Edgy: This Alt Weekly Contrarian Knows What to Think After Seeing What Everyone Else Thinks First

Capitol Hill — Most opinions on current events posted online these days preach and pander to the choir.  Not so with edgy local columnist Betty Hedges, who routinely waits to see what readers with...

UW Astronomers Report Entire Universe Comprised of Small Water Droplets

In a groundbreaking announcement, scientists at the University of Washington’s Theodor Jacobsen Observatory report that outer space appears to be nothing but small beads of Dihydrogen monoxide, the scientific term for water. “Everywhere we look...

Confirmed: Painted Fremont Solstice Reveler to Postpone Shower Til After Pride

After much speculation, sources have confirmed that the glittered rainbow body paint applied to Seth McHutchins’ body for Saturday’s Fremont Solstice Parade will not be washed off and reapplied before Pride this weekend.  “I wasn’t...

Construction Workers Who Direct Street Traffic to Now Double as Life Coaches

All those orange and yellow-suited construction workers who spend so much time telling people where to go on Seattle's streets will now start telling them where to go in their lives. "Navigating Seattle these...

Local Atheist Hits Up Mass for the Stained Glass ‘Grams

Atheist Toby Fletcher, 33, told reporters today that his Sunday morning trip to First Hill’s St. James Cathedral for some "stained glass 'gram action" turned out to be more than he bargained for. “I...

Fremont Ready to Get Artistic Juices Flowing All Over Bike Seats Today

Fremont Solstice Parade organizers say bright route decorations are set, naked bodies are painted all colors of the rainbow, and the only thing left to do is get those free-loving artistic juices flowing over...

Ballard Bridge to Kick Off Summer by Changing Facebook Relationship Status to “Open”

So you thought the Ballard Bridge was too old to spice things up just in time for summer? Think again. Also, pssst: Don't tell Facebook, but its algorithm sometimes makes it hard for us to...

Capitol Hill Block Party Gives Bothell Block Party $20 to ‘Go Get Something Nice’

Bothell, Wash. – This Saturday, downtown Bothell hosts the town’s annual block party and brew fest, featuring a lineup of countless seven bands as well as local craft beers with no more clever...

Bumbershoot Lineup Is Out and Now Viewable for $10 Service Fee

Music fans in Seattle can take a deep sigh of relief now that Bumbershoot’s 2019 lineup has been released and is now viewable for a small $10 service fee. Bumbershoot has hosted many notable...

Man Sporting Hitler Youth Haircut Woke AF

Word on the street is that one of the nation’s most woke and progressive men is right here in Seattle’s Central District sporting none other than a Hitler Youth haircut. “I reclaimed the haircut...