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• Shoot to Thrill

  30-08-2024 21:55 via thestranger.com
  
  "We have these moments where things spike, and these photographers… God bless ya."by Rob MouraMusic scenes burble and blare in the margins all around us. It’s easy to forget because so much of our exposure to culture is now largely through pristine ultra-curated algorithmic feeds, but rest assured that little Petri dishes of humanity are exchanging ideas and spreading the joy of art (and community!) at a local venue near you. You just need to know where to look.
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• The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Labor Day Weekend: Aug 30–Sept 2, 2024

  30-08-2024 19:30 via everout.com
  Seattle Indies Expo, Aquí Mercado, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $15by EverOut StaffIt's Labor Day weekend, so we've put in the work to round up all of the cheap and cheerful events around town into one handy guide. Read on for picks from the Seattle Indies Expo to Un Verano con Aquí Mercado and from Alki Beach Pride to an Yvie Oddly book reading with Matt Baume. For more ideas, check out our guide to the top events of the week and our destination restaurant picks.
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• Alan Sparhawk's Stylistic Shockeroo and 206 Ribshack Orchestra's Greasy Funk Bomb

  30-08-2024 19:00 via thestranger.com
  
  The best new music to hit Dave Segal's inbox this week.by Dave SegalAlan Sparhawk, "Get Still" (Sub Pop)
  “Get Still” is the first Alan Sparhawk music since his wife and Low bandmate Mimi Parker succumbed to cancer in November 2022, and it comes freighted with anticipation, apprehension, and appreciation. Their partnership in love and creativity was so integral that it seemed as if Sparhawk might decide to call it a career and pivot to... anything else besides music. But, no. The Dulu
  
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• Statement From the Honorable Judge Pooja Vaddadi in Response to City Attorney Memo

  30-08-2024 18:15 via thestranger.com
  
  I remain now, as when I campaigned, committed to fairness and impartiality.by Pooja VaddadiOn February 2, 2024, the City Attorney’s Office (CAO) circulated a memo and subsequent press release which accused me of bias and gross incompetence. The CAO has taken the unprecedented step of not allowing any of their cases to be heard in my Court by issuing an Affidavit of Prejudice (AOP) every time a matter comes before me. They have further announced their plans to continue issuing affidavits th
  
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• Slog AM: New Light Rail Stops Open Today, Trump Tries to Pivot on Reproductive Rights, Lonely Dolphin Keeps Biting People

  30-08-2024 18:00 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news round-up.by Nathalie GrahamHappy light rail to Lynnwood day to all who celebrate: Trains will start running at the four new light rail stops at around noon today. Hop on a train and enjoy festivals at all of the new stations from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Grab some Korean BBQ for dinner in Lynnwood and then the new-this-year Orange Line to the Alderwood Mall. I'm taking my ass to the Olympus Spa via train as soon as possible. 
  With new light rail comes new fares: Sou
  
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• Ticket Alert: Back to the Future, David Nihill, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week

  30-08-2024 00:45 via everout.com
  Plus, More Event Updates for August 29by EverOut StaffGreat Scott! Broadway’s traveling production of Back to the Future will head to Paramount Theatre for the holiday season. David Nihill, aka “Irish Dave,” will hit town with more jokes drawn from his time abroad. Plus, Ballard’s psychedelic music festival Freakout Fest has revealed its full lineup with headliners the Black Angels, Shabazz Palaces, and more. Read on for details on those and other newly announced events,
  
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• Destination Restaurants to Check Out in Washington

  30-08-2024 00:32 via everout.com
  Hi Life, The Wandering Goose, and Moreby EverOut StaffIf you're anything like us, the upcoming Labor Day weekend has you fantasizing about an escape from the city. We've got your back with a list of culinary destinations worthy of a journey on their own, from the fried chicken haven The Wandering Goose to Whidbey Island's small-scale sushi joint mommafish, so you can plot the gastronomic road trip of your dreams. For more ideas, check out our food and drink guide.Ba Sa
  Siblings Trinh and Thai Ng
  
