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Greasy Peeps rev up for the 5th Annual West Seattle High School Car Show

Greasy Peeps rev up for the 5th Annual West Seattle High School Car Show Off patr Wed, 05/20/2026 - 12:32pm

Community spirit shines at the 2026 Westside Awards

Community spirit shines at the 2026 Westside Awards Off patr Wed, 05/20/2026 - 11:05am

Slog AM: The DOJ Investigates Washington Corrections Center, Trump’s BFF Wins Kentucky Primary, and Barney Frank Dies

Let’s Start With Good News: The Woodland Park Zoo announced its gorilla, Jamani, gave birth. BABY GORILLA, Y’ALL!!! The precious bundle of best news all week was born May 18 at 5:50 a.m., and yes, I have asked Stranger Arts Editor Emily Nokes if she would read the baby’s birth chart. Another Woodland Park Zoo […] The post Slog AM: The DOJ Investigates Washington Corrections Center, Trump’s BFF Wins Kentucky Primary, and Barney Frank Dies appeared first on The Stranger.

Protected: 7 Best Sugar Dating Sites for Sugar Babies

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A Beacon Hill Photographer Focuses on the Mental Health of the BIPOC Trans Community

Borders Crossed

How do you feel about the rise of “passport bros”? A friend of mine rearranged his life after his divorce and now spends about half the year overseas dating. He insists it’s not exploitation or colonialism — just a life hack — since his income goes three times as far abroad. He’s basically able to live […] The post Borders Crossed appeared first on The Stranger.

Slog AM: Bellevue Bans Protests Over Gaza War, Yakima Latinos Are Safe From Redistricting (for now), and Washington’s Largest Anti-ICE Prosecution Goes to Trial

Bellevue Bans Public Protest After Citizens Oppose Genocide: Democratic US House Rep. Adam Smith has attracted a lot of controversy for his belligerent foreign policy over the years, particularly the Gaza genocide. While Bellevue City Council didn’t mention Smith, he confirmed he talked with the body. The BCC found this public opposition so galling that […] The post Slog AM: Bellevue Bans Protests Over Gaza War, Yakima Latinos Are Safe From Redistricting (for now), and Washington’s Largest Anti-ICE Prosecution Goes to Trial appeared first on The Stranger.

Seattle Artist Karen Chang Reclaims 'Tigress' After Leaving Tech for Art

In her first solo show, Seattle artist Karen Chang transforms family criticism into bold, surreal paintings about Asian American identity, ambition, and becoming fully herself.

The Seattle Opera Hosted Its First Official Furry Night

Writing and photography by West Smith Furries are everywhere. That’s the biggest lesson I took away from attending my first furry convention earlier this year. Before that, I think I still carried some lazy stereotype in my head about the furry community being made up exclusively of Reddit-dwelling teenagers. Then I got there and met […] The post The Seattle Opera Hosted Its First Official Furry Night appeared first on The Stranger.

Suspect in Juniper Blessing Killing Charged with Murder

The King County prosecutor’s office charged Bellevue man Christopher Leahy with premeditated murder on Monday afternoon in the killing of transgender University of Washington student Juniper Blessing on May 10 in off-campus student housing. The premeditated murder charge, together with a sentencing enhancement for using a deadly weapon, means that, if convicted, Leahy faces between […] The post Suspect in Juniper Blessing Killing Charged with Murder appeared first on The Stranger.

Nilu Jenks Says She’s the Progressive in the District 5 City Council Race

It’s been ten years since Seattle adopted a district-based city council. And for almost that whole time, District 5, which spans Greenwood to Bitterlake and North Beach to Lake City, has been stuck with Councilmember Debora Juarez. After Juarez stepped down, former King County Superior Court judge Cathy Moore was elected in the 2023 conservative […] The post Nilu Jenks Says She’s the Progressive in the District 5 City Council Race appeared first on The Stranger.

The History of the Broadway Theater

Why did we do this? Read our case for making the marquee a landmark. The building itself, a wood-frame of average quality, is not special. But its green and cream interiors trimmed with silver must have seemed so to a Seattle Daily Times reporter in 1911, when 201 Broadway Avenue East was taking its first […] The post The History of the Broadway Theater appeared first on The Stranger.