Where to Find S'mores Treats for National S'mores Day 2024 in Seattle - Seattle news - NewsLocker (2024)

A S'mores-gasbord of Options for August 10, From Cookies to Taiyakiby EverOut StaffThis Saturday, August 10, is National S'mores Day, and it's the perfect time to seek out the quintessential snack of summer. Below, we've rounded up all the places to get that nostalgic mix of graham crackers, chocolate, and marshmallows in a variety of configurations, from ice cream to cookies to donuts—campfire optional. For more ideas, check out our food and drink guide.BeanFish
This popular taiyaki stand

The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: Aug 9–11, 2024

South Lake Union Block Party, Flock Fiber Festival, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $15by EverOut StaffWe're here to help you start your weekend with event picks from the South Lake Union Block Party to the Flock Fiber Festival. Or, head to Tacoma for the IN THE SPIRIT Arts Market and Northwest Native Festival and Glass Fest Northwest. Plus, Saturday is National S'mores Day, and we've rounded up our picks for where to get gooey, chocolatey treats. For more ideas, check out our guide to th

Labor Organizer Melissa Demyan Could Unseat One of Washington’s Most Conservative Democrats

And Democratic Institutions Think It’s about f*cking Timeby Hannah KriegPop the champagne! For the first time in his 20-year tenure, State House Rep. Larry Springer (D-Kirkland) will face a progressive challenger in International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers (IAM) Labor Organizer Melissa Demyan. After bringing more than 46% of the vote in the August primary—just behind Springer’s 50%—she actually has a chance!
Aaron Schrader, the chair of the 45

Staying in My Lane with the Seattle Orca Swim Team

During my time under the surface, I found being in the water is a place to connect, escape, and to push onward.by Nathalie GrahamI showed up to swim team practice in jeans.
Swimmers leaned against the side of the Seattle University gym under the big tree (the directions that coaches gave to newcomers literally said to find “the big tree”), waiting for a coach to unlock the doors. No one else rocked jeans. I wore sneakers, but everyone else wore sandals. All the people I chatted

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Slog AM: Smoke Comes to Seattle, Trump's Weird Press Conference, Three Teens Arrested in Plot on Taylor Swift Concerts

The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Nathalie GrahamInside Alaska's big blowout:You remember Alaska Flight 1282, right? The flight where the door blew off? How could you forget! The four flight attendants onboard the plane will certainly never forget those moments of flying with a gaping hole in the side of the plane. The Seattle Times interviewed them about the harrowing experience. It was hot and windy in the cabin. They had an unaccompanied five-year-old who needed help with his oxyge

Ticket Alert: Fred Again.., Tinashe, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week

Plus, More Event Updates for August 8by EverOut StaffVibey British producer and DJ Fred again.. will visit Climate Pledge during his Places We’ve Never Been tour. Is Seattle gonna match her freak? Nasty girl Tinashe will play her soon-to-be-released album, Quantum Baby, at Showbox SoDo this fall. Plus, a fundraiser for local youth music nonprofit The Residency will feature a headline performance from Macklemore. Read on for details on those and other newly announced events, plus some news

Queen of Noise

The GUTS world tour is Olivia Rodrigo’s first arena tour, and it showed in all the best ways.by Audrey VannThere’s a new bar for arena concert fashion, and Olivia Rodrigo’s GUTS world tour is no exception. At Tuesday’s show at Climate Pledge arena—her first of two nights in Seattle—fans were decked out in sequined purple and silver ensembles (presumably repurposed from the Eras and Renaissance tours), custom Rodrigo-themed denim, beauty pageant sashes that rea

I Saw U: Walking with Your New Girlfriend on Burke-Gilman, Buying Books at Art Walk, and Falling on Your Skates and Getting a Nosebleed

See someone? Say something!by AnonymousPink-haired nymph on wheels
You fell on your skates after a dog ran in front of you, I caught you. Two pink braids, two green eyes, and a nosebleed. I think I fell in love.To the 3 people I talked to at DIDO
Thank you so much for making my day fun and thank you to the person who pointed out the band “men I trust”
Walking with your new gf on the Burke-Gilman
I saw you on the Burke near the University Bridge. I was picking blackberries. We were bo

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Slog AM: Harris Reminds Everyone She's a Democrat, Footage Shows Israeli Soldiers Allegedly Sexually Assaulting Palestinian Detainee, ISIS Affiliate Allegedly Plotted Terror Attack at Taylor Swift Concert

The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Hannah KriegBallot drop: Mail-in voting means that the election fun lasts all week! And this time, the progressives are actually having fun, not biting their nails hoping the late ballots turn the results around. King County Elections tallied up an additional 47,000 votes in the day-two dump yesterday. Rich Smith summed up the main developments, but keep an eye on the blog later today. As Rich writes, the big trends don’t start until the Thursday afte

