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Eater
34 minutes ago
- Entertainment
- Eater
What to Eat and Drink for Pride 2025 in Seattle
Pride this year is a celebration and an act of political resistance against a resurgent anti-LGBTQ brand of right-wing politics. In Seattle, as usual, the largest event will be the official Seattle Pride Parade, which will bring more than a quarter-million people downtown to march on June 29. But the whole month of June will be filled with Pride events, like neighborhood Pride festivals, meetups, and even a 'Pride Pet Vaccine Clinic' where LGBTQ pet owners pay only what they can. Pride in Seattle is not particularly focused on food and drink, but anytime anyone is celebrating, they're likely eating and drinking, too. What follows is a list of food- and drink-focused Pride events in Seattle — either Pride-themed menu items, or Pride events taking place at restaurants and bars. If you want to celebrate Pride by eating at a LBGTQ-owned establishment, the Seattle Times has a good list. We'll update this article as we hear about new events or specials, so if you are reading this and know of something that should be on the list, please email us at seattle@ Pride brunches On any given weekend there are drag brunches all over Seattle — here's our guide to the best ones — but during Pride, a lot more pop up. On June 8, the Fairmount Olympic Hotel is hosting the 'Big O-lympic Drag Brunch and Show,' which runs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and includes a 360-degree photo booth, a DJ, and performances from 'Seattle's top queens, hosted by a soon-to-be-announced icon.' A $90 ticket (plus tax) gets you food and a glass of sparkling wine; a portion of proceeds go to Seattle Pride. For more info and to book tickets go here. The day of the Pride Parade, June 29, there's an official drag brunch at the Hilton Motif, also downtown, which is fundraising for the Pride Impact Fund. The brunch starts at 10:30 a.m. and there's a host of events including a drag show, pop-up market, and a 'refreshment retreat' after the parade. Tickets are $87.21. Also on parade day, the gay-owned businesses El Suenito Brewing and Frelard Tamales — which share a space near the waterfront on the Ballard-Fremont border — are throwing their own drag brunch, featuring Drag Race star Geneva Karr. The event starts at noon and runs until 1:30 p.m.; tickets to this 18-plus event start at $30, with group and VIP packages also available. Other events On Friday, June 6, the Capitol Hill location of upscale ping-pong parlor chain SPIN is throwing a Pride event from 8 to 11 p.m. It'll feature 'Drag Pong Battles' pitting drag queens against 'SPIN pros' in 'high-energy paddle duels,' according to a press release. There will also be a photo booth, 'Sing-Along Pong,' complimentary rainbow Jell-O shots, and a special cocktail whose sales will benefit the Trevor Project. Tickets are $10. On June 14, the popular Ballard brewery Reuben's is hosting a no-cover 'Pridefest' that will feature rainbow flights of beer, a 'danceable DJ soundtrack,' and limited-edition merch. Sales of the Pride-themed Crikey IPA cans will benefit Seattle Pride. The Greater Seattle Business Association — a LGBTQ-allied chamber of commerce — is throwing a luncheon and pop-up market on Wednesday, June 18, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (the meal starts at noon). This is much less raucous than the Pride brunches above; the featured guests are Washington State Supreme Court Justice Mary Yu and Washington State Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen. Tickets are $65. Finally, local charcuterie maker Boards by Erica is hosting a charcuterie-making workshop at Capitol Hill brewery Outer Planet from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on June 27. Tickets are $60.54 and include the materials for your charcuterie boards, plus a flight of beers to accompany the cheese and meat. Sign up for our newsletter.
Ammon
3 days ago
- Ammon
Truck carrying 250m honeybees overturns
Ammon News - Officials near the US border were abuzz after being relentlessly attacked on Friday morning by a swarm of fugitives: honeybees had escaped after a truck carrying hives overturned near the Canadian border. About 250 million honeybees flew free of the truck around 4am a few miles south of Canada. The truck that was transporting around 70,000lbs of hives and honeybees rolled over on a road in north-western Washington state. Local sheriff deputies and bee experts swarmed to the scene, where they removed the box hives to help recover and rescue as many bees as possible. The driver of the truck was not injured. Hours later, officials could not bee-lieve that the bees began to swarm and sting the deputies. Some sheriff deputies took refuge in their patrol cars to avoid the stinging swarm. According to a sheriff's spokesperson, the driver was neither drunk nor buzzed; rather, the driver likely did not navigate a sharp turn well enough, causing the trailer to roll. Officials warned the public to bee careful and avoid the area, to prevent getting stung. Several beekeeping experts are developing plans to 'save as many bees as possible', the spokesperson told the Seattle Times. The current plan includes closing the road for a couple of days while the bees calm down, bee-have and re-enter their hives, which will then be gathered and secured. The sting operation may be successful, a bee expert told the New York Times, saying that honeybees are social and will likely settle close to the truck. 'Thank you to the wonderful community of beekeepers: over two dozen showed up to help ensure the rescue of millions of pollinating honey bees would be as successful as possible,' the sheriff's office said in a post, as reported by the Associated Press. Honeybee colonies are important and crucial to the world's food supply by pollinating crops. But they are fragile and have been placed under further stress in recent years by a number of factors, including insecticides, parasites and the climate crisis. The Guardian
Leader Live
3 days ago
- General
- Leader Live
Millions of bees escape after lorry overturns
