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Amanda Manitach recaps a whirlwind week of art fairs before highlighting the exhibitions, openings, and events she's most excited to see around the city over the next two weeks.
A Speakeasy, an Anti-AI Art Show, and My Gen Z Fever-Dream Art Fair Hangover - The Stranger
I don’t know about you, but I’m still a little art-hungover from Seattle Art Fair week. My notes app looks like a graveyard of half-jotted thoughts and memories I absolutely must remember, like the o...
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- Election Takeaways - Spokane’s Suspected Fire Bug - Three Dead Lions Get this news and more at The Stranger.
Slog AM: Election Takeaways, Spokane’s Suspected Fire Bug, and Three Dead Lions - The Stranger
Genius alert: The Seattle Times’s Danny Westneat marveled at last night’s election results. Democrats, especially the victories of those who supported the millionaires tax and those who campaigned aga...
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The Stranger Election Control Board will be out partying with the candidates as we wait for the last ballots to trickle in and be counted. Stay tuned as we live blog Primary Election Night 2026.
The Stranger's 2026 Primary Election Night Extravaganza - The Stranger
We’ve lint-rolled the ashy remnants of Eastern Washington off our slacks, we’ve taken a fat rip from the office’s Simply Orange gravity bong (we’re smokemaxing), and we’re ready to raid the buffet tab...
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Check out these photos from the 30th Annual Dead Baby Downhill Race! Photos by Jake Nelson.
PHOTOS: The 30th Annual Dead Baby Downhill Race - The Stranger
Photography by Jake Nelson On Saturday, August 1, the Dead Baby Bike Club marked three decades of their infamous Dead Baby Downhill race. That’s 30 years of bombing down Seattle’s hills, from White Ce...
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- Suspected Spokane Fire Arsonist Arrested - Seattle Event Organizers Want More Cameras - Israeli Prison Crocodile Moat Hits Roadblock Get this news and more at The Stranger.
Slog AM: Suspected Spokane Fire Arsonist Arrested, Seattle Event Organizers Want More Cameras, Israeli Prison Crocodile Moat Hits Roadblock - The Stranger
It’s Election Day: Have you voted? You have until 8 pm tonight to get your ballot into a ballot box. Don’t forget to come back to the blog this evening for our dispatches on the election parties happe...
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If you haven't voted yet, make sure you drop your ballot off at a ballot drop box by tomorrow a 8pm! www.thestranger.com/news/its-tim...
It’s Time to Vote - The Stranger
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, someh...
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Erika Kirks visit to Seattle was pretty tame, despite what right-wing influencers might want you to think.
PHOTOS: Erika Kirk's Visit to Seattle Was Tame - The Stranger
Photography by Ryder Collins On July 24, Erika Kirk’s Make Heaven Crowded tour stopped in the Pacific Northwest, at the Kirkland branch of the Pursuit NW church. You’ve heard us talk about Pursuit bef...
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Planning your month has never been easier - head to EverOut to see what's on the calendar!
The Best Things To Do in Seattle This Month: August 2026 - EverOut Seattle
The Best Things To Do in Seattle This Month: August 2026 - Capitol Hill Block Party, Jane Don't Does America, and More
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Sawant is Rightly Pissed About the Rash Posters and Stickers Mocking and Defacing Her Campaign Posters
Sawant’s Street Game Is Under Attack - The Stranger
Kshama Sawant, Seattle’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...
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Noise Complaint Episode 3 is live anywhere you watch your podcasts! This time we're bringing you Flesh produce.
The Stranger’s Noise Complaint: Episode Three - The Stranger
Welcome to Noise Complaint, The Stranger‘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...
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Israel Invited These Four Washington State Legislators on a Propaganda Tour Amid the Gaza Genocide
Israel Invited These Four Washington State Legislators on a Propaganda Tour Amid the Gaza Genocide - The Stranger
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 benefitt...
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- Fire in Spokane - Another Police Chief Who Doesn’t Live Here - Time to Vote Get this news and more at The Stranger.
Slog AM: Fire in Spokane, Another Police Chief Who Doesn’t Live Here, and Time to Vote - The Stranger
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, ...
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Here are your Stranger endorsements for the 2026 Primary Elections. Ballots are due on August 4.
The Stranger's 2026 Primary Election Endorsements - The Stranger
Don’t want to read? Skip to our Cheat Sheet! It’s that time of year again—time for you to get mad at us. The Stranger Election Control Board has weighed hearts against feathers, consulted the oracles,...
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Chief Shon Barnes Resigns From Seattle Police Department.
Chief Shon Barnes Resigns From Seattle Police Department - The Stranger
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 ...
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- Mayor Reportedly Fires SPD Chief Shon Barnes - 15-Year-Old Charged in Bite of Seattle Shooting - AI Slop Cops on LinkedIn Get this news and more at The Stranger.
