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Slog AM: Another Bad Day for Boeing, the Hobbit Inn near Lake Chelan Is Now Ash, Madison Square Garden’s Big Gay Security Dossier  

Standard Ryanair Flight: A Ryanair flight from Thessaloniki, Greece to Memmingen, Germany had to make an emergency landing after a piece of the engine broke off, flew at a window, and dislodged it, nearly sucking a passenger out of the plane right after takeoff. His head and shoulders were out the window, according to Greece’s […] The post Slog AM: Another Bad Day for Boeing, the Hobbit Inn near Lake Chelan Is Now Ash, Madison Square Garden’s Big Gay Security Dossier   appeared first on The Stranger.

Barn Owl Vintage A to Z opens today on Ballard Ave

Barn Owl Vintage Goods has opened a new Ballard location in the former Tactics store on Ballard Avenue. The shop, called Barn Owl Vintage A to Z, is located at ... Read more

Construction to close railroad crossing near Shilshole Avenue

A section of the railroad crossing and adjacent walking areas near 5421 Shilshole Ave NW will close beginning next week as crews begin a new phase of construction for the ... Read more

COLUMN | Seattle Had No Homicides in June. Don't Use It to Justify More Policing.

After Seattle's first homicide-free June in 56 years, Marcus Harrison Green asks who gets credit for safety — and who keeps getting cut.

Opinion: The WALL-E Economy

HashiCorp co-founder Armon Dadgar argues that convenience-driven apps and AI are pushing us toward the dystopia depicted in Pixar's 2008 film, and makes the case for regulation and intentional living as the antidote. Read More

Why the video game industry may be sliding toward its next big crash

Commentary: The last couple of weeks have served as a capstone to what’s become a bad few years for the international video game industry. Now it appears the larger sector is headed directly into some significant crash, as several unsustainable practices all seem to be approaching a crisis point at once. Read More

Judge denies FTC request to presume Zillow-Redfin deal ‘unlawful’

A federal court has turned down the Federal Trade Commission's request to declare a rentals deal between Zillow and Redfin "presumptively unlawful" before trial next month. Read More

National Nordic Museum to host free World Cup watch party for Norway vs. England

Ballard’s National Nordic Museum (2655 NW Market St) will open its doors Saturday for a free community watch party as Norway faces England in the quarterfinals of the 2026 FIFA ... Read more

Former Gravity Payments office space in Ballard proposed for 23 apartments

A proposal to convert former office space at The Commons at Ballard into 23 apartments is moving through Seattle’s permitting process. According to a permit application filed with the city, ... Read more

REVIEW | In Hillman City, a Menu that Spotlights Northern Mexico Includes a Surprise: Hot Dogs

Pulse Space wins $40M contract from Space Force to work on space laser power system

Seattle-area startup says its technology could be used for orbital tracking and communication as well as for beamed power. Read More

New Music You Shouldn’t Miss

This story was originally published in The Stranger’s July 2026 Issue. Terror/CactusColapso(Share It Music)Terror/Cactus’s Impulsos was one of the most interesting PNW albums of 2018, a spicy fusion of cumbia, wonky electronic music, and surf rock. And while I’ve caught a few amazing Terror/Cactus performances since, I’d not realized that the project’s catalyst, Argentina-born multi-instrumentalist […] The post New Music You Shouldn’t Miss appeared first on The Stranger.