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• Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is Coming to Bellevue Next Month

  22-09-2017 19:39 via thestranger.com
  
  Protesters are ready.by Ana Sofia KnaufUgh. WIN MCNAMEE / STAFF
  United States Education Secretary, billionaire, and charter school proponent Betsy DeVos will be in Bellevue next month, appropriately on Friday, October 13. She is slotted to appear at a fundraising dinner for the Washington Policy Center, a think tank, at Bellevue's Hyatt Recency Hotel. Tickets to the event cost a mere $375 a pop.
  Indivisible Eastside and Equity in Education Coalition are already gearing up to protest the Trump cr
  
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• UW Did Not Sicc Cops on Their Students, but They Did Not Divest from Genocide Either

  09-05-2024 02:30 via thestranger.com
  
  Would you look at that. No cops? No escalation!by Hannah KriegIt seemed like a recipe for disaster. On Tuesday night, right-wing activist Charlie Kirk drew hundreds of his fans to a speaking event being held at the University of Washington, about 200 yards away from the student protesters who have been camping out in solidarity with Palestinians facing Israel’s ongoing genocide.
  That afternoon, pro-Palestinian students prepared for potential agitators and a police crackdown that was foresh
  
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• Where to Celebrate Mother's Day 2024 in Seattle

  08-05-2024 23:46 via everout.com
  
  Shrub Cocktails, Edible Roses, and More for May 12 and Beyondby EverOut StaffYour mother figure deserves only the best, so we've hand-picked the finest ways to honor her. Whether you want to bestow brunch and cocktails from Mioposto upon her or head to the 16th Annual Flower Festival, you're sure to find a festive option here. 
  FOOD & DRINK
  Citizen
  Procrastinators, rejoice: No reservations are necessary for basking on Citizen's sunny, dog-friendly patio, and they'll have a special "Mom'
  
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• Stranger Suggests: Hourglass Lying Down, Thunderpussy with the Seattle Symphony, Seattle Art Book Fair, Author Talk with Deuki Hong and Matt Rodbard

  08-05-2024 23:35 via thestranger.com
  
  One really great thing to do every day of the week.by Audrey VannWEDNESDAY 5/8  
  Hourglass Lying Down
  (VISUAL ARTS) Sophia Arnold might be one of my favorite contemporary artists—her oil, acrylic, and watercolor compositions of surreal scenes are intoxicating, lush, and seemingly full of secrets, reminiscent of Elizabeth Malaska's paintings. In the group exhibition Hourglass Lying Down, Arnold's works will appear alongside Polaroids by Autumn Knight, luxuriant paintings by Klara
  
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• We Watched Dozens of SIFF Films (and You Can Too!)

  08-05-2024 21:38 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger reviewed dozens of SIFF films! Here's what we loved and what we hated.by Stranger StaffSpring is in the air and Allegra and Zyrtec are sold out at drug stores across Seattle—that can only mean one thing. It's time for the Seattle International Film Festival! 
  This year SIFF celebrates the festival's 50th anniversary and there is a lot to look forward to. As Stranger contributor Chase Hutchinson reported last month, "Not only is it a really strong year of films, but the ev
  
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• Slog AM: Biden Is Coming to Seattle, Israel Seizes Rafah Border Crossing, TikTok Sues Us over Ban

  08-05-2024 17:31 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Vivian McCallPolice barricades at UW: Yesterday, Hannah reported that UW placed police-guarded barricades at all entrances of the Quad, representing the first crackdown on student protesters in six days of peaceful camping. A spokesperson told Hannah the barricades were temporary, but did not address protester concerns about the police presence. Also, there was Charlie Kirk, founder of the far-right student organization Turning Point USA. His organization p
  
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• Slog AM: Biden Is Coming to Seattle, Israel Seizes Rafah Border Crossing, TikTok Sues the US over Ban

  08-05-2024 17:31 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Vivian McCallPolice barricades at UW: Yesterday, Hannah reported that UW placed police-guarded barricades at all entrances of the Quad, representing the first crackdown on student protesters in six days of peaceful camping. A spokesperson told Hannah the barricades were temporary, but did not address protester concerns about the police presence. Also, there was Charlie Kirk, founder of the far-right student organization Turning Point USA. His organization p
  
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• UW Sends Barricades and Cops to Gaza Encampment Protest