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• Bus Stop Angel

  30-08-2024 00:00 via thestranger.com
  
  You deserve a basket of karmic delights and a big, big hug.by AnonymousI was boarding a bus downtown and, unbeknownst to me, my Bluetooth speaker fell out of my bag. You were toying with a rogue shopping cart and then making your way down the sidewalk. 
  As the bus began to pull away you picked up the speaker and signaled to the driver, tapping the speaker against the windows. A bus rider ran up to the front door and frantically waved for the driver to stop. You passed the speaker to that pe
  
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• Secret’s Out

  29-08-2024 23:37 via thestranger.com
  
  Dean Johnson plays Bumbershoot’s Mural Stage Sunday, September 1.by Alexa PetersFor the better part of 10 years, Dean Johnson was one of Seattle music’s best-kept secrets. I first heard him sing in 2016, during a time in my life when I’d make almost nightly outings to Ballard to sloppily two-step at Conor Byrne, grab a late-night snack from Sexy Alley Puffy Tacos (may it rest in peace), or catch a show at Tractor Tavern.
  Known as a member of Davidson Hart Kingsbery and Sons of
  
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• I Saw U: Wearing a Green Hoodie at Bikini Kill, Singing “My Humps” at Monkey Pub, Reading in Line for Maggie Rogers Tickets

  29-08-2024 21:00 via thestranger.com
  
  See someone? Say something!by AnonymousDrunk Girl on Broadway
  You came up to me as I was walking to the bigger QFC. Thankfully your friends reigned you in and I went on my way. Sober up and try again.Saw u at bikini kill ssbp
  You were wearing a green hoodie, your friend had a grey hoodie. My friend and I saw you multiple times glancing over. I think ur cute too
  Skeptical Curly dark hair at mag met
  We passed in the aisle and saw your quizzical expression. You looked familiar. I have long heavy st
  
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• Workers Shut Down a Cherry Street Coffee House Location After Owner Advocates For Subminimum Wage

  29-08-2024 20:56 via thestranger.com
  
  Workers' collective outrage triggered an organizing effort, and now they have demands.by Hannah KriegLast month, Cherry Street Coffee House owner Ali Ghambari went to City Hall to testify about a bill that would permanently enshrine a tip crediting system, allowing small businesses to pay their workers a subminimum wage.  In front of City Council and members of the public, Ghambari suggested that the wage increase scheduled for January would force him to “close stores.” His test
  
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• Slog AM: Israel Attacks West Bank, Harris-Walz To Appear In First Major Interview Tonight, And Seattle Sales Tax Ranks Highest In The Country

  29-08-2024 17:41 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's Morning News Roundup.by Hannah KriegFirst things first: I know we are seeing the sun set earlier and earlier, but the summer weather is still here! On this beautiful Thursday, Seattlites can expect clear, sunny skies all day. The morning will start out in the low 60s, steadily climb to the mid 70s and peak at around 4pm. If you don’t have time to picnic with the girls today, don’t fear. Tomorrow will be even warmer. 
  FYI: Are you a Providence patient with an Aetna
  
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• Intergalactic Sanctuary

  29-08-2024 01:57 via thestranger.com
  
  Call Symbiosis a “fashion show” if you dare, but that label only scratches at the surfaceby Sam MachkovechSeattle fashion designer and artist Sophy Wong has never shied away from crossing disciplines.
  Her experience in the local fashion scene has consistently colored outside the lines, incorporating elements like 3D-printed sculptures, cosplay inspirations, and programmable, LED-loaded electronics. The results make for a dazzling Instagram finger-swipe of colors, lights, and forms.
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• Stranger Suggests: Anna Marie Tendler with Jen Soriano, PAX West, Bumbershoot, Pink, Freedom Day at NAAM

  29-08-2024 00:11 via thestranger.com
  
  One really great thing to do every day of the week.by Audrey VannWEDNESDAY 8/28  
  Anna Marie Tendler with Jen Soriano: Men Have Called Her Crazy
  (BOOKS) In her memoir Men Have Called Her Crazy, Anna Marie Tendler has checked herself into an inpatient psychiatric center for self-harm, depression, and intense anxiety. While describing a battery of tests, therapy sessions, and relationships with the medical professionals around her, Tendler also relates decades of negative experiences wit
  
