Is Cannonball in Jeopardy? And Our Very Artsy Airport Gets Even More Art!
On June 3, Puget Sound Business Journal broke the unwelcome news that Digital Realty, a global data center, colocation, and interconnection company based in Texas, is looking to purchase the Bed Bath & Beyond building downtown, with the intent to install a data center expansion (the company currently has a data center running out of…
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Red Wedding
I am planning my wedding, which is happening this summer. My partner and I are trying to plan an event that’s casual, fun, and full of love. Unfortunately, my parents are MAGA. And they relish trolling me. The other day on a very rare phone call they started going on about wearing MAGA gear at the…
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L.A. Kendall
Pride in Seattle is a well-lubricated machine. If you’ve ever come out to Pride to party, find community, or rally for the good fight, I’d like to highlight one of the people who makes that possible. L.A. Kendall has accepted the label of “elder” with a 30-year career in nightlife. Alongside being Deputy Director of…
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Harbor Island Studios Is Set to Get Another Reprieve. What Comes Next?
The clock is once more about to strike midnight at Harbor Island Studios, Washington’s only county-owned sound stage. Given a six-month funding extension by the King County Council last year, local film and TV workers worried it would close forever. But sources say there is hope that the county and a yet-to-be-named organization will keep…
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Slog AM: Wildfire Season Starts in Spokane, ICE Illegally Buys Data, and Mississippi Cops Shoot and Kill Baby
Gooood morning! Are you tired? I am so tired. But today will be sunny, warm but not hot, making it the perfect evening for a mid-week marquesita. Before then, let’s catch up on what’s happening in the world right now… Grocery Bag Report: Greenwood residents (myself included) are getting whiplash over Fred Meyer’s inability to…
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The Trash Panda Slush at Slightly Furry
This story originally appeared in The Stranger’s 2026 Queer Issue. At the Northwest Cider Symposium back in March, I spotted someone on the vendor floor wearing a plush upholstered animal tail. They didn’t have a fursuit or mask on, just street clothes and the gravity-defying two-foot tail. Oh, right. I know exactly who this is.…
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Slog AM: Bellevue Says Sorry for Whitewashing Racist Founder, Seattle Lobbies FIFA to Allow Iranian Monarchist Flag, and Almost All the Recent Refugees to Washington Are White South Africans
The World Cup Finally Starts With a Yawn: The big game kicked off in Seattle yesterday the way soccer usually does: a low-scoring tie between two teams you have never heard of (Belgium and Egypt). At least the US team is playing in Seattle’s next game on Friday against Australia. Seattle Government Opposes FIFA Ban…
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Sophon Appears to Be Shuttered
Almost exactly a year ago, the Phinney Ridge restaurant and bar Sophon was hosting a James Beard Foundation event showcasing Khmer cuisine and culture. Since its opening in 2024, Sophon had become one of Seattle’s most celebrated restaurants and a demonstration of what Cambodian food and drink could be. In a complete turnaround, Sophon appears…
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Nobody Is Safe From the Rumba
This story originally appeared in The Stranger’s 2026 Queer Issue. It’s easy to glamorize the life of a record store owner. Just look at High Fidelity (both the original and the remake). Shooting the shit all day with your similarly music-obsessed friends while you mercilessly judge the tastes of customers—what more could you ask for?…
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Slog AM: Another Ceasefire, Trump’s 80th Birthday, and Seattle’s First World Cup Game
Good morning! Are you hot? I’m hot. But I’m happy to report that we’re more than halfway through this heatwave. It’ll hit 88 today, but tomorrow it’s smooth sailing with a high of 72. For today, the name of the game is light fabrics and air-conditioned activities. And if you need some AC that you…
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Stranger Suggests: Your Agenda This Week, June 15–21
MONDAY 6/15 Disappearance at the Rocky Mountain Leatherdyke Snowpicnic (THEATER) I’ve been saying it for years: Pride month needs more ski slope murder mysteries. Thankfully, the good people at the Annex Theatre have listened. Writer Monty Rozema and director Adrian Prendergast have teamed up for the perfect lesbian whodunnit in Disappearance at the Rocky Mountain Leatherdyke…
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Denny Blaine Park Trial, Part II
The Denny Blaine Park trial wrapped Thursday after parkgoers testified about the nude beach’s importance to Seattle’s queer community. The parties currently await a verdict from King County Superior Court Judge Samuel Chung. After lawyers for the park’s neighbors presented their evidence, the City of Seattle and the parkers group Friends of Denny Blaine (FDB)…
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