SPD Still Looking for Suspects in Bite of Seattle Shooting Amid Questions About Chief Barnes’s Whereabouts on Sunday
In a fourth press conference this week, Mayor Katie Wilson and Seattle Police Department Chief Shon Barnes confirmed that one of the victims of Sunday’s Bite of Seattle shooting was involved in the shooting. Barnes also responded to controversy about his whereabouts on Sunday. Wilson started by acknowledging the victims: Ashley Whitehead, 56, and Carlos…
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The Invite
I’m a late-thirties hetero married man. I’m also a flirt. I’ve known this about myself for a long time, and while my spouse knows this generally, she probably doesn’t know that I can lean into a bit at times when she is not around. For a long time it was fine. I considered my flirting to…
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New Music You Shouldn’t Miss
LusineMelting Days(Ghostly International) The veteran producer Lusine is like a centrist politician whose policies improve your life without making headlines and without you even realizing it. For 27 years, the laptop sorcerer has been creating varied electronic music that has pleased crowds worldwide while rarely doing anything flashy. No, Lusine (aka Jeff McIlwain) is more…
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Slog AM: Ukraine Bombs Iran, Kohberger Claims Innocence, the Oregon Trail Is Open, and the Bab Al-Mandab Strait Is Closed to Saudi Oil
Washington Blocked Again from Inspecting ICE Jail: State health inspectors were set to find out just how bad conditions are for immigrants detained in GEO Group’s private ICE jail in Tacoma last week, only to be blocked at the last minute by a federal court order, per the Seattle Times. The state has been trying…
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Dear Hendrix
Dear Hendrix, It’s 4 a.m., and I can’t sleep. Soon, I’ll have to walk out of our apartment door and head to the KEXP radio station, where I do my daily Early Show. It’s Monday morning after a long weekend. I’m going to start the show at 5 a.m. with a tune from Mozart. It’s…
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UPDATE: SPD Says 15-year-old in Custody After Gunfight at Seattle Center Kills Three, Including Second Shooter
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson and Seattle Police Department leaders said during two Monday press conferences that yesterday’s deadly shooting at Seattle Center was the result of three people shooting at each other and hitting bystanders. Wilson said at an 11 am press conference that a 15-year-old is being held at King County’s youth jail for…
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Stranger Suggests: Your Agenda This Week, July 27–August 2
MONDAY 7/27 Black Moth Super Rainbow, Giant Day (MUSIC) Since 2003, Pittsburgh’s Black Moth Super Rainbow have been creating some of the finest honey-glazed, weird-dream soundtracks in the USA. If you like rock music that sounds as if it’s being filtered through clouds of DMT haze and sung by a wonderstruck waif, BMSR will set…
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Slog AM: At Least Nine People Were Shot in Seattle This Weekend, Jimothy Got His Own Art Contest, and Stephen Miller Continues to Be Terrible
Goooood morning. Today we have to talk about gun violence. In a weekend slated to be full of art fairs and food festivals, at least nine people were shot in two different shootings, and three people were killed. We all know this, but let’s say it out loud: This isn’t normal. The Second Amendment does…
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Erika Kirk’s TPUSA Tour Lands in Kirkland
Since TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at Utah Valley University last September, his widow Erika Kirk has taken over as the right-wing, youth-focused organization’s CEO and spiritual voice. Much of the time, she is on the road—moving from White House appearances, to book tours, to guest segments on right-wing media, to speaking…
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The Stranger’s Genius Awards are Back, Baby!
After a 10-year hiatus, the city’s best art party is back! The Stranger’s Genius Awards return on September 12 at the Moore Theatre and past-Genius Award winners Shabazz Palaces is playing! What are the Genius Awards? From 2003 until 2016, The Stranger awarded the city’s most innovative freaks with a cash prize, a big feature…
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The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: July 24–26, 2026
A beautiful July weekend is in the cards with cheap and cheerful events to match, from the Jimothy the Seattle Raccoon Proclamation & Art Competition to a Jimothy Rave and from Georgetown Pride to the Bite of Seattle. For more ideas, check out our top picks of the week. FRIDAY LIVE MUSIC CatFest 2026 ft:…
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Slog AM: Seaplane Crashes Near San Juan Islands, Congress Wants to Kill Seals to Save Salmon, Is Jimothy MAGA?
Kenmore Air Plane Crash: A seaplane flying from Seattle to Roche Harbor in the San Juan Islands had to make an emergency landing in a bay near Sucia Island. After landing, the plane caught fire, and pieces of the plane had fallen off. All 11 people on board survived, though four people were injured and…
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