-after-gunfight-at-seattle-center-kills-three/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stranger Suggests: Your Agenda This Week, July 27–August 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[MONDAY 7/27Black Moth Super Rainbow, Giant Day(MUSIC) Since 2003, Pittsburgh&rsquo;s Black Moth Super Rainbow have been creating some of the finest honey-glazed, weird-dream soundtracks in the USA. If you like rock music that sounds as if it&rsquo;s being filtered through clouds of DMT haze and sung by a wonderstruck waif, BMSR will set your wheelhouse on fire. Back in 2009 in these pages, I wrote, &ldquo;BMSR&rsquo;s songs are concise and hooky, but peculiarly out of focus, smeared into a hazi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-your-agenda-this-week-july-27august-2-2/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-your-agenda-this-week-july-27august-2-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stranger Suggests: Your Agenda This Week, July 27–August 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[MONDAY 7/27Black Moth Super Rainbow, Giant Day(MUSIC) Since 2003, Pittsburgh&rsquo;s Black Moth Super Rainbow have been creating some of the finest honey-glazed, weird-dream soundtracks in the USA. If you like rock music that sounds as if it&rsquo;s being filtered through clouds of DMT haze and sung by a wonderstruck waif, BMSR will set your wheelhouse on fire. Back in 2009 in these pages, I wrote, &ldquo;BMSR&rsquo;s songs are concise and hooky, but peculiarly out of focus, smeared into a hazi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-your-agenda-this-week-july-27august-2/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-your-agenda-this-week-july-27august-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: At Least Nine People Were Shot in Seattle This Weekend, Jimothy Got His Own Art Contest, and Stephen Miller Continues to Be Terrible]]></title><description><![CDATA[Goooood morning. Today we have to talk about gun violence. In a weekend slated to be full of art fairs and food festivals, at least nine people were shot in two different shootings, and three people were killed. We all know this, but let&rsquo;s say it out loud: This isn&rsquo;t normal. The Second Amendment does not trump the right to survive in public. It should not be this easy to end a life.&nbsp;Let&rsquo;s do the news.&nbsp;Mass Shooting at Seattle Center: During the last hours of the Bite]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-at-least-nine-people-were-shot-in-seattle-this-weekend-jimothy-got-his-own-art-contest-and-stephen-miller-continues-to-be-terrible-2/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 18:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-at-least-nine-people-were-shot-in-seattle-this-weekend-jimothy-got-his-own-art-contest-and-stephen-miller-continues-to-be-terrible-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: At Least Nine People Were Shot in Seattle This Weekend, Jimothy Got His Own Art Contest, and Stephen Miller Continues to Be Terrible]]></title><description><![CDATA[Goooood morning. Today we have to talk about gun violence. In a weekend slated to be full of art fairs and food festivals, at least nine people were shot in two different shootings, and three people were killed. We all know this, but let&rsquo;s say it out loud: This isn&rsquo;t normal. The Second Amendment does not trump the right to survive in public. It should not be this easy to end a life.&nbsp;Let&rsquo;s do the news.&nbsp;Mass Shooting at Seattle Center: During the last hours of the Bite]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-at-least-nine-people-were-shot-in-seattle-this-weekend-jimothy-got-his-own-art-contest-and-stephen-miller-continues-to-be-terrible/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 18:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-at-least-nine-people-were-shot-in-seattle-this-weekend-jimothy-got-his-own-art-contest-and-stephen-miller-continues-to-be-terrible/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Erika Kirk’s TPUSA Tour Lands in Kirkland Today]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at Utah Valley University last September, his widow Erika Kirk has taken over as the right-wing, youth-focused organization&rsquo;s CEO and spiritual voice. Much of the time, she is on the road&mdash;moving from White House appearances, to book tours, to guest segments on right-wing media, to speaking engagements, to stops on her 25-city, national &ldquo;Make Heaven Crowded&rdquo; tour.This evening, the tour will bring her just outside of Sea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/erika-kirks-tpusa-tour-lands-in-kirkland-today/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 22:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/erika-kirks-tpusa-tour-lands-in-kirkland-today/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Erika Kirk’s TPUSA Tour Lands in Kirkland]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at Utah Valley University last September, his widow Erika Kirk has taken over as the right-wing, youth-focused organization&rsquo;s CEO and spiritual voice. Much of the time, she is on the road&mdash;moving from White House appearances, to book tours, to guest segments on right-wing media, to speaking engagements, to stops on her 25-city, national &ldquo;Make Heaven Crowded&rdquo; tour.This evening, the tour will bring her just outside of Sea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/erika-kirks-tpusa-tour-lands-in-kirkland-2/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 22:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/erika-kirks-tpusa-tour-lands-in-kirkland-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Erika Kirk’s TPUSA Tour Lands in Kirkland]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at Utah Valley University last September, his widow Erika Kirk has taken over as the right-wing, youth-focused organization&rsquo;s CEO and spiritual voice. Much of the time, she is on the road&mdash;moving from White House appearances, to book tours, to guest segments on right-wing media, to speaking engagements, to stops on her 25-city, national &ldquo;Make Heaven Crowded&rdquo; tour.This evening, the tour will bring her just outside of Sea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/erika-kirks-tpusa-tour-lands-in-kirkland/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 22:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/erika-kirks-tpusa-tour-lands-in-kirkland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Stranger’s Genius Awards are Back, Baby!]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a 10-year hiatus, the city&rsquo;s best art party is back!&nbsp; The Stranger&lsquo;s Genius Awards return on September 12 at the Moore Theatre and past-Genius Award winners Shabazz Palaces is playing!&nbsp;What are the Genius Awards?From 2003 until 2016, The Stranger awarded the city&rsquo;s most innovative freaks with a cash prize, a big feature in our print paper, and a night in the limelight. From Cherdonna Shinatra to Scarecrow Video, we made a point to give Seattle visionaries their]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-strangers-genius-awards-are-back-baby-2/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-strangers-genius-awards-are-back-baby-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Stranger’s Genius Awards are Back, Baby!]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a 10-year hiatus, the city&rsquo;s best art party is back!&nbsp; The Stranger&lsquo;s Genius Awards return on September 12 at the Moore Theatre and past-Genius Award winners Shabazz Palaces is playing!&nbsp;What are the Genius Awards?From 2003 until 2016, The Stranger awarded the city&rsquo;s most innovative freaks with a cash prize, a big feature in our print paper, and a night in the limelight. From Cherdonna Shinatra to Scarecrow Video, we made a point to give Seattle visionaries their]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-strangers-genius-awards-are-back-baby/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-strangers-genius-awards-are-back-baby/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: July 24–26, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[A beautiful July weekend is in the cards with cheap and cheerful events to match, from the Jimothy the Seattle Raccoon Proclamation &amp; Art Competition to a Jimothy Rave and from Georgetown Pride to the Bite of Seattle. For more ideas, check out our top picks of the week.FRIDAYLIVE MUSICCatFest 2026 ft: Lichen Hearts, Filthy Traitors, Skates!, Straight to Video<br />
Not to be confused with CatVideoFest (that&rsquo;s next month), CatFest is an annual concert featuring local feline-loving bands that]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-july-2426-2026-2/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-july-2426-2026-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: July 24–26, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[A beautiful July weekend is in the cards with cheap and cheerful events to match, from the Jimothy the Seattle Raccoon Proclamation &amp; Art Competition to a Jimothy Rave and from Georgetown Pride to the Bite of Seattle. For more ideas, check out our top picks of the week.FRIDAYLIVE MUSICCatFest 2026 ft: Lichen Hearts, Filthy Traitors, Skates!, Straight to Video<br />
Not to be confused with CatVideoFest (that&rsquo;s next month), CatFest is an annual concert featuring local feline-loving bands that]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-july-2426-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-july-2426-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Seaplane Crashes Near San Juan Islands, Congress Wants to Kill Seals to Save Salmon, Is Jimothy MAGA?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kenmore Air Plane Crash: A seaplane flying from Seattle to Roche Harbor in the San Juan Islands had to make an emergency landing in a bay near Sucia Island. After landing, the plane caught fire, and pieces of the plane had fallen off. All 11 people on board survived, though four people were injured and one was in critical condition. The cause of the crash is unknown. Kenmore Air cancelled all flights on Friday.Drones Please: The Seattle Fire Department would like to acquire some drones to assis]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-seaplane-crashes-near-san-juan-islands-congress-wants-to-kill-seals-to-save-salmon-is-jimothy-maga-2/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-seaplane-crashes-near-san-juan-islands-congress-wants-to-kill-seals-to-save-salmon-is-jimothy-maga-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Seaplane Crashes Near San Juan Islands, Congress Wants to Kill Seals to Save Salmon, Is Jimothy MAGA?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kenmore Air Plane Crash: A seaplane flying from Seattle to Roche Harbor in the San Juan Islands had to make an emergency landing in a bay near Sucia Island. After landing, the plane caught fire, and pieces of the plane had fallen off. All 11 people on board survived, though four people were injured and one was in critical condition. The cause of the crash is unknown. Kenmore Air cancelled all flights on Friday.Drones Please: The Seattle Fire Department would like to acquire some drones to assis]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-seaplane-crashes-near-san-juan-islands-congress-wants-to-kill-seals-to-save-salmon-is-jimothy-maga/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-seaplane-crashes-near-san-juan-islands-congress-wants-to-kill-seals-to-save-salmon-is-jimothy-maga/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seattle City Council Revives Universal School Meals]]></title><description><![CDATA[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&ndash;2027 school year with the City&rsquo;s general fund.&nbsp;The sudden reversal comes on the heels of yesterday&rsquo;s bruising four-hour committee meeting, which resulted in a one-year delay in the implementation o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattle-city-council-revives-universal-school-meals-2/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 23:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattle-city-council-revives-universal-school-meals-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seattle City Council Revives Universal School Meals]]></title><description><![CDATA[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&ndash;2027 school year with the City&rsquo;s general fund.&nbsp;The sudden reversal comes on the heels of yesterday&rsquo;s bruising four-hour committee meeting, which resulted in a one-year delay in the implementation o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattle-city-council-revives-universal-school-meals/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 23:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattle-city-council-revives-universal-school-meals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ticket Alert: Lily Allen, Rebecca Black, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[We&rsquo;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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-lily-allen-rebecca-black-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week-2/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 23:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-lily-allen-rebecca-black-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ticket Alert: Lily Allen, Rebecca Black, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[We&rsquo;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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-lily-allen-rebecca-black-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 23:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-lily-allen-rebecca-black-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Police Kill Man in Madison, Wisconsin, Amazon Cuts AI Jobs for Humans, Diarrhea Sensation Sweeping Nation “Under Control,” Says RFK Jr.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Witness: &ldquo;That looked an awful lot like an execution to me.&rdquo; 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&rsquo;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&rsquo;s Marquette Neighborhood. When officers arrived, police say the man fled on his bike. Police told the media that the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-police-kill-man-in-madison-wisconsin-amazon-cuts-ai-jobs-for-humans-diarrhea-sensation-sweeping-nation-under-control-says-rfk-jr/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-police-kill-man-in-madison-wisconsin-amazon-cuts-ai-jobs-for-humans-diarrhea-sensation-sweeping-nation-under-control-says-rfk-jr/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seattle City Council Delays Universal School Meals]]></title><description><![CDATA[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&rsquo;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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattle-city-council-delays-universal-school-meals/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 03:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattle-city-council-delays-universal-school-meals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let Jimothy Live]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.&nbsp;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&rsquo;t intending to add to the traffic and were just hoping for an innocent glimp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/let-jimothy-live/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/let-jimothy-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pop Loser: RIP Jennifer Finch]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome back to Pop Loser! This week, we&rsquo;ll honor L7 bassist Jennifer Finch, who passed on Saturday at the age of 59. I&rsquo;ll explain the true meaning of Pop Loser, which I found at the Hilary Duff concert. Plus, stop what you&rsquo;re doing right now and listen to La Roux&rsquo;s new single.&nbsp;Subscribe to Pop Loser&nbsp;here!This Week in Music:&nbsp;This week in Strangerland, I interviewed pop duo Chinese American Bear (&#21326;&#35028;&#32654;&#22269;&#29066;) about their new alb]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/pop-loser-rip-jennifer-finch/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/pop-loser-rip-jennifer-finch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should Black Athletes Relocate to Seattle, a Leftist and Sports City?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Now that the World Cup is over, we have an opportunity to consider an important development that&rsquo;s related to local and regional sports. Though many think of Seattle as bookish, it&rsquo;s a huge sports city. Even without the Sonics, it still ranks at the top of the list as a home for professional teams.&nbsp;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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/should-black-athletes-relocate-to-seattle-a-leftist-and-sports-city/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/should-black-athletes-relocate-to-seattle-a-leftist-and-sports-city/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seattle City Council Unanimously Passes Historic Seattle Transit Measure]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Seattle City Council unanimously passed the Seattle Transit Measure (STM), an ambitious package to fund more than 100,000 hours of additional transit service in the city over the next 10 years. This November, voters will decide whether they want their buses to run frequently and on time, or if they&rsquo;re cool with the buses being even more dysfunctional and unreliable than they are now.Mayor Katie Wilson proposed the historically ambitious STM and the council tacked on a buttload of amen]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattle-city-council-unanimously-passes-historic-seattle-transit-measure/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattle-city-council-unanimously-passes-historic-seattle-transit-measure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: The Cost of Electricity in Seattle Is Going Up, Iran Claims It Hit Amazon Infrastructure in Bahrain, “Communist” Mamdani Is Cutting Red Tape for NYC Small Businesses   ]]></title><description><![CDATA[City Light price hike is going to happen. The city council unanimously approved a rate increase of 9.5 percent in 2027, and another 9.5 percent in 2028. According to Seattle City Light, the extra cash is needed to &ldquo;meet rising electricity demand, respond to climate impacts, and replace aging infrastructure.&rdquo; As for Mayor Kate Wilson&rsquo;s modest transit sales taxes, the city council unanimously decided to put it on November&rsquo;s ballot. The hike would extract something like an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-the-cost-of-electricity-in-seattle-is-going-up-iran-claims-it-hit-amazon-infrastructure-in-bahrain-communist-mamdani-is-cutting-red-tape-for-nyc-small-businesses/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 18:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-the-cost-of-electricity-in-seattle-is-going-up-iran-claims-it-hit-amazon-infrastructure-in-bahrain-communist-mamdani-is-cutting-red-tape-for-nyc-small-businesses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seattle City Council Mulls Over Delaying  Universal Free School Meals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Universal free school meals now, or universal free school meals later? That is the question.&nbsp;Tomorrow, the Seattle City Council will either pass a bill to enact Katie Wilson&rsquo;s universal meal program for Seattle Public Schools students or pass an amendment from Council President Joy Hollingsworth and Councilmember Dionne Foster that would delay implementation by a year and instead enact a means-tested, targeted food assistance program for the neediest kids in the district.The majority]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattle-city-council-mulls-over-delaying-universal-free-school-meals/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 03:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattle-city-council-mulls-over-delaying-universal-free-school-meals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guest Rant: Seattle Can’t Afford Not to Feed Every Child]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every August, before I thought about lesson plans, I went shopping for snacks.When I taught elementary school in a Washington, DC neighborhood shaped by generations of segregation and concentrated poverty, I kept food in my classroom because I knew children living a few miles from the halls of power would come to school hungry. Years later, after moving back home to Seattle and teaching history at my alma mater, Garfield High School, I found myself doing the same thing.&nbsp;Sometimes students]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/guest-rant-seattle-cant-afford-not-to-feed-every-child/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/guest-rant-seattle-cant-afford-not-to-feed-every-child/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beat the Heat with These Air-Conditioned Activities in Seattle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seattle might not see many truly scorching days each year, but when they happen, they tend to happen all at once. One day the weather is in the 60s and raining; the next it feels like the Sound itself is evaporating. Rather than melting away in your home pretending that your window fan is making a difference, consider taking refuge somewhere that has ice-cold air conditioning. There&rsquo;s no need to rack your withered, heat-stroked brain thinking of places to go for respite; look no further t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/beat-the-heat-with-these-air-conditioned-activities-in-seattle/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/beat-the-heat-with-these-air-conditioned-activities-in-seattle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Summer Sweet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Summer Sweet not your vibe? Check out Boozy Summer Savory instead.I&rsquo;ve never drunk alcohol. I heard a Minor Threat song when I was 14 and swore off booze right then and there. But few things are more pathetic than a 46-year-old identifying as straight edge.Thankfully, booze-free cocktails are getting increasingly popular, and non-drinkers are no longer relegated to a life of Italian Sodas served in collectible glasses. But as someone who never developed a taste for dirt or wood or whateve]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/summer-sweet/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 23:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/summer-sweet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Summer Savory]]></title><description><![CDATA[Summer Savory not your vibe? Check out N/A Summer Sweet instead.In June, when the temperatures creep above 70, I leave the Manhattans behind, and start sniffing out margaritas, mai tais, anything with orgeat that helps me pretend I&rsquo;m on the vacation I keep promising myself I&rsquo;ll take &ldquo;next month.&rdquo;&nbsp;But my palate can only handle so much fruit juice, and by July, I&rsquo;m looking for something to wash away the sugar. So this month, allow me to humbly suggest: the savor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/summer-savory/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 23:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/summer-savory/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cashing Out]]></title><description><![CDATA[I&rsquo;m a straight&nbsp;woman in her early thirties dating a straight man in his late twenties. We&rsquo;ve been together for two years. We kept things casual for the first sixteen months or so. When we had our &ldquo;define the relationship&rdquo; talk he agreed to a &ldquo;no important secrets&rdquo; policy. The big secret I shared with him: I was engaged for a year, so I have an extremely bitter ex-fianc&eacute; out there. (I&rsquo;m friends with most of my other exes, while he hates all o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/cashing-out/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 19:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/cashing-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Try to Stay Cool, More Washington Journalists Strike over AI, and How Not to See ‘The Odyssey’ for the Right Reasons]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s a Hot One: Too hot even, dangerously for some. The city hasn&rsquo;t updated its summer heat safety website since August of last year, but it still has handy links to cooling centers and the like; just ignore all the old dates they mention. It&rsquo;s today and tomorrow that will be the worst according to the National Weather Service.Workers at State&rsquo;s Largest Employer (the State) to Walk Out: Governor Bob Ferguson&rsquo;s austerity fantasy met reality this weekend. The state w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-try-to-stay-cool-more-washington-journalists-strike-over-ai-and-how-not-to-see-the-odyssey-for-the-right-reasons/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-try-to-stay-cool-more-washington-journalists-strike-over-ai-and-how-not-to-see-the-odyssey-for-the-right-reasons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Slog Am: Try to Stay Cool, More Washington Journalists Strike over AI, and How Not to See ‘The Odyssey’ for the Right Reasons]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s a Hot One: Too hot even, dangerously for some. The city hasn&rsquo;t updated its summer heat safety website since August of last year, but it still has handy links to cooling centers and the like; just ignore all the old dates they mention. It&rsquo;s today and tomorrow that will be the worst according to the National Weather Service.Workers at State&rsquo;s Largest Employer (the State) to Walk Out: Governor Bob Ferguson&rsquo;s austerity fantasy met reality this weekend. The state w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-slog-am-try-to-stay-cool-more-washington-journalists-strike-over-ai-and-how-not-to-see-the-odyssey-for-the-right-reasons/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-slog-am-try-to-stay-cool-more-washington-journalists-strike-over-ai-and-how-not-to-see-the-odyssey-for-the-right-reasons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opinion: I didn’t move to Seattle for progressive politics. I moved here to survive.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last month, I was featured in an NPR article exploring America&rsquo;s growing phenomenon of &ldquo;ideological sorting.&rdquo; &ldquo;In a country that&rsquo;s growing ever-more polarized, the shifting demographics cut in both directions&mdash;and it is happening across the country,&rdquo; they wrote. &ldquo;In one study from 2022, researchers concluded that &lsquo;at no point since the Civil War have partisans been as clustered within individual states as today.&rsquo;&rdquo;&nbsp;I told NPR]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/opinion-i-didnt-move-to-seattle-for-progressive-politics-i-moved-here-to-survive/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/opinion-i-didnt-move-to-seattle-for-progressive-politics-i-moved-here-to-survive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The View From the Cheap Seats]]></title><description><![CDATA[We have looked forward for years to the World Cup coming to Seattle, and it finally swept through the city this summer.&nbsp;Much of Seattle&rsquo;s effort to become &ldquo;game ready&rdquo; felt like putting makeup on a pig&mdash;a spectacle more than a transformation&mdash;but we were excited nonetheless.<br />
We hit the streets to document the tournament the way most fans actually experienced it: not from stadium seats, but from sidewalks, bars, and community hosted events. We followed the crowds]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-view-from-the-cheap-seats/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 21:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-view-from-the-cheap-seats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stranger Suggests: Your Agenda This Week, July 20–July 26]]></title><description><![CDATA[MONDAY 7/20Vanishing Seattle +&nbsp; Collide-o-Scope(FILM) Two beloved institutions team up at Clock-Out Lounge for a celebration of Seattle&rsquo;s weird and wonderful past. Pop-culture conservators/video wizards Shane Wahlund and Michael Anderson of Collide-O-Scope are back with Vanishing Seattle curator/documentarian Cynthia Brothers for a night of civic memory and warped entertainment promising &ldquo;an all-new special concoction of vintage video, freaky film, and found-footage fun in cele]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-your-agenda-this-week-july-20july-26/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-your-agenda-this-week-july-20july-26/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Spain Wins the World Cup, the Iran War Keeps Escalating, and Diarrhea Lettuce Mystery Continues]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good Morning! After another weekend of perfect weather, the late summer nonsense is officially upon us this week: Temps will be in the 80s and 90s at least until Thursday, and we&rsquo;re expecting a blanket of wildfire smoke from the Canadian wildfires to finally hit Western Washington. Now is an excellent time to dust off that portable AC unit, check the filters in your air filters, and remind yourself that this only happens for a couple weeks out of the year.&nbsp;In the meantime, let&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-spain-wins-the-world-cup-the-iran-war-keeps-escalating-and-diarrhea-lettuce-mystery-continues/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 18:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-spain-wins-the-world-cup-the-iran-war-keeps-escalating-and-diarrhea-lettuce-mystery-continues/</guid></item><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><item><title><![CDATA[Sawant’s Ground Game Against Adam Smith Is Getting Red Hot ]]></title><description><![CDATA[On July 12, Columbia City experienced a hiphop/R&amp;B/funk event organized by Beatwalk. A festival held primarily on a closed off section of South Ferdinand Street, Beatwalk includes participation from small area businesses (including Island Soul and Taco City) and a good number of&nbsp; performances (including singer/pianist Darrius Willrich and The Double Dutch Divas). Because the weather was perfect&mdash;not too hot but lots of sun&mdash;people crowded the street, most of them Black, middl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/sawants-ground-game-against-adam-smith-is-getting-red-hot/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 23:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/sawants-ground-game-against-adam-smith-is-getting-red-hot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The WTF, Chocolate?! at Good Grief ]]></title><description><![CDATA[This story was originally published in The Stranger&rsquo;s July 2026 print issue.Upon perching myself at Good Grief&rsquo;s bar, my first thought is: This is what people mean by &ldquo;positive masculinity.&rdquo;Someone online called it bro-ey, but that&rsquo;s incorrect. It&rsquo;s masculine, sure, but the vibe stays friendly and accessible. The former Greater Good space is plastered with co-owner Matthew Gomez&rsquo;s goofy personality: Killer Mike&rsquo;s on the aux, tall wooden booths lin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-wtf-chocolate-at-good-grief/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-wtf-chocolate-at-good-grief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cat Rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[I&rsquo;ve been with&nbsp;my girlfriend for ten years. We moved in with each other three years ago. It&rsquo;s not working for me. I love my girlfriend. She&rsquo;s one of the kindest people I have ever met, slow to anger, and always listens first. We never fight, and I don&rsquo;t want to break up with her. I just want our relationship to look a little different. Three years ago, she suffered a health scare while we were on vacation. We have not gotten a good diagnosis, so she is doing her bes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/cat-rules/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/cat-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: White Supremacists Rally in Kirkland, Trump Buys Stock in Seattle’s Surveillance Camera Provider, and Us Prosecutors Roundup Dozens Connected to Assassination of Sikh Nationalist Leader]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Small Fascist Rally on a Kirkland Overpass: A couple dozen Patriot Front white supremacists waved their idiot signs on a 405 overpass on Saturday in another brilliant victory for the white race. You might remember these particular clowns from their Coeur d&rsquo;Alene circus in 2022 when 31 of them were arrested for conspiracy to riot outside a local Pride event as soon as they exited the back of a rented U-Haul. The group also marched around the America250 celebration in DC over the Fourth o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-white-supremacists-rally-in-kirkland-trump-buys-stock-in-seattles-surveillance-camera-provider-and-us-prosecutors-roundup-dozens-connected-to-assassination-of-sikh-nationalist-leader/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-white-supremacists-rally-in-kirkland-trump-buys-stock-in-seattles-surveillance-camera-provider-and-us-prosecutors-roundup-dozens-connected-to-assassination-of-sikh-nationalist-leader/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We’re Hiring!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Newspaper seeking one underling and one overlord: a staff news writer and an editor in chief.News writers should know about writing news, but preferably more than that. We&rsquo;re looking for a local-politics obsessive who isn&rsquo;t afraid to dig into a pile of documents or confront a politician with tough questions. You should also be a fast writer and a quick study who can tell a story with flair. This is a union position. Apply here.We&rsquo;d tell you to throw your hat in the ring for ed]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/were-hiring-2/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 22:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/were-hiring-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Washington Stonewall Democrats Want Organizations to “Revisit” Their Endorsements for Congressional Candidate Melissa Chaudhry]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t want you to publish this,&rdquo; Melissa Chaudhry, a candidate for US Congressional District 9, said during an explicitly on-the-record interview in The Stranger&rsquo;s conference room, &ldquo;but if elected, my personal plan and commitment is to be the first Green Party member of Congress that would switch parties while I&rsquo;m in office.&rdquo;&ldquo;This is on the record, by the way,&rdquo; an SECB member said. &ldquo;This whole meeting, this whole process is on the r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-washington-stonewall-democrats-want-organizations-to-revisit-their-endorsements-for-congressional-candidate-melissa-chaudhry/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-washington-stonewall-democrats-want-organizations-to-revisit-their-endorsements-for-congressional-candidate-melissa-chaudhry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stranger Suggests: Your Agenda This Week, July 13–July 19]]></title><description><![CDATA[MONDAY 7/13Sincere Engineer, Ways Away, Smug LLCChicago indie punk band Sincere Engineer has a song for every occasion.(MUSIC) If you like fast-paced, pop-punk-tinged rock songs about fucking up, falling in love, and/or finding joy in watching your enemies suffer, then you may already be in love with Chicago&rsquo;s Sincere Engineer. The Hopeless Records act, led by vocalist/guitarist Deanna Belos, has an anthem for every major life milestone. Feeling like a failure and spiraling? &ldquo;Trust]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-your-agenda-this-week-july-13july-19/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-your-agenda-this-week-july-13july-19/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Senator Lindsay Graham Is Dead, So Is Dr. Grant, but Mitch McConnell Might Not Be]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good Morning! The sun is shining, NDAs are expiring. It&rsquo;s summer in Seattle. We&rsquo;ve got a week&rsquo;s worth of central-casting summer weather coming up (high 70s, low 80s, barely a cloud in the sky), so go do summer things while we&rsquo;re still free from the grip of smoke season.&nbsp;But first, the news.&nbsp;Grinder Loses Its Favorite Soldier: Senator Lindsey Graham died on Saturday at 71. The medical examiner in DC said he likely died from an aortic dissection, which is sudden,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-senator-lindsay-graham-is-dead-so-is-dr-grant-but-mitch-mcconnell-might-not-be/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 18:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-senator-lindsay-graham-is-dead-so-is-dr-grant-but-mitch-mcconnell-might-not-be/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I, Anonymous: Not Your NPCs]]></title><description><![CDATA[To every bar owner, club promoter, and weekend warrior who treats Pioneer Square like it&rsquo;s a consequence-free entertainment district: People actually fucking live here.We aren&rsquo;t NPCs in the background of your Saturday night. We aren&rsquo;t just the lights in the apartment windows above the bars. Those are our homes.Every weekend it&rsquo;s the same story: outdoor speakers blasting into residential buildings, people screaming in the streets at 1:00 a.m., engines revving, horns, fire]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/i-anonymous-not-your-npcs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 22:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/i-anonymous-not-your-npcs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brewed Awakening]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have no thesis for this piece other than that I just really like Espresso Martinis right now.&nbsp;Yes, they&rsquo;ve been around forever (since the early &rsquo;80s when London bartender Dick Bradsell allegedly invented them after a supermodel asked for &ldquo;something to wake me up, then fuck me up&rdquo;). They go in and out of fashion. I&rsquo;m not sure if they are on trend right now, but who cares. Even the bad ones are pretty good, and the good ones are fantastic. The classic preparat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/brewed-awakening/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/brewed-awakening/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: July 10–12, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[We&rsquo;re here to help you make the most out of your weekend, offering cheap &lsquo;n&rsquo; easy suggestions from Ballard Music &amp; Seafoodfest to the Hot Off the Press Book Fair and from the West Seattle Summer Fest to the West Seattle Saunter. For more ideas, check out our top picks of the week.FRIDAYLIVE MUSICThe Milagro Secreto Lobby Session w/ DJ Coffin Birth &amp; Mesa by Carlos<br />
Local band Milagro Secreto made their debut at Hotel Crocodile back in April at the fifth Night of Latin M]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-july-1012-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-july-1012-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Another Bad Day for Boeing, the Hobbit Inn near Lake Chelan Is Now Ash, Madison Square Garden’s Big Gay Security Dossier  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Standard Ryanair Flight: A Ryanair flight from Thessaloniki, Greece to Memmingen, Germany had to make an emergency landing after a piece of the engine broke off, flew at a window, and dislodged it, nearly sucking a passenger out of the plane right after takeoff. His head and shoulders were out the window, according to Greece&rsquo;s Athens New Agency. His seatbelt and other passengers kept him inside the plane. The plane was a Boeing 737. Another day in paradise for our local airplane manufactu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-another-bad-day-for-boeing-the-hobbit-inn-near-lake-chelan-is-now-ash-madison-square-gardens-big-gay-security-dossier/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-another-bad-day-for-boeing-the-hobbit-inn-near-lake-chelan-is-now-ash-madison-square-gardens-big-gay-security-dossier/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Graham Platner Suspends Senate Campaign After Rape Allegation, Trump Says Iran Ceasefire Is Over, Congresswoman Marie Gluesenkamp Perez Goes Bananas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Platner Out: Graham Platner suspended his campaign for Senate in Maine. He once again proved that when a man is publicly accused of rape, people will fall over themselves to wave away that accusation. Novelly, he also proved that same man can have a Totenkopf tattoo&mdash;the Nazi skull and crossbones those familiar with the obscure film franchise Indiana Jones would recognize&mdash;and play dumb about its meaning, despite his ex-girlfriend and former political director knowing what it was befo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-graham-platner-suspends-senate-campaign-after-rape-allegation-trump-says-iran-ceasefire-is-over-congresswoman-marie-gluesenkamp-perez-goes-bananas/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 18:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-graham-platner-suspends-senate-campaign-after-rape-allegation-trump-says-iran-ceasefire-is-over-congresswoman-marie-gluesenkamp-perez-goes-bananas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pop Loser: Happy Birthday to the Woman Who Ate 280 Macarons in One Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome back to Pop Loser! The biggest news in music this week was that Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce got married, but given the negative feedback I&rsquo;ve gotten from writing about Swift in the past, I decided to play it safe and celebrate a less divisive woman in music: Courtney Love. In honor of her birthday this Thursday, I will revisit the misunderstood time she threw her MAC compact at Madonna. Plus, Ballard Music &amp; Seafoodfest is this weekend, the Hildegard festival lineup has drop]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/pop-loser-happy-birthday-to-the-woman-who-ate-280-macarons-in-one-week/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/pop-loser-happy-birthday-to-the-woman-who-ate-280-macarons-in-one-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Saw U: Talking Shit in Tacoma, Getting Beer at the Mariners Game, and Looking Like Armie Hammer at the Bus Stop]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cute guy waiting for the 70 bus in Eastlake<br />
We made eye contact as I walked by wearing blue striped overalls. U looked like Armie Hammer, minus the cannibalism (I hope). Wish we had talked!Tuxedo femme at Wild Rose Pride, Friday.<br />
You approached me and said &ldquo;I looked important&rdquo;. We exchanged names but no other info. Want to meet up and learn more about each other?We Met In The Beer Line at The Mariners Game and I Wish I Got Your Number!<br />
You were wearing a Boston Red Sox jersey and we]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/i-saw-u-talking-shit-in-tacoma-getting-beer-at-the-mariners-game-and-looking-like-armie-hammer-at-the-bus-stop/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/i-saw-u-talking-shit-in-tacoma-getting-beer-at-the-mariners-game-and-looking-like-armie-hammer-at-the-bus-stop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bainbridge Island Police Department Women’s Self-Defense Instructor Charged with Domestic Violence ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bainbridge Island Police Department Sergeant Charles McCarty has been placed on administrative leave pending a criminal investigation after he was arrested in Seaside, Oregon in April and charged with domestic violence assault, harassment, and DUI after allegedly pushing his girlfriend down onto concrete.McCarty, who served as a Jefferson County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office deputy for 17 years before he joined Bainbridge Island PD in 2018, serves as a weapons instructor for the department, providing]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/bainbridge-island-police-department-womens-self-defense-instructor-charged-with-domestic-violence/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/bainbridge-island-police-department-womens-self-defense-instructor-charged-with-domestic-violence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With Seattle’s World Cup Over, Mayor Katie Wilson Turns Off Stadium District Cameras]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well, the 22 police cameras in the Stadium District are off, which is what Mayor Katie Wilson promised to do once the World Cup and its &ldquo;credible threats&rdquo; were gone. The Seattle Police Department won&rsquo;t be able to turn them on itself. But the camera boxes, the modems, the routers, the cooling fans, and the Linux computers are still powered, according to the mayor&rsquo;s office.Wouldn&rsquo;t it be cool if&hellip; they were gone?That&rsquo;s what the 40-ish advocates, activists]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/with-seattles-world-cup-over-mayor-katie-wilson-turns-off-stadium-district-cameras/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 19:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/with-seattles-world-cup-over-mayor-katie-wilson-turns-off-stadium-district-cameras/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cyber Grrrl]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cyberdecks are having a moment in the zeitgeist. The name refers to custom DIY computers&mdash;often small and aesthetic&mdash;housed in everything from lunchboxes and jewelry boxes to repurposed makeup cases and toys. They&rsquo;re designed to perform specific tasks: You can surf the web or stream media, build a portable vlogging rig or distraction-free writing device, all without having your data exposed&mdash;or having to lug around a laptop.&nbsp;The first fictional &ldquo;cyberspace decks&]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/cyber-grrrl/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/cyber-grrrl/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Seattle Enjoyed Its First Murder-Free Month Since 1970, Mamdani Tells Platner to Give Up Already, Trump Resumes the War With Iran ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I want to say this with all my heart, but the World Cup has been nothing but a blessing to the United States. Yes, we lost badly on Monday, July 6. But we can blame Trump for that. He cursed the USMNT in much the same way he cursed the New York Knicks in Game 3 (that series should have been swept). Trump also totally cursed the country&rsquo;s 250th anniversary by making it all about himself. But the National Mall fiasco, the algae at the Lincoln Memorial, the passport bullshit (he couldn&rsquo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-seattle-enjoyed-its-first-murder-free-month-since-1970-mamdani-tells-platner-to-give-up-already-trump-resumes-the-war-with-iran-2/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 18:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-seattle-enjoyed-its-first-murder-free-month-since-1970-mamdani-tells-platner-to-give-up-already-trump-resumes-the-war-with-iran-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Seattle Enjoyed Its First-Murder Free Month Since 1970, Mamdani Tells Platner to Give Up Already, Trump Resumes the War With Iran ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I want to say this with all my heart, but the World Cup has been nothing but a blessing to the United States. Yes, we lost badly on Monday, July 6. But we can blame Trump for that. He cursed the USMNT in much the same way he cursed the New York Knicks in Game 3 (that series should have been swept). Trump also totally cursed the country&rsquo;s 250th anniversary by making it all about himself. But the National Mall fiasco, the algae at the Lincoln Memorial, the passport bullshit (he couldn&rsquo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-seattle-enjoyed-its-first-murder-free-month-since-1970-mamdani-tells-platner-to-give-up-already-trump-resumes-the-war-with-iran/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 18:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-seattle-enjoyed-its-first-murder-free-month-since-1970-mamdani-tells-platner-to-give-up-already-trump-resumes-the-war-with-iran/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watching the Cursed US Men’s National Team Lose at a Seattle World Cup Watch Party]]></title><description><![CDATA[A pall hung over Seattle&rsquo;s last World Cup match on Monday. This was supposed to be the day. The US Men&rsquo;s National Team had the chance to go further in the tournament than they had in 24 years. Seattle, which had been the hidden gem of World Cup host cities&mdash;our novel, semi-functional transit system and a stadium that is not marooned in a suburban parking lot pleased the world&mdash;had a chance to be the center of it. On a stunning 80-plus degree day no less.&nbsp;But then FIFA]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/watching-the-cursed-us-mens-national-team-lose-at-a-seattle-world-cup-watch-party/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 01:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/watching-the-cursed-us-mens-national-team-lose-at-a-seattle-world-cup-watch-party/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watching the Cursed US Men National’s Team Lose at a Seattle World Cup Watch Party]]></title><description><![CDATA[A pall hung over Seattle&rsquo;s last World Cup match on Monday. This was supposed to be the day. The US Men&rsquo;s National Team had the chance to go further in the tournament than they had in 24 years. Seattle, which had been the hidden gem of World Cup host cities&mdash;our novel, semi-functional transit system and a stadium that is not marooned in a suburban parking lot pleased the world&mdash;had a chance to be the center of it. On a stunning 80-plus degree day no less.&nbsp;But then FIFA]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/watching-the-cursed-us-men-nationals-team-lose-at-a-seattle-world-cup-watch-party/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 01:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/watching-the-cursed-us-men-nationals-team-lose-at-a-seattle-world-cup-watch-party/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de Triomphe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Zookraught is one of the most exciting bands in Seattle. With every show, they pull more people aboard the Zooktrain, luring curious onlookers in with their in-your-face punky, funky dance rock. Three songs into their two-night album release party in May, the Sunset&rsquo;s walls started to drip with sweat from the relentless mess of moshing, dancing, and crowdsurfing for an hour straight. I love Zookraught! And I know you will, too. So, as Zookraught prepared to head out on a month-long Europe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/tour-de-triomphe/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/tour-de-triomphe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harbor Island Studios Has New Operators]]></title><description><![CDATA[Harbor Island Studios, the region&rsquo;s only publicly-owned stage, has new operators.&nbsp;Kirk Nordenstrom and Kris Flink, the Executive Director and Director of Operations of the local film nonprofit CREATE48, will officially oversee facilities, operations, and productions. The news was officially announced on Tuesday morning by &nbsp;King County Executive Girmay Zahilay, providing another temporary reprieve for the studio.&nbsp;However, how long the duo can operate the space is still in li]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/harbor-island-studios-has-new-operators/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 19:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/harbor-island-studios-has-new-operators/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Third Railed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cis het woman&nbsp;here. I got extremely angry today because a guy I&rsquo;ve been seeing (let&rsquo;s call him &ldquo;Cam&rdquo;) in a MFM triad for the past ten years started to film me giving head to my other male partner (call him &ldquo;Stan&rdquo;) without asking. I only have two &ldquo;third rail&rdquo; boundaries, Dan, and one of them is no photography. This happened one other time, a few years ago, when Cam started videotaping Stan fucking me. Stan noticed and told Cam to stop. Both ti]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/third-railed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/third-railed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: A New Tar Sands Pipeline Is Slated for Washington’s Shores, Graham Platner May Drop Out over Sexual Assault Allegations, and the US National Team Ends Seattle’s World Cup with a Whimper]]></title><description><![CDATA[Boeing Lost Another Major Defense Contract: The Boeing Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS), the radar-dished plane you may remember smoldering on a Middle Eastern tarmac after the US Air Force gravely underestimated their Iranian counterparts, is on the way out for NATO, Reuters reports. The US-dominated alliance chose Swedish manufacturer Saab as a replacement for their aging fleet of flying radar bases. Sweden abandoned its long history of neutrality (they didn&rsquo;t fight the Nazis]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-a-new-tar-sands-pipeline-is-slated-for-washingtons-shores-graham-platner-may-drop-out-over-sexual-assault-allegations-and-the-us-national-team-ends-seattles-world-cup-with-a-whimper/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-a-new-tar-sands-pipeline-is-slated-for-washingtons-shores-graham-platner-may-drop-out-over-sexual-assault-allegations-and-the-us-national-team-ends-seattles-world-cup-with-a-whimper/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Stranger’s Summer Drinking Guide!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seattle&rsquo;s full of places to drink and lounge in the sun, but if you&rsquo;re thinking it&rsquo;s a nice day to chill on a patio, chances are so is everyone else. Patios, rooftop bars, back decks&mdash;they all fill up fast around here, so we cobbled together some of our reliable favorites for the next time you end up patio hopping. And, because this is Seattle, we&rsquo;ve also included a selection of anti-patios for you sun-loathing, Vitamin D-deprived vampires (complimentary).Perihelion]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-strangers-summer-drinking-guide/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-strangers-summer-drinking-guide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This July, Eat the Real American Classics]]></title><description><![CDATA[This story was originally published in The Stranger&rsquo;s July 2026 print issue.&nbsp;It&rsquo;s the month where we celebrate the birth of this complicated nation, and if you&rsquo;re feeling mixed emotions about how to commemorate the US&rsquo;s semiquincentennial (250th!), I have a solid game plan for you.&nbsp;This July, I&rsquo;m taking special aim at American food classics made even better by Asian American chefs in the city. These spots show us that Asian Americans really do be taking t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/this-july-eat-the-real-american-classics/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/this-july-eat-the-real-american-classics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stranger Suggests: Your Agenda This Week, July 6–July 12]]></title><description><![CDATA[MONDAY 7/6Seattle Chamber Music Society&rsquo;s Tasting Notes: J. Kenji Lopez-Alt(FOOD) We all know Kenji as a NYT Best-Selling, James Beard Award&ndash;winning author, chef, content creator, and newish Seattleite, but fun fact: He was once on track to be a virtuoso violinist, and he still dabbles in the classical sphere. L&oacute;pez-Alt&rsquo;s talents in food and music harmonize beautifully in his role as the impresario behind Seattle Chamber Music Society&rsquo;s Tasting Notes series, and i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-your-agenda-this-week-july-6july-12/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-your-agenda-this-week-july-6july-12/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: The World Cup Is Coming Back to Seattle, Trump’s Party Didn’t Go to Plan, and the Millionaires Tax Got on the November Ballot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good morning! The Fourth of July weekend is over, which means we have at least two more weeks of hearing surprise fireworks at 1 a.m. After some perfect, mild weather this weekend, we&rsquo;re spiking into the 80s just for today. It&rsquo;s a good day to remember that we&rsquo;re surrounded by water on three sides. Get in it, on it, or around it.&nbsp;Let&rsquo;s do the news.&nbsp;It&rsquo;s Seattle&rsquo;s Last World Cup Game: And USMNT is back. The US team is playing Belgium in the knockout R]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-the-world-cup-is-coming-back-to-seattle-trumps-party-didnt-go-to-plan-and-the-millionaires-tax-got-on-the-november-ballot/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 18:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-the-world-cup-is-coming-back-to-seattle-trumps-party-didnt-go-to-plan-and-the-millionaires-tax-got-on-the-november-ballot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Stranger’s Noise Complaint: Episode One]]></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.On Spotify,&nbsp;here.This week&rsquo;s episode is IROIRO.Led by members of the inimitable IQU, Michiko Swiggs (s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-strangers-noise-complaint-episode-one/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 08:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-strangers-noise-complaint-episode-one/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Things to Do in July: This &amp; That]]></title><description><![CDATA[Want more? Here&rsquo;s everything we recommend this month:&nbsp;Music,&nbsp;Visual Art,&nbsp;Literature,&nbsp;Performance,&nbsp;Film,&nbsp;Food, and&nbsp;This &amp; That.West Seattle Summer Fest<br />
July 10&ndash;12<br />
If you grew up in West Seattle, Summer Fest meant the true beginning of summer. It meant running into teachers outside of school (gasp!). It meant cracking open my piggy bank to buy used CDs at Easy Street&rsquo;s sidewalk sale, an ice cream cone at Husky Deli, and tacky accessories fr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/things-to-do-in-july-this-amp-that/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 22:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/things-to-do-in-july-this-amp-that/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Things to Do in July: Visual Art]]></title><description><![CDATA[Want more? Here&rsquo;s everything we recommend this month:&nbsp;Music,&nbsp;Visual Art,&nbsp;Literature,&nbsp;Performance,&nbsp;Film,&nbsp;Food, and&nbsp;This &amp; That.Lotus L. Kang: I hear the hollow boom of time<br />
Through Sept 27<br />
Deep within the Frye, there&rsquo;s a curious contraption: a delicate, industrial light- and color-casting machine made of yards and yards of 35-mm film spooled around a motorized, powder-coated steel-and-aluminum frame that slowly turns, scattering the soft glow of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/things-to-do-in-july-visual-art/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 22:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/things-to-do-in-july-visual-art/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Things to Do in July: Performance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Want more? Here&rsquo;s everything we recommend this month:&nbsp;Music,&nbsp;Visual Art,&nbsp;Literature,&nbsp;Performance,&nbsp;Film,&nbsp;Food, and&nbsp;This &amp; That.Dolly Parton Fourth of July Drag Brunch<br />
July 5<br />
There is only one way to celebrate the 4th of July this year without looking like a nationalist fool: the Dolly Parton Drag Brunch at Emerald City Comedy Club. The club will morph into a utopian America where Mrs. Backwoods Barbie is our president, our flag is rainbow, and drag qu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/things-to-do-in-july-performance/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 22:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/things-to-do-in-july-performance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Things to Do in July: Literature]]></title><description><![CDATA[Want more? Here&rsquo;s everything we recommend this month:&nbsp;Music,&nbsp;Visual Art,&nbsp;Literature,&nbsp;Performance,&nbsp;Film,&nbsp;Food, and&nbsp;This &amp; That.Chuck Tingle<br />
July 7<br />
A visionary writer of such titles as I&rsquo;m Gay for My Living Billionaire Jet Plane, Slammed in the Butthole by My Concept of Linear Time, and, my personal favorite, Pounded in the Butt by My Handsome Sentient Library Card Who Seems Otherworldly but in Reality Is Just a Natural Part of the Priceless Reso]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/things-to-do-in-july-literature/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 22:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/things-to-do-in-july-literature/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Things to Do in July: Food]]></title><description><![CDATA[Want more? Here&rsquo;s everything we recommend this month:&nbsp;Music,&nbsp;Visual Art,&nbsp;Literature,&nbsp;Performance,&nbsp;Film,&nbsp;Food, and&nbsp;This &amp; That.Seattle Chamber Music Society&rsquo;s Tasting Notes: J. Kenji L&oacute;pez-Alt<br />
July 6<br />
We all know Kenji as a NYT Best-Selling, James Beard Award&ndash;winning author, chef, content creator, and newish Seattleite, but fun fact: He was once on track to be a virtuoso violinist, and he still dabbles in the classical sphere. L&oacu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/things-to-do-in-july-food/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 22:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/things-to-do-in-july-food/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Things to Do in July: Film]]></title><description><![CDATA[Want more? Here&rsquo;s everything we recommend this month:&nbsp;Music,&nbsp;Visual Art,&nbsp;Literature,&nbsp;Performance,&nbsp;Film,&nbsp;Food, and&nbsp;This &amp; That.The Odyssey<br />
Wide Release July 16<br />
Elon Musk, is, as you&rsquo;ve probably already heard, totally pissed that Christopher Nolan cast a Black woman, Lupita Nyong&rsquo;o, to play Helen of Troy in his adaptation of Homer&rsquo;s Odyssey. Indeed, Musk went as far as to say that Nolan, a moderate Brit by any measure, desecrated one]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/things-to-do-in-july-film/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 22:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/things-to-do-in-july-film/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Things to Do in July: Music]]></title><description><![CDATA[Want more? Here&rsquo;s everything we recommend this month:&nbsp;Music,&nbsp;Visual Art,&nbsp;Literature,&nbsp;Performance,&nbsp;Film,&nbsp;Food, and&nbsp;This &amp; That.Say Goodbye to Wall of Sound<br />
Through July 31<br />
Over the last 36 years, Wall of Sound has been one of Seattle&rsquo;s greatest music retailers for people whose tastes migrate far below the mainstream. Tragically, due to an exorbitant rent increase and declining sales, the store&rsquo;s two ultra-knowledgeable owners, Jeffery Tayl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/things-to-do-in-july-music/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 22:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/things-to-do-in-july-music/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State Supreme Court Candidate’s (Probably) AI-Generated Website Invented a Fake Sitting Justice, Who May Also Be an AI Musician]]></title><description><![CDATA[Back in early April, as lawyers, judges, and governor-appointed justices announced their candidacy for the historic number of Washington State Supreme Court positions up for grabs this election, I noticed something odd. Attorney Scott Edwards, a lawyer who lost the fight against the state&rsquo;s new capital gains tax now running for Supreme Court, Justice Position No. 1 against Gov. Bob Ferguson-appointee Justice Colleen Melody, either had his facts tragically wrong or had generated the text o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/state-supreme-court-candidates-probably-ai-generated-website-invented-a-fake-sitting-justice-who-may-also-be-an-ai-musician/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/state-supreme-court-candidates-probably-ai-generated-website-invented-a-fake-sitting-justice-who-may-also-be-an-ai-musician/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Ultra-Improvisionist]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seattle multi-instrumentalist Morgan Henderson has played baroque folk rock to hundreds of thousands all over the world with Fleet Foxes and held down the low end with hell-raising post-hardcore cult faves the Blood Brothers, reflecting his tremendous range and ability to adapt. Despite these high-profile gigs, Henderson remains off many folks&rsquo; radars. He still isn&rsquo;t a household name, though the bands for whom he plays bass, cello, bass clarinet, and saxophone are.&nbsp;Not that thi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-ultra-improvisionist/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-ultra-improvisionist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Fourth of July Weekend: July 3–5, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whether you&rsquo;re excited to celebrate the Fourth or you&rsquo;re simply stoked for a long weekend, we suggest you soak up some sun at spectacular events from the Seattle Paddle Rave to Seafair 4th of July and from the Seattle Center Classical festival to the Tianguis Market. For more ideas, check out our top picks of the week.FRIDAYCOMEDYXavier Smith and Friends<br />
No sports fans, Rams&rsquo; wide receiver Xavier Smith doesn&rsquo;t do comedy in his spare time. This is Seattle&rsquo;s Xavier S]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-fourth-of-july-weekend-july-35-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-fourth-of-july-weekend-july-35-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where to Scream in July]]></title><description><![CDATA[La Resistencia Benefit Show<br />
July 2<br />
After getting an eyeful of art at the Pioneer Square First Thursday Art Walk, head to Baba Yaga for a La Resistencia benefit show with Tripe, Hate Knife, Mussel, and headliners CLUTZ, a clown crew of weirdos (in a good way) who rap about eating billionaires and &ldquo;walking the line between cringe and cunt.&rdquo; Sometimes dancing can feel just as cathartic as screaming. (Baba Yaga, 8 pm, 21+)No War. No Kings.<br />
July 4<br />
Those sign-wavers you see every Saturday]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/where-to-scream-in-july/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/where-to-scream-in-july/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welcome to The Stranger’s July Issue]]></title><description><![CDATA[We don&rsquo;t know how it happened, but it&rsquo;s election season again. The season when the Stranger Election Control Board, our intrepid team of political obsessives, drags our elected officials (and aspiring electeds) into our un-airconditioned conference room to interrogate them, eat their bribes, and, ultimately, tell all of Seattle how to vote. &nbsp;We aren&rsquo;t electing any executives this year&mdash;no mayors or governors or county execs&mdash;so this election is all about legisla]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/welcome-to-the-strangers-july-issue/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/welcome-to-the-strangers-july-issue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s the End of the KCRHA as We Know It]]></title><description><![CDATA[King County Executive Girmay Zahilay and Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson announced at a Wednesday press conference a three-step plan to &ldquo;stabilize, right size, and reset&rdquo; the King County Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA) after a damning forensic audit found the agency was running a $45 million deficit and had lost track of $13 million in funds. The audit was bad enough that a few politicians called to scrap the agency. Wilson and Zahilay have stopped short of that, but the KCRHA as]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/its-the-end-of-the-kcrha-as-we-know-it/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 20:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/its-the-end-of-the-kcrha-as-we-know-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arts Districts Galore! Concerned Artists! (And Does Seattle Finally Have a Style Scene?)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Congratulations are in order for Georgetown, which just received official designation as one of the city&rsquo;s five Arts and Cultural Districts, and to Pioneer Square, which received a similar (but different) designation at the state level, as the newest of Washington&rsquo;s 25 Creative Districts. What does that mean, practically? Recognition opens the doors for more grants and funding, invites increased arts programming (and art tourists), and hopefully helps create and preserve a bunch of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/arts-districts-galore-concerned-artists-and-does-seattle-finally-have-a-style-scene/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/arts-districts-galore-concerned-artists-and-does-seattle-finally-have-a-style-scene/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: US Soccer Team Coming Back to Seattle, Trump or Vance Are Not Coming to Watch Them, Amazon’s Carbon Emissions Jumped 16 Percent Last Year Over Data Centers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger&rsquo;s primary election endorsements are out! You can read them here.The concept of fair elections has me feeling almost patriotic ahead of the Big 250, and boy am I pumped. If any of you patriots can&rsquo;t make it to the Great American State Fair and are consumed by FOMO, try this: Find an empty public park, blast some Flo Rida, and salute the empty air. It&rsquo;ll be exactly like the real thing (according to CNN, Trump was &ldquo;enraged&rdquo; by the thin crowd at his kickof]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-us-soccer-team-coming-back-to-seattle-trump-or-vance-are-not-coming-to-watch-them-amazons-carbon-emissions-jumped-16-percent-last-year-over-data-centers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-us-soccer-team-coming-back-to-seattle-trump-or-vance-are-not-coming-to-watch-them-amazons-carbon-emissions-jumped-16-percent-last-year-over-data-centers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Stranger’s 2026 Primary Election Endorsements]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s that time of year again&mdash;time for you to get mad at us. The Stranger Election Control Board has weighed hearts against feathers, consulted the oracles, and spoken with the pentagram on the floor of our office, appealing to all gods but reason, to arrive at our conclusions. Dozens sought our favor, most of them fools. Guess who? Washington is what happens when a liberal wishes upon a monkey&rsquo;s paw. Democrats effectively control all three branches of government, and store the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-strangers-2026-primary-election-endorsements/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-strangers-2026-primary-election-endorsements/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Stranger Election Control Board 2026 Primary Election Cheat Sheet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read every endorsement here!FederalUnited States Representative, Congressional District 1<br />
Suzan DelBeneUnited States Representative, Congressional District 7<br />
Pramila JayapalUnited States Representative, Congressional District 8&nbsp;<br />
Kim SchrierUnited States Representative, Congressional District 9<br />
Kshama Sawant&nbsp;StateLegislative District No. 11, State Representative Position No. 1<br />
Ashley FedanLegislative District No. 32, State Representative Position No. 1<br />
Keith ScullyLegislative District]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-stranger-election-control-board-2026-primary-election-cheat-sheet/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-stranger-election-control-board-2026-primary-election-cheat-sheet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Vote!]]></title><description><![CDATA[OBJECT<br />
To elect the fewest number of freaks, weirdos, hacks, and losers to create a somewhat functional government.CONTENTS<br />
1 Voter Registration<br />
1 Ballot<br />
1 Return Envelope<br />
1 Pen<br />
1 Ballot Box<br />
1 Stranger Election<br />
Control Board Voter<br />
Guide or Cheat Sheet<br />
1 ElectionINITIAL ASSEMBLY<br />
Before filling out their (1) ballot, each player registers online at votewa.gov or in person at the County Elections Office in Renton or at a vote center. Players require a Washington State driver&rsquo;s license, ID car]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/how-to-vote-2/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/how-to-vote-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Smooth Operator]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the summer of 2023, Aaron Lindstrom became a free agent. After a decade working in the chocolate industry, the former director of chocolate experiences at Theo Chocolate lost his job when the Fremont factory closed its doors. He decided to put his r&eacute;sum&eacute; to work and start his own chocolate biz, starting with importing ethically sourced, single-origin cacao from Colombia and Peru. But because his other great love is music, it would also be a venue, he imagined, as well as a dayt]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/smooth-operator/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/smooth-operator/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beware the Wrap-Thieving Ostrich]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear neighbor,I know you saw five-foot-two-inch me struggling. Stretching and straining in vain to get my fingers around the last spicy lentil wrap at our neighborhood Trader Joe&rsquo;s. Its delicious sauce calling to me from the very, very back of the top shelf in the prepared foods section.<br />
Oh yes, I know you saw me trying in vain to use some inferior sub-type sandwich to grab and drag that spicy lentil wrap to where I could reach it. But did you help? No. Instead, your six-foot-two-inch ass]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/beware-the-wrap-thieving-ostrich/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/beware-the-wrap-thieving-ostrich/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pop Loser: Josie and the Pussycats &gt; The Beatles]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome back to Pop Loser! This week, Ben Gibbard pissed people off by saying that the Velvet Underground is better than the Beatles. While I wholeheartedly agree, saying that anyone is &ldquo;better than the Beatles&rdquo; is a tired rage-bait tactic. But while we&rsquo;re here, I also believe that Josie and the Pussycats are better than the Beatles. Heavens to Betsy are better than the Beatles. The Smiths are better than the Beatles. Madonna is better than the Beatles. Are you fuming? Good. K]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/pop-loser-josie-and-the-pussycats-gt-the-beatles/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/pop-loser-josie-and-the-pussycats-gt-the-beatles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Things To Do in Seattle This Month: July 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whether July makes you think of hot dogs and fireworks, air-conditioned movie theaters, outdoor concerts and performances, or ice-cold beverages, you&rsquo;ll find tons of things to do this month that will allow you to soak up that coveted Seattle sunshine now that summer is in full effect. As we do every month, we&rsquo;ve compiled the biggest events you need to know about in every genre, from Deep Sea Diver and Nation of Language to Hell&rsquo;s Kitchen and from the Bite of Seattle to the Sea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-things-to-do-in-seattle-this-month-july-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-things-to-do-in-seattle-this-month-july-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yes, Hannah Murphy Winter Is Leaving The Stranger]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have woken up in the very unenviable position of having to write Slog AM, our daily news roundup, the morning after news broke that our editor, Hannah Murphy Winter, is leaving The Stranger.Instead of letting other outlets talk around it, and skipping the headline entirely, let me just say, straight from the source: It is true, management will be replacing Hannah, and I am furious.&nbsp;The growth The Stranger has shown, especially in the past year, is due in no small part to the trust and vi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/yes-hannah-murphy-winter-is-leaving-the-stranger/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 19:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/yes-hannah-murphy-winter-is-leaving-the-stranger/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Trump Made a Billion in Crypto, Idaho Opens Execution Chamber, and WA Cares Fund Opens]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good morning!&nbsp;I have woken up in the very unenviable position of having to write Slog AM, our daily news roundup, the morning after news broke that our editor, Hannah Murphy Winter, is leaving The Stranger. Yes, it&rsquo;s true. And I have a lot of feelings about it here.And now, the news:A Grifter Grifts: Trump reportedly made $1.2 BILLION WITH A B from crypto in 2025. When asked about the money&mdash;while taking the maiden voyage on the $400 million Air Force One gifted to him by the Qa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-trump-made-a-billion-in-crypto-idaho-opens-execution-chamber-and-wa-cares-fund-opens/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 19:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-trump-made-a-billion-in-crypto-idaho-opens-execution-chamber-and-wa-cares-fund-opens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Local Journalists Win New Contract After Strike, Mayor Wilson Endorses Candidates in Legislative Races, and SCOTUS Upholds Birthright Citizenship, Trans Sports Bans]]></title><description><![CDATA[SCOTUS Rulings are All Over the Map: The court upheld birthright citizenship, which is good, because white supremacists were trying to overturn the precedent to purge the country of millions of people and disenfranchise voters. The vote was 5-4, though, which is too close for comfort. The justices also greenlit the president to fire the heads of independent federal agencies without cause, which is bad, and unanimously upheld laws in Idaho and West Virginia banning transgender athletes from wome]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-local-journalists-win-new-contract-after-strike-mayor-wilson-endorses-candidates-in-legislative-races-and-scotus-upholds-birthright-citizenship-trans-sports-bans/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-local-journalists-win-new-contract-after-strike-mayor-wilson-endorses-candidates-in-legislative-races-and-scotus-upholds-birthright-citizenship-trans-sports-bans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Picked a Right-Wing ICE Lawyer for Western Washington’s Top Federal Cop ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The office of US attorney is the top cop for each of the nation&rsquo;s federal court districts. It&rsquo;s an incredibly important office, but right now in the Western District of Washington we don&rsquo;t technically have anyone doing the job.That&rsquo;s because the Trump administration went against the established tradition&mdash;and political realism&mdash;of appointing someone the district&rsquo;s senators are willing to confirm. Trump&rsquo;s pick for liberal Western Washington is right-]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/trump-picked-a-right-wing-ice-lawyer-for-western-washingtons-top-federal-cop/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/trump-picked-a-right-wing-ice-lawyer-for-western-washingtons-top-federal-cop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Last Cigarette]]></title><description><![CDATA[Illustrations by Pablo IglesiasThe Frenchman CheeredFor most of my life, I haven&rsquo;t so much as touched a cigarette. I shared one with a couple of friends in high school at a sleepover, barely inhaled anything, and never looked back. But last year, I went to Paris for my 34th birthday. I couldn&rsquo;t resist the glamour of smoking in Europe. Unfortunately, I loved it. When I shared a pistachio Paris-Brest with my girlfriend on a park bench near the P&egrave;re Lachaise Cemetery while smoki]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-last-cigarette/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 22:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-last-cigarette/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stranger Suggests: Your Agenda This Week, June 29–July 5]]></title><description><![CDATA[MONDAY 6/29Recuperate From Pride With SnacksMEGAN SELING(FOOD &amp; DRINK) Pride weekend was exhausting. The Stranger was passing out papers during Sunday&rsquo;s parade, and I am still sore from walking and yelling, &ldquo;Who wants a free germaphobe-approved guide to eating ass?!&rdquo; for four hours. I need a nutritious, life-affirming snack. All month, local eateries have been serving up colorful treats to celebrate Pride. (The best I&rsquo;ve sampled so far is the rainbow concha at Tacos]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-your-agenda-this-week-june-29july-5/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-your-agenda-this-week-june-29july-5/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Supreme Court Saves Mail-In Voting, Europeans Love Seattle, and We Have Budget Holes Everywhere]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good morning! Pride weekend is over, and you&rsquo;re still standing. Hungover? Maybe. Exhausted? Definitely. Finding glitter places it really shouldn&rsquo;t be? Most likely. (Didn&rsquo;t get the glitter person&rsquo;s number? Submit an I Saw U!) We&rsquo;ll ease you out of the weekend with some recovery weather: highs in the 60s and some cloud cover. Weather to take it slow in.&nbsp;But first, the news.&nbsp;Supreme Court Protects Mail-In Voting: This morning, the court ruled that Mississipp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-supreme-court-saves-mail-in-voting-europeans-love-seattle-and-we-have-budget-holes-everywhere/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 18:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-supreme-court-saves-mail-in-voting-europeans-love-seattle-and-we-have-budget-holes-everywhere/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[King County’s Homelessness Crisis Worsens, But at a Slower Pace]]></title><description><![CDATA[Preliminary results from King County&rsquo;s biennial survey of its homeless population showed the number of people experiencing homelessness grew from 16,868 to 18,365 between 2024 and 2026, a nine percent increase.The report, a federally mandated Point-in-Time count managed by the King County Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA), suggests that although the rate of growth has slowed down, there are still thousands more entering homelessness in the Seattle region than exiting it. It also sho]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/king-countys-homelessness-crisis-worsens-but-at-a-slower-pace/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 01:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/king-countys-homelessness-crisis-worsens-but-at-a-slower-pace/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Lost Ring to Rule Them All]]></title><description><![CDATA[A huge thank you to the staff at the Capitol Hill Trader Joe&rsquo;s for finding my engagement ring and helping me find my thin and easy-to-miss wedding band.The Wednesday morning crew took the time to get on all fours to look under shelves and mats, connect me to their printer so I could print a picture of the band, and even go through the swept-up trash to ultimately find the needle in the haystack. And a special shout-out to the MVP, who I&rsquo;ll call St. Mary, who saw my late-night Reddit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/one-lost-ring-to-rule-them-all/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 23:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/one-lost-ring-to-rule-them-all/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: June 26–28, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Happy Pride Weekend, Seattle! Grab your fellow gays/theys/allies and get the party started at events from the Indigiqueer Festival to Seattle PrideFest. Round out the weekend with more cheap and easy fare, like the Seattle Paddle Rave and the Seattle Iranian Festival. And check out our top picks of the week for even more ideas.FRIDAYLIVE MUSICFremont Fridays Summer Music Series<br />
Alert the group chat: Fremont Fridays are back! Now in its fifth year, the totally free and community-organized &ldquo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-june-2628-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 20:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-june-2628-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Pride Flags Allowed at World Cup, AI Search Function Says Trump Died of Rabies, Please, Where Is Gracie the Giraffe?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Weather: Ah, crisp, wet, and gray. What month is it? The rain shouldn&rsquo;t be much of a bother, but pack your rain jacket if you&rsquo;re going to the big game tonight.Also Pack Your Pride Flag: It&rsquo;s the Pride Match at Lumen Field Seattle Stadium tonight at 8 p.m. Seattle&rsquo;s World Cup organizing body, which is not affiliated with FIFA, designated the match as a Pride celebration long before it knew Egypt and Iran were playing, two countries where homosexuality is illegal. The]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-pride-flags-allowed-at-world-cup-ai-search-function-says-trump-died-of-rabies-please-where-is-gracie-the-giraffe/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 18:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-pride-flags-allowed-at-world-cup-ai-search-function-says-trump-died-of-rabies-please-where-is-gracie-the-giraffe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Woman Possessed]]></title><description><![CDATA[This story was originally published in The Stranger&rsquo;s 2026 Queer Issue.It was from the glittering ashes of male-centric glam rock that one of LA&rsquo;s first punk bands emerged. As a music-obsessed teenager who was convinced she&rsquo;d one day marry Elton John (this isthe bi experience, people), Alice Bag met Patricia Morrison (Legal Weapon, the Gun Club) while waiting in line to see John guest star on Cher&rsquo;s variety show. Later, when the two unsuccessfully auditioned for a post-R]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/a-woman-possessed/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/a-woman-possessed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sea Change]]></title><description><![CDATA[It got salty, and there were some rough waters, but unionized employees and management at Sea Creatures restaurant group came to a tentative agreement on a union contract Wednesday night, the union announced to The Stranger.&nbsp;This means that workers at acclaimed oyster bar the Walrus and the Carpenter and both locations of doughnut shop General Porpoise will work under a collective bargaining agreement, pending ratification by the union membership. The weeklong strike at the Walrus that has]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/sea-change/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 19:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/sea-change/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Supreme Court Says No More Deportation Protection for Haitian and Syrian Immigrants, Europe Bakes, Mayor Katie Wilson Hires Temporary Communications Staff]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to state records, part of the chemical tank that ruptured in an implosion at the Nippon Dynawave Packing Company pulp mill that killed 11 and injured eight last month had sprung a leak in late 2023 and early 2024. Records also show that state regulators have cited the mill for clean air and water violations since the mill&rsquo;s parent company took over in 2016, including a 5,000 gallon spill of caustic white liquor in 2020 and a spill in March that submerged a worker in scalding pul]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-supreme-court-says-no-more-deportation-protection-for-haitian-and-syrian-immigrants-europe-bakes-mayor-katie-wilson-hires-temporary-communications-staff/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-supreme-court-says-no-more-deportation-protection-for-haitian-and-syrian-immigrants-europe-bakes-mayor-katie-wilson-hires-temporary-communications-staff/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Germaphobe’s Guide To Eating Ass]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the mid-2010s, Time&rsquo;s pronouncement that America had reached the transgender tipping point overshadowed another startling edict from Salon a few months later: Ass was the new pussy.Licking it. Suckling it. Introducing it to a curious finger. Dicking it down with fleshy and artificial phalluses. The world had caught up to Mozart, who, in 1782, penned &ldquo;Leck mich im Arsch,&rdquo; translated from German as &ldquo;Lick me in the ass.&rdquo; He probably meant kiss my ass, but who are w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/a-germaphobes-guide-to-eating-ass/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/a-germaphobes-guide-to-eating-ass/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oops!…They Did It Again]]></title><description><![CDATA[Haunted memory, darkened rooms, underground house party: these were the themes in the first iteration of Once Removed, where five artists took over a Greenwood bungalow this past February and filled it with art. Conceived by two Seattle gallerists&mdash;Zo&euml; Hensley and Sammy Skidmore&mdash;the project transforms houses slated for demolition into temporary sites for exhibition.The second edition, which opened June 13 in a house in West Seattle, could not have been more different from the fi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/oopsthey-did-it-again/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/oopsthey-did-it-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pop Loser: Karma Is the Guy From Metallica Falling Straight off the Stage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome back to Pop Loser! This week, Olivia Rodrigo announced her own version of Lilith Fair, Halsey dragged Anthony Fantano, Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett experienced Taylor Swift&rsquo;s karmic powers, and pioneering Portland queercore band Team Dresch announced their first new album in 30 years. It&rsquo;s Pride weekend, and there is so much great live music happening. Plus, I&rsquo;ll share a personal ode to Gloria Gaynor&rsquo;s &ldquo;I Will Survive.&rdquo;&nbsp;Subscribe to Pop Loser]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/pop-loser-karma-is-the-guy-from-metallica-falling-straight-off-the-stage/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/pop-loser-karma-is-the-guy-from-metallica-falling-straight-off-the-stage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: World Cup Helps Soundtransit Break Single-Day Ridership Record, the Mamdani Era Begins, Georgetown Stolen Rat Trap Returned ]]></title><description><![CDATA[True, the way Seattle is hosting its portion of the World Cup is far from perfect. It&rsquo;s riddled with social problems. But one also has to admit that the city is receiving a great deal of social media praise for aspects of the city that can be attributed to progressive urbanism and politics. Link, for example, broke its daily ridership record on Friday, June 19, the day of the match between US and Australia (US won). The system experienced an astonishing 280,000 riders (the daily average i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-world-cup-helps-soundtransit-break-single-day-ridership-record-the-mamdani-era-begins-georgetown-stolen-rat-trap-returned/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 18:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-world-cup-helps-soundtransit-break-single-day-ridership-record-the-mamdani-era-begins-georgetown-stolen-rat-trap-returned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Slog AM: World Cup Helps Soundtransit Break Single-Day Ridership Record, the Mamdani Era Begins, Georgetown Stolen Rat Trap Returned ]]></title><description><![CDATA[True, the way Seattle is hosting its portion of the World Cup is far from perfect. It&rsquo;s riddled with social problems. But one also has to admit that the city is receiving a great deal of social media praise for aspects of the city that can be attributed to progressive urbanism and politics. Link, for example, broke its daily ridership record on Friday, June 19, the day of the match between US and Australia (US won). The system experienced an astonishing 280,000 riders (the daily average i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-slog-am-world-cup-helps-soundtransit-break-single-day-ridership-record-the-mamdani-era-begins-georgetown-stolen-rat-trap-returned/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 18:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-slog-am-world-cup-helps-soundtransit-break-single-day-ridership-record-the-mamdani-era-begins-georgetown-stolen-rat-trap-returned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sen. Jesse Salomon Brought Us a Bear Meal]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are deep in our endorsement process, otherwise known as our pit of suffering. The compensation is snack time after candidates bribe us with their delicious treats.State Sen. Jesse Salomon, who is running for re-election in the north-of-Seattle 32nd District, brought us a feast fit for a black bear.&nbsp;As we walked up the office stairs helping Salomon carry one of his bags he said, &ldquo;Can you guess what&rsquo;s in there?&rdquo; We said no. He said, &ldquo;Well, what do you know about me]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/sen-jesse-salomon-brought-us-a-bear-meal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/sen-jesse-salomon-brought-us-a-bear-meal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cleaning House]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bisexual AFAB non-binary&nbsp;here. (And a Magnum sub!) I have a legal query I&rsquo;m hoping you or perhaps one of your guest experts might be able to help with? I&rsquo;m a self-employed cleaner in Portland, Oregon, who offers a discount for LGBTQ+ folks on first cleans. The discount attracts the kinds of clients I want, queer and straight.&nbsp;I don&rsquo;t work for MAGA types or even third-party types &mdash;&nbsp;and that&rsquo;s a two-way street. Those people don&rsquo;t usually like my]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/cleaning-house/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 20:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/cleaning-house/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Boeing’s New Plane Can’t Fly in the Rain, United Auto Workers Divest from Israel, Alan Greenspan Dies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Washington Dems Decline to Condemn MGP for Anti-Trans &ldquo;Genocide&rdquo; Vote: There was a strong push by delegates at Washington Democrats&rsquo; party convention in Spokane this weekend to punish US Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp-Perez for voting for a Republican bill last month that would force teachers to out transgender students to their parents. But the push wasn&rsquo;t strong enough to sway partisans who think Democrats need all the seats they can get in Congress, and the condemnation vote]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-boeings-new-plane-cant-fly-in-the-rain-united-auto-workers-divest-from-israel-alan-greenspan-dies/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-boeings-new-plane-cant-fly-in-the-rain-united-auto-workers-divest-from-israel-alan-greenspan-dies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stranger Suggests: Your Agenda This Week, June 22–29]]></title><description><![CDATA[MONDAY 6/22The Devil Queen(FILM) Brazillian director Ant&ocirc;nio Carlos de Fontoura&rsquo;s 1974 film The Devil Queen reimagines the life and crimes of 1930s druglord/drag performer Jo&atilde;o Francisco dos Santos as a 1970s queen swathed in psychedelic fabric, who uses her jackknife to slit throats and shave her legs. Told through stunning candy colored makeup, costumes, and sets, this film is a real feast for the eyes. Just take it from filmmaker/writer Christian Jacob Ram&oacute;n, who on]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-your-agenda-this-week-june-2229/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-your-agenda-this-week-june-2229/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Round One of Peace Talks Is Done, the USMNT Could Play in Seattle Again, and Jonathan Choe Is Still the Worst]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good Morning! The Summer Solstice passed this weekend, and man, did the weather get the memo. We&rsquo;re on day one of a three-day heat wave this morning, so we&rsquo;ll have highs in the mid-80s through Wednesday. After that, though, we get a dramatic break: three days of clouds, rain, and temps in the 60s. Whichever weather is your vibe, you&rsquo;ll get to enjoy it for as many hours as you please. This week, the sun rises at 5 a.m., and sets after 9 p.m.&nbsp;Let&rsquo;s do the news.Making]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-round-one-of-peace-talks-is-done-the-usmnt-could-play-in-seattle-again-and-jonathan-choe-is-still-the-worst/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-round-one-of-peace-talks-is-done-the-usmnt-could-play-in-seattle-again-and-jonathan-choe-is-still-the-worst/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Queer Summer Reading List]]></title><description><![CDATA[This story was originally published in The Stranger&rsquo;s 2026 Queer Issue.In honor of Pride month&mdash;and in honor of highly complex queer dynamics that are at least one thing we can count on, from our relationships with each other to our relationships with this country&mdash;I&rsquo;m bringing you a queer summer reading list which I hope will have you feeling deeply seen, entertained, and engaged.&nbsp;We Had No Rules<br />
