Stop Putting Soap in the Waterfront Park Fountain - The Stranger Someone keeps dumping soap in the Waterfront Park fountain outside the Seattle ferry terminal. It’s turning the water all sudsy and making a mess of things.  The fountain was created by Japanese-Ameri...

knock it off!!
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Which Democrats Killed the Bill for Farmworkers Rights? - The Stranger Farmworkers looked poised for a long overdue win during the recent session of the Washington State Legislature.  Workers in the agricultural industry have long been denied the right to bargain collect...

The ‘Who’ Is Opaque, but the ‘Why’ Comes Down to the Ag Industry’s Propaganda

Seattle's Art-Tech Fantasy Gets More Real - The Stranger Since time immemorial—or at least since the 1990s—Seattle has chased the elusive intersection of art and tech. But what does that mean, actually? What exists at this mythical crossroads—a devil, a pot...

Layoffs, Digital Anxiety, and AI Upheaval Might be the Recipe to Force the “Intersection” of Art and Tech Into Existence

What Happened to Teatro ZinZanni?  - The Stranger When John Skrodenis saw a new Teatro ZinZanni billboard go up last December, his heart sank.  On a yellow background, a bald head with glasses slid into the frame from the top. According to ZinZanni’s...

Teatro ZinZanni ran nearly 30 years. Now it’s shut down, and workers say they’re still unpaid.

The Washington State Supreme Court Races Are a BFD This Year - The Stranger Something unprecedented is happening in the Washington State Supreme Court. Five seats are on the ballot this year. That many seats have never been up for grabs at once in the modern court, but a wave...

Did you know that 5 of the 9 Washington State Supreme Court seats are up for grabs this year? Well now you do. With our civil liberties on the line, it's time to bone up on your Supreme Court knowledge.

To Experience the Horror Movie Exit 8, Visit the Beacon Hill Light-Rail Station - The Stranger A part of me wants this post to be about an Instagram pigeon who has made the subterranean Beacon Hill Station its home. But we must assign that deserving story to a post that will appear in the near ...

@mudede.bsky.social says that if you want to experience the disorienting fear that is the central plot of Exit 8, all you have to do is go to the Beacon Hill Light Rail Station.

Why Did the Greenwood Fred Meyer Stop Offering Paper Bags with Handles? - The Stranger I wouldn’t say the Greenwood Fred Meyer is my favorite grocery store, but it’s the closest. And I don’t mind shopping there. It’s annoying to have to show my receipt to an armed guard as I leave the s...

Can ANYONE tell us why Fred Meyer stopped giving us paper bags with handles?! @meganseling.bsky.social really needs to know.

Portland and Seattle Magazines Bought up by Michigan Media Company - The Stranger City magazines Seattle Met and Portland Monthly have been sold off by their parent company, SagaCity, in a receivership deal to pay off the company’s debts.  In addition to the Seattle and Portland ma...

Sad local journalism news. Reporting by @vivmccall.bsky.social and @suzettesmith.bsky.social
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Seattle's CCTV Vendor Has Received $126 Million in ICE and CBP Contracts Mayor Katie Wilson announced an expansion of Seattle’s CCTV surveillance network Thursday, telling a closed press conference of Seattle journalists she had little choice but to hire US Departmen...

Seattle's CCTV Vendor Has Received $126 Million in ICE and CBP Contracts - Mayor Wilson Says the City Will Keep Working With Them

Operation Epic Fury Has Revived a Fear My Generation Remembers: Total Nuclear War Will the world as we know it even reach this year’s midterm elections? This question, which might sound a bit alarmist, now has to be taken seriously because the stage for World War III has been...

Operation Epic Fury Has Revived a Fear @mudede.bsky.social Generation Remembers: Total Nuclear War

Hannah Sabio-Howell is Challenging Sen. Jamie Pedersen in the 43rd District Sabio-Howell’s pitch is this: Sen. Pedersen is quick to concede to big business before the politicking has even begun, and a corporate-friendly incrementalist like him had no business representi...

Hannah Sabio-Howell wants to knock the crown off Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen's head in the 43rd district. This is going to be a very interesting race.

