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Failed Backlash Candidate Turned Nepo Appointee Will Need to Work Harder to Catch Up to Challenger Alexis Mercedes Rinck by Hannah Krieg After an abysmal showing in the primary, council appoint...

https://www.thestranger.com/elections-2024/2024/09/19/79701324/tanya-woo-shadowboxes-old-city-council-on-debate-stage

See someone? Say something! by Anonymous I TOOK A MENTAL PICTURE U shot me the cutest smile crossing N36th & Phinney, sporting denim jacket & camera. I was driving to work. Make sure u bring ...

https://www.thestranger.com/i-saw-u/2024/09/19/79701246/i-saw-u-dancing-at-the-rendezvous-wearing-pink-sneakers-on-the-48-giving-out-extra-fries-at-dicks

Nathalie Graham goes lawn bowling at Jefferson Park. by Nathalie Graham In Beacon Hill’s Jefferson Park, tucked between the driving range and sweeping views of downtown Seattle, 30 women gath...

https://www.thestranger.com/play-date/2024/09/19/79701276/letting-it-roll-with-the-jefferson-park-bowl-busters

Plus, More Event Updates for September 19 by EverOut Staff Catch her or she’ll go Houdini! Dua Lipa is bringing her Radical Optimism tour to Seattle next fall. Alt-metal legends Deftones ha...

https://everout.com/seattle/articles/ticket-alert-dua-lipa-deftones-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/c5633/

Sonic Guild Seattle has launched a pilot grant program called Tour Support, a $36,000 pot of money the nonprofit will give to touring Seattle-area bands next year. by Vivian McCall Last month, ...

https://www.thestranger.com/music/2024/09/19/79701120/sonic-guild-seattle-launches-tour-support-grant

The Vote Share in Half of the Exclusion Zones Did Not Go to Current Council Members by Ashley Nerbovig On Tuesday, after more than three hours of overwhelmingly negative comments about the Seat...

https://www.thestranger.com/news/2024/09/19/79701015/seattle-city-council-passes-unpopular-exclusion-zones-reinstated-prostitution-loitering-laws

Let’s chat about the highlights! by Ashley Nerbovig Former Republican US Congressman Dave Reichert let his GOP freak flag fly Wednesday during his second gubernatorial debate with Democratic ...

https://www.thestranger.com/elections-2024/2024/09/19/79701018/six-takeaways-from-washington-states-second-governors-debate

We want to directly address the concerns council members raised about House Our Neighbors and the SSHD. by Tiffani McCoy Today the Seattle City Council will more than likely vote to place an al...

https://www.thestranger.com/guest-editorial/2024/09/19/79700942/fact-checking-the-seattle-city-councils-claims-about-seattles-social-housing-movement

You never know when the Welcome Wiener will wave hello. by Megan Seling His name is Yo Dawg. Or Blink-Dawg. Or Hot Dog Man, Graffiti Weenie, Highway Hot Dog, or Welcome Weiner. Whatever you cal...

https://www.thestranger.com/art-and-performance-fall-2024/2024/09/19/79700841/have-you-seen-this-dog

The Stranger's morning news roundup. by Hannah Krieg WEATHER: Sorta obsessed with the fall weather right now. I love when outside is room temperature. If you’ve also been enjoying the vibes, ...

https://www.thestranger.com/slog-am/2024/09/19/79700692/slog-am-a-fun-night-on-twitter-gubernatorial-candidate-dave-reichert-is-a-bigot-larger-war-looms-after-israels-pager-attack

Hope you're hungry: Here are the best restaurants in the Seattle area. by Meg van Huygen Hey, so. As in many US cities, Seattle’s restaurants are in trouble right now. We food writers have la...

https://www.thestranger.com/art-and-performance-fall-2024/2024/09/18/79696774/the-15-best-restaurants-in-the-seattle-area-2024

by Anonymous I was lying on my yoga mat in savasana with my eyes closed just after yoga class started. Then, all of a sudden, it felt like someone had punched me right in the cheekbone.  You...