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• Overserved and Over You

  28-08-2024 23:41 via thestranger.com
  
  Punk Juice is what happens when Animal Crossing sits on a whoopie cushion.by Brittne LunnissNicole Giusti and Yasiman "Yaz" Ahsani are just two punks trying to book shows and stick it to the man by way of their wildly fun band Lemon Boy. With cheeky songs like “Sugar Daddy,” “Bite Me,” and “Guitar Center (Sucks),” their debut album Eat. Skate. Die. is like a sour candy you can’t put down, even after your tongue starts bleeding. But this weekend at Bumber
  
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• Look at the Sky and Listen

  28-08-2024 21:33 via thestranger.com
  
  The Polyphonic Spree play Bumbershoot's Mural Stage Sunday, September 1.by Sam MachkovechThe Polyphonic Spree don’t get out of town much. Since forming nearly 25 years ago, the Dallas band has consistently been a hassle to pack up and ship out: Always at least 20 members; Always a kitchen-sink-orchestra approach to instrumentation, from standard rock-band gear to a healthy dollop of brass and strings; and always some kind of matching attire that draws cult-like comparisons.
  So it’s a
  
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• Slog AM: King County Council Supports Maintaining Child Jail, Boeing Tire Blow Out, Special Counsel Indicts Donald Trump Again

  28-08-2024 18:11 via thestranger.com
  
  A roundup of this morning's news.by Ashley NerbovigGood morning! Beautiful cooler day expected today, with a light wind, and a little sun. High of 68 degrees. 
  Good riddance, Goodwill: Goodwill claimed that crime drove them from South Lake Union and University Avenue as they announced the closure of two of their store locations. They seem happy to focus on that, rather than the fact that rising wages and rents also pushed them out. They don't want to have a conversation about not wanti
  
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• Better Than Before

  27-08-2024 22:27 via thestranger.com
  
  "Just like the Space Needle and Dick’s, Fastbacks are always around and just as iconic."by Kevin DiersYou don’t need me to tell you that Seattle has changed a lot since 1999. The meteoric ascent of Amazon and big tech has left parts of the city nearly unrecognizable as rent has skyrocketed, beloved music venues have come and gone, and hundreds of Northwest bands have risen to fame and broken up. Amidst this ever-shifting process, though, one institution remains strong: The Northwest
  
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• Bikini Kill Day Was One for the History Books

  27-08-2024 20:31 via thestranger.com
  
  Olympia Gave the Band a Key to the City, and They Gave Oly One Hell of a Showby Brittne LunnissLast weekend, in honor of the foundational Riot Grrrl band, Olympia’s Mayor Dantae Payne declared August 23rd Bikini Kill Day. 
  The city’s proclamation applauds Bikini Kill’s music and activism. “The band’s influence extends far beyond their music, symbolizing resistance, empowerment, and the fight for gender equality,” it reads. The proclamation acknowledges th
  
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• Slog AM: "Nefarious Characters" May Be Behind Sea-Tac Cyber Attack, Sue Bird Gets a Street, Trump Judges Allow Florida To Restrict Trans Care

  27-08-2024 18:00 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Vivian McCall“Nefarious characters” may be behind the Sea-Tac cyber attack: Authorities at the Port of Seattle have not explained who or what is beyond the Saturday cyber attack hampering day-to-day airport operations. The only clue so far comes from Sea-Tac spokesperson Perry Cooper, who said at a Monday news conference that “nefarious characters” may have been in its system early Saturday morning. (I’m picturing a tall, lanky
  
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• The Seattle Reign Crowned Their Queen

  27-08-2024 03:12 via thestranger.com
  
  Still don’t have a bucket hat.by Hannah Murphy WinterLast night, the Seattle Reign saluted their queen when the team retired Megan Rapinoe’s jersey, #15. 
  The ceremony included videos from Jay Inslee, Macklemore, Eddie Vedder, and Christine Gregoire.  
  Rapinoe made a short speech after the jersey was presented (“They put me on a time limit,” she said, “which is probably best.”) She thanked her family and the “extended Reign family” f
  
