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SPJ Honors Seattle Weekly Staff With Three Firsts and Best New Journalist Award
The field was bigger, so the wins feel better.
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A New Effort in Seattle Aims to Stop Gun Violence Before It Starts
“We’re not a Chicago, we’re not a Baltimore…. We don’t want to get there, either.”
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News or Exploitation? Students Protest Video Showing SPU Student Disarming School Shooter
Several media outlets fought for more than a year to obtain the video, over the protest of victim…
Arts & Culture
Selling Out in Seattle
“I’m so over decrying how Seattle is being ruined, it’s been ruined for decades!”
Arts & Culture
The Station on Beacon Hill Is Putting On the Best Block Party of the Summer
Start small, and you can do it too.
Arts & Culture
In Seattle, June Is the Month of Dance
With Northwest New Works and the Seattle International Dance Festival, the options are overwhelming.
Arts & Culture
The Seattle Art Fair and Out of Sight Ready a Return
Last year’s debut set the stage for a fitter, artsier affair.
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To Move the Needle on Gun Control, We Must Remember Orlando. And Ronald Reagan.
Even the patron saint of the modern Republican Party thought assault rifles should be banned.
Arts & Culture
The Symphony Programs a Different Kind of American Festival
Ludovic Morlot takes a more difficult and rewarding route in programming SSO’s summer offering.
Arts & Culture
How Lucha Libre Became a Staple of Seattle Summer
Against all odds, Mexican pro wrestling has become woven into the culture of South Seattle.
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The Fight to Bring Hotel Housekeepers Out of the Shadows
They have some of the highest rates of sexual harassment and injury of any group of workers. A…
Arts & Culture
Matt Dillon’s Latest Is Lovely But Lukewarm
For Upper Bar Ferdinand, the restaurateur applies his unique sensibility to an East-looking menu.
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Expand Social Security, Council Tells Feds
The resolution highlights SSI’s most vulnerable participants.
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The Spotted Owl Is in Peril Again. And You Can’t Blame the Loggers.
Invasive barred owls are horning in on the native bird’s turf, leading biologists to take drastic measures.
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Following Threat to Redmond Mosque, Police Heighten Security
The call came just 18 hours after the deadly attacks in Orlando.
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Why Is the North Precinct So Expensive? It’s Hard to Say, and That’s the Problem
The $160 million north precinct would be unprecedented.
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At Seattle’s Gay Bars, Grief, Love, and Metal Detectors
“We come here to have fun, to be united. This is a gathering place. We just cannot afford…
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Words of Loss and Love Fill Cal Anderson Park During Vigil for Orlando Victims
A night of tears, hugging strangers, and calls for unity in the face of tragedy.
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Republicans Are Challenging Washington’s Transgender Rules in Yakima Today
GOP lawmakers hope an obscure committee can repeal state rules protecting transgender access to the bathroom of their…