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Arts & Culture
Emily Nokes
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How Tacocat Made the Most of the Worst Year Ever
Emily Nokes
Kathleen Hanna, Then and Now
The Northwest Punk Icon on Why It's Important to Argue
Emily Nokes
How to Get Married on the Spur of the Moment
You Have No Money? You Don't Want to Make a Big Fuss? And You Love Gummy Bears? Then This Is Easy.
Emily Nokes
Emily Nokes Talks about "The Taco
Cat
-Band" Opening for Bernie Sanders on Friday
Sean Nelson
How a Bunch of LOSERS Won Big
A Temporary Storefront Illustrates Sub Pop's Legacy
Emily Nokes
Advice for When You're 18-ish
Emily Nokes
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Food & Drink
Fri
4:20 PM
Our Favorite Bowls of Hot Soup in Seattle
The Seahawks Aren’t the Only SOUPer Bowl Champs in Town, Amirite?
Julianne Bell
,
Nathalie Graham
,
Emily Nokes
,
Megan Seling
,
Audrey Vann
,
Hannah Murphy Winter
&
Micah Yip
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The Complaints Issue
Dec 4
9:56 AM
Seattle, Please Stay Open Later
I Know It’s Hard, But We Gotta Try
Emily Nokes
Fall Arts 2025
Sep 15
2:30 PM
Album Review Revue
Eight Local Releases (and Then Some) to Put on Your Radar!
Julianne Bell
,
Emily Nokes
,
Dave Segal
&
Audrey Vann
Fall Arts 2025
Sep 4
10:00 AM
The Stranger's 2025 Fall Arts Issue Is Here
It's
ALL
Art, Baby!
Emily Nokes
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Arts
Sep 2
4:00 AM
September Things to Do: This & That
The Best Community Events Happening This Month
Emily Nokes
&
Audrey Vann
Stranger Suggests
Aug 29
1:15 PM
Stranger Suggests: Free Burgers, D&D-Loving Drag Queens, and a Horror Classic with a Live, Haunting Cello Soundtrack
One Really Great Thing to Do Every Day of the Week
Julianne Bell
,
Todd Hamm
,
Shannon Lubetich
,
Emily Nokes
,
Langston Thomas
&
Audrey Vann
Bumbershoot 2025
Aug 25
2:41 PM
Bumbershoot Pick: Fleetwood Snack
Thrive in Chaos
Emily Nokes
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Stranger Suggests
Jun 4
2:06 PM
Stranger Suggests: Two Dozen Burgers, a Swole Person, and an Art Show that Makes You Turn Off Your Phone
One Really Good Thing to Do Every Day of the Week
Audrey Vann
,
Emily Nokes
,
Julianne Bell
,
Lindsay Costello
&
Megan Seling
Stranger Suggests
May 21
2:30 PM
Stranger Suggests: A Breakfast for the Bach-Curious, the PNW’s Crunchiest Festival, and a Talk About Rocks
One Really Great Thing to Do Every Day of the Week
Audrey Vann
,
Charles Mudede
,
Emily Nokes
,
Lindsay Costello
,
Megan Seling
&
Shannon Lubetich
Stranger Suggests
May 7
12:12 PM
Seattle’s Prettiest Book Fair, a Newly Restored Queer Arthouse Classic, and the Legendary Nick Cave
One Really Great Thing to Do Every Day of the Week
Audrey Vann
,
Dave Segal
,
Emily Nokes
,
Lindsay Costello
&
Megan Seling
Stranger Suggests
Apr 16
2:52 PM
Stranger Suggests: A Rave in Outer Space, Fat and Flour, and Your Favorite Drag Queen's Favorite Things
One Really Great Thing to Do Every Day of the Week
Audrey Vann
,
Chase Hutchinson
,
Emily Nokes
,
Julianne Bell
,
Lindsay Costello
&
Shannon Lubetich
Stranger Suggests
Mar 26
3:10 PM
Stranger Suggests: A Bonkers
Titanic
Parody, Poppers-Loving Punk Rockers, and the Crappiest Doughnut in Seattle
One Really Great Thing to Do Every Day of the Week
Megan Seling
,
Julianne Bell
,
Audrey Vann
,
Robert Ham
,
Emily Nokes
&
Shannon Lubetich
Music
Mar 18
9:56 AM
Capitol Hill Block Party Announces Lineup, Scales Back to Two-Day 21+ Festival
Headliners Include Thundercat, Porter Robinson, DJ Pee Wee (aka Anderson .Paak), and 100 Gecs
Emily Nokes
Stranger Suggests
Mar 5
2:00 PM
Stranger Suggests: Joy Oladokun, Emerald City Comic Con, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Here to Pee: A Trans Comedy Protest TourÂ
One Really Great Thing to Do Every Day of the Week
Audrey Vann
,
Emily Nokes
,
Lindsay Costello
,
Megan Seling
&
Shannon Lubetich
Art and Performance Spring 2025
Mar 5
11:00 AM
Introducing Our New Arts Editor, Emily Nokes!Â
Plus: Our Spring Art + Performance 2025 Magazine Is Out Now!
Emily Nokes
Things To Do
Aug 25
2:00 PM
The 44 Best Music Shows in Seattle This Week:
August 26-Sept 2, 2019
David Crosby, Bumbershoot, and More Music Critics' Picks
Elaina Friedman
,
Kim Selling
,
Dave Segal
,
Jas Keimig
,
Leilani Polk
,
Mike Nipper
,
Emily Nokes
&
Rich Smith
Music
Dec 14
8:38 AM
How Tacocat Made the Most of the Worst Year Ever
Emily Nokes
Music
Dec 14
4:00 AM
How Tacocat Made the Most of the Worst Year Ever
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