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Welcome to Our 2025 Complaints Issue
Our December Issue Is on Stands Now
Stranger Staff
December 2025
The Stranger
’s Inaugural Complaints Issue
Hell Is a Grocery Store
We Deserve Better City Parks
Seattle, Please Stay Open Later
Don’t Be an Asshole
But Wait, There's More
And You Know What Else???
Everybody’s Waiting for the Man with the Bag
The Man Is John Waters. The Bag Is Full of Filthy Jokes.
Audrey Vann
How to Make a Hockey Team in 205 Days
The Seattle Torrent were just an idea this spring. Now they’re our home team.
Megan Seling
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Pop Loser: Music News, this Week's Events, and John Waters Holiday Traditions
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Welcome to Our 2025 Complaints Issue
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The Stranger’s Inaugural Complaints Issue
The Complaints Issue
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We Have Even More to Say About Restaurants, Neighborhood Names, and Ghosts
The Complaints Issue
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But Wait, There Are Even More Complaints!
The Complaints Issue
Today
9:56 AM
Don’t Be an Asshole
The Complaints Issue
Today
9:56 AM
Seattle, Please Stay Open Later
The Complaints Issue
Today
9:56 AM
We Deserve Better City Parks
The Complaints Issue
Today
9:56 AM
Hell Is a Grocery Store
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Today
9:11 AM
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I, Anonymous: Testy About Teslas
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Yesterday
1:30 PM
Rep. Shaun Scott Wants to Fight Trump Cuts with a Statewide Payroll Tax
News
Nov 24
5:20 PM
The Final City Council-Approved Budget Preserves Harrell’s Priorities
You Can Take the Mayor Out of a City, but Not His Last Budget
Micah Yip
Music
Mon
11:55 AM
December Things to Do: Music
The Best Concerts and Dance Nights Happening This Month
Julianne Bell
,
Audrey Vann
,
Todd Hamm
&
Dave Segal
Books
Mon
11:56 AM
December Things to Do: Literature
The Best Talks and Readings Happening This Month
Julianne Bell
News
Nov 21
4:18 PM
What’s Next for Harbor Island Studios?
King County Council Saved the Sound Stage, but It’s Only Funded for the Next Six Months
Julianne Bell
News
Nov 20
12:00 PM
Seattle Braces SPD Against ICE Operations
Mayor Harrell Says SPD Can’t Help ICE, but Can He Enforce That?
Micah Yip
News
Nov 13
8:27 AM
Starbucks Union Announces Nationwide Strike
Pickets Start in University District, Queen Anne This Morning
Micah Yip
News
Nov 14
1:10 PM
There Was Nothing Unusual About Seattle’s Election, or the ResultsÂ
This Is a Message for Mayor Bruce Harrell and SPOG President Mike Solan
Nathalie Graham
News
Nov 20
2:00 PM
Trump Calls Katie Wilson “a Beauty” and Threatens to Pull the Plug on FIFA
This Is Exactly How Dictators Rule
Charles Mudede
News
Nov 13
3:44 PM
Seattle Starbucks Workers on the Picket Kick Off Nationwide Strike
Starbucks Says It’s Having a “Great Day”
Micah Yip
News
Nov 19
5:26 PM
A Guide to Getting Penetrated This Winter
No, not like that. But if you are getting it like that, do read on.
Hannah Murphy Winter
Food & Drink
Mon
11:57 AM
December Things to Do: Food
The Best Food & Drink Events Happening This Month
Julianne Bell
News
Nov 25
2:48 PM
Zahid Chaudhry Could Be Home by Thanksgiving
The Army veteran and husband of a former Congressional candidate has been detained by ICE since August. If he's detained much longer, he could lose his eyesight.
Carolyn Bick
Film/TV
Mon
11:57 AM
December Things to Do: Film
The Best Film Events and Screenings Happening This Month
Julianne Bell
&
Audrey Vann
Music
Nov 26
2:30 PM
Deep Sea Diver’s Jessica Dobson Shares the First Song That Made Her Cry
Spoiler Alert: It's From
Home Alone
Audrey Vann
News
Nov 26
7:00 AM
How Community Organizing Turned Into a Campaign Strategy
Katie Wilson Fought Big-Money Politics and Won
Hannah Murphy Winter
News
Nov 25
3:28 PM
Girmay Zahilay Is the New King County Executive
The County Has a New Boss for the First Time in 16 Years
Nathalie Graham
Theater
Mon
11:56 AM
December Things to Do: PerformanceÂ
The Best Theater, Dance, and Comedy Events Happening This Month
Julianne Bell
,
Audrey Vann
&
Dave Segal
Visual Art
Mon
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December Things to Do: Visual Art
The Best Art Shows and Events Happening This Month
Amanda Manitach