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• Watching Yellowjackets This Weekend? Catch Up Here.

  08-03-2025 02:41 via thestranger.com
  Things are not looking good for Coach Ben, Adult Van and Tai are caught up in a freaky folie à deux, Adult Shauna and her family are facing the consequences of their actions, someone is stalking the adult Yellowjackets and leaving mysterious tapes on their porches (we’ve made the jump from Twin Peaks references to deep cuts like Lost Highway; Yellowjackets is a David Lynch tribute show!) and as for Lottie, our Goop Sorceress was just killed unceremoniously for unclear reasons, which
  
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• State Sen. Jesse Salomon Wants to Bring Ibogaine Therapy to Washington

  27-01-2026 20:00 via thestranger.com
  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. 
  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
  
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• The Roomies

  27-01-2026 19:00 via thestranger.com
  Got problems? Yes, you do! Email your question for the column to [email protected]!by Dan SavageAbout a year ago I moved in with childhood best friend and his husband. We’re all in our mid-thirties. It’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
  
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• Slog AM: Bovino’s Boned, Government Union Pressures Noem and Miller to Resign, Scarecrow Video Buys Its Building 

  27-01-2026 18:21 via thestranger.com
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Vivian McCallBroken Cog Replaced: Two days after Alex Pretti was shot and killed in the street, Border Patrol “commander at large” Gregory Bovino was frogmarched from the proverbial building and demoted to his former post in California. He’ll soon retire. White House Border Czar Tom Homan will take Bovino’s place.
  This is the Trump administration equivalent of sending someone to the gulag.
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• The Vera Project Announces New All-Ages Venue

  27-01-2026 17:00 via thestranger.com
  The new 300-capacity venue is set to open in Georgetown in early 2027.by Dave SegalThe Seattle music industry has been 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
  
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• It’s Not Too Late to Defund ICE

  26-01-2026 23:32 via thestranger.com
  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.
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• Stranger Suggests: Sparkly Majorettes, a Classic Fairy-Tale Ballet, and an Underwater City Made of Trash

  26-01-2026 21:20 via thestranger.com
  One really great thing to do every day of the week.by Julianne BellMONDAY 1/26 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’s original Mighty Wurlitzer (a single organ that’s connected to various pipes and percussion instruments), and serving free,
  
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• Slog AM: ICE Executed a Man on the Street in Minneapolis, the Government Is Lying About It, Abolish ICE

  26-01-2026 18:43 via thestranger.com
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Hannah Murphy WinterGood morning. We have to stop meeting like this.
  Okay let’s start with what you’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
  
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• You Suck and Your Music Sucks

  23-01-2026 23:16 via thestranger.com
  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’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
  
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• The Light Rail's Cross Lake Connection Will Be an Aries

  23-01-2026 21:44 via thestranger.com
  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’s 1 Line and Bellevue’s 2 Line will open on March 28, 2026. And, yes, you’re correct, that makes the watery connection a fiery Aries. 
  How will this bode for one unified Seattle metropolitan area? Will the 1 Line and the Cross Lake Connection get along? Well …Seattle’s 1 Line o
  
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• Minnesotans Launch General Strike Against ICE

  23-01-2026 20:01 via thestranger.com
  Faith leaders, labor unions, and community groups in Minnesota have banded together to call for a state-wide general strike today to protest the “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 “the largest immigration
  
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• The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: Jan 23–25, 2026

  23-01-2026 18:44 via everout.com
  Activists Assemble, Seahawks vs Rams, and More Cheap & 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 Skål 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!
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  Benevolent Sol Album Release Party
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• Slog AM: Amazon Plans More Layoffs, Minnesota Is on Strike, Hockey Podcast Busted for Queer Baiting

  23-01-2026 17:55 via thestranger.com
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Nathalie GrahamThe Shareholders Are Hungry: 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
  
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• Ticket Alert: A$AP Rocky, Brandi Carlile, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week

  23-01-2026 00:02 via everout.com
  by EverOut StaffIf the dreary January weather’s got you down, find something fun to look forward to in our rundown of this week’s newly announced events. A$AP Rocky returns with Don’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.
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• Pop Loser #13: Austra on Opera Arias and Boyz II Men

  22-01-2026 22:00 via thestranger.com
  This week's music news.by Audrey VannWelcome back to Pop Loser! This week, the Crocodile announced that it’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’s La bohème and Mozart’s Magic Flute, in another edition of First Times.This Week in Music
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• State Bills Bring Farmworkers to the Table

  22-01-2026 20:00 via thestranger.com
  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?
  A bill introduced into the Washington State Legislature Tuesday would grant our state’s farmworkers the same collective bargaining rights you and I share for the first time in our state’s history. But
  