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• Dating Games

  27-08-2024 01:53 via thestranger.com
  
  See Fun & Flirty at the Crocodile Thursday, August 29.by Nathalie GrahamOn a recent Thursday evening, a line of women snaked up the staircase leading to Capitol Hill’s Comedy/Bar dressed in their best form-fitting going-out tops with freshly curled hair and full-faced make-up. In the app-dominated world of modern dating, many singles—especially Gen Zers—are looking for literally any other way to find a partner. Sometimes, that’s via old-fashioned meet-cutes or by prow
  
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• The Top 35 Events in Seattle This Week: Aug 26–Sept 2, 2024

  26-08-2024 19:00 via everout.com
  
  Bumbershoot, PAX West, and Moreby EverOut StaffReady to bid farewell to August and say hello to September? We're suggesting events all the way to Labor Day, from Bumbershoot to PAX West and from Metallica: M72 World Tour to Kings of Leon.
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  Author Talk: Renato Poliafito, Dolci!
  I can't help but be enchanted with Italian and Italian American baked goods like tiramisu, rainbow cookies, and cannoli, so I'm particularly excited about the release of two-time James Beard nomi
  
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• Slog AM: A Cyberattack at Sea-Tac, Some New Light Rail Stops, National Parks Get Some Love

  26-08-2024 18:01 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news round-up.by Nathalie GrahamNever check a bag: Sea-Tac Airport was the victim of a cyber attack over the weekend. Email, phone services, and digital systems such as checking bags went offline from Saturday morning through Sunday afternoon. Airport staff checked 7,000 bags by hand. The majority of the people trying to check their bags missed their flights. What are you, the Queen of England? Shove your shit in a backpack and put it in the overhead compartment like the r
  
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• Julian Brave NoiseCat on Making Sugarcane

  24-08-2024 03:30 via thestranger.com
  
  Sugarcane is an agonizing but profoundly compassionate investigation into the decades of abuse inside a British Columbia Residential School.by Chase HutchinsonSt. Joseph’s Mission, an Indian residential school in Williams Lake, B.C. contains 93 unmarked children’s graves. They represent decades of abuse, systemic dehumanization, infanticide, and sexual assault against the residents of the nearby Sugarcane reservation and other Indigenous peoples in the regions. For Julian Brave Noise
  
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• The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: Aug 23–25, 2024

  23-08-2024 19:00 via everout.com
  
  Dinosaur Jr., Festival Sundiata presents Black Arts Fest, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $15by EverOut StaffYou've got a weekend to plan and we've got plenty of cheap and easy suggestions. Fill out your schedule with events from a free Dinosaur Jr., The Black Tones, and Muneca concert to WABA Korea Expo & Festival and from Festival Sundiata presents Black Arts Fest to The Cat & the Canary: Live Score Fundraiser for Scarecrow. For more ideas, check out our guide to the top events
  
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• Slog AM: Harris Accepts Democratic Presidential Nomination, Rick Steves Has Cancer, Help Find These Lost Birds

  23-08-2024 17:50 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Nathalie GrahamCancer comes for us all: Even for Edmonds' own prolific travel writer, Rick Steves. Steves, who I am going to dub "the gem of Edmonds," was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer. Luckily, he caught the cancer early, before it had spread. Maybe things will be okay. In the meantime, Steves said he's viewing the having cancer thing much like traveling. "You learn a lot more about your home sometimes by leaving it and looking at it from a dista
  
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• Your Guide to Peaches in Seattle: Summer 2024 Edition

  23-08-2024 00:49 via everout.com
  
  Fritters, Beer, and Moreby EverOut StaffSweet, juicy, and fragrant, ripe summer peaches are the pinnacle of the season's fresh produce, and since August is National Peach Month, there's no better time to enjoy them. Though you may not be able to get millions of them (cue the Presidents of the United States of America), we've hand-picked this list of restaurants, bakeries, and other spots in Seattle where you can consume as much of the succulent stone fruit as possible in a wide variety of forms,
  
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• “The Absolute Bare Minimum”

  23-08-2024 00:03 via thestranger.com
  
  A Washington State Uncommitted Delegate on the DNC Denying a Palestinian-American Speakerby Hannah Murphy WinterLast night, one image from the Democratic National Convention dominated certain corners of social media: more than a dozen delegates outside on the sidewalk, some holding each other, some in tears. 
  The image was taken shortly after the DNC told the group of around 30 uncommitted delegates—who are part of a protest vote to demand an arms embargo on Israel and a ceasefire in
  