https://www.thestranger.com/i-anonymous/2024/09/18/79696700/yoga-bonk

One really great thing to do every day of the week. by Megan Seling WEDNESDAY 9/18   SUNS OUT ONES OUT: A QUEER SICK PAY FUND FUNDRAISER (PERFORMANCE) The Queer Sick Pay Fund, founded by ...

https://www.thestranger.com/stranger-suggests/2024/09/18/79699407/stranger-suggests-hump-part-two-local-sightings-charly-bliss-xiu-xiu-r-day

qSPF is holding a fundraiser and auction on September 18 at the Clock-Out Lounge by Javi Berkman Betty Wetter was a month into planning the Queer Sick Pay Fund when she tested positive for COVI...

https://www.thestranger.com/arts/2024/09/18/79699687/sick-pay-for-the-sickening

We’ve decided to dive into one of hiphop’s founding documents by Charles Mudede The presence of Snoop, Flavor Flav, and the establishment of breaking as a sport marked the 2024 Olympics in ...

https://www.thestranger.com/art-and-performance-fall-2024/2024/09/18/79698711/anatomy-of-a-song

Tina Friml performs at Here-After on Friday, September 27, and Saturday, September 28. by Mindie Lind In November of last year, I was scrolling through my Instagram feed when I saw a post by Th...

https://www.thestranger.com/art-and-performance-fall-2024/2024/09/18/79696484/whats-so-funny-about-disability

Welcome to the biggest Arts + Performance issue we’ve ever made. Phew! by Hannah Murphy Winter Welcome to the biggest Arts + Performance issue we’ve ever made. Phew! The issue hits the st...

https://www.thestranger.com/art-and-performance-fall-2024/2024/09/18/79698271/our-fall-art-performance-2024-magazine-is-out-now

The Stranger's morning news roundup. by Vivian McCall COUNCIL PASSED SOAP AND SODA: Yesterday the Seattle City Council voted 8 to 1 to create six exclusion zones for drug users and one exclusio...

https://www.thestranger.com/slog-am/2024/09/18/79699241/slog-am-city-council-passes-soap-and-soda-a-bunch-of-local-debates-kentucky-to-ban-conversion-therapy

Our Fall Arts Magazine Is Available at Hundreds of Places Around the Puget Sound by Stranger Staff

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A crash course on how Washington's schools are funded. by Oliver Treanor Miska This article originally appeared in the South Seattle Emerald .  If you are reading this article about school f...

https://www.thestranger.com/guest-editorial/2024/09/17/79698215/k-12-education-finance-101-a-peoples-guide

The original measure funds social housing by taxing the wealthy, and the council’s alternative does neither. by Hannah Krieg After weeks of beating around the bush, Council Members Maritza Ri...

https://www.thestranger.com/news/2024/09/17/79698319/city-council-alternative-to-i-137-protects-wealthy-donors-at-the-expense-of-the-voters-will

Pretty Girls Make Graves are back. Pretty Girls Make Graves por vida. by Megan Seling Pretty Girls Make Graves came together in 2001 like a Frankenstein’s monster built from pieces of some of...

https://www.thestranger.com/art-and-performance-fall-2024/2024/09/17/79696548/please-thrill-me

Locals Say David Olson Is Indifferent to Struggles of POC, Queer Students by Vivian McCall If elected Superintendent of Public Instruction this November, David Olson could impact the lives of e...

https://www.thestranger.com/elections-2024/2024/09/17/79697101/the-conservative-school-board-member-who-wants-to-rule-washingtons-schools

The Stranger's morning news roundup. by Ashley Nerbovig GOOD MORNING! Today will be cloudy, with a high of 64 degrees. The low is that the Seattle City Council will likely pass some carceral po...

https://www.thestranger.com/slog-am/2024/09/17/79697666/slog-am-seattle-city-council-set-to-vote-on-banishment-zones-amazon-demands-workers-return-to-office-diddy-arrested

Kacey Musgraves, Local Sightings Film Festival, and More by EverOut Staff This week, we're counting down the days 'til fall (which officially starts during the Autumn Equinox on Sunday!) with e...

https://everout.com/seattle/articles/the-top-47-events-in-seattle-this-week-sept-16-22-2024/c5631/

