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The Best Pizza, Pork, and Lumpia Spots

I can’t be the only person with a family member who is a liability with customer service—be it checking in to a hotel or sending a dish back at a restaurant. For me, that person happens to be my beloved mom. My Filipino mother Shellani is a self-described picky lady: choosy about what she wears […] The post The Best Pizza, Pork, and Lumpia Spots appeared first on The Stranger.

Laurelhurst Community Council Will Support Ending Policy that Reduces Helicopter Landings at Seattle Children’s Hospital

For more than 30 years, Seattle Children’s Hospital has abided by a voluntary agreement with the Laurelhurst Community Council (LCC) and the city to restrict  which medevac helicopter flights carrying sick children can land directly at the hospital to the most serious cases. A Reddit post last week brought this long-standing agreement to the public’s […] The post Laurelhurst Community Council Will Support Ending Policy that Reduces Helicopter Landings at Seattle Children’s Hospital appeared first on The Stranger.

Slog AM: Your Bad Dad Can’t Leave the Country, We Can Finally Send Handguns in the Mail, and Are World Cup Fans Ghosting Seattle? 

Roadwork Nightmare Weekend: Roadwork will be paused during the FIFA World Cup, so crews must kick it into high gear this weekend. Closures will typically start late Friday night and extend until early Monday morning. The impacted roads are:  Save the Trains: Sound Transit is in a $38 million hole and is trying to scrap […] The post Slog AM: Your Bad Dad Can’t Leave the Country, We Can Finally Send Handguns in the Mail, and Are World Cup Fans Ghosting Seattle?  appeared first on The Stranger.

Celebration for Renovated South Park Community Center Kicks Off with Parade on May 9

More Balloon Bullshit

[Editor’s Note: This letter was submitted shortly after the I, Anonymous letter from a mom who was mad that someone stole all her balloons… related? You decide!] I was having a bad day, so I decided to take a quick stroll through the park, and what do I find? Someone had apparently had a party or picnic and decided to decorate […] The post More Balloon Bullshit appeared first on The Stranger.

Ticket Alert: Kacey Musgraves, Foster The People, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week

Wake up babe, a new batch of tickets just dropped. Country queen Kacey Musgraves heads to Seattle from the Middle of Nowhere this October. Indie pop band Foster The People brings their Good Mourning Sunshine Tour and opener Goth Babe to WaMu Theater in September. Plus, prolific singer-songwriter and musician LP celebrates their fourth album […] The post Ticket Alert: Kacey Musgraves, Foster The People, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week appeared first on The Stranger.

Welcome to The Stranger’s May Issue!

It’s that time of year again: The daffodils have bloomed, the trees have leaves again, and the Seattle International Film Festival is back on our doorstep.  The festival is a little smaller than it has been in the past, which is no surprise. SIFF has been through a hell of a year, from layoffs to […] The post Welcome to The Stranger’s May Issue! appeared first on The Stranger.

Freakout Festival Isn’t Happening This Year

In another blow to Seattle’s nightlife ecosystem, Freakout Festival‘s organizers have decided not to hold its marquee event this fall. The nonprofit organization relies on grants for half of its funding, and current circumstances have proven to be too uncertain to make Freakout‘s ambitious booking philosophy—typically 75-150 musical acts playing in several venues throughout the […] The post Freakout Festival Isn’t Happening This Year appeared first on The Stranger.

New Music You Shouldn’t Miss

TelehealthGreen World Image(Sub Pop) With anxiety levels spiking to all-time highs because of you-know-who and -what in the USA, Seattle quintet Telehealth sound especially built for this awful moment. Their lyrics suggest struggles with working in the tech biz, and the music serves as an escape valve for the stresses they’ve endured in the air- […] The post New Music You Shouldn’t Miss appeared first on The Stranger.