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• Ticket Alert: Modest Mouse, Wooli, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week

  23-08-2024 00:00 via everout.com
  
  Plus, Emerald City Comic Con and More Event Updates for August 22by EverOut StaffGood news for people who love Modest Mouse: the Pacific Northwest rockers are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their touchstone fourth album on a tour with the band’s 2004 lineup. This winter, dubstep DJ Wooli will ignite the WaMu Theater on his Mind Warp tour. Plus, it’s never too early to start planning your cosplay—tickets for next year’s Emerald City Comic Con are on sale now. Read on
  
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• I Saw U: Driving a Subaru on 520, Wearing a Rib Cage T-shirt on the Train, Complimenting My Boygenius Baggu at Creature Consignment

  22-08-2024 23:15 via thestranger.com
  
  See someone? Say something!by AnonymousTo the Subaru driving on 520 this morning with cool stickers:
  Your sticker collection is cool. We should be friends. Stickers: Mola mola dive flag, free palestine, “I brake for cloud formations” :’)Brat Summer in Cap Hill
  Grey sports car with red seats in cap hill near Hot Mommas on Wednesday. Blasting Charlie xcx and singing along. Happy brat summer babes 🍏💋
  At Seattle Library, Fall 2019
  I always wanted to share this just
  
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• Always Burning Bright

  22-08-2024 22:12 via thestranger.com
  
  Friends and Bandmates Celebrate Seattle's Legendary Improv Saxophonist Wally Shoupby Dave SegalWally Shoup's music is not for everybody, to put it lightly. But for those who have connected with it, the late Seattle saxophonist's free-flowing sound is pure, beneficent energy, and the man behind it was a powerful inspiration to young, adventurous musicians.
  In improv-music circles, Shoup—who passed away on March 5—was a colossus of sound, visual art, and philosophical essays on music.
  
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• The Bad, the Bad, and the Ugly

  22-08-2024 18:25 via thestranger.com
  
  As City Hall transitions from its policymaking period into its budget negotiation period, The Stranger proudly presents a (probably) exhaustive list of the new city council’s many, many, many transgressions against progressives, the working class, and the norms of local democracy.by Hannah KriegWhen it became clear that big business would successfully buy a slate of corporate shills in the 2023 Seattle City Council election, progressives sorted themselves into two camps. Some wanted to giv
  
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• Slog AM: Council Appointee Tanya Woo Bars Media from Event "Co-hosted" by Council Quorum, The DNC Snubs Palestinian-American Speaker, RFK Jr to Drop Out

  22-08-2024 17:35 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Hannah KriegMinecraft season preview: Today, Seattleites can expect cloudy skies and temperatures in the upper 60s. At around 9 pm, the rain will roll in and stick around until the early hours of Friday. It seems summer has come to a screeching halt the past few days, but don’t get too used to it. Sunny skies and temperatures in the upper 70s will return later next week.
  DNC: On the third night of the Democratic National Convention, the party invited
  
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• Stranger Suggests: Five Minutes to Live!, Bikini Kill Day, Snohomish Block Party, Megan Rapinoe Jersey Retirement, Mandy

  22-08-2024 00:11 via thestranger.com
  
  One really great thing to do every day of the week.by Audrey VannWEDNESDAY 8/21  
  Five Minutes to Live!
  (FILM) If there's anything missing from the typical movie theater experience, it's a democratic voting process and a lil' bit of intrigue. Right? Right??? If you agree, you'll dig Five Minutes to Live, wherein the Beacon will screen the first five minutes of four different mystery movies. The crowd will then vote on which flick to watch in its entirety. It's kind of like a real-life
  
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• Uh, Was That a Chamber Pot?

