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The Washington Stonewall Democrats Want Organizations to “Revisit” Their Endorsements for Congressional Candidate Melissa Chaudhry

The 9th Congressional District Candidate Purposely Omitted Pro-LGBTQ Stance From Her Campaign Website

by Nathalie Graham

Stranger Suggests: Your Agenda This Week, July 13–July 19

I, Anonymous: Not Your NPCs

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Brewed Awakening

An Espresso Martini Odyssey

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The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: July 10–12, 2026

Ballard Music & Seafoodfest, Hot Off the Press Book Fair, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $20

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Pop Loser: Happy Birthday to the Woman Who Ate 280 Macarons in One Week

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I Saw U: Talking Shit in Tacoma, Getting Beer at the Mariners Game, and Looking Like Armie Hammer at the Bus Stop

Savage Love

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The Stranger in Print

Welcome to The Stranger’s July Issue

by Stranger Election Control Board

JuLY 2026 Issue

Brewed Awakening

Cyber Grrrl

Tour de Triomphe

The Stranger’s Summer Drinking Guide!

This July, Eat the Real American Classics

Things to Do in July: This & That

Things to Do in July: Food

Things to Do in July: Film

The Stranger’s 2026 Primary Endorsements

The Stranger’s 2026 Primary Election Endorsements

Election Day Is August 4!

by Stranger Election Control Board

The Stranger Election Control Board 2026 Primary Election Cheat Sheet

For the August 4, 2026 Primary Election

by Stranger Election Control Board

Slog AM

Slog AM: Senator Lindsay Graham Is Dead, So Is Dr. Grant, but Mitch McConnell Might Not Be

July 13, 2026 9:42 amJuly 13, 2026 9:42 am

News

Bainbridge Island Police Department Women’s Self-Defense Instructor Charged with Domestic Violence

July 8, 2026 3:00 pm

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With Seattle’s World Cup Over, Mayor Katie Wilson Turns Off Stadium District Cameras

July 8, 2026 10:53 amJuly 8, 2026 10:53 am

Things to Do

The Stranger’s Calendar

Housekeeping

We’re Hiring!

July 13, 2026 1:30 pm

Arts

Cyber Grrrl

July 8, 2026 10:00 amJuly 8, 2026 4:52 pm

Slog AM

Slog AM: Senator Lindsay Graham Is Dead, So Is Dr. Grant, but Mitch McConnell Might Not Be

July 13, 2026 9:42 amJuly 13, 2026 9:42 am

News

Watching the Cursed US Men’s National Team Lose at a Seattle World Cup Watch Party

July 7, 2026 4:36 pmJuly 8, 2026 11:26 am

Arts

Tour de Triomphe

July 7, 2026 11:31 amJuly 7, 2026 12:48 pm

Film

Harbor Island Studios Has New Operators

July 7, 2026 10:19 amJuly 7, 2026 10:20 am

Drinking

The Stranger’s Summer Drinking Guide!

July 6, 2026 3:30 pm

Slog AM

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

July 10, 2026 9:30 am

Slog AM

Slog AM: Graham Platner Suspends Senate Campaign After Rape Allegation, Trump Says Iran Ceasefire Is Over, Congresswoman Marie Gluesenkamp Perez Goes Bananas

by Vivian McCall July 9, 2026 9:34 amJuly 9, 2026 9:34 am

Slog AM

Slog AM: Seattle Enjoyed Its First Murder-Free Month Since 1970, Mamdani Tells Platner to Give Up Already, Trump Resumes the War With Iran

by Charles Mudede July 8, 2026 9:37 amJuly 8, 2026 10:11 am

Slog AM

Slog AM: A New Tar Sands Pipeline Is Slated for Washington’s Shores, Graham Platner May Drop Out over Sexual Assault Allegations, and the US National Team Ends Seattle’s World Cup with a Whimper

by Hunter Pauli July 7, 2026 9:30 am

Asian Verified

This July, Eat the Real American Classics

Made by Asian Americans, of Course

by Michael Wong July 6, 2026 1:00 pmJuly 6, 2026 1:44 pm

Suggests

Stranger Suggests: Your Agenda This Week, July 6–July 12

A Modern-Day Nicholas Sparks, Dolphin Vaginal Popsicles, and the Most Homoerotic Film Ever Made by a Woman

by Audrey Vann, Meg van Huygen, Andrew Hamlin, Amanda Manitach and Charles Mudede July 6, 2026 10:00 am

Slog AM

Slog AM: The World Cup Is Coming Back to Seattle, Trump’s Party Didn’t Go to Plan, and the Millionaires Tax Got on the November Ballot

by Hannah Murphy Winter July 6, 2026 9:31 amJuly 6, 2026 9:32 am

Podcasts

The Stranger’s Noise Complaint: Episode One

Presenting: IROIRO

by Stranger Staff July 3, 2026 11:06 pmJuly 10, 2026 2:55 pm

Arts

Things to Do in July: This & That

The Best Culture and Community Events Happening This Month

by Audrey Vann, Dylan Beuche and Megan Seling July 3, 2026 1:13 pmJuly 3, 2026 1:25 pm

Arts

Things to Do in July: Food

by Meg van Huygen July 3, 2026 1:12 pmJuly 3, 2026 1:25 pm

Film

Things to Do in July: Film

The Best Film Events and Screenings Happening This Month

by Charles Mudede, Emily Nokes and Audrey Vann July 3, 2026 1:12 pmJuly 3, 2026 1:15 pm

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