The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: June 12–14, 2026
Ready for your weekend download? We’re suggesting you spend this sunny Seattle weekend at events from the Indigenous People Festival to the Georgetown Carnival and from the MAUM Market to Hot Rat Summer Pioneer Square. Check out our top picks of the week and our World Cup guide for more ideas. FRIDAY LIVE MUSIC Bus…
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Kinsey Lee Doesn’t Make Hot Tracks, She Makes Cold Cuts
“I’ve been collaborating since I was 19—now I’m 35,” Kinsey Lee tells me over the phone, with birds chirping in the distance. “I didn’t really understand where my collaborators started, and I ended.” She’s on a road trip, driving between Missoula and Bozeman for a family gathering, and pulled over at a quaint fishing spot…
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Slog AM: Wilson Closes Streets near Aurora Avenue, Eastern Washington Will Burn, Pokémon Go Data Used for Military Drones
Ballard Warehouse Fire: A three-alarm fire at the Consolidated Supply Co. warehouse in Ballard sent black plumes of smoke into the air Thursday evening. Over 100 firefighters responded to the blaze. The fire collapsed the roof and blew out the windows before firefighters got it under control around 8 p.m. The cause is still unknown. …
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Life Ain’t a Game of Frogger
Hey biker guys, Go fuck yourselves. For almost a year, pedestrians have been hugging the fence while walking through the park between Expedia and the piers, even though there are so many signs reminding you that it’s a shared path. Today, June 4, the pedestrian side finally opened. And you still fuckin drove through all…
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What We Know About Wilson’s Temporary Expansion of CCTV Program
Last week, Mayor Katie Wilson announced that the city will turn on the CCTV cameras in the Stadium District for the World Cup. In response to questions from The Stranger, the mayor’s office confirmed that they expect to turn on the cameras on Friday, June 12. When asked when they will shut off the cameras,…
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Ticket Alert: Phoebe Bridgers, Sara Bareilles, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week
We know various sporting events are vying for your attention right now, but we’re here with a quick update on the latest ticket drops. Indie rock darling Phoebe Bridgers comes to Seattle in October on The Lost Tour with support from Alex G. Grammy Award-winning pop singer Sara Bareilles announced her first album and tour…
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Crawling Through the Milky Way
“When I’m painting, I have this weird feeling, like I’m crawling over the dimensions of the subject,” Claire Johnson says from the passenger seat of my Subaru. We’re on our way to stargaze at Golden Gardens, to stare into the night sky that has inspired many of her paintings. Whether it’s a star-filled twilight, a…
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Slog AM: Trump Says He’ll Hit Iran VERY HARD, Knicks Win, Is Anyone Coming to the World Cup in Seattle?
President Donald Trump says he’ll hit Iran “VERY HARD TONIGHT.” Then, “at some point in the not too distant future,” he claims he’ll seize Kharg Island, which handles about 90 percent of Iran’s crude exports, and take control of the country’s energy infrastructure “much like we have with Venezuela.” Trump lies constantly, especially in wartime,…
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Free Will Astrology Is Back!
Anyone who read The Stranger way back when, when it was a weekly paper, will no doubt remember Rob Brezsney’s popular horoscope column, Free Will Astrology. It was the highlight of the week for many readers, as Brezsney has the uncanny ability to craft insightful guidance in just a few short sentences. Today, we’re very excited to…
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Many of you have a fraught relationship with discipline. You recognize you need it if you want a life rich with epic adventures. Yet you sometimes resist planning ahead or organizing your resources, fearing it might dampen your immediate pleasures. The problem is that when you skip the planning and organizing,…
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Pop Loser: Smash Your Cell Phone, Bring Your Binoculars
Welcome back to Pop Loser! This week, the former CEO of the Onion bought the Crocodile (good news, I think!), Phoebe Bridgers says “no phones” at her upcoming tour, and Madonna opened a dance floor in the middle of Times Square. I will share dispatches from the Bob Dylan concert. Plus, I’ll let you in…
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Crocodile Security Staff Organize After Sale of Venue
Today the Crocodile’s security employees announced the creation of a new workers’ organization, Crocodile Solidarity Collective (aka Croc Solid). This move comes on the heels of Comedy Tent buying the entertainment venue. In a press release, Croc Solid laid out its goals. Following productive meetings with the new ownership team, Croc security staff are united…
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