by Anonymous With a lack of publicly available bathrooms in Seattle, many City employees, delivery drivers, and service workers use Volunteer Park restrooms. Unfortunately, sometimes Volunteer Park completely closes all bathrooms and doesn’t provide any other restroom service to replace it. This can be hard on many workers who use the park as a rest stop.  Are we supposed to pee in bottles because the City can’t keep restrooms open for the public? If the bathrooms are closed for extended periods, then Volunteer Park should consider putting out porta-potties for Seattle’s service workers w ..read more

One really great thing to do every day of the week by Charles Mudede WEDNESDAY 6/12   I Saw the TV Glow (FILM) You will always remember where you were when you saw I Saw the TV Glow, the latest from the exciting director Jane Schoenbrun. It tears open the mind and soul to lay bare what it means to be alive in all its transcendent yet terrifying detail. Telling the story of two teens—perfectly played by Justice Smith and Brigette Lundy-Paine—who connect over a show known as The Pink Opaque, I Saw the TV Glow is a stunningly evocative experience about culture, trans ..read more

The Stranger's morning news roundup. by Vivian McCall Trust the process? After months of meetings with queer activists and neighbors to hash out a policy that works for everyone, Seattle’s gay nude beach, Denny Blaine, isn’t getting new rules after all. They tried, but the proposal for nude and clothed areas went over poorly. (If you want a recap, I wrote the whole story in our recent Pride issue.) Still, something could come from all this. In a blog post, the Department of Parks and Recreation wrote that they’re planning to improve the park’s staircases in the near future, and that it may stu ..read more

One of the officers captured on video repeatedly hitting a man with a baton has a history of complaints and lawsuits for excessive force. by Ashley Nerbovig The Stranger identified the two Seattle Police Department (SPD) officers captured on video repeatedly hitting a person suspected of arson on May 31 as Sergeant Nathan Patterson and Officer Cody Alidon. The Office of Police Accountability (OPA) opened an investigation into both officers, and SPD Interim Chief of Police Sue Rahr said her office also plans to gather information and review the arrest. Patterson, who has a history of complaints ..read more

The Stranger's morning news roundup. by Ashley Nerbovig Good morning! The weather today should be a mix of a little drizzly in the morning and then sunny the rest of the day, according to the National Weather Service. A high near 67 degrees, but with winds up to 21 miles per hour, so wear maybe like a light jacket. Prosecutors charge off-duty security guard in teen's death: Aaron Brown Myers, 51, faces second-degree murder charges after he allegedly shot and killed unarmed 17-year-old Hazrat Ali Rohani, according to KING 5. King County prosecutors argued for a high bail for Myers given hi ..read more

There is no best burger in Seattle; the best burger lives in your heart. by Megan Seling I suppose it's my own fault. A few weeks ago, in Slack, I asked my colleagues for their favorite burger and veggie burger recommendations. I was hoping to round out the food section of our city guide. I figured there'd be one runaway option—a burger to beat all burgers.  I should've known better. We here at The Stranger are passionate and opinionated. Even a topic as innocuous as "favorite burger" can devolve into a shouting match. (More than a few of us are former high school and college debate clubb ..read more

Memories are more than just tears in the rain. by Charles Mudede The key to Netflix's new and limited series Eric should entirely be its time (1985) and location (Manhattan). But this key—which concerns the twilight of a period that began with President Gerald Ford refusing to bail out civil New York City from debts it could no longer service (1975), and ended with Jean-Michel Basquiat overdosing on heroin in his Noho flat (1988)—only works on the first half of the six-episode series. Eric also begins as an impressive mystery (missing child, detective with secrets, powerful people pulling all ..read more

Every jurisdiction in Washington State must take a hard look at their comprehensive plan and recognize its potential to address housing shortages. by Girmay Zahilay If you're a resident of King County, chances are you've experienced the housing crisis in deeply personal ways. Perhaps you've felt the strain of rising rents, the frustration of searching for an affordable home to purchase in a market with dwindling inventory, or even the despair of facing homelessness. In the day-to-day struggle to secure stable housing, it can be easy to overlook the broader forces of public policy shaping our e ..read more

Some Washingtonians could get the chance to replace their war hawk representatives in Congress with progressive challengers running in the name of a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. by Hannah Krieg As some voters discuss third-party candidates and ballot box boycotts for a presidential race that all but promises to install one of two genocidal geriatrics in the Oval Office, some Washingtonians could get the chance to replace their war hawk representatives in Congress with progressive challengers running in the name of a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. But with money and institutions stacked against t ..read more

Cavetown/Mother Mother, The Stranger's Burger Week, and More by EverOut Staff It's a new dawn, it's a new day, it's a new week...and we're feeling good. Go forth and enjoy yourself at events from Cavetown, Mother Mother, and Destroy Boys to a Solid Pink Disco with DJ Trixie Mattel and from the Seattle International Dance Festival to The Stranger's Burger Week. MONDAY FILM Collide-O-Scope: Pride Edition - Hosted by Shane Wahlund & Michael Anderson Collide-O-Scope is the brilliant brain baby of Shane Wahlund and Michael Anderson, two local filmmakers and pop culture know-it-alls who cut, cli ..read more