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In isolating a single email on one project, The Stranger (a vocal backer of my opponent for City Council) ignores my commitment to combating gentrification, affordable housing, and my support for...

https://www.thestranger.com/guest-editorial/2023/09/22/79177248/our-urbanist-vision-must-be-intersectional-and-respectful

Why don't we pay everyone wages that match the costs of living? by Charles Mudede The horrible David Horsey recently posted a cartoon about tipping that is nothing but stupid. We can closely m...

https://www.thestranger.com/economy/2023/09/22/79176958/lets-seriously-talk-about-tipping

Luminata, Italian Festival, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $15 by EverOut Staff Fall officially starts tomorrow, and we'll be ushering in the season with cheap and cheerful events from Lumi...

https://everout.com/seattle/articles/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-sept-22-24-2023/c5142/

Audio captures a cop and his wife arguing with their neighbor, who is an elderly school bus driver. by Ashley Nerbovig During a confrontation last year, a Seattle Police officer hurled racist s...

https://www.thestranger.com/news/2023/09/22/79177194/seattle-police-officer-hurls-racist-slur-at-chinese-american-neighbor

The Stranger's morning news roundup. by Nathalie Graham TOKITAE COMES HOME: The Salish Sea orca who died in Miami after being in captivity there for 52 years finally made it home to her nativ...

https://www.thestranger.com/slog-am/2023/09/22/79177801/slog-am-tokitae-comes-home-clarence-thomas-attended-koch-fundraisers-us-senator-hit-with-bribery-indictment

Friendship Dungeon is at Comedy/Bar on the last Saturday of every month. by Megan Seling I was thirty seconds into my Zoom call with Emmett Montgomery and Derek Sheen and shit was already going...

https://www.thestranger.com/art-and-performance-fall-2023/2023/09/13/79164530/midnight-madness

Plus, Colin Jost and More Event Updates for September 21 by EverOut Staff “Lords of Portland” Portugal. The Man will head up north to support their latest album Chris Black Changed My Life...

https://everout.com/seattle/articles/ticket-alert-portugal-the-man-chelsea-wolfe-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/c5140/

The singer thanked Jimi Hendrix and Nirvana for their inspiration and covered Shocking Blue's “Love Buzz." by Dave Segal “Seattle is the place where things started for me,” announced Turk...

https://www.thestranger.com/music/2023/09/21/79176844/gaye-su-akyols-wednesday-night-show-was-a-thrilling-celebration-of-turkeys-deep-musical-history

We must steel ourselves against the fake “solutions” that local leaders will no doubt offer in the coming weeks. by Aretha Basu You know the saying, “When someone shows you who they are, ...

https://www.thestranger.com/guest-editorial/2023/09/21/79176869/from-grief-to-action

Their voice will make you cry. by Megan Seling I cried the first time I saw Kataka Corn perform. They were starring in the 5th Avenue Theatre’s 2022 production of The Wiz and days ago I had j...

https://www.thestranger.com/art-and-performance-fall-2023/2023/09/13/79164705/person-of-interest-kataka-corn

We spend hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars on pieces of paper that a lot of people throw away. by Hannah Krieg Political consultants often tell Seattle City Council candidates that thei...

https://www.thestranger.com/elections-2023/2023/09/21/79175822/how-local-political-consultants-make-their-money

One really great thing to do every day of the week. by Lindsay Costello (BOOKS) Four years ago, a crew of scientists set out for Thwaites Glacier, an unusually broad Antarctic glacier that had ...

https://www.thestranger.com/stranger-suggests/2023/09/20/79174625/stranger-suggests-dees-nuts-three-body-problem-who-is-she-record-release-party-and-new-music-from-gabriel-teodros-and-khingz#Sept21

The Stranger's morning news roundup. by Hannah Krieg HEART EYES X 100: I love the weather . I love the weather. I LOVE THE WEATHER. Today you can expect sunny skies and temperatures in the uppe...

https://www.thestranger.com/slog-am/2023/09/21/79176512/slog-am-500000-venezuelan-immigrants-get-work-permits-rupert-murdoch-to-step-down-and-im-begging-sound-transit-to-get-its-shit-together

