Where to Play Pickleball in Seattle
Was your introduction to pickleball when Taylor Swift promoted her Tortured Poets Department album with a custom Kansas City Chiefs paddle? Or maybe you’re just a really big Ben Stiller fan and want to learn about the sport before The Dink hits theaters this summer? Well, you’re not alone. While true Washingtonians will have learned…
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Hurdles
Am I wrong to think a relationship isn’t realistic for me? I think I’ve been sold an idea of love that doesn’t apply to my life, and I want to know if I’m wrong. I am straight and 34-year-old male. I have a rare progressive disability. I’m blind, I have severe hearing loss (I can’t follow…
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WATCH: Seattle’s Liminal Spaces
“You’ve felt it,” Stranger staff writer Julianne Bell wrote. “The chilling stillness of an empty airport terminal that should be crowded with travelers. A long school hallway, after hours and framed by seemingly endless rows of lockers for students who may or may not exist. Neon signs flickering inside a dark, abandoned mall, painting soft…
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Slog AM: Philippine Military Kills Seattleite, Magic: The Gathering Workers Unionize, Boeing Loses Big Fish
Magic: The Gathering Arena Devs Unionize: Workers at local tabletop gaming titan Wizards of the Coast unionized yesterday, specifically the devs behind Arena, the accessible online version of the card game. Their concerns should sound familiar: the layoffs keep coming, management wants all the remote workers to move to Washington and head into the office,…
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Stranger Suggests: A Monday That’ll Make You Love Mondays, Flowers as Tall as Humans, and Music for Dancing on the Bones of Your Enemies
MONDAY 4/27 Choose Your Own Adventure (I CAN’T DECIDE) There is so much good stuff happening on Monday that even Garfield would change his mind about the loathed day of the week. Famed avant-garde composer William Basinski is playing a tiny show at Substation. The Paramount is screening 1926’s Faust as part of their beloved…
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Slog AM: Shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, King County Nepotism, the British Are Coming
The Big News: The White House correspondents dinner, a bad idea with a fascist in the White House, proved to be an even worse one when a man armed with guns and knives plowed through security in a mad dash toward the subterranean ballroom containing President Donald Trump, his lackeys, and hundreds of journalists. Cole…
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Love Notes, Letters, and Trolls: April 18-24
This week, we found out Bait Shop is looking for a new spot, learned which millionaires are suing over the Millionaires Tax, and heard how Eva Walker became a Mariners fan. You had feelings about all of it, and we loved reading most of them. Want to respond to something you read in The Stranger?…
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I Saw U: At Alki During Sunset, Riding the New 2 Line, and Talking About Seattle in Moab
Spring Edition Red Bull on the new 2 Line 4/16 You: fade, tan jacket, beverage. Me: Black cap with flowers. We snuck glances the whole ride. You got off at East Main – let’s get off somewhere else. Goldie @ Mermaid Lounge Figured you were apart of my friend’s birthday party, alas you were a…
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Once a Year, Seattle Center Becomes a Medical Clinic
Behind a partition at Seattle Center’s Exhibition Hall Seattle Center’s Exhibition Hall, dental drills wheezed. Couple Andrea and Xavier waited patiently on the other side. Touching her left cheek, Andrea said she’d felt pain in her mouth off and on for two years. She suspected a cavity. Her teeth throbbed when she ate sweets. She’s…
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The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: Apr 24–26, 2026
We’re putting you on to all the best things to do this weekend, with options from Seattle Independent Bookstore Day to the Ballard Makers Market & Bar Hop and from the Burke Museum’s Dino Fest to the Seattle REconomy Seedling Festival. Check out our top picks of the week for more ideas. FRIDAY LIVE MUSIC…
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Slog AM: Grandma Dressed Like a Penis Found Not Guilty, the Regional Homelessness Authority Is on the Chopping Block, and Tariff Refunds Are Coming, but Not for You
Good Morning! We’ve got more sunshine coming your way today. Highs in the 60s, perfect Outdoor Beverage Weather, and it’s expected to last all weekend. Go find a patio. But first, the news. “As Long as It Takes”: Iran says they won’t come to the table for peace talks until the US Navy lifts the…
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Ticket Alert: Karol G, Teddy Swims, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week
Another week, another round of musicians fresh off Coachella appearances have announced new tours. Colombian superstar Karol G has announced a world tour—presale registration closes this Friday. Soulful singer Teddy Swims plans to embark on a North America arena tour. Plus, genre-bending artist Beck will “ride lonesome” to Woodinville this fall. Read on for details…
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