Besides the writing, the best part of this story is that Nathalie could not access the writer, Matt Dinniman, while every person she encountered had either met him, or was friends with him. It's both a fool's errand and a hero's journey, and it made me laugh out loud.

What if we’ve mistaken being watched for being safe? In my latest piece, I explore how grief becomes policy, why surveillance gets sold to neglected communities, and what's lost when we confuse documentation with prevention.

The Lady Rainier Statue Is Seattle’s Queen of Public  Transportation www.thestranger.com/city/the-lad... The old statue is oriented to the only future that’s possible—the one that transports people not as individuals but gregariously. A car can only be a sorry couch.

don't run in the scam marathon www.thestranger.com/news/hey-are...

“We weren’t looking to operate a theater,” said Ron Sevart, President and CEO at the Space Needle and Chihuly. www.thestranger.com/news/the-boe...

An independent audit found the King County Regional Homelessness Authority is running a $45 million deficit, including $13 million in overspent or unaccounted-for funds. Now some local officials want to scrap the agency entirely.

Nilu Jenks wants District 5 to finally elect an actual progressive.

This is why the old Broadway Theater marquee should be designated a landmark:

We sent West Smith to the first Furry Opera. Here's how it went:

Don't you want to know this little guy's birth chart?

KEXP’s BBQ is back for a second year after returning from a 13-year hiatus, and this year’s lineup includes Ty Segall, Arlo Parks, Los Mirlos, Sea Lemon, Packaging, and the increasingly unavoidable Angine de Poitrine.

There's a new art fair in town this summer:

RIP to the Old Fire House in Redmond

Every month, our editorial team puts together a calendar jam packed with all the best things to do around Seattle. Head to The Stranger to start planning out your next 30 days. www.thestranger.com/music/may-th...

Sad news: Seattle's Freakout Festival is not happening this year. I wrote about it for @thestranger.com . www.thestranger.com/music/freako...

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!

BREAKING: Laurelhurst is changing its mind about the helicopters and will support Seattle Children's Hospital in ending all helicopter oversight. Sick and injured kids rejoice! www.thestranger.com/news/laurelh...

- SCOTUS Guts the Voting Rights Act - Hegseth Lies to Congress - Unqualified Sheriffs Sue to Work in Washington State Get this news and more at The Stranger.

A little blog about the last time I felt furious and then felt some other emotions. They were all about the bus. www.thestranger.com/city/schrodi...

Four days a year, Seattle Center turns into a free clinic. The line starts the night before. By the end of the weekend, volunteers will have seen around 3,500 patients, many of them working people who either don’t have insurance or can’t afford to use it.

knock it off!! www.thestranger.com/news/stop-pu...

The ‘Who’ Is Opaque, but the ‘Why’ Comes Down to the Ag Industry’s Propaganda

Layoffs, Digital Anxiety, and AI Upheaval Might be the Recipe to Force the “Intersection” of Art and Tech Into Existence

Teatro ZinZanni ran nearly 30 years. Now it’s shut down, and workers say they’re still unpaid.

Did you know that 5 of the 9 Washington State Supreme Court seats are up for grabs this year? Well now you do. With our civil liberties on the line, it's time to bone up on your Supreme Court knowledge.

@mudede.bsky.social says that if you want to experience the disorienting fear that is the central plot of Exit 8, all you have to do is go to the Beacon Hill Light Rail Station.

Can ANYONE tell us why Fred Meyer stopped giving us paper bags with handles?! @meganseling.bsky.social really needs to know.

Sad local journalism news. Reporting by @vivmccall.bsky.social and @suzettesmith.bsky.social www.thestranger.com/news/portlan...

Seattle's CCTV Vendor Has Received $126 Million in ICE and CBP Contracts - Mayor Wilson Says the City Will Keep Working With Them

Operation Epic Fury Has Revived a Fear @mudede.bsky.social Generation Remembers: Total Nuclear War

Hannah Sabio-Howell wants to knock the crown off Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen's head in the 43rd district. This is going to be a very interesting race. My feature: www.thestranger.com/news/2026/03...

Seattle’s most celebrated billionaire is getting a campus wake-up call. A UW student is asking whether philanthropy can keep insulating power from accountability.

Want to scream? Me too. We're putting a monthly protest calendar in @thestranger.com, including marches, rallies, and other ways to get involved. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Doesn't that feel better?

"There's a specific kind of lie that powerful men tell when the walls start closing in: the minimizing lie, the "it wasn't what it looked like" lie, the "I was barely there" lie. Bill Gates tried that last one earlier this month. www.thestranger.com/news/2026/02...

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It took Mayor Katie Wilson 37 minutes into her State of the City to mention the Seahawks. A new era in local government.

Katie Wilson interrupts her State of the City address to note the fact that a 27-year-old was killed last night by a driver in Capitol Hill. "We have to do better. We're not on track for our Vision Zero goals, and we have to make it safe for our vulnerable road users to get around the city."

Mayor Katie Wilson as she starts her State of the City Address: "I don't think I've ever talked for as long as I'm about to talk, so we'll see how it goes."

BREAKING: @councilmember-amr.bsky.social and Toshiko Hasegawa spoke to the Stranger about new their new policies to impede ICE in Seattle and at the Port. www.thestranger.com/news/2026/02...

Local officials across Seattle, King County, and the Port are moving to limit ICE’s reach.

Team USA keeps their 5-0 win streak alive if you don't count the Britta Curl goal, which I don't because fuck transphobes.

BREAKING: Our local lawmakers are hustling on measured that would impede ICE this week. I talked to Councilmember Rinck and Port Commissioner Hasegawa about their newest policies. www.thestranger.com/news/2026/02...

Is there some sort of award for perfectly missing the point?

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We read the astrological charts for the 1 Line and the soon to be open Cross Lake Connection, and the two might not be a love match.

Do you eat food? Then you should care about farm workers. Read Conor Kelley on the effort to get collective bargaining rights for the people who grow your food.

All eyes are on Minnesota today, as millions of us watching make our own private calculations for how far we’ll go to protect our cities. Or how we’ll live with ourselves in what’s left of them.

every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s

Coordinated a beer drop by a white friend to deliver a 30-rack of Hamm’s to a Hispanic friend’s doorstep because his wife wouldn’t let him leave the house to go buy more beer for fear he’d be brutalized by lawless armed masked federal paramilitaries. This is Minnesota community. We take care of us.

Seattle’s police chief built his reputation on transparency. But a report released last fall in Madison found Shon Barnes ignored directives and key data in a body-cam pilot. Now Seattle is expanding police surveillance and trusting the same guardrails.