Your Instagram feed should be more than your friends' bad pictures of half-eaten burritos by Megan Seling I get it. Thanks to smartphones and Instagram, EvErYoNe Is A pHoToGrApHeR. But you and ...

https://www.thestranger.com/art-and-performance-fall-2023/2023/09/13/79164342/your-instagram-feed-sucks

One really great thing to do every day of the week. by Audrey Vann WEDNESDAY 9/20   DEE'S NUTS (COMEDY) If you were one of the hundreds of comedy fans who packed into the Egyptian for The...

https://www.thestranger.com/stranger-suggests/2023/09/20/79174625/stranger-suggests-dees-nuts-three-body-problem-who-is-she-record-release-party-and-new-music-from-gabriel-teodros-and-khingz

The Mayor reportedly told city workers to rally their asses off—so they did! by Hannah Krieg When the bargaining unit for City workers told Mayor Bruce Harrell of its plans to flex its collec...

https://www.thestranger.com/news/2023/09/20/79175391/city-workers-rally-their-asses-off

An interview with Kirsten Anderson, owner of Roq La Rue. by Megan Seling In 1998 Kirsten Anderson founded Roq La Rue in a dirt-cheap space in Belltown that was scheduled for demolition. She eve...

https://www.thestranger.com/art-and-performance-fall-2023/2023/09/13/79164463/roq-star

I am not sweet. by Anonymous Dear young baristas: I am a full-ass grown woman, but you KEEP calling me "sweetie" or "honey" at least once a week. Why? I am not sweet. If I were a dessert, I'd...

https://www.thestranger.com/i-anonymous/2023/09/20/79174294/pet-name-peeve

The Stranger's morning news roundup. by Rich Smith THE WAR ON DRUGS IS BACK: In case you missed it, last night  the Seattle City Council voted 6-3 to make drug possession and public use a gros...

https://www.thestranger.com/slog-am/2023/09/20/79174396/slog-am-seattle-relaunches-drug-war-downtown-homeless-plan-scrapped-gop-in-disarray-as-government-shutdown-looms

The drug war's back, baby! by Ashley Nerbovig In a 6-3 vote on Tuesday, the Seattle City Council adopted an ordinance making drug possession and public drug use a gross misdemeanor. The crime c...

https://www.thestranger.com/news/2023/09/19/79174397/seattle-launches-drug-war-20

There is something babyish about the Bezoses in the painting. by Charles Mudede What made my soul chuckle (and my body almost laugh) this weekend was Alex Sandvoss 's painting "Jeff Bezos and t...

https://www.thestranger.com/visual-art/2023/09/19/79172675/how-jeff-bezos-and-amazon-haunt-the-dutch-golden-age

A new episode of Savage Love. by The Stranger We start the show with two ass-tastic calls! A domme woman has a pet boy who wants to eat things out of her butt. He suggests licorice. Any ideas for...

https://www.thestranger.com/savage-love/2023/09/19/79174160/ass-worship-and-sober-sex-guest-tawny-lara

Barbie is showing in IMAX theaters this weekend for a limited time. by Megan Burbank Watching Barbie for the first time, grinning like a muppet as Greta Gerwig’s neon pink dreamscape washed o...

https://www.thestranger.com/film/2023/09/19/79174090/greta-gerwigs-big-womens-college-energy-is-showing

Featuring books by Shin Yu Pai, Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore, Jonathan Evison, and others. by Andrew Engelson At a recent dinner party, a friend lamented that books don’t really hold a central...

https://www.thestranger.com/art-and-performance-fall-2023/2023/09/13/79163257/shelf-life

Concerts, Exhibits, Performances, and More Events to Put on Your Calendar by EverOut Staff Cooler weather calls for ducking inside, whether it's to catch a film at the cinema, see your favorite...

https://everout.com/seattle/articles/your-guide-to-fall-2023-arts-events-in-seattle/c5100/

As Long as Seattle’s Police Union Has a Say in Accountability, Bad Cops Won’t Get Fired by Ashley Nerbovig Worldwide outrage mounted last week over Seattle Police Officers Guild Vice Presid...

https://www.thestranger.com/cops/2023/09/19/79173044/seattle-police-officer-probably-wont-get-fired-for-laughing-about-jaahnavi-kandulas-death