by Corinne Manning<br />
Ever lusted after a straight girl? Lost your dog in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/a-queer-summer-reading-list/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/a-queer-summer-reading-list/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: June 19–21, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Happy summer solstice and Juneteenth, Seattle! We hope you make it out to a celebration or two between other weekend events from the Fremont Fair and Solstice Parade to the Belltown Mural Festival Block Party and from Karaoke in the Park: A Capitol Hill Mutual Aid Fundraiser to the West Seattle Tour de Pints. For more ideas, check out our top picks of the week.FRIDAYJUNETEENTHJuneteenth WA: The Largest Juneteenth Celebration in WA State<br />
The Seattle area has plenty of Juneteenth celebrations, bu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-june-1921-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-june-1921-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Cup Strikers]]></title><description><![CDATA[To everyone visiting Seattle for Friday&rsquo;s World Cup match between the United States and Australia: welcome, can we interest you in some labor unrest?On Thursday, employees at a pair of unrelated, big-name hospitality businesses went on strike. Workers at the Hilton Embassy Suites, a hotel at Pioneer Square, began their strike at 6:30 a.m. and are picketing the hotel, which is a short walk from the World Cup match at Lumen Field. Maybe even more notably, the unionized staff at the Walrus a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/world-cup-strikers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 03:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/world-cup-strikers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Smoke Show]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear Ballard neighbors,Please retire your meat smokers. As the Pacific Northwest gets smacked in the face by global warming, it&rsquo;s relentlessly cruel and unusual to steal the joy of fresh air from your neighbors. The sick, saccharine smell of your hobby not only ruins the fun of flinging open a window with reckless abandon, but is an assault on those of us who dare to use an AC window unit. Bold as a thief, your syrupy smoke slips in through the cracks, smothering the nostrils like a pork]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/smoke-show/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 02:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/smoke-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ticket Alert: Judah &amp; the Lion, Letterkenny Live, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ready for your weekly ticket download? Synthy folk-pop duo Judah &amp; the Lion has announced a new record and upcoming tour, stopping in Seattle for the first time in four years. Letterkenny Live brings the characters you know and love from the Canadian sitcom to the stage for a night of hilarious antics. Plus, queer sex positive podcast Two Dykes and a Mic comes through on their Soaking Wet Tour this fall. Read on for details on those and other newly announced events, plus some news you can u]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-judah-amp-the-lion-letterkenny-live-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 02:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-judah-amp-the-lion-letterkenny-live-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The ‘Neurotic Little Freak’ Behind the Curtain]]></title><description><![CDATA[This story originally appeared in The Stranger&rsquo;s 2026 Queer Issue.Photos by Billie WinterAbove a winding maze of clothing racks, dozens of styrofoam heads stare down at me. Sitting on three long rows of shelves, each head supports a carefully coiffed wig, tall, teased, and organized by color. Long pins stick out of some of them to hold them in place. Others have pins sticking out of their cheeks, lips, and chins like voodoo dolls. In the corner, one wig is sliding over the styrofoam head&]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-neurotic-little-freak-behind-the-curtain/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-neurotic-little-freak-behind-the-curtain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pop Loser: That Do Impress Me Much]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome back to Pop Loser! This week, Angine de Poitrine shared a photo with Shania Twain, Noah Kahan got Kidz Bopped, and the world lost beloved musician and comedian Oliver Tree. I will share my favorite song from Olivia Rodrigo&rsquo;s new album. And, this is your annual reminder to listen to the 2000 album Saints &amp; Sinners by British girl group All Saints.&nbsp;Subscribe to Pop Loser here!This Week in Music:This week in Strangerland, I interviewed singer-songwriter Kinsey Lee about her]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/pop-loser-that-do-impress-me-much/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/pop-loser-that-do-impress-me-much/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Vance Embarrasses Himself in Front of the Press, No One Flew to Seattle for the World Cup, Hotel Workers Go on Strike]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good Morning! We&rsquo;ve got another perfect June day. Highs in the 70s, clear skies, all that jazz. If you&rsquo;re lucky and your job gives you Juneteenth off, this evening is for drinking on patios, paddling on the water, and forgetting how late it is because the sun goes down at 9:10 today.&nbsp;But first, the news.&nbsp;Negotiations Begin: The Trump administration has 60 days to work out a deal with Iran, and VP JD Vance is not inspiring confidence. He&rsquo;s briefing the press as I type]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-vance-embarrasses-himself-in-front-of-the-press-no-one-flew-to-seattle-for-the-world-cup-hotel-workers-go-on-strike/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-vance-embarrasses-himself-in-front-of-the-press-no-one-flew-to-seattle-for-the-world-cup-hotel-workers-go-on-strike/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Cannonball in Jeopardy? And Our Very Artsy Airport Gets Even More Art!]]></title><description><![CDATA[On June 3, Puget Sound Business Journal broke the unwelcome news that Digital Realty, a global data center, colocation, and interconnection company based in Texas, is looking to purchase the Bed Bath &amp; Beyond building downtown, with the intent to install a data center expansion (the company currently has a data center running out of the Westin Building Exchange). It&rsquo;s unclear whether the city&rsquo;s freshly minted yearlong moratorium on new large data centers would apply to a data ce]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/is-cannonball-in-jeopardy-and-our-very-artsy-airport-gets-even-more-art/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/is-cannonball-in-jeopardy-and-our-very-artsy-airport-gets-even-more-art/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Red Wedding]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am planning&nbsp;my wedding, which is happening this summer. My partner and I are trying to plan an event that&rsquo;s casual, fun, and full of love. Unfortunately, my parents are MAGA. And they relish trolling me. The other day on a very rare phone call they started going on about wearing MAGA gear at the ceremony, and ranting about people with tattoos, and using the t-slur to insult my trans friends. Of course, I said that was NOT ok. Given that we and many of our friends are queer, trans,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/red-wedding/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 21:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/red-wedding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[L.A. Kendall  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pride in Seattle is a well-lubricated machine. If you&rsquo;ve ever come out to Pride to party, find community, or rally for the good fight, I&rsquo;d like to highlight one of the people who makes that possible.&nbsp;L.A. Kendall has accepted the label of &ldquo;elder&rdquo; with a 30-year career in nightlife. Alongside being Deputy Director of Seattle&rsquo;s PrideFest, Kendall is a DJ, event producer, talent manager, booking agent, and champion of community fundraising. Her years of experienc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/la-kendall-/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/la-kendall-/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harbor Island Studios Is Set to Get Another Reprieve. What Comes Next? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The clock is once more about to strike midnight at Harbor Island Studios, Washington&rsquo;s only county-owned sound stage. Given a six-month funding extension by the King County Council last year, local film and TV workers worried it would close forever.&nbsp;But sources say there is hope that the county and a yet-to-be-named organization will keep it open for at least one more year, though it isn&rsquo;t a sure thing or a permanent solution.&nbsp; Veteran film industry and county sources say]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/harbor-island-studios-is-set-to-get-another-reprieve-what-comes-next/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/harbor-island-studios-is-set-to-get-another-reprieve-what-comes-next/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Wildfire Season Starts in Spokane, ICE Illegally Buys Data, and Mississippi Cops Shoot and Kill Baby]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gooood morning! Are you tired? I am so tired. But today will be sunny, warm but not hot, making it the perfect evening for a mid-week marquesita. Before then, let&rsquo;s catch up on what&rsquo;s happening in the world right now&hellip;Grocery Bag Report: Greenwood residents (myself included) are getting whiplash over Fred Meyer&rsquo;s inability to maintain a reliable paper bag stock. In April, after I wrote about how it&rsquo;s ridiculous (and an accessibility issue!) that the store had stopp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-wildfire-season-starts-in-spokane-ice-illegally-buys-data-and-mississippi-cops-shoot-and-kill-baby/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 18:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-wildfire-season-starts-in-spokane-ice-illegally-buys-data-and-mississippi-cops-shoot-and-kill-baby/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Trash Panda Slush at Slightly Furry ]]></title><description><![CDATA[This story originally appeared in The Stranger&rsquo;s 2026 Queer Issue.<br />
At the Northwest Cider Symposium back in March, I spotted someone on the vendor floor wearing a plush upholstered animal tail. They didn&rsquo;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&mdash;aka Martini, a gray-and-white anthropomorphic fox&mdash;co-owns Slightly Furry Beverage Company, which moved into its Rainier Avenue HQ in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-trash-panda-slush-at-slightly-furry/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-trash-panda-slush-at-slightly-furry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[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]]></title><description><![CDATA[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&rsquo;s next game on Friday against Australia.Seattle Government Opposes FIFA Ban on Iranian Monarchist Flag: FIFA bans flags from its games that are &ldquo;political, offensive and/or discriminatory&rdquo; according to its policy, including the old flag of I]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/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/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/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/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sophon Appears to Be Shuttered]]></title><description><![CDATA[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&rsquo;s most celebrated restaurants and a demonstration of what Cambodian food and drink could be.&nbsp;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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/sophon-appears-to-be-shuttered/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/sophon-appears-to-be-shuttered/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nobody Is Safe From the Rumba]]></title><description><![CDATA[This story originally appeared in The Stranger&rsquo;s 2026 Queer Issue.<br />
It&rsquo;s easy to glamorize the life of a record store owner. Just look at High Fidelity (both the original and the remake). Shooting the shit all day with your similarly music-obsessed friends while you mercilessly judge the tastes of customers&mdash;what more could you ask for?Well, a lot, but that&rsquo;s beside the point. Romanticizing the experience of vinyl&mdash;listening to it, buying it, and selling it&mdash;is e]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/nobody-is-safe-from-the-rumba/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/nobody-is-safe-from-the-rumba/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Another Ceasefire, Trump’s 80th Birthday, and Seattle’s First World Cup Game]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good morning! Are you hot? I&rsquo;m hot. But I&rsquo;m happy to report that we&rsquo;re more than halfway through this heatwave. It&rsquo;ll hit 88 today, but tomorrow it&rsquo;s smooth sailing with a high of 72. For today, the name of the game is light fabrics and air-conditioned activities. And if you need some AC that you don&rsquo;t have to spend money to be in, the city offers a list of drop-in cooling centers. Stay cool, stay hydrated, check on your friends and neighbors.&nbsp;Let&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-another-ceasefire-trumps-80th-birthday-and-seattles-first-world-cup-game/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-another-ceasefire-trumps-80th-birthday-and-seattles-first-world-cup-game/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stranger Suggests: Your Agenda This Week, June 15–21]]></title><description><![CDATA[MONDAY 6/15Disappearance at the Rocky Mountain Leatherdyke Snowpicnic<br />
(THEATER) I&rsquo;ve been saying it for years: Pride month needs more ski slope murder mysteries. Thankfully, the good people at the Annex Theatre have listened. Writer Monty Rozema and director Adrian Prendergast have teamed up for the perfect lesbian whodunnit in&nbsp;Disappearance at the Rocky Mountain Leatherdyke Snowpicnic. The title is the whole plot. A group of sapphics are going to a snowy kink party when one party me]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-your-agenda-this-week-june-1521/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-your-agenda-this-week-june-1521/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Denny Blaine Park Trial, Part II]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Denny Blaine Park trial wrapped Thursday after parkgoers testified about the nude beach&rsquo;s importance to Seattle&rsquo;s queer community. The parties currently await a verdict from King County Superior Court Judge Samuel Chung.After lawyers for the park&rsquo;s neighbors presented their evidence, the City of Seattle and the parkers group Friends of Denny Blaine (FDB) called up&nbsp;witnesses to discredit neighbors&rsquo;s claims that the two-acre park had become a public nuisance hotsp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/denny-blaine-park-trial-part-ii/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 19:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/denny-blaine-park-trial-part-ii/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bring Back Analog Sex]]></title><description><![CDATA[This story originally appeared in The Stranger&rsquo;s 2026 Queer Issue.Illustrations by Lisa CzechWe hate our phones. We hate your phone. We want all phones, along with the internet, to be destroyed in some illegal, fiery fashion. We&rsquo;re losing the ability to talk to one another, and it&rsquo;s hurting our love lives.Phones and technology are cucking us into gameless, anxious slugs who are having less quality gay sex than actual slugs, which mate by entwining their massive head penises. A]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/bring-back-analog-sex/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/bring-back-analog-sex/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Saw U: Carrying a Mandolin, Talking About Adventurous Ice Cream, and Singing at the Lip Critic Show]]></title><description><![CDATA[SEAF art pickup &ndash; 4:30p Wed, May 6th &ndash; Mutual Earring Appreciation<br />
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&hellip;Tall Babe With Mandolin on 36th<br />
I was leaving, you were getting a mandolin (I think?) outta your truck in Fremont. Should&rsquo;ve said hey, you&rsquo;re stunning and I&rsquo;m stuck thinking on you.Singing into the mic 2x<br />
U sang into the mic when Lip Critic opened]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/i-saw-u-carrying-a-mandolin-talking-about-adventurous-ice-cream-and-singing-at-the-lip-critic-show/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 22:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/i-saw-u-carrying-a-mandolin-talking-about-adventurous-ice-cream-and-singing-at-the-lip-critic-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EverOut x The Stranger &lt;3&nbsp;West Seattle &amp; White Center Kicks Off June 20!]]></title><description><![CDATA[EverOut x The Stranger&nbsp;&nbsp;West Seattle &amp; White Center&nbsp;is a week-long celebration of the businesses that define your neighborhood, and make it special. We&rsquo;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&mdash;hell, the whole WEEK, exploring the neighborhood, finding some new favorites, and supporting your stead]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/everout-x-the-stranger-lt3nbspwest-seattle-amp-white-center-kicks-off-june-20/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 22:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/everout-x-the-stranger-lt3nbspwest-seattle-amp-white-center-kicks-off-june-20/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: June 12–14, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ready for your weekend download? We&rsquo;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<br />
Youth-driven organization the Washington Bus helps the next generation learn how to harness their political power&mdash;and boy do we need their energy right n]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-june-1214-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 20:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-june-1214-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kinsey Lee Doesn’t Make Hot Tracks, She Makes Cold Cuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve been collaborating since I was 19&mdash;now I&rsquo;m 35,&rdquo; Kinsey Lee tells me over the phone, with birds chirping in the distance. &ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t really understand where my collaborators started, and I ended.&rdquo; She&rsquo;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&mdash;a telling insight into the way she juggles her music career, personal life, and multiple day jobs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/kinsey-lee-doesnt-make-hot-tracks-she-makes-cold-cuts/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/kinsey-lee-doesnt-make-hot-tracks-she-makes-cold-cuts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Wilson Closes Streets near Aurora Avenue, Eastern Washington Will Burn, Pokémon Go Data Used for Military Drones]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.&nbsp;What is going on at City Hall? Mayor Katie Wilson asked her communications director, Seferiana Day, to resign, reports Publicola. She&rsquo;s the third mayoral]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-wilson-closes-streets-near-aurora-avenue-eastern-washington-will-burn-pokmon-go-data-used-for-military-drones/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-wilson-closes-streets-near-aurora-avenue-eastern-washington-will-burn-pokmon-go-data-used-for-military-drones/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life Ain’t a Game of Frogger]]></title><description><![CDATA[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&rsquo;s a shared path. Today, June 4, the pedestrian side finally opened. And you still fuckin drove through all of it like you&rsquo;re the fuckin truck and I&rsquo;m Frogger.&nbsp;What the fuck dude? There was even a group of you. One of you on a fuckin Portland-ass extra-tall road]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/life-aint-a-game-of-frogger/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 01:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/life-aint-a-game-of-frogger/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What We Know About Wilson’s Temporary Expansion of CCTV Program]]></title><description><![CDATA[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&rsquo;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&rsquo;s office replied: &ldquo;That will depend on the security environment. If FIFA goes smoothly it should be shortly after the tournament i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/what-we-know-about-wilsons-temporary-expansion-of-cctv-program/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/what-we-know-about-wilsons-temporary-expansion-of-cctv-program/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ticket Alert: Phoebe Bridgers, Sara Bareilles, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[We know various sporting events are vying for your attention right now, but we&rsquo;re here with a quick update on the latest ticket drops. Indie rock darling Phoebe Bridgers comes to Seattle in October on The Lost Tour with support from Alex G. Grammy Award-winning pop singer Sara Bareilles announced her first album and tour in seven years, scheduling two nights at the Paramount this fall. Plus, electropop duo Sylvan Esso returns to Seattle early next year. Read on for details on those and ot]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-phoebe-bridgers-sara-bareilles-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 23:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-phoebe-bridgers-sara-bareilles-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crawling Through the Milky Way]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;When I&rsquo;m painting, I have this weird feeling, like I&rsquo;m crawling over the dimensions of the subject,&rdquo; Claire Johnson says from the passenger seat of my Subaru. We&rsquo;re on our way to stargaze at Golden Gardens, to stare into the night sky that has inspired many of her paintings. Whether it&rsquo;s a star-filled twilight, a sprinkle-encrusted donut, or a blazing forest fire, Johnson captures every faint speckle on her subject&rsquo;s surface like an ant summiting a cru]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/crawling-through-the-milky-way/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/crawling-through-the-milky-way/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Trump Says He’ll Hit Iran VERY HARD, Knicks Win, Is Anyone Coming to the World Cup in Seattle?]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump says he&rsquo;ll hit Iran &ldquo;VERY HARD TONIGHT.&rdquo; Then, &ldquo;at some point in the not too distant future,&rdquo; he claims he&rsquo;ll seize Kharg Island, which handles about 90 percent of Iran&rsquo;s crude exports, and take control of the country&rsquo;s energy infrastructure &ldquo;much like we have with Venezuela.&rdquo; Trump lies constantly, especially in wartime, but we might be back to escalation.Following US strikes on Iran, Iran&rsquo;s Revolutionary]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-trump-says-hell-hit-iran-very-hard-knicks-win-is-anyone-coming-to-the-world-cup-in-seattle/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-trump-says-hell-hit-iran-very-hard-knicks-win-is-anyone-coming-to-the-world-cup-in-seattle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Free Will Astrology Is Back!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anyone who read&nbsp;The Stranger&nbsp;way back when, when it was a weekly paper, will no doubt remember Rob Brezsney&rsquo;s popular horoscope column, Free Will Astrology. It was the highlight of the week for many readers, as Brezsney has the uncanny ability to craft insightful guidance in just a few short sentences.Today, we&rsquo;re very excited to announce that Free Will Astrology is back! Read Brezsney&rsquo;s interpretation of the stars every Thursday at TheStranger.com, starting here.<br />
Th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/free-will-astrology-is-back/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 18:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/free-will-astrology-is-back/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pop Loser: Smash Your Cell Phone, Bring Your Binoculars]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome back to Pop Loser! This week, the former CEO of the Onion bought the Crocodile (good news, I think!), Phoebe Bridgers says &ldquo;no phones&rdquo; at her upcoming tour, and Madonna opened a dance floor in the middle of Times Square. I will share dispatches from the Bob Dylan concert. Plus, I&rsquo;ll let you in on the most underrated pop song of the 1960s.&nbsp;Subscribe to Pop Loser here!This Week in Music:The Crocodile Plots Its Future: Stranger contributor Dave Segal investigated the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/pop-loser-smash-your-cell-phone-bring-your-binoculars/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/pop-loser-smash-your-cell-phone-bring-your-binoculars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crocodile Security Staff Organize After Sale of Venue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today the Crocodile&rsquo;s security employees announced the creation of a new workers&rsquo; organization, Crocodile Solidarity Collective (aka Croc Solid). This move comes on the heels of Comedy Tent buying the entertainment venue.<br />
In a press release, Croc Solid laid out its goals.<br />
Following productive meetings with the new ownership team, Croc security staff are united to secure safe working conditions and fair pay. When venue workers are safe, the shows they help to put on and the patrons w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/crocodile-security-staff-organize-after-sale-of-venue/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/crocodile-security-staff-organize-after-sale-of-venue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[So Real]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first time I witnessed Lars Bergquist at work was 10 years ago. He was making large paintings on paper that would go up around the city with wheatpaste. At the time, he was housesitting a friend&rsquo;s apartment on Capitol Hill in one of those titanic, old buildings with vast carpeted stairwells. Art had taken over the unit. Long sheets of large-format paper with faint black-and-white printed images&mdash;the kind you can get for cheap at FedEx on their large-format printers&mdash;were pin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/so-real/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/so-real/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Seattle City Council Puts the Brakes on Data Centers, Katie Wilson Getting Busy for the Sonics Return, Graham Platner Wins Maine’s Democratic Senate Primary ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The previous decade obviously gave Seattle a spectacular construction boom, which transformed its skyline dramatically. This decade, on the other hand, might give us a completely different kind of boom: the transportation, by public means, of millions of people around the city. In April, the month after Cross Connection opened, Link experienced an astonishing 46 percent ridership increase. The total for our light rail system: 4.6 million riders (when this Link figure is combined with the Seattl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-seattle-city-council-puts-the-brakes-on-data-centers-katie-wilson-getting-busy-for-the-sonics-return-graham-platner-wins-maines-democratic-senate-primary/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-seattle-city-council-puts-the-brakes-on-data-centers-katie-wilson-getting-busy-for-the-sonics-return-graham-platner-wins-maines-democratic-senate-primary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson Unveils New 75-Unit Shelter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson unveiled a new 75-unit tiny house shelter in Interbay over the weekend. It&rsquo;s the first opening in the mayor&rsquo;s ambitious program to open 4,000 shelter beds by the end of her term. But the new shelter still fell well short of her first goal: building 500 new units before the World Cup comes to Seattle.Bayside Shelter cost $3.95 million in city funds and is made up of rows of 70-square-foot pre-fabricated tiny homes on a triangular plot bordering a Whole Food]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattle-mayor-katie-wilson-unveils-new-75-unit-shelter/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 01:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattle-mayor-katie-wilson-unveils-new-75-unit-shelter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seattle Is Not ‘Overwhelmed’ by Trans People]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the middle of May, the Advocate, a national LGBTQ magazine, published a rare headline about Seattle. &ldquo;Transgender Americans are fleeing hostile red states,&rdquo; it read. &ldquo;Seattle says it&rsquo;s overwhelmed.&rdquo;The headline was posted to social media, picked up by other queer outlets, and pingponged around the internet, latching onto readers&rsquo; confirmation biases on every side of the political spectrum. The story eventually bounced back to Seattle, where TV reporters pa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattle-is-notoverwhelmed-by-trans-people/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 22:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattle-is-notoverwhelmed-by-trans-people/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gone Girl]]></title><description><![CDATA[My husband and&nbsp;I (cis male and cis female) never had much sexual chemistry. In the beginning he said not to worry, we have a lot of time, and it could only get better. But nothing has changed. When I express my frustration with the lack of sex usually after going months without an orgasm or any sexual activity, he blames me and says he needs me to initiate more. When I try to initiate, he says I&rsquo;m being too aggressive or not romantic enough or acting too entitled. I&rsquo;m always do]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/gone-girl/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 21:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/gone-girl/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Come Visit Us on Thursday!]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is happening again! Come visit us this Thursday at The Stranger&rsquo;s office for our second-ever Capitol Hill Art Walk event, featuring work by Timothy White Eagle in collaboration with Adrain Chesser and Steven Miller. We&rsquo;ll be exhibiting a selection of video and photographic works from Once Wild River, an exhibition about White Eagle&rsquo;s year-long Green-Duwamish Watershed residency, currently on view at Mini Mart City Park (read about it here). We&rsquo;ll also be serving three]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/come-visit-us-on-thursday/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/come-visit-us-on-thursday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Bill Gates Has Another Gross Epstein Connection, Costco Is Selling More Gas than Ever Thanks to the War, and FIFA Revoked World Cup Tickets for Iran’s Fans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Someone Vandalized the Capitol Building in Olympia, Again: According to the Washington State Patrol, an &ldquo;inebriated vandal&rdquo; smashed 13 windows at the Legislative building with rocks before leading troopers in a car chase in a Chevy Malibu that ended in a crash. Vandalism last fall&mdash;a guy hammered his way inside, set some fires and knocked over some statues&mdash;led to the installation of a protective film on the windows that prevented damage to the interior of the building.For]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-bill-gates-has-another-gross-epstein-connection-costco-is-selling-more-gas-than-ever-thanks-to-the-war-and-fifa-revoked-world-cup-tickets-for-irans-fans/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-bill-gates-has-another-gross-epstein-connection-costco-is-selling-more-gas-than-ever-thanks-to-the-war-and-fifa-revoked-world-cup-tickets-for-irans-fans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t Be an Idiot—Test Your Drugs]]></title><description><![CDATA[The sun is out. So are your ass cheeks. Robyn is thumping. So is your heart. It&rsquo;s summer, it&rsquo;s a bacchanal. So, it&rsquo;s only natural to invite some&hellip; enhancements to the party. Some MDMA here, a bump of coke there, a Perc, a bar. It&rsquo;s not going to kill you. Probably. To make sure, you should test all your drugs before you use them.&nbsp;Do what you want. Just don&rsquo;t be stupid. Fentanyl has been infiltrating street drugs and pills like Percocet, OxyContin, and Xan]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/dont-be-an-idiottest-your-drugs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/dont-be-an-idiottest-your-drugs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oops, You’re in Seattle for Pride!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seattle&rsquo;s gay all year, but our Big Pride Weekend just so happens to line up with the World Cup. So whether you&rsquo;re missing your hometown celebrations to be here, or you&rsquo;re coming from somewhere that doesn&rsquo;t show up for Pride, here&rsquo;s how to do Pride your way in Seattle.&nbsp;The Gay BarsTo start, let&rsquo;s get a lay (gay?) of the land. You probably already know that Capitol Hill is Seattle&rsquo;s historically gay neighborhood&mdash;if not by reputation, at least]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/oops-youre-in-seattle-for-pride/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/oops-youre-in-seattle-for-pride/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Crocodile Plots Its Future]]></title><description><![CDATA[Venerable Seattle entertainment venue the Crocodile has been sold to a consortium of out-of-towners led by talent manager Jimmy Miller and Mike McAvoy, The Onion&lsquo;s former CEO. As reported in the Seattle Times, the group&rsquo;s Comedy Tent umbrella company also runs the Upright Citizens Brigade, the film and television company Abso Lutely Productions, and Pittsburgh comedy/music club Bottlerocket Social Hall . The sale was announced June 8 at the National Independent Venue Association con]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-crocodile-plots-its-future/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-crocodile-plots-its-future/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stranger Suggests: Your Agenda This Week, June 8–14]]></title><description><![CDATA[MONDAY 6/8Bleak Week: Dancer in the Dark(FILM) At the heart of Bleak Week, a weeklong film fest that, the Beacon says, &ldquo;spotlights some of the greatest films from around the world that explore the darkest sides of humanity, as well as some of the bleakest points in human history,&rdquo; is Dancer in the Dark, a movie by Lars von Trier, the modern master of melancholy cinema. Starring Iceland&rsquo;s pop icon Bj&ouml;rk and featuring a Bernard Hermann-esque score by the star, Dancer in the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-your-agenda-this-week-june-814/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-your-agenda-this-week-june-814/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Iran War Heats Back Up, Trump Says ‘No New Wars’ Didn’t Mean He Wouldn’t Start Wars, and Katie Wilson Caves on Surveillance Cameras ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good morning! Did you go to Pride in the Park this weekend? Or the Bigelow Block Sale? Or the Jeff Rosenstock show at Neumos? Or MapleFest 2026? Or one of the predictably shaky Bob Dylan shows at Chateau Ste. Michelle? It was a busy weekend in the city, and it feels like even the weather is taking a breather today. It&rsquo;s cool(er) and rainy, and it plans to stay like that for most of the day.&nbsp;&nbsp;But first, the news.&nbsp;Let&rsquo;s Start With the War in Iran: It heated back up this]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-iran-war-heats-back-up-trump-says-no-new-wars-didnt-mean-he-wouldnt-start-wars-and-katie-wilson-caves-on-surveillance-cameras/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 18:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-iran-war-heats-back-up-trump-says-no-new-wars-didnt-mean-he-wouldnt-start-wars-and-katie-wilson-caves-on-surveillance-cameras/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seattle Hotel Workers Are on the Verge of Striking Ahead of the World Cup ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Call it labor unrest summer? Unionized journalists across the Northwest at McClatchy Media went on a one-day strike over AI policy, union employees at acclaimed restaurant the Walrus and the Carpenter are willing to strike, and today unionized hotel workers at the Hilton&rsquo;s Embassy Suites in Pioneer Square are voting to authorize a strike. The union is collecting votes until 6 p.m. this evening.The contract between management and the 113 unionized Embassy Suites employees expired on May 31]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattle-hotel-workers-are-on-the-verge-of-striking-ahead-of-the-world-cup/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattle-hotel-workers-are-on-the-verge-of-striking-ahead-of-the-world-cup/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Property Owners Around Denny Blaine Took the Stand This Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first week of the Denny Blaine Park trial has concluded, and it was spent on neighbors and their lawyers making the case that the nude beach is an out-of-control public nuisance.The trial is existential for a legendary, decades-old queer hangout. If neighbors get their way, the city could be forced to ban nudity at the beach or even close it.Understanding what is going on here requires a preamble: The trial is really the culmination of a years-long battle over a 200-foot-wide, three-level w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/property-owners-around-denny-blaine-took-the-stand-this-week/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/property-owners-around-denny-blaine-took-the-stand-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Saw U: Avoiding COVID at the Movies, Dropping Apples at Trader Joe’s, and Running for the Light Rail in Lynnwood]]></title><description><![CDATA[Covid cautious cutie at the movies<br />
We both saw a movie solo at southcenter wearing masks. You held the door for me &amp; I should have said hi. Let&rsquo;s sit together next time?Spilling apples at trader joes<br />
You:looking cute whilst spilling apples&nbsp;<br />
Me:pink haired guy trying to find an excuse to talk to you (I didn&rsquo;t)<br />
Lets go on a date&nbsp;<br />
Apple picking maybe?Can&rsquo;t Hardly Wait<br />
To say thank you to you for the DVD you unexpectedly gave me on the light rail at 9:30 AM. Watched]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/i-saw-u-avoiding-covid-at-the-movies-dropping-apples-at-trader-joes-and-running-for-the-light-rail-in-lynnwood/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/i-saw-u-avoiding-covid-at-the-movies-dropping-apples-at-trader-joes-and-running-for-the-light-rail-in-lynnwood/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: June 5–7, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first wave of Pride events goes down this weekend, with celebrations from Gays Eating Garlic Bread in the Park and Seattle Pride in the Park to the White Center Pride Street Festival. We&rsquo;re also suggesting you make time for Maple Fest, the Kenmore Community Rowing Club&rsquo;s open house and National Learn to Row Day, and other options below. For more ideas, check out our top picks of the week.FRIDAYLIVE MUSICBus Bash Summer Concert<br />
Youth-driven organization the Washington Bus helps t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-june-57-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 21:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-june-57-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A River Runs Through Us]]></title><description><![CDATA[On a languid spring evening in South Seattle, the wind ruffled through a web of fabric strung across the courtyard of Mini Mart City Park. Long, ripped strips of red, black, marigold, and white twisted, braided, and tangled overhead. They were anchored at points along the building&rsquo;s roof and converged around a pole that rose, treelike, from the center of a 12-foot-diameter base of charred plywood. Around the perimeter of the base, large chunks of diatomite&mdash;a chalky rock composed of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/a-river-runs-through-us/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/a-river-runs-through-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: The Waterfront Parks are Open, Washington Democrats Support War in Lebanon, and Pacific Northwest Journalists Call for Advertisers to Boycott Their Papers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawyers for Suspect in Juniper Blessing Murder Say Their Client is Not Competent to Stand Trial: Christopher Leahy has been in pre-trial detention since surrendering to police after Blessing&rsquo;s killing, but has yet to enter a plea. He was supposed to be formally arraigned on murder charges yesterday, but this was postponed as the judge ordered Leahy committed to the Western State Hospital where staff will determine whether he is able to stand trial. The Seattle Times has the details.Pacifi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-the-waterfront-parks-are-open-washington-democrats-support-war-in-lebanon-and-pacific-northwest-journalists-call-for-advertisers-to-boycott-their-papers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-the-waterfront-parks-are-open-washington-democrats-support-war-in-lebanon-and-pacific-northwest-journalists-call-for-advertisers-to-boycott-their-papers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[God’s Army Is Hiring]]></title><description><![CDATA[This story originally appeared in The Stranger&rsquo;s 2026 Queer Issue.On April 19, 2026, Russell Johnson, the founder and lead pastor of the right-wing megachurch Pursuit NW, took to Instagram, as he often does, to deliver two important messages to his congregation.He told them the church needed $52 million to purchase a building and parking lot, and that two luminaries in the Christian supremacist movement, Ross Johnston and Jay Koopman, would be joining as pastors.To those of us who watch t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/gods-army-is-hiring/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 01:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/gods-army-is-hiring/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ticket Alert: Gracie Abrams, Bryson Tiller, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ready to click &ldquo;add to cart&rdquo; on these concert tix? Daughter from Hell singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams looks at her life on an upcoming tour. Multi-platinum rapper Bryson Tiller presents the Neo Trapsoul Tour with special guests Maijd Jordan and Ty Dolla $ign. Plus, reggae band Stick Figure brings new music to the Gorge next summer. Read on for details on those and other newly announced events, plus some news you can use.Tickets go on sale at 10 am unless otherwise noted.ON SALE FRID]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-gracie-abrams-bryson-tiller-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 23:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-gracie-abrams-bryson-tiller-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welcome to The Stranger’s Queer Issue]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Democrats and the mainstream media have pushed me out of the greatest cabinet in Earth&rsquo;s 4,000-year history, and The Stranger, a publication I have never heard of but was familiar with my excellent track record, asked me to temporarily fill in as its public editor for this &ldquo;queer&rdquo; issue. They had read about my husband and wondered if I had reevaluated my views on the LGBTQIA+ (where do I stop?) community. I have not. Since the job of the public editor is to evaluate, and I]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/welcome-to-the-strangers-queer-issue/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 20:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/welcome-to-the-strangers-queer-issue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Trump’s Cabinet Is Full of Suckups, NASA Says Goodbye to Mars Orbiter, Workers at Walrus and the Carpenter Authorize a Strike]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good Morning! It&rsquo;s still spring in Seattle, so we have another partly cloudy, 60-something degree day ahead of us. It&rsquo;s farmer&rsquo;s market weather. It&rsquo;s weather to take your (or someone else&rsquo;s) dog on a long, breezy walk. Smoke season comes for us all eventually, so just get outside.&nbsp;But first, the news.&nbsp;Kissing the Ring: In a new analysis, the New York Times reviewed over a dozen hours of cabinet meeting footage to analyze how Trump&rsquo;s administration s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-trumps-cabinet-is-full-of-suckups-nasa-says-goodbye-to-mars-orbiter-workers-at-walrus-and-the-carpenter-authorize-a-strike/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-trumps-cabinet-is-full-of-suckups-nasa-says-goodbye-to-mars-orbiter-workers-at-walrus-and-the-carpenter-authorize-a-strike/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Wait, Capitol Hill Is Gay?’ ]]></title><description><![CDATA[This story originally appeared in The Stranger&rsquo;s 2026 Queer Issue.<br />
Happy Anniversary! It&rsquo;s been one year since Christian supremacists took over a historically queer park in Seattle&rsquo;s historically queer neighborhood.The event, which you may have read about in last year&rsquo;s Queer Issue, was part of the Mayday USA tour, an anti-trans, anti-abortion spectacle specifically designed to goad Seattleites into a protest that served their narrative: Christians as victims of left-win]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/wait-capitol-hill-is-gay/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/wait-capitol-hill-is-gay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pop Loser: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Charli’s Version)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome back to Pop Loser! This week, Charli XCX announced a new album, Joanna Newsom got her own holiday, Jack White debuted his &ldquo;art,&rdquo; and not even Milli Vanilli&rsquo;s Fab Morvan will play at Trump&rsquo;s Great American State Fair. Madonna shared a special message for Pride Month. Plus, Bob Dylan will be in town this weekend, and my enthusiasm might surprise you.Subscribe to Pop Loser here!This Week in MusicPour one out for the R-Day lineup announcement! The Georgetown music fe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/pop-loser-father-son-and-holy-spirit-charlis-version/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 01:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/pop-loser-father-son-and-holy-spirit-charlis-version/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Union Workers at Acclaimed Restaurant the Walrus and the Carpenter Are Ready to Strike]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Tuesday afternoon, unionized workers at the Walrus and the Carpenter held a strike authorization vote in the sweltering Ballard sun minutes before the acclaimed oyster-centric spot opened for service. Eighteen of 20 union members voted to authorize a strike (with two not voting), so leadership will be able to call a work stoppage if progress isn&rsquo;t being made at the bargaining table with Sea Creatures restaurant group. Negotiations have stretched on for more than a year.The union, Unite]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/union-workers-at-acclaimed-restaurant-the-walrus-and-the-carpenter-are-ready-to-strike/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/union-workers-at-acclaimed-restaurant-the-walrus-and-the-carpenter-are-ready-to-strike/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Never Stop Dancing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear neighbor,I pass by you a couple times a week, me walking my dog, you grooving to what must be awesome tunes in your earbuds and smoking a joint on the sidewalk across from our &ldquo;smoke-free&rdquo; apartment campus.You look so happy and in-the-moment, you dance like you feel the music in your bone marrow, you hold your joint like it&rsquo;s a ceremonial item, you grin at me as if we&rsquo;re both in on some delicious secret of life.I just want to thank you for creating your own joy and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/never-stop-dancing/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/never-stop-dancing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Read All About It!]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week, the Society for Professional Journalists announced the winners of their Northwest Excellence in Journalism Awards. The Stranger won eight awards, including first place in Personal Profile (&ldquo;The Making of Katie Wilson&rdquo;), Graphics and Illustration (&ldquo;Keep Digging&rdquo;), Photo Essay (&ldquo;Skateboards Only&rdquo;), and Editorial and Commentary (&ldquo;It&rsquo;s All About the Dick&rdquo;).&nbsp;&nbsp;This is also (probably) the first time The Stranger has won awards]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/read-all-about-it/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 23:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/read-all-about-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Wilson Introduces New Tax to Support Buses, the Torrent Sign Alex Carpenter, and Someone Drove a Car onto a Light Rail Platform]]></title><description><![CDATA[Phew! We made it through yesterday&rsquo;s heat wave, and today is much cooler, with a cozy overcast and a high of 69. (Don&rsquo;t say it.) What else does this morning bring? News! Good news, bad news, and news about pigeon livers.Wilson Wants You to Ride the Bus: Yesterday, Mayor Katie Wilson announced she is introducing a measure on November&rsquo;s ballot that would double the sales tax we pay to support bus transit. The Seattle Times says funds would increase bus trips, allow buses to run]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-wilson-introduces-new-tax-to-support-buses-the-torrent-sign-alex-carpenter-and-someone-drove-a-car-onto-a-light-rail-platform/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 18:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-wilson-introduces-new-tax-to-support-buses-the-torrent-sign-alex-carpenter-and-someone-drove-a-car-onto-a-light-rail-platform/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Art on a Yacht, Art in a Shed, and a New Museum Director for the Frye]]></title><description><![CDATA[On behalf of Seattle, I&rsquo;d like to take a moment to publicly thank local artist-hero Light Guerrilla for doing the Lord&rsquo;s work and tagging &ldquo;TAX THE RICH&rdquo; in massive light letters across the side of Mark Zuckerberg&rsquo;s 390-foot supervillain megayacht, Launchpad, which unceremoniously rolled up in our front yard the same day Meta announced 1,400 impending job layoffs. We&rsquo;re living in a real-life comic book, if you haven&rsquo;t noticed. We may not have a bat signa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/art-on-a-yacht-art-in-a-shed-and-a-new-museum-director-for-the-frye/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 02:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/art-on-a-yacht-art-in-a-shed-and-a-new-museum-director-for-the-frye/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Art on a Yacht, Art in a Shed, and a New Curatorial Director for the Frye]]></title><description><![CDATA[On behalf of Seattle, I&rsquo;d like to take a moment to publicly thank local artist-hero Light Guerrilla for doing the Lord&rsquo;s work and tagging &ldquo;TAX THE RICH&rdquo; in massive light letters across the side of Mark Zuckerberg&rsquo;s 390-foot supervillain megayacht, Launchpad, which unceremoniously rolled up in our front yard the same day Meta announced 1,400 impending job layoffs. We&rsquo;re living in a real-life comic book, if you haven&rsquo;t noticed. We may not have a bat signa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/art-on-a-yacht-art-in-a-shed-and-a-new-curatorial-director-for-the-frye/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 02:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/art-on-a-yacht-art-in-a-shed-and-a-new-curatorial-director-for-the-frye/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Things to Do in June: Food &amp; Drink]]></title><description><![CDATA[Want more? Here&rsquo;s everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, Food, and This &amp; That.The Pastry Project&rsquo;s Soft Serve Window Opening<br />
June 4<br />
The Pastry Project&rsquo;s soft-serve window is only open for the summer, and it offers three flavors&mdash;purple vanilla, chocolate, and twist. While the ice cream is decadent enough to enjoy on its own&mdash;no cheap, icy mix here&mdash;the true magic is in the toppings. A hard shell dip is availabl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/things-to-do-in-june-food-amp-drink/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 20:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/things-to-do-in-june-food-amp-drink/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Washington Green-Lights Menopause Workplace Accommodations, Bird Masturbation Is Normal, Trump to Dismantle Pivotal Ocean Monitoring System]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mazel to the Menopausers: Gov. Bob Ferguson signed an executive order to create workplace accommodations for the nearly 600,000 working women experiencing perimenopause, menopause, or postmenopause. Symptoms include hot flashes, mood swings, and insomnia, and they can be the reasons women leave their jobs. The executive order doesn&rsquo;t list the specific workplace accommodations, but the governor&rsquo;s office will work with the Washington State Women&rsquo;s Commission to figure them out.&]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-washington-green-lights-menopause-workplace-accommodations-bird-masturbation-is-normal-trump-to-dismantle-pivotal-ocean-monitoring-system/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-washington-green-lights-menopause-workplace-accommodations-bird-masturbation-is-normal-trump-to-dismantle-pivotal-ocean-monitoring-system/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Things to Do in June: Visual Art]]></title><description><![CDATA[Want more? Here&rsquo;s everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, Food, and This &amp; That.Lars Bergquist: Recognize Me in Everything<br />
June 4<br />
Lars Bergquist grew up here, and his relationship to the city is informed by how he&rsquo;s moved through both its seen and unseen underbelly as a street artist. For years, he worked with wheat paste, pasting up large-scale, hand-painted watercolors across both high-visibility structures and out-of-sight corners]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/things-to-do-in-june-visual-art/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/things-to-do-in-june-visual-art/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Things to Do in June: This &amp; That]]></title><description><![CDATA[Want more? Here&rsquo;s everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, Food, and This &amp; That.DubSea Fish Sticks Home Opener<br />
June 6<br />
This summer, you should go to a DubSea Fish Sticks game. Get your ass out to White Center to Mel Olson Stadium inside King County&rsquo;s Steve Cox Memorial Park and watch the Fish Sticks, a team of collegiate ballplayers staying in shape in their off-season. For the purposes of the Fish Sticks, the stadium is dubbed &ldquo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/things-to-do-in-june-this-amp-that/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/things-to-do-in-june-this-amp-that/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Things to Do in June: Performance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Want more? Here&rsquo;s everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, Food, and This &amp; That.Disappearance at the Rocky Mountain Leatherdyke Snowpicnic<br />
June 5&ndash;20<br />
I&rsquo;ve been saying it for years: Pride month needs more ski slope murder mysteries. Thankfully, the good people at the Annex Theatre have listened. Writer Monty Rozema and director Adrian Prendergast have teamed up for the perfect lesbian whodunnit in Disappearance at the Rocky Mount]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/things-to-do-in-june-performance/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/things-to-do-in-june-performance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Things to Do in June: Music]]></title><description><![CDATA[Want more? Here&rsquo;s everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, Food, and This &amp; That.Tarteeth, Fleamale, Toxic Tears, Alista Shay, Atrocity Girl<br />
June 4<br />
Self-proclaimed as &ldquo;Seattle&rsquo;s Seraphic Rapper&rdquo; and &ldquo;Egyptian Enigma,&rdquo; Central District&rsquo;s own Tarteeth has been busy forming a charitable community organization called New World Orchard, the entity behind this event, which centers around &ldquo;pronoia,&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/things-to-do-in-june-music/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/things-to-do-in-june-music/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Things to Do in June: Literature]]></title><description><![CDATA[Want more? Here&rsquo;s everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, Food, and This &amp; That.One Book, One Coast: Zine-Making Workshop with Densho<br />
June 6<br />
Founded in 1996, the Densho project was designed to ensure the World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans didn&rsquo;t get forgotten&mdash;but it&rsquo;s branched out to other elements of Asian American history. The organization holds archives of Gidra, a zine/newspaper published at UCLA between]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/things-to-do-in-june-literature/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/things-to-do-in-june-literature/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Things to Do in June: Film]]></title><description><![CDATA[Want more? Here&rsquo;s everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, Food, and This &amp; That.Bleak Week<br />
June 5&ndash;11<br />
At the heart of Bleak Week, a weeklong film fest that, the Beacon says, &ldquo;spotlights some of the greatest films from around the world that explore the darkest sides of humanity, as well as some of the bleakest points in human history,&rdquo; is Dancer in the Dark, a movie by Lars von Trier, the modern master of melancholy cinema.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/things-to-do-in-june-film/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/things-to-do-in-june-film/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Go to Folklife This Year]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s Memorial Day Weekend, which means it&rsquo;s time to break out the tank tops, fire up the grill, and rediscover that the lakes are still really freaking cold in May. And it&rsquo;s also time to scoot down to Seattle Center to go to Folklife.&nbsp;I know, I know. The only thing you think of when I say Folklife is drum circles and faded tie-dye. And yes, that is absolutely the vibe. But it&rsquo;s easy to get distracted by the wall of patchouli and forget that Folklife is so unique. Fo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/go-to-folklife-this-year/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 02:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/go-to-folklife-this-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seattle Social Housing Developer Buys First Building]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Seattle Social Housing Developer (SSHD) has announced its first acquisition, a 150-unit apartment building in the heart of downtown. It plans to turn half of these units into affordable housing.The building, called the Elara at the Market, is a few blocks north of Pike Place Market. SSHD expects to close the sale in mid-June for $60.9 million, or about $400,000 a unit.At the board of directors meeting on Thursday night, SSHD director of acquisitions James Mayton said he expects the Elara to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattle-social-housing-developer-buys-first-building/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 00:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattle-social-housing-developer-buys-first-building/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Saw U: Saying Hi in Cal Anderson Park, Smiling in Maple Leaf Park, and Hanging With Your Dogs at the Sculpture Park]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trader Joe&rsquo;s Cutie<br />
To the girl with the most gorgeous, teal eyes I&rsquo;ve ever seen! U told me I was pretty while bagging my groceries at Cap Hill. Can we be best friends?Credit: Irene ChungCutie Near Cal weds 5/20<br />
You in Gym clothes, me in my uniform. We crossed paths @ Howell/11th Ave next to Cal. You said hi, I mouthed it back. You lingered in my thoughts. hmuSmiles at the Park<br />
5/20 Walking around opposite ways Maple Leaf Park loop. You beautiful blonde woman with the loveliest smile]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/i-saw-u-saying-hi-in-cal-anderson-park-smiling-in-maple-leaf-park-and-hanging-with-your-dogs-at-the-sculpture-park/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 22:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/i-saw-u-saying-hi-in-cal-anderson-park-smiling-in-maple-leaf-park-and-hanging-with-your-dogs-at-the-sculpture-park/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hope on the 2 Line]]></title><description><![CDATA[We were on the 2 Line, headed north. You were across from us with a tiny human who kept going back and forth between you and your spouse, when a tall beauty sat down wearing pink tights with a pink tulle skirt and fur legwarmers.&nbsp;The tiny human said the tall beauty looked so amazing, then quietly wondered if they were a girl or a boy.You gently and quietly explained that people can also be both or neither. That we get to choose who we are, and there are many ways to be on the gender spectr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/hope-on-the-2-line/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 20:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/hope-on-the-2-line/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Memorial Day Weekend: May 22–25, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[We&rsquo;ve got a couple dozen ideas for how to spend your Memorial Day weekend. So dig in below, then head to events from the Northwest Folklife Festival to Melt Music &amp; Mutual Aid Fair and from the inaugural Ballard Book Crawl to the first Bicycle Weekend of the season. For more ideas, check out our top picks of the week.FRIDAYLIVE MUSICStoneyard: Record Release<br />
Stoneyard has been playing alternative rock around town for quite a few years, sharing bills with the likes of Black Ends and Ca]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-memorial-day-weekend-may-2225-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 19:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-memorial-day-weekend-may-2225-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Seattle Cat Rescued from Fire, Trump Admin Bad and Weird at Public Health, Colbert’s Final ‘Late Night’ Monologue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Washington State Patrol Sued: The Washington State Patrol settled a lawsuit from former troopers who alleged the agency deleted or withheld texts, emails, and other records related to their October 2021 firings for refusing Gov. Jay Inslee&rsquo;s COVID vaccine requirements. WSP is paying out $340,000. The same former troopers are part of a broader lawsuit of state workers suing Inslee over the vaccine requirement.&nbsp;Firefighters Rescue Cat: Seattle firefighters responding to a 2-alarm fire]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-seattle-cat-rescued-from-fire-trump-admin-bad-and-weird-at-public-health-colberts-final-late-night-monologue/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-seattle-cat-rescued-from-fire-trump-admin-bad-and-weird-at-public-health-colberts-final-late-night-monologue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ticket Alert: Chance the Rapper, KATSEYE, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Don&rsquo;t say we didn&rsquo;t warn you&mdash;tickets for these newly announced shows are about to go on sale! Chance the Rapper celebrates a decade of the Coloring Book mixtape with his first Seattle show in a decade. Global girl group KATSEYE embarks on their Wildworld Tour this fall. Plus, the lead singer of indie pop group the Mar&iacute;as comes through town supporting her dream-pop solo project Not For Radio. Read on for details, plus some news you can use.ON SALE FRIDAY, MAY 22MUSICThe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-chance-the-rapper-katseye-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 23:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-chance-the-rapper-katseye-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A New Art Fair and a Party in the Muses’ Lair]]></title><description><![CDATA[There&rsquo;s a huge art party in an eight-story building downtown! Also, a new art fair!But first, let&rsquo;s talk about Seattle Art Museum Workers United (SAMWU), the new union recently formed and announced last week. It represents over 100 employees from a range of departments (with the exception of security guards, who already have a union). They&rsquo;re asking for better wages and working conditions across the board.&nbsp;I&rsquo;m sure there are two sides to the story here: Museums have]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/a-new-art-fair-and-a-party-in-the-muses-lair-2/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/a-new-art-fair-and-a-party-in-the-muses-lair-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A New Art Fair, and a Party in the Muses’ Lair]]></title><description><![CDATA[There&rsquo;s a huge art party in an eight-story building downtown! Also, a new art fair!But first, let&rsquo;s talk about Seattle Art Museum Workers United (SAMWU), the new union recently formed and announced last week. It represents over 100 employees from a range of departments (with the exception of security guards, who already have a union). They&rsquo;re asking for better wages and working conditions across the board.&nbsp;I&rsquo;m sure there are two sides to the story here: Museums have]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/a-new-art-fair-and-a-party-in-the-muses-lair/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/a-new-art-fair-and-a-party-in-the-muses-lair/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hey, Are You Running in the Seattle Waterfront Marathon This Weekend? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[At the end of April, Seattle&rsquo;s running community caught wind of a new marathon, the Seattle Waterfront Marathon set for this Sunday, May 24th. For a $100 registration fee, marathoners would take off from Genesee Park and run a 26.2 mile-loop along Lake Washington Boulevard and finish in Seward Park. It sounds great if you&rsquo;re into that sort of thing. Except, that wouldn&rsquo;t be possible because the city is shutting down a stretch of that route for Bicycle Weekends, and, oh right,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/hey-are-you-running-in-the-seattle-waterfront-marathon-this-weekend/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/hey-are-you-running-in-the-seattle-waterfront-marathon-this-weekend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Jan 6 Cops Sue the DOJ, Harrell Has a New Job, and Trump Ogles Graduating Coast Guard Cadets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good morning! It&rsquo;s beautiful and sunny as I write this, and theoretically it&rsquo;s supposed to stay that way. We&rsquo;ve got one of those not-a-cloud-in-the-sky forecasts. But, in spring in Seattle, reporting a weather prediction feels a little bit like reading tarot cards. It&rsquo;s fun, maybe it shapes how you spend your day, but it&rsquo;s really all on vibes.&nbsp;Let&rsquo;s do the news.&nbsp;Trump Administration Breaks Their Own Rules: You know that $1.8 billion slush fund that]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-jan-6-cops-sue-the-doj-harrell-has-a-new-job-and-trump-ogles-graduating-coast-guard-cadets/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 18:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-jan-6-cops-sue-the-doj-harrell-has-a-new-job-and-trump-ogles-graduating-coast-guard-cadets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Smell Something in the Air…It Smells Like the KEXP BBQ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cue Wendy Rene&rsquo;s &ldquo;Bar-B-Q&rdquo;! Last year KEXP revived its beloved summer tradition after a 13-year hiatus, and it looks like it&rsquo;s here to stay, with a lineup good enough to compete with Bumbershoot and Capitol Hill Block Party.The lineup this year is short but sweet: garage-rock revivalist Ty Segall, English indie-folk artist Arlo Parks, experimental-rock duo Angine de Poitrine, Peruvian cumbia ensemble Los Mirlos, and Seattle&rsquo;s own psych-pop project Packaging and dre]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/i-smell-something-in-the-airit-smells-like-the-kexp-bbq/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 18:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/i-smell-something-in-the-airit-smells-like-the-kexp-bbq/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Star Baby]]></title><description><![CDATA[Baby Gorilla, born May 18, 2026, at 5:50 a.m. at the Woodland Park ZooIt&rsquo;s an especially busy week, but when Megan challenged me to do the Woodland Park Zoo&rsquo;s baby gorilla&rsquo;s astrological chart yesterday morning in Slog AM, what was I supposed to do? Not drop everything to quickly do amateur astrology for a newborn primate? I need an important/whimsical distraction, and maybe you do too.&nbsp;The baby gorilla is a Taurus. Aww. Taurus is a grounded earth sign; I&rsquo;d say they]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/star-baby/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/star-baby/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Boeing IMAX Is Officially Dead ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Boeing IMAX, the only premium IMAX theater of its kind in the state, will not be showing theatrical films under new ownership. Instead, local film buffs&rsquo; worst fears have been realized: The only programming on the docket for the theater is a few short documentaries from IMAX and the Chihuly Glass Center, and ambiguous &ldquo;content,&rdquo; according to Ron Sevart, President and CEO at the Space Needle and Chihuly, which purchased the theater from the Pacific Science Center earlier th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-boeing-imax-is-officially-dead/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 03:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-boeing-imax-is-officially-dead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pop Loser #30: Babydoll Dresses, Godless Whores, and Sapphic Shoegaze]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome back to Pop Loser! This week, people are mad about babydoll dresses (again), Jack Antonoff called AI music users &ldquo;godless whores,&rdquo; and Drake released three albums that nobody asked for. Convicted murderer and French pop singer Claudine Longet died at the age of 84. And, I&rsquo;ll share the perfect &rsquo;90s indie rock song for making out during Pride Month.&nbsp;Subscribe to Pop Loser here!This Week in MusicLive Nation is teaming up with the owners of the Mariners for a ne]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/pop-loser-30-babydoll-dresses-godless-whores-and-sapphic-shoegaze/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 01:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/pop-loser-30-babydoll-dresses-godless-whores-and-sapphic-shoegaze/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your Complete Guide to Farmers Markets in Seattle]]></title><description><![CDATA[In late spring, the rain eases up just enough for folks to remember how wonderful it feels to be outside in Seattle: parks fill up, beaches crowd, and coffee shops launch floral seasonal specials. Across Washington, farmers emerge from months of plowing and planting, finally picking, plucking, and preparing to present their bountiful harvests! And while we&rsquo;re spoiled with access to Pike Place year-round, May still feels like the true awakening of Seattle&rsquo;s market season. It&rsquo;s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/your-complete-guide-to-farmers-markets-in-seattle/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 00:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/your-complete-guide-to-farmers-markets-in-seattle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: The DOJ Investigates Washington Corrections Center, Trump’s BFF Wins Kentucky Primary, and Barney Frank Dies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let&rsquo;s Start With Good News: The Woodland Park Zoo announced its gorilla, Jamani, gave birth. BABY GORILLA, Y&rsquo;ALL!!! The precious bundle of best news all week was born May 18 at 5:50 a.m., and yes, I have asked Stranger Arts Editor Emily Nokes if she would read the baby&rsquo;s birth chart. Another Woodland Park Zoo gorilla, Olympia, is also pregnant and due any day now. View this post on Instagram<br />
City Council Approves Shelter Expansions: Yesterday, the Seattle City Council approved]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-the-doj-investigates-washington-corrections-center-trumps-bff-wins-kentucky-primary-and-barney-frank-dies/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 18:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-the-doj-investigates-washington-corrections-center-trumps-bff-wins-kentucky-primary-and-barney-frank-dies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Protected: 7 Best Sugar Dating Sites for Sugar Babies]]></title><description><![CDATA[This content is password-protected. To view it, please enter the password below.<br />
Password:The post Protected: 7 Best Sugar Dating Sites for Sugar Babies appeared first on The Stranger.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/protected-7-best-sugar-dating-sites-for-sugar-babies/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 18:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/protected-7-best-sugar-dating-sites-for-sugar-babies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[7 Best Sugar Dating Sites for Sugar Babies]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this economy? Hell yes!Sugar dating sits in a strange but very real corner of modern life, somewhere between traditional dating, networking, lifestyle negotiation, and in some cases, even kink. It reflects a broader shift in how people talk about and spend their time, attention, support, and access, especially in a digital world where relationships are shaped by intention rather than assumption. For some, it&rsquo;s pragmatic, for others it&rsquo;s exploratory, but either way, it exists withi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/7-best-sugar-dating-sites-for-sugar-babies/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 18:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/7-best-sugar-dating-sites-for-sugar-babies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Borders Crossed]]></title><description><![CDATA[How do you&nbsp;feel about the rise of &ldquo;passport bros&rdquo;? A friend of mine rearranged his life after his divorce and now spends about half the year overseas dating. He insists it&rsquo;s not exploitation or colonialism &mdash; just a life hack &mdash; since his income goes three times as far abroad. He&rsquo;s basically able to live like a one-percenter when he&rsquo;s overseas. You&rsquo;ve often advised callers to move to new cities to start fresh, and he argues that status matters]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/borders-crossed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 23:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/borders-crossed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Bellevue Bans Protests Over Gaza War, Yakima Latinos Are Safe From Redistricting (for Now), and Washington’s Largest Anti-ICE Prosecution Goes to Trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bellevue Bans Public Protest After Citizens Oppose Genocide: Democratic US House Rep. Adam Smith has attracted a lot of controversy for his belligerent foreign policy over the years, particularly the Gaza genocide. While Bellevue City Council didn&rsquo;t mention Smith, he confirmed he talked with the body. The BCC found this public opposition so galling that last week they voted to criminalize gatherings of four or more protesters outside a private home as misdemeanor &ldquo;targeted residenti]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-bellevue-bans-protests-over-gaza-war-yakima-latinos-are-safe-from-redistricting-for-now-and-washingtons-largest-anti-ice-prosecution-goes-to-trial/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-bellevue-bans-protests-over-gaza-war-yakima-latinos-are-safe-from-redistricting-for-now-and-washingtons-largest-anti-ice-prosecution-goes-to-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Seattle Opera Hosted Its First Official Furry Night]]></title><description><![CDATA[Writing and photography by West SmithFurries are everywhere.That&rsquo;s the biggest lesson I took away from attending my first furry convention earlier this year. Before that, I think I still carried some lazy stereotype in my head about the furry community being made up exclusively of Reddit-dwelling teenagers. Then I got there and met doctors, lawyers, medical technicians, people from every possible walk of life. The point was driven home a few months later when my urologist casually told me]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-seattle-opera-hosted-its-first-official-furry-night/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 02:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-seattle-opera-hosted-its-first-official-furry-night/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suspect in Juniper Blessing Killing Charged with Murder]]></title><description><![CDATA[The King County prosecutor&rsquo;s office charged Bellevue man Christopher Leahy with premeditated murder on Monday afternoon in the killing of transgender University of Washington student Juniper Blessing on May 10 in off-campus student housing.The premeditated murder charge, together with a sentencing enhancement for using a deadly weapon, means that, if convicted, Leahy faces between 22 to 29 years in prison. Leahy has yet to be formally arraigned in court on the charges, and has not yet ent]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/suspect-in-juniper-blessing-killing-charged-with-murder/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 01:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/suspect-in-juniper-blessing-killing-charged-with-murder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nilu Jenks Says She’s the Progressive in the District 5 City Council Race]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s been ten years since Seattle adopted a district-based city council. And for almost that whole time, District 5, which spans Greenwood to Bitterlake and North Beach to Lake City, has been stuck with Councilmember Debora Juarez.After Juarez stepped down, former King County Superior Court judge Cathy Moore was elected in the 2023 conservative backlash election, then she resigned for her health and Juarez clambered back onto the dais as &ldquo;unpredictable&rdquo; (conservative) as ever.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/nilu-jenks-says-shes-the-progressive-in-the-district-5-city-council-race/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/nilu-jenks-says-shes-the-progressive-in-the-district-5-city-council-race/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Old Broadway TheaterMarquee Should Be a Landmark]]></title><description><![CDATA[In February, news broke that McDonald&rsquo;s had filed for a permit to spend $750,000 to turn the old Broadway Theater (once our most fashionable Rite Aid) into a fast food restaurant.We groaned a collective groan. McDonald&rsquo;s doesn&rsquo;t just move in. They turn storefronts into a wash of grays and blacks, with ever-growing golden arches. In our March issue, Emily Nokes begged for a little more imagination: &ldquo;&lsquo;Preservation&rsquo; is a loaded concept when we need max efficienc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-old-broadway-theatermarquee-should-be-a-landmark/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 00:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-old-broadway-theatermarquee-should-be-a-landmark/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Old Broadway Theater Marquee Should Be a Landmark]]></title><description><![CDATA[In February, news broke that McDonald&rsquo;s had filed for a permit to spend $750,000 to turn the old Broadway Theater (once our most fashionable Rite Aid) into a fast food restaurant.We groaned a collective groan. McDonald&rsquo;s doesn&rsquo;t just move in. They turn storefronts into a wash of grays and blacks, with ever-growing golden arches. In our March issue, Emily Nokes begged for a little more imagination: &ldquo;&lsquo;Preservation&rsquo; is a loaded concept when we need max efficienc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-old-broadway-theater-marquee-should-be-a-landmark/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 00:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-old-broadway-theater-marquee-should-be-a-landmark/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The History of the Broadway Theater]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why did we do this? Read our case for making the marquee a landmark.<br />
The building itself, a wood-frame of average quality, is not special. But its green and cream interiors trimmed with silver must have seemed so to a Seattle Daily Times reporter in 1911, when 201 Broadway Avenue East was taking its first infant gasp as the Society Theatre.A fitting name, the 500-seat &ldquo;smart little playhouse&rdquo; was the height of technological sophistication with its efficient ventilation system and tw]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-history-of-the-broadway-theater/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 00:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-history-of-the-broadway-theater/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stranger Suggests: Your Agenda This Week, May 18–24]]></title><description><![CDATA[MONDAY 5/18Dry CleaningMAX MIECHOWSKI(MUSIC) British band Dry Cleaning is known for frontperson Florence Shaw&rsquo;s talk-sung vocals, plodding rhythms, and commentary on the mundanity of daily life. After crashing onto the post-punk scene with two critically acclaimed albums in 2021 and 2022, they played shows around the world and took a bit of a break from the studio before recording their latest record, which came out in January. Produced by Welsh musician Cate Le Bon,&nbsp;Secret Love&nbsp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-your-agenda-this-week-may-1824/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-your-agenda-this-week-may-1824/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Another Dead Whale in Washington, the Christians Take DC, and Is the War on?]]></title><description><![CDATA[How are those US-Iran negotiations going? They&rsquo;re stalled. After a Sunday call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Donald Trump posted on social media: &ldquo;For Iran, the Clock is Ticking, and they better get moving, FAST, or there won&rsquo;t be anything left of them.&rdquo; Monday, Iran&rsquo;s foreign ministry said it had responded to the latest US proposal via Pakistan. According to Iran&rsquo;s semi-official Tasnim news agency, Iran had asked for an immediate]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-another-dead-whale-in-washington-the-christians-take-dc-and-is-the-war-on/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-another-dead-whale-in-washington-the-christians-take-dc-and-is-the-war-on/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our Regional Homelessness Authority Is in Deep Trouble]]></title><description><![CDATA[When an independent audit last month found that the King County Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA) was running a $45 million deficit, including $13 million in funds unaccounted for or overspent, the public outrage was palpable.&nbsp;The forensic evaluation was damning, describing KCRHA&rsquo;s internal accounting processes as &ldquo;weak&rdquo; and lacking many basic cost controls. Local officials from across the political spectrum rushed to condemn the agency&rsquo;s poor financial manage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/our-regional-homelessness-authority-is-in-deep-trouble/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/our-regional-homelessness-authority-is-in-deep-trouble/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meditations in an Emergency]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just when you think you know an artist, they throw something like this at you. It&rsquo;s not just that Joe Rudko (metaphorically) tossed his photographs and X-Acto knife; it&rsquo;s that he (literally) took oil pastels&mdash;the fancy cousin of crayons&mdash;and drew directly on the gallery wall. In wobbly rainbow letters, he spelled out his name and the words &ldquo;MEDITATIONS IN AN EMERGENCY.&rdquo; The nerve.&nbsp;Over the past decade, Rudko has built a career of photo collage&mdash;collec]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/meditations-in-an-emergency/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/meditations-in-an-emergency/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Community Grief and Healing Event Planned After Stabbing of Juniper Blessing, a 19-Year-Old Trans UW Student]]></title><description><![CDATA[All week, I&rsquo;ve been trying to find the words for what happened to a transgender University of Washington student in off-campus student housing Sunday night, and hoping it was not what it looked like.We don&rsquo;t know all the details. But from court documents and reporting from various newspapers and TV stations, we know that a 31-year-old Bellevue man allegedly stabbed 19-year-old Juniper Blessing in a laundry room more than 40 times until she died. The suspect&rsquo;s motive is unknown]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/community-grief-and-healing-event-planned-after-stabbing-of-juniper-blessing-a-19-year-old-trans-uw-student/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 21:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/community-grief-and-healing-event-planned-after-stabbing-of-juniper-blessing-a-19-year-old-trans-uw-student/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Cheesy Marty at Bar Bayonne]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bad news, guys. I wasted three years of my life not going to Bar Bayonne when I could&rsquo;ve been. I can never get them back. I can only start compensating today for the deleterious loss.At 14th and Jefferson, L&rsquo;Oursin has been the kissy darling of Seattle&rsquo;s food writers since opening in 2016, and I&rsquo;d assumed that if you&rsquo;ve seen it, you&rsquo;ve seen its sister, Bar Bayonne. But they are sisters, not twins. While L&rsquo;Oursin is bright and blonde with lemony walls an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-cheesy-marty-at-bar-bayonne/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-cheesy-marty-at-bar-bayonne/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: May 15–17, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ready to get the weekend started? We&rsquo;re right there with ya, suggesting cheap and easy things to do from 17th of May Seattle to the U District Street Fair and from the Pike Pine Social to the &#8203;Classic Workboat &amp; Maritime Show. For more ideas, check out our top picks of the week.FRIDAYREADINGS &amp; TALKS2026 Jack Straw May Reading Series<br />
