Tuesday, July 14, 2026

Events

How Seattle’s World Cup Is Centering Coast Salish Culture

World Cup 26 has brought Seattle plenty of noise: marches to the stadium, packed watch parties, and fans from Australia, Egypt, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and across the United States. Amid the flags and football frenzy, another kind of welcome...

The Power of Three

Kelly goto’s superbly crafted book, Seattle Samurai: A Cartoonist’s Perspective of the Japanese American Experience, is a heartfelt tribute to her late father, Sam Goto, whose long-running comic series, Seattle Tomodachi, was a beloved weekly staple in the community....

How Bing Cherries Led Me to Ah Bing

The day I visited Ledding Library, I found a cherry tree in the lobby. Not a real one, but a wooden wishing tree where hundreds of library visitors had hung cherry cut-outs personalized with their own hopes and dreams....

World Cup 26 Is Keeping the Region Busy. So Are Its Recycling Bins.

Seattle is buzzing right now. In the first 11 days of World Cup 26, Waterfront Park recorded more than 451,000 visits, including nearly 85,000 on June 19 alone. SEA Airport has also seen some of its busiest travel days...

Photo Essay: More Paint

Graffitti is the doorway. At its core, my book More Paint, observes how cities manage public space and how policies, population growth, and daily life intersect and splinter. Far before the inner alchemy of interpretation reaches a boil, much...

Rearview Mirror: A Striking Mural, Winery Nights, and a Beautiful Vancouver Dinner

A SOFT LANDING There’s a new reason to look up in Pioneer Square. Seattle painter Cristina Martinez’s new mural, A Soft Place to Land, fills a wall along the Occidental Promenade with a dreamy woman stretched out in daisies. The...

Restaurant Roundup: Covert Cocktails and Lavender Last Call

While the gray skies and cooler temps may be back for a few days, this week’s heat was just a taste of the summer sizzle to come. One of our favorite ways to chill out is with an icy...

Studio Sessions: Nakisa Dehpanah

Seattle artist Nakisa Dehpanah’s work hovers between sculpture and performance. First developed during a residency at Base Art Space, Suspended Selves is now on view at Method Gallery in Pioneer Square, where billowy, vessel-like sheer fabric forms hang with...

A Seattle-Area Writer Finds Hope in the Suburbs

A bit more than a decade ago, writer Ross McMeekin and his family moved to a suburb just outside Seattle. “The transition was a bit rough,” McMeekin recalls, “as a lot of transitions are—new community, new culture, new grocery...

Eat the World in Seattle Southside

With World Cup 26 underway, Seattle is full of visitors looking for the obvious things: the stadium, a jersey or scarf, a good pint (or three), and a great place to eat. But some of the region’s most interesting...
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The WTF, Chocolate?! at Good Grief 

This story was originally published in The Stranger’s July 2026 print issue. Upon perching myself at Good Grief’s bar, my...
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