  22-08-2024 00:00 via thestranger.com
  
  You ruined my hair and clothes with your gross water.by AnonymousI was walking by the Walgreens on E Pine Street when you, an insane asshole, dumped a bucket of water from your apartment window down onto the street. You ruined my hair and clothes with your gross water. WTF is wrong with you? It's not the middle ages anymore, where people empty their chamber pots onto the street! 
  I hope you have a terrible life and many other things that I won't type out here.Do you need to get somethi
  
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• Aurora Residents Deserve Better Than Seattle’s Old Ideas

  21-08-2024 20:24 via thestranger.com
  Some Aurora Residents Want Creative Solutions to Gun Violence, Not More Arrests of Sex Workersby Ashley NerbovigLast week, Seattle City Council Member Cathy Moore introduced a bill to reinstate the City’s prostitution loitering laws and to create a seven-mile prostitution banishment zone along Aurora Avenue North, also known as a Stay Out of Area Prostitution (SOAP) zone.
  While Moore rallied a contingent of supporters for her bill at a public hearing last week, many anti-violence organizat
  
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• Slog AM: Mayor Harrell Addresses "Blunt and Inexact" Denny Blaine Comments, A Close DNR Race, The Obamas Speak at DNC

  21-08-2024 17:50 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Vivian McCallWeather: Yesterday’s weather was not nearly as stormy as I’d hoped for, but today brings a 50 percent chance of showers after 1 pm and a high of 71. Showers are expected to continue into Saturday and then taper off before the sun’s partial return on Monday.A touch of fall for the next week around the area. High temperatures 5° to 10° below normal with a chance of showers through the weekend. Seattle normal highs for th
  
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• Slog AM: Asylum-Seekers March on King County Council, George Santos Sentenced to Six Years in Prison, Joe Biden Says Bye

  20-08-2024 17:35 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Ashley NerbovigGood morning! Don those ThunderShirts my bitches, today's going to be a stormy one. Chance of showers, with a high of 71. [Editor's note: I had to Google it; it's a dog joke.]
  Asylum-seekers march on county council: The 200 asylum-seekers who have camped next to an Econo Lodge in Kent since June plan to march to the King County Council meeting today. A release from one of the mutual aid groups supporting the migrants said that King Count
  
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• “Not Another Bomb” Rally Pressures Democrats to Listen to Their Base on Palestine

  20-08-2024 01:12 via thestranger.com
  
  “Not Another Bomb” advocates in more than 80 cities, including Seattle, gathered Sunday to call on Harris to publicly support a ceasefire in Gaza and an arms embargo on Israel.by Hannah KriegAhead of the Democratic Party’s coronation of Vice President Kamala Harris as the presidential nominee at their convention in Chicago this week, “Not Another Bomb” advocates in more than 80 cities, including Seattle, gathered Sunday to call on Harris to publicly support a ceasef
  
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• The Top 45 Events in Seattle This Week: Aug 19–25, 2024

  19-08-2024 19:00 via everout.com
  
  Ballard Bites & Brews, Sunny Day Real Estate, and Moreby EverOut StaffWe've come to work very demure and very mindful, suggesting presentable events from Sunny Day Real Estate to the South Sound Block Party and from Ballard Bites & Brews to What the Funk?! An all BIPOC Burlesque Festival. Now you can carry on with your week! Just remember not to do too much.
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  Iliza Shlesinger
  I work hard to stay removed from the world of weddings, nightclubs, and biological clocks, but I can
  
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• Slog AM: 3,300 Lightning Strikes in Western Washington, Activists Gather Outside DNC, Michigan Town Elects Horse as Mayor

  19-08-2024 17:35 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Nathalie GrahamWhat a storm! Thunderstorms rolled in Saturday night and brought rumbles, flashes, and a deluge of rain with them. The Puget Sound area bore witness to 3,300 lightning strikes. Did you sit outside and watch the free sky theater? It was glorious. I like when weather makes me feel small. Along with the spectacle came the real price: the storm knocked out power for 18,000 people in Western Washington, and it lit a brush fire now burning near Lea
  
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• How Charles R. Cross Shaped the Northwest's Music Scene

  18-08-2024 17:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Musicians and Critics Remember the Late Journalist, Who Died Last Weekend at 67.by Dave SegalLast Sunday afternoon, tributes to Seattle music journalist Charles R. Cross saturated social media like feedback from a guitar solo by Jimi Hendrix. As the city's preeminent music historian, Cross spent decades writing venerated, deeply researched biographies on Hendrix, Kurt Cobain, and Heart (among others), and editing the vaunted music magazine The Rocket from from the mid-80s until it shuttered in 2
  
