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Hey, good morning. It's Patricia Murphy. It's Friday. This is Seattle now. This week, Seattle City

Council is considering putting eight-foot-tall kiosks downtown equipped with cameras and advertising

before the World Cup. Historically, queer-nude beach Denny Blaine Park is back in the news after

SPD told some beachgoers being nude is not legal in Seattle. Newsflash, it is. And if you want to

keep your OG Seattleite card, maybe don't change your phone number.

You might not be able to get a 206 area code for much longer.

Stranger queer culture and politics reporter Vivian McCall, and author and blogger Geraldine DeRoyter are here to break down the week.

But first, let's get you caught up.

The Seattle City Council today will learn more about the potential impact of federal funding cuts on Seattleites.

The city depends on the federal government for millions of dollars in funding for transportation, law enforcement, and emergency preparedness.

Today's select committee meeting begins at 9.30.

Catch it live on the Seattle channel.

Outgoing U.S. poet laureate Ada Limone is in Seattle this weekend for several library events.

She'll be at the Central Library.

Tonight at 7 to talk about her collection, You Are Here, which is the 2025 selection for Seattle Reeds.

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