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• Guest Editorial: The Broadway OfficeMax Is Closing—What Happened to the Seattle I Used to Know?

  31-01-2015 23:15 via slog.thestranger.com
  
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• Rescue of 2 injured hikers underway on Mount Hood

  31-01-2015 22:26
  
  The Clackamas County sheriff's office says a rescue operation is under way on Mount Hood after two climbers were injured.
  
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• A User's Guide to Seattle's Tourist Attractions (Which All New Residents Are Required to Visit at Least Once)

  31-01-2015 22:00 via slog.thestranger.com
  
  KELLY ORide the Ducks: Seattle’s wackiest, tackiest, least purely historical tourist experience.
  Like nearly everyone I know, I came to Seattle to live deliberately, to invent myself and my adoptive city in whatever image I chose, free from the cornball strictures of the old way and fueled by an adolescent disdain for anything that smacked of the tourist. Of course, little did I realize that by aiming my studious sneer at every Ride the Ducks truck that rolled past me, I
  
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• Police arrest man with gun after Belltown disturbance

  31-01-2015 20:46
  
  Following two shootings in Belltown last week, the Seattle Police Department says it prevented a probable shooting Saturday night with quick action by patrol officers.
  
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• The Top Five Things to Do in Seattle Today: Patton Oswalt, Black Music Summit, Bill Frisell, Helms Alee, and Gay Bingo

  31-01-2015 19:00 via slog.thestranger.com
  
  A huge nerd living the nerd dream.
  PATTON OSWALT: OFF THE PAGE
  Sat Jan 31 at 7:30 pm at Town Hall
  Patton Oswalt is not just one of the smartest, funniest comedians in the business, he’s also a huge nerd who’s living the nerd dream, from scoring guest roles on superhero TV shows to ad-libbing awesome fan-fiction rants on Parks and Recreation. (He also filmed the world’s most awkward sex scene with Charlize Theron.) Tonight, Seattle Arts & Lectures bring
  
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• 520 toll payers’ lawsuit not exactly a surprise

  31-01-2015 07:29
  
  The steady drumbeat of 520 bridge toll horror stories has finally boiled over into a class action lawsuit, exactly as a judge predicted it would, five years ago.
  
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• Crotch grabs, earthlings, minimum wage, sex workers: your political week in review

  31-01-2015 06:18
  
  Take some time Sunday and catch up on all your political happenings. Oh, wait ....
  
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• Eastside trail project taking a big step forward

  31-01-2015 06:04
  
  On Saturday, the longest stretch of trail on the Eastside Rail Corridor officially opens in Kirkland. It’s now open to pedestrians and bicyclists, but someday they may be sharing the space with public transit.
  
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• SPD officer in golf-club case stole pot, ex-girlfriend alleges

  31-01-2015 04:39
  
  The Seattle Police Department, already investigating an officer over controversial actions that suggest biased policing, is reviewing a new allegation that in 2005 she took marijuana from evidence for her personal use.
  
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• From poets to hippies, Hawks fans cross all lines

  31-01-2015 03:58
  
  Seahawks fans show they can’t be lumped into stereotypes.
  
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• Boston mayor refuses Super Bowl bet with Mayor Murray

  31-01-2015 03:52
  
  Boston’s mayor has turned down a Super Bowl bet with Seattle Mayor Ed Murray because he doesn’t want to jinx the Patriots. So the mayor of Providence, R.I., mayor has agreed to step in.
  
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• FBI Is Now Involved in Review of Officer Cynthia Whitlatch, at SPD's Request

  31-01-2015 03:42 via slog.thestranger.com
  
  SPDOfficer Cynthia WhitlatchFBI spokesperson Ayn Dietrich just provided me with this statement: "At the request of Seattle Police Department Chief Kathleen O'Toole, the FBI is supporting SPD's review of activities involving officer Cynthia Whitlatch."
  "Which basically means," Dietrich added, "we're in discussions with them. It's their thing—we're just supporting them."
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• Metro Bus Driver Says She Was Also Bullied by Officer Cynthia Whitlatch, Warned SPD Years Ago