Three Fridays, three lineups, and an entire month dedicated to local literary talent: that&rsquo;s been the energy of this year&rsquo;s Jack St]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-may-1517-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-may-1517-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Suspects in Seattle Killings Appear in Court, Kash Patel’s VIP Snorkel, An Iowa Shark Attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[UW Stabbing Suspect in Court: The 31-year-old Bellevue man suspected of killing a 19-year-old trans woman in an off-campus University of Washington student housing complex appeared in court Thursday. The judge &rdquo; found probable cause to hold him for investigation of premeditated first-degree murder,&rdquo; the Seattle Times reports, due to &ldquo;the horrific nature and brutal execution of this attack.&rdquo; The victim was stabbed 40 times. The judge set bail at $10 million. A charging de]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-suspects-in-seattle-killings-appear-in-court-kash-patels-vip-snorkel-an-iowa-shark-attack/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-suspects-in-seattle-killings-appear-in-court-kash-patels-vip-snorkel-an-iowa-shark-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pop Loser #29: Mick Jagger Comes Out (as a Zara Larsson Fan)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome back to Pop Loser! This week, it was announced that FKA Twigs will star in an upcoming biopic (guess who!), Debbie Harry treated us to a Mother&rsquo;s Day miracle, and Mick Jagger came out as a ZLut. And I saw the new Ann Wilson documentary, and I have thoughts. Plus, I&rsquo;ll share the magical zither album that will remedy any form of writer&rsquo;s block.&nbsp;Subscribe to Pop Loser here!This Week in MusicThis week in Strangerland, I interviewed beloved KEXP DJ Kevin Cole about his]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/pop-loser-29-mick-jagger-comes-out-as-a-zara-larsson-fan/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 00:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/pop-loser-29-mick-jagger-comes-out-as-a-zara-larsson-fan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Storm Season]]></title><description><![CDATA[It looks like Seattle may get the Sonics back, and people can&rsquo;t wait. I&rsquo;m not from here, but I can appreciate how big a deal this is. However, I&rsquo;m not looking forward to people saying that Seattle finally has a basketball team. Because we do have a basketball team! It&rsquo;s the Storm, and they&rsquo;ve won the most championships of any professional Seattle team. Just go to Climate Pledge! You can look up to the rafters and see&hellip; one championship banner with four differ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/storm-season/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/storm-season/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ticket Alert: Journey, Hayley Williams, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[ON SALE FRIDAY, MAY 15MUSICArrows in Action &ndash; I Think We&rsquo;ve Toured Here Before<br />
Vera Project (Sun Oct 4)Ashley Cooke: The Baby Blues Tour<br />
Showbox SoDo (Wed Oct 14)Bilal with Special Guest Yaya Bey<br />
The Crocodile (Sat Sept 19)See more on EverOut!<br />
The post Ticket Alert: Journey, Hayley Williams, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week appeared first on The Stranger.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-journey-hayley-williams-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 23:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-journey-hayley-williams-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neumos Workers Organize to Demand Management Get Serious About Security]]></title><description><![CDATA[Workers at Neumos, Barboza, and The Runaway went public this month with demands that their management at Fokus Industries address security and pay issues that they say have made Neumos an unsafe place to work.Neumos Workers United launched the public campaign on May Day, officially declared by city council this year as International Workers Day, and marched in the annual parade with other workers after flyering the neighborhood. They aren&rsquo;t technically unionizing, as in not filing for a w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/neumos-workers-organize-to-demand-management-get-serious-about-security/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 22:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/neumos-workers-organize-to-demand-management-get-serious-about-security/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Specters of Art]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you heard of Lee-Roth Fog? It&rsquo;s described as an atmospheric phenomenon first discovered in 1972, &ldquo;known for the bizarre sounds it seemingly makes as it rolls and blankets the West Hollywood landscape.&rdquo; Engineers helped artist Ryan Betschart isolate the sound and capture footage of the phenomenon, which you can experience at Tacoma Art Museum&rsquo;s Haunted. The fog cascades in waves across a massive screen, gradually engulfing the wall. Then comes the sound: high-pitched]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/specters-of-art/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/specters-of-art/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Trump Is in China, UW Stabbing Suspect Turned Himself in, and the Deer in Rural France Are Wasted]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good Morning! We&rsquo;re starting the day with some sun, but Charles Mudede will be happy to know that the skies will be overcast again by the afternoon. We likely have rain tomorrow and Saturday, so this morning, soak up enough vitamin D to get you through to Sunday.&nbsp;But first, the news.&nbsp;Trump in China: Trump and his merry band of business executives and lily-white advisers are in China for talks with President Xi. Xi came in hot, warning that if issues around Taiwan were handled po]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-trump-is-in-china-uw-stabbing-suspect-turned-himself-in-and-the-deer-in-rural-france-are-wasted/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 18:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-trump-is-in-china-uw-stabbing-suspect-turned-himself-in-and-the-deer-in-rural-france-are-wasted/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seattle Art Museum Workers Are Unionizing]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Wednesday morning, Seattle Art Museum (SAM) workers announced that their union, Seattle Art Museum Workers United (SAMWU), was affiliating with the Washington Federation of State Employees/AFSCME Council 28 (WFSE). Their unit will represent over 100 eligible SAM employees across a wide range of departments&mdash;marketing, curatorial, education, administration, development, environmental services, and more&mdash;but notably not security guards, who have established their own independent unio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattle-art-museum-workers-are-unionizing/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 03:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattle-art-museum-workers-are-unionizing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guest Rant: Seattle Housing Authority is Failing Their Tenants, Their Mission, and the Law]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seattle&rsquo;s public housing is supposed to provide our city&rsquo;s lowest-income people and families with affordable, comfortable places to live. From what our organization, Got Green, a community organization based in South Seattle, has seen, the Seattle Housing Authority (SHA) is allowing their units to fall into a serious state of disrepair that is threatening the health and safety of tenants.Last month, we published a report about the state of public housing in Seattle. In spring of 202]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/guest-rant-seattle-housing-authority-is-failing-their-tenants-their-mission-and-the-law/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/guest-rant-seattle-housing-authority-is-failing-their-tenants-their-mission-and-the-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spotlit in Seattle: Jane Don’t]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jane Don&rsquo;t is Seattle&rsquo;s latest star to compete on RuPaul&rsquo;s Drag Race. If you&rsquo;ve seen her locally, you already know she was poised to do well. Her drag style uses vintage aesthetics in contemporary ways, combining her knowledge of queer history, fashion references, and her own innovative sewing skills. With a fully glamorous mug, she delivers high-camp performances full of witty pop-culture and classic diva references. Her talents especially come out when she&rsquo;s hand]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/spotlit-in-seattle-jane-dont/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/spotlit-in-seattle-jane-dont/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jane Don’t]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jane Don&rsquo;t is Seattle&rsquo;s latest star to compete on RuPaul&rsquo;s Drag Race. If you&rsquo;ve seen her locally, you already know she was poised to do well. Her drag style uses vintage aesthetics in contemporary ways, combining her knowledge of queer history, fashion references, and her own innovative sewing skills. With a fully glamorous mug, she delivers high-camp performances full of witty pop-culture and classic diva references. Her talents especially come out when she&rsquo;s hand]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/jane-dont/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/jane-dont/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Brandi Kruse’s Support for an Anti-Trans Sports Ban Legally an In-Kind Political Donation?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Right-wing podcaster Brandi Kruse is allegedly providing unreported in-kind donations to an initiative to ban transgender girls from girls sports, according to a campaign finance complaint that a government watchdog group filed with the Washington Public Disclosure Commission.The PDC regulates state political finances. The complaint targets the initiative group Let&rsquo;s Go Washington. The PDC has 90 days to decide whether an in-depth investigation is warranted.Washington residents will vote]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/is-brandi-kruses-support-for-an-anti-trans-sports-ban-legally-an-in-kind-political-donation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/is-brandi-kruses-support-for-an-anti-trans-sports-ban-legally-an-in-kind-political-donation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Howard Schultz Talks Shit About Seattle, Zorhran Mamdani Solves NYC’s Budget Deficit, Trump Says He Doesn’t Think About Ordinary Americans’ Financial Situation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The idea to ban cars from Capitol Hill&rsquo;s E. Barbara Bailey street, which encounters constant foot traffic from Cal Anderson Park, Capitol Hill Station, and the Capitol Hill Station Plaza, is a no-brainer. Cars should not be there. And an organization, Central Seattle Streets for All, is now pressing for the formal pedestrianization of the street, which is already closed on Sundays for the popular Capitol Hill Farmers Market. Community organizers, according to Capitol Hill Seattle Blog, ar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-howard-schultz-talks-shit-about-seattle-zorhran-mamdani-solves-nycs-budget-deficit-trump-says-he-doesnt-think-about-ordinary-americans-financial-situation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 18:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-howard-schultz-talks-shit-about-seattle-zorhran-mamdani-solves-nycs-budget-deficit-trump-says-he-doesnt-think-about-ordinary-americans-financial-situation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tell Me What’s a Happenin’]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I was introduced to Jesus Christ Superstar, my Bible-thumping mother leveled a stern warning: This show was blasphemous. Jesus presented as a mere mortal&mdash; &ldquo;just another man&rdquo;&mdash;who was in over his head leading a band of freedom fighters champing at the bit to storm Rome, who maybe had sexual relations with former lady of the night, Mary Magdalene, and whose right-hand disciple, Judas Iscariot, had reached a boiling point of frustration.&nbsp;Fortunately for me, my mom]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/tell-me-whats-a-happenin/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/tell-me-whats-a-happenin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No Place Like Old Fire House]]></title><description><![CDATA[On a Saturday in early April, the sounds of indie rock wafted through the sunny streets of downtown Redmond. Aging hipsters like me, teens, and other community members had gathered outside the Old Fire House Teen Center to commemorate the building that had served as an all-ages venue and teen center since 1992. It was a safe haven for alternative and queer tweens and teens looking to hang out anywhere but at home or school.After ordering its closure last March due to the presence of asbestos, l]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/no-place-like-old-fire-house/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/no-place-like-old-fire-house/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Protected: Best Hookup Sites That Actually Work in 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[This content is password-protected. To view it, please enter the password below.<br />
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PIV is only sex that really arouses me&mdash;the only k]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/straight-up/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 20:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/straight-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Invite Only]]></title><description><![CDATA[Of the 62 record stores in Washington (according to Discogs&rsquo; Indie Record Store Directory), only six are owned by women, and none of those six are in Seattle. &ldquo;It can be a very hard world to enter,&rdquo; Rachel Gardner, the owner of the Edmonds record shop Musicology tells me, while lounging on a leopard-print couch amidst hundreds of LPs. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s challenging to even get an invitation.&rdquo;&nbsp;I was invited to the world of record collecting when I was 13, while pet-si]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/invite-only/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/invite-only/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Seattle Woman Leads Charge Against Gay Marriage, Teens Arrested for Anti-Scientology Hate Crime, Washington Democrats Face Gerrymandering Conundrum]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s Gonna Be Hot Today: Temperatures are projected to be in the high 70s, which is hotter than usual Seattle springtime. It&rsquo;s also gonna be humid.Lowest Tides This Year So Far Start Friday: While today&rsquo;s high temperatures likely won&rsquo;t stick around for the weekend, there should be plenty of people at the beach anyway. Starting Saturday, the tides will recede to their lowest levels of the year so far, officially &ldquo;Good Geoduck Tides,&rdquo; according to the Washingto]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-seattle-woman-leads-charge-against-gay-marriage-teens-arrested-for-anti-scientology-hate-crime-washington-democrats-face-gerrymandering-conundrum/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-seattle-woman-leads-charge-against-gay-marriage-teens-arrested-for-anti-scientology-hate-crime-washington-democrats-face-gerrymandering-conundrum/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Seattle Woman Leads Charge Against Gay Marriage Charge, Teens Arrested for Anti-Scientology Hate Crime, Washington Democrats Face Gerrymandering Conundrum]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s Gonna Be Hot Today: Temperatures are projected to be in the high 70s, which is hotter than usual Seattle springtime. It&rsquo;s also gonna be humid.Lowest Tides This Year So Far Start Friday: While today&rsquo;s high temperatures likely won&rsquo;t stick around for the weekend, there should be plenty of people at the beach anyway. Starting Saturday, the tides will recede to their lowest levels of the year so far, officially &ldquo;Good Geoduck Tides,&rdquo; according to the Washingto]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-seattle-woman-leads-charge-against-gay-marriage-charge-teens-arrested-for-anti-scientology-hate-crime-washington-democrats-face-gerrymandering-conundrum/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-seattle-woman-leads-charge-against-gay-marriage-charge-teens-arrested-for-anti-scientology-hate-crime-washington-democrats-face-gerrymandering-conundrum/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Lady Rainier Statue Is Seattle’s Queen of Public  Transportation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Though hidden, the Lady Rainier statue is easy to find. She is right next to the northernmost building of the Old Rainier Brewery complex on Airport Way. A few steps from a parking lot lead you to her feet, which are planted on an orb. Her toes, particularly on the left foot, are the stuff of magic. You can&rsquo;t stop looking at them. They were undoubtedly shaped by an artist with a foot fetish. Each toenail is lovingly carved. The edge of her dress flows down past her left knee, brushing her]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-lady-rainier-statue-is-seattles-queen-of-public-transportation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 01:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-lady-rainier-statue-is-seattles-queen-of-public-transportation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Fear Becomes Policy]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a moment, after the sirens fade and before the cameras arrive, when grief is still allowed to be grief. But this fragile window is gone much too soon.Because in this country, and in this city, grief is rarely permitted to remain untouched. It is quickly conscripted into the familiar machinery that tells us what safety is supposed to look like. Pain triggered by tragedy soon becomes justification, and communities already carrying the weight of neglect are asked, almost immediately, what]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/how-fear-becomes-policy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/how-fear-becomes-policy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jibz Cameron Becomes Dynasty Handbag]]></title><description><![CDATA[The clearest way to explain Dynasty Handbag&rsquo;s act might be to quote the artist herself. &ldquo;I am not a wretched performance artist, or merely a comedian, or the ghastly clown, or simply an actor,&rdquo; Jibz Cameron writes in her new memoir,&nbsp;Hell in a Handbag.&nbsp;&ldquo;I perform as this alter ego. I do songs sorta and stand-up kinda and ummm I look insane. Yea. It&rsquo;s like, funny performance art, or artsy comedy. It&rsquo;s like my insides on the outsides.&rdquo;Her refusal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/jibz-cameron-becomes-dynasty-handbag/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/jibz-cameron-becomes-dynasty-handbag/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stranger Suggests: Your Agenda This Week, May 11–May 17]]></title><description><![CDATA[MONDAY 5/11Ann Wilson: In My VoiceRichard Creamer/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images(FILM) Last year, when I interviewed Heart for our November issue, I asked Ann Wilson what it was like revisiting old footage for the then-forthcoming documentary&nbsp;In My Voice. &ldquo;Very surreal!&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;Recently &hellip; I was looking at some slides from my teenage years. It&rsquo;s so wonderful to see all of those faces again. There were people I could barely recognize now.&rdquo; Now, th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-your-agenda-this-week-may-11may-17/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-your-agenda-this-week-may-11may-17/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A DJ Isn’t a Mirror]]></title><description><![CDATA[Even though I&rsquo;ve heard his voice on the air since I was a child, KEXP DJ Kevin Cole has done almost too good a job at championing artists and public radio, because I knew nothing about his own legacy before watching his documentary. RADIOHEART: The Drive &amp; Times of Kevin Cole takes you on his journey from an underqualified disco DJ in 1970s Minneapolis to a beloved fixture of the Seattle music scene, with several surprises along the way, like run-ins with then-up-and-coming musician P]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/a-dj-isnt-a-mirror/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/a-dj-isnt-a-mirror/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Trump Heads to China This Week, Shaky Ceasefire in Iran, Let’s Go Washington Wants to Repeal the Millionaire’s Tax]]></title><description><![CDATA[New Seattle Teacher&rsquo;s Union President Under Investigation: Ibijoke Idowu, the special education teacher at Beacon Hill&rsquo;s Rising Star Elementary leading the race to become the next president of the Seattle Education Association, was placed on paid leave in December 2025 after the parents of an autistic, partially verbal third grader with a speech delay accused her of abusing their child. According to the complaint the parents filed to the district, they noticed bruises the size of ad]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-trump-heads-to-china-this-week-shaky-ceasefire-in-iran-lets-go-washington-wants-to-repeal-the-millionaires-tax/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-trump-heads-to-china-this-week-shaky-ceasefire-in-iran-lets-go-washington-wants-to-repeal-the-millionaires-tax/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love Notes, Letters, and Trolls: May 2-May 8]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week, The Stranger&lsquo;s comment section was all about one thing: the Laurelhurst Community Council&rsquo;s agreement with Seattle Children&rsquo;s Hospital to limit how many helicopters can land on the hospital&rsquo;s roof, carrying sick and injured children.<br />
We heard from everyone: protestors, medical professionals, parents, and residents of Laurelhurst who were also pissed about this arrangement.<br />
Want to respond to something you read in&nbsp;The Stranger? Write to us at&nbsp;letters@]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/love-notes-letters-and-trolls-may-2-may-8/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 19:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/love-notes-letters-and-trolls-may-2-may-8/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Is Not Inevitable]]></title><description><![CDATA[Valerie Veatch&rsquo;s work will make you feel all kinds of things: dismayed, icky, but also empowered with the knowledge that we are not, in fact, actually doomed to a future of AI overlords. Across her career, the Seattle-born filmmaker has made numerous documentaries about the impact of technology on our personal and collective lives. Me at the Zoo and Love Child are tales of a brave new world coming of age in an online universe. But those films, made in 2012 and 2014 respectively, retain an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/this-is-not-inevitable/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/this-is-not-inevitable/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: May 8–10, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[We&rsquo;ve got the ingredients to a wonderful weekend, with cheap and easy things to do from Linda From Work, Dining Dead, Understater to West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day to a World Migratory Bird Day Celebration to Tilth Alliance&rsquo;s May Edible Plant Sale. For more ideas, check out our top picks of the week.LIVE MUSICLinda From Work, Dining Dead, Understater<br />
Get stoked: Local garage rock/dance punk band Linda From Work wraps up a multi-week tour with a homecoming show at the Sunset.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-may-810-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-may-810-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Pizza, Pork, and Lumpia Spots]]></title><description><![CDATA[I can&rsquo;t be the only person with a family member who is a liability with customer service&mdash;be it checking in to a hotel or sending a dish back at a restaurant. For me, that person happens to be my beloved mom.My Filipino mother Shellani is a self-described picky lady: choosy about what she wears and whom she spends time with, opinionated about the service she receives (in real time), and also very particular about where she eats and what she eats when she&rsquo;s there. When eating ou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-pizza-pork-and-lumpia-spots/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-pizza-pork-and-lumpia-spots/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Laurelhurst Community Council Will Support Ending Policy that Reduces Helicopter Landings at Seattle Children’s Hospital]]></title><description><![CDATA[For more than 30 years, Seattle Children&rsquo;s Hospital has abided by a voluntary agreement with the Laurelhurst Community Council (LCC) and the city to restrict&nbsp; which medevac helicopter flights carrying sick children can land directly at the hospital to the most serious cases.A Reddit post last week brought this long-standing agreement to the public&rsquo;s attention. A Stranger report this week showcased how, starting during the pandemic, the LCC had attempted to further reduce flight]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/laurelhurst-community-council-will-support-ending-policy-that-reduces-helicopter-landings-at-seattle-childrens-hospital/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 18:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/laurelhurst-community-council-will-support-ending-policy-that-reduces-helicopter-landings-at-seattle-childrens-hospital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Your Bad Dad Can’t Leave the Country, We Can Finally Send Handguns in the Mail, and Are World Cup Fans Ghosting Seattle? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Roadwork Nightmare Weekend: Roadwork will be paused during the FIFA World Cup, so crews must kick it into high gear this weekend. Closures will typically start late Friday night and extend until early Monday morning. The impacted roads are:&nbsp;<br />
I-405 southbound from Coal Creek Parkway in Bellevue to North 30th Street in Renton.Eastbound Highway 520 between I-5 to Montlake Boulevard.Northbound Highway 99 First Avenue South Bridge.&nbsp;I-405 northbound and southbound ramps at Northeast 85th St]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-your-bad-dad-cant-leave-the-country-we-can-finally-send-handguns-in-the-mail-and-are-world-cup-fans-ghosting-seattle/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-your-bad-dad-cant-leave-the-country-we-can-finally-send-handguns-in-the-mail-and-are-world-cup-fans-ghosting-seattle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More Balloon Bullshit]]></title><description><![CDATA[[Editor&rsquo;s Note: This letter was submitted shortly after the I, Anonymous letter from a mom who was mad that someone stole all her balloons&hellip; related? You decide!]I was having a bad&nbsp;day, so I decided to take a&nbsp;quick&nbsp;stroll through the park,&nbsp;and what do&nbsp;I find? Someone had apparently had a party or picnic and&nbsp;decided to decorate the&nbsp;park with balloons&mdash;AND THEN LEFT THEM THERE AFTER THEY WERE DONE.There were no other adults or children present,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/more-balloon-bullshit/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/more-balloon-bullshit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ticket Alert: Kacey Musgraves, Foster The People, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wake up babe, a new batch of tickets just dropped. Country queen Kacey Musgraves heads to Seattle from the Middle of Nowhere this October. Indie pop band Foster The People brings their Good Mourning Sunshine Tour and opener Goth Babe to WaMu Theater in September. Plus, prolific singer-songwriter and musician LP celebrates their fourth album Lost on You with a 10th anniversary tour. Read on for details on those and other newly announced events, plus some news you can use.Tickets go on sale at 10]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-kacey-musgraves-foster-the-people-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 23:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-kacey-musgraves-foster-the-people-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welcome to The Stranger’s May Issue!]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s that time of year again: The daffodils have bloomed, the trees have leaves again, and the Seattle International Film Festival is back on our doorstep.&nbsp;The festival is a little smaller than it has been in the past, which is no surprise. SIFF has been through a hell of a year, from layoffs to ousted leadership to closing down the Egyptian. So before we dove into the film lineup, Stranger contributor Chase Hutchinson asked them the question we all want to know the answer to: SIFF,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/welcome-to-the-strangers-may-issue/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 22:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/welcome-to-the-strangers-may-issue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Freakout Festival Isn’t Happening This Year]]></title><description><![CDATA[In another blow to Seattle&rsquo;s nightlife ecosystem, Freakout Festival&lsquo;s organizers have decided not to hold its marquee event this fall.The nonprofit organization relies on grants for half of its funding, and current circumstances have proven to be too uncertain to make Freakout&lsquo;s ambitious booking philosophy&mdash;typically 75-150 musical acts playing in several venues throughout the Ballard and Fremont neighborhoods&mdash;realistic.<br />
In a statement on its website, Freakout&lsqu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/freakout-festival-isnt-happening-this-year/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 22:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/freakout-festival-isnt-happening-this-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Iran Still Mulling on Peace Deal, Straight White Man Sues for Discrimination, and the Wall Street Journal Has Thoughts on the Millionaires Tax]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good Morning! The summery weather is back after a brief overcast break yesterday. Expect highs in the mid-60s with spotty cloud cover, and you can expect that over and over again for the next week or so. Soak up that vitamin D! Just remember to wear sunscreen. (More on that below.)Let&rsquo;s do the news.&nbsp;&nbsp;Iran Is Still Mulling: As of Thursday morning, Iran still hasn&rsquo;t responded to the American peace proposal, but there are signs of progress. While publicly one Iranian official]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-iran-still-mulling-on-peace-deal-straight-white-man-sues-for-discrimination-and-the-wall-street-journal-has-thoughts-on-the-millionaires-tax/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 18:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-iran-still-mulling-on-peace-deal-straight-white-man-sues-for-discrimination-and-the-wall-street-journal-has-thoughts-on-the-millionaires-tax/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What’s the State of SIFF in 2026?]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s been a tough year for SIFF.The nonprofit, which runs the annual Seattle International Film Festival each May, as well as three year-round cinemas, has been hit hard by the last 12 months. The multiple rounds of layoffs, the sudden exit of their former executive director, and the fall of the beloved SIFF Egyptian, which the nonprofit stopped renting after a pipe burst. (Repairs to the sodden theater were completed, but the organization&rsquo;s leadership at the time bailed anyway. Now]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/whats-the-state-of-siff-in-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/whats-the-state-of-siff-in-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pop Loser #28: Someone Crashed Into Golden Oldies… Again]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome back to Pop Loser! This week, someone drove their car into Golden Oldies, Neumos Workers United went public, and the Met Gala happened (if you even care). Pop divas Beyonc&eacute; and Charli XCX might not be going rock after all. Plus, I attended the Seattle Opera&rsquo;s Carmen, and I can&rsquo;t stop thinking about it.&nbsp;Subscribe to Pop Loser!This Week in MusicThis week in Strangerland, the gorgeous May print issue hit the stands, which means there is a new calendar of music event]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/pop-loser-28-someone-crashed-into-golden-oldies-again/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 23:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/pop-loser-28-someone-crashed-into-golden-oldies-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SIFF Cinema Workers Union Still Want a Fair Contract]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 52nd Seattle International Film Festival kicks off Thursday with the opening night screening of communist director Boots Riley&rsquo;s I Love Boosters, a pro-union, anti-capitalist satire about a group of working-class hustlers struggling to survive in the modern American hellscape. Awkwardly, at the same time, the SIFF Cinema Workers Union (SCWU) say that SIFF needs to &ldquo;do better for the workers.&rdquo;&nbsp;They&rsquo;re now working without a contract (it expired April 23rd, and wor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/siff-cinema-workers-union-still-want-a-fair-contract/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/siff-cinema-workers-union-still-want-a-fair-contract/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: The War in Iran Might Be Ending, ChatGPT Gets Violent, and PWHL Expands to Detroit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wait! Before you read any further, may I ask a question? What have you done for yourself this morning? I ask because a 2024 study shows that starting your morning with doomscrolling can lead to &ldquo;greater levels of existential anxiety.&rdquo; So if that&rsquo;s all you&rsquo;ve done this morning, may I suggest you drink some water and go for a short walk? Or watch this livestream of baby eagles! They yawn and stretch and look like actual tiny dinosaurs! Because here&rsquo;s the thing: A lot]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-the-war-in-iran-might-be-ending-chatgpt-gets-violent-and-pwhl-expands-to-detroit/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 18:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-the-war-in-iran-might-be-ending-chatgpt-gets-violent-and-pwhl-expands-to-detroit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[May Things to Do: Visual Art]]></title><description><![CDATA[Want more? Here&rsquo;s everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, Food, and This &amp; That.Seattle Art Book FairMay 9&ndash;10Lovers of art books (and art that comes in the form of books): Arrive rested and ready to immerse in work by more than 85 artists spread across all three floors of Washington Hall. Seattle Art Book Fair, now in its fourth year, was founded by superstar book designers Jayme Yen and Tom Eykemans, and features every flavor of art]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/may-things-to-do-visual-art/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/may-things-to-do-visual-art/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[May Things to Do: Performance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Want more? Here&rsquo;s everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, Food, and This &amp; That.Jesus Christ SuperstarThrough May 17&nbsp;Theater can be a hard sell in a failing economy, so how does director Bill Berry lure people through the door when presenting such a well-worn production like Jesus Christ Superstar? He fills the cast with rock stars. In the 5th Avenue Theatre&rsquo;s take on Andrew Lloyd Webber&rsquo;s classic, King Youngblood guitaris]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/may-things-to-do-performance/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/may-things-to-do-performance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[May Things to Do: Music]]></title><description><![CDATA[Want more? Here&rsquo;s everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, Food, and This &amp; That.Harmonia Orchestra and Chorus: The PlanetsMay 8I am a long-time lover of Gustav Holst&rsquo;s The Planets, a symphonic journey through space written between 1914 and 1918. My personal favorite is the euphorically triumphant &ldquo;Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity.&rdquo; My brother, a marching band mainstay, introduced it to me when we were in high school. I fou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/may-things-to-do-music/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/may-things-to-do-music/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[May Things to Do: Literature]]></title><description><![CDATA[Want more? Here&rsquo;s everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, Food, and This &amp; That.Dynasty HandbagMay 13Called &ldquo;Pure genius&rdquo; by Paul Reubens, &ldquo;One of the last great people&rdquo; by Miranda July, and &ldquo;Insane&rdquo; by Dick Van Dyke, Dynasty Handbag (aka Jibz Cameron) is a legend among legends. The queer performance artist created her persona, Dynasty Handbag, back in 2001, as a music project after she graduated from ar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/may-things-to-do-literature/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/may-things-to-do-literature/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[May Things to Do: Film]]></title><description><![CDATA[Want more? Here&rsquo;s everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, Food, and This &amp; That.The Most Terrible Times in My LifeMay 8&ndash;10Here are three, no four, things I love about The Most Terrible Time in My Life: (1) It&rsquo;s a detective/gangster flick, (2) it&rsquo;s shot in black-and-white, (3) it&rsquo;s the first in a trilogy, and (4) it&rsquo;s about a terrible time in someone&rsquo;s life. What can I say, I&rsquo;m a glutton for misery]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/may-things-to-do-film/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/may-things-to-do-film/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[May Things to Do: Food]]></title><description><![CDATA[Want more? Here&rsquo;s everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, Food, and This &amp; That.Urban Foraging: Weeds &amp; Wild FoodsMay 16Calling all weed heads! If you&rsquo;ve ever wondered which of those weeds in your yard, in the park, or on the trails could be cooked and eaten, have I got the event for you. The University of Washington Botanic Gardens is putting on a one-day urban foraging workshop. Meet up at Discovery Park with your guide, Melany]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/may-things-to-do-food/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 01:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/may-things-to-do-food/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[April Things to Do: Food]]></title><description><![CDATA[Want more? Here&rsquo;s everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, Food, and This &amp; That.Urban Foraging: Weeds &amp; Wild FoodsMay 16Calling all weed heads! If you&rsquo;ve ever wondered which of those weeds in your yard, in the park, or on the trails could be cooked and eaten, have I got the event for you. The University of Washington Botanic Gardens is putting on a one-day urban foraging workshop. Meet up at Discovery Park with your guide, Melany]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/april-things-to-do-food/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 01:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/april-things-to-do-food/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[May Things to Do: This &amp; That]]></title><description><![CDATA[Want more? Here&rsquo;s everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, Food, and This &amp; That.Seattle Storm 2026 Home OpenerMay 8The Seattle SuperSonics left Seattle for Oklahoma City in 2008, and longtime Seattleites are still pissed about it. Rightfully so, if you ask me&mdash;it was a dirty, sneaky deal! But real basketball fans know Seattle is still a basketball city. The WNBA founded the Seattle Storm in 2000, and the team has qualified for the pla]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/may-things-to-do-this-amp-that/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 01:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/may-things-to-do-this-amp-that/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Touch the Art]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s May, and this Izzy Nestegard piece, debuting at The Factory on May 14, is tone-matching all the explosive color and big pistil-and-stamen energy in the air. Nestegard is one third of a group show (also featuring artists Melody Hirsch and Mint) bringing psychedelic Alice in Wonderland vibes to Capitol Hill Art Walk this month in All the Pretty Things Were Acting Strange. In its tenth year, the Factory remains a place to discover really good (and affordable) work by emerging artists. Y]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/touch-the-art/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 00:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/touch-the-art/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Column: Touch the Art]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s May, and this Izzy Nestegard piece, debuting at The Factory on May 14, is tone-matching all the explosive color and big pistil-and-stamen energy in the air. Nestegard is one third of a group show (also featuring artists Melody Hirsch and Mint) bringing psychedelic Alice in Wonderland vibes to Capitol Hill Art Walk this month in All the Pretty Things Were Acting Strange. In its tenth year, the Factory remains a place to discover really good (and affordable) work by emerging artists. Y]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/new-column-touch-the-art/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 00:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/new-column-touch-the-art/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The SIFF Films We’re Still Talking About]]></title><description><![CDATA[All film stills courtesy of SIFFThere are more than 100 films screening during this year&rsquo;s Seattle International Film Festival, May 7&ndash;17, and some of them are amazing. Or, at least, that&rsquo;s what internet hype and mainstream film critics say. Olivia Wilde&rsquo;s The Invite incited a bidding war after premiering at Sundance, and Boots Riley&rsquo;s I Love Boosters, currently has a 94 percent critic score on Rotten Tomatoes. But we didn&rsquo;t get to screen those films. (Read mo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-siff-films-were-still-talking-about/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-siff-films-were-still-talking-about/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Isn’t Solitary Work]]></title><description><![CDATA[Due to loud construction noises in my home, I had to have this conversation with Tamiko Nimura, author of the new memoir A Place for What We Lose: A Daughter&rsquo;s Return to Tule Lake, in my bathroom with the door closed. The effect was a very private and personal conversation with a writer unafraid of earnestness.As an activist as well as a poet and essayist, Nimura explores, in this inventive memoir, how rejection from academia helped launch her into ancestral research, and ultimately a vis]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/this-isnt-solitary-work/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/this-isnt-solitary-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Gov. Ferguson Dodges the Press, Dems Urge Trump to Acknowledge Israel’s Nukes, Amazon Labor Union Founder Arrested at Met Gala]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seattle Times Management Tells Pulitzer Finalists &ldquo;Journalism Doesn&rsquo;t Mean Journalists&rdquo;: Times staff bargaining for a new union contract are facing management&rsquo;s infatuation with the plagiarism and lie generating software marketed as &ldquo;artificial intelligence.&rdquo; According to the Seattle Times Union, management rejected their proposal that would have guaranteed workers won&rsquo;t be replaced by AI. Speaking of those workers, their coverage of December&rsquo;s fl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-gov-ferguson-dodges-the-press-dems-urge-trump-to-acknowledge-israels-nukes-amazon-labor-union-founder-arrested-at-met-gala/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-gov-ferguson-dodges-the-press-dems-urge-trump-to-acknowledge-israels-nukes-amazon-labor-union-founder-arrested-at-met-gala/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Laurelhurst Community Council Isn’t Sure Helicopters Needed to Land Sick Kids at the Hospital ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week, the Seattle subreddit dredged up a long-time drama between the Laurelhurst neighborhood and Seattle Children&rsquo;s Hospital about its helicopters.&nbsp;Seattle Children&rsquo;s is the go-to specialized pediatric care center for Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho. When children from near and far away need urgent treatment, they&rsquo;ll get swooped up by a helicopter and taken to Seattle Children&rsquo;s. This, the affluent North Seattle neighborhood will tell you, is q]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/laurelhurst-community-council-isnt-sure-helicopters-needed-to-land-sick-kids-at-the-hospital/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/laurelhurst-community-council-isnt-sure-helicopters-needed-to-land-sick-kids-at-the-hospital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Laurelhurst Community Council Isn’t Sure Helicopters Need to Land Sick Kids at the Hospital ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week, the Seattle subreddit dredged up a long-time drama between the Laurelhurst neighborhood and Seattle Children&rsquo;s Hospital about its helicopters.&nbsp;Seattle Children&rsquo;s is the go-to specialized pediatric care center for Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho. When children from near and far away need urgent treatment, they&rsquo;ll get swooped up by a helicopter and taken to Seattle Children&rsquo;s. This, the affluent North Seattle neighborhood will tell you, is q]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/laurelhurst-community-council-isnt-sure-helicopters-need-to-land-sick-kids-at-the-hospital/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/laurelhurst-community-council-isnt-sure-helicopters-need-to-land-sick-kids-at-the-hospital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stranger Suggests: Your Agenda This Week, May 4-May 10]]></title><description><![CDATA[MONDAY 5/4Cabaret Voltaire&nbsp;PAUL HEARTFIELD(MUSIC) Sheffield&rsquo;s Cabaret Voltaire reigned as the UK&rsquo;s most riveting electronic group from 1979 to 1984. Previously, Richard H. Kirk, Stephen Mallinder, and Chris Watson had experimented with tape loops and analog-synth bleeps to give you the creeps. Their early recordings delved into academic minimalist composition and proto-industrial, but also included Velvet Underground and Seeds covers; Mal played bass and Kirk guitar, after all.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-your-agenda-this-week-may-4-may-10/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-your-agenda-this-week-may-4-may-10/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stranger Suggests: Your Agenda for May 4-May 10]]></title><description><![CDATA[MONDAY 5/4Cabaret Voltaire&nbsp;PAUL HEARTFIELD(MUSIC) Sheffield&rsquo;s Cabaret Voltaire reigned as the UK&rsquo;s most riveting electronic group from 1979 to 1984. Previously, Richard H. Kirk, Stephen Mallinder, and Chris Watson had experimented with tape loops and analog-synth bleeps to give you the creeps. Their early recordings delved into academic minimalist composition and proto-industrial, but also included Velvet Underground and Seeds covers; Mal played bass and Kirk guitar, after all.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-your-agenda-for-may-4-may-10/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-your-agenda-for-may-4-may-10/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stranger Suggests: Pioneering Lebanese Cinema, the First Cisgender Woman to Win a Drag Pageant, and an Out-of-This-World Classical Concert]]></title><description><![CDATA[MONDAY 5/4Cabaret Voltaire&nbsp;PAUL HEARTFIELD(MUSIC) Sheffield&rsquo;s Cabaret Voltaire reigned as the UK&rsquo;s most riveting electronic group from 1979 to 1984. Previously, Richard H. Kirk, Stephen Mallinder, and Chris Watson had experimented with tape loops and analog-synth bleeps to give you the creeps. Their early recordings delved into academic minimalist composition and proto-industrial, but also included Velvet Underground and Seeds covers; Mal played bass and Kirk guitar, after all.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-pioneeringlebanesecinemathe-firstcisgenderwomantowina-dragpageantandanout-of-this-worldclassicalconcert/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-pioneeringlebanesecinemathe-firstcisgenderwomantowina-dragpageantandanout-of-this-worldclassicalconcert/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Supreme Court Temporarily Restores Wider Access to the Abortion Pill Mifepristone, Jeeves, Knowledgable Internet Butler, Dead at 29, The Watery Case of the Misplaced 4Runner]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court &hellip; temporarily restored wider access to the abortion pill mifepristone? Key word temporarily. An order signed by Justice Samuel Alito will allow mifepristone to be sold in pharmacies, sent through the mail, and prescribed through telehealth, as has been the case for years. It blocked a ruling from the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals last week, which required the pill be distributed only in person and at clinics. The great state of Louisiana had sued, claiming access to mife]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-supreme-court-temporarily-restores-wider-access-to-the-abortion-pill-mifepristone-jeeves-knowledgable-internet-butler-dead-at-29-the-watery-case-of-the-misplaced-4runner/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-supreme-court-temporarily-restores-wider-access-to-the-abortion-pill-mifepristone-jeeves-knowledgable-internet-butler-dead-at-29-the-watery-case-of-the-misplaced-4runner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Supreme Court Temporarily Restores Wider Access to Abortion Pill, Knowledgable Internet Butler Jeeves Dead at 29, and Cops Investigate the Watery Case of the Misplaced 4Runner]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court &hellip; temporarily restored wider access to the abortion pill mifepristone? Key word temporarily. An order signed by Justice Samuel Alito will allow mifepristone to be sold in pharmacies, sent through the mail, and prescribed through telehealth, as has been the case for years. It blocked a ruling from the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals last week, which required the pill be distributed only in person and at clinics. The great state of Louisiana had sued, claiming access to mife]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-supreme-court-temporarily-restores-wider-access-to-abortion-pill-knowledgable-internet-butler-jeeves-dead-at-29-and-cops-investigate-the-watery-case-of-the-misplaced-4runner/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-supreme-court-temporarily-restores-wider-access-to-abortion-pill-knowledgable-internet-butler-jeeves-dead-at-29-and-cops-investigate-the-watery-case-of-the-misplaced-4runner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love Notes, Letters, and Trolls: April 25-May 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the last week, we wrote a lot about class politics: First, news editor Vivian McCall wrote about the annual medical clinic at Seattle Center, where many of the patients either didn&rsquo;t have insurance, or had it, but couldn&rsquo;t afford to use it; and then staff writer Hunter Pauli wrote about unionized McClatchy journalists that are threatening to strike to try to earn a wage that keeps them above the poverty line.<br />
And then, as a treat, we have a story about deputy news editor Nathalie]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/love-notes-letters-and-trolls-april-25-may-1/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 20:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/love-notes-letters-and-trolls-april-25-may-1/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Saw U: Singing Steely Dan, Picking Up a Seattle Reign Scarf, and Flying to Vegas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Steely Dan EmbarrassmentYou asked &ldquo;anybody here like Steely Dan!?&rdquo; and your friend said &ldquo;don&rsquo;t do this&rdquo; and you belted out in song anyway. I froze! Come back!Good knight for it eh?You: armor clad in Fremont taking a break from practice Me: taking an evening stroll. I made a joke and you chuckled, wish I had stopped to get your #Cute nose piercing at pike place tarot shopSaw you working at a tarot shop in pike place, my buddy bought a cat themed deck. I complimented]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/i-saw-u-singing-steely-dan-picking-up-a-seattle-reign-scarf-and-flying-to-vegas/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 22:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/i-saw-u-singing-steely-dan-picking-up-a-seattle-reign-scarf-and-flying-to-vegas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Green Lake Grief]]></title><description><![CDATA[You cannot convince me Green Lake is a good date spot. It&rsquo;s where nascent hopes of love and crushes go to die. Yes, there are cute ducks. Yes, there is a pretty view of the water. But in a city where dating is already a hellscape, somehow Green Lake makes it worse.This is how I imagine the thought process of Green Lake daters: Are you emotionally unavailable? Take your date to Green Lake. Still getting over your ex? Take your date to Green Lake. Think your date&rsquo;s Hinge pics are funn]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/green-lake-grief/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 21:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/green-lake-grief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: May 1–3, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The city&rsquo;s really cooking this weekend, with warm weather and hot events from Seattle Center&rsquo;s Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration to El Centro de la Raza&rsquo;s Cinco de Mayo Celebration and from the Windermere Cup to Neighbor Day. For more ideas, check out our top picks of the week.FRIDAYACTIVISM &amp; SOCIAL JUSTICESeattle May Day 2026: International Workers&rsquo; Day<br />
As a kid, I always celebrated May Day with family, both in observance of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-may-13-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 19:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-may-13-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Six Injured in Tacoma High School Stabbing, Iran War Has Cost the US $25 Billion, Church of Scientology Not Pleased with Viral “Speed Running” Trend]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stabbing at Tacoma High School: A student allegedly stabbed four students and a security guard at Tacoma&rsquo;s Foss High School on Thursday. The students suffered severe injuries while the alleged attacker and the security guard sustained only minor injuries. All were hospitalized and are now in stable condition.Body Found: A Marysville resident was bringing in their trash bins after the day&rsquo;s garbage pick-up when they noticed the yard waste bin wasn&rsquo;t actually empty. It contained]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-six-injured-in-tacoma-high-school-stabbing-iran-war-has-cost-the-us-25-billion-church-of-scientology-not-pleased-with-viral-speed-running-trend/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-six-injured-in-tacoma-high-school-stabbing-iran-war-has-cost-the-us-25-billion-church-of-scientology-not-pleased-with-viral-speed-running-trend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ticket Alert: Olivia Rodrigo, Shaboozey, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale]]></title><description><![CDATA[Text your concert buddies, &rsquo;cause tickets are about to go on sale! Pop star Olivia Rodrigo will spend two nights in Seattle on her upcoming Unraveled Tour. Multi-hyphenate country and hip-hop crossover Shaboozey saddles up for his Outlaws Never Die Tour this fall. Plus, rising country band The Red Clay Strays follow up their recent Stagecoach performance with the announcement of a new album and an accompanying tour. Read on for details on those and other newly announced events, plus some]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-olivia-rodrigo-shaboozey-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 00:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-olivia-rodrigo-shaboozey-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schrödinger’s Bus Stop]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am not an angry person. For me, tears spring forth quicker than a biting retort. But on a recent April afternoon, I felt hot fury pump through my veins over a disagreement with a bus driver.I was waiting for the route 2 bus under the bus shelter at 20th Avenue and East Union Street. The shelter is about, oh, I don&rsquo;t know, 50 feet east from the sign for the bus stop. I regularly wait here. I regularly board here. So do the other 2 riders.&nbsp;The bus was late. Par for the course. When i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/schrdingers-bus-stop/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/schrdingers-bus-stop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: SCOTUS Guts the Voting Rights Act, Hegseth Lies to Congress, and Unqualified Sheriffs Sue to Work in Washington State]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good Morning! It&rsquo;s sunny. Like summer-time sunny. If the forecast means anything in this little climate we have, highs will be around 70 today, and then they&rsquo;ll dip back down with some clouds tomorrow. But they&rsquo;ll climb all the way up to 80 on Sunday, for the first time this year. It&rsquo;s outdoor shenanigans weather. Just don&rsquo;t forget: your sunscreen, some water, and the fact that the lakes and the sound are still so cold.&nbsp;But first, let&rsquo;s do the news.&nbsp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-scotus-guts-the-voting-rights-act-hegseth-lies-to-congress-and-unqualified-sheriffs-sue-to-work-in-washington-state/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-scotus-guts-the-voting-rights-act-hegseth-lies-to-congress-and-unqualified-sheriffs-sue-to-work-in-washington-state/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Impoverished Journalists Threaten Strike Across Pacific Northwest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ninety percent of union members at McClatchy Media newspapers in the Pacific Northwest have voted to potentially strike over low pay, and are raising money through GoFundMe to pay rent and bills in case they&rsquo;re off the job.&nbsp;The journalists are represented by the Idaho and Washington State NewsGuilds, which represent only the McClatchy papers in both states: The Tacoma News Tribune, The Olympian, Tri-City Herald, Bellingham Herald, and Idaho Statesman in Boise. (Both guilds are part o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/impoverished-journalists-threaten-strike-across-pacific-northwest/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 22:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/impoverished-journalists-threaten-strike-across-pacific-northwest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Shots Fired Near Mayor Katie Wilson Event, Taproot Theater Needs $400,000, King of England Tells US Kings Are Bad]]></title><description><![CDATA[Multiple shots were fired near a news conference that Mayor Katie Wilson held last night at Yesler Community Center to announce her plan to offer free breakfast and lunch to all Seattle Public School students, and expand free and low-cost childcare programs in the city. Seattle Times reports that police are presently &ldquo;looking for three to four people in a dark sedan.&rdquo; SPD told The Stranger that currently, they have no reason to think the mayor was targeted in the shooting. No injuri]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-shots-fired-near-mayor-katie-wilson-event-taproot-theater-needs-400000-king-of-england-tells-us-kings-are-bad/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-shots-fired-near-mayor-katie-wilson-event-taproot-theater-needs-400000-king-of-england-tells-us-kings-are-bad/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where to Play Pickleball in Seattle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Was your introduction to pickleball when Taylor Swift promoted her Tortured Poets Department album with a custom Kansas City Chiefs paddle? Or maybe you&rsquo;re just a really big Ben Stiller fan and want to learn about the sport before The Dink hits theaters this summer? Well, you&rsquo;re not alone. While true Washingtonians will have learned about the sport&rsquo;s 1965 Bainbridge Island origins through playing it during grade school PE, in the past few years, hearsay and placements in media]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/where-to-play-pickleball-in-seattle/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 23:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/where-to-play-pickleball-in-seattle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hurdles]]></title><description><![CDATA[Am I wrong&nbsp;to think a relationship isn&rsquo;t realistic for me? I think I&rsquo;ve been sold an idea of love that doesn&rsquo;t apply to my life, and I want to know if I&rsquo;m wrong. I am straight and 34-year-old male. I have a rare progressive disability. I&rsquo;m blind, I have severe hearing loss (I can&rsquo;t follow speech with background noise), I use a wheelchair, and I have almost no motor control. I need full-time care, so I&rsquo;m always with a caregiver. My voice is weak and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/hurdles/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/hurdles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WATCH: Seattle’s Liminal Spaces]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;You&rsquo;ve felt it,&rdquo; Stranger staff writer Julianne Bell wrote. &ldquo;The chilling stillness of an empty airport terminal that should be crowded with travelers. A long school hallway, after hours and framed by seemingly endless rows of lockers for students who may or may not exist. Neon signs flickering inside a dark, abandoned mall, painting soft streaks of light across the floors for no one.&rdquo;&ldquo;Seattle is rich with these liminal spaces. Our underground tunnels. Our ov]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/watch-seattles-liminal-spaces/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/watch-seattles-liminal-spaces/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Philippine Military Kills Seattleite, Magic: The Gathering Workers Unionize, Boeing Loses Big Fish]]></title><description><![CDATA[Magic: The Gathering Arena Devs Unionize: Workers at local tabletop gaming titan Wizards of the Coast unionized yesterday, specifically the devs behind Arena, the accessible online version of the card game. Their concerns should sound familiar: the layoffs keep coming, management wants all the remote workers to move to Washington and head into the office, uh-oh AI, and mandatory crunch time to match the accelerated tempo of MTG set releases. More details from the Communications Workers of Ameri]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-philippine-military-kills-seattleite-magic-the-gathering-workers-unionize-boeing-loses-big-fish/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-philippine-military-kills-seattleite-magic-the-gathering-workers-unionize-boeing-loses-big-fish/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stranger Suggests: A Monday That’ll Make You Love Mondays, Flowers as Tall as Humans, and Music for Dancing on the Bones of Your Enemies]]></title><description><![CDATA[MONDAY 4/27Choose Your Own AdventureND MARSHAL(I CAN&rsquo;T DECIDE) There is so much good stuff happening on Monday that even Garfield would change his mind about the loathed day of the week. Famed avant-garde composer William Basinski is playing a tiny show at Substation. The Paramount is screening 1926&rsquo;s Faust as part of their beloved Silent Movie Monday series, with live music from Christian Elliott on the Mighty Wurlitzer. Booker Prize-winning author David Szalay is stopping by Ellio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-a-monday-thatll-make-you-love-mondays-flowers-as-tall-as-humans-and-music-for-dancing-on-the-bones-of-your-enemies/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-a-monday-thatll-make-you-love-mondays-flowers-as-tall-as-humans-and-music-for-dancing-on-the-bones-of-your-enemies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, King County Nepotism, the British Are Coming ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Big News: The White House correspondents dinner, a bad idea with a fascist in the White House, proved to be an even worse one when a man armed with guns and knives plowed through security in a mad dash toward the subterranean ballroom containing President Donald Trump, his lackeys, and hundreds of journalists. Cole Tomas Allen, 31, managed to squeeze a round into an officer&rsquo;s bullet-proof vest before being tackled to the ground. No one in the Trump administration was injured. He&rsquo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-shooting-at-the-white-house-correspondents-dinner-king-county-nepotism-the-british-are-coming/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 18:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-shooting-at-the-white-house-correspondents-dinner-king-county-nepotism-the-british-are-coming/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love Notes, Letters, and Trolls: April 18-24]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week, we found out Bait Shop is looking for a new spot, learned which millionaires are suing over the Millionaires Tax, and heard how Eva Walker became a Mariners fan. You had feelings about all of it, and we loved reading most of them.<br />
Want to respond to something you read in The Stranger? Write to us at&nbsp;letters@thestranger.com.<br />
Feel like making your feelings even more public? You can shout at us on&nbsp;BlueSky&nbsp;or on&nbsp;Instagram, and maybe we&rsquo;ll even embed them in the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/love-notes-letters-and-trolls-april-18-24/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/love-notes-letters-and-trolls-april-18-24/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Saw U: At Alki During Sunset, Riding the New 2 Line, and Talking About Seattle in Moab]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spring Edition Red Bull on the new 2 Line 4/16You: fade, tan jacket, beverage. Me: Black cap with flowers. We snuck glances the whole ride. You got off at East Main &ndash; let&rsquo;s get off somewhere else.Goldie @ Mermaid LoungeFigured you were apart of my friend&rsquo;s birthday party, alas you were a stranger. First to catch my eye, You vanished into the night. Fremont?Wearing sunglasses in the coffee shop I work atYou got a drip coffee and I gave it to you on the house. You chatted me up]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/i-saw-u-at-alki-during-sunset-riding-the-new-2-line-and-talking-about-seattle-in-moab/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 01:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/i-saw-u-at-alki-during-sunset-riding-the-new-2-line-and-talking-about-seattle-in-moab/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Once a Year, Seattle Center Becomes a Medical Clinic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Behind a partition at Seattle Center&rsquo;s Exhibition Hall Seattle Center&rsquo;s Exhibition Hall, dental drills wheezed. Couple Andrea and Xavier waited patiently on the other side.&nbsp;Touching her left cheek, Andrea said she&rsquo;d felt pain in her mouth off and on for two years. She suspected a cavity. Her teeth throbbed when she ate sweets. She&rsquo;s put off care because she either hasn&rsquo;t had a job or hasn&rsquo;t had a job with good insurance. Her husband, Xavier, needed a roo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/once-a-year-seattle-center-becomes-a-medical-clinic/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 23:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/once-a-year-seattle-center-becomes-a-medical-clinic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: Apr 24–26, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[We&rsquo;re putting you on to all the best things to do this weekend, with options from Seattle Independent Bookstore Day to the Ballard Makers Market &amp; Bar Hop and from the Burke Museum&rsquo;s Dino Fest to the Seattle REconomy Seedling Festival. Check out our top picks of the week for more ideas.FRIDAYLIVE MUSICTV Star (Album Release), Casual Hex, OHR<br />
While local band TV Star has released a handful of EPs over the years, they&rsquo;ve yet to put out a full-length record&mdash;until now. M]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-apr-2426-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 19:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-apr-2426-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Grandma Dressed Like a Penis Found Not Guilty, the Regional Homelessness Authority Is on the Chopping Block, and Tariff Refunds Are Coming, but Not for You]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good Morning! We&rsquo;ve got more sunshine coming your way today. Highs in the 60s, perfect Outdoor Beverage Weather, and it&rsquo;s expected to last all weekend. Go find a patio.&nbsp;But first, the news.&nbsp;&ldquo;As Long as It Takes&rdquo;: Iran says they won&rsquo;t come to the table for peace talks until the US Navy lifts the blockade in the Strait of Hormuz. Pete Hegseth says it will last &ldquo;as long as it takes, whatever President Trump decides.&rdquo; He also complained that our &]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-grandma-dressed-like-a-penis-found-not-guilty-the-regional-homelessness-authority-is-on-the-chopping-block-and-tariff-refunds-are-coming-but-not-for-you/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 18:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-grandma-dressed-like-a-penis-found-not-guilty-the-regional-homelessness-authority-is-on-the-chopping-block-and-tariff-refunds-are-coming-but-not-for-you/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ticket Alert: Karol G, Teddy Swims, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Another week, another round of musicians fresh off Coachella appearances have announced new tours. Colombian superstar Karol G has announced a world tour&mdash;presale registration closes this Friday. Soulful singer Teddy Swims plans to embark on a North America arena tour. Plus, genre-bending artist Beck will &ldquo;ride lonesome&rdquo; to Woodinville this fall. Read on for details on those and other newly announced events.Tickets go on sale at 10 am unless otherwise noted.ON SALE FRIDAY, APRI]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-karol-g-teddy-swims-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 23:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-karol-g-teddy-swims-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Long-Awaited Return of Electronic-Music Innovators Cabaret Voltaire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anticipation to see British electronic-music pioneers Cabaret Voltaire perform has been building among some Americans for almost 50 years. Luckily for these diehards, the band&mdash;led by 71-year-old bassist/vocalist Stephen Mallinder&mdash;are touring North America for the final time this year, with a premiere Seattle date at the Moore on May 4.Coming together in British industrial hub Sheffield in the mid-&rsquo;70s, Mallinder, guitarist/winds player Richard H. Kirk, and synthesist Chris Wat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-long-awaited-return-of-electronic-music-innovators-cabaret-voltaire/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-long-awaited-return-of-electronic-music-innovators-cabaret-voltaire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Kash Patel Is Investigating Journalists, the Regional Homelessness Authority Can’t Find $13 Million, and Condom Prices Are Going Up]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good Morning! If the sky is still grey while you&rsquo;re reading this, just give it a sec. It&rsquo;s expected to be one of those classic spring days where the cloud cover burns off and we have a beautiful, sunny 60-degree day by the afternoon. It&rsquo;s the kind of weather that convinces tourists to move here on a whim. The forecast is basically identical for the next week, at least. So if you&rsquo;ve been trying to get a friend to move to Seattle, now&rsquo;s the time to get them to visit.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-kash-patel-is-investigating-journalists-the-regional-homelessness-authority-cant-find-13-million-and-condom-prices-are-going-up/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-kash-patel-is-investigating-journalists-the-regional-homelessness-authority-cant-find-13-million-and-condom-prices-are-going-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Drag Race’ Season 18 Finale: America’s Next Drag Superstar Is… Myki Meeks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well folks, we&rsquo;ve made it to the finale of RuPaul&rsquo;s Drag Race Season 18. A new winner has been added to our pantheon of Drag Superstars. And Jane Don&rsquo;t still managed to snatch a win.The Final ThreeThe finale gave us recaps for our top three queens, Darlene Mitchell, Myki Meeks, and Nini Coco. The ante was upped beyond the $200,000 prize when they each got to design custom makeup palettes with cosmetics guru Norvina of Anastasia Beverly Hills. &ldquo;Drag is the beacon of light]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/drag-race-season-18-finale-americas-next-drag-superstar-is-myki-meeks/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 01:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/drag-race-season-18-finale-americas-next-drag-superstar-is-myki-meeks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Savage Scavenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[My kids were sad to see me leave town for the weekend. As a stay-at-home mom, it was hard on me, too. To make it easier on everyone, despite being very pressed for time, I made them a rainbow treasure hunt, setting up a balloon and ribbon at eight points in the park across the street, with the pink balloon revealing the treasure at the end.In the 10 minutes it took me to pick them up from school, you systematically took it down. Parks staff said it wasn&rsquo;t them. There were no other kids ar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/savage-scavenge/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/savage-scavenge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who Are the Millionaires Suing to Stop Our New Millionaire’s Tax?]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you&rsquo;re reading The Stranger, there is a good chance you will not owe any money to the state from Washington&rsquo;s new millionaire&rsquo;s tax.&nbsp;Passed as a priority by the Democratic majority of the Washington State Legislature during this year&rsquo;s recent short session, the tax will be paid by less than one half of one percent of Washington residents. Only those who make more than a million dollars a year in income. The first million is tax free, but every dollar after will b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/who-are-the-millionaires-suing-to-stop-our-new-millionaires-tax/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/who-are-the-millionaires-suing-to-stop-our-new-millionaires-tax/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: King County Council Wants John Wilson Out, Gerrymangering Sucks No Matter Who Benefits, and Bait Shop Needs a New Home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Happy Earth Day: It&rsquo;s raining. I love to see it. The past few days of beautiful spring weather have been appreciated (I planted flowers!), but I am so happy to get some rain that will wash that thin layer of pollen off everything.Read the Room, John: Remember King County Assessor John Arthur Wilson? Last year, his ex-girlfriend accused him of stalking and harassing her, and the King County Council unanimously approved a no-confidence motion calling for him to resign. But he did not! Late]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-king-county-council-wants-john-wilson-out-gerrymangering-sucks-no-matter-who-benefits-and-bait-shop-needs-a-new-home/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-king-county-council-wants-john-wilson-out-gerrymangering-sucks-no-matter-who-benefits-and-bait-shop-needs-a-new-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: King County Council Wants John Wilson Out, Gerrymandering Sucks No Matter Who Benefits, and Bait Shop Needs a New Home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Happy Earth Day: It&rsquo;s raining. I love to see it. The past few days of beautiful spring weather have been appreciated (I planted flowers!), but I am so happy to get some rain that will wash that thin layer of pollen off everything.Read the Room, John: Remember King County Assessor John Arthur Wilson? Last year, his ex-girlfriend accused him of stalking and harassing her, and the King County Council unanimously approved a no-confidence motion calling for him to resign. But he did not! Late]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-king-county-council-wants-john-wilson-out-gerrymandering-sucks-no-matter-who-benefits-and-bait-shop-needs-a-new-home/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-king-county-council-wants-john-wilson-out-gerrymandering-sucks-no-matter-who-benefits-and-bait-shop-needs-a-new-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bait Shop Is Looking For a New Place]]></title><description><![CDATA[The popular Broadway bar Bait Shop is officially looking for a new home. There has been some talk about this possibility for a while because, over two years ago, the owners, Mike Leifur and Jonah Bergman, were informed by their landlord, Redside Properties, that the century-old building they&rsquo;ve called home for over a decade would be demolished. In its place would rise a 6-story, 121-unit apartment building with retail space on the ground floor. In December, Bait Shop &ldquo;technically&rd]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/bait-shop-is-looking-for-a-new-place/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/bait-shop-is-looking-for-a-new-place/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Reveal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Are there rules&nbsp;to revealing a cheating ex on social media?Three weeks ago, I confronted my boyfriend about his repeated requests that we &ldquo;find a time to talk.&rdquo; These requests were never followed by any actual talk. We&rsquo;d been together for three years by then. After his third futile attempt (&ldquo;We still need to have that talk,&rdquo; he said, cowering), I realized it was up to me to be the mature one. Again. The actual breakup was swift: &ldquo;We&rsquo;re moving towar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-reveal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-reveal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Japan Back in the Weapons Business, Idaho Could Re-Legalize Abortion, Alex Jones Takes Shirt Off]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alaska Air Cancels Flights After Wartime Fuel Shortage: If you plan on flying out of Seattle this summer you might want to start looking into doing literally anything else. Citing spiking fuel costs related to &ldquo;recent geopolitical factors&rdquo; (today&rsquo;s crude euphemism for the unprovoked US-Israeli invasion of Iran), Alaska Air has begun canceling flights scheduled for May and June, reports the Seattle Times. They&rsquo;re raising baggage fees for ticketholders to help offset the c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-japan-back-in-the-weapons-business-idaho-could-re-legalize-abortion-alex-jones-takes-shirt-off/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-japan-back-in-the-weapons-business-idaho-could-re-legalize-abortion-alex-jones-takes-shirt-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We Make Music for Heads]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;We make music for heads&rdquo; is something TV Star just started saying one day, until it became their tagline. &ldquo;The phrase just kind of materialized, not even from a specific thing or person,&rdquo; says guitarist Che Hise-Gattone. &ldquo;Heads,&rdquo; of course, refers to the band&rsquo;s abundance of musical references, ranging from &rsquo;90s psych rock and Britpop to alt-country and jazz. A music obsessive could perhaps identify that the band name itself comes from a Butthole]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/we-make-music-for-heads/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/we-make-music-for-heads/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stranger Suggests: The People’s Princess of Ireland, A ’90s Rock Memoir, and the Seattle Torrent’s Pride Night]]></title><description><![CDATA[MONDAY 4/20The Children&rsquo;s Hour(FILM) Based on the 1934 play of the same name by Lillian Hellman, this 1961 film directed by William Wyler follows two former college classmates, Karen (Audrey Hepburn) and Martha (Shirley MacLaine), who open a private boarding school for girls. When one of their students misconstrues an overheard conversation, a pernicious rumor begins to spread that the two women are lesbian lovers, leading to devastating consequences. Though the film appears on its surfac]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-the-peoples-princess-of-ireland-a-90s-rock-memoir-and-the-seattle-torrents-pride-night/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-the-peoples-princess-of-ireland-a-90s-rock-memoir-and-the-seattle-torrents-pride-night/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: US Seizes Iranian Cargo Ship, Pickup Hits Two People on One Lime Bike, Ribbon Cut at Black Panther Park]]></title><description><![CDATA[The US seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship on Sunday after it tried to evade our blockade near the Strait of Hormuz. While it does not break the fragile ceasefire that expires Wednesday, the Iranian military called it an act of piracy, which is not going to help peace negotiations. On Sunday, President Donald Trump said US representatives were returning to Pakistan for talks, but again threatened to destroy Iran&rsquo;s infrastructure if we don&rsquo;t reach a deal. Those representatives will]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-us-seizes-iranian-cargo-ship-pickup-hits-two-people-on-one-lime-bike-ribbon-cut-at-black-panther-park/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-us-seizes-iranian-cargo-ship-pickup-hits-two-people-on-one-lime-bike-ribbon-cut-at-black-panther-park/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love Notes, Letters, and Trolls: April 1-April 17, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[You may have noticed&nbsp;that The Stranger&rsquo;s comment section is gone.Some of you hated the comment section. You hated the trolls and chaos, the mean-spirited snark. And some of you loved it, probably for a lot of those same reasons. (One of you told us, &ldquo;it&rsquo;s hardly worth reading Slog AM without them.&rdquo;)<br />
We get it. We miss Catalina Vel-DuRay, DOUG., Kristofarian, and Phoebe from Wallingford, too. And even when the comment section seemed to become a bigoted punch-me-clown]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/love-notes-letters-and-trolls-april-1-april-17-2026/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 17:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/love-notes-letters-and-trolls-april-1-april-17-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WATCH: Seattle-Based Photographer Nate Gowdy on Documenting ICE in Minneapolis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seattle-based photographer Nate Gowdy went to Minneapolis twice this year, to document the Department of Homeland Security&rsquo;s Operation Metro Surge and photographed the civilian efforts to protect their communities from the Trump administration&rsquo;s immigration enforcement.<br />
&ldquo;When I arrived in Minneapolis, I expected to find overarmed agents, tear gas clouds, traumatized civilians, and I did. I also found people walking their dogs, running errands, meeting for dinner,&rdquo; he wro]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/watch-seattle-based-photographer-nate-gowdy-on-documenting-ice-in-minneapolis/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/watch-seattle-based-photographer-nate-gowdy-on-documenting-ice-in-minneapolis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: Apr 17–19, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Weekends are for funmaxxing, and we&rsquo;ve got plenty of ideas for you. Read on for details on cheap and easy events from Grow and Gather: A Spring Gardening Festival to El Centro de la Raza Clean Air Fair and from Record Store Day to Global Groove&rsquo;s 5th Anniversary. Check out our Record Store Day guide and top picks of the week for more.FRIDAYCOMMUNITYFuture of Our Roadless Forests Community Meeting<br />
I very much enjoy hiking, biking, camping, and just generally breathin&rsquo; clean air]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-apr-1719-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-apr-1719-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Hormuz Is (Mostly) Open; Pedestrian Deaths Are Up in Seattle; and No, You’re Not Imagining Things, Your Seasonal Allergies Really Are Getting Worse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spring/Sprung/Etc: We&rsquo;re gonna hit the 70s this weekend, maybe! Tomorrow will be partially cloudy with a high of 69 (don&rsquo;t say it) and on Sunday we might even get into the low 70s. GO OUTSIDE!!!!!!Ceasefires for Everyone: Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire. According to the Lebenese Health Ministry, &ldquo;more than 2,000 people have been killed&mdash;including at least 172 children and 91 healthcare workers&mdash;and 7,000 wounded&rdquo; in attacks over the past s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-hormuz-is-mostly-open-pedestrian-deaths-are-up-in-seattle-and-no-youre-not-imagining-things-your-seasonal-allergies-really-are-getting-worse/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-hormuz-is-mostly-open-pedestrian-deaths-are-up-in-seattle-and-no-youre-not-imagining-things-your-seasonal-allergies-really-are-getting-worse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stop Putting Soap in the Waterfront Park Fountain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Someone keeps dumping soap in the Waterfront Park fountain outside the Seattle ferry terminal. It&rsquo;s turning the water all sudsy and making a mess of things.&nbsp;The fountain was created by Japanese-American artist George Tsutakawa and named after Joshua S. Green, Sr., a Seattle philanthropist and one-time champion of the Mosquito Fleet. Like all of Tsutakawa&rsquo;s fountain sculptures, this one attempts &ldquo;to unify water&mdash;the life force of the universe that flows in an elusive]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stop-putting-soap-in-the-waterfront-park-fountain/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stop-putting-soap-in-the-waterfront-park-fountain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stop Putting Soap in the Fountain in Waterfront Park]]></title><description><![CDATA[Someone keeps dumping soap in the fountain outside the Seattle ferry terminal. It&rsquo;s turning the water all sudsy and making a mess of things.&nbsp;The fountain was created by Japanese-American artist George Tsutakawa and named after Joshua S. Green, Sr., a Seattle philanthropist and one-time champion of the Mosquito Fleet. Like all of Tsutakawa&rsquo;s fountain sculptures, this one attempts &ldquo;to unify water&mdash;the life force of the universe that flows in an elusive cyclical course]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stop-putting-soap-in-the-fountain-in-waterfront-park/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stop-putting-soap-in-the-fountain-in-waterfront-park/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ticket Alert: Sombr, The Strokes, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Coachella content got you feeling FOMO? Not to worry, artists from this year&rsquo;s lineup are heading our way. Sombr wrapped up his first headlining tour just one month ago, but he&rsquo;s already plotting his next roadtrip&mdash;he returns to Seattle this October. Garage rock revivalists The Strokes will support their forthcoming seventh album, Reality Awaits, at Climate Pledge. Plus, bedroom pop singer Cavetown arrives this fall on his Running With Scissors tour. Read on for details on thos]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-sombr-the-strokes-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 22:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-sombr-the-strokes-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Washington Wins Lawsuit Against Ticketmaster, Europe Is Running Low on Jet Fuel, and the Road to Canada Is Back Open]]></title><description><![CDATA[So, how about that weather? We had all of it yesterday. Sun. Rain. Hail. Thunder. Lighting. One crack of lightning set off a chorus of car alarms in my neighborhood. And if you were looking at Elliott Bay, you might have even spotted a totally-normal-in-this-part-of-the-world &ldquo;tornadic waterspout.&rdquo; Today promises to be far less exciting. Sun, temps in the 50s. The kind of April day we hope for but rarely get. Plus, tonight is our first post-8 p.m. sunset.&nbsp;So take a look at this]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-washington-wins-lawsuit-against-ticketmaster-europe-is-running-low-on-jet-fuel-and-the-road-to-canada-is-back-open/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-washington-wins-lawsuit-against-ticketmaster-europe-is-running-low-on-jet-fuel-and-the-road-to-canada-is-back-open/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Drag Race’ Episode 15: RuPaul’s LaLaPaRuza Lip-Sync Whatcha-Callit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gone are the days where Drag Race reunion episodes are sordid kiki sessions where the queens sit around and throw shade at one another.Now, we&rsquo;ve got LaLaPaRuzas, and if you have trouble wrapping your tongue around that particular RuPaulism, just know that Ru struggles with it too: she called it a &ldquo;lip-sync whatcha-callit.&rdquo; Keep cashing those checks, Mama.Punny tongue twisters aside, we got nine (!) lip-sync battles as all the eliminated queens duked it out for the title of &l]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/drag-race-episode-15-rupauls-lalaparuza-lip-sync-whatcha-callit/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 01:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/drag-race-episode-15-rupauls-lalaparuza-lip-sync-whatcha-callit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Art of Stupidity]]></title><description><![CDATA[I knew I wanted to tell you to shut the fuck up from the moment your voice echoed off the gallery walls. The cacophony of noise you and your family made was only sweetened by the idiocy of mind your words betrayed, and I felt my heart flutter when you stepped near enough for me to hear more than a snippet through the din. I thought that the tapestries depicting the violence of colonialism on Indigenous bodies and the land were vivid and unmistakable in their directness. But only a flaccid young]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-art-of-stupidity/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 01:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-art-of-stupidity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Croissants for the Girlies]]></title><description><![CDATA[At first glance, Maddy&rsquo;s Bakeshop is tiny. Itty bitty. Almost too small to be a bakery, in fact. The pocket-sized storefront is tucked into the corner space of a strip mall painted an unremarkable blue-gray color on Western Avenue, right where Belltown, Interbay, and Lower Queen Anne collide, aka Nowheresville, and it&rsquo;d be easy to miss when driving or even walking by. But once you step inside, you become engulfed by Maddy O&rsquo;Donnell&rsquo;s world, a dramatic, colorful place whe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/croissants-for-the-girlies/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/croissants-for-the-girlies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SIFF Unveils Full 2026 Lineup That’s Shining With Local Gems]]></title><description><![CDATA[Strap in film buffs, the full lineup for the 52nd annual Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) is officially out. This year&rsquo;s fest, which runs from May 7-17, has its rough spots and feels scaled back at times, but also contains some of the more ambitious programming in recent memory. There&rsquo;s a lot to dig into in the weeks before SIFF kicks off. To start, here are some highlights you won&rsquo;t want to miss.&nbsp;First up is local filmmaker Sky Hopinka&rsquo;s stunning new docu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/siff-unveils-full-2026-lineup-thats-shining-with-local-gems/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/siff-unveils-full-2026-lineup-thats-shining-with-local-gems/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: City Council Approves Shelter Expansion, Local Choreographer Amy O’Neal Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship Grant, More Boots on the Ground in Iran]]></title><description><![CDATA[What to make of the tent that recently appeared in front of Seattle Central College, spraypainted to say &ldquo;this is student housing&rdquo;? If one looks at it through the eyes of a classical Marxist, they will see a disturbing connection between it and the idea that a post-capitalist society, as conceived by Karl Marx, will be founded on a principle that ancient Greeks called schol&#275;. The word means leisure and is the source of the English word &ldquo;school.&rdquo; You see, education i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-city-council-approves-shelter-expansion-local-choreographer-amy-oneal-awarded-guggenheim-fellowship-grant-more-boots-on-the-ground-in-iran/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-city-council-approves-shelter-expansion-local-choreographer-amy-oneal-awarded-guggenheim-fellowship-grant-more-boots-on-the-ground-in-iran/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Which Democrats Killed the Bill for Farmworkers Rights?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Farmworkers looked poised for a long overdue win during the recent session of the Washington State Legislature.&nbsp;Workers in the agricultural industry have long been denied the right to bargain collectively with employers, a right that&rsquo;s been afforded to other workers under federal law for nearly a century. This year, Washington&rsquo;s farmworker unions partnered with progressive legislators for the first time in a generation on a bill granting such protections under state law.While W]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/which-democrats-killed-the-bill-for-farmworkers-rights/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/which-democrats-killed-the-bill-for-farmworkers-rights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poems That Move ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cadence Video Poetry Festival comes but once a year, and yes, it might fall on a glorious April afternoon with the sun out (emphasis on might) and cherry blossoms calling, but trust me on this&mdash;get your butt in a seat in the dark, cavernous Northwest Film Forum this weekend to devour some video poems.<br />