Slog AM: Mayor Reportedly Fires SPD Chief Shon Barnes, 15-Year-Old Charged in Bite of Seattle Shooting, AI Slop Cops on LinkedIn - The Stranger
Saw This One Coming: Mayor Katie Wilson reportedly fired Police Chief Shon Barnes last night, according to Publicola. He was reportedly seen leaving Wilson’s seventh floor office in City Hall after a ...
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All the Music News and Events for Your Week (Plus a Deep Dive Nobody Asked For)
Pop Loser: Cher’s Butt Tattoo - The Stranger
Welcome back to Pop Loser! It’s been a heavy week in Seattle, and with music news also looking bleak, I think it’s a good time to deep dive into a subject that brings me joy: Cher’s ass tattoo. Plus, ...
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Here are your Stranger endorsements for the 2026 Primary Elections. Ballots are due on August 4.
The Stranger's 2026 Primary Election Endorsements - The Stranger
Don’t want to read? Skip to our Cheat Sheet! It’s that time of year again—time for you to get mad at us. The Stranger Election Control Board has weighed hearts against feathers, consulted the oracles,...
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- Fauci Invokes Fifth Amendment at Senate Hearing - The Blue Angels Are Here - The Marmots Are on Only Fans Get this news and more at The Stranger.
Slog AM: Fauci Invokes Fifth Amendment at Senate Hearing, The Blue Angels Are Here, The Marmots Are on Only Fans - The Stranger
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. Th...
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NEW: Seattle politicians are no longer bickering over the kids' lunch money. After a contentious week, the mayor and city council have agreed on a plan to fund both universal free school meals and targeted food assistance, without delay. Via @thestranger.com: www.thestranger.com/news/seattle...
Seattle City Council and Mayor Strike a Deal After Messy Fight Over School Meals - The Stranger
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 t...
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This is Steve. Steve leads our drop box program at King County Elections, and encourages voters - especially after today - to return their ballots to one of more than 90 secure official ballot drop boxes around the county. When your ballot is in a drop box you know it’s on time. Kce.wiki/DropBox
SPD says Sunday's shooting at the Bite of Seattle was an act of targeted gang violence, but detectives are still trying to identify everyone involved. Chief Shon Barnes is also pushing back on questions about how often he's out of Seattle, calling reports about his travel "grossly misstated."
SPD Still Looking for Suspects in Bite of Seattle Shooting Amid Questions About Chief Barnes’s Whereabouts on Sunday - The Stranger
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’s Bite of Seattle shooting was involved in the sh...
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What advice do you have for FLIRT? Head to The Stranger to read @dansavage.bsky.social response to this and other letters in Savage Love.
The Invite - The Stranger
I’m a late-thirties hetero married man. I’m also a flirt. I’ve known this about myself for a long time, and while my spouse knows this generally, she probably doesn’t know that I can lean into a bit a...
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@davesegal.bsky.social is back with more music you shouldn't miss. This week, he recommends Lusine’s Aquatic Ambience and Aquiestoy’s Chill Jazztronica.
New Music You Shouldn't Miss - The Stranger
LusineMelting Days(Ghostly International)Â The veteran producer Lusine is like a centrist politician whose policies improve your life without making headlines and without you even realizing it. For 27...
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- Ukraine Bombs Iran - Kohberger Claims Innocence - Oregon Trail Is Open - Bab Al-Mandab Strait Is Closed to Saudi Oil Get this news and more at The Stranger.
Slog AM: Ukraine Bombs Iran, Kohberger Claims Innocence, the Oregon Trail Is Open, and the Bab Al-Mandab Strait Is Closed to Saudi Oil - The Stranger
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’s private ICE jail in Tacoma last week,...
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After Sunday's mass shooting at Seattle Center, Eva Walker writes a letter to her two-year-old daughter about raising a child in a country where gun violence has become a part of everyday life.
Dear Hendrix - The Stranger
Dear Hendrix, It’s 4 a.m., and I can’t sleep. Soon, I’ll have to walk out of our apartment door and head to the KEXP radio station, where I do my daily Early Show. It’s Monday morning after a long wee...
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Seattle police say Sunday's shooting at Seattle Center was the result of two people exchanging gunfire and striking bystanders.
SPD Says 15-year-old in Custody After Gunfight at Seattle Center Kills Three - The Stranger
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson and Seattle Police Department Chief Shon Barnes said during a Monday morning press conference that yesterday’s deadly shooting at Seattle Center was the result of two people...
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- At Least Nine People Were Shot in Seattle This Weekend - Jimothy Got His Own Art Contest - Stephen Miller Continues to Be Terrible Get this news and more at The Stranger.
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 - The Stranger
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 w...
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