  31-01-2015 03:12 via slog.thestranger.com
  
  SPDSeattle police officer Cynthia Whitlatch, in 2014, arresting an elderly black man for no apparent reason as he walked through Seattle. "I knew she would make the news someday," Kathleen Dunne, a 57-year-old Metro bus driver, said of Whitlatch. Dunne filed a complaint about Whtilatch's behavior toward her in 2011.
  Yesterday, we broke the news that Seattle police officer Cynthia Whitlatch—the cop whose racially charged Facebook remarks and treatment of a retired Metro bu
  
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• Seahawks Sugar Cookies

  31-01-2015 02:29 via slog.thestranger.com
  
  I hope the Seahawks win and all... but there has to be a better way to show our support for the team than by eating sugar cookies that are the color of gangrenous, rotting flesh. That looks like a bunch of flayed zombie kneecaps.
  And then there's this:
  Why is blue an unappetizing color?
  Blue food is a rare occurrence in nature. There are no leafy blue vegetables (blue lettuce?), no blue meats (blueburger, well-done please), and aside from blueberries and a few bl
  
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• Conan, Marshawn Lynch, and Rob Gronkowski vs. Mortal Combat X!

  31-01-2015 02:20 via slog.thestranger.com
  
  Behold the hilarious wonder of Conan O'Brien's latest edition of "Clueless Gamer" in which Super Bowl foes Marshawn Lynch (Seahawks) and Rob Gronkowski (Patriots) play the so far unreleased Mortal Combat X! Marshawn's reactions are especially sweet and funny since he really hates all the violence he sees (maybe he's never watched himself play?). However, he is a huge fan of Mario Kart's "Toad" character—which has endeared me to him forever. WATCH!!
  
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• Sex-worker activists frustrated they couldn't testify in Olympia

  31-01-2015 02:01
  
  OLYMPIA -- Transgender and sex-worker activists opposing a bill to increase punishments for people soliciting prostitutes are frustrated they weren't allow to testify last week in a committee hearing.
  
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• Bertha's repair pit reaches full depth of 120 feet

  31-01-2015 01:59
  
  Excavation crews for Seattle Tunnel Partners (STP) have reached the entire 120-foot depth needed to repair stalled tunnel-boring machine Bertha, state lawmakers were told Friday afternoon.
  
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• SL Letter of the Day: Slip and Tell

  31-01-2015 01:50 via slog.thestranger.com
  
  My wife and I were into soft swapping/swinging when we met initially. We took a few years off when we had the kids at her request. We got back into the lifestyle about three years ago. 1.5 years ago she meets a guy and falls in love but wants to stay with me. She asks me to keep his wife occupied so she can spend time with him as he is married as well. The guy's wife and I are very into NSA and we play together but are completely neglected by our spouses. We try foursomes, etc.
  
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• Oregon college: no degree for Saudi royal

  31-01-2015 01:48
  
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• The Bertha Rescue Operation Has Finally Hit Bottom

  31-01-2015 01:46 via slog.thestranger.com
  
  Washington State Department of TransportationThis is the big red crane that's supposed to hoist Bertha's cutter head out of the completed pit.
  Friday news dump! The Washington State Department of Transportation has announced that its contractor has reached the bottom of Bertha's rescue pit.
  "Crews removed the final scoop of soil from the pit on Friday, Jan. 30," the update reads. "Approximately 20,000 cubic yards of material was removed from the ground over the co
  
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• Bertha's repair pit reaches full depth of 120 feet depth

  31-01-2015 01:42
  
  Excavation crews for Seattle Tunnel Partners have reached the entire 120-foot depth needed to repair stalled tunnel-boring machine Bertha, state lawmakers were told Friday afternoon.
  