What is a video poem? It&rsquo;s pretty much exactly what it sounds like: a video that is a poem, a poem that has moved off the page and become a multisensory experience, the marriage of movi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/poems-that-move/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/poems-that-move/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spring Reads for Desperate Times]]></title><description><![CDATA[We&rsquo;re riding this fire horse of a year, and I, for one, am needing to pull references for how to keep up, keep going, keep growing. My book recommendations for this spring&mdash;some old and some new&mdash;are not always easy, but always deeply enriching: a hearty full plate of a meal we need in these spiritually anemic times. These books are lessons in how to look at the dark and continue on. They are gifts from lives we don&rsquo;t often get to live or touch. They&rsquo;ll smack you awa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/spring-reads-for-desperate-times/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/spring-reads-for-desperate-times/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outward Bound]]></title><description><![CDATA[I&rsquo;m a 26-year-old&nbsp;cis gay boy. I met my 28-year-old boyfriend in an actual bar and not an app &mdash; like it was 1978 or something &mdash; so we didn&rsquo;t share our sexual interests before we met. We hooked up that night and things got serious pretty quick. He was the first guy I met in a long time who was actually single (I was 24 and already done dating married guys) and he was really into me. Which is why I hesitated to tell him about my kinks. I didn&rsquo;t want to ruin it.S]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/outward-bound/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/outward-bound/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Iran War Not Good for Seattle Economy, Portland Amazon Worker Dies and Warehouse Keeps Working, the Makah Tribe Just Wants to Hunt Whales]]></title><description><![CDATA[Extended Iran War Will Tank Seattle Economy: That&rsquo;s the message the city&rsquo;s Office of Economic and Revenue Forecast told the public last Friday, &ldquo;If the oil prices stay high for a prolonged time, there&rsquo;s just nothing that can be done to avoid a recession,&rdquo; the office&rsquo;s chief economist said per the Seattle Times. With the US Navy now blockading the Strait of Hormuz to prevent Iranian oil exports (a response to Iran blockading the Strait of Hormuz to prevent oil]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-iran-war-not-good-for-seattle-economy-portland-amazon-worker-dies-and-warehouse-keeps-working-the-makah-tribe-just-wants-to-hunt-whales/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-iran-war-not-good-for-seattle-economy-portland-amazon-worker-dies-and-warehouse-keeps-working-the-makah-tribe-just-wants-to-hunt-whales/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayor Katie Wilson Announces a Summer Full of Bike Supremacy]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the same day a car went for an unseasonable dip off Lake Washington Boulevard and into the eponymous lake, Mayor Katie Wilson announced the official schedule for car-free weekends along the lakeside road this summer.&nbsp;<br />
Car swimming season is starting early this year. Drivers on Lake Washington Blvd usually wait until the water is a bit warmer before diving in. Photo from the Columbia City Facebook page: www.facebook.com/share/p/1CpR&hellip;SFD Live: sfdlive.com?id=F260048915&mdash; Micha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/mayor-katie-wilson-announces-a-summer-full-of-bike-supremacy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/mayor-katie-wilson-announces-a-summer-full-of-bike-supremacy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whatever Happened to the Abortion Pill Stockpile?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three years ago, then-Gov. Jay Inslee announced the state&rsquo;s first-ever abortion pill stockpile: 30,000 doses of mifepristone, which, along with the pill misoprostol, is commonly used in medication abortions, and was then at the heart of a lawsuit brought by anti-abortion activists. In this moment of crisis, advance provision was a common tactic, but in crafting a policy to get the pills to Washington patients, lawmakers failed to take into account the needs of local health care providers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/whatever-happened-to-the-abortion-pill-stockpile/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/whatever-happened-to-the-abortion-pill-stockpile/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stranger Suggests: A Safe Space for Cat People, Half-Hieroglyphs Full of Longing, and a Book Documenting Seattle’s Graffiti Culture]]></title><description><![CDATA[MONDAY 4/13Author Talk: Ifrah F. Ahmed, SoomaaliyaJUNE CANEDO(FOOD) Somali-born chef, writer, recipe developer, and artist Ifrah F. Ahmed came to Seattle as a child in 1996. She and her family quickly became enmeshed in the local Somali community, and food was one of the biggest ways they connected to their culture. Today, Ahmed works to preserve these traditions and pass them on to future generations via her writing and her pop-up MILK &amp; MYRRH, which has sold out in Seattle, Los Angeles, a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-a-safe-space-for-cat-people-half-hieroglyphs-full-of-longing-and-a-book-documenting-seattles-graffiti-culture/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 20:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-a-safe-space-for-cat-people-half-hieroglyphs-full-of-longing-and-a-book-documenting-seattles-graffiti-culture/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Lion’s Blood at Cafe Munir]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seems like when I ask a chef their favorite Seattle restaurant, half the time, they say Cafe Munir. Which isn&rsquo;t to say it&rsquo;s not a fave of local un-chefs too, but I get it. This place ticks all the foodie boxes: It&rsquo;s in a little residential alcove within a larger neighborhood, it&rsquo;s teeny-tiny, it has a tasting menu. Everything&rsquo;s immaculately fresh. And the UX is loaded with delicious surprises.One of these is the beverage menu, which includes both a lovingly curated]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-lions-blood-at-cafe-munir/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-lions-blood-at-cafe-munir/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: A Missing Beaver in Seattle, Trump Fights With the Pope, Hungary’s Right Wing Prime Minister Loses Election Handily ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Answers: Authorities believe that those 21 skinned canine carcasses that washed ashore on Guemes Island around two weeks ago were foxes, not dogs. The fox carcasses were being transported to be used in a commercial fishing operation as bait. According to the Skagit County Sheriff&rsquo;s office, they were bought out of state, legally, and brought to Washington. But the boat they were on experienced mechanical difficulties that somehow dumped its cargo in the water. It&rsquo;s unfortunate when y]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-a-missing-beaver-in-seattle-trump-fights-with-the-pope-hungarys-right-wing-prime-minister-loses-election-handily/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-a-missing-beaver-in-seattle-trump-fights-with-the-pope-hungarys-right-wing-prime-minister-loses-election-handily/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There’s A New Fungus in Town And It’s Spreading Among Men Who Have Sex With Men]]></title><description><![CDATA[There&rsquo;s a new fungal infection in Washington spreading among men who have sex with men, and uh oh, it&rsquo;s drug resistant.TMVII, or Trichophyton mentagrophytes genotype, is not life-threatening. But it is going to itch, and, in the absence of treatment, can persist for some time. On your butt and your dick. As the Medical Director for Seattle &amp; King County Public Health&rsquo;s Sexual Health Center, Dr. Matthew Golden, was careful to note, TMVII is not a sexually transmitted infect]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/theres-a-new-fungus-in-town-and-its-spreading-among-men-who-have-sex-with-men/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/theres-a-new-fungus-in-town-and-its-spreading-among-men-who-have-sex-with-men/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There’s a New Fungus Among Us]]></title><description><![CDATA[There&rsquo;s a new fungal infection in Washington spreading among men who have sex with men, and uh oh, it&rsquo;s drug resistant.TMVII, or Trichophyton mentagrophytes genotype, is not life-threatening. But it is going to itch, and, in the absence of treatment, can persist for some time. On your butt and your dick. As the Medical Director for Seattle &amp; King County Public Health&rsquo;s Sexual Health Center, Dr. Matthew Golden, was careful to note, TMVII is not a sexually transmitted infect]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/theres-a-new-fungus-among-us/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/theres-a-new-fungus-among-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: Apr 10–12, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s been another crazy-ass week in the ol&rsquo; US of A. Decompress (or at least attempt to) with weekend events from the Seattle Cherry Blossom &amp; Japanese Cultural Festival to Cutie Fest and from The 37th Annual Best of the Northwest Spring Show to Southgate&rsquo;s 15 Year Anniversary Party. Find more suggestions in our top picks of the week.FRIDAYCOMEDYSmall Town Problems<br />
I am still gutted about the passing of Catherine O&rsquo;Hara. That absolute diva blessed us with so many imp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-apr-1012-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-apr-1012-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Washington State Has a Public Defense Crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[You&rsquo;ve seen Law &amp; Order. You&rsquo;ve heard the Miranda Rights. You know that if someone charged with a crime cannot afford an attorney, all US states have a constitutional obligation to provide one. But, because of the backwards way we fund it, the public defense system in Washington has been destitute for decades.&nbsp;Complicating things further, last year the Washington State Supreme Court set new caseload standards, stating that public defenders could only take on a fraction of t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/washington-state-has-a-public-defense-crisis/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/washington-state-has-a-public-defense-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Music You Shouldn’t Miss ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lucha Luna<br />
Brilla Brilla<br />
(Self-Released)One of Seattle&rsquo;s most interesting new groups, Lucha Luna consists of vocalist Eva Vazquez and percussionist/synth manipulator Thomas Arndt. You may know Arndt as percussionist for exceptional eclecticists Day Soul Exquisite and Vazquez for her time in Toxic Tears and Savi. On their debut album, Brilla Brilla, they team up for a tantalizing fusion of reggaeton, punk, cumbia, and EDM.In a 2024 Slog post on Day Soul Exquisite, Arndt revealed their imme]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/new-music-you-shouldnt-miss-2/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/new-music-you-shouldnt-miss-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Anti-Millionaires Tax Suit Filed, Melania Insists She Didn’t Know Epstein, San Francisco Coffee Chain Removes Pride Flags From Stores]]></title><description><![CDATA[Check This Out: Alaska Airlines would like you to absorb new rising jet fuel costs from the war in Iran and will now be charging more for checked baggage. Going forward, passengers will pay an extra $5 for their first checked back, an extra $10 for bag number two, and $50 extra for bag three. You best believe those carryon storage compartments will stay the same exact size. Luckily, we aren&rsquo;t idiots and can continue avoiding these fees by voluntarily checking our bags at the gate.Not Our]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-anti-millionaires-tax-suit-filed-melania-insists-she-didnt-know-epstein-san-francisco-coffee-chain-removes-pride-flags-from-stores/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-anti-millionaires-tax-suit-filed-melania-insists-she-didnt-know-epstein-san-francisco-coffee-chain-removes-pride-flags-from-stores/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spray Less]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear Layla,Why did you have&nbsp;to ruin it? &nbsp;The art competition in the I-90 Mount Baker bike tunnel had been reaching new heights of excellence with no end in sight.&nbsp;Every vertical surface has been an ever-changing canvas of giant letters so expertly spray-painted and stylized as to be wholly unreadable, particularly by people cruising&nbsp;by on bikes an arm&rsquo;s length from the fine works. &nbsp;Art school hegemony about scale and perspective is the oppressor forever dismissing]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/spray-less/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/spray-less/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ticket Alert: Of Monsters and Men, Johnny Blue Skies &amp; the Dark Clouds, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[See who&rsquo;s coming to town in our latest batch of ticket drops. Icelandic indie rockers Of Monsters and Men pay a visit to the Paramount this summer. Sturgill Simpson&rsquo;s project Johnny Blue Skies &amp; the Dark Clouds brings Mutiny for the Masses to Seattle. Plus, Grammy-nominated Puerto Rican rapper Young Miko embarks on her first-ever arena tour. Read on for details on those and other newly announced events.<br />
Tickets go on sale at 10 am unless otherwise noted.ON SALE FRIDAY, APRIL 10M]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-of-monsters-and-men-johnny-blue-skies-amp-the-dark-clouds-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 22:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-of-monsters-and-men-johnny-blue-skies-amp-the-dark-clouds-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Happened to Teatro ZinZanni? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[When John Skrodenis saw a new Teatro ZinZanni billboard go up last December, his heart sank.&nbsp;On a yellow background, a bald head with glasses slid into the frame from the top. According to ZinZanni&rsquo;s other signs around the city, the head belonged to Mr. P.P., the center of their newest show, Mr. P.P.&rsquo;s Clubhouse. From below, Mr. P.P.&rsquo;s feet popped into the frame, in loafers and knee socks. And between them, in bold, red text, it read: &ldquo;Head Down, Glasses Up.&rdquo;&]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/what-happened-to-teatro-zinzanni/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/what-happened-to-teatro-zinzanni/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dina Martina]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seattle knows we&rsquo;re lucky to have an entertainer as unique and side-splitting as the one and only Dina Martina. Self-described as a &ldquo;tragic singer, horrible dancer, and surreal raconteur,&rdquo; she&rsquo;s become an international sensation and built a cult following that spans decades with her iconic shows. If you haven&rsquo;t yet, you must take the next opportunity to experience her drag genius (literally&mdash;she won The Stranger&rsquo;s 2012 Genius Award for Theater), bizarre]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/dina-martina/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/dina-martina/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: The Ceasefire Is Already Struggling, the Pentagon Threatened the Pope, and the Mayor Announced a New Tiny Home Village]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good morning! I&rsquo;m not sure exactly when this happened, but it&rsquo;s spring now. There are buds on every tree, tulips and daffodils are everywhere. I can keep my windows open without frosting over my apartment, and the sunlight is slowly curing the seasonal depression I was so certain I didn&rsquo;t have until it started lifting. Today is more of that: sun, highs in the 60s. Go outside and defrost the SADs.&nbsp;Let&rsquo;s do the news.&nbsp;Ceasefire Already Strained: A day and a half i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-the-ceasefire-is-already-struggling-the-pentagon-threatened-the-pope-and-the-mayor-announced-a-new-tiny-home-village/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-the-ceasefire-is-already-struggling-the-pentagon-threatened-the-pope-and-the-mayor-announced-a-new-tiny-home-village/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Come Visit Us Tonight!]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s Capitol Hill Art Walk tonight, and The Stranger is hosting our very first Capitol Hill Art Walk event, from 6&ndash;8 pm. For one night we&rsquo;ve transformed our offices into a gallery to celebrate some of the best original photography in town, curated by our photo director, Billie Winter.&nbsp;We are pleased to present a remounting of work from Brandon Bye&rsquo;s More Paint, including new photos that were not exhibited at Vermillion earlier this year. When Bye was laid off from A]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/come-visit-us-tonight/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/come-visit-us-tonight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ahead of World Cup, Homeland Security Secretary Threatens to Stop Processing All International Arrivals in “Sanctuary Cities”]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, the new Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin told reporters that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) could pull custom officers from airports in sanctuary cities as punishment for disobeying Trump&rsquo;s edict on immigration,&nbsp; stopping processing all international arrivals, according to a report from Reuters.&nbsp;&ldquo;It&rsquo;s an option,&rdquo; Mullin said. &ldquo;If cities are &#8203;going to sit there &#8203;and say that &#8288;they&rsquo;re not going to e]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ahead-of-world-cup-homeland-security-secretary-threatens-to-stop-processing-all-international-arrivals-in-sanctuary-cities/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ahead-of-world-cup-homeland-security-secretary-threatens-to-stop-processing-all-international-arrivals-in-sanctuary-cities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If You Can’t Beat ’Em, Join ’Em]]></title><description><![CDATA[The press corps in Olympia are the &ldquo;enemies of the American people,&rdquo; the Plastics in Mean Girls, and Democratic party operatives, so says right-wing podcaster Brandi Kruse. She detests them. And she wants to join them.On a recent podcast, Kruse showed a video of several reporters huddled around a press table in the House chamber. &ldquo;Those are the enemies of the American people,&rdquo; Kruse said. Kruse accused the Olympia press corps of working for the Democrats. &ldquo;Your que]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/if-you-cant-beat-em-join-em/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/if-you-cant-beat-em-join-em/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Iran Agrees to Ceasefire, Bill Gates Agrees to Testify, and More Than 80 Dems Want Trump Removed From Office]]></title><description><![CDATA[Iran Agrees to Ceasefire: Last night, Trump announced that the US and Iran have agreed to a two-week ceasefire and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Pete Hegseth did a presser this morning and said, like a &rsquo;roided-out high school football coach forced to watch the game from the parking lot after being suspended for inappropriate behavior in the locker room, &ldquo;Iran begged for this ceasefire, and we all know it.&rdquo; Yeah, dude, of course they did. That&rsquo;s not the commentar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-iran-agrees-to-ceasefire-bill-gates-agrees-to-testify-and-more-than-80-dems-want-trump-removed-from-office/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-iran-agrees-to-ceasefire-bill-gates-agrees-to-testify-and-more-than-80-dems-want-trump-removed-from-office/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drag Race Episode 14: The Final Four]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good morning, Bitches! It&rsquo;s the Semifinals. Episode 14 (rightfully) started off with the queens in utter shock over last week&rsquo;s elimination&mdash;Darlene was particularly devastated by her new friend&rsquo;s departure. But with Jane gone, the remaining queens had a new fire in their eyes. It&rsquo;s anyone&rsquo;s game now.Our top four&mdash;Myki, Nini, Juicy, and Darlene&mdash;had one more hurdle before the finals. And it was another improv comedy challenge: the live talk show Good]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/drag-race-episode-14-the-final-four/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/drag-race-episode-14-the-final-four/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seattle’s Art-Tech Fantasy Gets More Real]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since time immemorial&mdash;or at least since the 1990s&mdash;Seattle has chased the elusive intersection of art and tech. But what does that mean, actually? What exists at this mythical crossroads&mdash;a devil, a pot of gold? For artists, it&rsquo;s long signified a transformational influx of funding that might reshape the cultural sector. From the tech side, it&rsquo;s less clear the &ldquo;intersection&rdquo; exists at all.Which is part of the problem.Now the landscape is shifting&mdash;tec]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattles-art-tech-fantasy-gets-more-real/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattles-art-tech-fantasy-gets-more-real/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To Experience the Horror Movie ‘Exit 8,’ Visit the Beacon Hill Light-Rail Station]]></title><description><![CDATA[A part of me wants this post to be about an Instagram pigeon who has made the subterranean Beacon Hill Station its home. But we must assign that deserving story to a post that will appear in the near future.&nbsp;For now, I want to open a review of the Japanese movie Exit 8 with a description of the strange state of confusion that strikes a distracted human upon arriving, after a trip down an elevator, at Beacon Hill Station&rsquo;s platforms.&nbsp;If you, when the lift&rsquo;s doors open, make]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/to-experience-the-horror-movie-exit-8-visit-the-beacon-hill-light-rail-station-2/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/to-experience-the-horror-movie-exit-8-visit-the-beacon-hill-light-rail-station-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To Experience the Horror Movie Exit 8, Visit the Beacon Hill Light-Rail Station]]></title><description><![CDATA[A part of me wants this post to be about an Instagram pigeon who has made the subterranean Beacon Hill Station its home. But we must assign that deserving story to a post that will appear in the near future.&nbsp;For now, I want to open a review of the Japanese movie Exit 8 with a description of the strange state of confusion that strikes a distracted human upon arriving, after a trip down an elevator, at Beacon Hill Station&rsquo;s platforms.&nbsp;If you, when the lift&rsquo;s doors open, make]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/to-experience-the-horror-movie-exit-8-visit-the-beacon-hill-light-rail-station/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/to-experience-the-horror-movie-exit-8-visit-the-beacon-hill-light-rail-station/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Washington State Supreme Court Races Are a BFD This Year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Something unprecedented is happening in the Washington State Supreme Court. Five seats are on the ballot this year. That many seats have never been up for grabs at once in the modern court, but a wave of retirements combined with regular term limits has made for one hell of a situation. The court, which oversees the state&rsquo;s entire judiciary branch and rules on legal disputes through the lens of the state constitution, has nine positions. It needs a minimum of five justices to rule on an o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-washington-state-supreme-court-races-are-a-bfd-this-year/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-washington-state-supreme-court-races-are-a-bfd-this-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Show and Tell]]></title><description><![CDATA[I&rsquo;ve been married&nbsp;to my wife for nine years and we share a beautiful life together with our two young children. I came out to her as bi late last year after working through some major intimacy issues that are still ongoing. She accepts me and the issues are getting better. We are monogamous and I feel like we are still not as intimate as I would like. I don&rsquo;t blame her &mdash; our lives are chaotic. Needless to say, sex is very important to me. Working with a therapist, I think]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/show-and-tell/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/show-and-tell/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Little Pokémon Gym That Could]]></title><description><![CDATA[These days, you can throw a dart and hit a Pok&eacute;mon. The mofos are everywhere. But what started as an innocent game has mutated into a global frenzy, namely with the cards. Right now, somewhere in America, grown men are fistfighting outside Pok&eacute;mon vending machines at grocery stores. People are committing literal crimes for cardboard.And yet, at the outer edges of the CID, there&rsquo;s a place that could be considered a real-life Pok&eacute;mon gym, one that&rsquo;s pumping out do]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-little-pokmon-gym-that-could/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-little-pokmon-gym-that-could/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Trump Threatens to End Iran’s Civilization Over Oil, Incoming Super El Niño, Ye Banned From UK ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thirteen Daily Immigration Arrests in Washington: Despite state and local laws meant to protect Washington immigrants from the Trump administration, newly released data from UC Berkeley&rsquo;s Deportation Data Project shows an increased rate of arrests by immigration police between last October and March. Twenty-one hundred people have been arrested, according to the Washington State Standard, though this is likely an undercount based on the exclusion of Customs and Border Protection arrests.S]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-trump-threatens-to-end-irans-civilization-over-oil-incoming-super-el-nio-ye-banned-from-uk/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-trump-threatens-to-end-irans-civilization-over-oil-incoming-super-el-nio-ye-banned-from-uk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Catching Feelings]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the edge of Boeing Field, hemmed by runways and abandoned gravel roads, the Georgetown Steam Plant looms, blockish and impenetrable, straight out of Gotham. Inside looks like the belly of the Titanic: steel boilers, turbines, and pumps twisting through a space so immense it&rsquo;s been dubbed an industrial cathedral. In 1907, the machine roared, hissed, and howled as it drew water from the Duwamish to power Seattle&rsquo;s streetcars and the interurban to Tacoma. In 2026, pin-drop stillness]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/catching-feelings/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/catching-feelings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Did the Greenwood Fred Meyer Stop Offering Paper Bags with Handles?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I wouldn&rsquo;t say the Greenwood Fred Meyer is my favorite grocery store, but it&rsquo;s the closest. And I don&rsquo;t mind shopping there. It&rsquo;s annoying to have to show my receipt to an armed guard as I leave the store, but I like their Murray&rsquo;s cheese counter, and at least they don&rsquo;t lock up their ice cream like the Ballard Safeway.When I moved to the neighborhood 18 months ago, the store offered reusable paper bags at checkout for $.08 a pop (as state law requires), and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/why-did-the-greenwood-fred-meyer-stop-offering-paper-bags-with-handles/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/why-did-the-greenwood-fred-meyer-stop-offering-paper-bags-with-handles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stranger Suggests: An Eye-Popping Cabaret Festival, One of the Greatest Living Short Story Writers, and a Cosmic Drama About Climate Change]]></title><description><![CDATA[MONDAY 4/6Cl&eacute;o from 5 to 7(FILM) Agn&egrave;s Varda&rsquo;s landmark 1962 French New Wave classic&nbsp;Cl&eacute;o from 5 to 7&nbsp;follows the French pop singer Florence, who goes by the stage name &ldquo;Cl&eacute;o,&rdquo; on a day where she is anxiously awaiting the results of a biopsy for possible stomach cancer. The black-and-white film chronicles Cl&eacute;o&rsquo;s evening in real time from 5 to 6:30 pm on June 21, so the viewer feels her existential dread like a ticking clock as]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-an-eye-popping-cabaret-festival-one-of-the-greatest-living-short-story-writers-and-a-cosmic-drama-about-climate-change/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-an-eye-popping-cabaret-festival-one-of-the-greatest-living-short-story-writers-and-a-cosmic-drama-about-climate-change/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Dead Whales, Dead Dogs, and Trump Threatening Iran on Truth Social]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s Dead Whale Monday: Three grey whales washed up in Southwestern Washington last week. Experts who like their whales living large worry this is a sign the boom-and-bust species is struggling to recover from its latest mass die-off, writes theSeattle Times. The latest count from NOAA numbers the species at 13,000, the lowest since the 1970s. Starvation may be the driving problem. Two of the whales that washed up last week were emaciated. The third, nicknamed Willapa Willy, was feeding i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-dead-whales-dead-dogs-and-trump-threatening-iran-on-truth-social/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-dead-whales-dead-dogs-and-trump-threatening-iran-on-truth-social/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Passing Through]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photography and videography by Billie WinterYou&rsquo;ve felt it: The chilling stillness of an empty airport terminal that should be crowded with travelers. A long school hallway, after hours and framed by seemingly endless rows of lockers for students who may or may not exist. Neon signs flickering inside a dark, abandoned mall, painting soft streaks of light across the floors for no one.I feel a kind of eerie coziness in these settings&mdash;it&rsquo;s not unlike the thrill I get when watchin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/passing-through/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/passing-through/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[April: Where to Scream]]></title><description><![CDATA[Postcards4Democracy<br />
Apr 4<br />
Postcards4Democracy meets every first Saturday of the month at C&amp;P Coffee to send postcards and letters that encourage voters to participate in local elections. They provide supplies, addresses, and a script to make it easy, but you can also bring your own materials (or a little cash to help with the cost of stamps). Find more details and letter-writing resources at postcards4democracy.org. (C&amp;P Coffee, 12:30&ndash;2:30 pm)La Resistencia&rsquo;s Solidarity Day]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/april-where-to-scream/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 00:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/april-where-to-scream/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burl Dirkman Is an Undisputable Champion of Comedy]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s almost here! Tomorrow night, some of Seattle&rsquo;s very funniest people will perform as part of The Stranger&rsquo;s annual Undisputable Champions of Comedy showcase at Washington Hall.&nbsp;For the past couple of weeks, I&rsquo;ve been sharing interviews with all of this year&rsquo;s participants, and today&rsquo;s final installment is a special two-for-one, featuring both handyman-turned-comedian Burl Dirkman and his alter-ego (and co-host of the Joketellers Union with Emmett Mon]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/burl-dirkman-is-an-undisputable-champion-of-comedy/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 00:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/burl-dirkman-is-an-undisputable-champion-of-comedy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Did Your Elected Representative Vote for You or Your Boss? Washington State Labor Council Releases 2026 Legislative Scorecard]]></title><description><![CDATA[After each legislative session, the Washington State Labor Council, the state branch of the national AFL-CIO trade union federation, releases a scorecard tallying how much, in their estimate, legislators voted for or against workers on specific legislation.This year, WSLC judged legislators by their votes on bills that included things like establishing labor protections for domestic workers, prohibiting noncompete agreements, and the millionaire&rsquo;s tax.Readers can see for themselves how th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/did-your-elected-representative-vote-for-you-or-your-boss-washington-state-labor-council-releases-2026-legislative-scorecard/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/did-your-elected-representative-vote-for-you-or-your-boss-washington-state-labor-council-releases-2026-legislative-scorecard/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Saw U: Catching a Bouquet of Parsley, Riding the Light Rail After the Torrent Game, and Returning My Lost Wallet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kerchief-wearing brunette at the Sunset 3/31<br />
I complimented your outfit and was going to talk to you after the Tara Clerkin Trio finished but you left a little early. Another Tuesday night?Glasses at Glasswing<br />
You (glasses, hoop earrings on one ear) checked me (navy dress, bangs) in at the Chess Club event, &amp; we made eyes at Otherworld. You&rsquo;re cute. Find me?Lost Wallet at April Pioneer Square<br />
I dropped my wallet, you brought it to my place and hid it for me. Let me pay for your uber,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/i-saw-u-catching-a-bouquet-of-parsley-riding-the-light-rail-after-the-torrent-game-and-returning-my-lost-wallet/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 22:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/i-saw-u-catching-a-bouquet-of-parsley-riding-the-light-rail-after-the-torrent-game-and-returning-my-lost-wallet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: Apr 3–5, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Happy Easter weekend to those who celebrate! Get into the spring spirit with cheap and cheerful events from Sakura Matsuri to Comet Tavern&rsquo;s Spring Kickoff Day Party and from a Beer Garden Easter Egg Hunt (with bunnies!) to United Way&rsquo;s Free Tax Help Event. For more ideas, check out&nbsp;our top picks of the week.FRIDAYLIVE MUSICStella Standingbear<br />
If you, like me, got put on to Stella Standingbear via her On The Radar freestyle, now&rsquo;s your chance to see her live. The Oglala L]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-apr-35-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-apr-35-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Egyptian Will Reopen This Month for a Latin American Punk Film Festival Put On by a Puppet Company]]></title><description><![CDATA[Right now, the Egyptian Theater feels a bit like the doors to the Oz&rsquo;s Emerald City, with a mustached doorman telling us reporters to get the hell out, that &ldquo;nobody can see the Great Oz.&rdquo; The long-running theater closed its doors back in the fall of 2024 after a busted pipe caused excessive flooding damage, followed by SIFF ending its lease with the historic building. Now, the theater, which has been owned by Seattle Central College since 1992, will reopen for three days only,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-egyptian-will-reopen-this-month-for-a-latin-american-punk-film-festival-put-on-by-a-puppet-company/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-egyptian-will-reopen-this-month-for-a-latin-american-punk-film-festival-put-on-by-a-puppet-company/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Benny Jensen Is an Undisputable Champion of Comedy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Describe your comedy in five words: Not received well in Issaquah :(by Megan SelingOne thing that all of this year's Undisputed Champions of Comedy seem to agree on is that Seattle's comedy scene is full of supportive folks who just want to make people laugh, and they welcome anyone looking to join them in their mischief. Scene veterans encourage newcomers, and long-time venues make room for more experimental events.&nbsp;<br />
In fact, it's at the inclusive bi-monthly open mic, the Comedy Nest, wher]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/benny-jensen-is-an-undisputable-champion-of-comedy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/benny-jensen-is-an-undisputable-champion-of-comedy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stranger Suggests: Gilded Age Yearning, Gay BDSM Workout Music, and An Avril Lavigne Musical]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Really Great Thing to Do Every Day of the Weekby Julianne BellMONDAY 3/30&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
COBRAH(MUSIC) For the uninitiated, COBRAH is the stage name of Clara Blom Christensen, a Swedish elementary school music teacher turned cunty lesbian underground pop diva who rose to fame amid Stockholm&rsquo;s BDSM club scene. When I saw her at Capitol Hill Block Party in 2024, she pranced out in a corseted black bodysuit, latex gloves, and sheer black tights, flipping her platinum blonde mane around aggre]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-gilded-age-yearning-gay-bdsm-workout-music-and-an-avril-lavigne-musical/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-gilded-age-yearning-gay-bdsm-workout-music-and-an-avril-lavigne-musical/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Seattle Crowds, a Moon Mission, and Waymos That Can’t Stop Illegally Passing School Buses]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Vivian McCallAnti-Trump Crowds: A third No Kings rally in Seattle saw tens of thousands of people march through downtown. There were about 3,100 demonstrations in cities and towns in every state, and about a dozen in the Pacific Northwest.<br />
Train Crowds: The biggest hype over the weekend was the unveiling of the light rail&rsquo;s long-awaited cross lake connection. It&rsquo;s kind of a big deal. The thousands of people who came out to celebrate and waited i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-amseattle-crowds-a-moon-mission-and-waymos-that-cant-stop-illegally-passing-school-buses/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-amseattle-crowds-a-moon-mission-and-waymos-that-cant-stop-illegally-passing-school-buses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Saw U: Singing on Top of Mt. Erie, Riding the 70 at Night, and Pulling Me out of Lake Washington in October]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is it a match? Leave a comment here or on our&nbsp;Instagram post&nbsp;to connect!by AnonymousCool Boots, Mt Erie Summit<br />
Your singing voice caught my eye (ear?) at the top of Mt Erie. You boiled water for lemon ginger peppermint tea. Maybe we can share a cup soon?Angel of reassurance<br />
Andie/Andy- you assured me when my date went to the bathroom at Gao Lhao Bangkok Noodle that she wasn't out of my league. Thx for calming me!<br />
Bear Creek Village in Redmond<br />
You: Hot, Handsome white guy in a black cap]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/i-saw-u-singing-on-top-of-mt-erie-riding-the-70-at-night-and-pulling-me-out-of-lake-washington-in-october/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 23:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/i-saw-u-singing-on-top-of-mt-erie-riding-the-70-at-night-and-pulling-me-out-of-lake-washington-in-october/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Min Lin Is an Undisputable Champion of Comedy]]></title><description><![CDATA[An interview with Min Lin, one of our 2026 Undisputed Champions of Comedy.by Megan SelingOur interview series with this year's Undisputable Champions of Comedy continues! Last week, you got to know Scott Losse (and his Taco Time order), and today I'm featuring Min Lin, who is sunshine in human form (and sometimes performs with her service dog companion Sunny).&nbsp;<br />
Lin started performing stand-up, but admits she didn't love it at first. She didn't love people at all, actually. She credits Sunny]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/min-lin-is-an-undisputable-champion-of-comedy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 22:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/min-lin-is-an-undisputable-champion-of-comedy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not the Next Williamsburg, the Next Bellevue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sound Transit's Crosslake connection is nearly 20 years in the making. And it's going to make us all think Bellevue is cool. Maybe.by Claudia BalducciIn 2018, The Stranger asked me point-blank: would light rail turn Bellevue into the next Williamsburg, a &ldquo;bastion of weirdos and warehouse parties?&rdquo; I said no. Eight years later, I was sort of right and sort of wrong.&nbsp;I have spent my entire political career fighting to bring light rail to the Eastside. When I started that fight man]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/not-the-next-williamsburg-the-next-bellevue/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 21:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/not-the-next-williamsburg-the-next-bellevue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: Mar 27–29, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[No Kings Protest, Crosslake Connection Opening, and More Cheap &amp; Easy Events Under $20by EverOut StaffWhatcha up to this weekend? We've got some ideas for ya, from the No Kings Protest threepeat to A Town Hall on Security and Surveillance and from Sound Transit's Crosslake Connection Opening Day to the final weekend of the U District Cherry Blossom Festival. Looking for more options? Check out our top picks of the week.<br />
FRIDAY<br />
PARTIES &amp; NIGHTLIFE<br />
Touching Grass<br />
Are you chronically online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-mar-2729-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-mar-2729-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM:  Central District Loses its Only Walgreens, 2 Line’s Crosslake Connection Opens Tomorrow, TSA Workers Might Finally Get Paid]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Charles MudedeWhat is this?&nbsp;It&rsquo;s a key element of a development initiated in 2015 by Vancouver BC&rsquo;s Westbank: the installation of a 747 jet once operated by United Airlines and sent to a California graveyard in 2017. The whole project, however, was delayed due to financial woes attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic and rising construction costs resulting from supply chain disruptions. In September, 2025, Westbank lost control of the project t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-amcentral-district-loses-its-only-walgreens-2-lines-crosslake-connection-opens-tomorrow-tsa-workers-might-finally-get-paid/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-amcentral-district-loses-its-only-walgreens-2-lines-crosslake-connection-opens-tomorrow-tsa-workers-might-finally-get-paid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hope You're Hungry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do you need to get something off your chest? Submit an I, Anonymous and we'll illustrate it!by AnonymousTo the guy who chose to shout insults at me for parallel parking on a two-way street today:<br />
I used my indicator way ahead of time and waited for a safe break in traffic to park. Parked the moment I got a break in one straight shot in spite of your honking that started the second after I stopped my car. Apparently, waiting six seconds and missing a green light was enough for you to roll down yo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/hope-youre-hungry/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/hope-youre-hungry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ticket Alert: Jungle, Mon Laferte, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plus, LeAnn Rimes and More Event Updates for March 26by EverOut StaffWhich shows will you be seated for? British funk trio Jungle has announced a new album and upcoming tour with a stop in Seattle this fall. Genre-spanning Chilean-Mexican star Mon Laferte brings her Femme Fatale Tour to the 5th Avenue Theatre. Plus, vocal powerhouse LeAnn Rimes celebrates 30 years of her debut major-label album Blue. Read on for details on those and other newly announced events, plus some news you can use.<br />
ON SA]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-jungle-mon-laferte-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-jungle-mon-laferte-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sound Transit Considers Delaying Ballard Light Rail]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, Strauss shot an email out to residents, encouraging them to show up to the town hall with concerns about light rail. Only four people did. The 19 other speakers wanted to talk about homeless people&nbsp; living in RVs, road hazards, and yes, public safety. After the meeting, Strauss said he expected that. It is Ballard after all.by Micah YipAs someone who usually light rails around the city, driving from Capitol Hill to Ballard was like enduring Dante&rsquo;s nine levels of hell. Red]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/sound-transit-considers-delaying-ballard-light-rail/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/sound-transit-considers-delaying-ballard-light-rail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gen X Is Back to the Future ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Will the world as we know it even reach this year&rsquo;s midterm elections? This question, which might sound a bit alarmist, now has to be taken seriously because the stage for World War III has been set in the Middle East.by Charles MudedeIt is nothing but terrible that the track, &ldquo;World Destruction,&rdquo; that best captured the key anxiety of the 80s, nuclear war, was produced and performed by two men who are now identified as creeps, John Lyndon (aka the Sex Pistols&rsquo; Johnny Rott]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/gen-x-is-back-to-the-future/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 21:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/gen-x-is-back-to-the-future/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Potties for Pioneer Square, Olympics Bans Trans Women, Election Fraud Activist Guilty of Election Fraud]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Nathalie GrahamKing County Assessor Charged in Stalking Case: Last summer, King County Assessor John Arthur Wilson&mdash;who was running for King County Executive at the time&mdash;was arrested for violating a no-contact order from his ex-fianc&eacute;e. Wilson had allegedly stalked and harassed his ex, and she had a temporary restraining order against him. Because of conflicts of interest with the assessor's office, the King County Prosecuting Attorney's O]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-potties-for-pioneer-square-olympics-bans-trans-women-election-fraud-activist-guilty-of-election-fraud/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 17:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-potties-for-pioneer-square-olympics-bans-trans-women-election-fraud-activist-guilty-of-election-fraud/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drag Race Episode 12: Making Drag Sisters Outta Queer Cowboys ]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s time for another classic&nbsp;Drag Race challenge: makeovers! This week, our remaining queens were tasked with turning six queer cowboys into their drag sisters.by Mike KohfeldIt&rsquo;s time for another classic&nbsp;Drag Race challenge: makeovers! This week, our remaining queens were tasked with turning six queer cowboys into their drag sisters.<br />
But first, a Mini-Challenge. Dressed like he just stepped off of his Wyoming fracking ranch, RuPaul instructed the queens to &ldquo;giddy-up]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/drag-race-episode-12-making-drag-sisters-outta-queer-cowboys/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 22:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/drag-race-episode-12-making-drag-sisters-outta-queer-cowboys/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Cesar Chavez Park to Be Renamed, the Muckleshoot Casino Sauce Machine, and Wishing Death on Your Enemies in a Christ-Like Manner]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Vivian McCallSeattle, King County to rename Cesar Chavez Park in South Park: Since the former Mexican American labor hero allegedly sexually abused girls and women, including his fellow labor leader Dolores Huerta, this is a good idea. The sign with Chavez&rsquo;s name has already come down, The Seattle Times reports.<br />
Leaders are grappling with the Chavez allegations&nbsp;in the Yakima valley, where he visited many times, reports the Yakima Herald. In 1986,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-cesar-chavez-park-to-be-renamed-the-muckleshoot-casino-sauce-machine-and-wishing-death-on-your-enemies-in-a-christ-like-manner/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-cesar-chavez-park-to-be-renamed-the-muckleshoot-casino-sauce-machine-and-wishing-death-on-your-enemies-in-a-christ-like-manner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seattle Central College’s Wood Technology Center May Be on the Chopping Block]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reached by phone on Tuesday, a spokesperson for the college said that while they couldn&rsquo;t name specific properties they were considering selling, the college is currently looking at all of their properties. This includes the block that contains the historic Egyptian Theater.by Chase HutchinsonSeattle Central College&rsquo;s Wood Technology Center, the home to carpentry, boat-building, and pre-apprenticeship construction programs that train students for skilled trades, is at risk of closing]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattle-central-colleges-wood-technology-center-may-be-on-the-chopping-block/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattle-central-colleges-wood-technology-center-may-be-on-the-chopping-block/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Much Obliged]]></title><description><![CDATA[Got problems? Yes, you do! Email your question for the column to&nbsp;mailbox@savage.love!by Dan SavageI&rsquo;m a happily married pregnant woman. My wife and I have had a bit of a slowdown in the sex department, but nothing too worrying considering my &ldquo;condition.&rdquo; During this pregnancy I&rsquo;ve had an increase in libido, but I haven&rsquo;t shared that with her. We were having some conflict when I started to experience this uptick in sexual impulses. I&rsquo;ve had some limitation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/much-obliged/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 23:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/much-obliged/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: ICE Is in the Airports, A Meddlin’ Saudi Prince, Snowpack Pays for Warm Winter]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Vivian McCallFartin&rsquo; Around: The ICE agents sent to supposedly help TSA manage snarling lines at 14 airports&mdash;hundreds of its officers have quit or called out sick because they&rsquo;re not being paid during this partial government shutdown&mdash;are just &hellip; standing around and pissing people off, writes Defector. Unsurprisingly, airport wait times haven&rsquo;t magically improved overnight.<br />
This Guy Is Definitely Going to Figure It Out:&nb]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-ice-is-in-the-airports-a-meddlin-saudi-prince-snowpack-pays-for-warm-winter/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 17:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-ice-is-in-the-airports-a-meddlin-saudi-prince-snowpack-pays-for-warm-winter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Golden Hour at Roquette]]></title><description><![CDATA[Roquette's Hour is a luminous treat.by Meg van HuygenWith an hour to kill before my birthday party, I was walking around Belltown in my silly dress in the freezing rain. I rarely drink alone, but&hellip;maybe that&rsquo;s the move here? To celebrate myself on a date with myself?<br />
It&rsquo;s not hard to figure out how to spend the most luxurious possible solo hour in Belltown. Despite the attention it gets from both national food media and snobby listicle sites, Roquette&rsquo;s somehow maintained]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-golden-hour-at-roquette/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 17:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-golden-hour-at-roquette/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stranger Suggests: Femme Power, Funk Goodness, and International Cuisine in Rainier Valley]]></title><description><![CDATA[by Julianne BellMONDAY 3/23&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
Sasha taqw&scaron;blu LaPointe with Katie CampbellSasha taq&#695;&scaron;&#601;blu LaPointe will discuss her 2024 essay collection&nbsp;Thunder Song at Central Library on Monday, March 23.(BOOKS) Author, poet, and artist Sasha taq&#695;&scaron;&#601;blu LaPointe, who is from the Upper Skagit and Nooksack Indian Tribe, weaves together her heritage and themes of trauma, ancestry, and colonialism with her unique personal interests, ranging from punk music to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-femme-power-funk-goodness-and-international-cuisine-in-rainier-valley/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-femme-power-funk-goodness-and-international-cuisine-in-rainier-valley/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: ICE Deploys to Some Airports, Deadly Plane Crash at LaGuardia Airport, Trump Celebrates Negotiations with Iran that Iran Says Never Happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Nathalie GrahamICE in the Airport: You know what a stressful travel day was missing? The threat of deportation by a bunch of goons. Due to the partial government shutdown that stopped funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in mid-February, TSA agents haven't been getting paid. They've been calling out of work. On Saturday, a third of TSA agents at our busiest airports didn't show up. Security wait times increased. As a means to put pressure o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-ice-deploys-to-some-airports-deadly-plane-crash-at-laguardia-airport-trump-celebrates-negotiations-with-iran-that-iran-says-never-happened/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 17:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-ice-deploys-to-some-airports-deadly-plane-crash-at-laguardia-airport-trump-celebrates-negotiations-with-iran-that-iran-says-never-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beau Is Not Afraid]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beau Morton died at age 49. He did not get a chance to read the last valentine his wife wrote him or see the Seahawks win their second Super Bowl.by Nathalie GrahamStevie VanBronkhorst, 38, had been writing&nbsp;Stranger valentines to her husband, Beau Morton, 49, for 12 years. This year was no different. &ldquo;Beau is not afraid,&rdquo; she wrote, an homage to the 2023 Ari Aster horror film they&rsquo;d recently watched together.<br />
They watched a lot of movies together. And, it had Beau&rsquo;s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/beau-is-not-afraid/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/beau-is-not-afraid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Saw U: Singing Alanis at Saint John's, Driving a Mitsubishi Montero on I-5, and Stashing Jell-O Shots at the Telehealth Show]]></title><description><![CDATA[Did you see someone? Say something!by Anonymous90's blue green mitsubishi montero?<br />
you passed me on I-5 S, brown haired w/ glasses. me dark hair, '98 silver RHD prado. you made my day and i was smiling for hours! lets go for a ride?Last Year June Trans Wresting Event<br />
I hung out with you all night not caring if I saw any wrestling. You crossed my mind, we blocked each other out of being triggered. Email me?<br />
Curly Haired Cutie at Clinton Ferron<br />
You were in overalls in the front row. I was in flann]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/i-saw-u-singing-alanis-at-saint-johns-driving-a-mitsubishi-montero-on-i-5-and-stashing-jell-o-shots-at-the-telehealth-show/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 23:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/i-saw-u-singing-alanis-at-saint-johns-driving-a-mitsubishi-montero-on-i-5-and-stashing-jell-o-shots-at-the-telehealth-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seattle's CCTV Vendor Has Received $126 Million in ICE and CBP Contracts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayor Katie Wilson announced an expansion of Seattle&rsquo;s CCTV surveillance network Thursday, telling a closed press conference of Seattle journalists she had little choice but to hire US Department of Homeland Security contractor Axon to provide the system.by Hunter PauliMayor Katie Wilson announced an expansion of Seattle&rsquo;s CCTV surveillance network Thursday, telling a closed press conference of Seattle journalists she had little choice but to hire US Department of Homeland Security c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattles-cctv-vendor-has-received-126-million-in-ice-and-cbp-contracts/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 23:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattles-cctv-vendor-has-received-126-million-in-ice-and-cbp-contracts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ICE and Border Protection Awarded Seattle’s Surveillance Camera Operator $126 Million in Contracts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayor Katie Wilson announced an expansion of Seattle&rsquo;s CCTV surveillance network Thursday, telling a closed press conference of Seattle journalists she had little choice but to hire U.S. Department of Homeland Security contractor Axon to provide the system.by Hunter PauliMayor Katie Wilson announced an expansion of Seattle&rsquo;s CCTV surveillance network Thursday, telling a closed press conference of Seattle journalists she had little choice but to hire U.S. Department of Homeland Securi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ice-and-border-protection-awarded-seattles-surveillance-camera-operator-126-million-in-contracts/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 23:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ice-and-border-protection-awarded-seattles-surveillance-camera-operator-126-million-in-contracts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scott Losse Is an Undisputable Champion of Comedy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Meet Scott Losse, one of The Stranger's 2026 Undisputable Champions of Comedy.by Megan SelingGood news! Seattle is still funny!<br />
Yes, our comedy scene has taken some big hits in recent months. In August, the Rendezvous switched ownership, leaving their regular weekly comedy open mics, including the Comedy Nest, Kitchen Sink Comedy, and Naked Brunch, without a home. And in December, the Crocodile shut down their 100-capacity theater Here-After, which regularly hosted local and national names inclu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/scott-losse-is-an-undisputable-champion-of-comedy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 22:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/scott-losse-is-an-undisputable-champion-of-comedy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: Mar 20–22, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Best Day Ever: South Park, Macaron Day, and More Cheap &amp; Easy Events Under $20by EverOut StaffWe made it y'all, today's the first day of spring! Emerge from your winter cave for cheap and cheerful events from The Residency Presents: Spring Break to Best Day Ever: South Park and from Macaron Day to U District Night Blossoms. For more ideas, check out our top picks of the week.<br />
FRIDAY<br />
COMEDY<br />
Pun Slam<br />
If your friends consider you the Slim Shady of bad puns, consider Fun Intended&rsquo;s Pun Sla]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-mar-2022-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-mar-2022-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM:&nbsp;Bellingham Landslides Block Northbound I-5, Strava Run Outs Aircraft Carrier Position, Uncle Ted Can't Believe 'The Bachelorette' News]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Nathalie GrahamOh Shit: On Thursday night, two landslides spilled onto northbound I-5 south of Bellingham, completely blocking all lanes. No fleeing to Canada this weekend. Another landslide is gumming up state Route 11 in Skagit County. Blame all this sloughing earth on the rain we've been getting.<br />
We&rsquo;re Cancelling Women: ABC is scrapping a season of The Bachelorette over a video showing star Taylor Frankie Paul (of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives f]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-amnbspbellingham-landslides-block-northbound-i-5-strava-run-outs-aircraft-carrier-position-uncle-ted-cant-believe-the-bachelorette-news/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-amnbspbellingham-landslides-block-northbound-i-5-strava-run-outs-aircraft-carrier-position-uncle-ted-cant-believe-the-bachelorette-news/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Want Megan Carter to Punch Me in the Face]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whenever someone (inevitably) says to me, &ldquo;Women&rsquo;s hockey just isn&rsquo;t as physical as men&rsquo;s,&rdquo; I laugh and say, &ldquo;You obviously have not been paying attention to Megan Carter.&rdquo;by Megan SelingIt was in the third period of the Torrent&rsquo;s inaugural home game that Megan Carter cemented her status as my favorite Torrent player to watch. The team was down 3-0 against two-time PWHL champions Minnesota Frost, with fewer than five minutes left to turn things aro]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/i-want-megan-carter-to-punch-me-in-the-face/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/i-want-megan-carter-to-punch-me-in-the-face/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ticket Alert: Chateau Ste. Michelle Summer Concerts, Bleachers, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plus, Ella Mai and More Event Updates for March 19by EverOut StaffWhich shows will you add to your concert calendar? Tickets for Chateau Ste. Michelle&rsquo;s summer concert series go on sale next Monday, with this year&rsquo;s lineup including Bob Dylan and Metric, Broken Social Scene, and Stars. Pop-rock band Bleachers will stop in Tacoma to support their forthcoming album Everyone for Ten Minutes. Plus, &ldquo;Boo&rsquo;d Up&rdquo; singer Ella Mai visits Seattle on her Do You Still Love Me? T]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-chateau-ste-michelle-summer-concerts-bleachers-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 21:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-chateau-ste-michelle-summer-concerts-bleachers-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flashholes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do you need to get something off your chest?by AnonymousCan we quit using our hazard lights as an excuse for shitty vehicular behavior? Every day, I see people stopping in the middle of moving traffic or blocking turn lanes and just sitting there with the ol' hazards going (usually the drivers are on their phones, too, but that's an entirely different beef). When did this become acceptable etiquette? When did pulling over onto the side of the road or even *gasp* parking where you're supposed to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/flashholes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/flashholes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Cesar Chavez Allegedly Abused Girls, the Pentagon Wants $200 Billion, Dick’s Drive-In Lawsuit ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Micah YipCesar Chavez: According to an investigation from The New York Times, United Farm Workers co-founder Cesar Chavez allegedly sexually groomed and abused multiple girls and women over many years, including minors connected to the farm workers movement and his UFW co-founder, Dolores Huerta. The revelations have led to canceled Chavez Day celebrations and calls to rename various honors bearing his name.<br />
Suing Dick&rsquo;s: Dick&rsquo;s Drive-In is faci]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-cesar-chavez-allegedly-abused-girls-the-pentagon-wants-200-billion-dicks-drive-in-lawsuit/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 17:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-cesar-chavez-allegedly-abused-girls-the-pentagon-wants-200-billion-dicks-drive-in-lawsuit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cesar Chavez Allegedly Abused Girls, the Pentagon Wants $200 Billion, Dick’s Drive-In Lawsuit ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Micah YipCesar Chavez: According to an investigation from The New York Times, United Farm Workers co-founder Cesar Chavez allegedly sexually groomed and abused multiple girls and women over many years, including minors connected to the farm workers movement and his UFW co-founder, Dolores Huerta. The revelations have led to canceled Chavez Day celebrations and calls to rename various honors bearing his name.<br />
Suing Dick&rsquo;s: Dick&rsquo;s Drive-In is faci]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/cesar-chavez-allegedly-abused-girls-the-pentagon-wants-200-billion-dicks-drive-in-lawsuit/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 17:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/cesar-chavez-allegedly-abused-girls-the-pentagon-wants-200-billion-dicks-drive-in-lawsuit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sinaloan-Style Tacos Find A Permanent Home on Capitol Hill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Capitol Hill needed the late-night spot. On Fridays and Saturdays, Tacos Cometa will be open from 5:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. The weekday lunch and dinner crowds can catch them Tuesday through Thursday between 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.by Julianne BellLast September, I wrote about brothers Osiel and Reynaldo &ldquo;Rey&rdquo; Gastelum and their taco stand Tacos Cometa, where they served charcoal-grilled, Sinaloan-style carne asada tacos that you can&rsquo;t find anywhere but the south]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/sinaloan-style-tacos-find-a-permanent-home-on-capitol-hill/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/sinaloan-style-tacos-find-a-permanent-home-on-capitol-hill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Cities Have Bodegas]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are four things that define a great city. (1) It doesn&rsquo;t require a car for mobility. (2) It&rsquo;s a microcosm of the whole world (some neighborhoods or businesses are Latino, some Black, some Jewish, Arab, Polish, Chinese, and so on). (3) It has lots of parks. And (4) it provides a public kitchen for all classes.by Charles MudedeIllustrations by Carlos Roqu&eacute;s<br />
There are four things that define a great city. (1) It doesn&rsquo;t require a car for mobility. (2) It&rsquo;s a mic]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/real-cities-have-bodegas/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 23:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/real-cities-have-bodegas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Where Did Bothell’s Crows Go, SPD Arrest Suspect in Rainier Valley’s Double Homicide, King Charles Is Thinking Twice About Coming to Trump’s America]]></title><description><![CDATA[by Charles MudedeSPD reports that a 40-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday for smashing to bits and pieces an estimated $240,000 worth of colorful plant sculptures at the Chihuly Garden and Glass. The incident, which occurred at around 11 pm, left shards of glass on the museum's walk path. The report, however, doesn&rsquo;t describe the method the suspect used to destroy the fragile art. Was it with a hammer, a rock, or his bare hands? But a security guard claims that the man attempted to stab]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-where-did-bothells-crows-go-spd-arrest-suspect-in-rainier-valleys-double-homicide-king-charles-is-thinking-twice-about-coming-to-trumps-america/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 17:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-where-did-bothells-crows-go-spd-arrest-suspect-in-rainier-valleys-double-homicide-king-charles-is-thinking-twice-about-coming-to-trumps-america/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drag Race Episode 11: Queen of Camp Darlene Mitchell Goes Unhinged for the Win]]></title><description><![CDATA[And a Toast to Alyssa Edwardsby Mike KohfeldThe only thing better than bringing a&nbsp;Drag Race legend back to the main stage is roasting her within an inch of her life. And if you&rsquo;re going to roast anyone, make it Alyssa Edwards.<br />
Alyssa first appeared on Drag Race Season 5, and made it through Episode Nine with her charisma, confidence, and endless array of catchphrases (&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t get cute, I get drop dead gorgeous,&rdquo; &ldquo;Rigga Morris,&rdquo; and &ldquo;BEAST!&rdquo; a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/drag-raceepisode-11-queen-of-camp-darlene-mitchell-goes-unhinged-for-the-win/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 01:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/drag-raceepisode-11-queen-of-camp-darlene-mitchell-goes-unhinged-for-the-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Times with Lala Lala]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ahead of Her Seattle Tour Date, We Talked to Lala Lala&rsquo;s Lillie West About Her Earliest Musical Lovesby Audrey VannOver the last five years, Lillie West (aka Lala Lala) has lived in a stark range of landscapes, from bustling Chicago to the extreme high and low temperatures of rural Taos, New Mexico, then to Sey&eth;isfj&ouml;r&eth;ur, Iceland (where the sun never rose in the winter), before finally settling in Los Angeles. This constant itch for movement, complicated by a quiet yearning to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/first-times-with-lala-lala/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/first-times-with-lala-lala/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homework]]></title><description><![CDATA[Got problems? Yes, you do! Email your question for the column to&nbsp;mailbox@savage.love!by Dan SavageI&rsquo;m a 50-year-old married bisexual American man living in Europe with my wife and kids. The &ldquo;bi&rdquo; part of me is still extremely new. Two years ago, I started seeing a sex-positive therapist to address my significant interest (and feelings of guilt about) kink and BDSM. Long story short, I admitted to myself that I wasn&rsquo;t just into kink, but that that I was also bisexual.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/homework/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 18:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/homework/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Joe Kent Resigns, Trump Says He&rsquo;ll Have Honor of "Taking" And/Or "Freeing" Cuba, SupersSonics Return?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Vivian McCallIran: Israel says it killed Iran&rsquo;s top security official Ali Larijani. Iran has not yet confirmed his death.<br />
Hormuz:&nbsp;Big fucking surprise, Europe&rsquo;s leaders don&rsquo;t want to deploy warships to the Strait of Hormuz to aid the unpopular US-Iraeli war with Iran that nobody consulted them about. Trump was particularly disappointed in Britain, aka the &ldquo;Rolls-Royce of Allies.&rdquo;<br />
Et tu, Joe?&nbsp;Joe Kent, the friend to ri]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-joe-kent-resigns-trump-says-hersquoll-have-honor-of-taking-andor-freeing-cuba-superssonics-return/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 17:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-joe-kent-resigns-trump-says-hersquoll-have-honor-of-taking-andor-freeing-cuba-superssonics-return/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Joe Kent Resigns, Trump Says He&rsquo;ll Have Honor of "Taking" and/or "Freeing" Cuba, SuperSonics Return?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Vivian McCallIran: Israel says it killed Iran&rsquo;s top security official Ali Larijani. Iran has not yet confirmed his death.<br />
Hormuz:&nbsp;Big fucking surprise, Europe&rsquo;s leaders don&rsquo;t want to deploy warships to the Strait of Hormuz to aid the unpopular US-Iraeli war with Iran that nobody consulted them about. Trump was particularly disappointed in Britain, aka the &ldquo;Rolls-Royce of Allies.&rdquo;<br />
Et tu, Joe?&nbsp;Joe Kent, the friend to ri]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-joe-kent-resigns-trump-says-hersquoll-have-honor-of-taking-andor-freeing-cuba-supersonics-return/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 17:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-joe-kent-resigns-trump-says-hersquoll-have-honor-of-taking-andor-freeing-cuba-supersonics-return/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two Anti-ICE Bills, One Public Safety Committee Meeting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kettle&rsquo;s bill would ban ICE from staging operations on city-owned or city-controlled property, essentially codifying and broadening an executive order from Mayor Katie Wilson. Rinck&rsquo;s bill would put a 60-day pause on automated license plate readers (ALPRs) immediately if the federal government made a legal demand to access the data to track immigrants or abortion seekers.by Micah YipSeattle City Council continued its crusade against ICE last week.<br />
Adding to Councilmember Alexis Merce]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/two-anti-ice-bills-one-public-safety-committee-meeting/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 23:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/two-anti-ice-bills-one-public-safety-committee-meeting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How in the World Are They Making That Sound?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Seattle Opera&rsquo;s Analog Amplification, Explainedby Audrey VannIn January, I attended my first opera, Strauss&rsquo;s Daphne at McCaw Hall. The experience was everything I wished it to be, though far less intimidating than I anticipated due to a lifetime of being inundated with stereotypes suggesting that opera was stuffy and old. My best friend and I used the occasion to dress up&mdash;both wearing black velvet dresses and fur-trimmed coats with updos and our fanciest costume jewelry.<br />
I]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/how-in-the-world-are-they-making-that-sound/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/how-in-the-world-are-they-making-that-sound/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stranger Suggests: Star-Crossed Gay Love, Spring Flowers, and an Indie Synth-Pop Casanova]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Really Great Thing to Do Every Day of the Weekby Julianne BellMONDAY 3/16&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
Conan Gray, Esha TewariTexas-raised pop star Conan Gray will bring his romantic '90s vibes to Climate Pledge Arena on Monday, March 16. THEO WARGO VIA GETTY IMAGES(MUSIC) If you can&rsquo;t get enough of Chappell Roan and Olivia Rodrigo, I hope you&rsquo;re also listening to Conan Gray&mdash;he shares their songwriter and producer, the pop Midas hitmaker Dan Nigro (previously the lead vocalist in the indie]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-star-crossed-gay-love-spring-flowers-and-an-indie-synth-pop-casanova/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-star-crossed-gay-love-spring-flowers-and-an-indie-synth-pop-casanova/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: We’re Still at War, Mayor Wilson Benches an AI Program, and Anti-Vaxxers Are Still in the Government]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Hannah Murphy WinterWe&rsquo;re in week three of the US-Israel war in Iran, and we&rsquo;re deploying 2,500 additional Marines into the Middle East. As of this weekend, more than 2,100 people have been killed since the start of the war, including 13 Americans and at least 1,348 civilians. None of Trump&rsquo;s options are good at this point: Continue the war, and energy prices will keep rising while escalating the death count and continuing to piss off his]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-were-still-at-war-mayor-wilson-benches-an-ai-program-and-anti-vaxxers-are-still-in-the-government/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 17:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-were-still-at-war-mayor-wilson-benches-an-ai-program-and-anti-vaxxers-are-still-in-the-government/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Saw U: Eating Salad at Skål Beer Hall, Singing on the Twins at the Torrent Game, and Making Eye Contact at Nectar]]></title><description><![CDATA[Did you see someone? Say something!by Anonymous"From the other direction, [you were] calling my eye" @ Nectar, 2/27<br />
You: dark hair, red shirt and plaid skirt. Me: beard, black shirt, tattoos. We kept making eye contact. I was mesmerized. HH @ Stampede 5pm Tuesday?Skal Ballard 3/7 you ate salad at the bar<br />
With your two friends. I didn&rsquo;t want to intrude. Available to date? David Byrne in BC would be too much&hellip;Something at Rabbitbox maybe<br />
Tall Lady at Walnut Cafe<br />
if you were picking up]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/i-saw-u-eating-salad-at-skl-beer-hall-singing-on-the-twins-at-the-torrent-game-and-making-eye-contact-at-nectar/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 22:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/i-saw-u-eating-salad-at-skl-beer-hall-singing-on-the-twins-at-the-torrent-game-and-making-eye-contact-at-nectar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spotlit in Seattle: kelly langeslay]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Storyteller Who&rsquo;s Reshaping Dance, One Melting Barbie Cake at a Timeby Nico Swensonkelly langeslay is redefining Seattle dance. With stories spoken &ldquo;to and/or about you,&rdquo; they create sincere, striking pieces that are the perfect balance of writing, dance, performance art, and Shrek references. Pop culture meets queer theory in repurposed spaces that might have you walking into a room made of blankets, a hyper-pink kitchen, or someone&rsquo;s apartment with a melting Barbie ca]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/spotlit-in-seattle-kelly-langeslay/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/spotlit-in-seattle-kelly-langeslay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: Mar 13–15, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[St. Patrick's Day Parade, U District Cherry Blossom Festival, and More Cheap &amp; Easy Events Under $20by EverOut StaffIt's gonna be a soggy weekend, but you shouldn't let a little rain stop you from heading to events like the St. Patrick&rsquo;s Day Parade and Irish Festival Seattle and from the U District Cherry Blossom Festival to Native Action Network's Native Art Market and Open House. Plus, you can get a Friday the 13th flash tattoo and Saturday is Pi Day. Check out our top picks of the w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-mar-1315-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-mar-1315-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seattle Goes to the Mayor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do the Arts Have to Be an Economic Driver for Us to Give a Shit About Them?&nbsp;by Amanda ManitachThe opening jingle from Tom Goes to the Mayor was running through my head as I filed into a standing-room-only Wyncote NW Forum at Town Hall last month for the final of three public roundtables hosted by Mayor Katie Wilson&rsquo;s Arts, Culture, and Creative Economy Transition Team. The mayor wasn&rsquo;t there, but her rock-star lineup was: Northwest Folklife artistic director Ben Hunter as co-lea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattle-goes-to-the-mayor/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattle-goes-to-the-mayor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Synagogue Attacked in Michigan, Snow in Seattle, Crazy Weather Everywhere Else ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Nathalie GrahamUno Reverse: Oop, Mayor Katie Wilson has changed her mind on who will lead Seattle City Light (SCL) after blowback from the Seattle City Council and unions. Earlier this year, Wilson chose to replace Bruce Harrell-appointed SCL CEO Dawn Lindell with Dennis McLerran. Critics pointed out McLerran had no utility experience and apparently this is a must for running a utility. Wilson has decided to install McLerran in the deputy general manager ro]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-synagogue-attacked-in-michigan-snow-in-seattle-crazy-weather-everywhere-else/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 17:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-synagogue-attacked-in-michigan-snow-in-seattle-crazy-weather-everywhere-else/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fear Is Different Here]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seattle-based photographer Nate Gowdy went to Minneapolis to document the Department of Homeland Security&rsquo;s Operation Metro Surge. From January 17 to January 26, and February 13 to February 18, he photographed the civilian efforts to protect their communities from the Trump administration&rsquo;s immigration enforcement. This is what he saw.by Nate GowdySeattle-based photographer Nate Gowdy went to Minneapolis to document the Department of Homeland Security&rsquo;s Operation Metro Surge. F]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/fear-is-different-here/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/fear-is-different-here/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City Council Passed the Detention Center Moratorium]]></title><description><![CDATA[Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck introduced the bill last month, as a protective measure after the feds posted a &ldquo;presolicitation&rdquo; for a detention facility in the Seattle area. The first draft of the bill pressed pause on permits for any new jails or detention centers in Seattle, but last week, Rinck had to introduce a new version, removing the word jail, &ldquo;in order to get it over the finish line,&rdquo; she told The Stranger.by Hannah Murphy WinterAfter weeks of delay, City]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/city-council-passed-the-detention-center-moratorium/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 23:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/city-council-passed-the-detention-center-moratorium/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three-ish Months as the New King County Executive]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three months into the job, King County Executive Girmay Zahilay has already made some significant moves.by Micah YipThe executive&rsquo;s floor at the Chinook building downtown had mostly emptied for what was likely County Executive Girmay Zahilay&rsquo;s last appointment of the day.&nbsp;<br />
Standing by a window in his corner office, he pointed to the American Hotel Hostel, a small beige building not far from King Street Station. &ldquo;I lived there as a kid when it was a homeless shelter,&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/three-ish-months-as-the-new-king-county-executive/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 23:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/three-ish-months-as-the-new-king-county-executive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ticket Alert: i-dle, The Head And The Heart, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plus, Bumbershoot and More Event Updates for March 12by EverOut StaffIt&rsquo;s time to put your &ldquo;fun&rdquo; budget to work with the latest round of show announcements. K-pop idols i-dle pay us a visit along their massive world tour. Seattle hometown heroes The Head And The Heart celebrate their 15th anniversary at Remlinger Farms this summer. Plus, single-day tickets and weekend passes for Bumbershoot are on sale now! Read on for details on those and other newly announced events, plus som]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-i-dle-the-head-and-the-heart-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-i-dle-the-head-and-the-heart-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Paper at the End of the World]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aimee Lee Brings Korean Hanji to BIMA&rsquo;s Artist Books Collectionby Bess LovejoyWhen Aimee Lee&rsquo;s face pops up on my Zoom screen for our interview, her head is framed by something I can&rsquo;t quite comprehend. It appears to be a tapestry of bricks. The bricks&mdash;persimmon-colored, cream, gray-blue&mdash;look somehow soft and light, as if molded from putty still wet and waiting to be touched.<br />
It&rsquo;s paper. When it comes to Lee&rsquo;s work, it&rsquo;s always paper. But this pape]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-paper-at-the-end-of-the-world/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-paper-at-the-end-of-the-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If It Ain’t Baroque…]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is Cohan&rsquo;s world. He specializes in old flutes and antiquated music.by Nathalie GrahamJeff Cohan brings three flutes with him to the Victrola Coffee Roasters on Capitol Hill. All of them are wood and modeled off flutes from the 1550s to the 1700s. Two are placed lovingly in worn satchels. Cohan slides one&mdash;a Renaissance flute&mdash;out of a PVC pipe. Often the TSA inspects this PVC pipe because they suspect he is hiding contraband in there. He isn&rsquo;t. It&rsquo;s just the flu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/if-it-aint-baroque/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/if-it-aint-baroque/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Senate Gives Its Final OK to Millionaires’ Tax, High Winds in Washington, A Kristi Noem Ad Campaign Cost More Than ‘Marty Supreme’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Micah YipMillionaires&rsquo; Tax $$$: After that 24-hour debate in the House this week, the Washington Senate gave the millionaires&rsquo; tax its final stamp of approval and sent it to Gov. Bob Ferguson for signature. He&rsquo;s expected to sign. The 9.9 percent tax on income of more than $1 million per year would raise about $3-4 billion annually to fund schools and other state services.&nbsp;<br />
Trading Health for Healthcare: A third of Americans are skippi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-senate-gives-its-final-ok-to-millionaires-tax-high-winds-in-washington-a-kristi-noem-ad-campaign-cost-more-than-marty-supreme/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 17:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-senate-gives-its-final-ok-to-millionaires-tax-high-winds-in-washington-a-kristi-noem-ad-campaign-cost-more-than-marty-supreme/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drag Race Episode Ten: A Design Challenge Love-Fest]]></title><description><![CDATA[My prayers were answered: we got another Mini-Challenge this week.by Mike KohfeldMy prayers were answered: we got another Mini-Challenge this week. In the spirit of&nbsp;Paris is Burning, RuPaul threw open the library doors and gave the queens a chance to read each other for filth. Drag Race always incorporates the reading Mini-Challenge somewhere halfway through a season&mdash;y&rsquo;know, once the queens have spent enough time cooped up together that they have plenty of dirt to dish. Funnygir]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/drag-race-episode-ten-a-design-challenge-love-fest/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 01:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/drag-race-episode-ten-a-design-challenge-love-fest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shouldering the Blame]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do you need to get something off your chest?by AnonymousI understand the desire to be close with our friends, lovers, and families while enjoying a walk with them. What I don't understand is how it came to be that, while running on a popular path the other day, I made physical contact with someone because two separate groups of side-by-side walkers couldn't be parted from their companions for the actual second it would have taken for me to run past.&nbsp;<br />