  08-05-2024 02:35 via thestranger.com
  
  Protesters say cops don’t keep them safe, “We keep us safe.”by Hannah KriegThis afternoon the University of Washington propped up police-guarded barricades at all entrances of the Quad. This marks the UW’s first crackdown on student protesters after six days of peaceful camping. While a UW spokesperson told The Stranger that the barricades are a “temporary effort today,” the spokesperson did not address protesters' primary concern, the presence of police. In o
  
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• Council Conservatives Got the Dictionary Definition of an Audit, but Still Won’t Talk About Progressive Revenue

  07-05-2024 19:27 via thestranger.com
  
  Unsurprisingly, the only council member to learn anything from the budget review is Tammy Morales.by Hannah KriegAccording to a recent in-depth review of the City budget, council central staff attributes 79% of the City of Seattle’s increased spending between 2019 and 2024 to inflation and the rising cost of labor associated with it. 
  One would think that such a finding would challenge some of the new conservative council members' assumptions that the previous City Council ripped the
  
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• Slog AM: New Seattle Police Contract Costs City $96 Million in 2024, SPD Officer Threatened to Beat Another Officer 'To Death,' Israel Cuts Off Aid to Gaza

  07-05-2024 17:35 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Ashley NerbovigMorning! Low chance of rain this morning before 2 pm, and the National Weather Service expected today to start cloudy and then turn sunny, with a high near 57. Looking outside right now, just appears to start sunny. Grab some sunscreen and hit the streets! 
  Seattle Police Officers contract cost released: City Council central staff released the cost of the 2020-2023 Seattle Police Officer's Guild (SPOG) contract and the cops absolute
  
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• Boss Vintage at Georgetown Trailer Park Mall Robbed

  07-05-2024 02:14 via thestranger.com
  
  Sellers Start GoFundMe to Recover Nearly $5,000 of Missing Merchandiseby Vivian McCallLast Sunday, Kylie Waibel and her husband saw the bashed back window of her shop, Boss Vintage, from the alley of Georgetown Trailer Park Mall.
  The interior, save for a spray of glass shards on the floor, was still neat. Nothing had been pushed over, or rifled through, but much was missing. Whoever broke in had filled Waibel’s own shopping bags with heaps of her vintage clothes and merchandise from four o
  
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• The Best of Belltown Bloom 2024

  06-05-2024 23:45 via thestranger.com
  
  This year’s fest featured haka, rad rock songs about sex, and mesmerizing avant-garde experimentation.by Brittne LunnissBelltown Bloom is the passion project of sisters Valerie and Veronica Topacio, and the annual music festival has blossomed quite a bit over the years. You might recognize their names—you’ve likely seen them play across Seattle or even heard them on KEXP in their band La Fonda, a feel-good, femme-fronted, indie rock dream team. What started as a hyperlocal fest
  
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• Joining the Hive with the Puget Sound Beekeepers Association

  06-05-2024 22:00 via thestranger.com
  
  I dove into the beekeeping world at a time when I was untangling myself from my own hive.by Nathalie GrahamI hurried through the arboretum. I caught glimpses of the fresh blooms in Rhododendron Glen. I paid tribute to the last petals clinging to the towering camellia bushes as I brushed past. 
  Breathing heavy, I jogged into the Puget Sound Beekeepers Association (PSBA) apiary. For my latest exploration into Seattle subcultures, I got into the hives with Seattle’s hobbyist beekeepers.&
  
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• The Top 35 Events in Seattle This Week: May 6–12, 2024

  06-05-2024 19:00 via everout.com
  
  Seattle International Film Festival, Thunderpussy with the Seattle Symphony, and Moreby EverOut StaffHappy Monday! Start your week off right with our roundup of all the best things to do, from the kick-off of the 2024 Seattle International Film Festival to Thunderpussy with the Seattle Symphony and from Michelle Wolf to Melanie Martinez: The Trilogy Tour. Still sorting out your Mother's Day plans? Check out our calendar for ideas.
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  Uncropped with Tricia Romano
  Former Stranger editor-i
  
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• Slog AM: North Bend Zebra Captured, Israel Orders Evacuations in Rafah, Trump Violates Gag Order Again

  06-05-2024 17:32 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news round-up.by Nathalie GrahamZebra nabbed: All illegal frolics must come to an end. On Friday, a group of "ordinary folks" and animal control wrangled the North Bend zebra, who had been on the loose for about a week after escaping from a trailer. Apparently, the zebra, who locals dubbed Z, is actually named Sugar, or Shug, for short. Shug's off to Montana now, the place she and her zebra friends were headed when they broke loose from the trailer transporting them l
  
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• Derek Sheen and Dewa Dorji Added to Saturday’s Undisputable Geniuses of Comedy Show

