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Fruit Fight

Stranger Suggests

Stranger Suggests: Tender and Strange Art, Soft Serve That’ll Make You Scream, and an Anti-Fourth of July Celebration

Play Date

Quake Rugby Isn’t a Drag

Savage Love

Quickies

Inbox Jukebox

New Music You Shouldn't Miss

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No, ICE Is Not Raiding Washington Ferries Today

Be Careful To Only Share Verified Reports

Almost Levine

Stacey Levine’s Third Novel Came Very Close to Winning the 2025 Pulitzer for Fiction

Food & Drink Jun 17 1:59 PM

Sweetness & Spice

Shikorina’s Fruity Pop-Tarts and Caramel Cookies Are Fueled by Community

Asian Verified Jun 12 10:04 AM

Seattle Is a Bánh Mì City

How Seattle Quietly Mastered a Humble Street-Food Staple

News May 23 4:03 PM

What’s Behind the Gilded Doors of Aegis Senior Living?

Allegations of Labor Violations and Neglect, and the CEO at the Heart of it All

News May 23 2:56 PM

We’ve Got a Mayor’s Race!

New Polling Shows Bruce Harrell and Katie Wilson Are Virtually Tied

Books Jun 11 12:52 PM

Melissa Febos’s Books Reliably Bring Me to my Knees at Least Once

‘The Dry Season’ Recounts a Year of Celibacy, and the Lessons That Followed

How to Seattle 2025 May 23 11:30 AM

How to Seattle 2025

101 Things to Do in the City to Have the Best Summer Ever

Guest Rant May 21 12:19 PM

Guest Rant: Seattle Must Stand Firm on Renter Protections

They’re an Essential Lifeline Amid National Uncertainty

Books Jun 9 10:03 AM

The Stranger's Summer Book Bingo Guide

Seattle Public Library’s Reading Challenge is the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!

Music Jun 10 1:03 PM

Thank You Infinitely, Sly Stone

The Late Funk-Soul Legend Was a Musical Innovator and Uniter

Music Jun 9 11:30 AM

Immersion Networks Wanted to Raise the Music-Listening Experience to New Heights

Now the Redmond-based Company's Survival Hangs in the Balance

News Jun 16 5:08 PM

Almost 10 Percent of Seattle Marched at No Kings Rally

The rally wasn't radical, but it was undeniable. 

Books Jun 16 10:33 AM

Unseen in America

Daniel Tam-Claiborne Shows Us a New Way to Be Here in His Debut Novel, Transplants

Visual Art Jun 16 12:35 PM

Unstoppably Real 

Still Mighty Real Offers the Strength of Community Rendered in Art 

News Jun 14 11:04 AM

Everything You Want to Know About Protesting in Seattle

With demonstrations all over the city today, we talked to experts about how to show up and stay safe. 

Music Jun 4 1:56 PM

New Music You Shouldn't Miss

Standing on the Corner's Wonderfully Woozy Pop and somesurprises' Gorgeous Balladry

Music Jun 13 10:05 AM

Hex Education

Post-Punk Weirdos Casual Hex Hold a Black Mirror to Society with Zig Zag Lady Illusion II

News Jun 12 4:13 PM

State Attorney General Nick Brown on Fighting Trump

“I don’t know how anyone can look at the last five months and not start to see fascism,” he tells The Stranger.

Guest Rant Jun 13 1:26 PM

The Cal Anderson Prayer Rally Was a Coordinated Attack

Seattle Isn’t Alone—Inclusive Cities Must Act Now to Counter Authoritarian Threats