Wanderbust

You don’t care about the communities that suffer from tourism and gentrification.by AnonymousSo, you love to travel? That’s cool. Sort of. Or rather, it would be if you talked about the places you’ve checked off your list in a way that reflected on anything meaningful.You don’t care about the communities that suffer from tourism and gentrification, or the impact your jet-setting has on the environment (which is whatever, corporations should be taking the heat on tha

One really great thing to do every day of the week.by Audrey VannWEDNESDAY 8/7
Romy Presents Club Mid Air
(MUSIC) Romy Madley Croft, best known for her work as a guitarist and vocalist for dream pop band The xx, released her debut solo album Mid Air in 2023. Drawing inspiration from late-'90s electro-pop favorites like Everything but the Girl, the album is a love letter to the gay clubs she attended growing up, with atmospheric beats and queer-centric lyricism. Croft will transform t

In a Chaotic Meeting, the Seattle City Council Finds New, Creative Way to Ignore the Public

Council Votes to Buy More Jail Beds and Suppress the Vote on Social Housing Initiativeby Hannah KriegThe Seattle City Council faced accusations of undermining democratic participation from public commenters after a chaotic meeting on Tuesday, wherein they limited public comment on an already rushed jail contract and also decided to suppress the peoples’ vote on a grassroots initiative to fund the City’s social housing development authority.
During the meeting, Council Pre

Slog AM: Progressives See the Light of Day, Another Member of the Squad Goes Down, University Street Station Will Soon Lose Its Confusing Name

The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Charles MudedeLast night's primary at a glance: SECB-endorsed State House candidate Shaun Scott performed "like an incumbent in the race for the 43rd Legislative District." He claimed 54% of the vote. Seattle Times-endorsed Daniel Carusello performed like the fall. He is down there with 17% of vote. As for We Heart Seattle’s Andrea Suarez, she performed like Monie Love—meaning, she is in the middle, with 23% of the votes. As for the citywide cit

Seven Takeaways from Washington’s 2024 August Primary

A Good Night for Seattle Progressives, The Stranger Kicked the Seattle Times’ Ass, Dems Dominated Statewide Races, and Moreby Hannah KriegLol holy sh*t, last night was wild, gossipy, and full of surprises and celestial spectacle.
Though the state still needs to tally half the votes cast in the 2024 primary elections, we ask you: when has working with partial information ever stopped us from delivering screaming hot takes? Never. It has never stopped us, and it won’t stop us now

Primary Election Night 2024: The Great Statewide Shakeup

The Great Statewide Shakeupby Stranger Election Control BoardGood evening and happy Election Day, you surly, beautiful voters!!!
Before we begin: If you're reading this message before 8 pm and have NOT yet voted in the primary elections, then stop what you're doing, read this, vote accordingly, and then get back here.
As for the rest of you, the time has come to stop watching clips of Tim Walz doing incredible handyman sh*t on social media and start watching The Stranger's biannual electio

Seattle’s Proposed Prostitution Law Faces Criticism from Advocates, Former City Attorney

In offering none of the help these workers actually need, the bill may only push some people off Aurora and into deeper, darker, far riskier shadows.by Ashley NerbovigSex worker advocacy groups plan to oppose legislation from Seattle City Council Member Cathy Moore that would make prostitution loitering a misdemeanor crime in Seattle. Moore claims the bill would help people escape the sex trade and decrease gun violence that endangers Aurora businesses and homeowners, but advocates say this bill

The Stranger Endorses Lauren Davis

Vote Davis for LD No. 32, Rep. Position No. 2by Stranger Election Control BoardState House Representative Lauren Davis spends most of her time and considerable talent in the Legislature trying to improve Washington’s inadequate behavioral health system and its dismal criminal justice system. After six years in office, she knows both still need plenty of work, but that’s not for lack of her ingenuity, curiosity, and sheer grit.

Voters Are to Blame for the Washington State Ferry Crisis

This is something to really think about.by Charles MudedeAn hour before a young man from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania attempted to kill Donald Trump, I learned that the ferry I planned to take from downtown Seattle to Bainbridge was behind by more than an hour. "It still hasn't left Bainbridge," the ticket person said despondently. I looked at the attendant, then at the time on my phone, and soberly concluded that Nikki McClure's 3 pm event at Bainbridge Island Museum of Art was out of my reach. Th

Slog AM: You Have Until 8 pm to Vote, Woodland Park Zookeepers Prepare for Strike, Kamala Harris Picks Tim Walz as VP

The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Ashley NerbovigBeautiful day for democracy: Today's expected to be clear, sunny, and close to 80 degrees. The perfect weather to walk to your nearest ballot box.
Today is Primary Election Day! So much on the ballot this year, including but not limited to: Governor, Attorney General, a bunch of state legislative seats, and a citywide Seattle City Council seat! If you're overwhelmed by the options, we've got a handy cheat sheet for you. Wanna tell all y

The Stranger Endorses Shaun Scott

Vote Scott for LD No. 43, Rep Position No. 2by Stranger Election Control BoardFor 30 years, House Speaker Emeritus Frank Chopp sat in this seat, which covers the University District, Wallingford, South Lake Union, Capitol Hill, and Madison Park. From that perch, in the wake of the 1994 red wave he rebuilt a durable Democratic House majority that now successfully contests and holds seats in exurbs, even as it tries to foster progressive talent with new ideas closer to the cities. Now that he&rsqu

The Stranger Endorses Victoria Hunt

Vote Hunt for LD No. 5, Rep. Position No. 1by Stranger Election Control BoardAs an experienced urban planner with a PhD in computational ecology, Issaquah City Council Member Victoria Hunt is an urbanist’s dream. But she’s more than just a dream. She showed us that she walks the talk—or, rather, rides it—when she took a 45-minute bus ride on the #544 to meet with us. Major transit swoon.