The vehicle hauling an estimated 70,000lb of honeybee hives rolled over close to the Canadian border near Lynden, Whatcom County Sheriff's Office said in social media posts. The driver appears to have lost control on a tight turn, causing the trailer to roll into a ditch, county emergency management spokeswoman Amy Cloud said. The driver was uninjured. Emergency services and several bee experts responded to the scene, and local beekeepers helped to recover, restore and reset the hives, according to the sheriff's office. The plan is to allow the bees to return to their hives and find their queen bee in the next day or two, according to the sheriff's office. The goal is to save as many of the bees as possible. 'Thank you to the wonderful community of beekeepers: over two dozen showed up to help ensure the rescue of millions of pollinating honey bees would be as successful as possible,' the sheriff's office said. The public were advised to avoid the area on Friday, and sheriff's deputies dived into their patrol cars at times to avoid being stung. Honeybees are crucial to the food supply, pollinating more than 100 crops including nuts, vegetables, berries, citrus and melons. Bees and other pollinators have been declining for years, and experts blame insecticides, parasites, disease, climate change and lack of a diverse food supply. In 2018, the UN General Assembly sponsored the first World Bee Day on May 20 to bring attention to the bees' plight. Beekeepers often transport millions of bees from one location to another because leaving them in one location for too long can deplete resources for other pollinators, the Seattle Times reported. Alan Woods, president of Washington State Beekeepers Association, told the newspaper the state should have a standardised 'emergency bee response' for bee vehicle crashes. In 2015, 14 million bees escaped from a truck north of Seattle on Interstate 5 and started stinging people, the newspaper reported at the time.
North Wales Chronicle
3 days ago
- General
- North Wales Chronicle
Millions of bees escape after lorry overturns
The vehicle hauling an estimated 70,000lb of honeybee hives rolled over close to the Canadian border near Lynden, Whatcom County Sheriff's Office said in social media posts. The driver appears to have lost control on a tight turn, causing the trailer to roll into a ditch, county emergency management spokeswoman Amy Cloud said. The driver was uninjured. Emergency services and several bee experts responded to the scene, and local beekeepers helped to recover, restore and reset the hives, according to the sheriff's office. The plan is to allow the bees to return to their hives and find their queen bee in the next day or two, according to the sheriff's office. The goal is to save as many of the bees as possible. 'Thank you to the wonderful community of beekeepers: over two dozen showed up to help ensure the rescue of millions of pollinating honey bees would be as successful as possible,' the sheriff's office said. The public were advised to avoid the area on Friday, and sheriff's deputies dived into their patrol cars at times to avoid being stung. Honeybees are crucial to the food supply, pollinating more than 100 crops including nuts, vegetables, berries, citrus and melons. Bees and other pollinators have been declining for years, and experts blame insecticides, parasites, disease, climate change and lack of a diverse food supply. In 2018, the UN General Assembly sponsored the first World Bee Day on May 20 to bring attention to the bees' plight. Beekeepers often transport millions of bees from one location to another because leaving them in one location for too long can deplete resources for other pollinators, the Seattle Times reported. Alan Woods, president of Washington State Beekeepers Association, told the newspaper the state should have a standardised 'emergency bee response' for bee vehicle crashes. In 2015, 14 million bees escaped from a truck north of Seattle on Interstate 5 and started stinging people, the newspaper reported at the time.
STV News
3 days ago
- General
- STV News
Millions of honeybees escape after lorry overturns
There was a buzz in the air in Washington state as about 250 million honeybees escaped after a lorry overturned. The vehicle hauling an estimated 70,000lb of honeybee hives rolled over close to the Canadian border near Lynden, Whatcom County Sheriff's Office said in social media posts. County emergency management spokeswoman Amy Cloud said the driver appeared to have lost control on a tight turn, causing the trailer to roll into a ditch. The driver was uninjured. Emergency services and several bee experts responded to the scene, and local beekeepers helped to recover, restore, and reset the hives, according to the sheriff's office. According to the sheriff's office, the plan is to allow the bees to return to their hives and find their queen bee in the next day or two. The goal is to save as many of the bees as possible. 'Thank you to the wonderful community of beekeepers: over two dozen showed up to help ensure the rescue of millions of pollinating honey bees would be as successful as possible,' the sheriff's office said. The public were advised to avoid the area on Friday, and sheriff's deputies dived into their patrol cars at times to avoid being stung. Honeybees are crucial to the food supply, pollinating more than 100 crops including nuts, vegetables, berries, citrus and melons. Bees and other pollinators have been declining for years, and experts blame insecticides, parasites, disease, climate change and lack of a diverse food supply. In 2018, the UN General Assembly sponsored the first World Bee Day on May 20 to bring attention to the bees' plight. Beekeepers often transport millions of bees from one location to another because leaving them in one location for too long can deplete resources for other pollinators, the Seattle Times reported. Alan Woods, president of the Washington State Beekeepers Association, told the newspaper the state should have a standardised 'emergency bee response' for bee vehicle crashes. In 2015, 14 million bees escaped from a truck north of Seattle on Interstate 5 and started stinging people, the newspaper reported at the time. Get all the latest news from around the country Follow STV News Scan the QR code on your mobile device for all the latest news from around the country