  04-05-2024 02:45 via thestranger.com
  
  Tickets are still available for $25!by Megan SelingUnfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, Sam Miller, our scheduled comedy headliner, will not be able to perform as originally planned.
  In place of Sam, we are thrilled to announce that Dewa Dorje and Derek Sheen—two former beloved comedy Geniuses—have been added to the lineup. These two incredibly funny humans are sure to bring you some laughs along with our other Geniuses!We apologize for this last-minute changeup and apprec
  
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• Seattle-Based Author Lesley Hazelton Says Goodbye to the World

  04-05-2024 01:37 via thestranger.com
  I Will Miss Her Terriblyby Charles MudedeThe last time I saw Lesley Hazelton was around 7 pm on December 5, 2023. I remember the time and day because we and others were in Fremont celebrating the launch of Blaise Aguera y Arcas's book Who Are We Now? All I remember of her that night was her energy, which was the same energy she expressed when I first met her in 1995 at a literary event in the Ruins. The energy is not easy to describe. It was so many things at once: funny, deadly serious, raw, so
  
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• Dan Hurwitz Is an Undisputable Genius of Comedy

  04-05-2024 01:00 via thestranger.com
  
  See Dan Hurwitz Saturday, May 4 at the Egyptian.by Megan SelingOn Saturday, May 4, some of the Pacific Northwest's funniest people will take the stage at the Egyptian Theatre as part of The Stranger's Undisputable Geniuses of Comedy showcase. Andy Iwancio! Dan Hurwitz! Chris Mejia! Monica Nevi! Juno Men! Bernice Larson! Kermet Apio! And headliner Sam Miller! Plus, the whole night will be hosted by Emmett Montgomery, beloved weirdo, host of Friendship Dungeon and Joketellers Union, and one of 202
  
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• Glass Beams' Mystical Funk and Bobbyy's Seductive Fusion

  03-05-2024 21:45 via thestranger.com
  
  The best new music to hit Dave Segal's inbox.by Dave SegalGlass Beams, "Snake Oil" (Ninja Tune)
  Unlike most musicians today, Melbourne, Australia trio Glass Beams understand the power of mystery. At a time when everyone in the biz is hustling overtime for increasingly diminishing revenues and fans seek access to and info about their fave bands on social media 24/7, Glass Beams remain an enigma—a very popular enigma, garnering over one million monthly $p0t1fy listeners and selling out shows
  
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• Time in Tent City

  03-05-2024 20:49 via thestranger.com
  
  An interview with author Tony Sparks.by Adam WillemsTo Tony Sparks, author of Tent City, Seattle: Refusing Homelessness and Making a Home, the self-governing tent encampment Tent City 3 is as iconic and integral to the city’s social fabric as the Space Needle. Made possible by a 2002 consent decree that allowed the group to live legally on privately held land for 90 days at a time—the first such move by any US city—the camp is a “regular feature of Seattle’s neighbo
  
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• South Seattle Is Now the Only Badass Neighborhood in Seattle

  03-05-2024 19:20 via thestranger.com
  
  Thank the stars that South Seattle is still represented by a council member who doesn't haunt us or have the putrefied ideas of a zombie.by Charles MudedeLet's go back to the critics of Kshama Sawant. They were, if you remember, in the habit of describing her as divisive. What was meant by this? Just one thing: She totally represented the interests of the destitute and working poor. Sawant had nothing to offer the rich. Nothing. Why? Because they already have everything: political power, economi
  
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• The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: May 3–5, 2024

  03-05-2024 19:00 via everout.com
  
  Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration, Fogón's Cinco de Mayo Block Party, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $15by EverOut StaffWhether you're putting the finishing touches on your weekend plans or you have no idea what you're doing right after you shut your laptop on Friday, we're here to help. We'd like to suggest cheap and easy events from Windermere Cup Week to the Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration and from Free Comic Book Day to Fogón's 2nd
  
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• Sam Miller Is an Undisputable Genius of Comedy

  03-05-2024 18:30 via thestranger.com
  
  See Sam Miller Saturday, May 4 at the Egyptian.by Megan SelingOn Saturday, May 4, some of the Pacific Northwest's funniest people will take the stage at the Egyptian Theatre as part of The Stranger's Undisputable Geniuses of Comedy showcase. Andy Iwancio! Dan Hurwitz! Chris Mejia! Monica Nevi! Juno Men! Bernice Larson! Kermet Apio! And headliner Sam Miller! Plus, the whole night will be hosted by Emmett Montgomery, beloved weirdo, host of Friendship Dungeon and Joketellers Union, and one of 2023
  
