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• The Giving Spree

  18-11-2025 19:17 via thestranger.com
  We’re done passing meaningless tokens back and forth to fill some arbitrary holiday obligation.by Stranger StaffIllustrations by Addeline Griswold
  Cancel that Prime membership. Cut up that Target card. This year, especially, we’re shopping small and sending a message to big box stores and greedy corporate overlords that we don’t need their mass-produced garbage that costs too much after Trump’s trade war anyway. We’re done passing meaningless tokens back and forth t
  
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• Quake Rugby Isn’t a Drag 

  25-12-2025 19:00 via thestranger.com
  As 2025 comes to an end, we’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’re digging back into our archives to revisit some of our favorite stories of the year. See them all here.
  I wrapped my arms around two giant men—the loosehead and tight head (positions, not names)—and twisted my hands into their jerseys. They gripped the waistband of my shorts, locking us together. Thank god I had
  
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• Thanks, Nice Nurses!

  25-12-2025 02:30 via thestranger.com
  Do you need to get something off your chest?by AnonymousDear Kaiser Urgent Care Nurse,
  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. 
  In September, I went to urgent care, accompanied by my best friend, for a sharp pain in my side. I truly thought this w
  
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• Welcome to Seattle’s New (and Young) Jazz Age

  24-12-2025 19:00 via thestranger.com
  As 2025 comes to an end, we’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’re digging back into our archives to revisit some of our favorite stories of the year. See them all here.
  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’s Remembrance of Things Past. My friend, who is a man about town, will often, by text, tell
  
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• Anyone Who’s Anyone Was at Frito’s Holiday Party

  24-12-2025 18:00 via thestranger.com
  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’s cat, Jorge, so she gave her a call. 
  Ruby Jean answered the phone. “It was 9 p.m. or something. I was
  
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• Guest Rant: Governor Ferguson’s Proposed Budget Will Hurt Everyday Washingtonians

  24-12-2025 01:15 via thestranger.com
  The Well Washington Fund Could Helpby Shaun ScottWhen combined with the impact of President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” HR 1, the no-revenue budget that Governor Bob Ferguson proposed today will hurt everyday people in Washington State. But austerity isn’t inevitable.
  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’s legislative session, my bil
  
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• The McClatchy News Group Is Pushing AI. Their Union Is Pushing Back.

  23-12-2025 22:30 via thestranger.com
  It Took Six Months and Dozens of Misreported Factsby Micah YipIn June, the Idaho Statesman reported Boise’s Clairvoyant Brewing Company was closing. It wasn’t.
  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 Statesman accurately reported both developments at the time. 
  “To be frank, we didn’t know what
  
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• Christmas Wrapping

  23-12-2025 20:00 via thestranger.com
  Got problems? Yes, you do! Email your question for the column to [email protected]!by Dan SavageI’m a 28-year-old gay man who isn’t going home for Christmas for the first time in my life. I’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’s not like they love anybody I bring home.) We’ve spent the last three Christmases with my parents and s
  
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• Jinkx Monsoon and BenDeLaCreme Are Here To Sleigh 

  23-12-2025 19:45 via thestranger.com
  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 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
  
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• The Stranger’s Expert List of Christmas Song Alternatives

  23-12-2025 19:00 via thestranger.com
  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!
  “364 Days” by Murder City Devils
  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
  
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• Christian Supremacist Sean Feucht Flops at Gas Works 

  23-12-2025 19:00 via thestranger.com
  As 2025 comes to an end, we’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’re digging back into our archives to revisit some of our favorite stories of the year. See them all here.
  Sean Feucht can’t always get what he wants.
  At his Christian supremacist “Revive in 25” prayer rally at Gas Works Park on Saturday, there were no fist fights to film. No “trans terrorism,” or de
  
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• Slog AM: A Windy Christmas Eve, ICE Santa, Bill Clinton Wants All Epstein Files on Bill Clinton Released 

  23-12-2025 18:21 via thestranger.com
  by Vivian McCallI’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’t hang out under any tree outside of the living room. They could fall.
  It’s Beginning to Not Look Like Not Christmas: Today will be cloudy with a high near 45. Tomorrow, expec
  
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• Zahid Chaudhry to Be Released from ICE Detention

  23-12-2025 01:05 via thestranger.com
  Melissa Chaudhry told The Stranger her husband will be released within 24 hours, but expects him home sooner than that. The government’s attorney, Melissa says, didn’t try to defend their position, admitted “point blank” that her husband’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.
  After
  
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• Zahid Chaudhry Released from ICE Detention

  23-12-2025 01:05 via thestranger.com
  Zahid was released around 3 p.m. this afternoon. "I mean, if it can happen to a decorated us veteran like me, who’s safe?,” 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.
  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
  
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• 20 Hours on the 1 

  23-12-2025 00:24 via thestranger.com
  As 2025 comes to an end, we’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’re digging back into our archives to revisit some of our favorite stories of the year. See them all here.
  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’s in the form of a dancer’s boot missing your chin by scarcely an
  
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• Stranger Suggests: Lord of the Rings Weed Pairings, a Comedian Who Speaks Truth to Power, and TRAINS!

