NEWS

This week, SARAH MIRK and CHARLES MUDEDE combine their individual feebleness to file a report on a "DJ" allegedly beaten by Seattle Police; ELI SANDERS assumes people still care about the 43rd District race; SARAH MIRK stirs a tempest in a teapot about a canceled music show; and ERICA C. BARNETT writes about—any guesses?—the viaduct. PLUS: CounterIntel, In the Hall, In Other News, and Police Beat.

SHORT FEATURE: Counting Backward

HANNAH LEVIN graduates from penning piffle about noise to penning piffle about a noise provider. Whether or not said provider—a local record label called Light in the Attic—is worthy of such heavy attention is an argument for another day, or at least until someone capable of actually getting through the entire piece can inform me.

FEATURE: The Urban Hunt

Every once in a great while—make that every once in a great great while—the handful of pot-addled chimps banging away on keyboards at The Stranger manages to produce a feature story of some quality. This is one of those moments, as BRENDAN KILEY's urban hunting feature is the rarest of breeds: a coherent, noteworthy, and outright enjoyable read. It also shows a surprising amount of testicular fortitude on Mr. Kiley's part—who knew there even were testicles at The Stranger, especially in the pants of the theater editor?