The Stranger's morning news roundup. by Nathalie Graham ANOTHER APPARENT ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT: Donald Trump wasn't able to finish his golf game in West Palm Beach on Sunday because a man 300 ...

https://www.thestranger.com/slog-am/2024/09/16/79696162/slog-am-another-apparent-trump-assassination-attempt-gun-wielded-in-seattle-movie-theater-abortion-bans-are-killing-women

Shiro's New Sibling, Bánh Mì Burgers, and The Return of Cycle Dogs by EverOut Staff This week, we're celebrating the triumphant return of Cycle Dogs , saying goodbye to Mezcaleria Oaxaca , and ...

https://everout.com/seattle/articles/this-week-in-seattle-food-news-shiros-new-sibling-banh-mi-burgers-and-the-return-of-cycle-dogs/c5630/

For the first Boeing strike in 16 years, 33,000 workers walked out on the job at 12:01 am Friday morning. by Hannah Murphy Winter Early this morning, at 12:01 am, Boeing’s 33,000 machinists i...

https://www.thestranger.com/labor/2024/09/13/79692538/boeing-workers-strike-over-garbage-contract

Fiestas Patrias Sea Mar, SuperCoze, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $15 by EverOut Staff Fall weather has settled onto the city, and we're taking advantage of the cooler temps to run around ...

https://everout.com/seattle/articles/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-sept-13-15-2024/c5626/

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The Stranger's morning news roundup. by Nathalie Graham BOEING ON STRIKE: Last night, 33,000 Boeing Machinists union members rejected a new contract and went on strike. "We strike at midnight...

https://www.thestranger.com/slog-am/2024/09/13/79692049/slog-am-boeing-on-strike-new-bus-line-just-dropped-bomb-threat-in-springfield-included-haitian-immigrant-hate

Plus, More Event Updates for September 12 by EverOut Staff Murder balladeer and goth icon Nick Cave will tour North America with his band the Bad Seeds for the first time since 2018. San Diego...

https://everout.com/seattle/articles/ticket-alert-nick-cave-the-bad-seeds-thee-sacred-souls-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/c5624/

The ignorant cowboy unzips his pants, and everybody has an opinion on what he finds there. by Dan Savage Get ready, Seattle! HUMP! is back with a bang, bringing you 25 brand-new, titillating sh...

https://www.thestranger.com/-hump/2024/09/12/79691128/hump-returns-with-another-lineup-of-25-brand-new-films

Rest in Peace, Ayşenur. by Hannah Krieg Friends, family, and others moved by the life of Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi gathered around a bonfire on Alki Beach Wednesday night to remember the Seattle-bas...

https://www.thestranger.com/news/2024/09/12/79690871/seattles-friend-ayenur-ezgi-eygi

The Stranger's morning news roundup. by Ashley Nerbovig GOOD MORNING! Someone said to me yesterday that its gotten to that time of year where they actually have to check the weather in the morn...

https://www.thestranger.com/slog-am/2024/09/12/79690491/slog-am-seattle-public-school-closure-list-drops-turkey-launches-investigation-into-ayenur-ezgi-eygis-death-chappell-roan-says-stfu-at-vm

Is it true that Donald Harris was (and, one supposes, still is) a Marxist? The answer can only be a resounding "no." by Charles Mudede And so it happened. During the debate, Donald Trump assert...

https://www.thestranger.com/economy/2024/09/11/79689363/kamala-harriss-father-wasnt-a-marxist-he-was-a-post-keynesian

Kemi Dessert Bar, Lucky Envelope Brewing, and More by EverOut Staff Also known as the Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated across East and Southeast Asia on t...

https://everout.com/seattle/articles/where-to-find-mooncakes-and-more-for-the-2024-mid-autumn-festival-in-seattle/c4517/

Special Flash Deals for September 13, 2024 by EverOut Staff It’s a longstanding tradition for tattoo artists and shops to offer $13 tattoos for one day only in honor of Friday the 13th. These...

https://everout.com/seattle/articles/get-a-friday-the-13th-tattoo-at-one-of-these-seattle-shops/c5623/

