Thursday, June 4, 2026

Seattle

Go to Folklife This Year

It’s Memorial Day Weekend, which means it’s time to break out the tank tops, fire up the grill, and rediscover that the lakes are still really freaking cold in May. And it’s also time to scoot down to Seattle...

Seattle Social Housing Developer Buys First Building

The Seattle Social Housing Developer (SSHD) has announced its first acquisition, a 150-unit apartment building in the heart of downtown. It plans to turn half of these units into affordable housing. The building, called the Elara at the Market, is...

I Saw U: Saying Hi in Cal Anderson Park, Smiling in Maple Leaf Park, and Hanging With Your Dogs at the Sculpture Park

Trader Joe’s CutieTo the girl with the most gorgeous, teal eyes I’ve ever seen! U told me I was pretty while bagging my groceries at Cap Hill. Can we be best friends? Cutie Near Cal weds 5/20You in Gym clothes,...

Hope on the 2 Line

We were on the 2 Line, headed north. You were across from us with a tiny human who kept going back and forth between you and your spouse, when a tall beauty sat down wearing pink tights with a...

The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Memorial Day Weekend: May 22–25, 2026

We’ve got a couple dozen ideas for how to spend your Memorial Day weekend. So dig in below, then head to events from the Northwest Folklife Festival to Melt Music & Mutual Aid Fair and from the inaugural Ballard...

Slog AM: Seattle Cat Rescued from Fire, Trump Admin Bad and Weird at Public Health, Colbert’s Final ‘Late Night’ Monologue

Washington State Patrol Sued: The Washington State Patrol settled a lawsuit from former troopers who alleged the agency deleted or withheld texts, emails, and other records related to their October 2021 firings for refusing Gov. Jay Inslee’s COVID vaccine...

Ticket Alert: Chance the Rapper, KATSEYE, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week

Don’t say we didn’t warn you—tickets for these newly announced shows are about to go on sale! Chance the Rapper celebrates a decade of the Coloring Book mixtape with his first Seattle show in a decade. Global girl group...

A New Art Fair and a Party in the Muses’ Lair

There’s a huge art party in an eight-story building downtown! Also, a new art fair! But first, let’s talk about Seattle Art Museum Workers United (SAMWU), the new union recently formed and announced last week. It represents over 100 employees...

Hey, Are You Running in the Seattle Waterfront Marathon This Weekend? 

At the end of April, Seattle’s running community caught wind of a new marathon, the Seattle Waterfront Marathon set for this Sunday, May 24th. For a $100 registration fee, marathoners would take off from Genesee Park and run a...

Slog AM: Jan 6 Cops Sue the DOJ, Harrell Has a New Job, and Trump Ogles Graduating Coast Guard Cadets

Good morning! It’s beautiful and sunny as I write this, and theoretically it’s supposed to stay that way. We’ve got one of those not-a-cloud-in-the-sky forecasts. But, in spring in Seattle, reporting a weather prediction feels a little bit like...
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Officials have a suspected case of the New World screwworm fly in south Texas, the USDA says

Officials suspect that the New World screwworm fly has arrived in south Texas, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced...
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