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The Stranger
28 days
The Lady Rainier Statue Is Seattle’s Queen of Public Transportation
Though hidden, the Lady Rainier statue is easy to find. She is right next to the northernmost building of the Old Rainier Brewery complex on Airport Way. A few steps from a parking lot lead you to her feet, which are planted on an orb. Her toes, particularly on the left foot, are the stuff […] The post The Lady Rainier Statue Is Seattle’s Queen of Public Transportation appeared first on The Stranger.
The Stranger
28 days
How Fear Becomes Policy
There is a moment, after the sirens fade and before the cameras arrive, when grief is still allowed to be grief. But this fragile window is gone much too soon. Because in this country, and in this city, grief is rarely permitted to remain untouched. It is quickly conscripted into the familiar machinery that tells […] The post How Fear Becomes Policy appeared first on The Stranger.
West Seattle Blog
28 days
CLOSURE ALERT: Northbound 1st Avenue South Bridge to close all weekend again, starting this Friday night
When WSDOT announced the schedule for its second phase of repairs to the northbound 1st Avenue South Bridge, they warned, “Additional night or weekend closures are possible depending on the pace of bridge repairs.” Along with the nightly closures already planned, they’ve also just announced the northbound bridge will be closed all weekend again starting […]
West Seattle Blog
28 days
CRIME WATCH FOLLOWUP: Woman arrested, charged in three West Seattle business burglaries, and others
By Tracy Record West Seattle Blog editor A suspect has been arrested and charged in three West Seattle business burglaries – in addition to four others around the city. All but one were burglaries at pet-supply shops. The suspect is 27-year-old Teresa R. Scavotto, seen here in a photo from the charging documents: The seven […]
The Stranger
28 days
Jibz Cameron Becomes Dynasty Handbag
The clearest way to explain Dynasty Handbag’s act might be to quote the artist herself. “I am not a wretched performance artist, or merely a comedian, or the ghastly clown, or simply an actor,” Jibz Cameron writes in her new memoir, Hell in a Handbag. “I perform as this alter ego. I do songs sorta and stand-up […] The post Jibz Cameron Becomes Dynasty Handbag appeared first on The Stranger.
The Stranger
28 days
Stranger Suggests: Your Agenda This Week, May 11–May 17
MONDAY 5/11 Ann Wilson: In My Voice (MUSIC) Last year, when I interviewed Heart for our November issue, I asked Ann Wilson what it was like revisiting old footage for the then-forthcoming documentary In My Voice. “Very surreal!” she said. “Recently … I was looking at some slides from my teenage years. It’s so wonderful to […] The post Stranger Suggests: Your Agenda This Week, May 11–May 17 appeared first on The Stranger.
The Stranger
28 days
A DJ Isn’t a Mirror
Even though I’ve heard his voice on the air since I was a child, KEXP DJ Kevin Cole has done almost too good a job at championing artists and public radio, because I knew nothing about his own legacy before watching his documentary. RADIOHEART: The Drive & Times of Kevin Cole takes you on his […] The post A DJ Isn’t a Mirror appeared first on The Stranger.
West Seattle Blog
28 days
HAPPENING NOW: West Seattle Junction Association’s 2026 flower baskets are going up!
(Photos courtesy of West Seattle Junction Association) They’re here! The West Seattle Junction Association‘s annual hanging flower baskets have arrived in the past hour and they’re going up. This year you’ll see 96 baskets in the heart of The Junction, “adopted” by local people and businesses to help cover the costs (WSB “adopts” one every […]
West Seattle Blog
28 days
Here’s what’s happening on your West Seattle Monday
(Photo by Rosalie Miller, who explains: ‘Ground nesting native Mining Bee, Genus Andrena, in a West Seattle garden’) Here’s your Monday list of highlights, mostly from our West Seattle Event Calendar: BABY STORY TIME: Noon at Southwest Library (9010 35th SW). For up-to-18-month-olds. Free. NO CITY COUNCIL BRIEFING MEETING: Canceled today. FREE HOMEWORK HELP: Drop-in […]
The Stranger
28 days
Slog AM: Trump Heads to China This Week, Shaky Ceasefire in Iran, Let’s Go Washington Wants to Repeal the Millionaire’s Tax
New Seattle Teacher’s Union President Under Investigation: Ibijoke Idowu, the special education teacher at Beacon Hill’s Rising Star Elementary leading the race to become the next president of the Seattle Education Association, was placed on paid leave in December 2025 after the parents of an autistic, partially verbal third grader with a speech delay accused […] The post Slog AM: Trump Heads to China This Week, Shaky Ceasefire in Iran, Let’s Go Washington Wants to Repeal the Millionaire’s Tax appeared first on The Stranger.
West Seattle Blog
28 days
LAST CALL: Tennis/pickleball survey closes this afternoon
Quick reminder that if you haven’t already responded to the city’s survey on its Draft Outdoor Racquet Sports Strategy announced last month, it closes today at 3 pm per the city website. Find the survey link here.
West Seattle Blog
28 days
TRAFFIC CAMS, WEATHER, TRANSIT: Monday notes
6:01 AM: Good morning! Welcome to Monday, May 11, 2026. WEATHER + SUNRISE/SUNSET Sunny, high in the mid-60s. Sunrise was at 5:36 am; sunset will be at 8:35 pm. (Photo by Mike Burns – Sunday’s sunset) CLOSURE ALERTS -After this weekend’s 1st Avenue South Bridge northbound repair closure, the work now moves to overnight closures, […]