The Stranger's morning news roundup. by Ashley Nerbovig CITY COUNCIL VOTES ON PUBLIC DRUG USE BAN: If the Council adopts the ban today, then they will empower Republican City Attorney Ann Davi...

https://www.thestranger.com/slog-am/2023/09/19/79173290/slog-am-final-council-vote-on-public-drug-use-ban-trial-begins-for-murder-of-manuel-ellis-free-snow-shovels-for-seattleites

Didn't Happen by Dan Savage I used to loudly proclaim that all this crap about black men being better in bed was pure bullshit. My ego said it was a bunch of propaganda. The thought of me being a...

https://www.thestranger.com/savage-love/2023/09/19/79172495/savage-love

These are the cutest treasure boxes you'll ever see. by Megan Seling Faith Charlotte’s Instagram feed looks delicious. There are stacks of pancakes slathered with butter and syrup, wedges of ...

https://www.thestranger.com/art-and-performance-fall-2023/2023/09/13/79164691/person-of-interest-faith-charlotte

Jenn Champion plays Fremont Abbey Thursday, November 9. by Megan Seling Jenn Champion has been making music for more than 20 years, both solo and as a member of Seattle’s saddest misspelled i...

https://www.thestranger.com/art-and-performance-fall-2023/2023/09/13/79164708/person-of-interest-jenn-champion

Charles Mudede remembers his friend Johnathan Raban. by Charles Mudede I visited Jonathan Raban a year after his stroke in 2011. Though confined to a wheelchair, the Queen Anne-based British au...

https://www.thestranger.com/art-and-performance-fall-2023/2023/09/13/79163184/jonathan-rabans-last-book-reminds-me-of-jonathan-raban

Must Be Nice to Dunk on Earned Benefits When You Have Mass Media Networks to Rely On by Rich Smith A Koch-backed think-tank called the Washington Policy Center pays former columnist Elizabeth H...

https://www.thestranger.com/health/2023/09/18/79167885/the-hypocrisy-of-a-right-wing-pundits-attacks-on-wa-cares

Arctic Monkeys, Fremont Oktoberfest, and More Top Picks by EverOut Staff This week, we're counting down the days to the official start of fall with the best things to do, from Arctic Monkeys t...

https://everout.com/seattle/articles/the-top-36-events-in-seattle-this-week-sept-18-24-2023/c5137/

The Stranger's morning news roundup. by Nathalie Graham TRUMP WAFFLES ON ABORTION: On Sunday's Meet the Press, Donald Trump said he thought the six-week abortion ban Florida Gov. Ron Desantis s...

https://www.thestranger.com/slog-am/2023/09/18/79172212/slog-am-trump-doesnt-like-six-week-abortion-ban-spog-responds-to-outrage-the-military-lost-an-80-million-jet

A Drive-Thru Shake Shack, A New Shug's, and An Upcoming Ballard Bar by EverOut Staff In this edition of Seattle food news, the salad specialist Mendocino Farms debuts a new downtown location and...

https://everout.com/seattle/articles/this-week-in-seattle-food-news-a-drive-thru-shake-shack-a-new-shugs-and-an-upcoming-ballard-bar/c5136/

When asked if she had any kind of “non-work relationship with Chief Diaz," the woman said "absolutely not." by Ashley Nerbovig An Equal Employment Office investigation earlier this month foun...

https://www.thestranger.com/news/2023/09/15/79169082/spd-employee-confesses-to-inventing-rumors-about-chief-diaz-having-an-affair-investigators-say

"At times, I felt as if I were levitating out of my seat." by Dave Segal At Lumen Field last night, Beyoncé was dazzling about 70,000 fans . Simultaneously, six-and-a-half miles north at Neptu...

https://www.thestranger.com/music/2023/09/15/79168792/the-anti-beyonce-show

Cat Valley's new EP Bingo Queen is out Friday, September 15. by Megan Seling Cat Valley realized they were doing something right when they saw some dudes walk out of one of their shows.  The...

