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Best of the Northwest Fall Show, SECS Fest, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $15 by EverOut Staff Well Seattle, it's been a hard week and there are difficult days ahead. Take care of yourselv...

https://everout.com/seattle/articles/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-nov-8-10-2024/c5702/

Well, something sure has happened. And frankly, if we have to read one more fact about that man and his sycophantic oligarchical cabal, we will lose our shit. So we’re going to do some radical ...

https://www.thestranger.com/seattles-only-news-quiz/2024/11/07/79772898/seattles-only-news-quiz

The Stranger's morning news round-up. by Nathalie Graham ONE MORE FOR THE BLUE: After a neck-in-neck race, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez officially won re-election to the House in the 3rd Congr...

https://www.thestranger.com/slog-am/2024/11/08/79773891/slog-am-siffs-egyptian-theater-floods-cdc-cracks-down-on-bird-flu-and-who-the-fuck-is-sending-these-racist-texts

In an email sent to all Seattle Police Department (SPD) officers on Tuesday, SPD Deputy Chief Eric Barden celebrated the end of King County Jail’s misdemeanor booking restrictions and told offi...

https://www.thestranger.com/news/2024/11/08/79773484/seattle-police-department-shares-plan-to-fill-up-king-county-jail-beds

See someone? Say something! by Anonymous GOOD BOY, MITTEN BAKERY 🐶 "Who's a good boy?" you petting your cute dog next to me. I asked "Oh me?". You said, "Well if I get two good boys out of...

https://www.thestranger.com/i-saw-u/2024/11/07/79772971/i-saw-u-wearing-a-jean-skirt-at-the-smoker-dad-show-petting-your-dog-at-mitten-and-singing-along-at-magnetic-fields

Plus, More Event Updates for November 7 by EverOut Staff Henry VIII’s six wives will belt pop songs on the Paramount Theatre stage when the Tony Award-winning musical Six returns to Seattle ...

https://everout.com/seattle/articles/ticket-alert-six-chiodos-and-more-seattle-events-on-sale-this-week/c5700/

Columnist Meg van Huygen recommends the Nghiện (“Addiction”) at Ramie, a dry, leafy take on a Boulevardier that combines whiskey, Vietnamese amaro, yuzu bitters, vermouth, and rice paddy he...

https://www.thestranger.com/the-last-word/2024/11/07/79772918/the-nghin-addiction-at-ramie

Captain Kim sightings: Numerous! by Megan Burbank With the dawn of the theocracy looming, I’ve been in desperate need of brain-smoothing distraction this week, and I am pleased to report that...

https://www.thestranger.com/film/2024/11/07/79772807/mansion-men-together-again

No, you people don’t like fun, you like to be miserable, it’s your bit. by Anonymous Ah, it’s that lovely time of year when Seattle’s inferiority complex rears its ugly head in the form...

https://www.thestranger.com/i-anonymous/2024/11/07/79772723/use-umbrellas-you-fools

The Stranger's morning news round-up. by Hannah Krieg A PERFECT DAY FOR A BIIIIIIG WALK: We could all use a little sunshine right now. Today, Seattlites can expect on-and-off sunny skies—I t...

https://www.thestranger.com/slog-am/2024/11/07/79772590/slog-am-kamala-harris-concedes-trump-adminstration-takeover-begins-and-alexis-mercedes-rinck-is-the-most-popular-city-council-member

Last night, The Stranger's reporters spread across the city, watching the results roll in with local politicians. And everywhere we went, Emerald City Dispatch went, too. by Hannah Murphy Winter ...

https://www.thestranger.com/elections-2024/2024/11/06/79771791/scenes-from-election-night-in-seattle

One Really Great Way to Cope Every Day of the Week by Megan Seling WEDNESDAY 11/6   DRINK SAD GIRL SHOTS AND EAT CHEESE AT SITU TACOS (SHOCK) In a state of post-election shock? Me, too. L...

https://www.thestranger.com/stranger-suggests/2024/11/06/79771597/stranger-suggests-the-seven-stages-of-grief

