The big game kicked off in Seattle yesterday the way soccer usually does: a low-scoring tie between two teams you have never ...

This story originally appeared in The Stranger’s 2026 Queer Issue. At the Northwest Cider Symposium back in March, I spotted someone on the vendor floor wearing a plush upholstered animal tail. They ...

Good morning! Are you hot? I’m hot. But I’m happy to report that we’re more than halfway through this heatwave. It’ll hit 88 ...

This story originally appeared in The Stranger’s 2026 Queer Issue. Illustrations by Lisa Czech We hate our phones. We hate ...

The Denny Blaine Park trial wrapped Thursday after parkgoers testified about the nude beach’s importance to Seattle’s queer ...

Almost exactly a year ago, the Phinney Ridge restaurant and bar Sophon was hosting a James Beard Foundation event showcasing Khmer cuisine and culture. Since its opening in 2024, Sophon had become one ...

Anyone who read The Stranger way back when, when it was a weekly paper, will no doubt remember Rob Brezsney’s popular ...

In the middle of May, the Advocate, a national LGBTQ magazine, published a rare headline about Seattle. “Transgender ...

I’ve been collaborating since I was 19—now I’m 35,” Kinsey Lee tells me over the phone, with birds chirping in the distance. ...

Many of you have a fraught relationship with discipline. You recognize you need it if you want a life rich with epic ...

According to the Washington State Patrol, an “inebriated vandal” smashed 13 windows at the Legislative building with rocks ...

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson unveiled a new 75-unit tiny house shelter in Interbay over the weekend. It’s the first opening in ...