https://www.thestranger.com/music/2023/09/15/79168678/cat-fight

Solas is the first photo-only gallery the city has seen in years, maybe even decades. Maybe even... ever? by Megan Seling Film photography has been creeping back into the mainstream for years, ...

https://www.thestranger.com/art-and-performance-fall-2023/2023/09/13/79164304/shots-fired

One really great thing to do every day of the week. by Lindsay Costello (VISUAL ART) If you're still feeling bitter that you didn't receive a Furby for Christmas in '98, I recommend Cathy McClu...

https://www.thestranger.com/stranger-suggests/2023/09/13/79164265/stranger-suggests-r-day-2023-northwest-trolls-fremont-natural-information-society-and-the-best-gyro-on-capitol-hill#Sept15

R-Day, Renegade Craft Fair, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $15 by EverOut Staff Seize the weekend (and some of the last bits of summer weather) at easy breezy events from R-Day 2023 to the...

https://everout.com/seattle/articles/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-sept-15-17-2023/c5132/

The Stranger's morning news roundup. by Nathalie Graham IT'S STRIKE SEASON, BABY: The United Auto Workers began a strike on Friday. Workers walked out to protest "a contract dispute over pay, p...

https://www.thestranger.com/slog-am/2023/09/15/79167611/slog-am-auto-workers-strike-across-detroits-big-three-new-test-can-detect-abortion-pills-lauren-boebert-caught-vaping

Now you can make Cinerama's popcorn at home! by Megan Seling Earlier this year, SIFF announced that it had purchased the Cinerama from Paul Allen’s estate. While an official opening date has...

https://www.thestranger.com/art-and-performance-fall-2023/2023/09/13/79163167/how-to-make-cineramas-famous-chocolate-popcorn

We need a police force that is not bloated to the comically heroic proportions of a superhero. by Charles Mudede On January 23, 2023, Jaahnavi Kandula 's life was cut short by a very fast polic...

https://www.thestranger.com/cops/2023/09/14/79166027/explaining-a-seattle-cops-bloated-sense-of-self-worth

Plus, Adam Sandler and More Event Updates for September 14 by EverOut Staff Olivia Rodrigo has set dates for her Guts tour next summer—not a bad idea, right? Emo-pop heavies Fall Out Boy will...

https://everout.com/seattle/articles/ticket-alert-olivia-rodrigo-fall-out-boy-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale/c5130/

Local Sightings is at Northwest Film Forum, and streaming online, September 15-24. by Chase Hutchinson Aitamaako’tamisskapi Natosi: Before the Sun Canada, 2023, 89 min., Dir. Banchi Hanuse ...

https://www.thestranger.com/art-and-performance-fall-2023/2023/09/13/79163151/cat-puppets-and-existential-dread

When most people think “Seattle rock,” they think grunge. When I think of Seattle rock, I think “Death Cab for Cutie’s 2003 breakout album, 'Transatlanticism.'” by Rich Smith Any reco...

https://www.thestranger.com/art-and-performance-fall-2023/2023/09/13/79164578/the-sounds-of-seattle-on-death-cab-for-cuties-transatlanticism

One really great thing to do every day of the week. by Dave Segal (MUSIC) Chicago has stood as one of the world's most fecund musical hotbeds for decades, and it's currently enjoying an excepti...

https://www.thestranger.com/stranger-suggests/2023/09/13/79164265/stranger-suggests-r-day-2023-northwest-trolls-fremont-natural-information-society-and-the-best-gyro-on-capitol-hill#Sept14

Reflections on the Fight for Human Rights One Year After Masha Amini by State Rep. Darya Farivar As I was preparing to be sworn in as the youngest member of the Washington State Legislature and...

https://www.thestranger.com/guest-editorial/2023/09/14/79166010/death-threats-cancelations-and-disinformation-campaigns-do-not-honor-irans-women-life-freedom-movement

The Stranger's morning news roundup. by Hannah Krieg SUMMER STICKS AROUND A LITTLE LONGER: It's that time of year when you really have to rely on the weather nerds to help you pick your outfits...

https://www.thestranger.com/slog-am/2023/09/14/79167144/slog-am-judge-declares-daca-illegal-morales-calls-on-spd-to-do-something-about-cruel-cop-i-need-to-call-olivia-rodrigo