Situ Tacos, Frelard Tamales, and More by EverOut Staff Today, November 6, is National Nacho Day, but let's be real: Is there ever a bad time to dive into a huge stack of chips smothered with chee...

https://everout.com/seattle/articles/where-to-get-cheesy-loaded-nachos-in-seattle/c5699/

Seattle's only news roundup. by Charles Mudede WE WAKE UP TODAY WITH THIS CERTAINTY: None of it mattered. The secret documents, the sky-high covid deaths, January 6, racist statement after raci...

https://www.thestranger.com/slog-am/2024/11/06/79771105/slog-am-welcome-to-the-united-states-of-texas-bob-ferguson-is-our-next-governor-tanya-woo-is-history

Sure, the national election provided a cure-all for the will to live. But let’s not throw the whole bottle out with the booze. In Seattle, King County, and Washington State, we turned a deeper ...

https://www.thestranger.com/elections-2024/2024/11/06/79771318/2024-election-night-takeaways

Follow along for continuous Election Night 2024 coverage! by Stranger Election Control Board 📌 Welcome to the General Election 2024 Live Blog. Election Day is here, and it’s time to grab y...

https://www.thestranger.com/elections-2024/2024/11/05/79770302/general-election-night-2024-grab-your-anxiety-meds-and-the-vice-of-your-choice-lfg

With Election Day upon us ‘tis the season to make hasty accusations about the insecurity of America’s voting system. In Washington, like in other parts of the country, the right-wing has focu...

https://www.thestranger.com/elections-2024/2024/11/05/79770272/dont-be-a-sucker-for-election-rumors

Happy Soft Cock Week to all who celebrate! by Dan Savage We’re giving you a break from whatever stressful stuff is going on this week to bring you some of the more…interesting calls we’ve c...

https://www.thestranger.com/savage-love/2024/11/05/79770014/listen-a-politics-free-election-day-edition-of-savage-lovecast

P.S. The best blowjob is 25-50% handjob. by Dan Savage 1. This debate is raging again, Dan, and we need you to issue a ruling: Do straight women belong in gay bars? Some (straight women, gay bars...

https://www.thestranger.com/savage-love/2024/11/05/79770012/quickies

Jones’s musical legacy—and devotion to his Seattle roots—carries on. by Alexa Peters In 2017, during a performance from local garage-jazz quartet Industrial Revelation at Upstream Music F...

https://www.thestranger.com/music/2024/11/05/79770062/local-musicians-remember-quincy-jones

Destroying the Nation's First Long-Term Health Care Benefit Would Suck  by Stranger Election Control Board Though our present gerontocracy suggests otherwise, we’re currently wading through ...

https://www.thestranger.com/elections-2024/2024/11/05/79752088/vote-no-on-initiative-measure-no-2124

Mute Steve Kornacki, unclench your jaw, and scroll through these sweet scenes from Sea-Meow. by Megan Seling Photos by Madison Kirkman Sea-Meow, which bills itself as Washington’s largest c...

https://www.thestranger.com/cats/2024/11/05/79769957/stop-doom-scrolling-and-look-at-these-photos-from-seattles-largest-cat-convention

It Is Actually Good to Make Polluters Pay to Pollute  by Stranger Election Control Board This initiative would repeal the Climate Commitment Act (CCA) and prohibit the state from ever implemen...

https://www.thestranger.com/elections-2024/2024/10/16/79741543/the-strangers-endorsements-for-the-november-5-2024-general-election#2117

Seattle's only news roundup. by Ashley Nerbovig OK WEATHER TO VOTE IN! Should be a pretty nice day to stroll down to your nearest ballot box, with a high of 52 degrees and partly sunny, and a ...

https://www.thestranger.com/slog-am/2024/11/05/79769708/slog-am-election-day-pretties-boeing-machinistss-strike-ends-cloned-blackfooted-ferret-gives-birth

Tomorrow marks yet another “most important election of our lifetimes.” And to be fair, it is pretty important. We get to pick a Governor between the Democrat’s heir apparent and the guy who...

https://www.thestranger.com/elections-2024/2024/11/04/79768853/you-can-still-vote

