Monday, February 2, 2026

Seattle

Slog AM: ‘Heat Kink’ Worries on Sound Transit, Seattle’s Proudest Bank Robber, Protests at South Lake Union’s Palantir Office

Good Morning! We’re getting a break from the heat today. Highs in the mid-70s, partly cloudy. The kind of perfect Seattle summer weather that convinces innocent bystanders to move here on a whim. Today’s the day to do all...

I Saw U: Smiling at the Shell Station, Swimming at Colman Pool, and Wearing an Ariel Sweater at Pagliacci’s

Wrong-way driving on Roosevelt Exiting the bar at close, I flag your car down. You swing back and tell me you need people like me in your life. Is it too late to buy you a drink? Solstice...

Guest Rant: Katie Wilson’s Leadership Is Not Hypothetical

There is an old and probably apocryphal story from the French revolution that goes like this: A bourgeois leader of the revolution is seated comfortably at a café by the side of the road in the 12th arrondissement, sipping ...

Summer Concerts Keep Rockin’ Along — With Ample Nostalgia in the Mix

It seems that anyone who’s anyone is touring this summer, and we’re excited to get some of these enticing shows and events on our calendar. There’s been a lot of nostalgia on the lineup already, spanning several decades and...

Slog PM: Seattle Starbucks Roastery Votes to Unionize, City Sweeps 13 People Ahead of Biden's Visit, WA's County Councils Are 99% White

The eagle has landed: Air Force One touched down at SeaTac International Airport shortly after 5 pm, carrying Mr. President Joseph Robinette Biden and several government types aboard. pic.twitter.com/51Z9dDdXw4— Amanda Zhou (@AmondoZhou) April 22, 2022 In preparation for...

Stranger Suggests: The Return of Former 206 Poet and Rapper Rajnii Eddins at Wa Na Wari

This Vermont poet is a Seattle institution... Courtesy Rajnii EddinsWhen Rajnii Eddins moved from Seattle to Vermont 12 years ago, I felt that this city had lost a big part of its culture. His mother, Randee Eddins,...

Finding Yourself Inside a Magma Slit

The show's name suggests sexual and geographic reproduction, both gratifying and destructive all at once. JONATHAN VANDERWEIT/COURTESY OF HENRY ART GALLERYOn a recent bright afternoon at the Henry, sunlight poured into the lower gallery and onto Donna Huanca's exhibition,...

The Filmmakers of Midday Black Midnight Blue on Finding Salvation Filming in Washington State

Originally set to shoot in Michigan, the locally-made film is now premiering at the Seattle International Film Festival. Courtesy Seal Tree LLCMidday Black Midnight Blue is a film that almost never was. Set to premiere at the Seattle...

So When Can I Take Magic Mushrooms in Oregon?

Our sister paper The Portland Mercury originally published this interview. ALEXANDER VOLKOV / ISTOCK / GETTY IMAGES PLUSIt’s T-minus 256 days until Oregonians can legally start tripping, and the state's still deciding how best to manage the production and...

Does Seattle Have an Iconic Cocktail?

We love this classic pho bac shot. Phởcific Standard Time For a city known far and wide as a drinking town, Seattle lacks an iconic cocktail, a drink synonymous with a sense of place. With respect to the generations...
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The rain couldn’t stop us. At least 100,000 people took over the CBD and marched across Sydney’s Harbour Bridge...
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