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• “She Saved Lives”: Local Chefs Remember Seattle Culinary Icon Tamara Murphy

  17-08-2024 00:53 via thestranger.com
  
  The chef-owner of Terra Plata passed away last weekend at 63.by Meg van HuygenAs the news rippled through Seattle this week, the restaurant industry was shocked and heartbroken—throughout the city and far beyond—to hear that their friend and mentor Tamara “Cheffy” Murphy had died. The legendary Seattle-based chef suffered a stroke in Boise last Wednesday and was kept on life support to facilitate the donation of her organs, passing away peacefully on Saturday, August 10,
  
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• Big Big Hug

  16-08-2024 22:09 via thestranger.com
  
  by AnonymousAbout a year ago, I dropped off my 17-year-old in his new city, Seattle. It was once mine as well, but life took me away. As I walked away from him at the Capitol Hill Light Rail entrance, he was sobbing and I was trying to be the stoic dad holding it together. I took one last look back, waved, and then headed into the station. As I turned the corner, I lost it. Standing there bawling, I heard this voice ask me if I was okay. I turned and looked to see this beautiful, tall man l
  
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• Seattle Lamentably Ignored Charles Cross's Call to Turn Kurt Cobain's Property Into a Park

  16-08-2024 19:26 via thestranger.com
  
  Charles Mudede on our city's inability to name and raise to the heavens its worldly godsby Charles MudedeThere he was again, Kurt Cobain. This time with intense (almost accusing) eyes near the top of a mixed media collage by Nelson Wilbur. It's called "KC," and is part of a show at Vermillion Gallery that features work by artists associated with Georgetown's Fogue™ Studios & Gallery. I looked at "KC" for several minutes (the iconic sunglasses, strips of music notes, words from Nirvana'
  
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• The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: Aug 16–18, 2024

  16-08-2024 19:00 via everout.com
  
  Artists of Color Expo & Symposium, Belltown Mural Festival, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $15by EverOut StaffEverybody's working for the weekend—thankfully, it's here. Our cheap and easy guide will help you get your plans on lock with events from ACES // Artists of Color Expo & Symposium to the Belltown Mural Festival and from Skål Beer Hall and the NW Viking Alliance’s Viking Faire to Hai! Japantown. For more ideas, check out our guide to the top events of the
  
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• We Arrest Because We Care

  16-08-2024 18:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Interim Seattle Police Chief Sue Rahr on SODA, SOAP, and Reinstating Prostitution Loitering Lawsby Ashley NerbovigTwo months into Seattle Police Department Interim Chief Sue Rahr’s tenure, the Seattle City Council and Republican City Attorney Ann Davison have proposed a handful of new laws to give the cops more “tools” to clear the streets. 
  As we’ve reported over the last couple weeks, these elected officials want to reinstate the City’s old drug and prostitut
  
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• Slog AM: Reichert Thinks God Controls the Weather, Billionaire Allegedly Steals Sand from Public Beach, Hackers Nabbed Everyone's Social Security Number

  16-08-2024 17:35 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Nathalie GrahamBelmont blaze: Good morning to everyone except the big fire burning on Capitol Hill. The Seattle Fire Department spent its Friday morning battling a vacant building fire on Belmont Avenue. The roof of the building is at risk of collapsing, SFD said. The fire spread to the building behind the original tinderbox building. SFD advised nearby residents and businesses to shut their windows. It's going to be smoky in the neighborhood today.&nb
  
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• Ticket Alert: Latto, Kaytranada, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week

  15-08-2024 23:53 via everout.com
  
  Plus, More Event Updates for August 15by EverOut StaffSouthern rap queen Latto will bring big energy to Seattle on her Sugar Honey Iced Tea tour. Electronic hip-hop wizard Kaytranada will also stop by the WaMu Theater this fall to support his new album, Timeless. Plus, DC rapper Wale has dropped dates for his Every Blue Moon tour. Read on for details on those and other newly announced events.
  Tickets go on sale at 10 am unless otherwise noted.
  ON SALE FRIDAY, AUGUST 16
  MUSIC
  Arc De Soleil: Hypno
  
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