I was running behind one group, and the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/shouldering-the-blame/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/shouldering-the-blame/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goodbye, Sweet Prince]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lucien Postlewaite, One of PNB&rsquo;s Longest-Running Principal Dancers, Will Retire in Juneby Megan BurbankIf you&rsquo;ve been to Pacific Northwest Ballet any time in the last 20 years, you&rsquo;ve likely seen Lucien Postlewaite. He&rsquo;s now in his 18th year as a principal dancer with the company&mdash;among the longest tenure for a male principal dancer&mdash;and he&rsquo;s still seemingly everywhere: dancing Cinderella on opening night in a generous partnership with fellow principal Let]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/goodbye-sweet-prince/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 23:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/goodbye-sweet-prince/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My So-Called Luddite Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Everything You Wanted to Know About My Dumbphone, but Were Afraid to Askby Julianne BellFor the last few years, I&rsquo;ve carried around a primitive mobile device called the Light Phone II, otherwise known as a &ldquo;dumbphone.&rdquo;<br />
It&rsquo;s a tiny hunk of gray plastic approximately the size of a credit card, with a backlit e-ink screen and the ability to send texts and make phone calls. Its other features include an alarm clock, calculator, calendar, directions, directory of local busines]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/my-so-called-luddite-life/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 23:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/my-so-called-luddite-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Must Be the Place ]]></title><description><![CDATA[ANTiPODE is designed to make room for experimental forms, video, performance, and more.by Katie Lee EllisonI&nbsp;walked down the steps on the northeast corner of First Avenue and South Main Street in Pioneer Square and expected to find the founders of ANTiPODE at the bar. Instead, a live saxophone blast from a kid who couldn&rsquo;t have been more than 15 hit me from the small stage to the right. Past the front room, I found Amir Amini, cofounder of the gallery space and arts center, in a back]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/this-must-be-the-place/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 19:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/this-must-be-the-place/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Iran Pulls Out of the World Cup, the Millionaires Tax Passes the House, and There’s Wild Weather on the Horizon]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Megan SelingWild Weather on the Way: The National Weather Service issued a wind advisory starting today at 3 p.m. through 6 a.m. Thursday. Whether you plan on hunkering down at home or heading out to the Torrent game for Cayla Barnes bobblehead night, plan on lots of rain and &ldquo;winds of 20 to 30 mph and gusts of 40 to 45 mph.&rdquo;<br />
Trump Lied: Trump has been claiming that the missile that struck near a girls&rsquo; school in Iran on February 28, killi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-iran-pulls-out-of-the-world-cup-the-millionaires-tax-passes-the-house-and-theres-wild-weather-on-the-horizon/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-iran-pulls-out-of-the-world-cup-the-millionaires-tax-passes-the-house-and-theres-wild-weather-on-the-horizon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Closing Time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why Recession-Era Art Is My Favorite Kindby Amanda ManitachIn November 2024, cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun paid $6.24 million at Sotheby&rsquo;s to purchase Maurizio Cattelan&rsquo;s Comedian&mdash;the iconic banana duct-taped to a wall. Nine days later he ate said banana during a press conference in Hong Kong.<br />
If that reads like an inside joke with no punchline, you aren&rsquo;t wrong. Mischievous Cattelan must have been laughing that day as the bids rolled in, but who was laughing to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/closing-time/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 23:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/closing-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Old Rite Aid Building on Broadway Could Be Anything]]></title><description><![CDATA[Are We Sure We Want It to Be a McDonald&rsquo;s?&nbsp;by Emily NokesOn December 6, 1911, the Seattle Times announced: &ldquo;The new Society Theatre, a photo playhouse, opens at Broadway and John next Friday night, with four reels of new films &hellip; music will be furnished by a three-piece orchestra.&rdquo; (Next to an ad for 15-cent mechanical toy mice, and the &ldquo;permanently useful gift&rdquo; of an electric iron.)<br />
Nearly 80 years later, on January 11, 1990, the paper reported: &ldquo;T]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-old-rite-aid-building-on-broadway-could-be-anything/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-old-rite-aid-building-on-broadway-could-be-anything/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poly Under Duress]]></title><description><![CDATA[Got problems? Yes, you do! Email your question for the column to&nbsp;mailbox@savage.love!by Dan SavageDear Readers: I&rsquo;m off this week. To tide you over until I&rsquo;m back, the tech-savvy, at-risk youth pulled some classic &ldquo;PUD&rdquo; questions from the archives. A PUD, of course, is someone who is &ldquo;poly under duress.&rdquo; Because while some of us start out poly and some of us achieve poly, others have poly thrust upon &rsquo;em. These are their stories. &mdash; Dan I&rsquo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/poly-under-duress/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 18:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/poly-under-duress/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Schrödinger’s War, Grounded Planes, and Snow? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Vivian McCallMorning: House lawmakers in Olympia debated the millionaires&rsquo; tax late into the night and into this morning. Republicans have filed dozens of amendments to derail the bill, but Dems say they have the votes. And Gov. Bob Ferguson has signaled he&rsquo;d sign the latest version if it crossed his desk.<br />
What, No Baby Sheriffs?&nbsp;A bill that would strengthen standards for Washington&rsquo;s elected sheriffs and make it easier to boot those]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-schrdingers-war-grounded-planes-and-snow/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 17:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-schrdingers-war-grounded-planes-and-snow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guest Rant: We Can’t Balance the Budget on the Backs of Vulnerable Communities]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gutting the HEAL Act Betrays Washington&rsquo;s Commitment to Climate Justiceby Dave UpthegroveOn June 23, 2021, a historic heat dome settled over the Pacific Northwest like a vengeful oven, sending temperatures skyrocketing from Juneau, Alaska to Eureka, California. In the diverse, working-class neighborhoods of South King County and Tacoma, Yakima and Spokane, temperatures reached as high as 110 degrees.<br />
Over the next few weeks, more than 120 people died due to exposure to extreme heat, making]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/guest-rant-we-cant-balance-the-budget-on-the-backs-of-vulnerable-communities/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 23:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/guest-rant-we-cant-balance-the-budget-on-the-backs-of-vulnerable-communities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seattle City Attorney's Office Has Thousands More Backlogged Cases Than Originally Reported]]></title><description><![CDATA[The city attorney&rsquo;s office sees between 10,000 and 11,000 cases annually. &ldquo;Knowing we have to not only focus on the stuff coming at us right now, but also tackle this ginormous, 5,100 case backlog is pretty devastating,&rdquo; Evans says. Blame Damien, the office's old computer software.by Nathalie GrahamDuring Erika Evans&rsquo; first week on the job as the Seattle City Attorney, she told The Stranger that her predecessor, Ann Davison, left behind a backlog of around 1,300 cases. Bu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattle-city-attorneys-office-has-thousands-more-backlogged-cases-than-originally-reported/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 20:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattle-city-attorneys-office-has-thousands-more-backlogged-cases-than-originally-reported/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seattle City Attorney Office Has Thousands More Backlogged Cases Than Originally Reported]]></title><description><![CDATA[The city attorney&rsquo;s office sees between 10,000 and 11,000 cases annually. &ldquo;Knowing we have to not only focus on the stuff coming at us right now, but also tackle this ginormous, 5,100 case backlog is pretty devastating,&rdquo; Evans says. Blame Damien, the office's old computer software.by Nathalie GrahamDuring Erika Evans&rsquo; first week on the job as the Seattle City Attorney, she told The Stranger that her predecessor, Ann Davison, left behind a backlog of around 1,300 cases. Bu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattle-city-attorney-office-has-thousands-more-backlogged-cases-than-originally-reported/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 20:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattle-city-attorney-office-has-thousands-more-backlogged-cases-than-originally-reported/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stranger Suggests: Dark-as-Fuck Pop Music, a Horror Film in Pastel Colors, and a Primal Trip Out of Our National Political Nightmare]]></title><description><![CDATA[One really great thing to do every day of the week.by Audrey VannMONDAY 3/9&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
Richard Hell&nbsp;(BOOKS) In his 2005 novel Godlike, punk pioneer Richard Hell reimagines the tumultuous relationship between 19th-century French poets Arthur Rimbaud and Paul Verlaine in 1970s New York. Hell&rsquo;s adaptation follows esteemed poet Paul Vaughn, a married 27-year-old New Yorker, and a newly transplanted teenage poet, R.T. Wode, as they embark on a messy affair full of acid trips, crashed part]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-dark-as-fuck-pop-music-a-horror-film-in-pastel-colors-and-a-primal-trip-out-of-our-national-political-nightmare/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 18:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-dark-as-fuck-pop-music-a-horror-film-in-pastel-colors-and-a-primal-trip-out-of-our-national-political-nightmare/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: We’re Still at War, Homicides Are Down in King County, and Gas Prices are Up (Way Up)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Hannah Murphy WinterGood morning! It&rsquo;s the first Monday of daylight savings, which means we all had a weird night&rsquo;s sleep. And the weather&rsquo;s no help. After a soggy weekend, the weather report promises a whole lot of the same. We&rsquo;re getting rain all week, with a chance of wintery mix in the mornings.&nbsp;<br />
Let&rsquo;s do the news.&nbsp;<br />
We&rsquo;re Still at War: After US&ndash;Israeli strikes killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the country]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-were-still-at-war-homicides-are-down-in-king-county-and-gas-prices-are-up-way-up/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 17:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-were-still-at-war-homicides-are-down-in-king-county-and-gas-prices-are-up-way-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hannah Sabio-Howell is Challenging Sen. Jamie Pedersen in the 43rd District]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sabio-Howell&rsquo;s pitch is this: Sen. Pedersen is quick to concede to big business before the politicking has even begun, and a corporate-friendly incrementalist like him had no business representing a district of progressive renters like the 43rd.by Vivian McCallA rain-soaked Hannah Sabio-Howell and I were at Gemini Room in Capitol Hill, ordering coffee and talking about breakfast sandwiches in Seattle. The few, the expensive, and the far away. The small, cheesy signifier that the neighborho]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/hannah-sabio-howell-is-challenging-sen-jamie-pedersen-in-the-43rd-district/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 17:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/hannah-sabio-howell-is-challenging-sen-jamie-pedersen-in-the-43rd-district/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Saw U: Hugging Outside La Dive, Buying Soup at Trader Joe’s, and Giving a Rectal Exam in the ER]]></title><description><![CDATA[Did you see someone? Say something!by AnonymousIllustrations by Helen Nesburg<br />
three friends on the one line<br />
you and your friends hopped on the packed&nbsp;1 line yesterday as i was heading home, but&nbsp;your black/blond hair combo got me, hmu?huggers outside la dive 1/5<br />
Seattle, we don&rsquo;t hug enough. Or at least not&nbsp;like the two I saw last Thursday night. That&nbsp;was an EMBRACE. TY for keeping romance&nbsp;and whimsy alive.Drugged up and down bad<br />
Me: I&rsquo;m the ER for a broken ba]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/i-saw-u-hugging-outside-la-dive-buying-soup-at-trader-joes-and-giving-a-rectal-exam-in-the-er/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 00:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/i-saw-u-hugging-outside-la-dive-buying-soup-at-trader-joes-and-giving-a-rectal-exam-in-the-er/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In This House We Believe in Goblins, Gondal, Björk, and Hildegard of Bingen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mt Fog on the Making of Their New Album, Every Stone Is Greenby Audrey VannIf a Washington rainforest started a band, it would sound something like Mt Fog. Carolyn B.&rsquo;s playful whispers are like a sprite luring you into a mossy forest; the rhythm section&mdash;Andy Sell and Casey Rosebridge&mdash;like raindrops plopping into a mushroom; the electronics shimmer like a ray of light through the trees. The Seattle-based trio whimsically marries the vocal stylings of Kate Bush, Bj&ouml;rk, and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/in-this-house-we-believe-in-goblins-gondal-bjrk-and-hildegard-of-bingen/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/in-this-house-we-believe-in-goblins-gondal-bjrk-and-hildegard-of-bingen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: Mar 6–8, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seattle Women's March, Ai Weiwei: Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads, and More Cheap &amp; Easy Events Under $20by EverOut StaffReady for the time jump that is spring forward this Sunday? Before Monday's rough wake up call, spend time at weekend events from the Seattle Women's March to Seattle Fat Mall's Big Love Social + Market and from Chinatown-International District's Lunar New Year Celebration to the opening of Ai Weiwei: Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads. For more ideas, check out our top picks o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-mar-68-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 19:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-mar-68-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Layoffs at the 5th Avenue Theater, Kristi Noem Gets the Boot, Swiss Canton Lets Coat of Arms Keep Its Red Bear Penis]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Nathalie GrahamLayoffs at the 5th: The 5th Avenue Theatre Company is laying off 14 employees, cutting staff from 55 people to 41. The 5th is mired in the $7.5 million budget deficit it&rsquo;s accumulated since the pandemic. Subscription rates haven&rsquo;t recovered since COVID-era slowdowns. So, the theater is cutting jobs in "marketing, box office, education, and artistic departments," according to the Seattle Times. If you care about live theater in Sea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-layoffs-at-the-5th-avenue-theater-kristi-noem-gets-the-boot-swiss-canton-lets-coat-of-arms-keep-its-red-bear-penis/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 18:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-layoffs-at-the-5th-avenue-theater-kristi-noem-gets-the-boot-swiss-canton-lets-coat-of-arms-keep-its-red-bear-penis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meats and Cheeses]]></title><description><![CDATA[After opening Outsider BBQ last March, self-taught pitmaster Onur Gulbay quickly built himself a cult following in Seattle.by Meg van HuygenHard to believe it&rsquo;s been a whole year since Seattle, frequently bemoaned by Southerners as a barbecue wasteland, finally got some legit Texas-style barbecue. And made by a Turkish guy, no less. After opening Outsider BBQ last March, self-taught pitmaster Onur Gulbay quickly built himself a cult following with the authentic Central Texas-ass barbecue c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/meats-and-cheeses/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/meats-and-cheeses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Local Music You Shouldn’t Miss]]></title><description><![CDATA[New Albums From Sax Explorer Kate Olson and Ex-TAD Front Man Thomas Andrew Doyleby Dave SegalKate Olson<br />
So It Goes<br />
(OA2)<br />
Saxophonist/composer Kate Olson has excelled in Seattle&rsquo;s jazz and experimental scenes for about 15 years as a solo artist, bandleader, and member of Syrinx Effect, Royal Room Collective Music Ensemble, and Battlestar Kalakala. She&rsquo;s especially shown an affinity for minimalist works that exhibit a deep spirituality, &agrave; la Terry Riley, Pauline Oliveros, and Do]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/local-music-you-shouldnt-miss/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/local-music-you-shouldnt-miss/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ticket Alert: Joji, Gorillaz, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plus, The Guess Who and More Event Updates for March 5by EverOut StaffWe&rsquo;re serving up another fresh batch of tickets. Lo-fi R&amp;B singer Joji supports his recently released album, Piss in the Wind, at Climate Pledge this summer. English virtual band Gorillaz closes out the North American leg of their Mountain Tour in Seattle. Plus, &ldquo;American Woman&rdquo; rockers The Guess Who are takin&rsquo; it back on their reunion tour. Read on for details on those and other newly announced eve]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-joji-gorillaz-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 23:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-joji-gorillaz-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Night Moves]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inside a Mahjong Social Clubby Michael WongSeattle&rsquo;s hottest nightclub doesn&rsquo;t have velvet ropes, bottle service, or a bouncer. Instead, it has folding tables. It has name tags. It has four people to a table, all playing mahjong. A year ago, this kicked off with two borrowed sets. Tonight, Emerald City Tile Club is standing room only.<br />
An Unexpected Friday Night<br />
On a recent Friday night, when I&rsquo;d usually be confronting my shortcomings as both a home cook and a human, I instead f]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/night-moves/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 22:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/night-moves/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emerald City Comic Con Has Connections to ICE]]></title><description><![CDATA[A group of unhappy cosplayers penned a petition to Emerald City Comic Con's parent company asking them to do something about it.by Nathalie GrahamThere&rsquo;s a cloud over Emerald City Comic Con (ECCC) this year and, no, it&rsquo;s not pissing rain. It&rsquo;s pissing ICE.<br />
Back in January, con-goers discovered that ECCC&rsquo;s parent company, ReedPop&mdash;which acquired the con in 2015 and runs a variety of cons including&nbsp; New York City Comic Con and BookCon&mdash;has a not-so-distant co]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/emerald-city-comic-con-has-connections-to-ice/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/emerald-city-comic-con-has-connections-to-ice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s another gorgeous Spring Arts issue of The Stranger! ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sorry to immediately be a bummer, but I can&rsquo;t stop thinking about the state of technology.by Emily NokesSorry to immediately be a bummer, but I can&rsquo;t stop thinking about the state of technology. About how we could have done anything in the world with it at this point, and yet this is where we landed.&nbsp;<br />
Waist-deep in a slop gauntlet run by the most corrupt/least cool (in every sense of the word) grifters imaginable. An internet that currently looks like shit and works like shit, i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/its-another-gorgeous-spring-arts-issue-of-the-stranger/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/its-another-gorgeous-spring-arts-issue-of-the-stranger/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Urbanist Ron Davis Hungers for the House]]></title><description><![CDATA[Davis has heard grumblings about his decision to run against an established Democrat incumbent, but he thinks he's the right choice for the seat.by Nathalie GrahamI sat across from Ron Davis&mdash;dad, urbanist, bald&mdash;at Tailwind Cafe in Capitol Hill. He wasn&rsquo;t going to eat during our interview, but then he saw the menu: the &ldquo;finest&rdquo; avocado toast in the city. He had to try it. But we weren&rsquo;t here to discuss toast. We were here to discuss his latest candidacy.<br />
Voters]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/urbanist-ron-davis-hungers-for-the-house/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/urbanist-ron-davis-hungers-for-the-house/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Republicans Want Unconstitutional War, Mayor Wilson Wants 1,000 Shelter Units, and Dems Argue Over Millionaires' Tax]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Micah YipConstitution? I Hardly Know Him: Senate Republicans voted down a war powers resolution that would&rsquo;ve halted the attacks on Iran and allowed time for Congress to authorize the war. That&rsquo;s the Constitutional way to go to war, anyway&mdash;only Congress has the power to declare war. The president does not (despite this, we haven&rsquo;t declared any of our wars since World War II, and we&rsquo;ve waged many). The House will vote today on a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-republicans-want-unconstitutional-war-mayor-wilson-wants-1000-shelter-units-and-dems-argue-over-millionaires-tax/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 18:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-republicans-want-unconstitutional-war-mayor-wilson-wants-1000-shelter-units-and-dems-argue-over-millionaires-tax/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Negative Creep]]></title><description><![CDATA[Smoke anywhere else.by AnonymousHey, '90s throwback guy: Your cigarette smoke is gross. And I hate having to walk through it to get my coffee.<br />
You&rsquo;ve been asked&mdash;politely&mdash;by staff and customers to move. There is signage. There are coughs. There are stares. Yet you remain.<br />
It&rsquo;s peak Hill. A neighborhood that prides itself on being considerate&mdash;but when it comes to shared air, asking someone not to hotbox the doorway is apparently a controversial take.We all share the s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/negative-creep/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 23:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/negative-creep/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Cut Above]]></title><description><![CDATA[Meaty finger waves.by Meg van HuygenIt&rsquo;s prep shift at Hamdi, and the room smells like fire. Winter sunlight filters in, and there&rsquo;s a faint hum of spices in the charred air. Chef Berk G&uuml;ldal is giving a private tutorial on making Turkish Adana-style kebap&mdash;aka kebab&mdash;a meticulous, laborious two-day process that plumps up these peppery lamb skewers.<br />
Hand-mincing kebap is considered an art form in Southwest Asia, but this time-consuming process is being practiced less a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/a-cut-above/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 22:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/a-cut-above/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Workers at One of Seattle’s Hottest Restaurants Went on Strike]]></title><description><![CDATA[Court documents show that behind the scenes, Sophon and chef Karuna Long struggled financially for years, resulting in bounced paychecks, late payments to vendors, unpaid rent, and lawsuits.by Harry CheadleOn February 10, Sophon&mdash;one of Seattle&rsquo;s hottest, hippest restaurants&mdash;announced on its Instagram stories that it would be canceling its dinner service that night. It stayed closed through Valentine&rsquo;s Day weekend, one of the industry&rsquo;s busiest stretches, because of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/why-workers-at-one-of-seattles-hottest-restaurants-went-on-strike/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/why-workers-at-one-of-seattles-hottest-restaurants-went-on-strike/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Permanent Records]]></title><description><![CDATA[Local Physical Media Producers Defy the Algorithmic Overlordsby Todd HammIn 1984, American science fiction writer William Gibson defined &ldquo;cyberspace&rdquo; (a term he coined) as &ldquo;a consensual hallucination experienced daily by billions of legitimate operators&rdquo; in the near-future world of his novel,&nbsp;Neuromancer, where human consciousness drifts through a blinding data-world of corporate geometries.<br />
More than three decades later, the English documentarian Adam Curtis traced]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/permanent-records/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/permanent-records/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Remembering Lilli Moreno, US Military Is Bloated With Overpriced Weapons, Beacon Hill Station’s Pigeon Has an Instagram Account]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's Morning News Roundupby Charles MudedeLilli Moreno, I did not know it was you who was killed by a car on February 16, 2026, until a friend showed me a photograph at a bar not far from where you died. I instantly saw the Lilli who once asked me to explain the actual meaning of Schrodinger&rsquo;s cat. A few months later, I also saw you operating a table at the late night art market at Bad Bar. We were, in time, close to the final hour of August 11, 2024. I bought one of your small m]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-remembering-lilli-moreno-us-military-is-bloated-with-overpriced-weapons-beacon-hill-stations-pigeon-has-an-instagram-account/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 18:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-remembering-lilli-moreno-us-military-is-bloated-with-overpriced-weapons-beacon-hill-stations-pigeon-has-an-instagram-account/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What We Can Fix ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hanging on by a Thread with the Capitol Hill Tool Library&rsquo;s Mending Circleby Nathalie GrahamThe four people at my table had their heads down, needles and threads in their hands. Behind me, books like How to Fix Almost Everything, Basic Electricity, and, fittingly, Successful Shelves and Built-ins filled one shelf in a shelving unit full of everything from surge protectors and spare keyboards to at least four different types of inductors. Down the lime-green wall, sewing machines weighed do]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/what-we-can-fix/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/what-we-can-fix/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ground Hum Fest Strives to Draw You Into an Alternate Reality]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's an 11-Hour Extravaganza of Experimental Music, Visual Art, and Workshopsby Dave SegalIn a mere four years,&nbsp;Ground Hum has risen from an experimental multimedia festival at makeshift warehouses with infrastructure issues and strictly local performers to a full-fledged Happening&trade; at a legit venue (Washington Hall) with international artists. That's due to organizers Hans Anderson, Bobby Azarbayejani ('no hup'), and Alex Markey (Archivist) being savvy electronic musicians with deep]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ground-hum-fest-strives-to-draw-you-into-an-alternate-reality/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ground-hum-fest-strives-to-draw-you-into-an-alternate-reality/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drag Race Episode Nine: A Rusical with Voguing Orphans]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Rusical (the Musical) is back, but first, after a seven-episode drought, we (I) finally got a Mini Challenge. It brought silliness and actual story development, with the queens doing something together rather than loitering around the werkroom. Keep the minis coming, please.by Mike KohfeldThe Rusical (the Musical) is back, but first, after a seven-episode drought, we (I) finally got a Mini Challenge. It brought silliness and actual story development, with the queens doing something together]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/drag-race-episode-nine-a-rusical-with-voguing-orphans/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 22:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/drag-race-episode-nine-a-rusical-with-voguing-orphans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vote on Seattle’s Detention Moratorium Delayed]]></title><description><![CDATA[The bill was allowed to skip the Land Use Committee and go straight to a full Seattle city council vote today, but Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck hit a snag.by Hannah Murphy WinterIf you planned to tell your council members to pass the detention moratorium at City Hall this afternoon, change your calendars&mdash;the vote has been pushed to next week, March 10.&nbsp;<br />
Last month, Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck introduced a bill to establish a one year moratorium on new permits &ldquo;rel]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/vote-on-seattles-detention-moratorium-delayed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 22:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/vote-on-seattles-detention-moratorium-delayed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Our War With Iran Spirals, Clintons Questioned About Epstein, British Columbia Adopts Permanent Daylight Saving]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Vivian McCallIran: Israel and US strikes have killed 787 people in Iran. Washington warned the &ldquo;hardest hits&rdquo; are to come. What? Combined forces have already killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, hit the state broadcaster, and damaged Golestan Palace in Tehran, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Overnight, the US and Israel bombed Tehran. This morning, Iran struck the US Embassy in Saudi Arabia; Israel hit Beirut, Lebanon in answer to yesterday&rsquo;s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-our-war-with-iran-spirals-clintons-questioned-about-epstein-british-columbia-adopts-permanent-daylight-saving/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 18:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-our-war-with-iran-spirals-clintons-questioned-about-epstein-british-columbia-adopts-permanent-daylight-saving/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where to Scream]]></title><description><![CDATA[Protests, rallies, and other ways to get involved in March.by Megan SelingStand Up for Science<br />
Mar 7<br />
Seattle&rsquo;s chapter of Stand Up for Science will host a rally at the Mural Amphitheatre at Seattle Center to fight the Trump administration&rsquo;s &ldquo;well-funded, well-platformed anti-science attacks&rdquo; and call for the removal of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Find more details at standupforscience.net/march7. (Seattle Center Mural Amphitheatre, noon&ndash]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/where-to-scream/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 23:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/where-to-scream/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stranger Suggests: Lunar New Year Lion Dances, a PNW Punk Legend, and Nerdy Cosplay on Display]]></title><description><![CDATA[One really great thing to do every day of the week.by Shannon LubetichMONDAY 3/2&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
Michael Pollan: A Journey Into ConsciousnessMull over the mystery of consciousness with Michael Pollan at Town Hall on Monday, March 2. CHRISTOPHER MICHEL&nbsp;(BOOKS) I fucking love Michael Pollan. Does it feel super nerdy to live and die for the words of a bald white man? Oh yeah. But to me, few contemporary writers have reshaped public conversations about the mind quite like he has. His 2018 bestselle]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-lunar-new-year-lion-dances-a-pnw-punk-legend-and-nerdy-cosplay-on-display/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 21:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-lunar-new-year-lion-dances-a-pnw-punk-legend-and-nerdy-cosplay-on-display/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Community Organizer Jaelynn Scott Is Running to Represent the 37th Legislative District]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Lavender Rights Project's Jaelynn Scott has never held public office. If elected, she would be the first openly trans person in the Washington State Legislature. She is running on crisis care; her focus is on housing instability, homelessness, healthcare access, ICE abductions, and trans rights.by Micah YipAfter nearly seven years as executive director of the Black trans feminist organization Lavender Rights Project, &nbsp;Scott is running for 37th District, Position 2, to represent the Cent]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/community-organizer-jaelynn-scott-is-running-to-represent-the-37th-legislative-district/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/community-organizer-jaelynn-scott-is-running-to-represent-the-37th-legislative-district/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Once in a Dead Moon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Toody Cole on Harmonies, Hardship, and Why She&rsquo;s Back Onstageby Audrey VannI once found myself sitting at a bar beside Toody Cole and told her that she was my all-time favorite bassist, to which she blushed and said, &ldquo;Thank you, I&rsquo;m trying really hard, and I practice a lot.&rdquo; A telling response from a humble punk veteran who is far too cool to play it cool. Over the past five decades, Toody and her dearly departed husband, Fred, have kept Portland's music scene alive with]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/once-in-a-dead-moon/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/once-in-a-dead-moon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: We&rsquo;re at War With Iran, It&rsquo;s Expanding Through the Region, and There's No End in Sight]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's Morning News Roundup.by Hannah Murphy WinterOperation Epic Fury: We&rsquo;re in our third day of war with Iran. On Saturday morning, in three strikes over the course of about a minute, the US and Israeli militaries killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the nation&rsquo;s supreme leader of almost 37 years, and more than 40 senior leaders in his government. Another missile strike hit an Iranian girls&rsquo; elementary school, killing 160 people. Trump has called for the Iranian Revolutiona]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-wersquore-at-war-with-iran-itrsquos-expanding-through-the-region-and-theres-no-end-in-sight/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 18:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-wersquore-at-war-with-iran-itrsquos-expanding-through-the-region-and-theres-no-end-in-sight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[March Things to Do: This &amp; That&nbsp;]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best culture and community events happening this month.by Nathalie GrahamWant more? Here's everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, Food, and This &amp; That.<br />
Emerald City Comic Con<br />
Mar 5&ndash;8<br />
Nerds run the city the first week of March. They, bedecked in cosplay, are the mayor now. Their first conquest: the Convention Center. Emerald City Comic Con is the place to be if you like sci-fi, fantasy, or popular Renaissance faire acts like Jacques ze]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/march-things-to-do-this-amp-thatnbsp/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 18:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/march-things-to-do-this-amp-thatnbsp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[March Things to Do: Performance ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best theater, dance, and comedy events happening this month.by Nathalie GrahamWant more? Here's everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, Food, and This &amp; That.<br />
Mary Jane<br />
MAR 19&ndash;APR 19<br />
Mary Jane is by no means a new play. Amy Herzog wrote and premiered it at the Yale Repertory Theatre in 2017; that same year, Carrie Coon (who you at least know from the most recent season of White Lotus or The Gilded Age or Fargo) won an Obie for playing t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/march-things-to-do-performance/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 18:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/march-things-to-do-performance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[March Things to Do: Food]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best food &amp; drink events happening this month.by Grace MadiganWant more? Here's everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, Food, and This &amp; That.<br />
Lunar New Year Celebration 2026<br />
MAR 7<br />
The Chinatown&ndash;International District Business Improvement Area&rsquo;s annual Lunar New Year party returns this year, and so does its signature food walk. While the list of which restaurants will be participating wasn&rsquo;t out before our publication da]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/march-things-to-do-food/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 18:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/march-things-to-do-food/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[March Things to Do: Film]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best film events and screenings happening in March.by Julianne BellWant more? Here's everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, Food, and This &amp; That.<br />
Safe<br />
MAR 1&ndash;15<br />
Todd Haynes&rsquo;s Safe is a horror movie cloaked in pastel colors, plastic tarps, and unsettling silence. Julianne Moore, the master of tension and nuance, plays Los Angeles housewife Carol White, who comes down with a debilitating illness that doctors cannot diagnose. After]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/march-things-to-do-film/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 18:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/march-things-to-do-film/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[March Things to Do: Visual Art ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best art shows and events happening in March.by Amanda ManitachWant more? Here's everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, Food, and This &amp; That.<br />
&lsquo;Everything, Everywhere, All at Once&rsquo;<br />
MAR 5&ndash;APR 25<br />
This spring marks the 60th anniversary of Foster/White, one of Pioneer Square&rsquo;s longest-standing fine art galleries. To mark the occasion, they&rsquo;re bringing out a little bit of everything: works by some 55 represented arti]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/march-things-to-do-visual-art/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 18:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/march-things-to-do-visual-art/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[March Things to Do: Music]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best concerts and dance nights happening in March.by Julianne BellWant more? Here's everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, Food, and This &amp; That.<br />
Toody Cole, Semisoft,&nbsp;DJ Kurt Bloch<br />
MAR 6<br />
I once found myself sitting at a bar beside PNW legend Toody Cole and told her that she was my all-time favorite bassist, to which she blushed and said, &ldquo;Thank you, I&rsquo;m trying really hard, and I practice a lot.&rdquo; A telling response fro]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/march-things-to-do-music/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 18:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/march-things-to-do-music/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[March Things to Do: Literature]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best talks and readings happening in March.by Julianne BellWant more? Here's everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, Food, and This &amp; That.<br />
Richard Hell<br />
MAR 9<br />
In his 2005 novel Godlike, punk pioneer Richard Hell reimagines the tumultuous relationship between 19th-century French poets Arthur Rimbaud and Paul Verlaine in 1970s New York. Hell&rsquo;s adaptation follows esteemed poet Paul Vaughn, a married 27-year-old New Yorker, and a newly tran]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/march-things-to-do-literature/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 18:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/march-things-to-do-literature/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Things To Do in Seattle This Month: March 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emerald City Comic Con, Taste Washington, and Moreby EverOut StaffJust when it seemed like winter would never end, March is swooping in with cherry blossoms and Daylight Saving Time. Whether you want to make up for all the time you've spent huddled under a blanket by spending time outdoors or you want to celebrate the holidays this month brings (including&nbsp;Women's History Month,&nbsp;St. Patrick's Day, and&nbsp;Holi), your options are plentiful. Below, we've compiled the biggest comedy shows]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-things-to-do-in-seattle-this-month-march-2026/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-things-to-do-in-seattle-this-month-march-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Immaculate Collection with Esther Rose]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ahead of her upcoming PNW tour dates, I caught up with Esther Rose to hear all about her collection of vintage leather clothing. If you missed out on tickets to her sold-out show at the Sunset Tavern on March 3, fear not! You can still catch Esther Rose in Bellingham at the Shakedown the day after.by Audrey VannI first discovered Esther Rose in 2017 when she released her debut,&nbsp;This Time Last Night, an intimate country/folk album that feels like she&rsquo;s playing for you around a campfire]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/immaculate-collection-with-esther-rose/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 19:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/immaculate-collection-with-esther-rose/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pop Loser: This Week in Music News]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week's music news.by Audrey VannThe 2026&nbsp;Capitol Hill Block Party lineup is here. This year&rsquo;s lineup dives back into the pop sphere with gems like MUNA, Magdalena Bay, Wet Leg, and Parcels, plus DJ sets from Trixie Mattel and Tinashe. The festival will once again be 21+ in an effort, according to Daydream State, to &ldquo;[optimize] the footprint across the Pike/Pine corridor to deliver an elevated fan experience while supporting neighborhood flow and local businesses,&rdquo; aka]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/pop-loser-this-week-in-music-news/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 02:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/pop-loser-this-week-in-music-news/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Erasing Gates]]></title><description><![CDATA[In light of the Epstein files, should Bill Gates' name be on a building at University of Washington?by Marcus Harrison GreenThere's a specific kind of lie that powerful men tell when the walls start closing in: the minimizing lie, the "it wasn't what it looked like" lie, the "I was barely there" lie. Bill Gates tried that last one earlier this month,&nbsp;insisting his relationship with convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was limited to dinners.<br />
"It's factually true that I was only at d]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/erasing-gates/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/erasing-gates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Councilmember Kettle Insists Surveillance Tech is Safe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let&rsquo;s set the record straight on Mr. Kettle's claims.by Micah YipCouncilmember Bob Kettle wanted to dispel &ldquo;misconceptions&rdquo; about Seattle&rsquo;s surveillance program. Ahead of Tuesday&rsquo;s Public Safety Committee meeting, which he chairs, Kettle issued a&nbsp;press release arguing that tools like CCTV cameras, automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) and the Real-Time Crime Center (RTCC) are an effective crime deterrent that doesn&rsquo;t jeopardize vulnerable populations as]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/councilmember-kettle-insists-surveillance-tech-is-safe/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/councilmember-kettle-insists-surveillance-tech-is-safe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: Feb 27–Mar 1, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shunpike Storefronts &amp; Artist Residencies, Travessias Brazilian Film Festival, and More Cheap &amp; Easy Events Under $20by EverOut StaffThe weekend starts now. There's no time to waste, so dive in with our cheap and easy guide, pointing you to events from the Shunpike Storefronts &amp; Artist Residencies Grand Opening to the Official Seattle Sounders FC Watch Party with Sammy the Orca and from the Travessias Brazilian Film Festival to the 50th Annual Kalevala Lecture. For more, check out ou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-feb-27mar-1-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 19:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-feb-27mar-1-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: More Seattle Budget Woes, Drunk of the Week Is House Majority Leader, White House Staffer is Johnny MAGA]]></title><description><![CDATA[by Nathalie GrahamAnother Bad Budget: The forecast for the city of Seattle's budget is grim. The analysts have looked into their cursed crystal ball and given Seattle its fortune (or, lack thereof): We'll be dealing with a $140 million deficit this year. Damn, those soothsaying nerds! In response, Mayor Katie Wilson asked city departments to prepare for the worst and issue plans for shaving off between 5 and 10 percent of their budgets. That's not a guarantee anything will happen&mdash;Bruce Har]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-more-seattle-budget-woes-drunk-of-the-week-is-house-majority-leader-white-house-staffer-is-johnny-maga/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 18:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-more-seattle-budget-woes-drunk-of-the-week-is-house-majority-leader-white-house-staffer-is-johnny-maga/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quit Your Job, Ice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do you need to get something off your chest?by AnonymousDear ICE and CBP Agents,<br />
Resign. Quit. Retire. Think about it. If you quit now, you can at least say you got out when the shit got crazy. If you continue to work for ICE or CBP, however, you will fuck yourself over in multiple ways.<br />
You are probably not very bright, so I&rsquo;ll try to make this simple: Nobody likes you.&nbsp;&nbsp;Nobody.<br />
At all.<br />
Forever.<br />
No real employers will want to hire you in the future if they see ICE or CBP on your]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/quit-your-job-ice/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 02:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/quit-your-job-ice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ticket Alert: ZooTunes, Queens Of The Stone Age, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plus, Ali Wong and More Event Updates for February 26by EverOut StaffStart making summer plans: The 2026 BECU ZooTunes concert series will bring acts including Courtney Barnett, Suki Waterhouse, and Pavement to Woodland Park Zoo&rsquo;s meadow. Seattle-formed alt-rock band Queens Of The Stone Age return to their old stomping grounds on the Catacombs Tour. Plus, Emmy Award-winning actress and comedian Ali Wong brings her brash humor to McCaw Hall. Read on for details on those and other newly anno]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-zootunes-queens-of-the-stone-age-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 23:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-zootunes-queens-of-the-stone-age-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pillion, the Feel-Good Gay BDSM Christmas Movie for Spring]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defying popular, negative perceptions of BDSM&mdash;especially gay BDSM&mdash;Colin&rsquo;s submissive role transforms him into a more assertive person, free to pursue his desires on his own non-negotiable terms and proudly advertise his &ldquo;aptitude for devotion.&rdquo;by Julianne BellIn Harry Lighton&rsquo;s debut feature based on Adam Mars-Jones' 2020 novel Box Hill, the life of a sheltered twenty something named Colin (Harry Melling, Harry Potter) is forever changed the moment biker Ray (]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/pillion-the-feel-good-gay-bdsm-christmas-movie-for-spring/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/pillion-the-feel-good-gay-bdsm-christmas-movie-for-spring/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Speedboat Gunfight, Murder Charge in Capitol Hill Shooting, Gatesgate]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Micah YipUS Speedboat Boat Shot By Cuba: A shootout between a Florida-registered speedboat and a Cuban border patrol vessel left six people dead and four injured. The Cuban government accused the heavily-armed &ldquo;Cuban residents of the United States&rdquo; in the speedboat of trying to infiltrate the island for &ldquo;terrorist purposes.&rdquo; They were carrying guns, Molotov cocktails, bulletproof vests, and camouflage, the Cuban government said.<br />
Gate]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-speedboat-gunfight-murder-charge-in-capitol-hill-shooting-gatesgate/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 18:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-speedboat-gunfight-murder-charge-in-capitol-hill-shooting-gatesgate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slugs Not Slop ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The&nbsp;Sea Slug Animation Festival is making clear what was true its first year: only art made by passionate craftspeople is allowed. AI hacks, please dispose of your slop in the nearest trash can.by Chase HutchinsonThe&nbsp;Sea Slug Animation Festival is making clear what was true its first year: only art made by passionate craftspeople is allowed. AI hacks, please dispose of your slop in the nearest trash can.<br />
This line in the sand is a matter of self-preservation. AI is an &ldquo;existentia]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slugs-not-slop/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 00:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slugs-not-slop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anti-Drunk Driving Bill Crashes and Burns in the Legislature]]></title><description><![CDATA[The bill to lower the legal blood alcohol content limit died in the House, even in spite of The Stranger's flawed-science experiment last summer.by Nathalie GrahamCongrats&nbsp; you lushes, winos, drunkards, sots, and tipplers. A bill to lower the legal driving limit from a 0.08 percent blood alcohol limit to a 0.05 blood alcohol limit (BAC) has failed for the fourth year in a row. Despite passing the Senate, it floundered in the House Committee on Community Safety.&nbsp;It&rsquo;s not such a wi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/anti-drunk-driving-bill-crashes-and-burns-in-the-legislature/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 23:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/anti-drunk-driving-bill-crashes-and-burns-in-the-legislature/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Trump Played Game Show Host During the State of the Union, Nurses Are Fleeing the Country, and the Heated Rivalry Cottage Is on Airbnb]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Megan SelingLast night, Trump delivered the State of the Union, in which he spoke for 1 hour and 40 minutes. Thankfully, Stranger editor Hannah Murphy Winter watched the whole thing and is here to summarize:<br />
Unsurprisingly, Trump&rsquo;s State of the Union wasn&rsquo;t a speech, it was a show. Like Bob Barker telling contestants to &ldquo;come on down!&rdquo; he trotted people through Congress like props: the Team USA men&rsquo;s hockey team, military vets,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-trump-played-game-show-host-during-the-state-of-the-union-nurses-are-fleeing-the-country-and-the-heated-rivalry-cottage-is-on-airbnb/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 19:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-trump-played-game-show-host-during-the-state-of-the-union-nurses-are-fleeing-the-country-and-the-heated-rivalry-cottage-is-on-airbnb/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thank You, Team USA, for Helping Me Love Hockey Again]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thank you, Team USA, for giving all of us disenfranchised hockey fans a reason to love the sport again.by Megan SelingMen ruin everything, so I wasn&rsquo;t surprised when they finally ruined hockey. It was death by a thousand disappointments&mdash;a&nbsp;sexist comment from Don Cherry here, a years-long cover-up of systemic sexual abuse there. Seeing the USA&rsquo;s men&rsquo;s hockey team party in the locker room with Kash Patel and laughing at President Trump&rsquo;s quip about the women&rsqu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/thank-you-team-usa-for-helping-me-love-hockey-again/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 02:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/thank-you-team-usa-for-helping-me-love-hockey-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Out With It]]></title><description><![CDATA[Got problems? Yes, you do! Email your question for the column to&nbsp;mailbox@savage.love!by Dan SavageI have a complicated question. I&rsquo;m a woman in my 30s who has been married for a few years to my husband. We are very much in love and have a wonderful relationship. We met when I was in college, and worked at the same place together. Eventually, we became friends. We maintained a long-distance connection after I moved away, we fell in love, and then the rest is history. But during the tim]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/out-with-it/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 23:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/out-with-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Tap-to-pay Arrives on Sound Transit, Tukwila Says ICE Out, Kristi Noem Might Have Made Up a Cannibal]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Vivian McCallTap:&nbsp;Screw your ORCA card. You can use your credit card or digital wallet to pay for all Sound Transit services. Eventually, tap-to-pay will be expanded to Washington State Ferries, Kitsap Fast Ferries, and the King County Water Taxi.<br />
Fraud? According to progressive advocacy group Invest in Washington Now, someone is tampering with the official testimony record on the millionaires&rsquo; tax. As Nathalie wrote yesterday, the group confirme]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-tap-to-pay-arrives-on-sound-transit-tukwila-says-ice-out-kristi-noem-might-have-made-up-a-cannibal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 18:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-tap-to-pay-arrives-on-sound-transit-tukwila-says-ice-out-kristi-noem-might-have-made-up-a-cannibal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uh Oh, Someone Might be Doing Fraud ]]></title><description><![CDATA[At least 37,824 names registered to testify against the bill in House and Senate hearings were duplicates, some appearing more than 100 times. And at least 100 people told Invest in Washington Now that they&rsquo;d been impersonated.by Nathalie Graham&ldquo;98,000 CON &amp; CLIMBING&rdquo; read an email blast from anti-tax activist Tim Eyman this afternoon. Supposedly 98,000 people have signed up to speak against the millionaires&rsquo; tax since its introduction in the Senate.&nbsp;<br />
Sounds impr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/uh-oh-someone-might-be-doing-fraud/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 01:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/uh-oh-someone-might-be-doing-fraud/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drag Race Episode Eight: Truman Capote, Drew Barrymore, and the Pope Walk Into a Bar]]></title><description><![CDATA[Drag Race isn&rsquo;t Drag Race without Snatch Game.by Mike KohfeldDrag Race isn&rsquo;t Drag Race without Snatch Game.<br />
Designed to test queens&rsquo; improv comedy skills through celebrity impersonation, Snatch Game has generated some of the show&rsquo;s most memorable moments. We&rsquo;ve had Snatch Game every year since Season 2 plus All Stars and the international adaptations of the show. It doesn&rsquo;t carry the same weight that it once did. Some viewers have even gone as far as to call f]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/drag-race-episode-eight-truman-capote-drew-barrymore-and-the-pope-walk-into-a-bar/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 01:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/drag-race-episode-eight-truman-capote-drew-barrymore-and-the-pope-walk-into-a-bar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Violence Erupted in Jalisco, Trump Still Doesn't Know How Tariffs Work, Washington Gas Prices Are Up (Way Up)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Marcus Harrison GreenAfter Mexican forces killed Nemesio &ldquo;El Mencho&rdquo; Rub&eacute;n Oseguera Cervantes, the longtime head of the ultraviolent Jalisco New Generation Cartel, violence erupted across Jalisco, grounding flights and leaving American vacationers stranded mid-winter break in Puerto Vallarta, with some hotels urging guests not to even attempt the airport. A Seattle traveler, Colleen EchoHawk, said her family could see smoke from their res]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-violence-erupted-in-jalisco-trump-still-doesnt-know-how-tariffs-work-washington-gas-prices-are-up-way-up/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 18:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-violence-erupted-in-jalisco-trump-still-doesnt-know-how-tariffs-work-washington-gas-prices-are-up-way-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 2026 Capitol Hill Block Party Lineup Is Here!]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Capitol Hill Block Party lineup is here with headliners MUNA, Magdalena Bay, Wet Leg, and DJ Trixie Mattelby Audrey VannCapitol Hill Block Party is back for its 28th year with the most gayotic lineup yet. While last year&rsquo;s festival featured electronic-leaning headliners (Thundercat, Porter Robinson, 100 gecs), this year dives back into the pop sphere with gems like MUNA, Magdalena Bay, Wet Leg, and Parcels, plus DJ sets from Trixie Mattel and Tinashe. The festival will once again be 21]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-2026-capitol-hill-block-party-lineup-is-here/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-2026-capitol-hill-block-party-lineup-is-here/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our Favorite Bowls of Hot Soup in Seattle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Don&rsquo;t worry, we&rsquo;ll start yelling at politicians again soon.by Julianne BellIt&rsquo;s cold. Earlier this week we saw a few tiny flurries of snow, even! And while some weather reports suggest we might soon break out of this chilly, mid-40s prison we&rsquo;ve been locked in, it&rsquo;ll be by just a few degrees. And probably rainy. It&rsquo;s the perfect weather for soup. So we took a break from screaming about Trump and City Hall, and switched gears for a minute to appreciate some of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/our-favorite-bowls-of-hot-soup-in-seattle/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 01:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/our-favorite-bowls-of-hot-soup-in-seattle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Saw U: Reading the Paper on the 1 Line, Wearing Glasses at the Steve Forbert Show, and Drinking Absinthe at the Bohemia Cabaret]]></title><description><![CDATA[Did you see someone? Say something!by AnonymousRed Coat &amp; Rainbow Cap + Pigtails &ndash; 1 Line<br />
Mon Feb 16 &ndash; Bearded in a red coat reading a paper. You got off at Capitol Hill 10:25pm. Multicolor cap, 2 pigtails. We kept locking eyes.Erika at Wuthering Heights<br />
You introduced me to your Mikey, I introduced you to mine. I mentioned literary role play. Shall we roam the wily, windy moors?<br />
Valentine's Sunday Bear Social<br />
U stood around for moment. Starstruck didn't know what to say asked if]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/i-saw-u-reading-the-paper-on-the-1-line-wearing-glasses-at-the-steve-forbert-show-and-drinking-absinthe-at-the-bohemia-cabaret/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 22:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/i-saw-u-reading-the-paper-on-the-1-line-wearing-glasses-at-the-steve-forbert-show-and-drinking-absinthe-at-the-bohemia-cabaret/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stranger Suggests: Twin Peaks Day, Indie Porn, and An Occult Party]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Really Great Thing to Do Every Day of the Weekby Julianne BellMONDAY 2/23&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
12th Annual Black &amp; Brew Imperial Stout FestivalExplore some bold imperial stouts at Watershed Pub &amp; Kitchen's Black &amp; Brew Imperial Stout Festival. URBAZON/GETTY IMAGES(FOOD &amp; DRINK) The Black &amp; Brew Imperial Stout Festival is back for a 12th year, and final pours are coming up fast. Running through Tuesday the 24th, the beloved stout fest returns with a tightly curated lineup of 15 ric]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-twin-peaks-day-indie-porn-and-an-occult-party/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 21:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-twin-peaks-day-indie-porn-and-an-occult-party/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: Feb 20–22, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Black &amp; Brew Festival, Lunar New Year Family Festival, and More Cheap &amp; Easy Events Under $20by EverOut StaffYour plans are in good hands with weekend picks from the Seattle Asian Art Museum's Lunar New Year Family Festival to a Pioneer Square Scavenger Hunt and from the 12th Annual Black &amp; Brew Imperial Stout Festival to the 2026 Seattle Home &amp; Garden Show. For more ideas, check out our top picks of the week.<br />
FRIDAY<br />
FOOD &amp; DRINK<br />
Seattle Cider Taproom Farewell Party<br />
It&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-feb-2022-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-feb-2022-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: The Supreme Court Stomps on Trump's Tariffs, New Voter ID Bill Is Bad News, and Seattle Women's Hockey Captain Breaks Olympic Record]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's Morning News Roundup.by Hannah Murphy WinterGood Morning! Did you see a little snow yesterday? It was spotty, and fleeting, and it might be the only snow we get this year, so I hope you got a taste of it. Today promises to be cold (low 40s), but probably dry, so get outside for a bit. Tomorrow, the rain starts again.<br />
MAHA Moms Revolt: On Wednesday, Trump invoked a Korean-war era law that allows the government to force the manufacture of supplies &ldquo;in the interest of national]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-the-supreme-court-stomps-on-trumps-tariffs-new-voter-id-bill-is-bad-news-and-seattle-womens-hockey-captain-breaks-olympic-record/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 17:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-the-supreme-court-stomps-on-trumps-tariffs-new-voter-id-bill-is-bad-news-and-seattle-womens-hockey-captain-breaks-olympic-record/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 2 Line in Seattle Is Just a Simulation, for Now]]></title><description><![CDATA[On February 14, Sound Transit started running the 2 Line in Seattle, but only between Lynnwood and Chinatown-International District. Its cross-lake connection will commence on March 28.by Charles MudedeHave you been on the 1 Line this week? If so, you might have seen a little Easter egg on the schedule board: the 2 Line.<br />
On February 14, Sound Transit started running the 2 Line in Seattle, but only between Lynnwood and Chinatown-International District. Its cross-lake connection will commence on M]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-2-line-in-seattle-is-just-a-simulation-for-now/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-2-line-in-seattle-is-just-a-simulation-for-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guest Rant: The Millionaires’ Tax Gives Corporations a (Tax) Break]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you live in the 37th (Southeast Seattle), the 36th (Northwest Seattle), or the 43rd (Central Seattle) Legislative Districts, it&rsquo;s more important than ever to show up this Saturday and make your legislators explain why they&rsquo;re giving big business a break while our social programs wither.by Fatema BoxwalaOn Monday, the&nbsp;millionaires&rsquo; tax bill passed the Washington state Senate and headed to the House. Great, more revenue! But there&rsquo;s more to it than a 9.9 percent inc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/guest-rant-the-millionaires-tax-gives-corporations-a-tax-break/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/guest-rant-the-millionaires-tax-gives-corporations-a-tax-break/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ticket Alert: Tame Impala, J. Cole, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plus, Hilary Duff and More Event Updates for Thursday, February 19by EverOut StaffHey now, hey now, these tix are what dreams are made of! Psych pop-rock project Tame Impala brings special guest Dominic Fike along on a North American trek. Heavyweight MC J. Cole launches his first headlining tour in six years to support his reported final album. Plus, former Disney Channel star Hilary Duff makes her comeback with a new album and supporting world tour. Read on for details on those and other newly]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-tame-impala-j-cole-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 23:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-tame-impala-j-cole-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pop Loser #17: Opera Singer J’Nai Bridges Shares Her Go-To Karaoke Songs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Your weekly music news.by Audrey VannWelcome back to Pop Loser! This week, the Queer/Pride Festival lineup dropped, the Cass Elliot biopic was cast, and I have one special request from God (spoiler alert: it involves&nbsp;The Traitors). I&rsquo;ll also share two new songs that I&rsquo;m currently obsessed with, and in a new segment, Questions from the Cutting Room Floor, Grammy-winning opera singer J&rsquo;Nai Bridges shares her go-to karaoke songs.<br />
This Week in Music<br />
The lineup for Queer/Bar&rs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/pop-loser-17-opera-singer-jnai-bridges-shares-her-go-to-karaoke-songs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 22:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/pop-loser-17-opera-singer-jnai-bridges-shares-her-go-to-karaoke-songs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Woman Killed by Driver in Capitol Hill Identified, Dog Enters Olympic Skiing, We’re Suing Trump Again]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Micah YipWoman Killed By Driver in Capitol Hill Identified:&nbsp;Her name was Lilliana Moreno. On Monday night, the 27-year-old was crossing East Pike Street when she was hit by a car making a right turn from Bellevue Avenue. She was trapped under the car for 20 minutes and died at the scene.<br />
ICE Arrests: According to the Deportation Data Project, ICE arrested 2,000 people in Washington between late-January and mid-October of last year, a 140 percent increa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-woman-killed-by-driver-in-capitol-hill-identified-dog-enters-olympic-skiing-were-suing-trump-again/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 17:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-woman-killed-by-driver-in-capitol-hill-identified-dog-enters-olympic-skiing-were-suing-trump-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Loser Behavior, tbh]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do you need to get something off your chest? Submit an I, Anonymous and we'll illustrate it!by AnonymousThe coffee shop was busy and full, and you were sitting on the couch while your friend was sitting at the armchair. There was room on the couch and another unoccupied armchair next to your friend. Both of you were on your phones. My husband and I asked if we could sit in the empty spaces. You looked at us and then went back to your phone. We sat down for a minute, but then a bench freed up nea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/loser-behavior-tbh/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 01:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/loser-behavior-tbh/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jesse Jackson Helped Me Unlearn the Church]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week, as we mark Jackson&rsquo;s passing, the tributes have rightly talked about the &ldquo;Rainbow Coalition,&rdquo; about how he stretched the imagination of what a Black candidate could do and be in national politics, about how his run helped clear a path that others later walked. All true. Still, grief has a way of pulling the personal to the surface. For me, the most enduring legacy of that speech isn&rsquo;t only what it meant for the Democratic Party. It&rsquo;s what it meant for a s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/jesse-jackson-helped-me-unlearn-the-church/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 00:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/jesse-jackson-helped-me-unlearn-the-church/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Think You Are the King of the Bus?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was excited to play. And then I lost. Twice.by Nathalie GrahamPeople who take the bus are superior to exclusive light railers, who are only cosplaying as serious transit riders. That measly track can be the gateway drug into the vastness of Seattle&rsquo;s public transportation network. It can only take you two directions today&mdash;and a third and fourth when the Cross Lake Connection unites the 2 Line with Seattle proper on March 28. On the bus, you can go anywhere.&nbsp;<br />
At least, this is]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/think-you-are-the-king-of-the-bus/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 21:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/think-you-are-the-king-of-the-bus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: ICE Left a $200 million Hole In Minneapolis’s Economy, Waymo Uses DoorDash to Close the Doors of Its Cars, Will the Seahawks Visit the White House?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Charles MudedeThe Seahawks basically destroyed the Patriots to claim their second Super Bowl. Now comes the big question: Will the team visit the White House? Back in 2014, they made the trip and celebrated with the then president Barack Obama. But things are very different now. Trump is violently attacking cities and not even trying to hide his racism. The Seahawks have a lot Black players and the city it represents is considered a &ldquo;Welcoming City.&r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-ice-left-a-200-million-hole-in-minneapoliss-economy-waymo-uses-doordash-to-close-the-doors-of-its-cars-will-the-seahawks-visit-the-white-house/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 18:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-ice-left-a-200-million-hole-in-minneapoliss-economy-waymo-uses-doordash-to-close-the-doors-of-its-cars-will-the-seahawks-visit-the-white-house/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Third Time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Got problems? Yes, you do! Email your question for the column to&nbsp;mailbox@savage.love!by Dan SavageMy partner and I are both AFAB nonbinary queers in our mid-30s and have been together a long time. We don&rsquo;t believe lifelong monogamy is realistic. We even started our relationship practicing ethical non-monogamy, then defaulted to monogamy for many years. We now have two very young children and are planning a third in the near future. Between parenting and a longstanding libido mismatch,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/third-time/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 03:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/third-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Rev. Jesse Jackson Dies, Millionaires Tax Passes State Senate, Anderson Cooper Leaving 60 Minutes]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's Morning News Roundup.by Vivian McCallMillionaires tax passes Senate:&nbsp;After a three hour debate, the 9.9 percent income tax on earnings over $1 million a year passed with a 27-22 vote. Three Democrats voted with Republicans. Lawmakers approved an amendment that repealed part of our sales tax, but didn&rsquo;t approve a tax break on baby diapers.<br />
Legalize It!&nbsp;&ldquo;It&rdquo; being smaller, cheaper elevators. The Washington State Senate approved a bill aimed at culling one]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-rev-jesse-jackson-dies-millionaires-tax-passes-state-senate-anderson-cooper-leaving-60-minutes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 18:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-rev-jesse-jackson-dies-millionaires-tax-passes-state-senate-anderson-cooper-leaving-60-minutes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drag Race Episode Seven: The Rudemption of Myki Meeks]]></title><description><![CDATA[We&rsquo;re finally done with Rate-A-Queen! The cast is back to our regularly scheduled programming with parodies of hot-button political issues. In the words of Jane Don&rsquo;t, &ldquo;it&rsquo;s a good day to be a clown.&rdquo;by Mike KohfeldWe&rsquo;re finally done with Rate-A-Queen! The cast is back to our regularly scheduled programming with parodies of hot-button political issues. In the words of Jane Don&rsquo;t, &ldquo;it&rsquo;s a good day to be a clown.&rdquo;<br />
&ldquo;Y&rsquo;all are p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/drag-race-episode-seven-the-rudemption-of-myki-meeks/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 02:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/drag-race-episode-seven-the-rudemption-of-myki-meeks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stranger Suggests: An Award-Winning Author, Young Bruce Lee, and Clubbing at the Cottage]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Really Great Thing to Do Every Day of the Weekby Julianne BellMONDAY 2/16&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart with Living Hour<br />
(MUSIC) The Pains of Being Pure at Heart is one of those indie bands that shaped the soundscape of the late aughts. Their shoegazey, synth-spiked rock blossomed out of New York as the band played shows around the city and shared songs on MySpace (RIP). The Pains&mdash;as they're affectionately known&mdash;disbanded in 2019 after releasing five albums, but an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-an-award-winning-author-young-bruce-lee-and-clubbing-at-the-cottage/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 20:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-an-award-winning-author-young-bruce-lee-and-clubbing-at-the-cottage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: The Government’s Out of Money Again, Two Immigrants Were Released from Tacoma’s Detention Center, and Who Knows, We Might Get Some Snow]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Hannah Murphy WinterGood Morning! It&rsquo;s Presidents Day, which our president is celebrating with an AI-generated Time magazine cover and the quote: &ldquo;I was the hunted, and now I&rsquo;m the hunter.&rdquo; This is probably what George Washington had in mind, right?<br />
The Weather: We had our taste of False Spring, and now we&rsquo;re back to winter for a bit. Highs in the 40s, lows right around freezing, and we might even get a little snow later in the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-the-governments-out-of-money-again-two-immigrants-were-released-from-tacomas-detention-center-and-who-knows-we-might-get-some-snow/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-the-governments-out-of-money-again-two-immigrants-were-released-from-tacomas-detention-center-and-who-knows-we-might-get-some-snow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eddie Lin's District 2 Is Racially Diverse]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former assistant attorney for the Seattle City Attorney&rsquo;s Office easily won The Stranger's endorsement. His big message? Seattle needs more housing, and from all sectors: private, parastatal, social.&nbsp;But is he too soft on cops?by Charles MudedeI enter Cal Anderson Park. It&rsquo;s 10:15 a.m. The sky is bright blue with long and high clouds. The sun is low. And a seagull stands on top of the city&rsquo;s best fountain. What&rsquo;s on its mind? On the concrete rim that circles the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/eddie-lins-district-2-is-racially-diverse/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/eddie-lins-district-2-is-racially-diverse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Saw U: Making Eye Contact at the ICE Protest, Winning a Prize on the Claw Machine, and Looking Like Chad Michael Murray with Kurt Cobain Hair]]></title><description><![CDATA[Did you see someone? Say something!by AnonymousMullet 4 Mullet at the Ice Protest: Revolutionary Eye Contact<br />
You: pink/purple curly mullet cutie carrying a long sign Me: gray/black mullet w boot sign. We locked eyes many a time, let&rsquo;s go on a date? FUCK ICE!Southcenter skate claw machine<br />
You: short masc in a hat. Me: red jacket zombie shirt. You watched me win a prize for my friend&rsquo;s birthday. I should have won you one too! Forgive me?<br />
Benbow 80's Nohjty<br />
You're Lisa charming smile in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/i-saw-u-making-eye-contact-at-the-ice-protest-winning-a-prize-on-the-claw-machine-and-looking-like-chad-michael-murray-with-kurt-cobain-hair/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 22:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/i-saw-u-making-eye-contact-at-the-ice-protest-winning-a-prize-on-the-claw-machine-and-looking-like-chad-michael-murray-with-kurt-cobain-hair/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Look, I Didn’t Want to Like Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights]]></title><description><![CDATA[But I Would Absolutely Let Jacob Elordi Be Mean to Meby Audrey VannI think anyone who has read Emily Bront&euml;&rsquo;s&nbsp;Wuthering Heights can agree that it&rsquo;s a challenging read. Perspectives change chapter to chapter, Joseph the servant&rsquo;s dialogue is basically unreadable, and most of Heathcliff and Cathy&rsquo;s love story is played out through the next generation after&mdash;spoiler alert&mdash;Cathy dies during childbirth. In Emerald Fennell&rsquo;s adaptation, she focuses on]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/look-i-didnt-want-to-like-emerald-fennells-wuthering-heights/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/look-i-didnt-want-to-like-emerald-fennells-wuthering-heights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: Feb 13–15, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sound Off!, T&#7871;t in Seattle, and More Cheap &amp; Easy Events Under $20by EverOut StaffThere's lots to love in our weekend guide, with festive events from Sound Off! 2026 to T&#7871;t in Seattle and from the Petit Troll Mardi Gras Parade to Sweetheart Book Fair. Plus, if the urge for new ink strikes, go get a Friday the 13th flash tattoo!<br />
FRIDAY<br />
LIVE MUSIC<br />
Slumber Party: Dalaine, Henry Mansfield<br />
A concert in an artisanal chocolate shop that encourages wearing pajamas? Sign me up. Owned and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-feb-1315-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-feb-1315-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Local Lawmakers Are Finally Moving Against ICE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Impeding ICE with the combined powers of the city, county and the port.by Hannah Murphy WinterThis morning, Seattle City Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck announced legislation to bar new or expanded detention facilities from being built within city limits. At the same time, Seattle Port Commissioner Toshiko Hasegawa announced an order that would bar any expansion of immigration activity on Port land, and a second that provides civil rights education to anyone working on Port property.<br />
Their a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/local-lawmakers-are-finally-moving-against-ice/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 18:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/local-lawmakers-are-finally-moving-against-ice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM:&nbsp;SPD's May Day USA Fuck Up, EPA Won't Regulate Greenhouse Gases Anymore, Michigan Town Must Slaughter Park Deer]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Nathalie GrahamProtect and Serve?&nbsp;Last summer's May Day USA event, the right-wing Christian extremist event held in Cal Anderson, was a clusterfuck largely because of the Seattle Police Department's biases against the people of this city, a new report found. SPD apparently didn't see what the big deal was about holding an anti-LGBT rally in the park&mdash;they "weren't familiar with the neighborhood's history," according to PubliCola. They viewed May D]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-amnbspspds-may-day-usa-fuck-up-epa-wont-regulate-greenhouse-gases-anymore-michigan-town-must-slaughter-park-deer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 17:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-amnbspspds-may-day-usa-fuck-up-epa-wont-regulate-greenhouse-gases-anymore-michigan-town-must-slaughter-park-deer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guest Rant: We Can’t Resist Trump Without Revenue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cities and counties are begging for more progressive revenue tools. And it just so happens there's this progressive revenue tool in the Leg right now....by Teresa MosquedaAs the federal government continues to sow chaos and force unprecedented cuts that threaten our communities in need, the work we do at the local level to provide stability and support is more critical than ever. But with limited local revenue tools, our county and city resources are already failing to keep up with growing commu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/guest-rant-we-cant-resist-trump-without-revenue/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 01:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/guest-rant-we-cant-resist-trump-without-revenue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie the Mercury Review]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie&nbsp;opens in wide release on Friday, February 13.by Dom SinacolaThis story was originally published by our sister paper, Portland Mercury.<br />
For nearly 20 years, Torontonian best friends Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol have chronicled the everyday existences of Torontonian best friends Matt (Johnson) and Jay (McCarrol) as they attempt to book a show for their band, Nirvanna the Band, at local venue the Rivoli.<br />
Granted, they've never acknowledged that their band]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/nirvanna-the-band-the-show-the-movie-the-mercury-review/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 01:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/nirvanna-the-band-the-show-the-movie-the-mercury-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Legislature Is Ready to Tax The Rich]]></title><description><![CDATA[The millionaire's tax seems good, but is it great?by Nathalie GrahamWho will weep for the millionaires?&nbsp;<br />
A 9.9 percent tax on annual earnings upward of $1 million could become reality in Washington state. A Senate bill is up for a full vote as soon as next week, and its companion in the House is still in committee. If either bill reaches Gov. Bob Ferguson&rsquo;s desk with enough tax relief for small businesses and low-income households, he&rsquo;s likely to sign it. With his pen stroke, we]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-legislature-is-ready-to-tax-the-rich/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-legislature-is-ready-to-tax-the-rich/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ticket Alert: Zayn, Baby Keem, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plus, the Black Keys and More Event Updates for February 12by EverOut StaffGet ready to *add to cart*. R&amp;B-influenced pop star Zayn embarks on his first solo headline arena tour this year, arriving in Seattle this September. Rapper and producer Baby Keem will support his sophomore album, Casino, on tour. Plus, blues rock duo The Black Keys supports their forthcoming album, Peaches!, with two nights at Remlinger Farms. Read on for details on those and other newly announced events, plus some n]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-zayn-baby-keem-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 22:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-zayn-baby-keem-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Live and Let Dry at Lady Jaye]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Herbaceous Mocktail Made from Caffeinated Leaves, Iris Roots, and Almondsby Meg van HuygenAlthough I didn&rsquo;t observe Dry January myself, I absolutely respect the game, just as I understand that the liver wants what it wants (and doesn&rsquo;t what it doesn&rsquo;t). I&rsquo;m also always nosy about what drinks my friends order, even if they&rsquo;re teetotal. So at West Seattle&rsquo;s Lady Jaye last month, when my NA pal was raving about their tasty mango shrub, I did something I normal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-live-and-let-dry-at-lady-jaye/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-live-and-let-dry-at-lady-jaye/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: ICE Out of MN, Seattle Hosts Big-Ass Parade, Bondi Snubs Epstein Survivors]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Micah YipThank Fuck: After two months of federal officers terrorizing, brutalizing, arresting, and killing people in Minneapolis, the Trump administration will end its &ldquo;largest immigration enforcement operation ever,&rdquo; border czar Tom Homan announced today. Homan touted the whole operation as a win that leaves Minnesota safer, &ldquo;less of a sanctuary state for criminals.&rdquo; A win? After two months of arresting more than 4,000 people, killi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-ice-out-of-mn-seattle-hosts-big-ass-parade-bondi-snubs-epstein-survivors/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 18:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-ice-out-of-mn-seattle-hosts-big-ass-parade-bondi-snubs-epstein-survivors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Social Housing, Coming Soon to a Neighborhood Near You]]></title><description><![CDATA[After three years, two ballot measures and Tuesday&rsquo;s City Council vote, Seattle is one step closer to being a more affordable city.by Micah YipAfter three years, two ballot measures and Tuesday&rsquo;s City Council vote, Seattle is one step closer to being a more affordable city.<br />
On Tuesday night, Seattle Social Housing (SSH) hosted an event featuring Mayor Katie Wilson, announcing the organization will be receiving $115 million through a voter-approved tax to build and buy buildings for a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/social-housing-coming-soon-to-a-neighborhood-near-you/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 01:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/social-housing-coming-soon-to-a-neighborhood-near-you/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Romancing the Tome]]></title><description><![CDATA[Talking Valentines, Heated Rivalry, and Sexy Fish Scaling with Author Olivia Waiteby Julianne BellOlivia Waite is a Seattle-based romance, sci-fi, and fantasy author, New York Times romance columnist, Jeopardy! champion, and accomplished fiber artist. I was introduced to her via her novel The Lady&rsquo;s Guide to Celestial Mechanics, which is not only a beguiling sapphic love story, but also a brilliant ode to the art of science and the science of art. Her latest book, Murder by Memory, a cozy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/romancing-the-tome/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/romancing-the-tome/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Backpack Beware]]></title><description><![CDATA[Signed, a former New Yorker, just trying to get home.by AnonymousSeattle, I know you are relatively new to the public transit game, but I am BEGGING YOU to learn some basics about rush hour travel. You're relatively okay at standing to the right so people can walk by on the left on escalators, but for god's sakes, TAKE OFF YOUR BACKPACKS ON THE TRAIN!!Picture this: It's 5 p.m., you're leaving the office. The train is packed full of tired, overworked, and underpaid people. You manage to squeeze o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/backpack-beware/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 20:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/backpack-beware/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Ten are Dead After Mass Shooting in Canada, the Trump Administration Can’t Make Up Its Mind About the El Paso Airport, and It’s Super Bowl Parade Day in Seattle]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Megan SelingToday, Seattle Celebrates: It&rsquo;s parade day for the Seattle Seahawks, who defeated the New England Patriots 29&ndash;13 in Sunday&rsquo;s Bad Bunny Bowl. The morning begins with a trophy ceremony at Lumen Field at 10 a.m., and the parade will start at Fourth Avenue and Washington Street at 11 a.m. Officials say it should take approximately two hours for the parade to make its way down Fourth Avenue to Cedar Street. SPD is expecting about a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-ten-are-dead-after-mass-shooting-in-canada-the-trump-administration-cant-make-up-its-mind-about-the-el-paso-airport-and-its-super-bowl-parade-day-in-seattle/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 19:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-ten-are-dead-after-mass-shooting-in-canada-the-trump-administration-cant-make-up-its-mind-about-the-el-paso-airport-and-its-super-bowl-parade-day-in-seattle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SPD Policy Undermines Rivera’s Immigrant-Protecting Bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unfortunately, nothing in government is that simple, and the Seattle Police Department (SPD) exists.by Micah YipCouncilmember Maritza Rivera has done something right.&nbsp;<br />
