Our Regional Homelessness Authority Is in Deep Trouble
When an independent audit last month found that the King County Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA) was running a $45 million deficit, including $13 million in funds unaccounted for or overspent, the public outrage was palpable. The forensic evaluation was damning, describing KCRHA’s internal accounting processes as “weak” and lacking many basic cost controls. Local officials…
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Meditations in an Emergency
Just when you think you know an artist, they throw something like this at you. It’s not just that Joe Rudko (metaphorically) tossed his photographs and X-Acto knife; it’s that he (literally) took oil pastels—the fancy cousin of crayons—and drew directly on the gallery wall. In wobbly rainbow letters, he spelled out his name and…
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Community Grief and Healing Event Planned After Stabbing of Juniper Blessing, a 19-Year-Old Trans UW Student
All week, I’ve been trying to find the words for what happened to a transgender University of Washington student in off-campus student housing Sunday night, and hoping it was not what it looked like. We don’t know all the details. But from court documents and reporting from various newspapers and TV stations, we know that…
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The Cheesy Marty at Bar Bayonne
Bad news, guys. I wasted three years of my life not going to Bar Bayonne when I could’ve been. I can never get them back. I can only start compensating today for the deleterious loss. At 14th and Jefferson, L’Oursin has been the kissy darling of Seattle’s food writers since opening in 2016, and I’d…
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The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: May 15–17, 2026
Ready to get the weekend started? We’re right there with ya, suggesting cheap and easy things to do from 17th of May Seattle to the U District Street Fair and from the Pike Pine Social to the Classic Workboat & Maritime Show. For more ideas, check out our top picks of the week. FRIDAY READINGS…
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Slog AM: Suspects in Seattle Killings Appear in Court, Kash Patel’s VIP Snorkel, An Iowa Shark Attack
UW Stabbing Suspect in Court: The 31-year-old Bellevue man suspected of killing a 19-year-old trans woman in an off-campus University of Washington student housing complex appeared in court Thursday. The judge ” found probable cause to hold him for investigation of premeditated first-degree murder,” the Seattle Times reports, due to “the horrific nature and brutal…
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Pop Loser #29: Mick Jagger Comes Out (as a Zara Larsson Fan)
Welcome back to Pop Loser! This week, it was announced that FKA Twigs will star in an upcoming biopic (guess who!), Debbie Harry treated us to a Mother’s Day miracle, and Mick Jagger came out as a ZLut. And I saw the new Ann Wilson documentary, and I have thoughts. Plus, I’ll share the magical…
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Storm Season
It looks like Seattle may get the Sonics back, and people can’t wait. I’m not from here, but I can appreciate how big a deal this is. However, I’m not looking forward to people saying that Seattle finally has a basketball team. Because we do have a basketball team! It’s the Storm, and they’ve won…
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Ticket Alert: Journey, Hayley Williams, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week
ON SALE FRIDAY, MAY 15 MUSIC Arrows in Action – I Think We’ve Toured Here BeforeVera Project (Sun Oct 4) Ashley Cooke: The Baby Blues TourShowbox SoDo (Wed Oct 14) Bilal with Special Guest Yaya BeyThe Crocodile (Sat Sept 19) See more on EverOut!
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Neumos Workers Organize to Demand Management Get Serious About Security
Workers at Neumos, Barboza, and The Runaway went public this month with demands that their management at Fokus Industries address security and pay issues that they say have made Neumos an unsafe place to work. Neumos Workers United launched the public campaign on May Day, officially declared by city council this year as International Workers…
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Specters of Art
Have you heard of Lee-Roth Fog? It’s described as an atmospheric phenomenon first discovered in 1972, “known for the bizarre sounds it seemingly makes as it rolls and blankets the West Hollywood landscape.” Engineers helped artist Ryan Betschart isolate the sound and capture footage of the phenomenon, which you can experience at Tacoma Art Museum’s…
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Slog AM: Trump Is in China, UW Stabbing Suspect Turned Himself in, and the Deer in Rural France Are Wasted
Good Morning! We’re starting the day with some sun, but Charles Mudede will be happy to know that the skies will be overcast again by the afternoon. We likely have rain tomorrow and Saturday, so this morning, soak up enough vitamin D to get you through to Sunday. But first, the news. Trump in China:…
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