Fare Share
It’s not exactly breaking news, but Seattle’s hospitality industry is having a real rough time. Over the past few years, our city’s restaurantscape has seen some of the nation’s highest minimum wages instated, justifiably. In its wake came a rolling wave of wage theft investigations and late-pay disputes. That’s alongside the issues that’ve been affecting…
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Block-Rockin’ Feats
Chris Jones and Joe Nix combine ambassadorial knowledge and evangelistic zeal for the Belltown neighborhood that houses their bars, Screwdriver and Jupiter, respectively. That civic fervor has manifested Belltown Blast, a daylong, eclectic celebration of a vital cultural hub, with crucial support from Belltown Art Walk organizer/Slip Gallery owner Amy Tipton, Timothy Firth from Common…
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Hang on Snoopy
I’m a 47-year-old divorced dad. Met a 26-year-old woman nine months ago. Things have been great except for one thing: My girlfriend won’t give me access to her phone. When we met, I explained that I have trust issues due to the actions of my ex-wife (multiple infidelities, lies, gaslighting), and that I couldn’t be in…
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Come Visit Us This Thursday!
It is happening again! Come visit us this Thursday at The Stranger’s office for our Capitol Hill Art Walk, featuring work by Madison Kirkman. From our August issue (on stands now), Kirkman’s photo essay—Good Grief: Living With Loss in Seattle—tells of personal loss, as well as the discovery of local resources that serve as lifelines…
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Slog AM: Washington Doesn’t Have Enough Places to Live, Military Morale Is Collapsing, and a Madman Threatens to Detonate a Nuke in the Earth’s Core
Fire evacuations mean more Spokane residents lack housing than ever: Spokane never had enough shelter beds for all its needy citizens, but providing enough wasn’t a problem for city leaders as long as those citizens were homeless. But with tens of thousands of homeowners under evacuation order from fires, the lack of shelter space is…
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New Bill Would Junk Landlord “Junk” Fees
Tired of your landlord springing extra fees on you at the last minute? The Seattle City Council will vote Tuesday on a bill that would make it illegal for landlords to charge many spurious “junk” fees like pest control charges, pet rent, technology fees, and other miscellaneous administrative costs. It would also require landlords to…
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What You’re Not Wearing
These face beads: These studs: This tic-tac-toe: This Phoebe Bridgers shirt: These shoes: These scarves: This bedazzled Yu-Gi-Oh shirt: These SpongeBob nails: These boots: These safety vests: These overalls: This cycling jersey: This blossom dress: This crochet: This autocorrect:
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Exposure Therapy
“How does it feel to be called the saddest musician in the world?” I asked Phil Elverum on a Monday morning from his home on Orcas Island. I thought this question, referring to the title of a 2018 Spinoff article, might make him laugh, but instead, he looked at me in seriousness. “I’m not into…
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Columbia Funeral Home Greeted Visitors With the Dead for More Than a Century
For decades, Columbia Funeral Home & Crematory greeted drivers, passengers, pedestrians as they entered Columbia City. The neon sign, “Columbia Funeral Home,” fixed on the side of the roof that faced Rainier Avenue, stood out against the old building, built in 1906, which was by all standards unremarkable: barrel tiles, dormers, veranda, clapboard siding. The…
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Stranger Suggests: Your Agenda This Week, August 10–August 16
MONDAY 8/10 Yard Act (MUSIC) Yard Act’s third album starts with an industrial post-punk track featuring tongue-in-cheek commentary conveyed through spoken word vocals before launching into a melodic, guitar-forward indie rock song. The whole record continues this way, weaving between discordant, edgy tunes and danceable, Britpop-inspired grooves. You’re Gonna Need a Little Music is a journey, and…
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Slog AM: Earth Burns, Earth Shakes, Biden’s Cancer Has Spread
Let’s begin with the planet’s destruction: The Little Giant fire near Lake Chelan has grown to 111,429 acres, or 174 square miles, and is 2 percent contained as of this morning. Little Giant has consumed two homes, three cabins, and 21 outbuildings, said the Entiat Fire Department and Chelan Fire and Rescue. The Chelan County…
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Friday’s Ballot Drop Is Here
From the left, Kelabe Tewolde has officially knocked 27-year-incumbent Sharon Tomiko Santos out of first place. He leads with 51 percent to Santos’s 48 percent. An educator beating the politician who isn’t funding education. That’s going to be interesting in November. Tewolde is one of several young, progressive first-time candidates challenging Democratic incumbents this year,…
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