The Top 39 Events in Seattle This Week: Aug 5–11, 2024

Olivia Rodrigo, THING Festival, and Moreby EverOut StaffThis week'll get by with a little help from its friends (that's us)! We’re lending a schedule-planning hand with suggested events from Olivia Rodrigo to RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars LIVEand from THING Festival to Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, John Mellencamp, Billy Strings: Outlaw Fest. For a look at what the rest of the month has in store, check out our August events guide.
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From Hiroshima to Hope
This annual cerem

Emily Randall Is the Only Choice in the 6th Congressional District

Signed, Randall’s State Senate Colleaguesby State Senator Marko LiiasIn 2018, after a heated election where Republicans hurled every bit of hateful rhetoric they could muster about her age, gender, and sexual orientation, Senator Emily Randall beat her anti-choice opponent and flipped the 26th Legislative District blue.
In the State Senate, there's a tradition where new members are introduced with speeches from their colleagues. One of us (Senator Liias) seized the moment to make sure the

Slog AM:Wall Street Takes a Tumble, RFK Jr.'s Bear Prank, Don't Forget to Vote

The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Nathalie GrahamWall Street woes: Is it time to start sounding the recession alarms again? Wall Street is a mess this morning thanks to fears about the US economy slowing down, a result of a less-than-ideal jobs report released on Friday that prompted a mass sell-off. The S&P 500 was down by 4%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 1,197 points, or 3%, and the Nasdaq composite fell 5.5%. Markets around the world mirrored Wall Street. Japan’s N

Ice, Ice, Baby: It's Almost Slushie Week!

Slushie Week starts August 12.by The Stranger's Promotions DepartmentIt's hot. Too hot for pizza or nachos or burgers. So for our next food week we partnered with a bunch of local bars to bring you Slushie Week! It's seven days of boozy, frozen offerings designed to help you keep your cool this summer, and, best of all, they're just $8 a pop!Just a few examples to whet that whistle: Massive on Capitol Hill is serving MASSIVE Brat, a Charli XCX-inspired bright green concoction loaded with "all th

The Stranger Endorses Patty Kuderer

Vote Kuderer for Insurance Commissionerby Stranger Election Control BoardThe insurance commissioner runs one of the more important agencies you’ve likely heard little to nothing about. This department of nearly 275 people negotiates prices with companies who want to offer health insurance on the state’s exchange, regulates perhaps the most vampiric industry known to capitalism, and investigates all manner of complaints related to those companies. The place is also in trouble.

Inhumane Clown Posse

See Seattle Opera's Pagliacci at McCaw Hall Aug 3-17.by Adam WillemsAsk the average Seattleite what they think of when they hear the word pagliacci and they’re almost guaranteed to answer “pizza”—or, maybe, “class action lawsuit.” One hundred years ago, though, the average denizen would have almost invariably responded with the word “opera.” And, come August 3, so can you.
As this year’s season opener, Seattle Opera will stage Pagliacci

The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: Aug 2–4, 2024

Seattle World's Vintage Fair, Umoja Fest & Parade, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $15by EverOut StaffIf you've had A Week(you know the kind), we've got dozens of cheap and easy suggestions to help you unwind this weekend. Read on for everything from Seattle Arts & Lectures' Silent Reading Picnic to Umoja Fest & Parade and from Scarecrow Video's 4th Annual Parking Lot Sale to Seattle World's Vintage Fair. For more ideas, check out our guide to the top events of the week

Stop Sanctifying James Baldwin

Why I can't get James Baldwin out of my head.by Robert LashleyMy mother’s book club didn’t try to take me to see James Baldwin lecture at the University of Puget Sound in 1987 because they thought he was “God’s black revolutionary mouth,” as Amiri Baraka called him. To a person, the members were passionately cranky guardians of his work. They didn’t hesitate to call out Baldwin for the benign but noticeable mid- to late-career machismo he displayed most memora

Slog AM: US and Russia Swap Prisoners, ACLU Sues Spokane, the Blue Angels Are Back

The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Nathalie GrahamPrisoner swap: The largest prisoner swap between the United States and Russia in the post-Soviet era occurred on Thursday. The deal involved 24 people who the Associated Press described as "a collection of journalists and political dissidents, suspected spies, a computer hacker and a fraudster." Russia released 16 people, including Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and others facing long prison sentences. Like Gershkovich, many we