ISSUE 5
C E L E B R AT I N G
VOLUME 51
49 YEARS
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THE DISABLED LIST TAKES SPOTLIGHT AT NWFF by Lindsey Anderson SGN Staff Writer There was a packed house at the Northwest Film Forum Friday and Saturday as comedians and fans from across Seattle gathered for the Pacific Northwest’s first Disabled List Comedy Festival, which finally premiered after a year of sold-out bimonthly shows in a series of the same name.
see FESTIVAL page 12
Photo by Lindsey Anderson
The candidates in the race for Seattle City Council District 3
Seattle takes to the streets to protest police
Photo by Tara Winstead / Pexels
by Mike Andrew SGN Staff Writer For the first time in 10 years, Kshama Sawant will not be on the ballot for Seattle City Council in District 3. Her decision to
Photo by Lauren Vasatka
devote her considerable energy to worker organizing has created opportunities for other candidates to enter the race with hopes of success.
see D3 page 8
by Benny Loy SGN Contributing Writer On Friday night, January 27, in Cal Anderson Park, protesters gathered because of the brutal police beating in
Memphis, Tennessee, that led to the death of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black father who expressed his creative side through skateboarding and photography.
see PROTEST page 7