This morning, the Public Safety Committee passed her bill that protects immigrants from our own municipal code. It strikes language that says city employees (including police) must &ldquo;cooperate with, not hinder&rdquo; federal immigration enforcement, and adds a section clarifying that they are not to collect or share pers]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/spd-policy-undermines-riveras-immigrant-protecting-bill/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 02:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/spd-policy-undermines-riveras-immigrant-protecting-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rivera Introduces Bill to Protect Immigration Information]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unfortunately, nothing in government is simple. While police are regulated under state law, local law, and department policy, there&rsquo;s still a conflict between city code and state law Rivera&rsquo;s bill does not address.by Micah YipCouncilmember Maritza Rivera has done something right.&nbsp;<br />
This morning, the Public Safety Committee passed her bill that protects immigrants from our own municipal code. It strikes language that says city employees (including police) must &ldquo;cooperate wit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/rivera-introduces-bill-to-protect-immigration-information/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 02:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/rivera-introduces-bill-to-protect-immigration-information/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pacific Science Center’s Boeing IMAX Theater to Be Sold to Space Needle]]></title><description><![CDATA[The question of what that &ldquo;IMAX experience&rdquo; entails will now be top of mind for Seattle movie lovers. Many consider the Boeing IMAX to be one of the best places to go see the biggest releases of the year, but staff who spoke to The Stranger are concerned that this new buyer isn&rsquo;t interested in screening first-run releases of Hollywood films, like Christopher Nolan&rsquo;s upcoming The Odyssey.by Chase HutchinsonThe Boeing IMAX theater, the biggest IMAX theatre in the state, has]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/pacific-science-centers-boeing-imax-theater-to-be-sold-to-space-needle/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/pacific-science-centers-boeing-imax-theater-to-be-sold-to-space-needle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pacific Science Center’s Boeing IMAX Theater Sold to Space Needle]]></title><description><![CDATA[The question of what that &ldquo;IMAX experience&rdquo; entails will now be top of mind for Seattle movie lovers. Many consider the Boeing IMAX to be one of the best places to go see the biggest releases of the year, but staff who spoke to The Stranger are concerned that this new buyer isn&rsquo;t interested in screening first-run releases of Hollywood films, like Christopher Nolan&rsquo;s upcoming The Odyssey.by Chase HutchinsonThe Boeing IMAX theater, the biggest IMAX theatre in the state, has]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/pacific-science-centers-boeing-imax-theater-sold-to-space-needle/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/pacific-science-centers-boeing-imax-theater-sold-to-space-needle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beneath the Mask]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shapiro&rsquo;s journey through the art world is a storied one.by Amanda ManitachSomewhere in Manhattan, sometime in the mid 1980s: a friend invited Ann Leda Shapiro to a clandestine gathering of nameless, faceless women at an artist&rsquo;s loft. &ldquo;Come to this meeting,&rdquo; she was told. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re pissed off. We&rsquo;re going to do something.&rdquo; It turned out to be the beginning of the Guerrilla Girls.<br />
Shapiro kept the secret of her involvement for 40 years; she will still]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/beneath-the-mask/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/beneath-the-mask/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ICE Says They Will Play “Key Part of Overall Security Apparatus” of World Cup]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey, we&rsquo;re hosting the World Cup, and not far from the immigrant rich Chinatown-International District. And since this is the &ldquo;World&rdquo; Cup, tens of thousands of people from around the world will be here. That's a problem!by Vivian McCallWhile defending Trump&rsquo;s mass deportation program before Congress&nbsp;today, ICE&rsquo;s acting director Todd Lyons told Rep. Nellie Pou of New Jersey that the agency would be a &ldquo;key part of the overall security apparatus&rdquo; of th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ice-says-they-will-play-key-part-of-overall-security-apparatus-of-world-cup/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 22:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ice-says-they-will-play-key-part-of-overall-security-apparatus-of-world-cup/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Unraveling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Record your question for the Savage Lovecast at&nbsp;savage.love/askdan!by Dan SavageI had a great time at Mr. Mid-Atlantic Leather last month in Washington D.C. For those who don&rsquo;t know, MAL is an annual fetish event for gay men. There is a lot of socializing in the lobby of the host hotel and a lot of kinky play in the rooms. One of the highlights for me was a mummification party. However, things got awkward when I had to explain to my friends that my husband thought I was on a business]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-unraveling/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-unraveling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Millionaire Tax Advances, Trump’s Consumer Protection Bureau Lost Us $19 Billion, EPA to Revoke Legal Basis of Clean Air Act Protections]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's Morning News Roundupby Vivian McCallSenate Committee Passes Millionaire&rsquo;s Tax:&nbsp;The 9.9 percent income tax on people making more than $1 million a year is moving forward with a tax break for small businesses. Businesses making $300,000 or less won&rsquo;t have to pay a dime of the state&rsquo;s business and occupation (B&amp;O) tax, while those making below $600,000 will see limited relief. The state Senate could vote on the bill as early as next week.<br />
Party Fouls: Polic]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-millionaire-tax-advances-trumps-consumer-protection-bureau-lost-us-19-billion-epa-to-revoke-legal-basis-of-clean-air-act-protections/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 18:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-millionaire-tax-advances-trumps-consumer-protection-bureau-lost-us-19-billion-epa-to-revoke-legal-basis-of-clean-air-act-protections/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drag Race Episode Six: It’s the State of Florida vs. Jane Don’t]]></title><description><![CDATA[Drag Race Episode Six, the end of Rate-a-Queen.by Mike KohfeldThis week, we wrapped up Season 18&rsquo;s Rate-A-Queen talent show. Some queens showed that savvy strategy can outweigh a mid performance, but others *cough* Jane Don&rsquo;t *cough* proved that reality TV shenanigans will never eclipse star quality. Let&rsquo;s get into it.<br />
The End of Glam<br />
Ciara Myst, the lovable oddball from Indy, took center stage after being rated in the lowest position by her fellow queens last week. Her fate de]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/drag-race-episode-six-its-the-state-of-florida-vs-jane-dont/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 02:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/drag-race-episode-six-its-the-state-of-florida-vs-jane-dont/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The X Factor]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Seattle has better Chinese food than New York."by Meg van Huygen&ldquo;Seattle has better Chinese food than New York, anyway,&rdquo; Xian Zhang quips from the couch in her new office, overlooking Second Avenue. &ldquo;Well, in New York, it&rsquo;s mainly Cantonese food. But I find Chinese food from the north actually better here. I&rsquo;m from the north, so I like the handmade dumplings and hand-pulled noodles, that kind of thing. Seattle does it better.&rdquo;<br />
Before she even landed, wo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-x-factor/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-x-factor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Did You Get a Stranger Valentine?]]></title><description><![CDATA[All is full of love.by Megan SelingIllustrations by April Finfrock<br />
If you need proof that there is still love in the world, look no further than our February issue. It's packed with hundreds and hundreds of reader-submitted love notes, all gushing with sweet sentiments and declarations of admiration.&nbsp;<br />
There's a Valentine for Pookie Mamacita, Kitty, and Goose. There are people celebrating love landmarks like anniversaries, moving in together, and having a baby. I think there's even a marriag]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/did-you-get-a-stranger-valentine/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 21:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/did-you-get-a-stranger-valentine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stranger Suggests: Wikipedia Rabbit Holes, a Masked Chillwave Band, and a Retelling of Cupid and Psyche]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Really Great Thing to Do Every Day of the Weekby Julianne BellMONDAY 2/9&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
Asher Perlman &amp; Tom Toro(LITERATURE) If you&rsquo;ve ever found yourself shedding a tear at a comic strip or recoiling with existential dread from a political cartoon, this one&rsquo;s for you. New Yorker contributors Asher Perlman and Tom Toro are coming to Elliott Bay Book Company to discuss their new cartoon collections, Hi, It&rsquo;s Me Again and And to Think We Started As a Book Club&hellip;. The f]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-wikipedia-rabbit-holes-a-masked-chillwave-band-and-a-retelling-of-cupid-and-psyche/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 21:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-wikipedia-rabbit-holes-a-masked-chillwave-band-and-a-retelling-of-cupid-and-psyche/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Date Like an Asian]]></title><description><![CDATA[We Gotta Get Those Asian Birth Rates Upby Michael WongAfter a decade of media dominance, the world finally must admit: Asians got swag. And somehow we are still facing an Asian birth-rate crisis (to the specific chagrin of my mother). So given the circumstances, and with Valentine&rsquo;s Day on the way, let me show you how to go on a date like an Asian person, in Seattle. Let me know how it goes!<br />
Pregame at Costco<br />
Getting your date kicked off by flexing membership at an exclusive club is never]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/how-to-date-like-an-asian/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/how-to-date-like-an-asian/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: The Seahawks Won, Bad Bunny Won More, and Trump Had a Terrible, No Good Sunday]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Hannah Murphy WinterThe Seahawks Won Benito Bowl LX: They did it. On Sunday, for the second time in the franchise&rsquo;s 50-year history, Seattle won the Super Bowl. They beat the New England Patriots 29-13 and got to have their redemption arc after losing to the Pats in 2015. Get ready for the parade downtown on Wednesday! Not a football fan? Hometown pride not enough for you? Let me offer you this: Thanks to the Seahawks, Trump had a bad day on Sunday. H]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-the-seahawks-won-bad-bunny-won-more-and-trump-had-a-terrible-no-good-sunday/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 18:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-the-seahawks-won-bad-bunny-won-more-and-trump-had-a-terrible-no-good-sunday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celebrate Black History Month at These Seattle-Area Events]]></title><description><![CDATA[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&rsquo;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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/celebrate-black-history-month-at-these-seattle-area-events/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/celebrate-black-history-month-at-these-seattle-area-events/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Purple Lemonade Collective]]></title><description><![CDATA[This Local Performance Troupe Radiates Joy and Ass-Shaking Confidenceby Nico SwensonThe world is full of lemons, but thank god there&rsquo;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&mdash;a whole glorious blend of street, club, and contemporary movement that refuses to be boxed into a singular style. From nightl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/purple-lemonade-collective/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/purple-lemonade-collective/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pop Loser # 15: Immaculate Collection with Biblioteka]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.<br />
This Week in Music<br />
The Grammys were on Sunday (if you even care). Politics seeped through the award show&rsquo;s f]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/pop-loser-15-immaculate-collection-with-biblioteka/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 23:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/pop-loser-15-immaculate-collection-with-biblioteka/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We Keep Each Other Alive]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ally Ang sparks up this city with a distinctively queer, raucous energy that&rsquo;s nerdy, enthusiastic, genuine, and joyful. &ldquo;Reading a really good book of poems is so exhilarating,&rdquo; Ang told me, when I spoke with them around the release of their debut poetry collection, Let the Moon Wobble. &ldquo;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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/we-keep-each-other-alive/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 23:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/we-keep-each-other-alive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remembering the 1919 Seattle General Strike]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;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?<br />
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 &ldquo;skilled&rdquo; workers in an attempt to divide their union. A citywide poll found a strike wa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/remembering-the-1919-seattle-general-strike/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 22:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/remembering-the-1919-seattle-general-strike/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Saw U: Wearing a Columbo-Ass Raincoat, Joking About a Horse Romantasy Book, and Slipping on the Wet Sidewalk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is it a match? Leave a comment here or on our&nbsp;Instagram post&nbsp;to connect!by AnonymousMe: Pink raincoat You: Bruce Harrell<br />
Standing in the doorway of the US Bank&nbsp;Center, on the phone, in your Columbo-ass&nbsp;raincoat (he wore it better). Blocking a doorway, on the phone, presumably avoiding the&nbsp;rain (it had stopped raining). Typical Brucie&nbsp;Baby, unaware of others and being in the way.Cute Dude in Rain That Slipped<br />
Walking down Spring St. Me with small dog, you with umbrel]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/i-saw-u-wearing-a-columbo-ass-raincoat-joking-about-a-horse-romantasy-book-and-slipping-on-the-wet-sidewalk/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 21:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/i-saw-u-wearing-a-columbo-ass-raincoat-joking-about-a-horse-romantasy-book-and-slipping-on-the-wet-sidewalk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: Feb 6–8, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Super Bowl Watch Parties, Lunar New Year Night Market, and More Cheap &amp; 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, &amp; Killbuzz to the Seattle Bike Swap. Check out our top picks of the week for more things to do.<br />
FRIDAY<br />
PARTIES &amp; NIGHTLIFE<br />
Down the Rabbit Hole<br />
Step right up, girls, gays, and theys for Queer/Bar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-feb-68-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 19:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-feb-68-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Oregon's Attorney Crisis, Gov. Bob Ferguson Meets with NBA, Olympic Penis Acid Scandal?]]></title><description><![CDATA[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,&nbsp;according to KING5. A 2025 report from the University of Washington's Center for Human Rights affirms th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-oregons-attorney-crisis-gov-bob-ferguson-meets-with-nba-olympic-penis-acid-scandal/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 18:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-oregons-attorney-crisis-gov-bob-ferguson-meets-with-nba-olympic-penis-acid-scandal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No to Swimsuit, Yes to Lawsuit]]></title><description><![CDATA[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 &hellip; moons, incorporated as a nonprofit.by Daniel RenfrowIt&rsquo;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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/no-to-swimsuit-yes-to-lawsuit/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/no-to-swimsuit-yes-to-lawsuit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jill Busby Is the Northwest Film Forum’s New Executive Director. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[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 &ldquo;interim&rdquo; 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.<br />
She&rsquo;ll be the fourth executive director to try in the last decade. Busby, a multidisciplinary writer and artist, says her &ldquo;brai]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/jill-busby-is-the-northwest-film-forums-new-executive-director/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/jill-busby-is-the-northwest-film-forums-new-executive-director/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ticket Alert: Don Toliver, Andrea Bocelli, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[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&rsquo;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.<br />
ON SALE]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-don-toliver-andrea-bocelli-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 23:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-don-toliver-andrea-bocelli-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where to Celebrate Lunar New Year 2026 in Seattle]]></title><description><![CDATA[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&nbsp;and T&#7871;t in Seattle, and enjoy food specials like b&aacute;nh t&eacute;t. For]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/where-to-celebrate-lunar-new-year-2026-in-seattle/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 21:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/where-to-celebrate-lunar-new-year-2026-in-seattle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big Voter, Huh?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well, Did You Know There&rsquo;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&rsquo;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.<br />
Like Captain Planet in the form of a bureaucratic entity, the KCD Board of Supervisors crunchily throws that money toward the e]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/big-voter-huh/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/big-voter-huh/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our Very Sexy February Issue Is Out Now!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Love is in the air! Oh, shit, no, that&rsquo;s pepper spray.by Stranger StaffLove is in the air!&nbsp;<br />
Oh, shit, no, that&rsquo;s pepper spray.<br />
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,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/our-very-sexy-february-issue-is-out-now/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 19:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/our-very-sexy-february-issue-is-out-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Stranger’s 2026 Sex Survey Results Are In!]]></title><description><![CDATA[The results are in, and Seattle is still horny as ever.by Megan SelingIllustrations by James Yates<br />
I&nbsp;felt a ball of anxiety in the pit of my stomach when we launched The Stranger&rsquo;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. &ldquo;Unemployment Rate Hits Four-Year Hi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-strangers-2026-sex-survey-results-are-in/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 19:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-strangers-2026-sex-survey-results-are-in/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We Need to Regulate Automated License Plate Readers Now]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.&nbsp;Right now, your data can be freely shared between local, county, state law enforcement, unregulated third party vendors, and through public requ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/we-need-to-regulate-automated-license-plate-readers-now/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/we-need-to-regulate-automated-license-plate-readers-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Homan Pulls Out, Anti-Trans Hate Crime Trial, Harris Returns?]]></title><description><![CDATA[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&rsquo;s jails. Roughly 2,000 agents and officers will continue to Surge the Metro.<br />
Big Brother:&nbsp;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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-homan-pulls-out-anti-trans-hate-crime-trial-harris-returns/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 18:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-homan-pulls-out-anti-trans-hate-crime-trial-harris-returns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What the Puck?!]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.&nbsp;<br />
I&rsquo;m not mad. There&rsquo;s no way you&rsquo;d know if you&rsquo;ve never been to a hockey game.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/what-the-puck/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 22:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/what-the-puck/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pullout Politics]]></title><description><![CDATA[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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/pullout-politics/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/pullout-politics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[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]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Charles MudedeI&rsquo;m not against Mayor Katie Wilson&rsquo;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&rsquo;s also needed to make trips on Denny Way more dependable is an additional route that only runs between Lo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/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/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 18:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/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/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[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]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Charles MudedeI&rsquo;m not against Mayor Katie Wilson&rsquo;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&rsquo;s also needed to make trips on Denny Way more dependable is an additional route that only runs between Lo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/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/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 18:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/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/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chill Seekers]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;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&rsquo;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&rsquo;re witnessing this scenario play out with Purelink, a NYC-via-Chicago]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/chill-seekers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/chill-seekers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where to Eat for Valentine's Day 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[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&rsquo;s pizzagrams to food lover's tasting menus at Marjorie and Taylor Shellfish, plus sweet treats from Ben&rsquo;s Bread. For more ideas, check out our food and drink guide.<br />
Big Mario&rsquo;s Pizza<br />
The year was 2001 when I first discovered the genius move of sending someone a message via pizza (see: The Princess Dia]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/where-to-eat-for-valentines-day-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 23:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/where-to-eat-for-valentines-day-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Julie Kang Is Running for City Council District 5 ]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.&nbsp;<br />
&ldquo;It&rsquo;s one thing to share information,&rd]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/julie-kang-is-running-for-city-council-district-5/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/julie-kang-is-running-for-city-council-district-5/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: ICE Body Cams, Washington’s Millionaire Tax, Good Seattle Movie Theater News  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[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 &ldquo;funding becomes available.&rdquo; President Donald Trump is in favor. &ldquo;They generally tend to be good for law enforcement because people can&rsquo;t lie about what&rsquo;s happening,&rdquo; said the President, who ha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-ice-body-cams-washingtons-millionaire-tax-good-seattle-movie-theater-news/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 18:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-ice-body-cams-washingtons-millionaire-tax-good-seattle-movie-theater-news/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remembering Judith Arcana ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Portland&rsquo;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.<br />
In 2017, Judith Arcana sent a postcard to the old&nbsp;Mercury offices in Old Town/Chinatown. I was the arts editor at the time&mdash;it was my first real journalism job&mdash;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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/remembering-judith-arcana/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/remembering-judith-arcana/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Easy Street Records Owner Defends, Then Apologizes For, Sympathetic ICE Comments ]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Easy Street Records owner Matt Vaughan has demonstrated, posting is almost always a mistake.by Audrey VannIt really didn&rsquo;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&rsquo;d donate 10 percent of its sales through the weekend to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota. This was the store&rsquo;s way to support Friday&rsquo;s sort-of &ldquo;general strike&rdquo; without cutting staff hours. All d]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/easy-street-records-owner-defends-then-apologizes-for-sympathetic-ice-comments/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 01:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/easy-street-records-owner-defends-then-apologizes-for-sympathetic-ice-comments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[February Things to Do: Visual Art]]></title><description><![CDATA[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 &amp; That.<br />
Timothy Siciliano: The Lunch Before the D&eacute;tente<br />
THROUGH FEB 28<br />
It&rsquo;s kinky, it&rsquo;s neon, it&rsquo;s fascism. Timothy Siciliano spent the past three years creating a suite of paintings that hold a mirror to our times&mdash;a campy hot take on corruption and carnival rendered in luscious h]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/february-things-to-do-visual-art/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/february-things-to-do-visual-art/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[February Things to Do: This &amp; That]]></title><description><![CDATA[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 &amp; That.<br />
T&#7871;t in Seattle<br />
FEB 14&ndash;15<br />
Gallop into the Year of the Horse with the T&#7871;t 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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/february-things-to-do-this-amp-that/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/february-things-to-do-this-amp-that/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[February Things to Do: Performance]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best performance events in February in Seattle.by Julianne BellWant more? Here's everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, and Food.<br />
Next Exit<br />
FEB 5&ndash;21<br />
Meet j. chavez, a Seattle theatre maven who won the KCACTF (Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival)&rsquo;s National Undergraduate Playwriting Award (whew), for their opus&nbsp;how to clean your room (and remember all your trauma). Their new play Next Exit deals passionately, yet sym]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/february-things-to-do-performance/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/february-things-to-do-performance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[February Things to Do: Music]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best February music events in Seattle.by Julianne BellWant more? Here's everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, Food, and This &amp; That.<br />
Jade: That&rsquo;s Showbiz&nbsp;Baby! Tour<br />
FEB 6<br />
I constantly annoy everyone I know by bragging that I was three years early to knowing about Chappell Roan, so I need you to believe me when I say that former Little Mix singer Jade Thirlwall is going to be a main pop girlie within the next couple of years. She&]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/february-things-to-do-music/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/february-things-to-do-music/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[February Things to Do: Literature]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best book events in February in Seattle.by Julianne BellWant more? Here's everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, Food, and This &amp; That.<br />
Chuck Klosterman<br />
FEB 4<br />
Chuck Klosterman bucked himself up from tiny-town obscurity all the way to toast of Manhattan and staff position at the Gray Lady itself (though he&rsquo;s since moved to Portland). Music scribing put him on top, but he&rsquo;s branched out into broader cultural criticism, plus the occ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/february-things-to-do-literature/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/february-things-to-do-literature/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[February Things to Do: Food]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best food and drink 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 &amp; That.<br />
Polina Chesnakova, &lsquo;Chesnok&rsquo;<br />
FEB 5<br />
Local author (and former Book Larder culinary director) Polina Chesnakova returns with her third and latest cookbook Chesnok: Cooking from My Corner of the Diaspora: Recipes from Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia, a love letter to the food]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/february-things-to-do-food/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/february-things-to-do-food/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[February Things to Do: Film]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best film events in February in Seattle.by Audrey VannWant more? Here's everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, Food, and This &amp; That.<br />
The Pacific Northwestern<br />
TUESDAYS THROUGH FEB 24<br />
Despite the Western genre being associated with images of cowboys in dusty deserts, there are, surprisingly, a large number of Western films set in the lush Pacific Northwest, and SIFF&rsquo;s Pacific Northwestern series is bringing these gorgeous movies to the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/february-things-to-do-film/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/february-things-to-do-film/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drag Race Episode Five: Return of Rate-A-Queen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Episode Five tapped the brakes on Season 18 with the Rate-A-Queen Talent Show. This two-episode story arc suspends the conventional&nbsp;Drag Race challenges and culminates in only a single elimination, but we get to see the queens in a solo performance format.After last week&rsquo;s &ldquo;Faintgate,&rdquo; I am absolutely ready for a gay-ass variety show.by Mike KohfeldEpisode Five tapped the brakes on Season 18 with the Rate-A-Queen Talent Show. This two-episode story arc suspends the convent]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/drag-race-episode-five-return-of-rate-a-queen/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 21:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/drag-race-episode-five-return-of-rate-a-queen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stranger Suggests: A Surreal Queer Western, Nose Poems, and The Next Main Pop Girlie]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Really Great Thing to Do Every Day of the Weekby Julianne BellMONDAY 2/2&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
Rituals of Mine with LabRats &amp; Rose PeakSee Rituals of Mine play her brand of electronic-influenced alt-R&amp;B at Baba Yaga. JEFFREY LATOUR(MUSIC) Terra Lopez has been making electronic-influenced alt-R&amp;B since 2010&mdash;first under the moniker Sister Crayon, then changing the project&rsquo;s name to Rituals of Mine in 2016. That year was a landmark one for the group, touring with alternative metal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-a-surreal-queer-western-nose-poems-and-the-next-main-pop-girlie/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 19:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-a-surreal-queer-western-nose-poems-and-the-next-main-pop-girlie/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Everyone Protested ICE This Weekend, Liam Ramos Is Home, and the Department of Homeland Security Is Afraid of Memes]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Hannah Murphy WinterGood Morning and Happy Groundhog Day!&nbsp;Phil saw his shadow this morning, so the fates have promised us another six weeks of winter. Which makes sense. It&rsquo;s February.&nbsp;<br />
ICE Out:&nbsp;From New York to Kansas City to Portland to Seattle, everyone hit the streets this weekend. The marches came out of an amorphous social media call for a &ldquo;general strike&rdquo; on Friday, but after spending the entirety of January watching]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-everyone-protested-ice-this-weekend-liam-ramos-is-home-and-the-department-of-homeland-security-is-afraid-of-memes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 18:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-everyone-protested-ice-this-weekend-liam-ramos-is-home-and-the-department-of-homeland-security-is-afraid-of-memes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Things To Do in Seattle This Month: February 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cardi B, The Wiz, and Moreby EverOut StaffFebruary may be the shortest month of the year, but there's no shortage of exceptional things to do. In addition to big dates like&nbsp;Black History Month, Lunar New Year, Valentine's Day, and the Super Bowl (GO HAWKS!), there's the usual array of concerts, major author appearances, food &amp; drink events, and more. Find all of February's highlights below, with events from Cardi B to The Head and the Heart with the Seattle Symphony and from The Wiz to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-things-to-do-in-seattle-this-month-february-2026/</link><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-things-to-do-in-seattle-this-month-february-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minneapolis and the Rise of Care Activism]]></title><description><![CDATA[What ICE has done is actually strengthen, rather weaken, the bonds between urban dwellers.by Charles MudedeThe current cycle of protests in Minneapolis has been accompanied by a type of resistance that I call care activism. This is not just about assisting protestors on the frontline but also helping those who've been harmed or kidnapped by ICE. In this form, care activism is practiced by&nbsp;providing &ldquo;rent, food, diapers, and animal support&rdquo; for people whose lives have been disrup]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/minneapolis-and-the-rise-of-care-activism/</link><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/minneapolis-and-the-rise-of-care-activism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Are You Going to Do During This Weekend’s Protests?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I don&rsquo;t know what to do. It&rsquo;s getting increasingly difficult to push through the noise and focus on anything that feels worthwhile in the fight against the Trump administration&rsquo;s relentless attacks. Each day is a new nightmare; each nightmare requires a battle plan. It feels hopeless. I have a feeling I'm not alone.by Megan SelingI don&rsquo;t know what to do. Maybe you don&rsquo;t either.<br />
It&rsquo;s getting increasingly difficult to push through the noise and focus on anything]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/what-are-you-going-to-do-during-this-weekends-protests/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 22:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/what-are-you-going-to-do-during-this-weekends-protests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Saw U: Covered in Tattoos at Elliott Bay Book Company, Supporting the First Amendment at the Federal Building, and Throwing Fish at Pike Place Market]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is it a match? Leave a comment here or on our&nbsp;Instagram post&nbsp;to connect!by AnonymousCovered head to toe in tattoos and a cream coat at elliot bay<br />
I didn&rsquo;t find salmon shanties but I found a new crushCuties Supporting First Amendment<br />
Saturday night, you dropped off donut holes for the vigil and march at the Federal Building. I handed them out, as promised. Don't know u, but love u.<br />
Light Rail Commute Rainier Beach to Seatac 1/18/26<br />
7:14am. You had work boots, thick-rimmed glasses,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/i-saw-u-covered-in-tattoos-at-elliott-bay-book-company-supporting-the-first-amendment-at-the-federal-building-and-throwing-fish-at-pike-place-market/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 22:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/i-saw-u-covered-in-tattoos-at-elliott-bay-book-company-supporting-the-first-amendment-at-the-federal-building-and-throwing-fish-at-pike-place-market/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Protests! Get Your Protests Here!]]></title><description><![CDATA[The demands are simple: Get Target to denounce ICE, those chuds terrorizing and murdering people in Target&rsquo;s hometown, and to stop allowing them to operate in their stores. Shouldn&rsquo;t the company do something? Money is power and Target is the fourth largest employer in Minnesota. Hot deals can offer a company only so much protection.by Nathalie GrahamOn Friday at 1:30pm, MLK Labor and Troublemakers Community will gather outside the downtown Seattle Target to protest the Minneapolis-ba]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/protests-get-your-protests-here/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 20:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/protests-get-your-protests-here/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: Jan 30–Feb 1, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Maita with St. Yuma, Social Justice Sundays Sign-Waving, and More Cheap &amp; Easy Events Under $20by EverOut StaffWe've got the makings of a busy weekend with cheap and easy picks from Maita with St. Yuma to Comet Tavern's Winter Pride Party and from a Free Mending Fair to Social Justice Sundays Sign-Waving: Call Out Lawless Trump/ICE Behavior. For more event suggestions, check out our top picks of the week.<br />
FRIDAY<br />
ACTIVISM &amp; SOCIAL JUSTICE<br />
Demand: No Immunity for Big Oil<br />
Oil companies have]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-jan-30feb-1-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-jan-30feb-1-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Feds Arrest Don Lemon, Seattle To Pay $30 Million in CHOP Death, Who Is Going to See Melania? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Nathalie GrahamDon Lemon Arrested: Federal agents arrested journalist Don Lemon in Los Angeles on Thursday where he was covering the Grammy Awards. Lemon's crime? The feds believe Lemon was &ldquo;connected&rdquo; to the anti-immigration protest that disrupted a Minnesota church service because a pastor at the church has a little sidegig&mdash;leading the local ICE field office . The protest happened almost two weeks ago. A magistrate judge previously rejec]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-amfeds-arrest-don-lemon-seattle-to-pay-30-million-in-chop-deathwho-is-going-to-see-melania/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 17:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-amfeds-arrest-don-lemon-seattle-to-pay-30-million-in-chop-deathwho-is-going-to-see-melania/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Feds Arrest Don Lemon, Seattle to Pay $30 Million in CHOP Death, Who Is Going to See Melania? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Nathalie GrahamDon Lemon Arrested: Federal agents arrested journalist Don Lemon in Los Angeles on Thursday where he was covering the Grammy Awards. Lemon's crime? The feds believe Lemon was &ldquo;connected&rdquo; to the anti-immigration protest that disrupted a Minnesota church service because a pastor at the church has a little sidegig&mdash;leading the local ICE field office . The protest happened almost two weeks ago. A magistrate judge previously rejec]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-feds-arrest-don-lemon-seattle-to-pay-30-million-in-chop-death-who-is-going-to-seemelania/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 17:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-feds-arrest-don-lemon-seattle-to-pay-30-million-in-chop-death-who-is-going-to-seemelania/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Playwright Keiko Green On Pulling Her Play from the Kennedy Center]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week, Seattle Children&rsquo;s Theatre announced their decision to pull their two-week run of the play&nbsp;Young Dragon: A Bruce Lee Story from the Kennedy Center due to the impact of the Trump administration&mdash;namely, Trump installing himself as chairman, dismissing and replacing staff, and installing his name above Kennedy's. The Stranger caught up with playwright Keiko Green about the decision.by Julianne BellLast week, Seattle Children&rsquo;s Theatre announced their decision to pu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/playwright-keiko-green-on-pulling-her-play-from-the-kennedy-center/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/playwright-keiko-green-on-pulling-her-play-from-the-kennedy-center/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everything Black, Everything Cosmic ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kahlil Joseph&rsquo;s BLKNWS Is the Most Beautiful Film of our Timesby Charles MudedeKahlil Joseph is famous for his role in Beyonce&rsquo;s Lemonade, and directing music videos for Flying Lotus and Shabazz Palaces. He was born in Seattle, and is known for images that are in every way bold, cosmic, and dusky. In this regard, he is very much in the Terrence Malick camp.&nbsp;<br />
His new film BLKNWS: Terms and Conditions, which was shot by Bradford Young (Arrival, Selma) is beautiful from start to fi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/everything-black-everything-cosmic/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 23:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/everything-black-everything-cosmic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ticket Alert: Kid Cudi, Summer Walker, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plus, Dillstradamus and More Event Updates for January 29by EverOut StaffIt&rsquo;s time to bust out your concert calendar. Genre-bending rapper Kid Cudi will bring M.I.A. and Big Boi along on his Rebel Ragers Tour. R&amp;B songstress Summer Walker closes the chapter on her Over It trilogy. Plus, Dillon Francis and Flosstradamus revive their joint project Dillstradamus with a string of dates. Read on for details on those and other newly announced events, plus some news you can use.<br />
ON SALE FRIDA]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-kid-cudi-summer-walker-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 23:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-kid-cudi-summer-walker-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pop Loser #14: MAITA Shares What No Doubt Taught Her]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week's music news.by Audrey VannWelcome back to Pop Loser! Despite everything feeling unbearably horrific in the world this week (FUCK ICE), there have been a few tiny glimmers of joy: the Vera Project has announced a new venue, Victoria Beckham&rsquo;s single &ldquo;I&rsquo;m Not Such an Innocent Girl&rdquo; is trending, and Connie Converse&rsquo;s&nbsp;How Sad, How Lovely is finally getting reissued. And, in another edition of First Times, Maria Maita-Keppeler of Portland-based indie rock]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/pop-loser-14-maita-shares-what-no-doubt-taught-her/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 22:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/pop-loser-14-maita-shares-what-no-doubt-taught-her/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Liam Conejo Ramos is Sick, State Senators Vote to Lower BAC Limit, 12saquah Returns]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Micah YipLiam Conejo Ramos, the five-year-old taken by ICE in Minneapolis, is sick behind bars, according to his school&rsquo;s superintendent. Liam reportedly is vomiting, feverish, experiencing stomach pain, and doesn&rsquo;t want to eat, his mother told the superintendent. All this is due to the abysmal conditions and bug-infested food at the South Texas Family Residential Center, where Liam is being held with his father, Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias. T]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-liam-conejo-ramos-is-sick-state-senators-vote-to-lower-bac-limit-12saquah-returns/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-liam-conejo-ramos-is-sick-state-senators-vote-to-lower-bac-limit-12saquah-returns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: A Tacoma Children's Hospital Is Closing Their Gender Clinic, Amazon Is Closing Their Grocery Stores, and the Department of Homeland Security Will Investigate Their Own Shooting&nbsp;]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Megan SelingGood morning. It rained. That was nice. But the news is still terrible. So I&rsquo;m going to try something a little different for today&rsquo;s Slog AM. For every dose of bad news I deliver, I will also provide a bit of &#10024;good news&#10024;. I simply cannot continue living in this waterfall of tragedy and chaos. It&rsquo;s all about balance. Let&rsquo;s begin.<br />
DOJ to Investigate Themselves: Trump says there&rsquo;s a &ldquo;big investigati]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-a-tacoma-childrens-hospital-is-closing-their-gender-clinic-amazon-is-closing-their-grocery-stores-and-the-department-of-homeland-security-will-investigate-their-own-shootingnbsp/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 18:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-a-tacoma-childrens-hospital-is-closing-their-gender-clinic-amazon-is-closing-their-grocery-stores-and-the-department-of-homeland-security-will-investigate-their-own-shootingnbsp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drag Race Episode Four: Lights, Camera, Tension]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you like messy reality television, look no further than Episode Four of&nbsp;RuPaul&rsquo;s Drag Race. Simmering tensions between the queens progressed into finger-pointing and name-calling before the queens made-up in time for a bestie vs. bestie fashion mashup challenge. But the drama didn&rsquo;t stop. A queen fainted on the main stage! And then we got a disrespectful camera op with a side of gaslighting!by Mike KohfeldIf you like messy reality television, look no further than Episode Four]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/drag-race-episode-four-lights-camera-tension/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/drag-race-episode-four-lights-camera-tension/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State Sen. Jesse Salomon Wants to Bring Ibogaine Therapy to Washington]]></title><description><![CDATA[State Sen. Jesse Salomon, Washington's mushrooms legislator, wants to broaden the state's psychedelic horizons with Ibogaine therapy, a drug that supposedly acts as an almost miracle balm for psychic pain. But do we know how it works?by Nathalie GrahamI met up with Sen. Jesse Salomon (D-Shoreline) to talk about drugs.&nbsp;<br />
We sat at a back table in Cafe Aroma, a Shoreline coffee shop that got busted in 2024 for hosting a bondage event without the proper licenses. On his bicep, a tattoo of an an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/state-sen-jesse-salomon-wants-to-bring-ibogaine-therapy-to-washington/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/state-sen-jesse-salomon-wants-to-bring-ibogaine-therapy-to-washington/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Roomies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Got problems? Yes, you do! Email your question for the column to&nbsp;mailbox@savage.love!by Dan SavageAbout a year ago I moved in with childhood best friend and his husband. We&rsquo;re all in our mid-thirties. It&rsquo;s been going great, and I consider the three of us to be fairly close. About a month ago, the husband and I stopped at the local pharmacy on the way home, which is how our various medications wound up in a pile on the table. While trying to dig my meds out from said pile, I noti]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-roomies/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-roomies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Bovino’s Boned, Government Union Pressures Noem and Miller to Resign, Scarecrow Video Buys Its Building ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Vivian McCallBroken Cog Replaced:&nbsp;Two days after Alex Pretti was shot and killed in the street, Border Patrol &ldquo;commander at large&rdquo; Gregory Bovino was frogmarched from the proverbial building and demoted to his former post in California. He&rsquo;ll soon retire. White House Border Czar Tom Homan will take Bovino&rsquo;s place.<br />
This is the Trump administration equivalent of sending someone to the gulag.<br />
www.cnn.com/us/live-news...[image or em]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-bovinos-boned-government-union-pressures-noem-and-miller-to-resign-scarecrow-video-buys-its-building/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 18:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-bovinos-boned-government-union-pressures-noem-and-miller-to-resign-scarecrow-video-buys-its-building/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Vera Project Announces New All-Ages Venue]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new 300-capacity venue is set to open in Georgetown in early 2027.by Dave SegalThe Seattle music industry has been&nbsp;rife with misfortune since COVID lockdown. Bucking odds, though, the Vera Project has a raft of good news. The city's stalwart all-ages nonprofit organization is celebrating its 25th anniversary this month, and its staff has plans to offer more opportunities for young artists and promoters, to put on more free shows, to launch a new festival, and to open a new 300-capacity]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-vera-project-announces-new-all-ages-venue/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-vera-project-announces-new-all-ages-venue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s Not Too Late to Defund ICE]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are limited tools to ensure constitutional rights are respected by ICE and the private detention corporations they contract with. But Congress holds the most powerful card: the power of the purse.by Sarah van GelderProtests swept the Seattle area this weekend after federal agents shot and killed 37-year-old ICE nurse Alex Pretti during the massive surge of federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, just weeks after the killing of Renee Good, a mother of three.<br />
While Washington state hasn&r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/its-not-too-late-to-defund-ice/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 23:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/its-not-too-late-to-defund-ice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stranger Suggests: Sparkly Majorettes, a Classic Fairy-Tale Ballet, and an Underwater City Made of Trash]]></title><description><![CDATA[One really great thing to do every day of the week.by Julianne BellMONDAY 1/26&nbsp;Lady Windermere's Fan(FILM) I attended my first Silent Movie Monday last month, and now I am completely obsessed. The film series pays homage to the history of our beloved Paramount Theatre, which opened in 1928, showing silent films accompanied by live musicians on the theater&rsquo;s original Mighty Wurlitzer (a single organ that&rsquo;s connected to various pipes and percussion instruments), and serving free,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-sparkly-majorettes-a-classic-fairy-tale-ballet-and-an-underwater-city-made-of-trash/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 21:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-sparkly-majorettes-a-classic-fairy-tale-ballet-and-an-underwater-city-made-of-trash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: ICE Executed a Man on the Street in Minneapolis, the Government Is Lying About It, Abolish ICE]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Hannah Murphy WinterGood morning. We have to stop meeting like this.<br />
Okay let&rsquo;s start with what you&rsquo;ve surely already seen with your own eyes. On Saturday, ICE agents executed a man on the street in Minneapolis. Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old who worked in the intensive care unit at a VA hospital, was part of a small group of demonstrators protesting around federal agents on the street. At the time, he had a handgun in a holster on his waist, which]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-ice-executed-a-man-on-the-street-in-minneapolis-the-government-is-lying-about-it-abolish-ice/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-ice-executed-a-man-on-the-street-in-minneapolis-the-government-is-lying-about-it-abolish-ice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You Suck and Your Music Sucks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do you need to get something off your chest? Submit an I, Anonymous and we'll illustrate it!by AnonymousThe world has been so dark. It&rsquo;s the first sunny day in months. So I was excited to go to my local park and soak up some rays from my car, as the wind was slightly chilly. As I was trying to relax, amongst the lawn workers and their machines, you parked beside me.My windows were down, so were yours. My car was off, you kept yours running. FOR 30 MINUTES. Your car exhaust ruined my time a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/you-suck-and-your-music-sucks/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 23:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/you-suck-and-your-music-sucks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Light Rail's Cross Lake Connection Will Be an Aries]]></title><description><![CDATA[My sister in law says there are serious astrological complications.by Nathalie GrahamHuge news! This morning, Sound Transit announced that the new light rail connection bridging Seattle&rsquo;s 1 Line and Bellevue&rsquo;s 2 Line will open on March 28, 2026. And, yes, you&rsquo;re correct, that makes the watery connection a fiery Aries.&nbsp;<br />
How will this bode for one unified Seattle metropolitan area? Will the 1 Line and the Cross Lake Connection get along? Well &hellip;Seattle&rsquo;s 1 Line o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-light-rails-cross-lake-connection-will-be-an-aries/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 21:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-light-rails-cross-lake-connection-will-be-an-aries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesotans Launch General Strike Against ICE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Faith leaders, labor unions, and community groups in Minnesota have banded together to call for a state-wide general strike today to protest the &ldquo;ICE campaign of terror." It's kind of a big deal.by Conor KelleyIn the past two months, President Donald Trump has deployed over 2,000 Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to occupy the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul for Operation Metro Surge, described by the Department of Homeland Security as &ldquo;the largest immigration]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/minnesotans-launch-general-strike-against-ice/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 20:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/minnesotans-launch-general-strike-against-ice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: Jan 23–25, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Activists Assemble, Seahawks vs Rams, and More Cheap &amp; Easy Events Under $20by EverOut StaffThe sun'll come out this weekend, so you should, too. Check out cheap and easy events from Activists Assemble: A Festival of Activism to Susquatch 5 and from and from Sk&aring;l Beer Hall's 5th Annual Viking Beard Competition to Seahawks vs Rams on the Big Screen! Browse our weekly top picks for more suggestions. GOOOOOOOO HAWKS!<br />
LIVE MUSIC<br />
Benevolent Sol Album Release Party<br />
Seattle band Benevolent So]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-jan-2325-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 18:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-jan-2325-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Amazon Plans More Layoffs, Minnesota Is on Strike, Hockey Podcast Busted for Queer Baiting]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Nathalie GrahamThe Shareholders Are Hungry:&nbsp;They must feast on livelihoods! And bones! And they demand more! More! More! Amazon is planning to cut thousands more corporate jobs next week, according to a report by Reuters. Back in October, Amazon trimmed 14,000 jobs. The plan, supposedly, has been to cut around 30,000 jobs. Why? Not because of artificial intelligence, or earnings, but "culture," as per CEO Andy Jassy. Too many people? Too much bureaucra]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-amamazon-plans-more-layoffs-minnesota-is-on-strike-hockey-podcast-busted-for-queer-baiting/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 17:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-amamazon-plans-more-layoffs-minnesota-is-on-strike-hockey-podcast-busted-for-queer-baiting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ticket Alert: A$AP Rocky, Brandi Carlile, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[by EverOut StaffIf the dreary January weather&rsquo;s got you down, find something fun to look forward to in our rundown of this week&rsquo;s newly announced events. A$AP Rocky returns with Don&rsquo;t Be Dumb, his first album in eight years, and a supporting world tour. Washington native Brandi Carlile presents the second edition of Echoes Through the Canyon at the scenic Gorge. Plus, snag a two-day pass for EDM festival Beyond Wonderland. Read on for details plus some news you can use.<br />
ON SALE]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-aap-rocky-brandi-carlile-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 00:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-aap-rocky-brandi-carlile-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pop Loser #13: Austra on Opera Arias and Boyz II Men]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week's music news.by Audrey VannWelcome back to Pop Loser! This week, the Crocodile announced that it&rsquo;s up for sale, Bandcamp banned AI music, and Harry Styles revealed the name of his new album. Plus, I attended the opera for the first time, and coincidentally, electronic music diva Austra shares her early musical inspirations, from operas like Puccini&rsquo;s&nbsp;La boh&egrave;me and Mozart&rsquo;s Magic Flute, in another edition of First Times.This Week in Music<br />
The Crocodile is u]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/pop-loser-13-austra-on-opera-arias-and-boyz-ii-men/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 22:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/pop-loser-13-austra-on-opera-arias-and-boyz-ii-men/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State Bills Bring Farmworkers to the Table]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two bills in Olympia could create a collective bargaining structure for the hundreds of thousands of farmworkers in Washington to band together to negotiate for fair wages, workplace protections, and improved labor conditions.by Conor KelleyWho grows your food and what do they deserve?<br />
A bill introduced into the Washington State Legislature Tuesday would grant our state&rsquo;s farmworkers the same collective bargaining rights you and I share for the first time in our state&rsquo;s history. But]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/state-bills-bring-farmworkers-to-the-table/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/state-bills-bring-farmworkers-to-the-table/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: ICE Detained 5-Year-Old Near Minneapolis, Chicago Children’s Hospital Pauses Trans Care, Anti-ICE Protester Arrested for Disrupting Church Service]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Micah YipICE Detains a 5-Year-Old near Minneapolis: And tried to use him as bait to catch his family. On Tuesday, Liam Conejo Ramos had just been picked up from school when masked agents apprehended him and his father in the driveway. MPR reported that another adult living at the house begged agents to let the boy stay. The agents then marched Liam up to the door and made him knock, hoping this would lure his family members out of the house. Nobody answered]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-ice-detained-5-year-old-near-minneapolis-chicago-childrens-hospital-pauses-trans-care-anti-ice-protester-arrested-for-disrupting-church-service/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 18:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-ice-detained-5-year-old-near-minneapolis-chicago-childrens-hospital-pauses-trans-care-anti-ice-protester-arrested-for-disrupting-church-service/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City Council Hears Public Comment on Police Violence at Cal Anderson]]></title><description><![CDATA[New bodycam video brought eight people to the public comment period at yesterday&rsquo;s City Council meeting. Six of them were at the protest that day. Some said they were brutalized and arrested, or had witnessed police violence at the park. All voiced anger over the city&rsquo;s nonhandling of the matter.by Micah YipLast Memorial Day weekend, far-right Christian supremacist group Mayday USA used Cal Anderson Park as their own house of worship for a flamboyant event they advertised as a battle]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/city-council-hears-public-comment-on-police-violence-at-cal-anderson/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 01:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/city-council-hears-public-comment-on-police-violence-at-cal-anderson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Saw U: Walking Down 15th Avenue East, Flashing a Peace Sign While Leaving Betsutenjin, and Sitting Outside at Volunteer Park Cafe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Did you see someone? Say something!by AnonymousWhole Foods Roosevelt on MLKday<br />
You: cute guy with wide frame grey glasses. Me:tall blonde We kept making eye contact. You waited outside and said hi. I got flustered&hellip; try again?Walking down 15th Ave E on 1/20<br />
U: with curly hair &amp; headphones passing Cafe Ladro Me: light denim puffer. We caught each others eyes a couple times but kept walking. Go 4 coffee?<br />
Cute queer couple at Betsutenjin on Saturday, 12/27<br />
My partner and I were across the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/i-saw-u-walking-down-15th-avenue-east-flashing-a-peace-sign-while-leaving-betsutenjin-and-sitting-outside-at-volunteer-park-cafe/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 22:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/i-saw-u-walking-down-15th-avenue-east-flashing-a-peace-sign-while-leaving-betsutenjin-and-sitting-outside-at-volunteer-park-cafe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drag Race Episode 3: Sketch(y) Comedy with my Inner Saboteur]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are back for Episode Three of&nbsp;Drag Race. This week, we saw RDR Live, the infamous sketch comedy challenge, and as with previous seasons, Season 18&rsquo;s RDR Live proved that the struggle is real. The writing was inconsistent. The editing was heavy handed. But at least much of the cast surprised us with their improv skills.It was a bunch of drag queens in a who-can-be-the-stupidest contest, a much needed escape from the chaos in the real world.by Mike KohfeldWe are back for Episode Thre]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/drag-race-episode-3-sketchy-comedy-with-my-inner-saboteur/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 20:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/drag-race-episode-3-sketchy-comedy-with-my-inner-saboteur/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Three Area Fires Happened Last Night, Unconfirmed ICE Sightings Unnerve Seattle Schools, Canada Says the US Is a Goner]]></title><description><![CDATA[by Charles MudedeTo celebrate MLK day, my family and I had lunch at a superb soul food restaurant, Paschal&rsquo;s, in Atlanta, Georgia. There&rsquo;s a lot of good history in this place. MLK and other civil rights leaders regularly dined here in the 50s and 60s. But what caught my attention during my visit was the robot that served our food. Pictures of MLK on the wall; a robot bringing soul food to the table. What to make of this? Beats me. But I enjoyed my fried chicken sandwich, which came w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-three-area-fires-happened-last-night-unconfirmed-ice-sightings-unnerve-seattle-schools-canada-says-the-us-is-a-goner/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 18:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-three-area-fires-happened-last-night-unconfirmed-ice-sightings-unnerve-seattle-schools-canada-says-the-us-is-a-goner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Six Seattle Schools Sheltered-in-Place After Unconfirmed ICE Activity]]></title><description><![CDATA[At least six schools sheltered-in-place after these unconfirmed reports.by Vivian McCallAt least six Seattle public schools sheltered in place after unconfirmed community reports of ICE activity in the city&rsquo;s South End.<br />
The confirmed schools included Mercer International Middle School, Cleveland STEM High School, Maple Elementary School, Dearborn Park International Elementary School, Beacon Hill International Elementary School, and Aki Kurose Middle School, according to Seattle Public Scho]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/six-seattle-schools-sheltered-in-place-after-unconfirmed-ice-activity/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 00:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/six-seattle-schools-sheltered-in-place-after-unconfirmed-ice-activity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[“If We’re Going to Say His Name, Then We Have to Continue the Fight” ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Voices from Seattle's 43rd Annual MLK Day March.by Marcus Harrison GreenPhotos by John Caplinger for The Stranger<br />
On a gentle January morning, against the backdrop of civil rights being dismantled in plain sight across the country, thousands gathered at Garfield High School, refusing silence in a nation increasingly estranged from its own conscience. The city&rsquo;s 43rd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration followed its familiar rhythm: workshops in the auditorium, a rally inside the Garfi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/if-were-going-to-say-his-name-then-we-have-to-continue-the-fight/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 22:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/if-were-going-to-say-his-name-then-we-have-to-continue-the-fight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Parent Trap]]></title><description><![CDATA[Should I Open Pandora&rsquo;s Box with My Elderly Parents?by Dan SavageI&rsquo;m a gay man in my fifties, comfortable in my skin, but I suffered severe bullying throughout school, which was often abetted by teachers. A recent class reunion prompted me to write a tell-all letter to the current school director regarding that trauma. His gracious response was incredibly healing. My family has accepted me since I came out in my 20s, but they don&rsquo;t know the full extent of my ordeal. While I sha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-parent-trap/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-parent-trap/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Trump Still Insists Greenland is His, The Crocodile Up For Sale, WA Again Considers Lowering BAC Limit]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Vivian McCallFor Sale, Venue, Unprofitable? After its owners closed its smaller rooms Madame Lou&rsquo;s and Here-After and laid off half its workforce, the Crocodile is up for sale. The financial picture must be bad, because the sale is being handled through a receivership process, an alternative to bankruptcy. According to the National Independent Venue Association, only 40 percent of the state&rsquo;s independent venues and festivals are profitable. It d]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-trump-still-insists-greenland-is-his-the-crocodile-up-for-sale-wa-again-considers-lowering-bac-limit/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 17:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-trump-still-insists-greenland-is-his-the-crocodile-up-for-sale-wa-again-considers-lowering-bac-limit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Civil Rights Nonprofit Director Imraan Siddiqi Wants to Represent Legislative District 32]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sitting at Shoreline Diva Espresso, Imraan Siddiqi looked tired. Diva down? Not this diva, who wore a shirt with the words &ldquo;I know my rights&rdquo; inside an outline of Washington State.by Nathalie GrahamIt has already been a long year for Imraan Siddiqi, the executive director of the civil rights nonprofit&nbsp;Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) Washington, which is working to protect immigrants from being sucked into the gears of Donald Trump&rsquo;s administration. Sitting at]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/civil-rights-nonprofit-director-imraan-siddiqi-wants-to-represent-legislative-district-32/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 17:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/civil-rights-nonprofit-director-imraan-siddiqi-wants-to-represent-legislative-district-32/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Civil Rights Nonprofit Director Imraan Siddiqi Is Running to Represent Legislative District 32]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sitting at Shoreline Diva Espresso, Imraan Siddiqi looked tired. Diva down? Not this diva, who wore a shirt with the words &ldquo;I know my rights&rdquo; inside an outline of Washington State.by Nathalie GrahamIt has already been a long year for Imraan Siddiqi, the executive director of the civil rights nonprofit&nbsp;Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) Washington, which is working to protect immigrants from being sucked into the gears of Donald Trump&rsquo;s administration. Sitting at]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/civil-rights-nonprofit-director-imraan-siddiqi-is-running-to-represent-legislative-district-32/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 17:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/civil-rights-nonprofit-director-imraan-siddiqi-is-running-to-represent-legislative-district-32/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Police Chief and His Cameras]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a failed pilot program in Madison, SPD Chief Shon Barnes is leading a department trusted with yet another controversial camera program: the network of police CCTV cameras on Seattle&rsquo;s streets, which the public protested in City Hall as recently as this week. The programs have concerning parallels: In Madison, the pilot program failed to collect necessary data and ignored instructions from their City Council; in Seattle, Barnes didn&rsquo;t even wait for data from the pilot to push an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/a-police-chief-and-his-cameras/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 00:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/a-police-chief-and-his-cameras/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Saw U: Sharing a Moment on the Bus, Drinking Shots at the Cloud Nothings Show, Watching Nightmare Before Christmas at Kangaroo &amp; Kiwi]]></title><description><![CDATA[Did you see someone? Say something!by AnonymousWeird bus guy (Thursday 1/8)<br />
shared a moment (only us and driver? on bus), guy wanted in on bus from street, both kinda felt bad but was also a bit funny, coffee?Kangaroo &amp; Kiwi one Saturday afternoon<br />
U: a Cali girl. Me: a Guinness girl. U put Nightmare Before Christmas on the TV. I asked a lame question about beer just to talk to u. Hang sometime?<br />
Cozy Nut Tavern Cutie<br />
You: adorable blonde at The Cozy Nut with a brunette at the bar. Me: pink ca]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/i-saw-u-sharing-a-moment-on-the-bus-drinking-shots-at-the-cloud-nothings-show-watching-nightmare-before-christmas-at-kangaroo-amp-kiwi/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/i-saw-u-sharing-a-moment-on-the-bus-drinking-shots-at-the-cloud-nothings-show-watching-nightmare-before-christmas-at-kangaroo-amp-kiwi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This MLK Day Weekend: Jan 16–19, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[MLK Day March &amp; Celebration, Seahawks Watch Party, and More Cheap &amp; Easy Events Under $20by EverOut StaffThe long weekend is here, and we're suggesting some excellent uses of your time. (You're welcome.) Get involved at the MLK Day March &amp; Celebration and KEXP's 26th Annual Expansions MLK Unity Party, and check out exciting events from a Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers Divisional Game Watch Party to the first Capitol Hill Swap Meet of the year. For more ideas, check out our]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-mlk-day-weekend-jan-1619-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 19:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-mlk-day-weekend-jan-1619-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM:&nbsp;Women Don't Want to Work at SPD, Trump Has the Nobel Peace Prize Now, ICE Teargassed Six Children in Minneapolis&nbsp;]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Nathalie Graham911 Calls from Good Shooting:&nbsp;The&nbsp;New York Times obtained the 911 calls and first responder reports from the day an ICE officer shot and killed Renee Good. The first ones came in at 9:38 a.m., moments after Good was shot. &ldquo;There&rsquo;s 15 ICE agents, and they shot her, like, because she wouldn&rsquo;t open her car door,&rdquo; one caller reported.&nbsp;According to the Times, Good sustained two gunshot wounds on the right sid]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-amnbspwomen-dont-want-to-work-at-spd-trump-has-the-nobel-peace-prize-now-ice-teargassed-six-children-in-minneapolisnbsp/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 18:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-amnbspwomen-dont-want-to-work-at-spd-trump-has-the-nobel-peace-prize-now-ice-teargassed-six-children-in-minneapolisnbsp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stranger Suggests: Video Game-Inspired Dream Pop, a Hopeful Play For These Hopeless Times, and a Pistachio Sundae with Black-Currant Sauce]]></title><description><![CDATA[One really great thing to do every day of the week.by Audrey VannMONDAY 1/19&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
Crushed with SwingingSee Crushed at Baba Yaga on Monday, January 19. BEN RAYNER(MUSIC) Crushed leans into the video-game aesthetic&mdash;titling their debut EP extra life and their more recent full-length no scope&mdash;but that doesn't mean they make video game music (aside from a few glitch-pop moments). Singer Bre Morell provides bold, powerful vocals as Shaun Durkan layers beats, samples, and occasionall]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-video-game-inspired-dream-pop-a-hopeful-play-for-these-hopeless-times-and-a-pistachio-sundae-with-black-currant-sauce/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 09:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-video-game-inspired-dream-pop-a-hopeful-play-for-these-hopeless-times-and-a-pistachio-sundae-with-black-currant-sauce/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New City Council Handles Its First Protest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Protesters demanded the city investigate and hold ICE accountable, end cooperation between Seattle and ICE, and defend Seattle&rsquo;s status as a sanctuary city.by Micah YipJonathan Toledo was done waiting. He was going to schedule that sit-down with new Council President Joy Hollingsworth, and he was going to do it now&mdash;even if &ldquo;now&rdquo; was in the middle of Tuesday&rsquo;s raucous protest at the city council meeting.<br />
&ldquo;I can&rsquo;t wait until [the next meeting],&rdquo; Tole]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/new-city-council-handles-its-first-protest/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/new-city-council-handles-its-first-protest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pop Loser #12: This Week's Events, Music News, and Ya Tseen&rsquo;s Sea of Synths]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's weekly music roundupby Audrey VannWelcome back to Pop Loser! This week, we say fuck you to Spotify, congrats to Jenny Lewis (and her dog), and farewell to two talented musicians. Ya Tseen&rsquo;s Nicholas Galanin shows us his sea of analog synths. And move over, Sabrina Carpenter, Robyn has a new ovulation anthem, and it&rsquo;s way hornier than &ldquo;Juno.&rdquo;<br />
This Week in Music<br />
The Grateful Dead&rsquo;s Bob Weir has died at age 78. His family shared in a statement on Sunday]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/pop-loser-12-this-weeks-events-music-news-and-ya-tseenrsquos-sea-of-synths/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 22:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/pop-loser-12-this-weeks-events-music-news-and-ya-tseenrsquos-sea-of-synths/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WATCH: The Spring HUMP! Trailer Is Here]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are stop motion praying mantises, pottery, a sexy Bop It, and the Starfish Sex Beetle.by Hannah Murphy WinterThe Stranger's Sex Survey is out. Our reader valentines are rolling in. Love is in the air! And while yes, 2026 has been a dumpster fire so far, people are still humping. And some of you wonderful freaks put that humping on video, sent it to the geniuses at the HUMP! Film Festival, and 24 of those made it into the spring lineup.&nbsp;<br />
And look, HUMP! is always good. But if the trail]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/watch-the-spring-hump-trailer-is-here/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 21:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/watch-the-spring-hump-trailer-is-here/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ticket Alert: Charlie Puth, Band of Horses, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plus, Madison Beer and More Event Updates for January 15by EverOut StaffIt&rsquo;s Ticket Thursday, which means we&rsquo;re serving up another batch of newly announced events. Singer-songwriter and producer Charlie Puth tours this spring after dropping his fourth album, Whatever&rsquo;s Clever! Band of Horses celebrate the 20th anniversary of their debut album Everything All The Time with an all-ages show at the Vera Project and two 21+ nights at the Showbox. And, heads up: Tickets for Madison B]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-charlie-puth-band-of-horses-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 21:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-charlie-puth-band-of-horses-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: US Terrorizes Greenland, US Terrorizes US, Washington Sheriffs Yell on Facebook]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Micah Yip&ldquo;Momgate&rdquo; Strikes Back: Remember during Mayor Katie Wilson&rsquo;s campaign when former Mayor Bruce Harrell&rsquo;s team tried to turn getting financial support from her parents for her toddler&rsquo;s childcare into a scandal? It&rsquo;s back. Wilson was fined $250 by the city for not reporting the $10,000 given to her by her parents, which the Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission decided should've been reported as in-kind contribut]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-us-terrorizes-greenland-us-terrorizes-us-washington-sheriffs-yell-on-facebook/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-us-terrorizes-greenland-us-terrorizes-us-washington-sheriffs-yell-on-facebook/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Heart Sellers Is Unfortunately Really Fucking Relevant Right Now]]></title><description><![CDATA[See 'The Heart Sellers' at the Seattle Repertory Theater through February 1.by Nathalie GrahamThe day&nbsp;The Heart Sellers premiered at the Seattle Repertory Theater, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a 37-year-old woman in Minneapolis. One day later, when I saw the show, a federal agent shot two people in Portland after, court documents claim, six border agents attempted to pull them over.&nbsp;<br />
For the last year, President Donald Trump has waged war against immig]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-heart-sellers-is-unfortunately-really-fucking-relevant-right-now/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 01:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-heart-sellers-is-unfortunately-really-fucking-relevant-right-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Immaculate Collection with Yéil Ya-Tseen ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Tlingit Artist on the Tools of His Trades: Woodworking and Analog Synthsby Audrey VannTlingit artist Y&eacute;il Ya Tseen (aka Nicholas Galanin) is known for his work across artistic mediums, from wood carving and sculpture to video work and his ever-evolving musical project, Ya Tseen. On his newest album,&nbsp;Stand on My Shoulders, Ya Tseen brings on collaborators Portugal. The Man, Pink Siifu, and Meshell Ndegeocello, among many others, for an album inspired by the gifts given by ancestor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/immaculate-collection-with-yil-ya-tseen/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 20:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/immaculate-collection-with-yil-ya-tseen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Varsity Theater Will Close This Week, Bob Ferguson Grows a Spine, Maybe, and Trump Keeps Making Moves on Greenland  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Megan SelingToday Will be Gray: What you see outside right now is what you will get for the day&mdash;it won&rsquo;t get brighter, it won&rsquo;t get warmer, it won&rsquo;t get colder, but it also won&rsquo;t rain, probably. Those clouds in the sky will remain in the sky. It&rsquo;s the big nothing. It&rsquo;s like living under a weighted blanket. I love it so much.<br />
Bobby Is Back! Yesterday, Gov. Bob Ferguson delivered his first State of the State speech, a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-varsity-theater-will-close-this-week-bob-ferguson-grows-a-spine-maybe-and-trump-keeps-making-moves-on-greenland-/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 18:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-varsity-theater-will-close-this-week-bob-ferguson-grows-a-spine-maybe-and-trump-keeps-making-moves-on-greenland-/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[King County Prosecutors Won't Charge Pedro Gomez]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cheryl Delostrinos' case represents a structural crevasse in sexual assault crimes, caught between the limits in the definition of consent, and a jury&rsquo;s willingness to believe victims.by Marcus Harrison GreenCheryl Delostrinos, a South End organizer and abolitionist, doesn&rsquo;t believe in the criminal justice system.&nbsp;<br />
She didn&rsquo;t believe in it on June 18, 2024, when she says she went to a strictly-professional meeting over drinks with Pedro Gomez, the one-time director of exte]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/king-county-prosecutors-wont-charge-pedro-gomez/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 00:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/king-county-prosecutors-wont-charge-pedro-gomez/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bad Blood]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do you need to get something off your chest? Submit an I, Anonymous and we'll illustrate it!by AnonymousTo the homeowner who asked me how long it was going to take to get out of her driveway while I was waiting with a girl for the ambulance to arrive. She'd fallen coming down the hill on her skateboard and gashed her knee quite badly. You, more than anyone, crushed my faith in humanity. Rather than offering in any way to help or comfort her, you made it clear our existence was inconveniencing yo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/bad-blood/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 22:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/bad-blood/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is This the Ugliest Apartment Building in Seattle?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Urbana doesn&rsquo;t even look like a mind was behind its construction.by Charles Mudede<br />
It's impossible to miss Urbana. It&rsquo;s a gigantic apartment complex (nearly 300 units), and, because of its prime location, Northwest Market Street and 15th Avenue Northwest, it introduces the world to Ballard.But, my god, the building has no aesthetic appeal to speak of; nothing in all of it could suggest it to a region of dwelling we call architecture. Urbana doesn&rsquo;t even look like a mind was beh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/is-this-the-ugliest-apartment-building-in-seattle/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/is-this-the-ugliest-apartment-building-in-seattle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cissies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Got problems? Yes, you do! Email your question for the column to&nbsp;mailbox@savage.love!by Dan SavageI am a 45-year-old femme-presenting genderqueer AFAB person. When I have romantic relationships with cis het men, I&rsquo;ve noticed two general types: They either enjoy sex and prioritize pleasure and making things fun for their partners and themselves, but make no special big deal about it, and we usually have frequent enough sex and that&rsquo;s enjoyable and good. Or the sex starts out pret]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/cissies/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/cissies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: DOJ Resignations Over Good Case, Deadly Pecorino Romano, and Cal Raleigh’s Ass ]]></title><description><![CDATA[by Vivian McCallWow:&nbsp;At least four attorneys in the US Department of Justice have resigned over the government&rsquo;s political decision not to investigate ICE agent Jonathan Ross for shooting Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis last Wednesday. Instead, the FBI is examining Good&rsquo;s &ldquo;ties&rdquo; to activist groups after wrenching investigative materials from the state level investigators in Minnesota. The Justice Department claims the attorneys had requested early retirement before]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-doj-resignations-over-good-case-deadly-pecorino-romano-and-cal-raleighs-ass/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 18:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-doj-resignations-over-good-case-deadly-pecorino-romano-and-cal-raleighs-ass/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drag Race Episode 2: Local Queen Jane Don’t Proves She’s the (Cherry) Bomb]]></title><description><![CDATA[We&rsquo;re back with Episode Two, where our biggest challenge is keeping track of who&rsquo;s who among the fourteen shapeshifters we just met. The producers treated us to another Drag Race classic: the girl group challenge. We said goodbye to our first Season 18 queen, but don&rsquo;t fret! Our hometown hero Jane Don&rsquo;t&rsquo;s success last week was no fluke.by Mike KohfeldWe&rsquo;re back with Episode Two, where our biggest challenge is keeping track of who&rsquo;s who among the fourteen]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/drag-race-episode-2-local-queen-jane-dont-proves-shes-the-cherry-bomb/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/drag-race-episode-2-local-queen-jane-dont-proves-shes-the-cherry-bomb/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stranger Suggests: A Psychosexual NC-17 Sensation, the Beginning of Your Year of Opera, and a Stoic White-Guy Worth Your Time]]></title><description><![CDATA[One really great thing to do every day of the week.by Julianne BellMONDAY 1/12&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
Collide-O-Scope 16th Anniversary(FILM) For a whopping 16 years, Collide-O-Scope has been a fixture of Seattle&rsquo;s underground film and performance scene. It&rsquo;s an institution that&rsquo;s evolved alongside our city&rsquo;s venues and creative spaces, putting in a decade at the (dearly missed) Re-bar, shifting online during the pandemic era, and finding a four-year home at the Crocodile&rsquo;s&nbs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-a-psychosexual-nc-17-sensation-the-beginning-of-your-year-of-opera-and-a-stoic-white-guy-worth-your-time/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-a-psychosexual-nc-17-sensation-the-beginning-of-your-year-of-opera-and-a-stoic-white-guy-worth-your-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week One as Seattle’s Top Lawyer]]></title><description><![CDATA[City Attorney Erika Evans has a lot of work ahead, especially if she&rsquo;s going to stick to her campaign promises of bringing back community court and addressing the backlogged DUI and domestic violence cases.by Nathalie GrahamSo many sneakers and Blundstones. In a sterile lobby of the hulking Columbia Tower, next to the Monorail Coffee stand, office workers in jeans walked by. Schlubs. Breaking from the crowd, Erika Evans walked briskly from the elevators in black heels with a leather binder]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/week-one-as-seattles-top-lawyer/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 20:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/week-one-as-seattles-top-lawyer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Trump Wants Greenland for His Mental Health, Portland Shooting Victim Arrested, and I-5 to Be Congested for Two Years]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's Morning News Roundupby Hannah Murphy WinterGood Morning! We&rsquo;ve got a mild one today: highs in the low 50s, no rain. The sky&rsquo;s bright, even if it&rsquo;s gray. If you&rsquo;ve been complaining about the Big Dark, today&rsquo;s the day to walk that extra couple blocks to the next bus stop or keep your coat on and drink your coffee outside.<br />
