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• We Asked 12 People at Party Called "Queer You, Capitol Hill!"

  06-03-2015 23:30 via thestranger.com
  
  ...where will you move if you can no longer afford to live on Capitol Hill?
  Tony James & Damion "I think we'll try going downtown? I don't know. Rents are crazy everywhere." Kelly O
  Monikkie Shame "QUEEN ANNE! That neighborhood has no idea what's in store for them. It's the most promising new gayborhood." Kelly O
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  Xtine "I hope to go to somewhere around Pioneer Square or the International District." Kelly O
  Anthony "The I.D.? Seems like th
  
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• We Asked 12 People at a Queer Party: Where Will You Move After Capitol Hill Is Too Expensive?

  06-03-2015 23:30 via thestranger.com
  
  Tony James & Damion "I think we'll try going downtown? I don't know. Rents are crazy everywhere." Kelly O
  Monikkie Shame "QUEEN ANNE! That neighborhood has no idea what's in store for them. It's the most promising new gayborhood." Kelly O
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  Xtine "I hope to go to somewhere around Pioneer Square or the International District." Kelly O
  Anthony "The ID? Seems like they could handle some weirdo punk artists." Kelly O
  Reba "I left a while ago. I
  
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• Lynch returning to Seahawks with new contract

  06-03-2015 22:52
  
  Report: Marshawn Lynch will return to Seattle Seahawks
  
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• Woody Allen Meets Hitchcock in the Brooklyn Screwball Thriller Wild Canaries

  06-03-2015 22:15 via thestranger.com
  
  Alia Shawkat, Sophia Takal, and a tree in a movie that may or may not be a murder mystery.
  A Brooklyn couple gets in over their heads in this screwball thriller, which takes cues from Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window and Woody Allen's Manhattan Murder Mystery. Director Lawrence Michael Levine plays Noah, a 36-year-old whiner who lives with his fiancée, Barri (Anna Kendrick look-alike Sophia Takal, Levine’s wife in real life). The bickering duo share an apartment with
  
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• #HoneyfordResign: Students Call on Republican Senator to Step Down After "Racist" Comments

  06-03-2015 22:07 via thestranger.com
  
  "#HoneyfordResign," read the shirts of two women standing on the steps of the state capitol today. Mayra Guizar, left, is a Western Washington University student from Sunnyside (which makes her one of Republican senator Jim Honeyford's constituents). Heather Heffelmire, right, is also a WWU student. Erin Haick
  If Yakima state senator Jim Honeyford thought his mealy-mouthed apology for saying poor, "colored" people commit more crimes would make the issue go away—well, he's
  
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• #HoneyfordResign: Latino Students Call on Republican Senator to Step Down After "Racist" Comments

  06-03-2015 22:07 via thestranger.com
  
  "#Honeyfordresign," read the shirts of two women standing on the steps of the state capitol today. Mayra Guizar, left, is a Western Washington University student from Sunnyside (which makes her one of Republican Senator Jim Honeyford's constituents). Heather Heffelmire, right, is also a WWU student. Collin Jergens
  If Yakima state Senator Jim Honeyford thought his mealy-mouthed apology for saying poor, "colored" people commit more crimes would make the issue go away—well,
  
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• Police arrest 2 men, recover stolen car

  06-03-2015 21:48
  
  Police arrest 2 men, recover stolen car
  
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• NOAA study could set stage for tribal whaling to resume

  06-03-2015 21:38
  
  “This is a first step in a public process ... that could eventually lead to authorization for the tribe to hunt gray whales,” said Donna Darm, associate deputy regional administrator for NOAA Fisheries in the West Coast region.
  
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• Why You Should Be Giving Hell to Port Commissioner John Creighton

  06-03-2015 21:30 via thestranger.com
  
  Meet Port Commissioner John Creighton, who wonders whether rejecting Shell's Arctic drilling fleet in the port might lead to rejecting GMOs. Don Wilson/Port of Seattle
  Five Port of Seattle commissioners. One Shell Arctic drilling fleet. More than 650,000 people in Seattle who unwittingly agreed to host a climate bomb in their backyard.
  We should all be giving a sincere fuck about this, because in a swift and blinding act of hypocrisy, our elected officials effectively rolled ov
  
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• An Overly Technical Post Explaining Why Soccer Almost Didn't Happen (and Why Sounders Will Play Sunday After All)

  06-03-2015 21:05 via thestranger.com
  
  Brad Evans sporting a face that says, "I look good enough to be paid fairy for services provided." Photo Works / Shutterstock.com
  As of yesterday, the Major League Soccer season was hanging in the balance, with the players union and ownership at loggerheads over a number of issues including free agency, minimum salaries, and the duration of the deal. And now, contentiously, all is well and the season will begin. Seattle soccer soon! Yay! Kind of, yay! The deal that was reached
  