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• Slog AM: ICE Detained 5-Year-Old Near Minneapolis, Chicago Children’s Hospital Pauses Trans Care, Anti-ICE Protester Arrested for Disrupting Church Service

  22-01-2026 18:58 via thestranger.com
  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
  
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• City Council Hears Public Comment on Police Violence at Cal Anderson

  22-01-2026 01:08 via thestranger.com
  New bodycam video brought eight people to the public comment period at yesterday’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’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
  
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• I Saw U: Walking Down 15th Avenue East, Flashing a Peace Sign While Leaving Betsutenjin, and Sitting Outside at Volunteer Park Cafe

  21-01-2026 22:00 via thestranger.com
  Did you see someone? Say something!by AnonymousWhole Foods Roosevelt on MLKday
  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… try again?Walking down 15th Ave E on 1/20
  U: with curly hair & headphones passing Cafe Ladro Me: light denim puffer. We caught each others eyes a couple times but kept walking. Go 4 coffee?
  Cute queer couple at Betsutenjin on Saturday, 12/27
  My partner and I were across the
  
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• Drag Race Episode 3: Sketch(y) Comedy with my Inner Saboteur

  21-01-2026 20:32 via thestranger.com
  We are back for Episode Three of Drag Race. This week, we saw RDR Live, the infamous sketch comedy challenge, and as with previous seasons, Season 18’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
  
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• Slog AM: Three Area Fires Happened Last Night, Unconfirmed ICE Sightings Unnerve Seattle Schools, Canada Says the US Is a Goner

  21-01-2026 18:35 via thestranger.com
  by Charles MudedeTo celebrate MLK day, my family and I had lunch at a superb soul food restaurant, Paschal’s, in Atlanta, Georgia. There’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
  
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• Six Seattle Schools Sheltered-in-Place After Unconfirmed ICE Activity

  21-01-2026 00:09 via thestranger.com
  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’s South End.
  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
  
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• “If We’re Going to Say His Name, Then We Have to Continue the Fight” 

  20-01-2026 22:09 via thestranger.com
  Voices from Seattle's 43rd Annual MLK Day March.by Marcus Harrison GreenPhotos by John Caplinger for The Stranger
  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’s 43rd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration followed its familiar rhythm: workshops in the auditorium, a rally inside the Garfi
  
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• The Parent Trap

  20-01-2026 19:00 via thestranger.com
  Should I Open Pandora’s Box with My Elderly Parents?by Dan SavageI’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’t know the full extent of my ordeal. While I sha
  
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• Slog AM: Trump Still Insists Greenland is His, The Crocodile Up For Sale, WA Again Considers Lowering BAC Limit

  20-01-2026 17:59 via thestranger.com
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Vivian McCallFor Sale, Venue, Unprofitable? After its owners closed its smaller rooms Madame Lou’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’s independent venues and festivals are profitable. It d
  
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• Civil Rights Nonprofit Director Imraan Siddiqi Wants to Represent Legislative District 32

  19-01-2026 17:30 via thestranger.com
  Sitting at Shoreline Diva Espresso, Imraan Siddiqi looked tired. Diva down? Not this diva, who wore a shirt with the words “I know my rights” 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 Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) Washington, which is working to protect immigrants from being sucked into the gears of Donald Trump’s administration. Sitting at
  
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• Civil Rights Nonprofit Director Imraan Siddiqi Is Running to Represent Legislative District 32

  19-01-2026 17:30 via thestranger.com
  Sitting at Shoreline Diva Espresso, Imraan Siddiqi looked tired. Diva down? Not this diva, who wore a shirt with the words “I know my rights” 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 Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) Washington, which is working to protect immigrants from being sucked into the gears of Donald Trump’s administration. Sitting at
  
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• A Police Chief and His Cameras

  17-01-2026 00:28 via thestranger.com
  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’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’t even wait for data from the pilot to push an
  
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• I Saw U: Sharing a Moment on the Bus, Drinking Shots at the Cloud Nothings Show, Watching Nightmare Before Christmas at Kangaroo & Kiwi

  16-01-2026 20:00 via thestranger.com
  Did you see someone? Say something!by AnonymousWeird bus guy (Thursday 1/8)
  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 & Kiwi one Saturday afternoon
  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?
  Cozy Nut Tavern Cutie
  You: adorable blonde at The Cozy Nut with a brunette at the bar. Me: pink ca
  
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• The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This MLK Day Weekend: Jan 16–19, 2026

  16-01-2026 19:22 via everout.com
  MLK Day March & Celebration, Seahawks Watch Party, and More Cheap & 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 & 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
  
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