My feature:

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Bill Gates, Seattle’s Favorite Philanthropist, Faces Campus Reality Check from UW Student In light of the Epstein files, should Bill Gates' name be on a building at University of Washington?

Seattle’s most celebrated billionaire is getting a campus wake-up call. A UW student is asking whether philanthropy can keep insulating power from accountability.

Where to Scream: Protests, Rallies, and Other Ways to Get Involved in March Protests, rallies, and other ways to get involved in March.

Want to scream? Me too. We're putting a monthly protest calendar in @thestranger.com, including marches, rallies, and other ways to get involved. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Doesn't that feel better?

Bill Gates, Seattle’s Favorite Philanthropist, Faces Campus Reality Check from UW Student In light of the Epstein files, should Bill Gates' name be on a building at University of Washington?

"There's a specific kind of lie that powerful men tell when the walls start closing in: the minimizing lie, the "it wasn't what it looked like" lie, the "I was barely there" lie. Bill Gates tried that last one earlier this month.

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Our Very Sexy February Issue Is Out Now! Love is in the air! Oh, shit, no, that’s pepper spray.

Get our Sexy February issue in print on stands near you!

It took Mayor Katie Wilson 37 minutes into her State of the City to mention the Seahawks. A new era in local government.

Katie Wilson interrupts her State of the City address to note the fact that a 27-year-old was killed last night by a driver in Capitol Hill.

"We have to do better. We're not on track for our Vision Zero goals, and we have to make it safe for our vulnerable road users to get around the city."

Adonis Ducksworth Is the Coolest Guy Running for City Council, But Is He Ready to Fight for D2? Adonis Ducksworth, Mayor Bruce Harrell’s transportation policy and operations manager, may be the coolest person to ever run for the Seattle City Council District 2 seat. Don’t be swayed b...

She just announced a new skate park in Rainier Beach. Not clear if it's the one that Adonis Ducksworth campaigned on, but I hope so. www.thestranger.com/news/2025/02...

In the lead up to FIFA, Wilson plans to organize a friendly match between elected officials. I will pay real American dollars to watch that.

Washington’s Largest Private-Sector Labor Union Backs Katie Wilson UFCW 3000, the biggest private-sector union in the state representing 56,000 grocery, cannabis, and retail workers, gave its sole endorsement to Katie Wilson for mayor at a press conference outside t...

"We have to start treating food access as core community infrastructure." In her State of the City address, Wilson reiterated her campaign-trail proposal to open a publicly funded grocery store, which she announced with UFCW 300. www.thestranger.com/news/2025/08...

Wilson did not commit to a decision about the expansion of the CCTV system. She said she's still concerned about digital security, but she's also been "moved" by families who see it as a vital tool to solve gun violence crimes, especially after two students were shot at a bus stop in Rainier Beach.

"We can't get so used to the way things are that we start to feel it's natural for so many people to be left to sleep outside every night," Wilson says. She committed to 1,000 new units of shelter this year, with services matched to people's needs.

Mayor Katie Wilson as she starts her State of the City Address: "I don't think I've ever talked for as long as I'm about to talk, so we'll see how it goes."

Local Lawmakers Are Finally Moving Against ICE Impeding ICE with the combined powers of the city, county and the port.

BREAKING: @councilmember-amr.bsky.social and Toshiko Hasegawa spoke to the Stranger about new their new policies to impede ICE in Seattle and at the Port.

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Local Lawmakers Are Finally Moving Against ICE Impeding ICE with the combined powers of the city, county and the port.

Local officials across Seattle, King County, and the Port are moving to limit ICE’s reach.

Team USA keeps their 5-0 win streak alive if you don't count the Britta Curl goal, which I don't because fuck transphobes.

Local Lawmakers Are Finally Moving Against ICE Impeding ICE with the combined powers of the city, county and the port.

BREAKING: Our local lawmakers are hustling on measured that would impede ICE this week. I talked to Councilmember Rinck and Port Commissioner Hasegawa about their newest policies. www.thestranger.com/news/2026/02...

Is there some sort of award for perfectly missing the point?

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The Light Rail's Cross Lake Connection Not a Love Match for the 1 Line My sister in law says there are serious astrological complications.

We read the astrological charts for the 1 Line and the soon to be open Cross Lake Connection, and the two might not be a love match.