Ballard weekly events roundup: Aug. 31βSept. 6
Hereβs your weekly events roundup for Monday, Aug. 31 through Sunday, Sept. 6 in Ballard. This week brings two neighborhood trivia nights, the final days…
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Queer Nature wants you outside; How one nonprofit is promoting the outdoors for Washingtonβs LGBTQIA+ community
For many LGBTQIA+ people, the outdoors holds a complicated history. Outdoor communities often center cisgender, heterosexual norms, while cultural narratives frame Queer identities as unnatural.…
Read full article βShame Banger, the punk rock band taking Seattle’s Queer underground scene by storm
I became familiar with Shame Banger while covering the Trans Music Showcase back in March of this year. My overall impression was that they were…
Read full article βSpice Waala to open new Indian cafe called Janta
The owners of Spice Waala in Ballard have a new Indian coffee and chai concept thatβs close to opening: Janta will open soon at 1705…
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Announcing Special Guests for Our CityNerd Talk, Plus a Call for Volunteers
Seattle Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck and King County Councilmember Claudia Balducci are joining the program on September 15. Tickets are going fast, and we still…
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Federal officer from Oregon dies while responding to Oklahoma wildfire
Federal wildlife officer David Taylor, of Scio, is believed to have died while helping evacuate Oklahomans threatened by wildfire.
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Judge calls Trump mail ballot rule βsubstantively unconstitutionalβ as court battle extends
A Massachusetts federal judge on Monday declined the Trump administrationβs request to overturn the temporary restraining order she signed last week that blocks the U.S.…
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Federal judge pauses case on mifepristone access until after midterm elections
A federal judge in Texas on Sunday paused a lawsuit seeking to revoke nationwide approval of the abortion drug mifepristone, saying the case wonβt be…
Read full article βThe Iota at Carrello
I will be real with you. Iβve had trouble getting a handle on what Carrello is all about. The sister restaurant to fabulous Altura opened…
Read full article βStranger Suggests: Your Agenda This Week, August 31βSeptember 6
MONDAY 8/31 Jane Donβt Does America (PERFORMANCE) Jane Donβt is Seattleβs latest star to compete onΒ RuPaulβs Drag Race. If youβve seen her locally, you already…
▶️ Watch →Slog AM: Warβs on Again, ICE Detains Man with Stage 4 Cancer, Pike Place Decides to Increase Our Chances of Being Hit By a Car
War is back: The US and Iran exchanged missiles for the first time since late July. After we claimed to hit two rocket launchers on…
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The new superintendent of Seattle Public Schools is pulling away from screensβbut some parents want more.
Read full article βPoll Tests Anti-Density Messages, Mayor Wilson Does Damage Control, and Ron Davis Has Another Anti-Stranger Manifesto
1. A recent messaging poll by a group calling itself the βGreen Neighborhood Coalitionββfunded by the Seattle Parks Foundationβtested talkingβ¦ The post Poll Tests Anti-Density…
Read full article ββIt Feels Like Early Covidβ: The Messy Scramble To Regulate AI
Government officials, policy experts and the industry all say the race to regulate AI is messy, even as companies wave warning flags about the dangers…
Read full article βGoogle Maps Changes Lake Ontario To βLake Americaβ In U.S. Searches
Anyone in the United States looking to navigate to Lake Ontario on Google Maps can no longer find it as of this weekend.
Read full article βCombat Memory Loss With These Brain-Boosting Foods
Discover how nutrition impacts brain health, with research pointing to Mediterranean and MIND diets for reducing Alzheimer's risk and slowing cognitive decline. Learn which foodsβincluding…
Read full article βAdvanced AI Threatens The Worldβs Financial System, Watchdog Says
The head of the worldβs financial stability watchdog warned on Monday of the serious risk posed by advanced AI models to the global financial system.
Read full article βAn L.A. Neighborhood Was Terrorized By A Warehouse Inferno. The Big Cleanup Is Done, But The Suffocating Stench Remains
After the Boyle Heights warehouse fire, millions of pounds of previously frozen food was left behind, rotting and permeating the neighborhood with an inescapable stench.
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Preview
Get ready for The Marlow Murder Club Season 3 on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026, 8/7c.
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2026 Ford Mustang Mach-E & 2026 Jeep Cherokee
Itβs an electrified episode featuring the Ford Mustang Mach-E and hybrid Jeep Cherokee!
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