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• We Have a New Baby Orca! It Looks Energetic!

  26-02-2015 23:44 via thestranger.com
  
  This isn't a photo of the new baby orca, but imagine this lil' calf with "unique orangish color on the white areas." Monika Wieland/Shutterstock
  Stop paying attention to those llamas. (Although, yes, we should all acknowledge this.) There's a new baby orca!
  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration caught a glimpse of a new, good-looking calf belonging to L pod off the Washington coast yesterday, near Westport in Grays Harbor County. L94, the 20-year-old whale also k
  
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• It's Net Neutrality, Bitches

  26-02-2015 23:29 via thestranger.com
  
  NYT:
  The Federal Communications Commission voted on Thursday to regulate broadband Internet service as a public utility, a milestone in regulating high-speed Internet service into American homes. Tom Wheeler, the commission chairman, said the F.C.C. was using “all the tools in our toolbox to protect innovators and consumers” and preserve the Internet’s role as a “core of free expression and democratic principles.” The new rules, approved 3 to 2 alo
  
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• Spring Performance Calendar

  26-02-2015 23:18 via thestranger.com
  
  Spring Performance Calendar
  
  by Brendan Kiley
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• Spring Classical Music and Opera Calendar

  26-02-2015 23:18 via thestranger.com
  
  Spring Classical Music and Opera Calendar
  
  by Jen Graves
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• The Macklash Is On: THEESatisfaction, Palaceer, and Raz Simone Take Aim at Seattle Hiphop’s Biggest Star

  26-02-2015 23:15 via thestranger.com
  
  Black feminist sci-fi self-care.
  A smidge past a half-decade and a couple iterations back, you may recall that there was a group of acts dubiously lumped together as the "third wave" of Seattle hiphop. I remember the knowing half-joke among some of that wave's components held that "the girls"—who were also a part of the so-called "wave"—were going to "leave us all in the dust." The "girls" in question would be Stas and Cat, of course, Sub Pop recording artists THEES
  
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• BREAKING: OF COURSE They Caught the Black Llama First

  26-02-2015 23:01 via thestranger.com
  
  And OF COURSE there are no stock photos of black llamas. stockphoto mania/Shutterstock
  The Internets went nuts today over two llamas that escaped from somewhere in Arizona, leading police on a chase that was broadcast live by a helicopter.
  This happened: tfw good try pic.twitter.com/lyNcevUBda
  — Becca Laurie, PI (@imbeccable) February 26, 2015
  Then this happened:
  worst Black History Month ever! pic.twitter.com/n9VsjrzH2M
  — nickel queen (@egemini
  
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• More About the Architectural Gentrification of Seattle and How Afrocentric Design Principles Can Stop It

  26-02-2015 22:30 via thestranger.com
  
  A model by UW architecture student Michelle Kang shows her view of Union Street’s much larger, interconnected African American families being dispersed by smaller, isolated newcomer families. Courtesy of Sharon Sutton
  In my feature this week about a group of neighborhood activists who, in response to rapid gentrification in the Central District, are trying to buy a block at 23rd and Union, I interviewed UW architecture professor Sharon Sutton, whose students are helping t
  
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• Auditor: Reforming the Seattle Police Department Remains an "Aspirational Goal"

  26-02-2015 22:19 via thestranger.com
  
  Anne Levinson, the person in charge of auditing the SPD's system of handling police misconduct. Courtesy of Anne Levinson
  Anne Levinson is a former municipal judge who now audits the Seattle Police Department's accountability system. Her official title is "OPA Auditor"—meaning she's the person who keeps a critical eye on the Office of Professional Accountability (which itself is supposed to be keeping a critical eye on police behavior). Levinson was appointed in 2013. The
  
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• Detective testifies on response to Monfort’s apartment

  26-02-2015 22:03
  A Seattle police detective who was among three officers who opened fire on Christopher’s Monfort is testifying Thursday in Monfort’s aggravated murder trial.
  
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• Meet the Architect Behind "Born Again Bertha" (Who Once Designed a Bike Freeway Using Viaduct Parts)

  26-02-2015 22:01 via thestranger.com
  
  The guy behind Born Again Bertha is local architect and cool dad John Kennedy, pictured here at the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear held by Jon Stewart, one of Kennedy's idols, in 2010. Myra Lara
  If you happened to walk through Pioneer Square on Tuesday, you may have noticed a 20-foot-long, official-looking (but highly unofficial) Bertha proposal propped up in the Occidental Mall. "Born Again Bertha" described a wild Plan B our current elected officials would never consider
  
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• Charges: Man lured girl, 12, kidnapped her from Kent school

  26-02-2015 21:57
  A Seattle man is accused of kidnapping a 12-year-old girl from her Kent school after meeting her on the Internet.
  
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• Think the City Should Allow More Homeless Encampments? Go Tell 'Em Tonight!

