Hannah Murphy Winter

3 days ago | thestranger.com | Hannah Murphy Winter

Good Morning! We’re looking at the kind of spring weather that out-of-towners don’t believe exists here: Highs in the mid 60s, partly cloudy, small chance of rain. I’m guessing even Charles Mudede can’t find a way to complain about it today. But before you get out and enjoy this perfect walking weather, let’s do the news. The GOP Wants Us Pregnant and Barefoot: We already knew that JD Vance and Elon Musk were obsessed with us having more (white) American babies.

1 week ago | thestranger.com | Hannah Murphy Winter

This paper marks the return of The Stranger’s SIFF Notes: an absolutely (maybe manically?) exhaustive rundown of what’s happening at the 2025 Seattle International Film Festival. We watched more than 100 films in the last month (which, if we’d watched them all back-to-back, adds up to about a week’s worth of film. YOU’RE WELCOME).

1 week ago | thestranger.com | Hannah Murphy Winter

Good Morning! I’m sure Charles Mudede is disappointed to hear this, but we have two absolutely glorious days ahead of us. Today we’ve got a high of 67 and tomorrow we’ll get up to 76. And let me remind you: this is May in Seattle. Until at least July, the weather can still turn on a dime and break your heart. Get out there. But before all that, let’s do the news.

1 week ago | thestranger.com | Hannah Murphy Winter

Photos by Brittne Lunniss Yesterday, a coalition of unions, immigrant rights groups, and other anti-Trump protestors took over the streets on Capitol Hill. The rally brought together more than 1,000 protesters at Cal Anderson Park, and then, with the assistance of car escorts and bike blockades, they marched to the federal building, stretching across blocks at a time.  And it wasn't the only protest in the region.

2 weeks ago | thestranger.com | Hannah Murphy Winter

Good morning! We’ve got three more days of this perfect weather, and the universe very kindly made two of them a weekend. These are the days that out-of-towners don’t know exist here. Go hang out at a street-end park. Look for mushrooms in the arboretum. (But only eat them if you know what you’re doing!) Lock down a grill at Golden Gardens at an absurdly early hour, and text everyone you know. But before all that, let’s stock up on the news so you can put it out of your mind for a few days.