Sellers Start GoFundMe to Recover Nearly $5,000 of Missing Merchandise by Vivian McCall Last Sunday, Kylie Waibel and her husband saw the bashed back window of her shop, Boss Vintage, from the alley of Georgetown Trailer Park Mall. The interior, save for a spray of glass shards on the floor, was still neat. Nothing had been pushed over, or rifled through, but much was missing. Whoever broke in had filled Waibel’s own shopping bags with heaps of her vintage clothes and merchandise from four other consignment sellers at her shop. She wondered if someone had cased her shop beforehand, and noted t ..read more

I dove into the beekeeping world at a time when I was untangling myself from my own hive. by Nathalie Graham I hurried through the arboretum. I caught glimpses of the fresh blooms in Rhododendron Glen. I paid tribute to the last petals clinging to the towering camellia bushes as I brushed past.  Breathing heavy, I jogged into the Puget Sound Beekeepers Association (PSBA) apiary. For my latest exploration into Seattle subcultures, I got into the hives with Seattle’s hobbyist beekeepers.  Former apiary manager and 12-year veteran hobbyist beekeeper Maureen Sullivan asked that I not rev ..read more

Seattle International Film Festival, Thunderpussy with the Seattle Symphony, and More by EverOut Staff Happy Monday! Start your week off right with our roundup of all the best things to do, from the kick-off of the 2024 Seattle International Film Festival to Thunderpussy with the Seattle Symphony and from Michelle Wolf to Melanie Martinez: The Trilogy Tour. Still sorting out your Mother's Day plans? Check out our calendar for ideas. MONDAY FILM Uncropped with Tricia Romano Former Stranger editor-in-chief Tricia Romano, who recently penned The Freaks Came Out to Write: The Definitive Histo ..read more

The Stranger's morning news round-up. by Nathalie Graham Zebra nabbed: All illegal frolics must come to an end. On Friday, a group of "ordinary folks" and animal control wrangled the North Bend zebra, who had been on the loose for about a week after escaping from a trailer. Apparently, the zebra, who locals dubbed Z, is actually named Sugar, or Shug, for short. Shug's off to Montana now, the place she and her zebra friends were headed when they broke loose from the trailer transporting them last week.  Israel ground invasion seems imminent: Israel ordered the evacuation of aroun ..read more

Tickets are still available for $25! by Megan Seling Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, Sam Miller, our scheduled comedy headliner, will not be able to perform as originally planned. In place of Sam, we are thrilled to announce that Dewa Dorje and Derek Sheen—two former beloved comedy Geniuses—have been added to the lineup. These two incredibly funny humans are sure to bring you some laughs along with our other Geniuses! We apologize for this last-minute changeup and appreciate your understanding and support. We can't wait to see you all tomorrow for an incredible show! Grab your ..read more

Kedai Makan Expands to Belltown, Hey Bagel Is Coming, and Renee Erickson Announces Three Restaurants by EverOut Staff Welcome to May! The local food scene is abuzz with activity this week, as the beloved Kedai Makan opens a Belltown location, the pop-up Hey Bagel plans a U Village storefront, and famed chef and restaurateur Renee Erickson announces three upcoming restaurants in Pioneer Square. Plus, find out where to get Star Wars-themed treats this Saturday. For more ideas, check out our food and drink guide. NEW OPENINGS  Jack's BBQ Jack Timmons's Texas-style barbecue joint plans to deb ..read more

I Will Miss Her Terribly by Charles Mudede The last time I saw Lesley Hazelton was around 7 pm on December 5, 2023. I remember the time and day because we and others were in Fremont celebrating the launch of Blaise Aguera y Arcas's book Who Are We Now? All I remember of her that night was her energy, which was the same energy she expressed when I first met her in 1995 at a literary event in the Ruins. The energy is not easy to describe. It was so many things at once: funny, deadly serious, raw, sophisticated, and in the moment. When speaking to her, I always felt the past and future dissolve i ..read more

See Dan Hurwitz Saturday, May 4 at the Egyptian. by Megan Seling On Saturday, May 4, some of the Pacific Northwest's funniest people will take the stage at the Egyptian Theatre as part of The Stranger's Undisputable Geniuses of Comedy showcase. Andy Iwancio! Dan Hurwitz! Chris Mejia! Monica Nevi! Juno Men! Bernice Larson! Kermet Apio! And headliner Sam Miller! Plus, the whole night will be hosted by Emmett Montgomery, beloved weirdo, host of Friendship Dungeon and Joketellers Union, and one of 2023's Undisputable Geniuses. It's going to be very funny! I hope you come! Tickets are available her ..read more

The best new music to hit Dave Segal's inbox. by Dave Segal Glass Beams, "Snake Oil" (Ninja Tune) Unlike most musicians today, Melbourne, Australia trio Glass Beams understand the power of mystery. At a time when everyone in the biz is hustling overtime for increasingly diminishing revenues and fans seek access to and info about their fave bands on social media 24/7, Glass Beams remain an enigma—a very popular enigma, garnering over one million monthly $p0t1fy listeners and selling out shows worldwide. They achieved all this despite rejecting the modern playbook for entertainment-industry succ ..read more

An interview with author Tony Sparks. by Adam Willems To Tony Sparks, author of Tent City, Seattle: Refusing Homelessness and Making a Home, the self-governing tent encampment Tent City 3 is as iconic and integral to the city’s social fabric as the Space Needle. Made possible by a 2002 consent decree that allowed the group to live legally on privately held land for 90 days at a time—the first such move by any US city—the camp is a “regular feature of Seattle’s neighborhood landscape,” Sparks writes, due to its “persistent peripatetic existence.” As a graduate student at the University of Washi ..read more