  22-12-2025 21:28 via thestranger.com
  One really great thing to do every day of the week.by Julianne BellMONDAY 12/22  
  Sippin Santa
  (FOOD & 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
  
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• My Top 3 Books of 2025

  22-12-2025 20:11 via thestranger.com
  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
  
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• Slog AM: Trump Blocks an Oil Tanker, MAGA Fractures at AmFest, and DC Had a Funeral for the Penny

  22-12-2025 18:50 via thestranger.com
  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’ll get fractions of a minute back every day. We still have to get through the sneakiest part of winter—February and March—which somehow feel darker and colder than December, but that’s a problem for future us. But for today, we’ve got highs in the 40s, lows in the 30s, with a 100 percent chance of rain.
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• 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

  20-12-2025 01:30 via thestranger.com
  Did you see someone? Say something!by AnonymousBald and beautiful on the link
  the wide leg trouser/overcoat/samba combo was immaculate and you probably don’t bat for my team.I was with my pink Afroed child, exiting symphony stopDick’s Burgers
  Omar with the red shoes you never came back! I waited all weekend! ❤️Elisa
  Fun Hat at Screwdriver Bar 11/30
  you: wearing a knitted hat with horns, yapping with everyone that came up to the bar. i complimented it & went back to
  
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• Starbucks Workers Set up Strike Camp at Company Headquarters 

  20-12-2025 01:07 via thestranger.com
  Workers Say They’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.
  But it wasn’t. It was day 36 of the Starbucks Workers Union’s (SBWU) strike, and scores of union workers and supporters were setting up “Camp Contract” in front of Starbucks h
  
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• The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: Dec 19–21, 2025

  19-12-2025 19:12 via everout.com
  Dark Beer Fest, Fremont Winter Solstice Bike Ride, and More Cheap & 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.
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• Slog AM: Ferguson Has a Ferry Plan, Brown Shooting Suspect Found Dead, Don't Go to the Patrick Mahomes Steak House

  19-12-2025 17:47 via thestranger.com
  The Stranger's morning news round-up.by Nathalie GrahamBob's Billion Dollar Boats: 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. 
  Shred Season: The good news from all this weather is sno
  
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• Seattle Children’s Hospital Nurses on the Verge of First-Ever Strike

  19-12-2025 00:31 via thestranger.com
  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’s Hospital’s 118-year history, its unionized nurses are on the verge of a strike. 
  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
  
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• Pop Loser: Music News, This Week's Events, and the First Song Sera Cahoone Learned on Guitar

  18-12-2025 23:40 via thestranger.com
  by Audrey Vann
  Welcome back to Pop Loser! This week, we’ll dive into the luminaries we’ve lost, Brian Eno’s newest project, and my nightmare blunt rotation. I get to rant and rave about underrated ‘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 in your inbox every week.This Week in Music:
  This week has been filled with loss. Singer-songwriter Joe Ely, who was known as
  
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• Ticket Alert: Alex G, CupcakKe, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week

  18-12-2025 22:10 via everout.com
  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.
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• Sugar Daddy

  18-12-2025 21:00 via thestranger.com
  Do you need to get something off your chest? Submit an I, Anonymous and we'll illustrate it!by AnonymousI didn’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—two bagels, a cold brew, and a tub of scallion schmear—then I stood to the side and waited.She called my name, I gr
  
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• Slog AM: The President Yells at Us, Power Outage in Snohomish County, Rep. Dan Newhouse Won’t Seek Reelection

  18-12-2025 19:00 via thestranger.com
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Micah YipLights Out: 400,000 residents lost power in yesterday’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 “extensive and spread out” damage in the service area. Snohomish County is also one of the areas hit hardest by the floods.
  The King’s Speech: President Donald Trump spoke loud, fast and angry during his 18-minute add
  
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• Seattle Music Scene Gut Check

  18-12-2025 18:48 via thestranger.com
  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. 
  When the venerable Crocodile announced plans to shutter in mid-December its two downstairs rooms—the 300-capacity Madame Lou's and the 100-ca
  
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• Sara Nelson’s New Political Consultant Regulations Have No Teeth

  18-12-2025 01:21 via thestranger.com
  The Bill Is “Meaningless,” 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’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.
  Under the bill that council passed, political consultants must register with
  
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• Slog AM: Floods Claim First Life, Leavenworth Is Hurting, the US Is Bleeding Jobs 

  17-12-2025 18:17 via thestranger.com
  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. “0 dark dark dark. They all go into the dark,” howled wind gusts that, in some parts, reached 112 mph. This morning, Seattle’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.
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