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• An Explanation of Why Major League Soccer Almost Didn't Happen (and Why Sounders Will Play Sunday After All)

  06-03-2015 21:05 via thestranger.com
  
  Brad Evans sporting a face that says, "I look good enough to be paid fairly for services provided." Photo Works / Shutterstock.com
  As of yesterday, the Major League Soccer season was hanging in the balance, with the players union and ownership at loggerheads over a number of issues including free agency, minimum salaries, and the duration of the deal. And now, contentiously, all is well and the season will begin. Seattle soccer soon! Yay! Kind of, yay! The deal that was reached
  
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• An Explanation of Why Soccer Almost Didn't Happen (and Why Sounders Will Play Sunday After All)

  06-03-2015 21:05 via thestranger.com
  
  Brad Evans sporting a face that says, "I look good enough to be paid fairly for services provided." Photo Works / Shutterstock.com
  As of yesterday, the Major League Soccer season was hanging in the balance, with the players union and ownership at loggerheads over a number of issues including free agency, minimum salaries, and the duration of the deal. And now, contentiously, all is well and the season will begin. Seattle soccer soon! Yay! Kind of, yay! The deal that was reached
  
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• Mars Hill Sells Ballard Building, Makes $4.2 Million Profit

  06-03-2015 21:03 via thestranger.com
  
  A year ago yesterday, Mars Hill began to unravel in public. ROBERT ULLMAN
  This week marks the one-year anniversary of "Unreal Sales for Driscoll's Real Marriage", which broke the news that Mars Hill Church paid "at least $210,000 in 2011 and 2012 to ensure that Real Marriage, a book written by Mark Driscoll, the church’s founding pastor, and his wife Grace, made the New York Times best-seller list." That article was arguably the beginning of the end for Driscoll's church.
  
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• Capitol Hill's New Single Shot Could Be So Great—If Only Its Food Was Less Fussy

  06-03-2015 21:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Single Shot feels as upscale as it does casual. Kelly O
  The block of Summit Avenue between Mercer and Roy has long been one of my favorites in town, with its perfect mix of eating and dining establishments: There's the unfussy Summit Tavern and its next-door neighbor Toscana Pizzeria (which have an arrangement that allows you to eat your pizza at the bar), the doughnuts-and-coffee dispenser Top Pot, and the tiki-inspired-cocktail purveyor Sun Liquor Lounge, whose tropical drink
  
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• Oregon woman accused of stealing her own dog

  06-03-2015 20:59
  A Grants Pass, Ore. woman has been accused of breaking into the county animal shelter and stealing her own dog.
  
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• Former Mayor Mike McGinn Urges Port Commissioners to Oppose All Arctic Drilling

  06-03-2015 20:31 via thestranger.com
  
  Former Seattle mayor Mike McGinn calls out the port on its "where a sustainable world is headed" hypocrisy—and passes along a message to Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell. Kelly O
  Yesterday we published a post explaining why you should give a fuck about the Port of Seattle's sneaky decision to help an oil company park its Arctic oil drilling rigs in Seattle. Lots of people, as it turned out, do give a fuck. You know who else gives a fuck? Our former mayor, Mike McGin
  
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• Dinner Lab Is a Pop-Up Dinner Series for Adventurous, Moneyed Diners—and That’s Not a Bad Thing

  06-03-2015 20:02 via thestranger.com
  
  The menu includes dishes that give chefs room to experiment. Not surprisingly, there are hits and misses. Courtesy of Dinner Lab
  When I was a student in Catholic school, being disruptive was not considered a good thing. It was something that got you marched up several flights of stairs to meet with a stern, white-mustached principal who could induce searing guilt with nothing more than a forceful, pointed glare. But now, being disruptive is super cool. Disruptive people sit on
  
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• Win Two Tickets to French Prog Legends Magma's April 3 Show at Crocodile (Part 2)

  06-03-2015 19:45 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger has two pairs of tickets to give away for operatic French prog-rock/avant-jazz giants Magma's April 3 show at the Crocodile. (It's their Seattle debut!) We doled out one pair yesterday and today is the final chance to win another pair of tickets to what will likely be a flamboyantly complex big-band blowout. First person to guess the answer to this Magma trivia question in comments wins. Ready? Magma bassist Jannick Top did session work for which American R&B/soul/
  
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• Letters From People Who Give a Fuck About Our Port Leaders Enabling Arctic Drilling

