The Stranger Guide to Seattle

Attention: Smart-Ass Crossing Zone. America's most outrageous alternative weekly has a mission: to tell you what's hot and what's snot in the city of Seattle. Part guidebook, part rant, The Stranger Guide to Seattle dishes about all the good places to go and things to do for Seattle's hip set. Whether you're into the lowbrow (Coors-fueled bowling, low stakes gambling, punk rock karaoke, down and dirty thrifting) or the highbrow (chi-chi restaurants, sipping highballs, readings, film, and art galleries), this book has secrets to reveal. Also covered: 24-hour joints, sex, independent stores, skateboarding, and scads more!

Paula Gilovich is a contributing writer for The Stranger and works for the Northwest Bureau of The New York Times. She lives in Seattle.

Traci Vogel is the Associate Editor/Books Editor at The Stranger, where she has a very large desk covered in dusty press releases, Virgin of Guadalupe candles, and notes that remind her to call her therapist. She is also the co-author of Don't Jump! The Northwest Winter Blues Survival Guide. She lives in Seattle.