But in the meantime, let&rsquo;s do the news.<br />
Trump Surprises No One: Four New York Times reporters sat down with Trump for a two-hou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-trump-wants-greenland-for-his-mental-health-portland-shooting-victim-arrested-and-i-5-to-be-congested-for-two-years/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 18:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-trump-wants-greenland-for-his-mental-health-portland-shooting-victim-arrested-and-i-5-to-be-congested-for-two-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Port Commissioner Toshiko Hasegawa Is Running for King County District 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;We can do hard things,&rdquo; says Port Commissioner Toshiko Hasegawa, who just announced her candidacy for King County Council, District 2.by Nathalie GrahamPort of Seattle Commissioner Toshiko Hasegawa leaned forward over the too-small table at Avole, the Central District coffee shop on Friday. Two days earlier, an ICE agent, Jonathan Ross, had shot Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, and the government had spent the week lying about it..<br />
&ldquo;I went to the protest last night,&rdquo; Ha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/port-commissioner-toshiko-hasegawa-is-running-for-king-county-district-2/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/port-commissioner-toshiko-hasegawa-is-running-for-king-county-district-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seattle Returns to the Drag Race Mainstage With Jane Don’t]]></title><description><![CDATA[RuPaul&rsquo;s Drag Race&nbsp;is back for an 18th season with a fresh cast of fourteen queens ready to snatch our attention and keep us entertained for the next four months. Once again, the new season includes a Seattle queen, Jane Don&rsquo;t, whose combination of quirky comedy, vintage glamour, and sharp wit make her a serious contender for the crown and title of America&rsquo;s Next Drag Superstar.by Mike KohfeldRuPaul&rsquo;s Drag Race&nbsp;is back for an 18th season with a fresh cast of fou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattle-returns-to-the-drag-race-mainstage-with-jane-dont/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2026 02:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattle-returns-to-the-drag-race-mainstage-with-jane-dont/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rep. Emily Randall Will Co-Sponsor Articles of Impeachment Against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Kristi Noem&rsquo;s lawless agents are out of control,&rdquo; Rep. Randall wrote on Bluesky. &ldquo;We cannot have rogue government agencies killing its own people in our communities.&rdquo;by Vivian McCallCongresswoman Emily Randall (WA-6) announced on Bluesky that she&rsquo;s done with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and is co-sponsoring Articles of Impeachment from Illinois Congresswoman Robin Kelly to remove her from office.<br />
&ldquo;Kristi Noem&rsquo;s lawless agents are out of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/rep-emily-randall-will-co-sponsor-articles-of-impeachment-against-homeland-security-secretary-kristi-noem/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2026 00:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/rep-emily-randall-will-co-sponsor-articles-of-impeachment-against-homeland-security-secretary-kristi-noem/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Saw U: Wearing Awesome Pants at Cherry, Talking Math and Physics at the Hideout, and Celebrating NYE at Add-a-Ball]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is it a match?by AnonymousSmall Paul NYE Show at Add-a-Ball<br />
You (dirty blonde, glasses) with your friends, saw me (bald, goatee) all by myself at 12AM... you offered a hug. Very kind. Catch a show sometime?we smiled and made eyes but went unrecognized me, Natalie.<br />
Natalie, tres bien ensembl&eacute;. I was red rain coat on 11th and pine new years day. see you same place Sunday morning? maybe fix your sink?<br />
Last Hawkings<br />
You brunette white top fur / wool lined jacket with 3 friends...me guy in bla]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/i-saw-u-wearing-awesome-pants-at-cherry-talking-math-and-physics-at-the-hideout-and-celebrating-nye-at-add-a-ball/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2026 00:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/i-saw-u-wearing-awesome-pants-at-cherry-talking-math-and-physics-at-the-hideout-and-celebrating-nye-at-add-a-ball/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MAGA and The Consequences of Selling Your Soul]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Difference Between the Devil's Pie and a Devil's Bargainby Charles MudedeNot long after Renee Nicole Good was shot by ICE, and Trump outright lied about her killer being the actual victim (the killer was, in this alternate reality posted on &ldquo;Truth&rdquo; Social, run over, in the hospital, and in very bad shape), I played D'Angelo's &ldquo;Devil&rsquo;s Pie.&rdquo; Produced by DJ Premier and released in 1998, the dusty, bass-dragged, soul-simmering track concerns desperate people who ar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/maga-and-the-consequences-of-selling-your-soul/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 21:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/maga-and-the-consequences-of-selling-your-soul/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MAGA and Consequences of Selling Your Soul]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Difference Between the Devil's Pie and a Devil's Bargainby Charles MudedeNot long after Renee Nicole Good was shot by ICE, and Trump outright lied about her killer being the actual victim (the killer was, in this alternate reality posted on &ldquo;Truth&rdquo; Social, run over, in the hospital, and in very bad shape), I played D'Angelo's &ldquo;Devil&rsquo;s Pie.&rdquo; Produced by DJ Premier and released in 1998, the dusty, bass-dragged, soul-simmering track concerns desperate people who ar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/maga-and-consequences-of-selling-your-soul/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 21:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/maga-and-consequences-of-selling-your-soul/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maybe This Year]]></title><description><![CDATA[We took a deep look into our crystal balls and made a few predictions about the kinds of headlines we may see in 2026.by Stranger StaffWe&rsquo;re one week into the new year, and shit has already gotten weird (and horrifying and sad and infuriating and and and&hellip;). More bad news: We still have 50.714 weeks to go, and it&rsquo;s anyone&rsquo;s guess how the future will unfold. In an effort to help brace ourselves for what&rsquo;s to come, we gazed into our crystal balls and made a few predic]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/maybe-this-year/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 20:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/maybe-this-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: Jan 9–11, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[No Buzz Bash, Putsata Reang, and More Cheap &amp; Easy Events Under $20by EverOut StaffIt's been an insane week, y'all. If you're looking for some escapism this weekend, find community at events from the Growler Guys' inaugural No Buzz Bash to Jane Don't with Irene the Alien &amp; Darlene Mitchell and from Putsata Reang: Resisting Erasure Through Storytelling to a Flood Relief Fundraiser at Remlinger Farms. Check out our weekly top picks guide for more things to do.<br />
FRIDAY<br />
COMEDY<br />
Crowd's Quest<br />
M]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-jan-911-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 19:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-jan-911-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Border Patrol Shoot Two People in Portland, An ICE Raid on Aurora, QAnon Shaman Enters Arizona Gubernatorial Race]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news round-up.by Nathalie GrahamFeds Shoot Two People in Portland: On Thursday afternoon, US federal agents conducting a "targeted vehicle stop" opened fire on two people in a car after the agents say the driver tried to run them over. We have heard that line before, like, maybe a day before when Immigrations and Customs Agents lied about Minneapolis' Renee Nicole Good attempting to run them over, thus allowing them to kill her. According to a Border Patrol spokesperson, t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-border-patrol-shoot-two-people-in-portland-an-ice-raid-on-aurora-qanon-shaman-enters-arizona-gubernatorial-race/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 18:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-border-patrol-shoot-two-people-in-portland-an-ice-raid-on-aurora-qanon-shaman-enters-arizona-gubernatorial-race/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Declare Your Love in the Pages of The Stranger! ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spill your heart out... in 150 characters or less.by Megan SelingAre you in love? In lust? In a complicated situationship that started with a drunken and convenient New Year's Eve kiss, but are now ready to take things to the next level by publicly declaring your adoration with the permanency of newsprint?<br />
We're filling our February issue with hundreds of&nbsp;your love notes!&nbsp;<br />
Just head over to&nbsp;thestranger.com/valentines and spill your heart in 150 characters or less. Then, when our n]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/declare-your-love-in-the-pages-of-the-stranger/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 00:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/declare-your-love-in-the-pages-of-the-stranger/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seattle Joins National Anti-ICE Protest for Woman Killed by ICE in Minneapolis]]></title><description><![CDATA[For Ray Mitchell, Renee Nicole Good&rsquo;s blood is not only on the hands of the ICE agent who shot her&mdash;it&rsquo;s on the hands of American leaders who &ldquo;refuse to stand up.&rdquo;by Micah YipFor Ray Mitchell, Renee Nicole Good&rsquo;s blood is not only on the hands of the ICE agent who shot her&mdash;it&rsquo;s on the hands of American leaders who &ldquo;refuse to stand up.&rdquo;<br />
&ldquo;So you know what I think?&rdquo; Mitchell, representing the University of Washington branch of t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattle-joins-national-anti-ice-protest-for-woman-killed-by-ice-in-minneapolis/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 22:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattle-joins-national-anti-ice-protest-for-woman-killed-by-ice-in-minneapolis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ticket Alert: Kameron Marlowe, Heavenly, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plus, Chris Stapleton and More Event Updates for January 8by EverOut StaffNew year, new events to add to the calendar! Grab your cowboy boots, Nashville-based country artist Kameron Marlowe comes to Seattle for the first time since dropping his third album in 2025. British twee pop band Heavenly has announced a tour to accompany their first album in 30 years. Plus, country star Chris Stapleton brings his All-American Road Show to the Gorge Amphitheatre&mdash;set a reminder for next week's ticket]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-kameron-marlowe-heavenly-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 21:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-kameron-marlowe-heavenly-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: DHS Killed a Woman and Lied About It, Protests in Seattle and Elsewhere, Seven Hills Park Still Closed]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Vivian McCallI&rsquo;ll start with the basics, as outlined by 404 Media, which wrote the most straightforward account I&rsquo;ve read. During a blitz of 2,000 federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, a silver Nissan Titan was driving up a snow-covered city street, but stopped when it encountered a maroon Honda blocking its way. Two agents exited the Nissan and walked toward the car. Someone shouted &ldquo;get out of the fucking car,&rdquo; and one of the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-dhs-killed-a-woman-and-lied-about-it-protests-in-seattle-and-elsewhere-seven-hills-park-still-closed/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 18:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-dhs-killed-a-woman-and-lied-about-it-protests-in-seattle-and-elsewhere-seven-hills-park-still-closed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What I Learned About the Future at Seattle WorldCon]]></title><description><![CDATA[WorldCon, the annual volunteer-run science fiction and fantasy writing convention, sweeps through a different city every year. And in 2025, they chose Seattle.&nbsp;Writers from around the world gathered this August to share ideas, display art, make costumes, pitch stories and present the prestigious Hugo Awards. Basically anything and everything to do with speculative fiction can be found at WorldCon.by Ari AndersonLike the standing on threshold of a cosmic portal, Seattle&rsquo;s convention ce]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/what-i-learned-about-the-future-at-seattle-worldcon/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 01:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/what-i-learned-about-the-future-at-seattle-worldcon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Signs of Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sound Transit clearly learned nothing from the University St. vs. UW debacle.by AnonymousDear Sound Transit,<br />
Congrats on extending Link Light Rail service to Federal Way. It's great that we're adding more transit infrastructure, even though the pace of construction is absolutely glacial.<br />
That said, what dumb fuck committee named the stations and decided on the signage?! Now, when a tourist flies into Sea-Tac, the platform signs give them the options of "Federal Way Downtown" or "Lynwood City Cen]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/signs-of-life/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 00:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/signs-of-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Foster and Rinck Sworn In, Hollingsworth Appointed Council President]]></title><description><![CDATA[City Councilmembers Dionne Foster and Alexis Mercedes Rinck were sworn in and Joy Hollingsworth unanimously appointed council president Tuesday in a packed council chambers at City Hall.by Micah YipCity Councilmembers Dionne Foster and Alexis Mercedes Rinck were sworn in and Joy Hollingsworth unanimously appointed council president Tuesday in a packed council chambers at City Hall.&nbsp;<br />
Electeds like Mayor Katie Wilson, City Attorney Erika Evans, and House Representative Brianna Thomas were amo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/foster-and-rinck-sworn-in-hollingsworth-appointed-council-president/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 22:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/foster-and-rinck-sworn-in-hollingsworth-appointed-council-president/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: West Seattle Bald Eagles Fight to the Death, Ken Jennings Wins a Local Award, Trump Eyes Greenland]]></title><description><![CDATA[by Charles MudedePeople keep moving to Washington State, according to U-Haul data examined by Gene Balk. And what do these people hope to find in this corner of America? Mainly &ldquo;jobs and outdoor recreation.&rdquo; And exactly what kind of people are moving here? Younger types. And where exactly are they moving to? The Seattle area. If this is a fact, then our city, and our new mayor Katie Wilson, must focus on affordability. We should do whatever it takes to avoid becoming another San Fran]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-west-seattle-bald-eagles-fight-to-the-death-ken-jennings-wins-a-local-award-trump-eyes-greenland/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 18:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-west-seattle-bald-eagles-fight-to-the-death-ken-jennings-wins-a-local-award-trump-eyes-greenland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Losing Horribly on Jeopardy!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Waking up that morning last October, my dream was to win a fortune on&nbsp;Jeopardy!. Then I watched the returning champion, Harrison Whitaker, shred through the games right before mine. My new dream was to not throw up all over the stage.by David LewisWaking up that morning last October, my dream was to win a fortune on&nbsp;Jeopardy!. Then I watched the returning champion, Harrison Whitaker, shred through the games right before mine. My new dream was to not throw up all over the stage.I achiev]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/losing-horribly-on-jeopardy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 23:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/losing-horribly-on-jeopardy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Maduro Pleads Not Guilty, ICE Swarms Twin Cities, WSF Low on Ferries]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's Morning News Roundupby Vivian McCallIt&rsquo;s January 6th: Four years ago today, a far-right mob of Trump zealots and anti-Democracy extremists stormed the Capitol in Washington DC to keep Trump in power and stop Congress from certifying the 2020 election results. Gallows were erected on the lawn as a throng of people chanted &ldquo;Hang Mike Pence!&rdquo; President Donald Trump had goaded this mob into action, and for 187 minutes, did nothing as it unfolded on television. Four p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-maduro-pleads-not-guilty-ice-swarms-twin-cities-wsf-low-on-ferries/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 18:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-maduro-pleads-not-guilty-ice-swarms-twin-cities-wsf-low-on-ferries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Erika Evans, Seattle’s First Black City Attorney, Is Sworn In]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was also her birthday. And because Ann Davison is gone, it's kind of your birthday.by Micah YipEvery seat was taken at City Attorney Erika Evans&rsquo; swearing-in ceremony at City Hall Monday afternoon, and dozens stood at the back and sides of the room. Microphone in hand, Evans commanded the front of the room as her family and elected officials, including Mayor Katie Wilson and several city councilmembers, looked on. Coincidentally, it was also her birthday.<br />
&ldquo;I am committed to a Seat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/erika-evans-seattles-first-black-city-attorney-is-sworn-in/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 02:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/erika-evans-seattles-first-black-city-attorney-is-sworn-in/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stranger Suggests: Sundance-Worthy Shorts, Lucy Dacus’s Guitarist, and an Art Show About the End of the World]]></title><description><![CDATA[One really great thing to do every day of the week.by Shannon LubetichMONDAY 1/5&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
Take The Stranger&rsquo;s Sex Survey<br />
(SHAMELESS PROMOTION) There ain&rsquo;t shit going on in town today. It&rsquo;s the first Monday of the new year, and it&rsquo;s grey and drizzly. Everyone is partied out. People are still holding tight to their resolutions to drink less or save more. There is literally no better day to spend 10 minutes of your time taking The Stranger&rsquo;s annual sex survey! Last]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-sundance-worthy-shorts-lucy-dacuss-guitarist-and-an-art-show-about-the-end-of-the-world/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 21:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-sundance-worthy-shorts-lucy-dacuss-guitarist-and-an-art-show-about-the-end-of-the-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Trump Chooses Oil Over the Constitution, Ferry Service to Kitsap Is Screwed, and the Seattle Times Has a New Blethen in Charge ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's Morning News Round-upby Hannah Murphy WinterIt took three days. Three days into 2026 for Trump to do something absolutely batshit crazy. Welcome to the&nbsp;first full week of 2026, and I&rsquo;m already sorry about the news you&rsquo;re about to read.<br />
&nbsp;Political scientists today[image or embed]<br />
&mdash; Melissa Baker (@melissabaker.bsky.social) January 3, 2026 at 9:18 AM&nbsp;<br />
Let&rsquo;s start with the news that you&rsquo;ve surely already heard. Late Friday night, President]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-trump-chooses-oil-over-the-constitution-ferry-service-to-kitsap-is-screwed-and-the-seattle-times-has-a-new-blethen-in-charge/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 18:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-trump-chooses-oil-over-the-constitution-ferry-service-to-kitsap-is-screwed-and-the-seattle-times-has-a-new-blethen-in-charge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irreverent Genius of Khampaeng ]]></title><description><![CDATA[As 2025 comes to an end, we&rsquo;re digging back into our archives to revisit some of our favorite stories of the year.by Michael WongAs 2025 comes to an end, we&rsquo;re digging back into our archives to revisit some of our favorite stories of the year. See them all here.<br />
What&rsquo;s more personal than how you like your pizza? In a city like Seattle, where opinions can end friendships, what you think about pizza could matter nearly as much as whom you voted for.<br />
Which makes it all the more in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-irreverent-genius-of-khampaeng-2/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-irreverent-genius-of-khampaeng-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Rock Lottery Hat Is Never Wrong ]]></title><description><![CDATA[As 2025 comes to an end, we&rsquo;re digging back into our archives to revisit some of our favorite stories of the year.by Megan SelingAs 2025 comes to an end, we&rsquo;re digging back into our archives to revisit some of our favorite stories of the year. See them all here.<br />
When I walked into the Vera Project on a rainy Sunday morning, I spotted musicians whose work I&rsquo;ve followed for years&mdash;Shaina Shepherd, Chris Martin of Kinski, Ben Verellen of Helms Alee, Bree McKenna of Tacocat, S]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-rock-lottery-hat-is-never-wrong-2/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-rock-lottery-hat-is-never-wrong-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wilson Comes in Strong at Her Swearing-In]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;I want to live in a city that honors what you're doing when you're not making money,&rdquo; Mayor Katie Wilson said, &ldquo;like the time that you spend with your kid at the playground or caring for a sick friend... A city that thinks that you should have time to read a book and lay on the grass staring up at the clouds. Because we need bread, but we need roses too.&rdquo;by Hannah Murphy WinterStanding in front of a packed room in the lobby of City Hall around 11 a.m. this morning, Mayor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/wilson-comes-in-strong-at-her-swearing-in/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2026 01:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/wilson-comes-in-strong-at-her-swearing-in/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Saw U: Driving the 40 on Leary, Chatting During Intermission at Taproot, and Waiting in the Wonderland Sale Line]]></title><description><![CDATA[Did you see someone? Say something!by Anonymousnever-ending wonderland sale line (12/13)<br />
flew by. we talked thousand oaks &amp; winter coping. you: tall w long wavy dark hair. need closure&mdash;did your nephew's new rainbow jacket win xmas??Taproot matinee<br />
I saw you at intermission...with an older couple. Looked for you afterwards but no luck...maybe another show sometime?<br />
Gil Landry Cutie<br />
We bonded over being chatty southerners in Seattle. We had great chemistry. Make me laugh at another show?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/i-saw-u-driving-the-40-on-leary-chatting-during-intermission-at-taproot-and-waiting-in-the-wonderland-sale-line/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2026 01:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/i-saw-u-driving-the-40-on-leary-chatting-during-intermission-at-taproot-and-waiting-in-the-wonderland-sale-line/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rare, Bright, and Unforgettable ]]></title><description><![CDATA[As 2025 comes to an end, we&rsquo;re digging back into our archives to revisit some of our favorite stories of the year.by Julianne BellAs 2025 comes to an end, we&rsquo;re digging back into our archives to revisit some of our favorite stories of the year. See them all here.<br />
If you&rsquo;re near the southwest corner of Cal Anderson on a Saturday night, you might catch a whiff of the smoky aroma of charcoal-grilled beef.&nbsp;<br />
Follow that scent and you&rsquo;ll find brothers Osiel and Reynaldo &l]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/rare-bright-and-unforgettable/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/rare-bright-and-unforgettable/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM:&nbsp;Katie Wilson Gets Sworn In as Mayor Today, Swiss Resort Fire Kills 40, RIP to NASA's Biggest Library]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Nathalie GrahamWelcome Back to Reality: Happy New Year to everyone and welcome back to consuming the news to those of you who vanished from regularity and routine (which means consuming all information at all times) during the purgatory between Christmas and 2026. To everyone who couldn't fuck off, sorry about that. Today we will start answering the question on everyone's lips: Is 2026 bad yet? All I can offer you is this: I don't know, probably? Make your]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-amnbspkatie-wilson-gets-sworn-in-as-mayor-today-swiss-resort-fire-kills-40-rip-to-nasas-biggest-library/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2026 16:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-amnbspkatie-wilson-gets-sworn-in-as-mayor-today-swiss-resort-fire-kills-40-rip-to-nasas-biggest-library/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Aren’t We Using All of Our Waterways to Move People?]]></title><description><![CDATA[As 2025 comes to an end, we&rsquo;re digging back into our archives to revisit some of our favorite stories of the year.by Nathalie GrahamAs 2025 comes to an end, we&rsquo;re digging back into our archives to revisit some of our favorite stories of the year. See them all here.<br />
We are so moist and soggy in this area. Majestic Puget Sound, glorious Elliott Bay, all those big, juicy lakes, and the super fun(d) Duwamish River. It&rsquo;s a lot of water and shoreline&mdash;1,600 miles in Seattle and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/why-arent-we-using-all-of-our-waterways-to-move-people/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/why-arent-we-using-all-of-our-waterways-to-move-people/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thaw the Freeze]]></title><description><![CDATA[Honey, that's not a Seattle problem, that's a you problem.by AnonymousI've lived in Seattle for about 18 months now, another transplant in a city of transplants. I was worried moving here with zero connections, being warned of the inescapable "Seattle Freeze." Having been here for one full winter and entering another, I've come to a solid conclusion: The Seattle Freeze is bullshit.In my first few months here, a new friend invited me to a party, so I mingled with folks there. One couple lamented,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/thaw-the-freeze/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/thaw-the-freeze/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Stranger's Top Fives of 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[In defiance of algorithms and arbitrary time-bound restrictions, we here at The Stranger decided to give the tradition a little twist and compile a list of our personal favorite discoveries of the year, regardless of when they came out.by Stranger StaffIt&rsquo;s the time of year where every publication releases their year-end lists and the most annoying people you know are posting their Spotify Wrapped. In defiance of algorithms and arbitrary time-bound restrictions, we here at The Stranger dec]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-strangers-top-fives-of-2025/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 20:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-strangers-top-fives-of-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Things I Ate in the Seattle Area in 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here are my best Seattle-based dishes of 2025&mdash;and likely a partial list of my future best restaurants, too.by Meg van HuygenA best dish is not the same thing as a best restaurant. They&rsquo;re different prompts, you know? A best dish can be a fluke, the only dish you liked on the whole menu, but it lifted you out of a shitty dining experience. It can be the greatest thing on a menu full of total bangers. It can also be an introduction to a new restaurant&mdash;a reason to put a pin in it]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-things-i-ate-in-the-seattle-area-in-2025/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-things-i-ate-in-the-seattle-area-in-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Many Drinks Is Too Many? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[As 2025 comes to an end, we&rsquo;re digging back into our archives to revisit some of our favorite stories of the year.by Stranger StaffAs 2025 comes to an end, we&rsquo;re digging back into our archives to revisit some of our favorite stories of the year. See them all here.<br />
ABSTRACT:<br />
After two drinks, do you think you could accurately guess your blood alcohol content? Do you think just under 0.08% is safe to drive?&nbsp;<br />
In Washington, State Senator John Lovick, a former Washington State Patro]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/how-many-drinks-is-too-many/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 18:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/how-many-drinks-is-too-many/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: CIA Strikes Venezuela, Trump Threatens Hamas, and the New Year Brings Good News for Washington Workers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's Morning News Roundupby Marcus Harrison GreenIf you were worried the dead zone between Christmas and New Year&rsquo;s didn&rsquo;t have quite enough aggressively-unnecessary holidays, congratulations: today is Falling Needles Family Fest Day, an internet-invented occasion where you&rsquo;re supposed to turn the emotional collapse of your Christmas tree into &ldquo;family fun.&rdquo; Suggested activities include recycling it, feeding birds, creating a fish condo, or dancing barefoot]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-cia-strikes-venezuela-trump-threatens-hamas-and-the-new-year-brings-good-news-for-washington-workers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 19:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-cia-strikes-venezuela-trump-threatens-hamas-and-the-new-year-brings-good-news-for-washington-workers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Highway 2 Will Partially Reopen, Ukraine Deal is "95 Percent Done," and Brigitte Bardot Is Dead]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's Morning News Roundupby Marcus Harrison GreenCongrats, folks! You&rsquo;ve made it to the final week of 2025: the year that felt less like 12 months and more like a long, haunted hallway where every door led to another novel horror. Your prize? Oh, we had one. It was hope-shaped, very small, and tragically backordered. For now, please accept this complimentary mix of step-dad humor, emotional scar tissue, and the quiet pride of knowing you outlasted whatever the hell that was.<br />
Now]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-highway-2-will-partially-reopen-ukraine-deal-is-95-percent-done-and-brigitte-bardot-is-dead/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 19:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-highway-2-will-partially-reopen-ukraine-deal-is-95-percent-done-and-brigitte-bardot-is-dead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stranger Suggests: Headbanging to Sludge Metal, Jumping into Freezing Water, and Eating Too Much Hot and Melty Cheese]]></title><description><![CDATA[One really great thing to do every day of the week.by Todd HammMONDAY 12/29&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
Rosebay Chalet<br />
(CHEESE) For the second year, Hotel 1000 is going full vintage Swiss-alpine fantasy with the Rosebay Chalet. Once entering through the gingerbread-trimmed facade (made of actual gingerbread) and settling into a faux fur-decked fireside lounge, you might just forget you&rsquo;re in Downtown Seattle. Festive cocktails aren&rsquo;t the only treat in store here, as the food menu leans into winter c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-headbanging-to-sludge-metal-jumping-into-freezing-water-and-eating-too-much-hot-and-melty-cheese/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-headbanging-to-sludge-metal-jumping-into-freezing-water-and-eating-too-much-hot-and-melty-cheese/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Making of Katie Wilson ]]></title><description><![CDATA[As 2025 comes to an end, we&rsquo;re digging back into our archives to revisit some of our favorite stories of the year.by Hannah Murphy WinterAs 2025 comes to an end, we&rsquo;re digging back into our archives to revisit some of our favorite stories of the year. See them all here.<br />
It&rsquo;s 7 o&rsquo;clock on August 5, the night of the Seattle primary election. Most local candidates are hosting their election night parties at industrial-style bars and breweries across Capitol Hill or Ballard,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-making-of-katie-wilson/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 18:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-making-of-katie-wilson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Take Our Sex Survey, You Sexy People!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Grab a drink, get comfortable, and tell us everything.by Megan SelingIt's tiiiiiiiiime!&nbsp;<br />
Now that 2025 is (almost) over, it's time to look back on the past year and spill your guts in&nbsp;The Stranger's annual sex survey!&nbsp;<br />
What's the sexiest thing you did in 2025? Do you sext? Do you subscribe to OnlyFans? What music do you listen to when getting it on? Have you ever humped in a car? What about on a Washington State Ferry? And how horny are you for Nathan Fielder?&nbsp;<br />
You have until]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/take-our-sex-survey-you-sexy-people/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/take-our-sex-survey-you-sexy-people/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Save Our VHS Tapes ]]></title><description><![CDATA[As 2025 comes to an end, we&rsquo;re digging back into our archives to revisit some of our favorite stories of the year.by Vivian McCallAs 2025 comes to an end, we&rsquo;re digging back into our archives to revisit some of our favorite stories of the year. See them all here.<br />
Libby Hopfauf and Annalise Nicholson are in a race against time, and against tape.<br />
It&rsquo;s a spring afternoon, and we&rsquo;re sitting in the office of the Moving Image Preservation of Puget Sound (MIPoPS), a narrow recta]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/save-our-vhs-tapes-2/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2025 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/save-our-vhs-tapes-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Saw U: Wearing a Red Scarf at Trader Joe's, Sharing Glances at Blue Xmas, and Saying Hi to My Dog at Green Lake]]></title><description><![CDATA[Did you see someone? Say something!by Anonymousnb hottie at 12/19 blue xmas<br />
u: row behind me, white tank top, mask, great mullet. me: white shirt, orange hair. we shared a couple glances. tried to find u after. let&rsquo;s fix that?Nola in 37C<br />
We chatted for hours while flying Aer Lingus. I hope the rest of your journey went well! Want to keep in touch, maybe hang out when I'm back?<br />
Greenlake bench cutie on Sunday<br />
My dog tried to say hi to you, and it looked like you needed it. Sorry I pulled hi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/i-saw-u-wearing-a-red-scarf-at-trader-joes-sharing-glances-at-blue-xmas-and-saying-hi-to-my-dog-at-green-lake/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2025 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/i-saw-u-wearing-a-red-scarf-at-trader-joes-sharing-glances-at-blue-xmas-and-saying-hi-to-my-dog-at-green-lake/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tales From a Broad]]></title><description><![CDATA[As 2025 comes to an end, we&rsquo;re digging back into our archives to revisit some of our favorite stories of the year.by Audrey VannAs 2025 comes to an end, we&rsquo;re digging back into our archives to revisit some of our favorite stories of the year. See them all here.<br />
&ldquo;Hello!&rdquo; I heard the greeting echo through the empty performance space and looked up to see Julie Cascioppo waving to me from a balcony above the stage like a princess atop a castle. We had arranged via email to me]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/tales-from-a-broad/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2025 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/tales-from-a-broad/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Trump Exports the War on Christmas, California Gets Another Atmospheric River, and a West Seattle Homeless Shelter Might Close Its Doors]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's Morning News Roundupby Marcus Harrison GreenHappy first day of Kwanzaa! (If you don&rsquo;t already know, let Michael B. Jordan and Elmo tell you all about it.) Here&rsquo;s hoping everyone&rsquo;s X-mas holiday was safe, full of holly, and at least one moment that reminded you why not all of us need to be around our families all the time.<br />
Let&rsquo;s rip the band-aid off the gaping nightmare national news cycle first.<br />
Exporting the War on Christmas: On Christmas Eve, Trump ordere]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-trump-exports-the-war-on-christmas-california-gets-another-atmospheric-river-and-a-west-seattle-homeless-shelter-might-close-its-doors/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2025 18:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-trump-exports-the-war-on-christmas-california-gets-another-atmospheric-river-and-a-west-seattle-homeless-shelter-might-close-its-doors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quake Rugby Isn’t a Drag ]]></title><description><![CDATA[As 2025 comes to an end, we&rsquo;re digging back into our archives to revisit some of our favorite stories of the year.by Nathalie GrahamAs 2025 comes to an end, we&rsquo;re digging back into our archives to revisit some of our favorite stories of the year. See them all here.<br />
I wrapped my arms around two giant men&mdash;the loosehead and tight head (positions, not names)&mdash;and twisted my hands into their jerseys. They gripped the waistband of my shorts, locking us together. Thank god I had]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/quake-rugby-isnt-a-drag-2/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2025 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/quake-rugby-isnt-a-drag-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thanks, Nice Nurses!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do you need to get something off your chest?by AnonymousDear Kaiser Urgent Care Nurse,<br />
Never in my 30 years of life have I had a positive experience at a Kaiser. While I am grateful for health insurance, when I took a new job this year, and they told me their insurance was Kaiser, it was enough to make me second-guess taking the position. But alas, a miracle has happened.&nbsp;<br />
In September, I went to urgent care, accompanied by my best friend, for a sharp pain in my side. I truly thought this w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/thanks-nice-nurses/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2025 02:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/thanks-nice-nurses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welcome to Seattle’s New (and Young) Jazz Age]]></title><description><![CDATA[As 2025 comes to an end, we&rsquo;re digging back into our archives to revisit some of our favorite stories of the year.by Charles MudedeAs 2025 comes to an end, we&rsquo;re digging back into our archives to revisit some of our favorite stories of the year. See them all here.<br />
I have a friend. I will not say his name. But he is to me what Charles Swann was to Marcel, the main character in Proust&rsquo;s&nbsp;Remembrance of Things Past. My friend, who is a man about town, will often, by text, tell]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/welcome-to-seattles-new-and-young-jazz-age/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/welcome-to-seattles-new-and-young-jazz-age/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anyone Who’s Anyone Was at Frito’s Holiday Party]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anyone who regularly finds themselves south of Madison Street and east of 17th Avenue probably knows Frito, a roving cat who does, in fact, have a home.by Nathalie GrahamOn Halloween night, Meganne walked from the rain into her Cherry Hill apartment building and found a brown striped mackerel tabby cat roaming the halls, sodden and mewing. He looked like her neighbor Ruby Jean&rsquo;s cat, Jorge, so she gave her a call.&nbsp;<br />
Ruby Jean answered the phone. &ldquo;It was 9 p.m. or something. I was]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/anyone-whos-anyone-was-at-fritos-holiday-party/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/anyone-whos-anyone-was-at-fritos-holiday-party/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guest Rant: Governor Ferguson’s Proposed Budget Will Hurt Everyday Washingtonians]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Well Washington Fund Could Helpby Shaun ScottWhen combined with the impact of President Trump&rsquo;s &ldquo;Big Beautiful Bill&rdquo; HR 1, the no-revenue budget that Governor Bob Ferguson proposed today will hurt everyday people in Washington State. But austerity isn&rsquo;t inevitable.<br />
On the steps of the Washington State Legislative Building earlier this month, I announced my prime sponsorship of House Bill 2100. If passed into law during the next year&rsquo;s legislative session, my bil]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/guest-rant-governor-fergusons-proposed-budget-will-hurt-everyday-washingtonians/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 01:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/guest-rant-governor-fergusons-proposed-budget-will-hurt-everyday-washingtonians/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The McClatchy News Group Is Pushing AI. Their Union Is Pushing Back.]]></title><description><![CDATA[It Took Six Months and Dozens of Misreported Factsby Micah YipIn June, the Idaho Statesman reported Boise&rsquo;s Clairvoyant Brewing Company was closing. It wasn&rsquo;t.<br />
Co-owner Mike Edmondson was confused. While Clairvoyant announced in January it planned to close, the brewery struck a deal with its building owner weeks later and announced in February it would stay open. The&nbsp;Statesman accurately reported both developments at the time.&nbsp;<br />
&ldquo;To be frank, we didn&rsquo;t know what]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-mcclatchy-news-group-is-pushing-ai-their-union-is-pushing-back/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 22:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-mcclatchy-news-group-is-pushing-ai-their-union-is-pushing-back/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christmas Wrapping]]></title><description><![CDATA[Got problems? Yes, you do! Email your question for the column to&nbsp;mailbox@savage.love!by Dan SavageI&rsquo;m a 28-year-old gay man who isn&rsquo;t going home for Christmas for the first time in my life. I&rsquo;ve been out since I was fourteen and my family has been amazingly supportive, and they love my boyfriend of four years. (They hated my first and third boyfriends, so it&rsquo;s not like they love anybody I bring home.) We&rsquo;ve spent the last three Christmases with my parents and s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/christmas-wrapping/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/christmas-wrapping/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jinkx Monsoon and BenDeLaCreme Are Here To Sleigh ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Now in its eighth year, the Jinkx and DeLa Holiday Show should be considered Christmas canon. They are hotter (and younger) than Mrs. Claus, their show is funnier than&nbsp;The Nutcracker, and they have more love in their hearts than your wretched family members. I caught up with the BFFs ahead of their five-night stint at the Moore Theatre to discuss their favorite Christmas songs, least favorite gifts, and the ethics of coal this holiday season.by Audrey VannNow in its eighth year, the Jinkx a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/jinkx-monsoon-and-bendelacreme-are-here-to-sleigh/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 19:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/jinkx-monsoon-and-bendelacreme-are-here-to-sleigh/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Stranger’s Expert List of Christmas Song Alternatives]]></title><description><![CDATA[We even put all the songs into a YouTube playlist for you! You're welcome!by The Stranger's Christmas ExpertsHit play on the video above to listen to all the songs in our YouTube playlist!<br />
&ldquo;364 Days&rdquo; by Murder City Devils<br />
In what is quite possibly the most drunken and weepy Christmas song ever written, Murder City Devils vocalist Spencer Moody invites Santa Claus to sit down, pour a drink, and begin to let go of a long night, a long season, a long year. As the two regale one another]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-strangers-expert-list-of-christmas-song-alternatives/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-strangers-expert-list-of-christmas-song-alternatives/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christian Supremacist Sean Feucht Flops at Gas Works ]]></title><description><![CDATA[As 2025 comes to an end, we&rsquo;re digging back into our archives to revisit some of our favorite stories of the year.by Vivian McCallAs 2025 comes to an end, we&rsquo;re digging back into our archives to revisit some of our favorite stories of the year. See them all here.<br />
Sean Feucht can&rsquo;t always get what he wants.<br />
At his Christian supremacist &ldquo;Revive in 25&rdquo; prayer rally at Gas Works Park on Saturday, there were no fist fights to film. No &ldquo;trans terrorism,&rdquo; or de]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/christian-supremacist-sean-feucht-flops-at-gas-works/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/christian-supremacist-sean-feucht-flops-at-gas-works/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: A Windy Christmas Eve, ICE Santa, Bill Clinton Wants All Epstein Files on Bill Clinton Released ]]></title><description><![CDATA[by Vivian McCallI&rsquo;m Dreaming of a Wind Christmas: Break out the candles, Christmas fans. A windstorm could knock out the power around dinnertime tomorrow, the Seattle Times reported. Gusts could clock above 55 miles per hour. The storm could last a few hours. After all that rain, the soil is moist, so don&rsquo;t hang out under any tree outside of the living room. They could fall.<br />
It&rsquo;s Beginning to Not Look Like Not Christmas: Today will be cloudy with a high near 45. Tomorrow, expec]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-a-windy-christmas-eve-ice-santa-bill-clinton-wants-all-epstein-files-on-bill-clinton-released/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 18:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-a-windy-christmas-eve-ice-santa-bill-clinton-wants-all-epstein-files-on-bill-clinton-released/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zahid Chaudhry to Be Released from ICE Detention]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melissa Chaudhry told The Stranger her husband will be released within 24 hours, but expects him home sooner than that. The government&rsquo;s attorney, Melissa says, didn&rsquo;t try to defend their position, admitted &ldquo;point blank&rdquo; that her husband&rsquo;s detention was a mistake, and apologized directly to Zahid.by Micah YipMuhammad Zahid Chaudhry, a Pakistan-born US army veteran and husband of a former Washington congressional candidate, will be released from ICE detention.<br />
After]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/zahid-chaudhry-to-be-released-from-ice-detention/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 01:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/zahid-chaudhry-to-be-released-from-ice-detention/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zahid Chaudhry Released from ICE Detention]]></title><description><![CDATA[Zahid was released around 3 p.m. this afternoon. "I mean, if it can happen to a decorated us veteran like me, who&rsquo;s safe?,&rdquo; he says.by Micah YipMuhammad Zahid Chaudhry, a Pakistan-born US army veteran and husband of a former Washington congressional candidate, has been released from ICE detention.<br />
After more than three months in the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Chaudhry was ordered by US District Court Judge David G. Estudillo to be freed in a habeas hearing today, according]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/zahid-chaudhry-released-from-ice-detention/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 01:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/zahid-chaudhry-released-from-ice-detention/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[20 Hours on the 1 ]]></title><description><![CDATA[As 2025 comes to an end, we&rsquo;re digging back into our archives to revisit some of our favorite stories of the year.by Julianne BellAs 2025 comes to an end, we&rsquo;re digging back into our archives to revisit some of our favorite stories of the year. See them all here.<br />
Walk onto the New York subway, the L in Chicago, or the BART in San Francisco, and the vibrancy of the city comes past the turnstile. Sometimes it&rsquo;s in the form of a dancer&rsquo;s boot missing your chin by scarcely an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/20-hours-on-the-1/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 00:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/20-hours-on-the-1/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stranger Suggests: Lord of the Rings Weed Pairings, a Comedian Who Speaks Truth to Power, and TRAINS!]]></title><description><![CDATA[One really great thing to do every day of the week.by Julianne BellMONDAY 12/22&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
Sippin Santa<br />
(FOOD &amp; DRINK) This holiday-tiki-themed pop-up (a spinoff of Miracle on 2nd at nearby Rob Roy) returns to Belltown with a curated list of cocktails served in seasonal vessels. From classic drinks like a Jungle Bird served in a Santa-hat-wearing pelican mug to inventive originals like the "Frost Bite" (tequila, sage, pineapple, lime, cranberry syrup, and spiced cranberry bitters in a Santa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-lord-of-the-rings-weed-pairings-a-comedian-who-speaks-truth-to-power-and-trains/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 21:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-lord-of-the-rings-weed-pairings-a-comedian-who-speaks-truth-to-power-and-trains/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Top 3 Books of 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Of the 70 Books I Read This Year, These Spoke to Me Directlyby Charles MudedeThis year, I read 70 or so books. All of them were great because, to be honest, I no longer have the time or energy to read bad books. The bulk of what I read in 2025 will not interest the general public because the books are concerned with some decade-old project in my head: structuralism, post-Marxism, the Scottish Enlightenment, anything academic to do with Spinoza, Leibniz, Octavia Butler, Rosa Luxemburg, Joan Robin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/my-top-3-books-of-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 20:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/my-top-3-books-of-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Trump Blocks an Oil Tanker, MAGA Fractures at AmFest, and DC Had a Funeral for the Penny]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news round-up.by Hannah Murphy WinterGood Morning! We did it. We survived the Longest Night. Today, the sun rose at 7:56 a.m., and we&rsquo;ll get fractions of a minute back every day. We still have to get through the sneakiest part of winter&mdash;February and March&mdash;which somehow feel darker and colder than December, but that&rsquo;s a problem for future us. But for today, we&rsquo;ve got highs in the 40s, lows in the 30s, with a 100 percent chance of rain.<br />
Let&rsqu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-trump-blocks-an-oil-tanker-maga-fractures-at-amfest-and-dc-had-a-funeral-for-the-penny/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 18:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-trump-blocks-an-oil-tanker-maga-fractures-at-amfest-and-dc-had-a-funeral-for-the-penny/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Saw U: On a Date at Zig Zag Cafe, Wearing a Hat With Horns at Screwdriver Bar, and Buying Cassettes at the Record Store]]></title><description><![CDATA[Did you see someone? Say something!by AnonymousBald and beautiful on the link<br />
the wide leg trouser/overcoat/samba combo was immaculate and you probably don&rsquo;t bat for my team.I was with my pink Afroed child, exiting symphony stopDick&rsquo;s Burgers<br />
Omar with the red shoes you never came back! I waited all weekend! &#10084;&#65039;Elisa<br />
Fun Hat at Screwdriver Bar 11/30<br />
you: wearing a knitted hat with horns, yapping with everyone that came up to the bar. i complimented it &amp; went back to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/i-saw-u-on-a-date-at-zig-zag-cafe-wearing-a-hat-with-horns-at-screwdriver-bar-and-buying-cassettes-at-the-record-store/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 01:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/i-saw-u-on-a-date-at-zig-zag-cafe-wearing-a-hat-with-horns-at-screwdriver-bar-and-buying-cassettes-at-the-record-store/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Starbucks Workers Set up Strike Camp at Company Headquarters ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Workers Say They&rsquo;ll Be There 24/7 Until Starbucks Bargains Fairlyby Micah YipIt looked like a weekend campout: tents pitched in clusters, sodas and snacks scattered across picnic tables, upbeat music blasting through the speakers, and groups of young people milling about, laughing and talking.<br />
But it wasn&rsquo;t. It was day 36 of the Starbucks Workers Union&rsquo;s (SBWU) strike, and scores of union workers and supporters were setting up &ldquo;Camp Contract&rdquo; in front of Starbucks h]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/starbucks-workers-set-up-strike-camp-at-company-headquarters/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 01:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/starbucks-workers-set-up-strike-camp-at-company-headquarters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: Dec 19–21, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dark Beer Fest, Fremont Winter Solstice Bike Ride, and More Cheap &amp; Easy Events Under $20by EverOut StaffIt's winter solstice this Sunday, which means we're turning a corner into gradually longer days. 'Til then, we're keeping things merry and bright with weekend picks from the 12th Annual Dark Beer Fest to the Eleventh Hour Makers Market and from Winter Solstice Luminaria Walk to the Fremont Winter Solstice Bike Ride. Check out our weekly top picks guide for more ideas.<br />
FRIDAY<br />
LIVE MUSIC<br />
Ra]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-dec-1921-2025/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 19:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-dec-1921-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Ferguson Has a Ferry Plan, Brown Shooting Suspect Found Dead, Don't Go to the Patrick Mahomes Steak House]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news round-up.by Nathalie GrahamBob's Billion Dollar Boats:&nbsp;Gov. Bob Ferguson announced via his supplemental budget plan that he intends to buy three new ferry boats ($1 billion) and spend cash ($150 million) to keep the current aging fleet alive. It's not cheap to save the Washington State Ferry system, but, in spite of all bad budget news, Ferguson thinks it's possible through the magic of selling bonds.&nbsp;<br />
Shred Season: The good news from all this weather is sno]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-ferguson-has-a-ferry-plan-brown-shooting-suspect-found-dead-dont-go-to-the-patrick-mahomes-steak-house/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 17:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-ferguson-has-a-ferry-plan-brown-shooting-suspect-found-dead-dont-go-to-the-patrick-mahomes-steak-house/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seattle Children’s Hospital Nurses on the Verge of First-Ever Strike]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seattle Children's nurses and their union, the Washington State Nurses Association, say they don't want to strike, but the hospital, and it's anti-union law firm, aren't giving them a choice.by Nathalie GrahamFor the first time in Seattle Children&rsquo;s Hospital&rsquo;s 118-year history, its unionized nurses are on the verge of a strike.&nbsp;<br />
After going back and forth over contract negotiations since May, 2,200 nurses are holding a strike vote on December 21 and December 22. If the nurses st]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattle-childrens-hospital-nurses-on-the-verge-of-first-ever-strike/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 00:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattle-childrens-hospital-nurses-on-the-verge-of-first-ever-strike/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pop Loser: Music News, This Week's Events, and the First Song Sera Cahoone Learned on Guitar]]></title><description><![CDATA[by Audrey Vann<br />
Welcome back to Pop Loser! This week, we&rsquo;ll dive into the luminaries we&rsquo;ve lost, Brian Eno&rsquo;s newest project, and my nightmare blunt rotation. I get to rant and rave about underrated &lsquo;70s singer-songwriter Dory Previn. And in this edition of First Times, Sera Cahoone shares the first song she learned on guitar.Get Pop Loser&nbsp;in your inbox&nbsp;every week.This Week in Music:<br />
This week has been filled with loss. Singer-songwriter Joe Ely, who was known as]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/pop-loser-music-news-this-weeks-events-and-the-first-song-sera-cahoone-learned-on-guitar/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 23:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/pop-loser-music-news-this-weeks-events-and-the-first-song-sera-cahoone-learned-on-guitar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ticket Alert: Alex G, CupcakKe, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plus, Ladytron and More Event Updates for December 18by EverOut StaffWe're wrapping up a final batch of tickets for you in 2025. Multi-instrumentalist and singer Alex G plays two nights at Showbox SoDo next May. Chicago-hailing rapper CupcakKe returns to Seattle with raunchy rhymes from her recently released album The Bakkery. Plus, British synthpop band Ladytron crosses the pond in support of their eighth studio album. Read on for details on those and other newly announced events.<br />
ON SALE FRIDA]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-alex-g-cupcakke-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 22:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-alex-g-cupcakke-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sugar Daddy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do you need to get something off your chest? Submit an I, Anonymous and we'll illustrate it!by AnonymousI didn&rsquo;t mean to steal, truly. I stopped by a new downtown bagel shop this past weekend, elated to have a Sunday option for coffee, etc., as many coffee shops are closed on weekends in the CBD. The very friendly and helpful young lady at the window took my order&mdash;two bagels, a cold brew, and a tub of scallion schmear&mdash;then I stood to the side and waited.She called my name, I gr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/sugar-daddy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/sugar-daddy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: The President Yells at Us, Power Outage in Snohomish County, Rep. Dan Newhouse Won’t Seek Reelection]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Micah YipLights Out: 400,000 residents lost power in yesterday&rsquo;s high winds, and nearly 50,000 remain in the dark. The Snohomish Public Utilities District said it could take multiple days for power to be restored due to &ldquo;extensive and spread out&rdquo; damage in the service area. Snohomish County is also one of the areas hit hardest by the floods.<br />
The King&rsquo;s Speech: President Donald Trump spoke loud, fast and angry during his 18-minute add]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-the-president-yells-at-us-power-outage-in-snohomish-county-rep-dan-newhouse-wont-seek-reelection/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-the-president-yells-at-us-power-outage-in-snohomish-county-rep-dan-newhouse-wont-seek-reelection/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seattle Music Scene Gut Check]]></title><description><![CDATA[Smaller Venues Keep Closing Even Though They're Vital to Our City's Nightlifeby Dave SegalMusic venue operators still booking live music and DJs are miracle workers. So many factors are working against them. The cost of everything is rising and music aficionados' wages mostly aren't keeping up. Clubbing has become an infrequent luxury for many.&nbsp;<br />
When the venerable Crocodile announced plans to shutter in mid-December its two downstairs rooms&mdash;the 300-capacity Madame Lou's and the 100-ca]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattle-music-scene-gut-check/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 18:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattle-music-scene-gut-check/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sara Nelson’s New Political Consultant Regulations Have No Teeth]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Bill Is &ldquo;Meaningless,&rdquo; Says One Consultantby Micah YipFor the past few months, outgoing City Council President Sara Nelson has been pushing her final agenda: a bill to regulate political consultants. It made it to full Council on Tuesday and passed as Nelson&rsquo;s last act on the dais. But by the time it reached the full council, the bill had been so heavily amended that it barely did, well, anything.<br />
Under the bill that council passed, political consultants must register with]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/sara-nelsons-new-political-consultant-regulations-have-no-teeth/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 01:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/sara-nelsons-new-political-consultant-regulations-have-no-teeth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Floods Claim First Life, Leavenworth Is Hurting, the US Is Bleeding Jobs ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's Morning News Roundup.by Charles MudedeAfter days of real rain, the real wind came and annihilated many trees and cut power for an estimated 300,000 humans in the water-clogged region. &ldquo;0 dark dark dark. They all go into the dark,&rdquo; howled wind gusts that, in some parts, reached 112 mph. This morning, Seattle&rsquo;s sky is almost calm and few of the brightest stars are visible. As for the rest of the day, expect some showers, strong and cold breezes, and a high of 47.<br />
T]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-floods-claim-first-life-leavenworth-is-hurting-the-us-is-bleeding-jobs/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 18:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-floods-claim-first-life-leavenworth-is-hurting-the-us-is-bleeding-jobs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good Working Order]]></title><description><![CDATA[Got problems? Yes, you do!by Dan SavageMy partner is still in love with her ex. For ten years she believed him to be the love of her life. It&rsquo;s been two years since they split and there&rsquo;s no possibility of them getting back together because he betrayed her in the most despicable possible way. It was the kind of betrayal that sends most people to jail. That&rsquo;s all I&rsquo;ll say about it. She insists the betrayal was a symptom of his &ldquo;illness,&rdquo; so in some form she mak]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/good-working-order/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 19:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/good-working-order/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Bad Weather, Broken Levees, and “Slop” Is Word of the Year ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Vivian McCallWe&rsquo;re too soaked for our own good.&nbsp;And it&rsquo;s not stopping. Rain is in the forecast today through at least Monday. There&rsquo;s a flood watch in effect through Thursday in parts of northwest and west central Washington.<br />
Feel the Earth Move: All this rain is making the land fall apart, so watch out for landslides along Interstate 90 and Highway 2, said the state department of transportation. Yesterday morning, a landslide closed]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-bad-weather-broken-levees-and-slop-is-word-of-the-year/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 17:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-bad-weather-broken-levees-and-slop-is-word-of-the-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Levee Breached in King County]]></title><description><![CDATA[About two hours after a levee on the lower Green River broke, bringing the possibility of a life-threatening flash flood to parts of Tukwila, King County Executive Girmay Zahilay held a press conference outside the King County Emergency Operations Center in Renton.by Nathalie GrahamAbout two hours after a levee on the lower Green River broke, bringing the possibility of a life-threatening flash flood to parts of Tukwila, King County Executive Girmay Zahilay held a press conference outside the Ki]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/levee-breached-in-king-county/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 00:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/levee-breached-in-king-county/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Committee Approves Political Consultant Regulation Bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Modeled after what Council President Sara Nelson describes as similar laws in Portland and San Francisco, her bill will prevent &ldquo;backroom wheeling and dealing,&rdquo; she says. But as&nbsp;The Stranger reported last week, politicos suspect another motivation.by Micah YipCity Council&rsquo;s Governance, Accountability and Economic Development Committee approved Council President Sara Nelson&rsquo;s bill to tighten restrictions on political consultants working in City Hall.<br />
If it&rsquo;s pas]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/committee-approves-political-consultant-regulation-bill/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 23:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/committee-approves-political-consultant-regulation-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stranger Suggests: Seattle's Favorite Holiday Light Display, One of Hip-Hop&rsquo;s Old-Soul Success Stories, and a True Hockey Rivalry]]></title><description><![CDATA[One really great thing to do every day of the week.by Julianne BellMONDAY 12/15&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
Vengeance Is Mine<br />
(FILM) The late German-American filmmaker Michael Roemer is primarily known for his landmark films Nothing But a Man (1964) and The Plot Against Harry (1971), but his lesser-known family drama Vengeance Is Mine (1984) could give them a run for their money. On a trip to her family home in Rhode Island, where she hopes to get closure from her traumatic childhood, Jo (Brooke Adams) befriend]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-seattles-favorite-holiday-light-display-one-of-hip-hoprsquos-old-soul-success-stories-and-a-true-hockey-rivalry/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 22:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-seattles-favorite-holiday-light-display-one-of-hip-hoprsquos-old-soul-success-stories-and-a-true-hockey-rivalry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: A Mass Shooting at Brown University, More Flooding in Washington, and Some Fresh TSA Hell]]></title><description><![CDATA[by Hannah Murphy WinterIt was a violent, horrifying weekend.&nbsp;A mass shooting at Brown University during a study session in the school&rsquo;s engineering and physics building left two people dead and nine injured. The university was locked down for 12 hours, with students crouched under desks and inside locked classrooms. As of this morning, the shooter is still at large. Police had arrested a person of interest over the weekend, but they released them on Sunday, saying that evidence pointe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-a-mass-shooting-at-brown-university-more-flooding-in-washington-and-some-fresh-tsa-hell/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 18:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-a-mass-shooting-at-brown-university-more-flooding-in-washington-and-some-fresh-tsa-hell/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Saw U: Running Up the Hill at Gas Works, Swimming at the Ballard Pool, and Displaying the Same Trekkie Sticker]]></title><description><![CDATA[Did you see someone? Say something!by AnonymousFreezing in Fremont<br />
Last winter, we ran up the hill at Gas Works and watched bagpipers march into Barrel Thief. If you still think about that you should shoot me a text.Trekkie at Another Castle<br />
I ran back just to say we had the same sticker.Brian ScagnelliRed Beanie Cutie Swapping Eye Twinkles at Cap Hill TJ&rsquo;s<br />
We met eyes and grinned cutely in the frozens. You: late 40&rsquo;s beard/scruff, tan pants, red beanie. Me: short blue hair. Hoping w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/i-saw-u-running-up-the-hill-at-gas-works-swimming-at-the-ballard-pool-and-displaying-the-same-trekkie-sticker/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2025 01:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/i-saw-u-running-up-the-hill-at-gas-works-swimming-at-the-ballard-pool-and-displaying-the-same-trekkie-sticker/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Republican Lawmaker Wants to Kill Coroner Elections]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rep. Jeremie Dufault says he&rsquo;ll save the taxpayers money on &ldquo;unnecessary&rdquo; elections.&nbsp;Washington coroners say the bill has no pulse.by Nathalie GrahamIn Washington, 17 counties elect their coroner, the person who deals with death investigations. Rep. Jeremie Dufault (R-Yakima)&nbsp;prefiled a bill ahead of the legislative session that would change that and make it so all coroner positions in the state are appointed rather than elected. Dufault says he&rsquo;ll save the taxp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/republican-lawmaker-wants-to-kill-coroner-elections/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 23:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/republican-lawmaker-wants-to-kill-coroner-elections/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: Dec 12–14, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aqu&iacute; Mercado&rsquo;s Posada Navide&ntilde;a, One Seattle Soul Holiday Concert, and More Cheap &amp; Easy Events Under $20by EverOut StaffThis weekend should bring a slight reprieve from the rain, so head out to holiday happenings from Aqu&iacute; Mercado&rsquo;s Posada Navide&ntilde;a to Punk Rock Flea Market's War on Christmas and from the Parade of Boats On-Shore Viewing Party to the One Seattle Soul Holiday Concert. Plus, take a look at our top picks guide for more ideas.<br />
FRIDAY<br />
SPORTS]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-dec-1214-2025/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 20:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-dec-1214-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Skagit County Flood Risk Persists, a Ghost Ship in Mukilteo, Indiana Republicans Vote Against Trump Plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news round-up.by Nathalie GrahamListen to the Evacuation Orders!&nbsp;Around 78,000 people live in the Skagit River's flood plain. While the rain has lessened, flood waters are still accumulating. The water level is rising in the river and testing the limits of a series of dikes and levees. The crest of the water should arrive in Mount Vernon this morning, a foot higher than normal. Despite officials issuing evacuation orders, many haven't left. Not to get all Led Zeppelin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-skagit-county-flood-risk-persists-a-ghost-ship-in-mukilteo-indiana-republicans-vote-against-trump-plan/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 17:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-skagit-county-flood-risk-persists-a-ghost-ship-in-mukilteo-indiana-republicans-vote-against-trump-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ticket Alert: Tyler Childers, Megan Moroney, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plus, Treaty Oak Revival and More Event Updates for December 11by EverOut StaffLooking for an easy holiday gift? Grab some tickets! Tyler Childers transports audiences to Appalachia on his Snipe Hunt Tour. Country star Megan Moroney will tour to support her forthcoming third album Cloud 9. Plus, &ldquo;West Texas degenerates&rdquo; Treaty Oak Revival hit the road with rotating special guests next spring. Read on for details on those and other newly announced events, plus some news you can use.<br />
O]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-tyler-childers-megan-moroney-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 22:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-tyler-childers-megan-moroney-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nelson’s Campaign Transparency Bill May Be up for a Vote]]></title><description><![CDATA[At face value, the bill isn&rsquo;t especially controversial&mdash;more transparency around who is advising city leaders is a good idea. But the reason? Sara Nelson&rsquo;s either changed her mind about why she&rsquo;s introduced this bill, or she&rsquo;s not being honest.by Micah YipAt last Thursday&rsquo;s City Council Governance, Accountability, and Economic Development Committee meeting, Council President Sara Nelson introduced a bill that would regulate political consultants in Seattle&rsqu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/nelsons-campaign-transparency-bill-may-be-up-for-a-vote/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 20:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/nelsons-campaign-transparency-bill-may-be-up-for-a-vote/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Greatest Science-Fiction Soundtrack Ever]]></title><description><![CDATA[Avex Ensemble&rsquo;s performance will be synchronized with the 1982 version of the film.by Charles MudedeWe open with a row of black smokestacks belching fire. The sky is almost totally black, and one has the impression that the city, which is far down below and has lights like stars stuck in tar, hasn&rsquo;t seen the sun in a century or more. Suddenly, a bolt of smog lightning. After the rumble, other fireballs rise and roar as a flying car approaches and buzzes by. It&rsquo;s heading to two]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-greatest-science-fiction-soundtrack-ever/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 20:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-greatest-science-fiction-soundtrack-ever/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Flood Evacuations, Mayor-Elect Wilson Keeps SPD Chief, Wild Waves Is Closing]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Micah YipFlood Watch: Gov. Bob Ferguson declared a state of emergency yesterday over record flooding in Western Washington, activating the National Guard and sending calls for help to the federal government. An estimated 100,000 people could face evacuation orders. Evacuation orders have been issued in Skagit County for people living within the 100-year floodplain (an area with a 1% annual chance of flooding), in Concrete, Sumas in Whatcom County, Mount Ver]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-flood-evacuations-mayor-elect-wilson-keeps-spd-chief-wild-waves-is-closing/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 18:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-flood-evacuations-mayor-elect-wilson-keeps-spd-chief-wild-waves-is-closing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City Council Approves Police Contract That Lacks Real Accountability Measures]]></title><description><![CDATA[The City Council meeting Tuesday was chaotic. The Seattle Police Officers&rsquo; Guild (SPOG) contract was up for a vote, more than 20 public commenters showed up to speak (and shout) against it. Some Seattle City Councilmembers expressed strong opposition as well, citing the lack of accountability measures promised nearly a decade ago.by Micah YipThe City Council meeting Tuesday was chaotic. The Seattle Police Officers&rsquo; Guild (SPOG) contract was up for a vote, more than 20 public commente]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/city-council-approves-police-contract-that-lacks-real-accountability-measures/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 18:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/city-council-approves-police-contract-that-lacks-real-accountability-measures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seattle Pride World Cup Match Features Antigay Egypt and Iran]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teams from two antigay countries are playing Seattle's "Pride Match."by Nathalie GrahamThe World Cup is coming to North America next year&mdash;and Seattle&rsquo;s hosting a handful of games. You know, the ones Donald Trump threatened to take away because he doesn&rsquo;t like our politics. Since that&rsquo;s not happening, we&rsquo;ll host four group stage games at Seattle Stadium (n&eacute;e Lumen Field) during June. Hm, what else happens in June and is a big deal? Pride.&nbsp;<br />
Naturally, Seat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattle-pride-world-cup-match-features-antigay-egypt-and-iran/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 01:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattle-pride-world-cup-match-features-antigay-egypt-and-iran/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Seattle Fido Freeze]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do you need to get something off your chest? Submit an I, Anonymous and we'll illustrate it!by AnonymousTo the Gen-x white lady with the older dog: you were walking down the sidewalk, oblivious to the world outside your phone. Our little 23-pound dog with sad-subby energy was waiting patiently to sniff your dog&rsquo;s butt. Your dog saw our dog. We saw you. When you looked up, startled from your phone, you rudely walked into the parking strip, around a sign, and into the street to avoid saying]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-seattle-fido-freeze/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 23:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-seattle-fido-freeze/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seattle Fucking Rules at Holiday Drinks, and Here Are Some of the Best]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here, in the atheist-est part of the nation, the most important part of the holiday season is the food and drink.by Meg van HuygenI&rsquo;ll come out and say it: Here, in the atheist-est part of the nation, the most important part of the holiday season is the food and drink. If you&rsquo;re in it for the Christmas spirit or the religious euphoria, that&rsquo;s very nice, and I&rsquo;m happy for you. But in a sometimes-lonely city of mostly transplants, when weather is doing&hellip; what it does]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattle-fucking-rules-at-holiday-drinks-and-here-are-some-of-the-best/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 19:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattle-fucking-rules-at-holiday-drinks-and-here-are-some-of-the-best/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: City Council Approves Police Contract, First Black Woman Appointed to County Council, Too Much Water]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's Morning News Roundupby Vivian McCallSpoggers:&nbsp;Seattle City Council approved the city&rsquo;s contract with the Seattle Police Officer&rsquo;s Guild (SPOG) in a 6-3 vote. Seattle police officers remain the highest paid in the state, and we didn&rsquo;t get any significant accountability measures in the contract. The CARE team is expanding, but not much. Micah will have more on this later. SPOG celebrated victory with this dorkass tweet.<br />
Seattle City Council ratifies the SPOG c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-city-council-approves-police-contract-first-black-woman-appointed-to-county-council-too-much-water/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 17:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-city-council-approves-police-contract-first-black-woman-appointed-to-county-council-too-much-water/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sen. Rebecca Saldaña Is Running for King County Council District 2 ]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s Not a Demotionby Nathalie GrahamKing County Executive Girmay Zahilay&rsquo;s county council seat has barely cooled, and next year&rsquo;s election is already on. Washington State Sen. Rebecca Salda&ntilde;a (D-Seattle) announced&mdash;first at a private event Sunday, then officially on Monday&mdash;that she&rsquo;s running.&nbsp;<br />
The seat will be wide open in the November election because Zahilay only considered appointees who would &ldquo;care take&rdquo; the position, not seek elect]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/sen-rebecca-saldaa-is-running-for-king-county-council-district-2/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 01:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/sen-rebecca-saldaa-is-running-for-king-county-council-district-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Five Best Underread PNW Authors of 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brilliant local writers who also absolutely deserve your attention and dollars.by Katie Lee EllisonInstead of another year-end best-of list, I want to shout out the local writers who toil to find the right words in and around our very town, and don&rsquo;t always get the shine they earn and deserve. In this wild world, local community is ever more critical to our survival, and books are our collective light in the darkness as we barrel toward the winter solstice and the darkest, wettest days of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-five-best-underread-pnw-authors-of-2025/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 21:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-five-best-underread-pnw-authors-of-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City Councilmember Rob Saka: Why I’m Voting Against the SPOG Contract ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rob Saka announces that he will be voting against the SPOG contract.by City Councilmember Rob SakaAt today&rsquo;s Seattle City Council meeting, I will be voting against the proposed collective bargaining agreement with the Seattle Police Officers Guild. I want to be clear about this upfront because accountability comes first, and this agreement does not meet the standard our city deserves.&nbsp;<br />
Before we get to numbers and bargaining tables, I need to begin with what shapes every decision I ma]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/city-councilmember-rob-saka-why-im-voting-against-the-spog-contract/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 20:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/city-councilmember-rob-saka-why-im-voting-against-the-spog-contract/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Creepy Dancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Got problems? Yes, you do! Email your question for the column to&nbsp;mailbox@savage.love!by Dan SavageCisgender bi-female late forties, living in the Bay Area. My boyfriend and I have been dating six months and are very much in love. His friends party quite a bit, lots of drinking and other party favors, and we all enjoy feeling good on the dance floor. The first time I met one of his friends &mdash; a guy in his thirties &mdash; it was a big, fun night, I wanted his friend to feel included (it]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/creepy-dancer/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 19:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/creepy-dancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Australia Kicks Kids Off Social Media, More Rain Is Coming to Seattle, Trump Bails Out Farmers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's Morning News Roundupby Megan SelingAbout That Weather: Monday&rsquo;s heavy rain was just the beginning. Rivers are flooding all over Western Washington&mdash;the Snohomish River is expected to reach a record high&mdash;and the Seattle Times says a &ldquo;stronger surge of subtropical moisture is on track to arrive Tuesday night.&rdquo; Keep your phones charged, make some hot chocolate, and get comfortable, it&rsquo;s gonna be a wet night.<br />
Get &lsquo;Em, Valdez: Seattle Senator Ja]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-australia-kicks-kids-off-social-media-more-rain-is-coming-to-seattle-trump-bails-out-farmers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 18:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-australia-kicks-kids-off-social-media-more-rain-is-coming-to-seattle-trump-bails-out-farmers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transit Soles]]></title><description><![CDATA[In honor of the new light rail extension, Charles Mudede celebrates one thing that can't be seen as a pedestrian: shoes at rest.by Charles MudedeSound Transit's Federal Way Downtown Station opened this weekend, with lots of music, dancing, speeches, curious people, and rain. My trip there began at Columbia City Station, and took 15 minutes to reach the airport and 30 the final stop. The activation of the new stations (which include Kent Des Moines and Star Lake) added eight miles of track to the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/transit-soles/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 22:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/transit-soles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mahjong Nights Are In, AI Food Pics Are Out]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mahjong social nights are a reminder that the kids are all right, no matter what kinda pants they&rsquo;re wearing.by Michael WongAll of a sudden we&rsquo;re in the final stretch of 2025, and amid the myriad of orange-colored bullshit. I&rsquo;m glad we survived, and am excited to thrive with you in 2026. But as we look forward to a new year, let&rsquo;s remember what to leave behind: What&rsquo;s corny, what&rsquo;s tired, what&rsquo;s holding us back, and what can we do better? Written by an A]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/mahjong-nights-are-in-ai-food-pics-are-out/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 21:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/mahjong-nights-are-in-ai-food-pics-are-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stranger Suggests: A Campy Christmas Movie Night, a Band for Fans of Kate Bush, and a Weirdo Art Party in Georgetown]]></title><description><![CDATA[One really great thing to do every day of the week.by Julianne BellMONDAY 12/8&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
Collide-O-Scope Xmess: Final Show Hosted by Shane Wahlund and Michael Anderson<br />
(FILM) We&rsquo;ve reached the end of an era, and it's time to take the strangest sleigh ride you&rsquo;ll ever embark on. Collide-O-Scope is back with an all-new Xmess spectacular: a deliriously demented collage of vintage holiday oddities, freaky film scraps, and found-footage delights, all stitched together by hosts Shane Wah]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-a-campy-christmas-movie-night-a-band-for-fans-of-kate-bush-and-a-weirdo-art-party-in-georgetown/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-a-campy-christmas-movie-night-a-band-for-fans-of-kate-bush-and-a-weirdo-art-party-in-georgetown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The El Rey Has Been Saved! What's Next?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Common AREA Maintenance Is Making Plans for Artist Housing and a Cultural Spaceby Audrey Vann&ldquo;How do you form a creative space that is sustainable? How do you institutionalize something while keeping it free and fun? These are the important questions we keep asking ourselves,&rdquo; says Timothy Firth, the director of Belltown-based arts collective, studio, and gallery Common AREA Maintenance (or CAM). The self-described &ldquo;scrappy&rdquo; collective has campaigned over the last year to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-el-rey-has-been-saved-whats-next/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 20:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-el-rey-has-been-saved-whats-next/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: The Senate Still Doesn't Have a Plan for Healthcare, the Race for D2 Has Begun, and an Atmospheric River Is Coming]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Hannah Murphy WinterGood morning! It might be two weeks until the Winter Solstice, but by my metrics, winter is already here. The weather is moody. The sun sets at 4:18 today. The storm drains are full of that sticky batter of dead leaves, mud, and dog poop. It&rsquo;s hibernation time.<br />
Speaking of Weather, She&rsquo;s Comin&rsquo;: We&rsquo;ve got an atmospheric river on the way. The National Weather Service says the mountains could see up to 10 inches of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-the-senate-still-doesnt-have-a-plan-for-healthcare-the-race-for-d2-has-begun-and-an-atmospheric-river-is-coming/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 18:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-the-senate-still-doesnt-have-a-plan-for-healthcare-the-race-for-d2-has-begun-and-an-atmospheric-river-is-coming/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senator Murray Calls for the Release of Man Mauled by ICE Dog]]></title><description><![CDATA[Washington Senator Patty Murray is calling for the immediate release of&nbsp;Wilmer Toledo-Martinez from the Northwest ICE Detention Center. He was arrested on November 14, outside of his home, and attacked by an ICE dog, and has struggled to get proper medical care for his injuries in the Tacoma facility.by Hannah Murphy WinterWashington Senator Patty Murray is calling for the immediate release of&nbsp;Wilmer Toledo-Martinez from the Northwest ICE Detention Center. He was arrested on November 1]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/senator-murray-calls-for-the-release-of-man-mauled-by-ice-dog/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 18:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/senator-murray-calls-for-the-release-of-man-mauled-by-ice-dog/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hacking the Met]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Western art history is colonial propaganda.&rdquo;by Amanda Manitach&ldquo;Did you see Washington Crossing the Delaware?&rdquo; a security officer asked as I scrutinized the labyrinthine floor plan of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s the largest painting in the American Wing. Nearly 22 feet across!&rdquo;<br />