The 2024 Bainbridge Island Film Festival runs from November 7-10. by Charles Mudede If catastrophe strikes on Tuesday, and all you can see is four years of gloom and more gloom, then it might b...

https://www.thestranger.com/film/2024/11/04/79764370/former-the-onion-writer-takes-on-la-la-land-in-micro-budget

Progressive newcomer Alexis Mercedes Rinck absolutely bodied Council appointee Tanya Woo in the August primary, scoring a cool 50.2% to Woo’s 38.4%. Rinck has every reason to measure drapes for...

https://www.thestranger.com/elections-2024/2024/11/04/79768613/corporate-donors-have-abandoned-council-member-tanya-woo

Sabrina Carpenter, Freakout Festival, and More by EverOut Staff There's plenty of first-rate events to check out this week, from Sabrina Carpenter's Short N’ Sweet Tour to Freakout Festival ...

https://everout.com/seattle/articles/the-top-40-events-in-seattle-this-week-nov-4-10-2024/c5697/

The right has been spreading outrageous lies, claiming that kids are going to school as one gender and coming home as another after "impromptu surgeries." The writer points out how absurd this id...

https://www.thestranger.com/elections-2024/2024/11/04/79768509/what-this-election-means-for-lgbtq-issues

The Stranger's morning news round-up. by Nathalie Graham WELCOME TO HELL WEEK: Somehow, it's here. The 2024 election is tomorrow. If you haven't mailed yours in yet, do it today. Better yet, d...

https://www.thestranger.com/slog-am/2024/11/04/79767819/slog-am-election-day-is-tomorrow-hope-for-harris-in-iowa-washington-gops-racist-campaign-texts

Sabrina Carpenter, Freakout Festival, and More by EverOut Staff November is here, which means a deluge of holidays are coming your way, from Election Day to Veterans Day to Thanksgiving . Plu...

https://everout.com/seattle/articles/the-best-things-to-do-in-seattle-this-month-november-2024/c5690/

Probiotic Bentos, Cà Phê, and Coffee in a Van by EverOut Staff Welcome to November! We're starting the month off strong with a new bento destination, a Green Lake coffee shop, and a Vietnamese ...

https://everout.com/seattle/articles/this-week-in-seattle-food-news-probiotic-bentos-ca-phe-and-coffee-in-a-van/c5693/

In between playing defense and scheming to win back Seattle’s voters over the next few election cycles, we should carve out some time for self-reflection. It’s tempting to think of the presen...

https://www.thestranger.com/katie-wilson/2024/11/01/79763143/whats-the-way-forward-for-seattles-left

As the City continues to wrangle over budget priorities, both Mayor Bruce Harrell and Seattle City Council Budget Chair Dan Strauss agree that the City can never spend too much money on cops. Str...

https://www.thestranger.com/bad-apples/2024/11/01/79764257/bad-apples

Our news quiz is back and ready to roll, just in time for... well, a week that feels like it might be kind of important! by Sally Neumann & Leah Caglio  

https://www.thestranger.com/seattles-only-news-quiz/2024/11/01/79764204/seattles-only-news-quiz

Short Run Comix Festival, Diwali: Lights of India, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $15 by EverOut Staff We hope you're not too tired from Halloween partying because there's plenty of fun eve...

https://everout.com/seattle/articles/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-nov-1-3-2024/c5695/

Stop the Cuts to Child Care and Education  by Stranger Election Control Board This crackpot initiative would repeal the state’s new capital gains tax and cut $2.2 billion for education, earl...

https://www.thestranger.com/elections-2024/2024/10/16/79741543/the-strangers-endorsements-for-the-november-5-2024-general-election#2109

The best new music to hit Dave Segal's inbox this week. by Dave Segal KOKOROKO, “THREE PIECE SUIT” (FEAT. AZEKEL) (BROWNSWOOD RECORDINGS) Every day, I sift through the hundreds of tracks ...