  26-02-2015 21:43 via thestranger.com
  
  Tent encampments, the city's Human Rights Commission says, "help provide safety and reduce risk of harm." Kelly O
  Homelessness is on the rise in Seattle. People are dying by falling from illegal encampments perched dangerously perched above freeways. There continues to be a shortage of rental assistance and permanent housing for low-income and homeless people in the city. With that picture in mind, here’s something we could do right now: Allow more regulated homeless enca
  
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• Another State Legislator Takes on Trans Urinators

  26-02-2015 21:10 via thestranger.com
  
  Crooks and Liars:
  Texas State Representative Debbie Riddle, a woman frighteningly over-concerned with your genitals, filed a bill in the Texas House that says...
  ...anyone over the age of 13 in a public facility of “a gender that is not the same gender as the individual’s gender” should be convicted of a class-A misdemeanor, and spend up to one year in jail and be fined $4,000. Riddle’s proposed law carves out exemptions for custodians, those helping chi
  
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• I Hope There's More Threeways in Season Three of House of Cards; I Bet Kevin Spacey Does, Too

  26-02-2015 20:43 via thestranger.com
  
  I'm excited enough about season three I could almost strangle a dog. Jaguar PS / Shutterstock.comLast night, I started rewatching the first season of House of Cards with a friend who had only seen the British version. I'd forgotten the American House of Cards begins with Kevin Spacey strangling a dog. We got about 20 minutes in when my friend couldn't take it anymore. "Could we please watch the British one? I want to show you the British one. It's so much better," she said. So
  
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• I Hope There Are More Threeways in Season Three of House of Cards; I Bet Kevin Spacey Does, Too

  26-02-2015 20:43 via thestranger.com
  
  I'm excited enough about season three I could almost strangle a dog. Jaguar PS / Shutterstock.comLast night, I started rewatching the first season of House of Cards with a friend who had only seen the British version. I'd forgotten the American House of Cards begins with Kevin Spacey strangling a dog. We got about 20 minutes in when my friend couldn't take it anymore. "Could we please watch the British one? I want to show you the British one. It's so much better," she said. So
  
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• Nine Photos from Yesterday's Protest Over Race Relations at the University of Washington

  26-02-2015 20:15 via thestranger.com
  
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• The Evergreen blog has moved

  26-02-2015 19:46
  
  With the launch of our website redesign, our blogs have moved. We’ll still be posting news about marijuana, but now you'll find it all in the Local News channel. Same content as always, just a different home for it. You can leave feedback about the site changes here.
  
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• Regulators approve tougher rules for Internet providers

  26-02-2015 19:28
  
  Regulators approve tougher rules for Internet providers
  
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• FCC passes tougher net neutrality rules

  26-02-2015 19:28
  
  Regulators approve tougher rules for Internet providers
  
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• ‘Extremely dangerous’ man wanted in roommate’s shooting

  26-02-2015 19:09
  
  ‘Extremely dangerous’ man wanted in roommate’s shooting
  
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• Attention Professional Arts Journalists: We Have the Job You’ve Been Looking For

  26-02-2015 19:04 via thestranger.com
  
  We're hiring. a6photo/Shutterstock
  Do you like writing? Are you smart? Do you know and love the arts (music/film/TV/performance/books/comics)? Do you know and love Seattle? Do you have professional experience that differentiates you from the drooling hordes? OR, if you lack that professional experience, do you have talent, promise, and a burning ambition to elevate the cultural conversation instead? Do you thrive on the collaborative energy of a newsroom? Have you cultivated a
  
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• NOAA reports third baby orca born in recent months

  26-02-2015 18:49
  NOAA reports third baby orca born in recent months
  
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• The Morning News: Students Declare "State of Emergency" Over Race Relations at University of Washington

  26-02-2015 17:38 via thestranger.com
  
  Students at the University of Washington declared a "state of emergency" yesterday and called for administrators to "address the obvious race issues present on our campuses." Joshua Kelety
  Students on Three UW Campuses Demand Changes for Minority Students: "Hundreds of students walked out of class for protests Wednesday afternoon," KIRO reports. "The student-activists declared a state of emergency at the University of Washington in relation to minority students. Protestors marc
  
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• MIT Graduate Develops a Program that Will End Theft at Self-Checkout Machines

  26-02-2015 17:30 via thestranger.com
  
  If you made it to the future, this is how it looks like. Charles Mudede
  Many of us were raised in a time that looked forward to the future, to the age of angels, to the days of miracles and wonder, to the time when most of our economical problems would be solved by new and amazing technologies. Many of us actually arrived in the future. Here it is. We find ourselves in it. And it is disappointing. We no longer cure anything, as the money is in lifelong treatment. Corporations
  
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• Autopsy reports differ in shooting death of Pasco farmworker

  26-02-2015 16:08
  An independent autopsy sappears to differ from the official reports as to how many times and where Antonio Zambrano-Montes was shot by Pasco police.
  
