[ad_1] Sugar Tradition, “Fragile” (Feel It) Any aware Detroit rock band operating in the 2020s must feel the burden of the Motor City’s daunting musical history. Knowing you’re toiling in the shadow of the MC5, the Stooges, SRC, Bob Seger System, the Unrelated Segments, Gories/Dirtbombs, et al. makes you either elevate your game to stratospheric …

Sugar Tradition’s Rampaging Garage-Rock and Green-House’s Music for Plants – Top Seattle Read More »

[ad_1] The City of Burien is re-imagining the long-term future of our city through a coordinated planning effort called “Shape Your City”. Over the last two years, the Burien community has shared their priorities and helped develop a shared vision and high-level priorities. Earlier this year, the Shape Your City initiative team worked with members of …

City of Burien invites the public to help ‘Shape Your City’ Dec. 6 – Top Seattle Read More »

[ad_1] The Argosy Cruises Christmas Ships will visit West Seattle first on Nov. 24 at 5:35pm at the Don Armeni park. Photo by Patrick Robinson Argosy Cruises Christmas Ships will sail starting on November 24 with a visit to Don Armeni Park from 5:35 to 5:55pm. Here are the stops on the Westside for 2023 …

Coming up soon; Christmas ships will sail in November – Top Seattle Read More »

[ad_1] If you like delicious cheese, crackers, dips, desserts, meats, and all kinds of holiday food items Thursday Nov 2 at West Seattle Thriftway is not to be missed.  Dozens of food vendors will be offering free samples of their absolute best from 4pm to 7pm at stations located all over the store. This is your …

West Seattle Thriftway is back with their Holiday Taste Thursday Nov. 2 – Top Seattle Read More »

[ad_1] You saw the Hilloweekend crowds of grown-up partygoers celebrating around Broadway and Pike/Pine. Here is a look at Hilloween 2023 from the streets of the Capitol Hill trick or treat zone around 16th and 17th Ave near Volunteer Park. Like many essential services including public transit, the level of Hilloween enthusiasm is also back …

CHS Pics | No trunk-or-treating in the Capitol Hill trick or treat hot zone – Top Seattle Read More »

[ad_1] The (Theater Formerly Known as) Cinerama reopens December 14: Fuck yes. The Seattle International Film Festival announced plans to resurrect Paul Allen’s favorite movieplex as the SIFF Cinema Downtown this May, and they were able to do so quickly with financial support from Seattle and King County. But will there still be chocolate popcorn? …

Slog AM: The (Theater Formerly Known as) Cinerama Reopens in December, Injured Palestinians Taken to Egypt, HoneyHole Owner Is Missing – Top Seattle Read More »

[ad_1] Seattle has been criticized for its struggles hiring and keeping cops but the problems aren’t unique to the city. The Justice Department has released a new report detailing recommendations “to address the challenges in recruitment and retention law enforcement agencies are facing nationwide.” The new report commissioned by Attorney General Merrick Garland recommends police …

Seattle, want to hire more cops? Federal recommendations suggest adjusting police department to ‘rapid changes and shifts in community expectations’ – Top Seattle Read More »

[ad_1] WEDNESDAY 11/1   serpentwithfeet: Heart of Brick (DANCE) Josiah Wise, aka serpentwithfeet, will bring his otherworldly tenderness to the stage with his new theatrical dance piece Heart of Brick, which is set to his songs from his latest album Deacon. The piece is a passionate study of love—particularly Black queer love—that embodies the sweetness and sincerity at the …

Stranger Suggests: Freakout Festival, Queens of the Cosmos, Short Run Comix & Arts Fest, Macbeth: A Rock Musical, and VOTE!!!! – Top Seattle Read More »

[ad_1] (Image: CHS) The HoneyHole’s nearly 25-year reputation for affordable good eats and good times on Capitol Hill may very well be worth saving. But the sandwich shop’s latest new owner may not be up for the job. Former employee turned owner Evan Bramer hasn’t responded to CHS’s inquires as the E Pike sandwich joint …

New owner leaves Capitol Hill’s HoneyHole shuttered — and employees in the lurch – Top Seattle Read More »

[ad_1] The Council also will have the important task of negotiating and ratifying police accountability measures. The Seattle Police Officers Guild, the union representing officers, is currently negotiating its contract with the city and the outcome is seen as essential for accountability. In 2017, the City Council adopted new measures making it easier to discipline …

What’s at stake in the 2023 Seattle City Council elections? – Top Seattle Read More »

[ad_1] (Image: Bait Shop) The north end of Capitol Hill’s commercial core will reach to eight stories and change will come for a favorite neighborhood watering hole if plans take shape for a new mixed-use development on the northeast corner of Broadway and Mercer. The planning could be the latest effort on northern Broadway to …

‘To see what they can build’ — Developer sizing up Bait Shop property for 8-story mixed-use project on Broadway – Top Seattle Read More »

[ad_1] Only three incumbents are running to represent Seattle’s seven City Council districts. Additionally, at-large Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda may leave her post if she secures a spot on the King County Council. Subscribe to Crosscut Reports on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or Podbean. All of this means Seattle will soon have several new leaders …

Podcast | How next week’s council elections could change Seattle – Top Seattle Read More »

[ad_1] It’s the news Seattle cinephiles have been waiting all summer for: SIFF Cinema Downtown (the theater formerly known as Cinerama) will open to the public Thursday, December 14 with screenings of Wonka. Cinerama closed suddenly in February 2020 when Vulcan laid off nearly 30 employees without notice. A spokesperson for the company said at …

The (Theater Formerly Known as) Cinerama Will Reopen in December – Top Seattle Read More »