https://www.thestranger.com/inbox-jukebox/2024/11/01/79751499/inbox-jukebox

The Stranger's morning news round-up. by Nathalie Graham OREGON WINS BEAUTIFUL BAT COMPETITION YET AGAIN: On Halloween, the Bureau of Land Management crowned a hoary bat named “Hoary Potter...

https://www.thestranger.com/slog-am/2024/11/01/79763862/slog-am-new-boeing-contract-on-the-table-council-member-compares-traffic-median-to-border-wall-another-preventable-pregnant-womans-death-i

After Donald Trump’s 2017 election, many suburban Democrats were galvanized into action, joining marches and grassroots groups. However, with Joe Biden in office, much of that initial momentum ...

https://www.thestranger.com/elections-2024/2024/11/01/79763036/the-election-may-not-bring-out-the-pussyhats-but-the-keffiyehs-are-here-to-stay

See someone? Say something! by Anonymous NAKED CONVO We 3 talked naked at the coed spa about travel, home, the cold. You both were cute AF. I said I hoped you guys had great rest of your live...

https://www.thestranger.com/i-saw-u/2024/10/31/79762042/i-saw-u-naked-at-the-coed-spa-wearing-a-business-suit-at-the-comet-and-at-ozzies-after-pumpkinfest

Xóm, Bad Chancla, and More by EverOut Staff During the twice-yearly Seattle Restaurant Week , which runs from October 27-November 9 this fall, a slew of participating restaurants, bars, cafes, f...

https://everout.com/seattle/articles/our-picks-for-seattle-restaurant-week-2024/c5694/

Plus, Pixies and More Event Updates for October 31 by EverOut Staff It’s Halloween! Treat yourself to tickets to see TYLER, THE CREATOR on his Chromakopia tour. Country pop princess KELSEA B...

https://everout.com/seattle/articles/ticket-alert-tyler-the-creator-kelsea-ballerini-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/c5688/

For this installment of Nathalie Graham's column, Play Date, she searches for the mythological Screaming Well with the founders of Liminal Earth. by Nathalie Graham On a Monday in Renton, I sto...

https://www.thestranger.com/play-date/2024/10/31/79762927/the-hunt-for-the-screaming-well

Captain Kim sightings: 1! by Megan Burbank The sharp dropoff in episode quality that began with Captain Kim’s departure and has continued through every subsequent installment of The Golden ...

https://www.thestranger.com/film/2024/10/31/79762794/potential-long-term-commitment

"Conclude your journey by watching one with a catchphrase you find yourself repeating in the real world." by Julianne Bell 31. “I’LL BE BACK”: WE HOPE YOU HAD A GOOD TIME WITH OUR LITTLE ...

https://www.thestranger.com/scarecrow-psychotronic-challenge/2024/10/31/79762091/scarecrows-2024-psychotronic-challenge-day-31

A lawsuit filed against the Washington Secretary of State—Vet Voice Foundation v. Hobbs—claims that signature matching has prevented 170,000 eligible voters from casting ballots in the last 7...

https://www.thestranger.com/real-piece-of-work/2024/10/31/79761862/can-your-penmanship-deprive-you-of-your-right-to-vote

Seattle's Only News Roundup. by Hannah Krieg GOOD MORNING: Welcome to another gloomy day in Seattle. This morning, you can expect cloudy skies and temperatures in the high 40s. Things should wa...

https://www.thestranger.com/slog-am/2024/10/31/79762468/former-seattle-police-chief-files-10-million-claim-against-city-trump-drives-garbage-truck-and-more-detail-about-ballot-box-bombing-suspect

Tuesday night’s show was the Blood Brothers’ first show in Seattle in a decade, and fans started lining up as early as 11 am. by Jon Feinstein “We’re 43” was one of the first things s...

https://www.thestranger.com/music/2024/10/30/79761786/burn-nostalgia-island-burn

Maggie Rogers came to Climate Pledge Arena on her first arena tour. We drank a spiked Shirley Temple because she told us to. by Audrey Vann Last night, while I circled around Climate Pledge Are...

https://www.thestranger.com/music/2024/10/30/79761726/we-wont-forget-maggie-rogerss-first-arena-tour