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• Men say Microsoft expense reports included payments to prostitutes

  26-02-2015 16:07
  
  Men say Microsoft expense reports included payments to prostitutes
  
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• Woman, 2 children feared dead in Winlock fire

  26-02-2015 15:31
  
  Woman, 2 children reported missing in Winlock fire
  
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• SPU students warned about suspicious man

  26-02-2015 14:47
  
  SPU students warned about suspicious man
  
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• Video leads to arrest of pair in theft of donation jar meant for young patient

  26-02-2015 14:23
  
  Video leads to arrest of pair in theft of donation jar meant for young patient
  
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• Bainbridge High teacher on leave amid allegations of inappropriate conduct

  26-02-2015 13:51
  
  Bainbridge High teacher on leave amid allegations of inappropriate conduct
  
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• Tacoma’s mayor announces proposed plan to fix potholes

  26-02-2015 08:40
  
  Mayor to announce ballot measure to fix Tacoma’s pothole problem
  
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• YouTube channel showcases Seattle police videos

  26-02-2015 07:17
  The Seattle Police Department will launch its new “BodyWornVideo” YouTube channel, where the public can review redacted dash- and body-camera video.
  
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• Defense plays tape to argue McEnroe was pushed to kill

  26-02-2015 07:17
  
  For the first time since Joseph McEnroe’s trial started last month, his lawyers presented evidence to illustrate how they would defend him against charges that could result in McEnroe being condemned to death row.
  
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• Downtown Seattle workers steer away from solo driving

  26-02-2015 07:17
  
  More commuters to downtown Seattle are choosing to use public transit or walk instead of driving alone, according to a new survey released by the Downtown Seattle Association.
  
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• Seattle missionary’s kidnappers in Nigeria seek $300,000 ransom

  26-02-2015 07:11
  
  Ransom of nearly $300,000 was demanded by the men who abducted the Rev. Phyllis Sortor, of Seattle, from the Hope Academy compound in Emiworo, Nigeria.
  
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• Geologists press for better maps to avoid ‘the next Oso’

  26-02-2015 07:07
  
  Last year’s Oso landslide revealed a huge gap between what geologists know about landslide-prone areas and the amount of information that trickles down to the people who live there.
  
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• Nontenured instructors stage walkout over demands at SU

  26-02-2015 07:03
  
  Seattle University adjunct faculty members and students walked out of class Wednesday as part of a national effort to call attention to adjuncts’ working conditions.
  
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• Malnourished 8-year-old twins recovering after rescue

  26-02-2015 06:56
  Eight-year-old twins weighed just 44 pounds each when they were rescued by their cousins.
  
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• Seattle fire-chief nominee called Russell-Wilson-type leader

  26-02-2015 06:47
  
  The city’s search committee wanted someone who would “bring out the best in others,” according to Councilmember Bruce Harrell, and Harold Scoggins, Mayor Ed Murray’s nominee to lead the Seattle Fire Department, fit that bill.
  
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• Seattle family’s white slave ancestor inspires new book

  26-02-2015 06:42
  
  The book by Carver Gayton illuminates the ties between Seattle’s Gayton family and a former slave who played a key role in the fight for freedom.
  
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• Lawmaker proposes pipeline to ferry oil across state

  26-02-2015 06:07
  
  A Spokane state senator proposes to build a pipeline across the state to carry oil now being ferried by trains.
  
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• Police body-camera bill stirs debate over privacy, power

  26-02-2015 06:02
  
  A state House committee has passed a bill with bipartisan support that would govern how police departments in Washington can outfit officers with cameras.
  
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• Officer recounts day police shot Monfort, suspect in cop killing

  26-02-2015 05:44
  
  A Tukwila police officer testified Wednesday about the day Christopher Monfort, the suspect in the death of Seattle police Officer Timothy Brenton, was wounded by officers outside his apartment building.
  
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• Police describe confrontation with cop killer

  26-02-2015 04:14
  
  Police describe confrontation with alleged cop killer
  
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• Police describe confrontation with alleged cop killer

  26-02-2015 04:14
  
  Police describe confrontation with alleged cop killer
  
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• University district business tax sparks battle

  26-02-2015 04:07
  
  University district business tax sparks battle
  
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• New frontier for marijuana products: kosher certification

  26-02-2015 04:03
  
  New frontier for marijuana products: kosher certification
  
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• U of O to do mass vaccinations to rein in deadly outbreak

  26-02-2015 03:08
  Health officials at Washington universities are watching closely as the University of Oregon launches a mass vaccination clinic after three illnesses and a death tied to meningococcal disease.
  
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• I Want You to Listen: Christian Petersen's Music-Oriented Visual Art

  26-02-2015 03:02 via thestranger.com
  
  Reminds me of the '90s fur coat phase!
  I was stoked to see local contemporary visual artist, designer, and former small bicycle cyclist (he now rides a full-sized "fancy" bike), Christian Petersen, getting a nice li'l nod for his album artwork via local arts & fashion blog, Vanguard Seattle; it's a short Q&A in The Artist's Way section. Petersen is perhaps best known as the feller behind I Want You Studio, I Want You magazine and, occasionally, he can also be found creatin
  
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• Neighbors fight to get longtime public beach back

  26-02-2015 02:56
  
  Neighbors fight to get longtime public beach back
  
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