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• Slog AM: Second Boeing Whistleblower Dies, Zebra Still at Large in North Bend, Paris Cleans Up River Seine for Swimming

  03-05-2024 17:30 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news round-up.by Nathalie GrahamEvergreen State College says it will divest: Around a week after Evergreen students started their protest encampment, they will remove tents and stop the protest after Evergreen State College agreed to explore divestment from companies involved in the Israel-Hamas war. Additionally, the college agreed to publicly call for a ceasefire. Evergreen now joins Brown and Northwestern in the group of colleges that have listened to its student p
  
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• Bernice Larson Is an Undisputable Genius of Comedy

  03-05-2024 01:10 via thestranger.com
  
  See Bernice Larson Saturday, May 4 at the Egyptian.by Megan SelingOn Saturday, May 4, some of the Pacific Northwest's funniest people will take the stage at the Egyptian Theatre as part of The Stranger's Undisputable Geniuses of Comedy showcase. Andy Iwancio! Dan Hurwitz! Chris Mejia! Monica Nevi! Juno Men! Bernice Larson! Kermet Apio! And headliner Sam Miller! Plus, the whole night will be hosted by Emmett Montgomery, beloved weirdo, host of Friendship Dungeon and Joketellers Union, and one of
  
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• I Saw U: Getting Onstage at Bad Girls Brunch, Rollerblading at Lambert House, Chasing Your Dog in the U District

  03-05-2024 00:30 via thestranger.com
  
  See someone? Say something!by AnonymousI Saw U at Julia's Bad Girls Brunch
  You were full of the electricity. You went on stage and were fire itself. You took a pic with me in it. I waved, you showed me. You are so gorgeous!Zen and the Art of Mandolin
  five years ago maybe. we talked at a bus stop, our bus never came. you got a gig car and gave me a ride. tell me what bus stop it was. cheers <3
  "It's not fair. It's not fair."
  To the middle aged lady walking down the aisles of Albertson's mutter
  
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• Ticket Alert: Billie Eilish, Slipknot, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week

  02-05-2024 23:53 via everout.com
  
  Plus, Pink and More Event Updates for May 2by EverOut StaffThe party’s not over! Billie Eilish is bringing her Hit Me Hard and Soft tour to the Climate Pledge Arena this winter. Slipknot has also announced a tour celebrating the 25th anniversary of their debut self-titled album. Plus, P!nk will fly through the Tacoma Dome this September. Read on for details on those and other newly announced events, plus some news you can use.
  Tickets go on sale at 10 am unless otherwise noted.
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• Chris Mejia Is an Undisputable Genius of Comedy

  02-05-2024 18:30 via thestranger.com
  
  See Chris Mejia Saturday, May 4 at the Egyptian.by Megan SelingOn Saturday, May 4, some of the Pacific Northwest's funniest people will take the stage at the Egyptian Theatre as part of The Stranger's Undisputable Geniuses of Comedy showcase. Andy Iwancio! Dan Hurwitz! Chris Mejia! Monica Nevi! Juno Men! Bernice Larson! Kermet Apio! And headliner Sam Miller! Plus, the whole night will be hosted by Emmett Montgomery, beloved weirdo, host of Friendship Dungeon and Joketellers Union, and one of 202
  
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• Slog AM: Former Bothell City Council Member Suspected of Murdering 20-Year-Old Woman, Seattle Floats Contracting with Private Prison, and UW Gaza Encampment Doubles in Size

  02-05-2024 17:32 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Hannah KriegLesson learned: Earlier this week, Ashley called me out for being a “corporate shill” because I used Accuweather for my forecast instead of the National Weather Service. My bad! The National Weather Service is forecasting a suuuuuuper nice day—sunny with a high of 63!
  Popular University for Gaza: I overheard two students at UW sorta laughing at how small the Progressive Student Union’s (PSU) encampment was early yesterday
  
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• Investigation Finds Seattle Police Officer Violated Policy by Using Racial Slur

  02-05-2024 17:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Chief of Police Adrian Diaz must decide on the officer's discipline as soon as this week.by Ashley NerbovigSeattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz must soon decide how to discipline Seattle Police Officer Burton Hill after the Office of Police Accountability (OPA) found that Hill violated the department’s bias and professionalism policies when he hurled racist and sexist slurs at his Chinese-American neighbor in August 2022. In the past, officers who made racist comments, even off-duty, have face
  
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