The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: Aug 7–9, 2026
Marine air should sweep some of the smoke from Seattle this weekend, clearing the way for you to hit up events from the Seahawks Football Fest to the Picklr’s Courtside Bash and from Hot Jimothy Summer at the Crocodile to Smol Art Mart. For more ideas, check out our top picks of the week. FRIDAY…
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Seattle Should Build a Model of Itself in The Pit and Let It Decay
I wrote this in The Stranger nearly 20 years ago: “…Seattle has three buildings by famous contemporary architects: Seattle Art Museum (Robert Venturi), Experience Music Project (Frank Gehry), and Seattle Central Library (Rem Koolhaas). In 2011, this small list will be increased by one with the completion of a skyscraper at 601 Fourth Avenue… [Its…
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Slog AM: The Farm Workers Are Coming for Their Republican Legislators, a Spokane Local Wins Poker’s Biggest Game as the City Burns, and Democrats in Montana Invent Yet Another Way to Lose an Election
Some relevant non-Seattle election news: Another big primary election ballot drop will come later today, and in the meantime you can get up to speed with our coverage of yesterday’s vote count. We only cover Seattle-area elections, but it turns out they have elections in other parts of Washington too (who knew?), and there are…
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Thursday’s Ballot Drop Is Here
Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos supporters are in despair. Kelabe Tewolde, the progressive first-time candidate running in the 37th Legislative District, within 249 votes of the 27-year incumbent and chair of the House education committee. Since Tewolde’s base is young and progressive, his vote share will likely grow with each successive drop. With 21.5 percent of…
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Ticket Alert: Skrillex, Lord Huron, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week
Are you ready for the bass drop? Legendary DJ and producer Skrillex returns to Seattle for the first time in 14 years, bringing Porter Robinson, Underscores, and more friends for hisGas Works Day Party. Indie rockers Lord Huron will warm us up next winter with two shows at the Paramount. Plus, folk singer-songwriters Cat Clyde…
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Good Grief
In 2024, while leaving my birthday party, my sweet friend Vlora was killed in a motorcycle accident. I’d always had a severe aversion to people who ride motorcycles for this very reason. Growing up in Arizona, where state law does not require helmets for those over age 18, I’ve seen some motorcycle accidents that still…
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What Happens When We Go?
Three things are certain in life: death, summer music festivals, and the absolute poetry that The Stranger’s death-themed issue is my last at this paper. Our August issue’s feature package started with a pitch for a photo series from photographer Madison Kirkman. Two years ago, they lost a dear friend, quickly and unexpectedly. The grief…
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Slog AM: Wyoming Trans Woman Charged for Pulling Gun on (Alleged) Douchebags, It’s Smoky as Hell, and the Mariners Go Furry
Good morning! A heat advisory is still in effect today, until 10 pm Friday, and smoke from the fires in Spokane will likely linger into the weekend. A little good news on that end is that temperatures in Spokane have gone down a bit, allowing crews to contain three of the fires. A little bad…
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Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): In the early days of aviation, navigation instruments were rudimentary, and the skies were often a blur of clouds, darkness, or featureless horizons. Pilots sometimes relied on a technique called “dead reckoning”: good instinct bolstered by simple instruments like compasses and stopwatches. I suspect you will benefit from practicing a metaphorical…
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Wednesday’s Ballot Drop Is Here
Not a whole lot changed after Wednesday’s relatively small ballot drop, which is typical of the first drop after election day, says King County Elections. (At the county level, only 63,000 ballots were included in today’s update.) Most of the ballots put in drop boxes on Election Day are only just starting to be processed,…
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Neumos Security Staff Unionize
Gathered around a music stand serving as a podium on 10th and Pike, security staff at Neumos, Barboza, and the Runaway announced at a Wednesday afternoon rally that they have unionized as the Neumos Security Union and have filed to hold an election with the National Labor Relations Board. The Neumos Security Union is a…
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Big Beanie Baby
To the West Seattle dad in the beanie and SUV who laid on the horn (and I mean LAID ON THE HORN, in an extended fashion) at me in the roundabout: A couple things: First, are you okay?? That was pretty intense, bud. Second, roundabouts are great. They’re safer and more efficient than stop signs,…
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