One really great thing to do every day of the week. by Dave Segal WEDNESDAY 9/11   ART + CULTURE WEEK SEATTLE (VISUAL ART) Get stoked on Seattle's arts and culture scene all week long at ...

https://www.thestranger.com/stranger-suggests/2024/09/11/79688487/stranger-suggests-art-culture-week-scarecrow-video-benefit-almost-live-almost-an-exhibit-tu-nguyen-esther-perel

To the transphobic asshole: you're a fucking coward. by Anonymous At around 2:30 am on a recent Friday morning, you were riding the northbound Route 49 from Capitol Hill when I boarded the bus ...

https://www.thestranger.com/i-anonymous/2024/09/11/79689262/transit-transphobe-meet-brave-accomplice

The problem of funding public education in Washington is centrally a problem of political courage. by Shaun Scott Whether it was K-12 in north Seattle, classes at Shoreline Community College, o...

https://www.thestranger.com/guest-editorial/2024/09/11/79689361/how-to-end-the-class-war-on-washingtons-classrooms

Both Candidates Fought for the Middle While Saying a Lot of Nothing by Ashley Nerbovig In what appeared to be some community college’s second-best auditorium, KING 5 held a Washington State G...

https://www.thestranger.com/elections-2024/2024/09/11/79689139/seven-takeaways-from-the-washington-state-governors-debate

The Stranger's morning news roundup. by Vivian McCall THE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE: Following President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance in June, the nearly successful assassination attem...

https://www.thestranger.com/slog-am/2024/09/11/79689050/slog-am-harris-and-trump-debated-taylor-swift-endorsed-harris-seattle-city-council-advances-war-on-drugs-and-sex-workers

'BOOM: A Film About the Sonics' opens at the Grand in Tacoma Friday. by Dave Segal On Saturday night, special guests (and the lucky few who snagged tickets) gathered at MoPOP’s Sky Church to ...

https://www.thestranger.com/music/2024/09/10/79679141/only-a-psycho-wouldnt-like-boom-a-film-about-the-sonics

The Stranger's morning news roundup. by Hannah Krieg NOT BAD: Today, Seattleites can expect mostly cloudy skies with temperatures peaking in the high 60s, maybe 70 degrees if you hold your the...

https://www.thestranger.com/slog-am/2024/09/10/79687552/slog-am-presidential-and-wa-gubernatorial-debates-tonight-israel-airstrikes-safe-zone-and-boeing-machinists-may-strike

As It Turns Out, Several Neighbors in the SOAP Zone Don’t Really Like the Idea! by Ashley Nerbovig Volunteers wound through the neighborhoods surrounding Aurora Avenue Saturday ahead of a cit...

https://www.thestranger.com/news/2024/09/09/79686694/the-campaign-to-stop-newly-proposed-prostitution-laws-hits-the-doors-along-aurora-avenue

Art + Culture Week Seattle, Black & Loud Fest, and More by EverOut Staff If you wanna be in the know about all of the top events in Seattle this week, you've come to the right place. Keep scrol...

https://everout.com/seattle/articles/the-top-45-events-in-seattle-this-week-sept-9-15-2024/c5620/

An interview with comedian John Early. by Megan Seling Last year comedian John Early took his comedy to a new level. His HBO special Now More Than Ever combined his charismatic story-telling wi...

https://www.thestranger.com/comedy/2024/09/09/79686269/john-early-isnt-afraid-to-be-the-asshole

Her family described Eygi as a “loving daughter, sister, partner, and aunt.” by Hannah Krieg Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Westlake Park Saturday afternoon to mourn Ayşenur Ezgi Ey...

https://www.thestranger.com/news/2024/09/09/79686241/justice-for-ayenur-ezgi-eygi

The Stranger's morning news roundup. by Nathalie Graham SEATTLE SUED BY FAMILY OF SLAIN PEDESTRIAN: Last year, SPD cop Kevin Dave struck and killed 23-year-old Jaahnavi Kandula while he was res...

https://www.thestranger.com/slog-am/2024/09/09/79686029/slog-am-family-of-slain-pedestrian-sues-spd-and-seattle-israeli-soldiers-kill-uw-grad-in-west-bank-waves-gain-personhood-in-brazil