On Wednesday morning, Seattle Art Museum (SAM) workers announced that their union, Seattle Art Museum Workers United (SAMWU), was affiliating with the Washington Federation of State Employees/AFSCME Council 28 (WFSE). Their unit will represent over 100 eligible SAM employees...
Seattle’s public housing is supposed to provide our city’s lowest-income people and families with affordable, comfortable places to live. From what our organization, Got Green, a community organization based in South Seattle, has seen, the Seattle Housing Authority (SHA)...
Jane Don’t is Seattle’s latest star to compete on RuPaul’s Drag Race. If you’ve seen her locally, you already know she was poised to do well. Her drag style uses vintage aesthetics in contemporary ways, combining her knowledge of...
Right-wing podcaster Brandi Kruse is allegedly providing unreported in-kind donations to an initiative to ban transgender girls from girls sports, according to a campaign finance complaint that a government watchdog group filed with the Washington Public Disclosure Commission.
The PDC...
The idea to ban cars from Capitol Hill’s E. Barbara Bailey street, which encounters constant foot traffic from Cal Anderson Park, Capitol Hill Station, and the Capitol Hill Station Plaza, is a no-brainer. Cars should not be there. And...
When I was introduced to Jesus Christ Superstar, my Bible-thumping mother leveled a stern warning: This show was blasphemous. Jesus presented as a mere mortal— “just another man”—who was in over his head leading a band of freedom fighters...
On a Saturday in early April, the sounds of indie rock wafted through the sunny streets of downtown Redmond. Aging hipsters like me, teens, and other community members had gathered outside the Old Fire House Teen Center to commemorate...
Dear Readers: I’m off this week. So, let’s enjoy — and perhaps relitigate — this column from July 12, 2022. — Dan
I’m a cis woman in her 30s who lives on the East Coast. I’ve been in an LTR with...
It’s Gonna Be Hot Today: Temperatures are projected to be in the high 70s, which is hotter than usual Seattle springtime. It’s also gonna be humid.
Lowest Tides This Year So Far Start Friday: While today’s high temperatures likely won’t...