Just Announced: May Will Be Nordic Seattle Month, Featuring 20+ Events
by Stranger Things To Do StaffSee Tori Wrånes's Ældgammel Baby at the Nordic Museum's Northern Exposure: Contemporary Nordic Arts Revealed exhibit, which will open along with the new museum. Courtesy...
View ArticleAPNewsBreak: EPA may be overstating claims from mine spill
DENVER (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it has almost finished an overdue review of damage claims from a Colorado mine waste spill that the agency accidentally triggered, but an...
View ArticleThe Utter Economic Stupidity of Jenny Durkan's Budget Cuts
Durkan is supposed to be progressive. But she is not.by Charles MudedeSome in here is "distilling their frenzy from some academic scribbler." City Hall In size, the stupidity of Jenny Durkan's proposed...
View ArticleThe Spring Edition of The Stranger's Art + Performance Quarterly Is Out Now!
by The Stranger Spring has arrived once again, the weather is transforming from mostly dreary and wet, to bright, beautiful and fresh—and you're still around to enjoy it. Bravo! This means you're also...
View ArticleThe Best Festivals in Seattle: Spring 2018
by Stranger Things To Do StaffSakura-Con, the Northwest's "oldest and most well-attended" anime convention, will return on March 30. Vic DeLeon Find a complete list of festivals in Seattle this spring...
View ArticleSavage Love: What Is Love?
by Dan Savage Joe NewtonI'm a 33-year-old woman from Melbourne, Australia, dating a 24-year-old man. We've been dating for about eight months; it is exclusive and official. He's kind and sweet, caring...
View ArticleBritish Columbia Will Kick in $300,000 to Study High-Speed Rail
Could a high-speed train someday connect Vancouver, Seattle, and Portland?by Heidi GrooverA bullet train in Tokyo.JIANGANG WANG/getty British Columbia will contribute $300,000 to the latest study of a...
View ArticleTomb Raider: This Lara Croft Is Great! Her Movie Isn’t
by Chipp Terwilliger While Marvel has mastered the art of bringing comic-book superheroes to life with fully realized films, successfully translating video games to the big screen has remained a puzzle...
View ArticleJewish-Owned Eatery in Portland Accused of Nazi Sympathizing
A social media firestorm is brewing in Portland's food scene.by Katie Herzog Getty Images At Portland’s Kachka restaurant, you can get Russian hors d'oeuvres like perlova: pickled pears with barley,...
View ArticleAD: SEATTLE SCOTCH & BEER FEST
50+ Beers & Curated Scotch & Whiskey Flights Indoors at Fremont Studiosby Stranger Things To Do PartnerSeattle Scotch & Beer Fest, a benefit for Seattle Humane, combines the region’s...
View ArticleLast-Minute Plans: 65 Free, Cheap & Easy Things To Do In Seattle This...
by Stranger Things To Do StaffCheck out the opening reception for Susanna Bluhm's Mississippi & Arizona gallery show on Saturday. The project came out of the artist's vow to visit as many so-called...
View ArticleCongresswoman Pramila Jayapal Is Doing a Gun Violence Town Hall with High...
The town hall will preview a march and rally organized by high school students on March 24.by Sydney BrownstoneBallard High students protesting during last Wednesday's school walkout. SB Did you cry...
View ArticleBabirusa is Back and More Seattle Food News You Can Use: March 15, 2018 Edition
Plus St. Patrick's Day specials and James Beard Award finalists.by Stranger Things To Do StaffThis week brings a second chance for some previously closed restaurants: The ever-popular Babirusa, which...
View ArticleSeattle Food News You Can Use This Weekend
For March 16–18, 2018by Stranger Things To Do StaffThis week brings a second chance for some previously closed restaurants: The ever-popular Babirusa, which broke a lot of hearts with the closure of...
View ArticleUW train escalators re-started after 2-hour breakdown Friday
Commuters had to wait for elevators Friday when both the downward escalators at UW Station broke down.
View ArticleIditarod musher says he was threatened by race official
Wade Marrs said the threat came in retaliation for his work with the Iditarod Official Finishers Club, which has been critical of race officials for how they handled the positive drug tests last year...
View ArticlePolice lie in wait at backdoor, arrest suspected Costco thieves
A man and two women were arrested Wednesday after police reportedly caught the group trying to steal laptops and vacuums from the Sodo Costco, according to a Seattle Police Department news release.
View ArticleSpokane explores publicly owned broadband network
A city council member pointed to examples of cities in Idaho and elsewhere where public investments in fiber lines have led to lower prices for consumers.
View ArticleDeception and delusion: It’s the name of the game for public megaprojects
More examples this week of the real reasons our big public projects, like the Seattle streetcar, often get so off track. Up next is one of the biggest projects ever proposed in the Northwest. Will this...
View ArticleCalifornia’s celeb quake expert says preventing damage is key to quick recovery
When not being crushed isn’t enough: Lucy Jones, who calmed the public after California tremors, now works to help cities reduce damage by upgrading buildings and infrastructure.
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