[ad_1] The Council also will have the important task of negotiating and ratifying police accountability measures. The Seattle Police Officers Guild, the union representing officers, is currently negotiating its contract with the city and the outcome is seen as essential for accountability. In 2017, the City Council adopted new measures making it easier to discipline …

What’s at stake in the 2023 Seattle City Council election? – Top Seattle Read More »

[ad_1] Happy Halloween, you monsters. As a nod to our old trick-or-treating days, I recommend we all try to find candy bowls in as many adult places as possible today. Wander around town gripping an old pillow case and take fistfuls of mints and lollipops while you’re at the bank or leaving a restaurant. But …

Slog AM: Seattle Cops Can’t Lie as Much, Netanyahu Refuses Calls for Cease-Fire, Fire Fighters Union Rejects Rob Saka – Top Seattle Read More »

[ad_1] Self-described “girl dad” and veteran Bob Kettle loves to remind everyone that he’s a Democrat or, as the most conservative council member calls it, a “pragmatic progressive.” In fact, when the Stranger Election Control Board asked the City Council candidates in District 7 who they voted for in the 2020 presidential election, Kettle proudly …

City Council Candidate Bob Kettle Promoted Right-Wing Endorsements – Top Seattle Read More »

[ad_1] The Seattle Police Department (SPD) is once again asking the City to fund a surveillance package that includes a ShotSpotter subscription and closed-circuit television cameras (CCTV). And once again, the city council should loudly and unanimously reject the department’s request.  Multiple studies raise questions about the accuracy of such acoustic gunshot detection technology, and …

Set Money Aside for Illegal Surveillance, or Fund Community Needs Now? – Top Seattle Read More »

[ad_1] It’s really easy to write-off cultural criticism as a negative thing. In an era when any unqualified person with an opinion has a platform, we can quickly forget that when done well, criticism is the art of defining the difference between the merely good and the truly great. All life’s most pleasurable and hedonistic …

Stoned & Starving with the Hoodwitch – Top Seattle Read More »

[ad_1] A shooter who accidently hit themselves in the foot brought a large police and medical response to the 1400 block of Summit Ave Monday night. Police and Seattle Fire were called to a building in the area where a caller reported having accidentally shot themself around 10 PM. Police says the 28-year-old suffered a …

911 caller reports accidentally shooting themself in the foot on Summit Ave – Top Seattle Read More »

[ad_1] Employees at HoneyHole said the shop’s new owner, Evan Bramer, disappeared and left employees unpaid and unable to run the restaurant. On Monday afternoon, manager Alexandra Black called the Seattle Police Department to file a missing persons report. When police failed to arrive, a few walked to the East Precinct to speak with police.  …

HoneyHole’s Owner Is Missing – The Stranger – Top Seattle Read More »

[ad_1] In one of the more peculiar outcomes in changes to the way Seattle polices itself to emerge from the 2020 protests, the Seattle Police Department has a new policy on so-called “ruses” and the five circumstance when it is permissible for officers to lie. The new policy comes after years of complaints and debate …

Seattle has new policy on police department ‘ruses’ and when it is permissible for officers to lie – Top Seattle Read More »

[ad_1] SPD says it recovered a small knife from the suspect during a frisk A First Hill resident has been charged in the stabbing incident outside a Capitol Hill bar early last Friday that sent two people to the hospital and injured two others. The King County Prosecutor’s office announced Tuesday that Thomas Ellis, 36, …

Assault charges in stabbing that injured four outside Capitol Hill bar – Top Seattle Read More »

[ad_1] Jack o’ Lenin reemerges for fall: The lit up pumpkin head, courtesy of Daniel at Black Jar Follies, first appeared in 2022. Now apparently it’s going to go up every year, and honestly I think that’s great. Speaking of fall: I predict today’s weather to be rainy and cold. I just looked it up and, …

Slog AM: “Bloody Night” in Gaza, WA State Senator Arrested for Unlicensed Gun, 158-Car Pileup in Louisiana Kills Seven – Top Seattle Read More »

[ad_1] (Image: Matt Mitgang) (Image: Matt Mitgang) Seattle Parks crews backed off and Seattle Police stood by after a small but spirited crowd of supporters gathered Tuesday morning to stop the removal of the Black Lives Memorial Garden from Capitol Hill’s Cal Anderson Park. The early morning standoff played out around the so-called “sun bowl” …

Seattle Parks backs down — for now — as heavy equipment moved in for BLM garden removal from Cal Anderson Park – Top Seattle Read More »

[ad_1] (Image: Hilloween) (Image: Hilloween) The forecast calls for a crisp, cool, and candy-filled Hilloween. Saturday, the annual kid-friendly Capitol Hill Halloween fest returns to the AIDS Memorial Plaza for a day of games, performance, music, costume marching, and, yes, trick or treating. CHS is again proud to help host the fun organized annually by …

Hilloween trick or treaters ready to march on Broadway – Top Seattle Read More »

[ad_1] We’re rapidly approaching the peak of scream season, that special time of year when we all can use the approach of Halloween to justify running around and screaming our heads off like banshees.  Those who need more defensible reasons for the season will find plenty in the headlines. As if the bloody march of …

The Best Places to Scream in Seattle – Top Seattle Read More »

[ad_1] Infomation from Seattle Police Blotter by Officer Shawn Weismiller on October 23, 2023 6:58 pm Seattle Police Department Gun Violence Reduction Unit detectives are investigating a shooting that left a male seriously injured Monday afternoon in West Seattle. At 2:40 p.m., 911 received multiple reports of gunfire near the intersection of 35th Avenue South and South Webster …

Man injured in West Seattle shooting – Top Seattle Read More »