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• First Impressions of Seattle by Someone from Spokane

  31-01-2015 01:30 via slog.thestranger.com
  
  Spokane is there.
  Seattle, you are pleasant in all the ways I expected you to be. You compost and protest, and always have vegetarian options on your menus, and let dogs come inside everywhere. (A dog just barked at another dog in the cafe where I'm writing this.) You're friendly, but you play a little hard to get. You make great coffee.
  The thing I wasn't prepared for: constantly feeling like I need to apologize for moving here...
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• Drunk of the Week: Anatomy of a Photoshoot

  31-01-2015 01:20 via slog.thestranger.com
  
  Man, oh man! This was such a particularily good week for Drunk of the Week. I met, for the first time, two excellent friends named Suzye and James. A former DOTW named "D" introduced us. Suzye told me it was her birthday. Then she said she's wanted to be a Drunk of the Week since she was in high school. "Dreams really do come true!" I told her. And then this is what happened next...
  Kelly OStep one: The asking. Do you wanna be Drunk(s) of the Week? The answer: he drops his pan
  
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• Police Reports Illustrated: Walking in Seattle While Black

  31-01-2015 01:00 via slog.thestranger.com
  
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• Demonstration at Refugee Center After Longtime Teacher Prints Charlie Hebdo Cartoons for a Discussion About Religion and Expression

  31-01-2015 00:48 via slog.thestranger.com
  
  Deepa Bhandaru, the teacher whose lesson sparked calls for protest (right), on a field trip with some of her students to Snoqualmie Pass.
  This afternoon, the Refugee Women's Alliance—one of the largest refugee and immigrant service providers in the region—closed early in anticipation of a protest against one of its head teachers, Deepa Bhandaru, for leading a discussion about free speech and religious pluralism in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo massacre.
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• All the Reasons Why the Seahawks Are Going to Win the Super Bowl This Sunday (Plus a Whole Bunch of Reasons Why They Won't)

  31-01-2015 00:41 via slog.thestranger.com
  
  Seattle SeahawksAlthough we're feeling good about Sunday, there are still a number of things that could go very squirrelly on us.
  Spoiler alert: I’m picking the Seahawks to win the Super Bowl. I’m about to tell you why, and it’s going to take, like, 2,000 words. (I hope you read them, even though I'm sure the game itself will reveal me to be an idiot anyway.) But before we get to why I'm picking the Seahawks, let me just say, this wasn’t an easy pick.
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• All the Reasons Why the Seahawks Are Going to Win the Super Bowl (Plus a Whole Bunch of Reasons Why They Won't)

  31-01-2015 00:41 via slog.thestranger.com
  
  Seattle SeahawksAlthough we're feeling good about Sunday, there are still a number of things that could go very squirrelly on us.
  Spoiler alert: I’m picking the Seahawks to win the Super Bowl. I’m about to tell you why, and it’s going to take, like, 2,000 words. (I hope you read them, even though I'm sure the game itself will reveal me to be an idiot anyway.) But before we get to why I'm picking the Seahawks, let me just say, this wasn’t an easy pick.
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• Hey, Eastern Washington: Don’t give us any (divorce) ideas

  31-01-2015 00:18
  
  The Wrap by Ron Judd
  
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• Rand Paul Releases Skit Featuring Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush Arguing Over Whose Turn It Is to Be President

  31-01-2015 00:14 via slog.thestranger.com
  
  Christopher Halloran / Shutterstock.comThe son of a Texas congressman who frequently ran for president says he's had enough of political dynasties, and that's why you should vote for him for president!
  With Mitt Romney out of the 2016 presidential race, the clear frontrunners are Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush again. Those two very familiar last names will be the cause of a whole lot of voter fatigue in the coming months, and everyone else in the race will be desperate to point o
  
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• Football: Pro or Con? On the Eve of the Seahawks' Second Consecutive Super Bowl, Seattle's Music Community Weighs In with a Resounding "Pro"

  31-01-2015 00:00 via slog.thestranger.com
  
  EROYN FRANKLINWhat every tattoo parlor in the city looks like right now.
  I thought we were together on this: musicians, artists, and (groan, sorry) creative types on one side, jocks on the other. Didn't we all agree a long time ago that sports—with all their machismo, misogyny, violence, and vapidity—were the worst? And yet: Here in Seattle, my suddenly-sports-loving little town that could, some of my best friends don't just love, but seem to be IN LOVE with the Sea
  
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