I had indeed seen it, in all its largeness. It dominated the gallery packed with a crowd that collectively craned its neck to take in the larger-than-life future preside]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/hacking-the-met/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 20:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/hacking-the-met/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The New Version of Come from Away Is Still Wonderful, But a Little Weird]]></title><description><![CDATA[Perhaps a 10-Year-Old Show Doesn&rsquo;t Need to Be Changedby Nathalie GrahamHere is the thing about Come from Away: you really can&rsquo;t mess it up. The 2015 musical about the 38 planes diverted from the US airspace during 9/11 and the 7,000 people stranded in the bumfuck nowhere town of Gander, Newfoundland, is wonderful. Delightful and oh-so-Canadian strangers opening their doors to these stranded newcomers is a microcosm of hope in the story of a nation made paranoid and afraid by tragedy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-new-version-of-come-from-away-is-still-wonderful-but-a-little-weird/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 20:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-new-version-of-come-from-away-is-still-wonderful-but-a-little-weird/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Money for Nothing]]></title><description><![CDATA[These bands just got $10,000 richer for making good music.by Rob MouraChances are, by now, you&rsquo;ve heard of Sonic Guild. Founded in Austin but with a beefy Seattle presence, the Guild has made it its mission to offer Northwest musicians validation, stages, and (in the case of a few lucky, hard-working individuals) $10,000 in grant money. Previous winners include Dean Johnson, Deep Sea Diver, Shaina Shepherd, Thunderpussy, Sol, and so many more.<br />
Here's how it works: Every year, the Guild put]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/money-for-nothing/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 20:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/money-for-nothing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: Dec 5–7, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fremont Holiday Flurry, PhinneyWood Winter Festival, and More Cheap &amp; Easy Events Under $20by EverOut StaffIt's hard to believe we've reached the first weekend of the last month of the year, but here we are. Spend your invaluable time and energy and budget-friendly events from the 45th Annual PhinneyWood Winter Festival to Georgetown Records' Holiday Party and from Fremont Holiday Flurry: Fremont Freezes Over to a Wicked Sing Along &amp; Skate. For more suggestions, check our our top picks g]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-dec-57-2025/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-dec-57-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: New Lightrail Stations Almost Open, Harrell's Favorite Club Gets More Grants, the Color of the Year Is White]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Nathalie GrahamIt's New Light Rail Station Eve: On Saturday, Sound Transit plans to open three new stations and eight miles of new track. The light rail will probe the very-ready-for-probing parts of south King County, extending down to Federal Way and becoming the second-longest light rail line behind Los Angeles's. The new stations are expected to add between 19,000 and 24,000 riders to the light rail system every day. The ribbon-cutting ceremony will hap]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-new-lightrail-stations-almost-open-harrells-favorite-club-gets-more-grants-the-color-of-the-year-is-white/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 17:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-new-lightrail-stations-almost-open-harrells-favorite-club-gets-more-grants-the-color-of-the-year-is-white/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayor-Elect Wilson Announces Senior Staff Team]]></title><description><![CDATA[Her Smaller Team Marks a Pivot From Past Administrationsby Micah YipMayor-Elect Katie Wilson announced the senior staff for her mayor&rsquo;s office Wednesday. And so far, the lineup on the seventh floor of City Hall is what she promised on the campaign: a coalition of left-leaning community organizers, policy experts, business leaders, and City Hall pros.<br />
The mayor&rsquo;s office will look different from recent administrations: According to a&nbsp;memo obtained by Publicola, Wilson&rsquo;s team]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/mayor-elect-wilson-announces-senior-staff-team/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 01:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/mayor-elect-wilson-announces-senior-staff-team/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ticket Alert: Evanescence, FKA twigs, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plus, Jeff Tweedy and More Event Updates for December 4by EverOut StaffNow that you&rsquo;ve gotten your 2025 recap from your music streamer of choice, it&rsquo;s time to look ahead to some upcoming concerts. Goth rockers Evanescence bring you to life at the White River Amphitheatre next summer. Avant-pop artist FKA twigs supports her companion albums Eusexua and Eusexua Afterglow on her Body High Tour. Plus, Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy returns to Seattle next spring. Read on for details on those]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-evanescence-fka-twigs-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 22:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-evanescence-fka-twigs-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pop Loser: Music News, this Week's Events, and John Waters Holiday Traditions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pop loser, you weekly music roundup.by Audrey Vann&nbsp;Welcome back to Pop Loser, you weekly music roundup! This week, THING Festival announced an indefinite hiatus, Brandi Carlile announced her Super Bowl debut, and Paul Anka announced that he once saunaed with Frank Sinatra (read on to learn about his big takeaway from the experience). Plus, I interviewed the undisputed King of Christmas, John Waters, about his string of novelty singles, holiday traditions, and the time he accidentally consum]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/pop-loser-music-news-this-weeks-events-and-john-waters-holiday-traditions/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 21:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/pop-loser-music-news-this-weeks-events-and-john-waters-holiday-traditions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welcome to Our 2025 Complaints Issue]]></title><description><![CDATA[We made it to the end of 2025, which by all accounts, was the longest year in recorded history.by Stranger StaffIt&rsquo;s The Stranger&rsquo;s December Issue. We made it to the end of 2025, which by all accounts, was the longest year in recorded history. And what do we have to show for it?<br />
Actually, a lot. After enduring nine intense months of campaigning, we elected a new mayor, two new city council members, and a new city attorney, and as far as we can tell, none of them are secret Republican]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/welcome-to-our-2025-complaints-issue/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 19:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/welcome-to-our-2025-complaints-issue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Stranger’s Inaugural Complaints Issue]]></title><description><![CDATA[If anyone&rsquo;s gonna talk shit about our home, it&rsquo;s gonna be us.by Stranger StaffEnough!&nbsp;<br />
For years, delusional politicians, ass-kissing mainstream media talking heads, and professional liars have been misrepresenting Seattle to the masses: &ldquo;It&rsquo;s been taken over by antifa terrorists!&rdquo; &ldquo;Seattle is a lawless wasteland!&rdquo; &ldquo;The city is spiraling out of control!&rdquo;<br />
We&rsquo;ve heard them all before. But their criticisms got loud again during electi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-strangers-inaugural-complaints-issue/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 18:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-strangers-inaugural-complaints-issue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We Deserve Better City Parks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sometimes I just want to sit on a real bench, in the middle of a real park, in the city I love, and soak it all in.by Megan SelingThe Pacific Northwest is undoubtedly beautiful, and Seattle has no shortage of public parks that double as nature-loving reprieves from the city&rsquo;s crowds and noise. Discovery Park, Lincoln Park, Carkeek Park, Seward Park, they&rsquo;re all full of winding, wooded trails beneath hundreds, even thousands of trees, with wide-open, grassy playing fields and access t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/we-deserve-better-city-parks/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 18:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/we-deserve-better-city-parks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seattle, Please Stay Open Later]]></title><description><![CDATA[A city this big that grinds to a halt by 9 p.m. feels like a sad HOA-run diorama.by Emily NokesI&rsquo;m not asking for a 24-hour city. I mean, I am, eventually. But first, I&rsquo;m simply asking that a city of nearly a million people does not keep the same hours as a small-town bank. &nbsp;<br />
Disclaimer: Seattle businesses, &nbsp;I know you are doing your best. Most of you, at least. The world is against you. From our city being uniquely warped by tech, to our inability to care for folks in cris]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattle-please-stay-open-later/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 18:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattle-please-stay-open-later/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hell Is a Grocery Store]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have to be willing to subject myself to a Safeway&rsquo;s Fisher-Price police state to buy ice cream?by Vivian McCallThe ice cream was my breaking point.<br />
When I want it, I&rsquo;m usually having a bad day. The locks made it worse.&nbsp;<br />
Unbreakable. Comically large. Glittering. Silvery. Affixed to the top right-hand corner of the glass door. I could see the primo shit I was willing to shell out $10 for: the vanilla H&auml;agen-Dazs. I had two options. Smash the glass with my forehead, or smash]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/hell-is-a-grocery-store/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 18:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/hell-is-a-grocery-store/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t Be an Asshole]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you&rsquo;re wily enough to&nbsp;sneak drugs into the venue (which I don&rsquo;t condone!),&nbsp;offer me some.by Dave SegalFOOMP!<br />
That was the sound of a dancer&rsquo;s hand slamming into my cheekbone as I was minding my own business at a recent Cut Chemist show in Nectar Lounge. This incident&mdash;which caused no bruise, but did leave a psychic scar&mdash;illustrates three key rules of attending music shows: Be aware of your surroundings. Do not invade other people&rsquo;s space. Understan]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/dont-be-an-asshole/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 18:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/dont-be-an-asshole/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[But Wait, There's More]]></title><description><![CDATA[We need to talk about the lack of public bathrooms and cozy coffee shops, and that prolific public artist... you know the one.by Stranger StaffThere aren&rsquo;t enough cozy coffee shops.<br />
I&nbsp;have had it up to here with all these modern Scandinavian-style coffee shop clones. They&rsquo;re cold, white, and sterile, with all the warmth and ambience of a hospital room. You can usually recognize them by their ubiquitous peg letter menu boards (you know the ones) and uncomfortable metal stools wit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/but-wait-theres-more/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 18:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/but-wait-theres-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And You Know What Else???]]></title><description><![CDATA[Never, ever call it Cap Hill.by Stranger StaffStop complaining about how expensive restaurants are here. They&rsquo;re expensive because workers are required to be paid a living wage, and to be perfectly real, that wage is high because everyone fucking moved here and all the rents and real estate prices skyrocketed. Your servers and cooks need somewhere to live. Also, maybe you've noticed, but ingredients cost almost double what they used to.<br />
***<br />
Speaking of servers, can we all stop going to res]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/and-you-know-what-else/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 18:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/and-you-know-what-else/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Trump Still Hates Washington State, RFK Jr. Still Hates Vaccines, Governor Ferguson Still Hates Taxes]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news roundupby Micah YipWA Gets Served Again: In its latest attempt to prove the patently false assertion that immigrants are causing widespread voter fraud, the Trump administration sued Washington state after Secretary of State Steve Hobbs refused to give them voter information. We&rsquo;re one of six states in the lawsuit.<br />
What&rsquo;d we do right this time? The DOJ&rsquo;s seven-page complaint alleges Hobbs&rsquo; refusal violates the Civil Rights Act of 1960, which sa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-trump-still-hates-washington-state-rfk-jr-still-hates-vaccines-governor-ferguson-still-hates-taxes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 18:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-trump-still-hates-washington-state-rfk-jr-still-hates-vaccines-governor-ferguson-still-hates-taxes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Testy About Teslas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Want to change the rapidly solidifying stereotype of the Seattle-area Tesla driver?by AnonymousDear Seattle-Area Tesla Drivers,<br />
You&rsquo;ve probably noticed that your stickers aren&rsquo;t helping. No one cares when you bought your Tesla or how you feel about the company&rsquo;s CEO. No one is impressed that you&rsquo;re using electricity instead of gas. That would have made your car special in 2012, but in Seattle in 2025? Not so much.<br />
Those stickers have done little to deter the glares and mi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/testy-about-teslas/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 01:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/testy-about-teslas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rep. Shaun Scott Wants to Fight Trump Cuts with a Statewide Payroll Tax]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scott introduced a small package of bills to make up for the cuts in Trump&rsquo;s &ldquo;Big Beautiful Bill,&rdquo; but the &ldquo;Well Washington Fund&rdquo; is the centerpiece. The payroll tax is similar to Seattle&rsquo;s, which raked in more than $1 billion over its five-year existence and kept the city above water in the pandemic years.by Nathalie GrahamThe press conference on the steps of Washington&rsquo;s Capitol Building was lowkey hostile. After Rep. Shaun Scott announced his bill to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/rep-shaun-scott-wants-to-fight-trump-cuts-with-a-statewide-payroll-tax/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 22:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/rep-shaun-scott-wants-to-fight-trump-cuts-with-a-statewide-payroll-tax/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eddie Lin Is the New District 2 City Councilmember ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lin is part of a new progressive coalition at City Hall&mdash;incumbent Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck, Councilmember-Elect Dionne Foster, City Attorney-Elect Erika Davis, and Mayor-Elect Katie Wilson&mdash;who campaigned on similar ideals.by Micah YipFlanked by Councilmembers in a packed City Hall Tuesday afternoon, Councilmember Eddie Lin took the oath of office.&nbsp;<br />
After a standing ovation, Lin shared how his experience growing up as a half-Chinese/Taiwanese and half-white kid shaped]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/eddie-lin-is-the-new-district-2-city-councilmember/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 21:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/eddie-lin-is-the-new-district-2-city-councilmember/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Costco Sues Trump, Shirtless Man With a Gun Killed by Police, Seattle Traffic Is Getting Worse]]></title><description><![CDATA[by Charles MudedeWhat will the weather do for us today? Rain some, keep things nice and chill with an expected high of 45, and cover our skies with low and lugubrious clouds. What more do you want? Winter is right around the corner. And I have a new and thick jacket (it feels and looks like a sleeping bag) in case temperatures drop to levels that we imagine and feel as arctic. Will it snow this year? Dream&hellip; dream, dream, dream.<br />
Yesterday at 1:30 pm, a man described as shirtless and &ldquo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-costco-sues-trump-shirtless-man-with-a-gun-killed-by-police-seattle-traffic-is-getting-worse/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 18:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-costco-sues-trump-shirtless-man-with-a-gun-killed-by-police-seattle-traffic-is-getting-worse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conservatives Zeroed In on Tumwater in Washington State’s Fight Over Trans Athletes]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;When a school board tells students they don&rsquo;t deserve inclusion, it&rsquo;s heartbreaking.&rdquo;by Nathalie GrahamIt&rsquo;s been a long year for Tumwater, a politically purple town with 24,852 people and three craft breweries that&rsquo;s become a pawn in a political chess match over transgender rights.<br />
And the whole year, it&rsquo;s never gotten far from the paint. It began with a high school basketball game. It was February, and the girls&rsquo; JV Tumwater High School Thunderbi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/conservatives-zeroed-in-on-tumwater-in-washington-states-fight-over-trans-athletes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/conservatives-zeroed-in-on-tumwater-in-washington-states-fight-over-trans-athletes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Pete Hegseth Kills Them All, Starbucks Pays $38.9 Million Labor Settlement, AI Will Deny Washington Medicaid Claims Next Year]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news roundupby Vivian McCall&ldquo;Kill Them All&rdquo;:&nbsp;That was the order Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave during the first US strike on a boat in the Caribbean, two sources with direct knowledge of the operation told the Washington Post. To comply with that order, the Special Operations commander ordered a second strike to kill the two survivors.<br />
The White House is Trying to Save Hegseth&rsquo;s Skin. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Hegseth authorized Admi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-pete-hegseth-kills-them-all-starbucks-pays-389-million-labor-settlement-ai-will-deny-washington-medicaid-claims-next-year/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 18:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-pete-hegseth-kills-them-all-starbucks-pays-389-million-labor-settlement-ai-will-deny-washington-medicaid-claims-next-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stranger Suggests: A Singer-Songwriter Obsessed with Weddings, One Half of 'Las Culturistas,' and a Holiday Pop-Up Bar that Doesn&rsquo;t Suck]]></title><description><![CDATA[One really great thing to do every day of the week.by Julianne BellMONDAY 12/1&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
Anna of the North<br />
(MUSIC) Oslo-based pop singer Anna of the North knows a little something about finding joy in long, dark winters. The artist has been in the music game for a while, from having her 2015 debut single "Sway" remixed by the Chainsmokers to opening for Kygo's European tour and providing guest vocals for tracks on Tyler, the Creator's 2017 album Flower Boy. She's had two songs featured in the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-a-singer-songwriter-obsessed-with-weddings-one-half-of-las-culturistas-and-a-holiday-pop-up-bar-that-doesnrsquot-suck/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 22:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-a-singer-songwriter-obsessed-with-weddings-one-half-of-las-culturistas-and-a-holiday-pop-up-bar-that-doesnrsquot-suck/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[December Things to Do: Food]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best food events happening in December.by Julianne BellWant more? Here's everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, and Food.<br />
Miracle on 2nd<br />
Through Dec 25<br />
In 2014, New York bar owner Greg Boehm temporarily transformed his space into a kitschy Christmas wonderland replete with gewgaws and tchotchkes galore. Now, the pop-up has expanded to more than 100 locations all over the world and returns to Belltown&rsquo;s Rob Roy. Beverages are housed in tack]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/december-things-to-do-food/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 20:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/december-things-to-do-food/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[December Things to Do: Film]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best film events happening in December.by Julianne BellWant more? Here's everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, and Food.<br />
Reveries: The Mind Prison<br />
Dec 4<br />
If the Big Dark has you feeling glum and you&rsquo;re in the mood to expand your consciousness with some big laughs along the way, consider this unique comedy/art film hybrid, which was released earlier this year. Through a combination of &ldquo;narrative scenes, abstract video montages, and me]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/december-things-to-do-film/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 20:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/december-things-to-do-film/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[December Things to Do: Visual Art]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best visual art events of the month.by Amanda ManitachWant more? Here's everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, and Food.<br />
Peter Ferguson + John Brophy + Jean Labourdette<br />
Dec 12&ndash;Jan 10<br />
Three solo shows under one roof at Roq La Rue offer paintings of the jaw-dropping ilk. Each artist wields the paintbrush like a Dutch master, and each delves headlong into the realm of dark fairy tale with their unique twist. Montreal-based Peter Ferguson (des]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/december-things-to-do-visual-art/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 20:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/december-things-to-do-visual-art/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[December Things to Do: Performance ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best theater and performance events in December.by Julianne BellWant more? Here's everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, and Food.<br />
Matt Rogers: Christmas in December<br />
Dec 6<br />
[Mariah Carey voice] &ldquo;It&rsquo;s tiiiime!&rdquo; Mimi might be the holiday&rsquo;s reigning queen, but comedian and actor Matt Rogers, cohost of your pop-culture-savvy queer friend&rsquo;s favorite podcast Las Culturistas, has undoubtedly earned the title of &ldquo;Pop P]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/december-things-to-do-performance/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 20:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/december-things-to-do-performance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[December Things to Do: Literature]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best literature events in December.by Julianne BellWant more? Here's everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, and Food.<br />
Megha Majumdar<br />
Dec 4<br />
Kolkata-born author Megha Majumdar&rsquo;s incendiary 2020 debut novel A Burning, which follows the story of an Indian woman who witnesses a terrorist attack on a train, became a New York Times bestseller and was longlisted for the National Book Award that year. Set in the near future of Kolkata, Majumdar&rsq]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/december-things-to-do-literature/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 20:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/december-things-to-do-literature/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[December Things to Do: Music]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best music events in December.by Julianne BellWant more? Here's everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, and Food.<br />
Jens Lekman, Jordan Patterson<br />
Dec 3<br />
I fell in love with Swedish musician Jens Lekman&rsquo;s music the very first time I heard &ldquo;You Are the Light (by Which I Travel Into This and That)&rdquo; on KEXP as a teen and soon graduated to listening to a burned CD of his 2004 debut album When I Said I Wanted to Be Your Dog on repeat, be]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/december-things-to-do-music/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 20:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/december-things-to-do-music/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Stranger’s Holiday Drink Week Is Almost Here!]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's Holiday Drink Week is back, baby.by The Stranger's Promotions DepartmentReady to get your nog on?&nbsp;The Stranger&rsquo;s Holiday Drink Week is back, serving up a citywide lineup of festive libations that put mulled wine and spiked hot chocolate to shame. And once again, every drink is just $12!<br />
&nbsp;<br />
For a full week, from December 8 through 14, participating bars and restaurants roll out exclusive holiday-themed cocktails ranging from cozy classics to creative &ldquo;cups of c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-strangers-holiday-drink-week-is-almost-here/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-strangers-holiday-drink-week-is-almost-here/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Trump Shuts Down Asylum Claims, SNAP Benefits Are Under Threat Again, Women's Hockey Finally Comes to Seattle]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's Morning New Roundupby Hannah Murphy WinterIt&rsquo;s December. Which is rude. Didn&rsquo;t the election just happen? The weather got the memo, though. Expect clouds all week, and we&rsquo;ll have rain off and on. But! We&rsquo;ve got a break this morning, so get outside before the sun goes down at 4:20 p.m.<br />
National Guard Shooting: On Wednesday afternoon, after driving across the country from Bellingham, a 29-year-old Afghan national named Rahmanullah Lakanwal allegedly shot two N]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-trump-shuts-down-asylum-claims-snap-benefits-are-under-threat-again-womens-hockey-finally-comes-to-seattle/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 18:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-trump-shuts-down-asylum-claims-snap-benefits-are-under-threat-again-womens-hockey-finally-comes-to-seattle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everybody’s Waiting for the Man with the Bag]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Man Is John Waters. The Bag Is Full of Filthy Jokes.by Audrey VannJohn Waters is an icon&mdash;a pencil-thin moustache, dark sunglasses, a transgressive catalog of films, and an overall dedication to filth. But, on his string of novelty singles on Sub Pop Records (&ldquo;Jingle Bells&rdquo; / &ldquo;It's a Punk Rock Christmas&rdquo; and "John Waters Covers Little Cindy 'Happy Birthday Jesus'&rdquo; / &ldquo;A Pig Latin Visit from St. Nicholas&rdquo;), Waters has an outlet to transform into n]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/everybodys-waiting-for-the-man-with-the-bag/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/everybodys-waiting-for-the-man-with-the-bag/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: Nov 28–30, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Magic in the Market, Native Art Market, and More Cheap &amp; Easy Events Under $20by EverOut StaffOnce you've cleared away the dishes and waved goodbye to your family members, it's finally time to ease into the weekend. There are numerous opportunities to get your holiday shopping done while supporting local small businesses at events from Record Store Day Black Friday to the Native Art Market, from the 30th Annual Magic in the Market to GeekCraft Expo Seattle Holiday Market, and more.<br />
FRIDAY<br />
LI]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-nov-2830-2025/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-nov-2830-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Short Tempered]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do you need to get something off your chest? Submit an I, Anonymous and we'll illustrate it!by AnonymousI saw you&mdash;male ultrarunner with try-hard tiny shorts and a performance stroller&mdash;clip an elderly man who was walking at a reasonable pace on the sidewalk because you couldn't bear the thought of adding five seconds to your Strava route by going around him.You yelled "Hey!" in an annoyed tone as you did it, which is not the courtesy you think it is. If you aren't willing to slow down]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/short-tempered/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 01:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/short-tempered/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Make a Hockey Team in 205 Days]]></title><description><![CDATA[People were brought to tears at the sight of professional women&rsquo;s hockey players finally getting their due in a sold-out 15,000-capacity arena on the West Coast of North America. And it was about damn time.by Megan SelingPhotos by Billie Winter<br />
&ldquo;BOOOO!&rdquo;<br />
&ldquo;GO HOME, SEATTLE!&rdquo;<br />
The attempts to establish a rivalry between the Vancouver Goldeneyes and the Seattle Torrent, the two newest additions to the Professional Women&rsquo;s Hockey League (PWHL), had clearly worked. T]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/how-to-make-a-hockey-team-in-205-days/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 00:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/how-to-make-a-hockey-team-in-205-days/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WA Attorney General Sues HUD for Slashing Homeless Funds]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new Trump administration policy would force the country to disinvest from an evidence-based approach to homelessness dominant for over two decades, a move that could push 4,500 formerly homeless Seattleites back onto the street.by Micah YipA new Trump administration policy would force the country to disinvest from an evidence-based approach to homelessness dominant for over two decades, a move that could push 4,500 formerly homeless Seattleites back onto the street. Now, Washington Attorney Ge]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/wa-attorney-general-sues-hud-for-slashing-homeless-funds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 23:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/wa-attorney-general-sues-hud-for-slashing-homeless-funds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deep Sea Diver’s Jessica Dobson Shares the First Song That Made Her Cry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spoiler Alert: It's From Home Aloneby Audrey VannThis interview is an excerpt from our weekly music newsletter, Pop Loser. Subscribe here!<br />
Seattle indie rock band Deep Sea Diver&mdash;led by singer-songwriter Jessica Dobson&mdash;is playing a homecoming show on Friday to celebrate their Sub Pop Records debut, Billboard Heart.<br />
The album's lead single, "Shovel," is upbeat, danceable, and would be right at home on a playlist nested between MUNA and Chappell Roan. The title track, "Billboard Heart,"]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/deep-sea-divers-jessica-dobson-shares-the-first-song-that-made-her-cry/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 23:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/deep-sea-divers-jessica-dobson-shares-the-first-song-that-made-her-cry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Fire Destroys Hong Kong Apartment Towers, AG Nick Brown Sues Trump Again, and King County Has a New Boss]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Megan SelingGirmay Zahilay Sworn In: King County has a new boss for the first time in 16 years. As Staff Writer Nathalie Graham reported yesterday, not only is he the youngest ever King County Executive, he&rsquo;s also the first immigrant to lead the county. During his speech, Zahilay said his priorities include &ldquo;addressing homelessness, addiction, and incarceration; expanding housing, child care, transit, and infrastructure; making King County gover]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-fire-destroys-hong-kong-apartment-towers-ag-nick-brown-sues-trump-again-and-king-county-has-a-new-boss/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 18:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-fire-destroys-hong-kong-apartment-towers-ag-nick-brown-sues-trump-again-and-king-county-has-a-new-boss/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Community Organizing Turned Into a Campaign Strategy]]></title><description><![CDATA[For many, Mamdani and Wilson represent a new possibility for the Democratic Party. One that&rsquo;s less entrenched in the institutions of politics, and more interested in the well-being of working people in their cities. But to win, the two ran remarkably different campaigns. Mamdani is an extraordinary politician. He&rsquo;s charismatic, charming. He can work a room and rock a podium like nobody&rsquo;s business.That&rsquo;s not Katie Wilson. She didn&rsquo;t run her campaign as an emerging po]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/how-community-organizing-turned-into-a-campaign-strategy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/how-community-organizing-turned-into-a-campaign-strategy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Girmay Zahilay is the new King County Executive]]></title><description><![CDATA[Zahilay&rsquo;s ascension is historic. He&rsquo;s the youngest ever King County Executive and the first immigrant to lead the county. Plus, like Seattle Mayor-elect Katie Wilson, he&rsquo;s the first millennial to hold this seat.by Nathalie GrahamFor about five minutes, King County Councilmember Girmay Zahilay didn&rsquo;t have a job. He officially became the King County Executive when the election results were certified Tuesday. But, before he was sworn in, he had to resign his role as councilm]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/girmay-zahilay-is-the-new-king-county-executive/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 00:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/girmay-zahilay-is-the-new-king-county-executive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zahid Chaudhry Could Be Home by Thanksgiving]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Army veteran and husband of a former Congressional candidate has been detained by ICE since August. If he's detained much longer, he could lose his eyesight.by Carolyn BickAs time creeps by in the Northwest Detention Center, pressure builds in the muscles behind Muhammad Zahid Chaudhry&rsquo;s eyes. The swelling tissue puts pressure on his optic nerve. For Zahid, as he&rsquo;s called, the world blurs into a series of muted tones. Subtitles he could once read look like characters in a languag]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/zahid-chaudhry-could-be-home-by-thanksgiving/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 23:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/zahid-chaudhry-could-be-home-by-thanksgiving/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Happy Spanksgiving]]></title><description><![CDATA[Got problems? Yes, you do! Email your question for the column to&nbsp;mailbox@savage.love!by Dan SavageI&rsquo;m gay and go to a small liberal arts school. I have a crush on this one guy, but he brought up &mdash; unprompted &mdash; that he&rsquo;s Aro/Ace. I really like him. We have great conversations in a lab we have together, and I think he&rsquo;s super attractive. But every time I&rsquo;ve tried to extend our friendship outside of the lab by suggesting we study together or go see a movie w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/happy-spanksgiving/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 21:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/happy-spanksgiving/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: The South Park Fart Cloud, BP Finds Leak in Pipe, Federal Judge Throws Out Cases Against Trump’s Political Enemies]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Vivian McCallSouth Park endured a 7 week, fart-like attack on the senses. Between September 19 and November 7, the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency received 110 reports of an egg-like, sulfurous stench lingering in the neighborhood, causing headaches, itchy eyes, runny noses, difficulty breathing and, of course, displeasure. The area dutch oven is a bit of a mystery, but a PCAA inspector zeroed in on Gypsum to Gypsum, a company removing a giant, years-old pile]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-the-south-park-fart-cloud-bp-finds-leak-in-pipe-federal-judge-throws-out-cases-against-trumps-political-enemies/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 18:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-the-south-park-fart-cloud-bp-finds-leak-in-pipe-federal-judge-throws-out-cases-against-trumps-political-enemies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Final City Council-Approved Budget Preserves Harrell’s Priorities]]></title><description><![CDATA[The nearly $9 billion budget keeps Harrell&rsquo;s main priorities intact, including a bloated $486 million police department budget and millions for graffiti scrubbing. This budget is balanced, but it&rsquo;s not sustainable. It depends on money left over from 2025, and a series of one-time funds that create a maze of fiscal cliffs.by Micah YipAfter almost two months of deliberation, Seattle City Council unanimously adopted Mayor Bruce Harrell&rsquo;s 2026 city budget.<br />
The nearly $9 billion bud]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-final-city-council-approved-budget-preserves-harrells-priorities/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 02:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-final-city-council-approved-budget-preserves-harrells-priorities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stranger Suggests: Dead Bugs, One Decent Reason to Leave the House on Black Friday, and the Perfect Pie Crust]]></title><description><![CDATA[One really great thing to do every day of the week.by Bri BreyMONDAY 11/24&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
Christopher Marley: Exquisite Creatures(BUGS) Dead bugs may seem like a strange medium for artistic expression, but Christopher Marley has made a career out of arranging the corpses of insects, lizards, birds and more while simultaneously fighting for the conservation of the creatures he makes artistic use of. He sustainably harvests and preserves every beetle body, butterfly wing, and crab shell he uses to pr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-dead-bugs-one-decent-reason-to-leave-the-house-on-black-friday-and-the-perfect-pie-crust/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 00:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-dead-bugs-one-decent-reason-to-leave-the-house-on-black-friday-and-the-perfect-pie-crust/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Out, Trump Has a New Crush, and the Olympic Pipeline Could Screw Over Your Holiday Plans ]]></title><description><![CDATA[by Hannah Murphy WinterGood Morning!&nbsp;It&rsquo;s Thanksgiving week, which means, depending on your job, you&rsquo;re either facing an easy breezy three day week, or one of the most nightmarish customer service weeks of the year. Be kind to your friends in the latter group this week. Bring them a treat. Maybe a hug. Or a pillow to punch.<br />
MTG OUT: After four years of talking about &ldquo;Jewish space lasers,&rdquo; harassing the survivors of school shootings, and equating mask mandates to the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-marjorie-taylor-greene-is-out-trump-has-a-new-crush-and-the-olympic-pipeline-could-screw-over-your-holiday-plans/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 18:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-marjorie-taylor-greene-is-out-trump-has-a-new-crush-and-the-olympic-pipeline-could-screw-over-your-holiday-plans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: Nov 21–23, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Renegade Craft Fair, Solidarity Bake Sale for Starbucks Workers United, and More Cheap &amp; Easy Events Under $20by EverOut StaffLeave your weekend planning to us&mdash;our cheap and easy guide has suggestions from&nbsp;a Solidarity Bake Sale for Starbucks Workers United to the South Sound Experimental Film Festival and from the Renegade Craft Fair to the United Indians Native Art Market.<br />
FRIDAY<br />
COMEDY<br />
Roast Your Ex<br />
Got an ex you can't seem to talk enough shit about? Or maybe you have an amicab]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-nov-2123-2025/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-nov-2123-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What’s Next for Harbor Island Studios?]]></title><description><![CDATA[King County Council Saved the Sound Stage, but It&rsquo;s Only Funded for the Next Six Monthsby Julianne BellOn Monday, members of the Washington film community sent out an emergency call to action. King County was about to finalize the biennial budget, they said, and the County Council planned to withdraw funding from Harbor Island Studios, Washington&rsquo;s only county-owned sound stage asset.<br />
At the County Council meeting the next day, a staggering 67 out of the 92 in-person public commenter]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/whats-next-for-harbor-island-studios/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2025 01:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/whats-next-for-harbor-island-studios/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM:&nbsp;Arboretum Coyote Killed, Seattle Aquarium Acquires New Otter, Border Patrol Is Tracking Drivers' Movements]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Nathalie GrahamSeattle City Council Moves to Adopt $9 Million Budget: There's still one more vote to come on the budget Friday, but it's looking like the Seattle City Council will green light the city's nearly $9 billion budget. They'll pass all of lame duck mayor Bruce Harrell's priorities like funding raises for the cops and sweeping homeless encampments. But, they've also thrown money toward rental assistance and the city&rsquo;s budget reserves. Still,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-amnbsparboretum-coyote-killed-seattle-aquarium-acquires-new-otter-border-patrol-is-tracking-drivers-movements/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 18:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-amnbsparboretum-coyote-killed-seattle-aquarium-acquires-new-otter-border-patrol-is-tracking-drivers-movements/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Calls Katie Wilson “a Beauty” and Threatens to Pull the Plug on FIFA]]></title><description><![CDATA[The threat is not new. Trump made in September, before the brazenly pro-police Bruce Harrell&rsquo;s defeat (more cops, more money for cops, and so on). Trump&rsquo;s apparent reason for renewing the threat on November 16: Seattle elected "communist" Katie Wilson. As you can see, if you are pro-cop or a commie doesn&rsquo;t matter to the president. So, what's this really about?by Charles MudedeThis is interesting. Donald Trump recently held an event in the Oval Room to promote the FIFA Pass, &ld]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/trump-calls-katie-wilson-a-beauty-and-threatens-to-pull-the-plug-on-fifa/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 23:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/trump-calls-katie-wilson-a-beauty-and-threatens-to-pull-the-plug-on-fifa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seattle Braces SPD Against ICE Operations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayor Harrell Says SPD Can&rsquo;t Help ICE, but Can He Enforce That?by Micah YipCamille Baldwin-Bonney doesn&rsquo;t buy it.<br />
The police accountability advocate and co-chair of People Power Washington called Mayor Bruce Harrell&rsquo;s new anti-ICE executive orders &ldquo;performative rather than substantive&rdquo;&mdash;a feel-good gesture from the same administration wiring CCTV surveillance cameras throughout the city that federal agents may be able to get their hands on, despite the council&]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattle-braces-spd-against-ice-operations/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattle-braces-spd-against-ice-operations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Katie Wilson’s Transition Team, SIFF Executive Director Out, Trump and Mamdani Meet at White House Tomorrow]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Micah YipMayor-Elect Katie Wilson announced her transition team yesterday. Andr&eacute;s Mantilla, a partner with consulting firm Uncommon Bridges, is the director. Co-chairs include Karen Estevenin, executive director of PROTEC17, a union that represents more than 3,000 city workers, Tiffani McCoy, the co-executive director of House Our Neighbors, Quynh Pham, executive director of Friends of Little Saigon, and Brian Surratt, president and CEO of Greater Se]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-katie-wilsons-transition-team-siff-executive-director-out-trump-and-mamdani-meet-at-white-house-tomorrow/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 18:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-katie-wilsons-transition-team-siff-executive-director-out-trump-and-mamdani-meet-at-white-house-tomorrow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Guide to Getting Penetrated This Winter]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Washington, all of our necessary shots are still widely available, thank goodness.by Hannah Murphy WinterWe live in a post-truth society now, and nowhere is that more impactful than in the funhouse mirror world of the&nbsp; US Department of Health and Human Services, where Tylenol causes autism, vaccines cause autism, and talking back to your husband causes autism. Reading this article probably causes autism.&nbsp;<br />
It&rsquo;s made it especially hard to figure out the who, what, where, and why]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/a-guide-to-getting-penetrated-this-winter/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 02:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/a-guide-to-getting-penetrated-this-winter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ghost(ed) Stories]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do you need to get something off your chest? Submit an I, Anonymous and we'll illustrate it!by AnonymousTo all the humans I ghosted: I am truly sorry.<br />
It wasn&rsquo;t that I didn&rsquo;t like you; there wasn&rsquo;t anything wrong with you at all. But honestly, our connection was fairly mid! We both knew it, too. I was hemming and hawing about seeing you, and the indecision led me to forget. Sometimes, when I remember I never got back to you, I wonder if I should send an "I&rsquo;m sorry," three]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ghosted-stories/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 20:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ghosted-stories/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: The Epstein Files Are Coming (Probably), ICE Detention Footage Was Destroyed, and Girmay Is Cleaning House in the Exec’s Office]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Charles MudedeThe E-Files: A bill to release the Epstein files heads to President Donald Trump&rsquo;s desk today. He&rsquo;s said he&rsquo;ll sign it (hell, he campaigned on that). Expect the files. Unless Trump is chicken. The House vote was 427-1. The Senate vote was unanimous, with no debate.holy shit mike johnson is SHOOK on Epstein vote in Senate[image or embed]<br />
&mdash; Adam Parkhomenko (@adamparkhomenko.bsky.social) November 18, 2025 at 9:21 PMThe Lo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-the-epstein-files-are-coming-probably-ice-detention-footage-was-destroyed-and-girmay-is-cleaning-house-in-the-execs-office/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 19:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-the-epstein-files-are-coming-probably-ice-detention-footage-was-destroyed-and-girmay-is-cleaning-house-in-the-execs-office/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monster Couch]]></title><description><![CDATA[My experience getting the couch should have tipped me off that it was not the couch for me and was in fact evil. But I really needed it.by Nathalie GrahamI have had a terrible couch for almost two years.<br />
Trying to get rid of my terrible couch made me feel like a bad person. It was like I was in The Ring, passing off the videotape that kills you to an unsuspecting victim. Except I was trying to sell a couch, because I knew I&rsquo;d never get rid of it for free. It's a neutral blue-grey. It pulls]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/monster-couch/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/monster-couch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Virginia Inn Has New Owners—the Stolen Historic Sign Is Back Up, Too]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four Longtime Employees Have Purchased the 122-Year-Old Bar and Restaurantby Meg van HuygenIn 1903, before Pike Place Market even existed, William Herdman opened an unnamed tavern at the unpaved intersection of First Avenue and Virginia Street, then just a sluice of mud. It was in the ground floor of what&rsquo;s now the Livingston Hotel&mdash;then the Rosenberg Block&mdash;constructed two years before. Across the street stood a mountain of dirt and rubble from the just-kicked-off Denny Regrade]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-virginia-inn-has-new-ownersthe-stolen-historic-sign-is-back-up-too/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 19:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-virginia-inn-has-new-ownersthe-stolen-historic-sign-is-back-up-too/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Giving Spree]]></title><description><![CDATA[We&rsquo;re done passing meaningless tokens back and forth to fill some arbitrary holiday obligation.by Stranger StaffIllustrations by Addeline Griswold<br />
Cancel that Prime membership. Cut up that Target card. This year, especially, we&rsquo;re shopping small and sending a message to big box stores and greedy corporate overlords that we don&rsquo;t need their mass-produced garbage that costs too much after Trump&rsquo;s trade war anyway. We&rsquo;re done passing meaningless tokens back and forth t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-giving-spree/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 19:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-giving-spree/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three Options]]></title><description><![CDATA[Got problems? Yes, you do! Email your question for the column to&nbsp;mailbox@savage.love!by Dan SavageThe person who introduced me to you &mdash; my wife &mdash; is the source of my woes. We have a child and a lovely home and financial security. But the issue is my feelings of sexual dissatisfaction. My wife suffers from health issues that make sex painful. I never pressure her, and her wellbeing is always my top priority, so for years I&rsquo;ve &ldquo;taken care of myself.&rdquo; However, she]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/three-options/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 18:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/three-options/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Bear Gulch Fire Contained, UN Approves US Plan for Gaza, Most Detainees in Chicago ICE Blitz Had no Criminal Record]]></title><description><![CDATA[by Vivian McCallBear Gulch Fire 100 Percent Contained: Over five months, the fire (likely caused by humans) burned 20,000 acres. Areas inside the perimeter may continue to smolder for a while, and debris may flow onto Forest Service Road 24 and the areas around Lake Cushman, but it&rsquo;s donezo, reports KING 5.<br />
Trump&rsquo;s Homeless First Strategy: A Trump administration policy change could endanger &ldquo;housing first&rdquo; programs to address homelessness. Stable housing for hundreds of l]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-bear-gulch-fire-contained-un-approves-us-plan-for-gaza-most-detainees-in-chicago-ice-blitz-had-no-criminal-record/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 18:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-bear-gulch-fire-contained-un-approves-us-plan-for-gaza-most-detainees-in-chicago-ice-blitz-had-no-criminal-record/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our Women’s Soccer History Didn’t Start with the Reign]]></title><description><![CDATA[As far as I could tell, women&rsquo;s soccer started with the 99ers, and there was no looking back. But I was wrong.by Grace MadiganAs a girl growing up playing soccer in the early 2000s, I revered only a few things&mdash;the iconic film Bend It Like Beckham, Mia Hamm, and the 1999 team that won the World Cup.<br />
In 1999, the first professional women&rsquo;s soccer league had just formed, and the idea of &ldquo;being a pro soccer player&rdquo; when I was older was no longer just a far-fetched dream]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/our-womens-soccer-history-didnt-start-with-the-reign/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 00:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/our-womens-soccer-history-didnt-start-with-the-reign/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stranger Suggests: Selfie Paradise, Taiyaki Stuffed With Tater Tots, and a Soft-Spoken Troubadour's Homecoming Show]]></title><description><![CDATA[One really great thing to do every day of the week.by Julianne BellMONDAY 11/17&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
Lucius, Attention Bird Utopia<br />
(MUSIC) The last time indie pop-rockers Lucius were in town, they opened for the National and the War on Drugs at Climate Pledge Arena. This time, they're headlining a show in support of their self-titled album, returning to a moodier guitar-forward sound after the bouncy, funky pop of 2022's&nbsp;Second Nature, which was co-produced by acclaimed singer-songwriter Brandi Carl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-selfie-paradise-taiyaki-stuffed-with-tater-tots-and-a-soft-spoken-troubadours-homecoming-show/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 23:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-selfie-paradise-taiyaki-stuffed-with-tater-tots-and-a-soft-spoken-troubadours-homecoming-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: All Seattle Elections Have Been Called, Trump Flip-Flops on Epstein, and the Pentagon Is Pulling Feds Out of Chicago and Portland]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Hannah Murphy WinterGood morning! It&rsquo;s a grey one again, but after the deep, moody fog over the weekend, today is comparatively pretty bright. High of 49 and rainy, but we should get a break from the wet for a few hours in the middle of the day.&nbsp;<br />
Election Update: Every race in Seattle has now been called. We know what City Hall will look like next year. (We technically won&rsquo;t have the final counts until the window to cure ballots is closed n]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-all-seattle-elections-have-been-called-trump-flip-flops-on-epstein-and-the-pentagon-is-pulling-feds-out-of-chicago-and-portland/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 18:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-all-seattle-elections-have-been-called-trump-flip-flops-on-epstein-and-the-pentagon-is-pulling-feds-out-of-chicago-and-portland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Saw U: On Your Laptop in the Theater, Riding the Psychadelic Salamander Scrambler, and Dancing in the Fred Meyer Parking Lot]]></title><description><![CDATA[See someone? Say something!by AnonymousParking Lot Dancer<br />
You were dancing salsa in a green dress at the back of your car in the Ballard Fred Meyer parking lot. Then stared me down. Im fascinated.sell your tesla<br />
u: plaid jacketed personage, grocery outlet pking lot, hatchback with witty bumper stickers. me: mop top mailing a letter. saw u 2x in 2 weeks, fate?WILL JEWKESLaptop at SIFF<br />
You FULLY HAD YOUR LAPTOP OUT at the Friday showing of There Will Be Blood at SIFF Downtown. Next time please sta]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/i-saw-u-on-your-laptop-in-the-theater-riding-the-psychadelic-salamander-scrambler-and-dancing-in-the-fred-meyer-parking-lot/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2025 02:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/i-saw-u-on-your-laptop-in-the-theater-riding-the-psychadelic-salamander-scrambler-and-dancing-in-the-fred-meyer-parking-lot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayor-elect Wilson Joins Starbucks Workers at Strike Rally]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dozens of workers and supporters gathered outside closed Starbucks Reserve Roastery on Pike Street, chanting in the drizzly rain and waving picket signs as Mayor-Elect Katie Wilson took to the stage. She told the crowd she was proud to stand with baristas in solidarity.by Micah YipHours after Mayor Bruce Harrell conceded Seattle&rsquo;s mayoral race, Mayor-elect Katie Wilson joined Starbucks baristas and allied labor groups at a rally Thursday, pledging to boycott the company until workers secur]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/mayor-elect-wilson-joins-starbucks-workers-at-strike-rally/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2025 00:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/mayor-elect-wilson-joins-starbucks-workers-at-strike-rally/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There Was Nothing Unusual About Seattle’s Election, or the Results ]]></title><description><![CDATA[This Is a Message for Mayor Bruce Harrell and SPOG President Mike Solanby Nathalie GrahamThere was nothing odd, wrong, or suspicious about Seattle&rsquo;s election results. They sure&nbsp;felt slow, but they weren&rsquo;t.<br />
Someone tell that to outgoing Mayor Bruce Harrell and Seattle Police Officer&rsquo;s Guild President Mike Solan. They seem misinformed.<br />
Yesterday, at his concession speech, the always-extemporaneous Harrell offered some&nbsp; off-hand election misinformation.<br />
&ldquo;A lot of p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/there-was-nothing-unusual-about-seattles-election-or-the-results/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 22:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/there-was-nothing-unusual-about-seattles-election-or-the-results/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pie, Pie, My Darling]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you&rsquo;re gonna pick up a cheap grocery store pie this season, you won&rsquo;t be alone.by Megan SelingPhotos by Billie Winter<br />
It wasn&rsquo;t the ending we hoped for. The sadness was palpable in The Stranger&rsquo;s Capitol Hill offices the day after the Toronto Blue Jays shattered the Seattle Mariners&rsquo; dreams of finally making it to the World Series for the first time in franchise history.<br />
&ldquo;HOW?&rdquo; cried out Editor in Chief Hannah&nbsp;Murphy Winter. &ldquo;That was my le]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/pie-pie-my-darling/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 21:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/pie-pie-my-darling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: Nov 14–16, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kerry Hall Grand Opening, Gobble Up Seattle, and More Cheap &amp; Easy Events Under $20by EverOut StaffFind an answer to "What are you up to this weekend?" with our cheap and easy guide featuring events from Kerry Hall's Grand Opening to the Woodland Park Gran Prix and from Gobble Up Seattle to the Finnish Holiday Market. Check out our top event picks for more ideas.<br />
FRIDAY<br />
FILM<br />
FISH WAR ScreeningThe Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission and the Meaningful Movies Project are teaming up for a fre]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-nov-1416-2025/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-nov-1416-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Mayor-Elect Katie Wilson Not Buying Starbucks Coffee, We Really Don't Need the Release of the Epstein Files, Trump Plans a 'US Economy Is Just Too Great' Tour]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's Morning News Roundupby Charles MudedeLet&rsquo;s get this straight. Seattle's next mayor, Katie Wilson, is not a socialist, as a number of headlines claim. She is a democratic socialist. The difference between the two political programs is easy to explain. The goal of democratic socialism is to construct institutions and policies that counter the failures of capitalism: billionaires, the destruction of the environment, poverty, low wages, and so on. The goal of socialism is to abo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-mayor-elect-katie-wilson-not-buying-starbucks-coffee-we-really-dont-need-the-release-of-the-epstein-files-trump-plans-a-us-economy-is-just-too-great-tour/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 18:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-mayor-elect-katie-wilson-not-buying-starbucks-coffee-we-really-dont-need-the-release-of-the-epstein-files-trump-plans-a-us-economy-is-just-too-great-tour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trisha Ready Wastes No Words]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nobuko was released on FrizzLit Editions&nbsp;in August.by Matt BriggsTrisha Ready&rsquo;s debut novel tells the story of a young American teaching English in 1980s Japan who falls in love with a woman named Nobuko. It&rsquo;s simple to summarize, but that hardly prepares the reader for Nobuko&rsquo;s evocative approach in form: 108 ultra-short chapters, each one limited to 150 words.<br />
The book is a modular mosaic that blends fiction, memoir, and prose poetry. Each vignette is its own encapsulate]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/trisha-ready-wastes-no-words/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 01:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/trisha-ready-wastes-no-words/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seattle Starbucks Workers on the Picket Kick Off Nationwide Strike]]></title><description><![CDATA[Starbucks workers picketed before today's rally on Capitol Hill.by Micah YipAt 9 a.m. Thursday morning, at what&rsquo;s usually a busy time of day for a coffee shop, the U-District Starbucks was locked up. Lights out, chairs on tables, and empty inside.<br />
Outside, about 25 union baristas and their supporters lined the sidewalk. The same scene was playing out in Queen Anne (1144 Elliott Ave W),&nbsp;Portland, Chicago, Pittsburgh, New York City, and others. Thousands of employees at 40 stores nation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattle-starbucks-workers-on-the-picket-kick-off-nationwide-strike/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 00:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattle-starbucks-workers-on-the-picket-kick-off-nationwide-strike/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mythic Currents]]></title><description><![CDATA[Priscilla Dobler Dzul&rsquo;s Water Carries the&nbsp;Stories of Our Stars is on view at the Frye Art Museum until April 19, 2026.by Amanda ManitachWhen she was a child, Priscilla Dobler Dzul wanted to be an Egyptologist. Obsessed by ancient culture, she devoured Egyptian mythology and even practiced mummification under the tutelage of her Scottish American grandmother, a woman passionate about science who instructed Dobler Dzul how to preserve small roadkill with borax and salt. On clear nights]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/mythic-currents/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/mythic-currents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harrell Concedes the Mayor’s Race, and Wilson Takes Her Victory Lap]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bruce Harrell Says &ldquo;One Seattle&rdquo; One Last Timeby Hannah Murphy WinterBruce Harrell conceded the mayoral race to Katie Wilson this afternoon. And he finally said her name in public.<br />
In a packed room full of aides, campaign staff, city council members, and supporters, Harrell announced that he&rsquo;d already congratulated Katie Wilson on her win, and offered his administration&rsquo;s support in the transition. He put on his best face.&ldquo;I feel very good about the future,&rdquo; h]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/harrell-concedes-the-mayors-race-and-wilson-takes-her-victory-lap/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/harrell-concedes-the-mayors-race-and-wilson-takes-her-victory-lap/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ticket Alert: J.I.D, Train, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plus, Jack Johnson and More Event Updates for November 13by EverOut StaffReady for another round of tour announcements? Atlanta rapper and singer J.I.D brings his God Does Like Paradise Tour to the Paramount Theatre in a couple of short months. Train celebrates their hit album Drops of Jupiter with the 25 Years in the Atmosphere Tour next summer. Plus, soft rock singer-songwriter Jack Johnson embarks on his SURFILMUSIC Tour, which shares a name with his forthcoming documentary, in 2026. Read on]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-jid-train-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 22:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/ticket-alert-jid-train-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are We Watching the Death of Centrism in American Politics?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The centrists are sinking, one after the other. Why?by Charles MudedeWhat to make of these recent political developments? Seattle has clearly shifted back to the progressive camp. The centrists are sinking, one after the other. Mayor Bruce Harrell is the latest to go under. It is mathematically impossible for him to catch up, and he is expected to concede today.<br />
The remaining members of a center that swelled in the 2023 election (Rob Saka, Robert Kettle, Joy Hollingsworth, Maritza Rivera) are li]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/are-we-watching-the-death-of-centrism-in-american-politics/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 21:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/are-we-watching-the-death-of-centrism-in-american-politics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are We Watching the Death of Centerism in American Politics?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The centrists are sinking, one after the other. Why?by Charles MudedeWhat to make of these recent political developments? Seattle has clearly shifted back to the progressive camp. The centrists are sinking, one after the other. Mayor Bruce Harrell is the latest to go under. It is mathematically impossible for him to catch up, and he is expected to concede today.<br />
The remaining members of a center that swelled in the 2023 election (Rob Saka, Robert Kettle, Joy Hollingsworth, Maritza Rivera) are li]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/are-we-watching-the-death-of-centerism-in-american-politics/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 21:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/are-we-watching-the-death-of-centerism-in-american-politics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Katie Wilson Is Our Next Mayor, the Government Shutdown Is Over, and Google Chooses Evil]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's Morning news roundup.by Hannah Murphy WinterKatie Wilson Is Our Next Mayor: After more than a week of edging, we can finally call the mayor&rsquo;s race, and it&rsquo;s good news people. In the ballot drop yesterday, Wilson was up by 1,976 votes. It&rsquo;s tight, but it&rsquo;s mathematically impossible for Harrell to catch up. Katie Wilson will be Seattle&rsquo;s next mayor. Shortly after the ballots dropped, Bruce Harrell announced that he planned to address the city at noon to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-katie-wilson-is-our-next-mayor-the-government-shutdown-is-over-and-google-chooses-evil/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 18:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-katie-wilson-is-our-next-mayor-the-government-shutdown-is-over-and-google-chooses-evil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Starbucks Union Announces Nationwide Strike]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 1,000 union baristas at 65 stores across 40 cities are striking. In Seattle, workers will picket outside stores in the U-District (4147 University Way NE) and on Queen Anne (1144 Elliott Ave. W) this morning.by Micah YipStarbucks Workers United (SBWU) kicked off a nationwide strike after six months of trying to negotiate a fair contract with the company. To hit the company where it hurts, the union chose Red Cup Day, a major holiday promotional event and one of the biggest sales days o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/starbucks-union-announces-nationwide-strike/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 17:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/starbucks-union-announces-nationwide-strike/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Katie Wilson Is Seattle’s Next Mayor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Somewhere, Bruce Harrell is slamming a table. Katie Wilson is up by 1,976 votes and 0.72 percent of the vote. It&rsquo;s tight, but we&rsquo;re outside of recount territory, and it&rsquo;s mathematically impossible for Harrell to catch up. Katie Wilson will be Seattle&rsquo;s next mayor.by Stranger Election Control BoardSomewhere, Bruce Harrell is slamming a table. Katie Wilson is up by 1,976 votes and 0.72 percent of the vote. It&rsquo;s tight, but we&rsquo;re outside of recount territory, and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/katie-wilson-is-seattles-next-mayor/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 01:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/katie-wilson-is-seattles-next-mayor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Beat Goes On]]></title><description><![CDATA[See Heart with Cheap Trick at Climate Pledge Arena on Nov 23 at 7 pm.by Audrey VannHeart&rsquo;s spell is enduring. I&rsquo;ve been under it since I was 10, the tomboy middle sister of three who played the drums, practiced karate, and took music recommendations from my dad. I don&rsquo;t recall the first time I heard hits like &ldquo;Barracuda&rdquo; or &ldquo;Crazy on You,&rdquo; but they were always there for me to angrily lip-sync in the mirror when I felt disenfranchised by adults. I worship]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-beat-goes-on/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 00:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-beat-goes-on/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pickle Dick]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do you need to get something off your chest? Submit an I, Anonymous and we'll illustrate it!by AnonymousYou decided that your need for more pickleball courts meant it was okay for you to vandalize an entire basketball court at Lakeridge Park with colored duct tape. Despite the TWO pickleball courts that are already there, you taped down two more &ldquo;courts&rdquo; onto the adjacent basketball court. Your egregious white collar vandalism lasted, what, a week? A month? You surely have returned,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/pickle-dick/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/pickle-dick/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Dems Release Epstein Messages, Wilson’s Lead Grows, and Vote on Bill to End Shutdown Expected Today]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Megan SelingKatie Wilson Is Likely Our Next Mayor: ICYMI, Wilson&rsquo;s lead grew in yesterday afternoon&rsquo;s ballot drop&mdash;she&rsquo;s up 1,346 votes with 1,355 ballots left uncounted. Remember, if a candidate wins by less than half a percent or less than 2,000 votes, there will be an automatic machine recount. She hasn&rsquo;t declared victory, and Bruce Harrell hasn&rsquo;t conceded, but our week-long rollercoaster could come to an end after this]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-dems-release-epstein-messages-wilsons-lead-grows-and-vote-on-bill-to-end-shutdown-expected-today/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 18:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-dems-release-epstein-messages-wilsons-lead-grows-and-vote-on-bill-to-end-shutdown-expected-today/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seattleites at Budget Hearing Want Housing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week, more than 200 people took a break from election-induced nail-biting to speak at the last City Council budget hearing, pleading for a slice of next year&rsquo;s proposed $8.9 billion budget. While speakers requested funding for everything from food access to community revitalization, the majority of the public commenters were concerned about housing and homelessness.by Micah YipKatie Wilson is likely Seattle&rsquo;s next mayor, but for now, we still have a Bruce Harrell administration]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattleites-at-budget-hearing-want-housing/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattleites-at-budget-hearing-want-housing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seattelites at Budget Hearing Want Housing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week, more than 200 people took a break from election-induced nail-biting to speak at the last City Council budget hearing, pleading for a slice of next year&rsquo;s proposed $8.9 billion budget. While speakers requested funding for everything from food access to community revitalization, the majority of the public commenters were concerned about housing and homelessness.by Micah YipKatie Wilson is likely Seattle&rsquo;s next mayor, but for now, we still have a Bruce Harrell administration]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattelites-at-budget-hearing-want-housing/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seattelites-at-budget-hearing-want-housing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[November Things to Do: Visual Art ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best visual art events of the month.by Amanda ManitachWant more? Here's everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, Food.<br />
Finally We Have Met: Neon Works by Yale Wolf<br />
Nov 6&ndash;18<br />
Yale Wolf stands out among his contemporaries not only as a master of neon, but as a master of mise-en-sc&egrave;ne, crafting environments where neon plays both centerpiece and supporting role in larger poetic tableaux. His work reveals a knack for pulling meaning from fr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/november-things-to-do-visual-art/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/november-things-to-do-visual-art/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[November Things to Do: Performance ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best theater and performance events in November.by Julianne BellWant more? Here's everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, Food, This &amp; That.<br />
PNB: In the Upper Room<br />
Nov 7&ndash;16<br />
Premiering in 1986, Twyla Tharp&rsquo;s high-energy ballet, In the Upper Room, has become one of the most iconic ballets of the 20th century, admired for its athletic choreography, minimalist costume design, dramatic lighting, and a transcendent score by Philip Glass]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/november-things-to-do-performance/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/november-things-to-do-performance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[November Things to Do: Music]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best music events in November.by Julianne BellWant more? Here's everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, Food, This &amp; That.<br />
Ginger Root<br />
Nov 4&ndash;5<br />
Once upon a time, Ginger Root&rsquo;s DIY visionary Cameron Lew told Atwood Magazine he hasn&rsquo;t considered working with an outside producer because each idea he has &ldquo;moves so fast that I&rsquo;m afraid if I lose momentum, then the whole song is going to go away.&rdquo; Lew&rsquo;s fran]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/november-things-to-do-music/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/november-things-to-do-music/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[November Things to Do: Literature ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best literature events in November.by Julianne BellWant more? Here's everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, Food, This &amp; That.<br />
Quan Barry<br />
Nov 5<br />
Poet, novelist, and playwright Quan Barry&rsquo;s 2019 novel We Ride Upon Sticks&mdash;which revolves around a girls&rsquo; high-school field-hockey team in Massachusetts in 1989, and their foray into witchcraft&mdash;is one of the most original, charming, weird, nostalgic, and witty books I&rsquo;ve]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/november-things-to-do-literature/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/november-things-to-do-literature/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[November Things to Do: Food]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best food events happening in November.by Julianne BellWant more? Here's everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, Food, This &amp; That.<br />
Michael W. Twitty with Kristi Brown<br />
Nov 7<br />
Acclaimed culinary historian, speaker, educator, and independent scholar Michael W. Twitty has dedicated his life&rsquo;s work to studying African American food and folk culture. His 2017 nonfiction book, The Cooking Gene, which delves deep into the African American culin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/november-things-to-do-food/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/november-things-to-do-food/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[November Things to Do: Film]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best film events happening in November.by Audrey VannWant more? Here's everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, Food.<br />
Talking Pictures: Ken Jennings presents Quiz Show<br />
Nov 10<br />
SIFF&rsquo;s Talking Pictures series is like getting a really great movie recommendation from your friend, if your friend is Ben Gibbard (Drifting Clouds), J. Kenji L&oacute;pez-Alt (Willy Wonka &amp; the Chocolate Factory), or Eric &ldquo;ConcernedApe&rdquo; Barone (The Stra]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/november-things-to-do-film/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/november-things-to-do-film/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patti Smith's Voice was Stronger Than Ever Last Night at the Paramount]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fifty Years on, Horses Still Feels Like a Revelationby Audrey Vann&ldquo;If you were wondering what the poem meant, I have no idea,&rdquo; Patti Smith offered, after reading Rimbaud&rsquo;s &ldquo;Genie&rdquo; on Monday night at the Paramount Theatre. &ldquo;But, to me, it just means everything.&rdquo;<br />
This is exactly how I feel about Horses. I know from a decade of obsession over Smith where the songs come from: &ldquo;Redondo Beach&rdquo; was inspired by a newspaper headline, &ldquo;Break It U]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/patti-smiths-voice-was-stronger-than-ever-last-night-at-the-paramount/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 02:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/patti-smiths-voice-was-stronger-than-ever-last-night-at-the-paramount/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Katie Wilson is Likely Our Next Mayor]]></title><description><![CDATA[She's probably the mayor, folks. Goodbye, Bruce?by Stranger Election Control BoardKatie Wilson has 50.08 percent of the vote. The political consultants say this race is over, and she&rsquo;s won. So is this over?&nbsp;<br />
After yesterday&rsquo;s drop, Wilson only needed about 50 percent of the remaining vote to win. Today, she got more than 60 percent. She&rsquo;s up 1,346 votes with 1,355 ballots left uncounted.<br />
Before we peace out of Brucelandia, we&rsquo;re technically still within machine recou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/katie-wilson-is-likely-our-next-mayor/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 01:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/katie-wilson-is-likely-our-next-mayor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Body Language]]></title><description><![CDATA[Filmmaker and All Fours Author Miranda July Discusses Weight Lifting, Intimacy, and Her Dream Journalby Julianne BellMiranda July is known for her prolific and expansive body of work, which includes performance art; her films Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005), The Future (2011), and Kajillionaire (2020); and her books No One Belongs Here More Than You, It Chooses You, and The First Bad Man. Most recently, her 2024 novel, All Fours&mdash;which follows an unnamed 45-year-old married perimenop]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/body-language/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 20:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/body-language/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Katie Wilson Is Barely Winning, Senate Passes Bill to Reopen Government, The UK Won’t Share Boat Intelligence the Caribbean]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's Morning News Roundupby Vivian McCallThe News You&rsquo;ve Been Waiting for:&nbsp;Katie Wilson finished 91 votes up in yesterday&rsquo;s ballot drop. Declaring a win is premature, but we&rsquo;re sure you&rsquo;ll find pleasure in this news. If you have any drywall lying around, please donate to the Bruce Harrell Coping Society at your earliest convenience.&nbsp;<br />
And Now, the House: The bill to end the longest, most punishing government shutdown in the history of America, passed th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-katie-wilson-is-barely-winning-senate-passes-bill-to-reopen-government-the-uk-wont-share-boat-intelligence-the-caribbean/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 17:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-katie-wilson-is-barely-winning-senate-passes-bill-to-reopen-government-the-uk-wont-share-boat-intelligence-the-caribbean/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Katie Wilson Is Barely Winning, Senate Passes Bill to Reopen Government, The UK Won’t Share Boat Intelligence in the Caribbean]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's Morning News Roundupby Vivian McCallThe News You&rsquo;ve Been Waiting for:&nbsp;Katie Wilson finished 91 votes up in yesterday&rsquo;s ballot drop. Declaring a win is premature, but we&rsquo;re sure you&rsquo;ll find pleasure in this news. If you have any drywall lying around, please donate to the Bruce Harrell Coping Society at your earliest convenience.&nbsp;<br />
And Now, the House: The bill to end the longest, most punishing government shutdown in the history of America, passed th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-katie-wilson-is-barely-winning-senate-passes-bill-to-reopen-government-the-uk-wont-share-boat-intelligence-in-the-caribbean/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 17:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-katie-wilson-is-barely-winning-senate-passes-bill-to-reopen-government-the-uk-wont-share-boat-intelligence-in-the-caribbean/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shadow Work]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Human Magic of Manual Cinemaby Bess LovejoyCenturies before haunted house attractions or horror films, audiences thrilled to magic lantern shows. Also known as phantasmagorias, these performances featured hand-painted glass slides illuminated by candles, projecting fantastical and macabre images&mdash;grinning demons, bleeding nuns, the political dead&mdash;onto darkness or thick smoke. By the 1790s, phantasmagorias had become true multimedia spectacles: images rose from the floor and disapp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/shadow-work/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 01:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/shadow-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Monday Ballot Drop Is Here]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ahhhhhhhhhby Stranger Election Control BoardAlright gooners, big news.&nbsp;<br />
For the first time this election, Katie Wilson is up 49.83 percent to Bruce Harrell&rsquo;s 49.79 percent. Almost everything is counted, with fewer than 10,000 ballots left. This is a tight race.&nbsp;<br />
WHY VOTING IN LOCAL ELECTIONS MATTERS<br />
Katie Wilson is ahead by 91 votes. She needed 54.7 percent of the vote this drop. She got 55.7 percent of it. She&rsquo;s barely winning. Though these eggs are looking pretty affordab]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-monday-ballot-drop-is-here/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 01:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-monday-ballot-drop-is-here/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love Is a Public Force]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore&rsquo;s Newest Novel Traces Queer Survival From the AIDS Crisis to 2020 Seattleby Katie Lee EllisonMattilda Bernstein Sycamore takes long and meandering walks through Capitol Hill most days. From the height of summer to the depths of winter, if the sun is out, she&rsquo;s soaking in it. On these walks during the pandemic lockdown, Terry Dactyl came to her. She couldn&rsquo;t write it immediately because she was working on her memoir, Touching the Art, which came out i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/love-is-a-public-force/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 00:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/love-is-a-public-force/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stranger Suggests: A Bloody Theatrical Performance, an Art Show That Oozes Chimeric Chemistry, and Singer-Songwriters Who’ll Rip Your Heart Out]]></title><description><![CDATA[One really great thing to do every day of the week.by Julianne BellMONDAY 11/10&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
Seattle Eats Live with Tan Vinh, Rachel Belle, and J. Kenji L&oacute;pez-Alt<br />
(FOOD) Seattle Times food critic Tanh Vinh&rsquo;s podcast Seattle Eats is dedicated to sharing &ldquo;the area&rsquo;s hottest restaurants, road-side food stalls, and everywhere in between, to find the best meals in the city and to meet the people who make them sing.&rdquo; For this special live edition, he&rsquo;s enlisting the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-a-bloody-theatrical-performance-an-art-show-that-oozes-chimeric-chemistry-and-singer-songwriters-wholl-rip-your-heart-out/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 23:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/stranger-suggests-a-bloody-theatrical-performance-an-art-show-that-oozes-chimeric-chemistry-and-singer-songwriters-wholl-rip-your-heart-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seriously, Your Vote Might Not Have Counted]]></title><description><![CDATA[Your ballot might be sick. Cure it, please. We can't bear to watch it suffer.by Nathalie GrahamIf you&rsquo;re living under a rock, or you&rsquo;re the apolitical one of your friend group receiving this article via text message or frantic DM, listen up. We still don&rsquo;t know who the Mayor of&nbsp;Seattle is going to be.&nbsp;<br />
Whatever happens will be decided along razor thin margins. We&rsquo;re potentially in recount territory, political consultants say. A mandatory machine recount only hap]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seriously-your-vote-might-not-have-counted/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 21:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/seriously-your-vote-might-not-have-counted/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM:&nbsp;Democrats Move to End Shutdown, Zahilay Wins King County Executive Race, Supreme Court Won't Revist Same-Sex Marriage Ruling]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Nathalie GrahamThis Government Really Is The Worst: Late Saturday night, Trump's U.S. Department of Agriculture issued a memo ordering states to give back any Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits it issued last week. According to KING5, "Washington state has already distributed full benefits to approximately 250,000 households." The Trump administration is threatening states with financial liability if they don&rsquo;t "immediately undo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-amnbspdemocrats-move-to-end-shutdown-zahilay-wins-king-county-executive-race-supreme-court-wont-revist-same-sex-marriage-ruling/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 17:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-amnbspdemocrats-move-to-end-shutdown-zahilay-wins-king-county-executive-race-supreme-court-wont-revist-same-sex-marriage-ruling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slog AM: Democrats Move to End Shutdown, Zahilay Wins King County Executive Race, Supreme Court Won't Revisit Same-Sex Marriage Ruling]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Nathalie GrahamThis Government Really Is The Worst: Late Saturday night, Trump's U.S. Department of Agriculture issued a memo ordering states to give back any Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits it issued last week. According to KING5, "Washington state has already distributed full benefits to approximately 250,000 households." The Trump administration is threatening states with financial liability if they don&rsquo;t "immediately undo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-democrats-move-to-end-shutdown-zahilay-wins-king-county-executive-race-supreme-court-wont-revisit-same-sex-marriage-ruling/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 17:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/slog-am-democrats-move-to-end-shutdown-zahilay-wins-king-county-executive-race-supreme-court-wont-revisit-same-sex-marriage-ruling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Friday Ballot Drop Is Here]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wilson Made Important Gains, but When Will This Torment End???by Stranger Election Control BoardKing County Elections has been apparently working with one fucking abacus between them. The ballot drop for Seattle votes was 56,000 strong today.&nbsp;<br />
We kid, King County Elections. We value an accurate count of the ballots. Really, you&rsquo;ve done enough counting to make a&nbsp;vampire blush. And you&rsquo;re on track (see below), we&rsquo;re just so impatient at this point.<br />
KATIE WILSON, OR KATI]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-friday-ballot-drop-is-here/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2025 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/the-friday-ballot-drop-is-here/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good Things Take Time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dean Johnson Took the Scenic Route to His Second Albumby Audrey VannDean Johnson says that there are some pretty mean songs on his sophomore album, and that&rsquo;s why he&rsquo;s titled it I Hope We Can Still Be Friends. However, the name alone should tell you that he&rsquo;s far from a bully. The man is soft-spoken, hyper-considerate, a little self-conscious, and impossibly charming. When I arrived at his house on a sunny Monday afternoon, he was anxiously awaiting my arrival with the tea kett]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/good-things-take-time/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 20:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/seattle/good-things-take-time/</guid></item></channel></rss>