  06-03-2015 19:21 via thestranger.com
  
  Oh herro der, port commishuners. I hurrrmbly surbmit that you fucked up big time. AndreAnita/Shutterstock
  Yesterday I asked Slog readers to copy me on emails sent to our port commissioners about their decision to host Shell's Arctic drilling rigs in Seattle. Soon, my inbox started filling up with some good old-fashioned civic rage and some very well written arguments. Read some of the best ones below:
  Brian declares war:
  I am sending this again, to make sure you
  
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• Detectives investigating death of Central Kitsap man as homicide

  06-03-2015 19:18
  
  Detectives investigating death of Central Kitsap man as homicide
  
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• You Should Be VERY Excited to See OnTheFloor at Velocity Dance Center This Weekend

  06-03-2015 19:00 via thestranger.com
  
  OnTheFloor Fri-Sat at 8:30pm and Sun at 7:30pm at Velocity Stephen Elledge
  Of the many reasons to be excited about seeing OnTheFloor this weekend at Velocity Dance Center, the most basic is that you don’t have to worry about your ass falling asleep in a stiff theater seat. The show—which features guest appearances by local notables Amy O’Neal, Rainbow Fletcher’s Hypernova, and Seattle expat made good Reggie Watts among others—is the latest creati
  
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• The Morning News: Seattle Times Editorial Board Decries Protesters' "Hooliganism"

  06-03-2015 17:43 via thestranger.com
  
  Protesters filled the chambers of the King County Council last month as it considered a contract to build a new youth jail. The Seattle Times thinks protesters have created "intimidation" at public meetings. Ansel Herz
  'Disruptive Hooliganism at Seattle and King County Government Meetings Has No Place in Public Discourse': That's how the Seattle Times editorial board summed up this editorial lamenting protesters who interrupt public meetings and calling on government officials
  
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• The Morning News: Seattle Times Editorial Board Clutches Pearls, Decries Protesters' "Hooliganism"

  06-03-2015 17:43 via thestranger.com
  
  Protesters filled the chambers of the King County Council last month as it considered a contract to build a new youth jail. The Seattle Times thinks protesters have created "intimidation" at public meetings. Ansel Herz
  'Disruptive Hooliganism at Seattle and King County Government Meetings Has No Place in Public Discourse': That's how the Seattle Times editorial board summed up this editorial lamenting protesters who interrupt public meetings and calling on government officials
  
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• Danish Western The Salvation Gets to the Roots of American Capitalism

  06-03-2015 16:40 via thestranger.com
  
  Eva Green doesn't say one word in this excellent western. Zentropa Entertainments
  One of the consequences of my enthusiasm for the big green eyes and raw screen presence of the French-born actress Eva Green is that I failed in my piece about the new western The Salvation, which opens today and stars Green, to mention that its core is something like a trinity that forms the heart of darkness of the American capitalism we have today. Directed by Kristian Levring, a Danish film
  
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• Everett councilmember accused of sexual harassment

  06-03-2015 15:04
  
  Everett councilmember accused of sexual harassment
  
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• Police Reports Illustrated: A Lost Lake Dinner With Friends

  06-03-2015 15:00 via thestranger.com
  
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• Troopers praise actions of school bus driver involved in crash

  06-03-2015 14:35
  
  Troopers praise actions of school bus driver involved in crash
  
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• Man caught on camera in Ballard smash and grab burglary

  06-03-2015 14:01
  
  Man caught on camera in Ballard smash and grab burglary
  
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• Driver tries to drive wrong way on I-5 during police chase

  06-03-2015 13:16
  
  Driver tries to drive wrong way on I-5 during police chase
  
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• Where you can cycle through a massive mural

  06-03-2015 09:31
  
  A cyclist zips through the Burke-Gilman Trail’s cavernous mural by Seattle artist Kristen Ramirez, called “Ebb and Flow.”
  
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• Tribute to victims of domestic violence

  06-03-2015 06:23
  
  Domestic-violence victims remembered at vigil outside King County Courthouse.
  
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• Freedom Foundation files suit against SEIU 925

  06-03-2015 06:23
  
  The Freedom Foundation has filed a lawsuit on behalf of four family child-care providers who object to being forced to pay union fees and otherwise associate with SEIU 925.
  
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• Pedal and paint have tunnel vision

  06-03-2015 06:00
  
  A cyclist zips through the Burke-Gilman Trail’s cavernous mural by Seattle artist Kristen Ramirez, called “Ebb and Flow.”
  
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• Fair Trade seafood to be sold at Seattle-area Safeways

  06-03-2015 05:50
  
  A Fair Trade seafood label is to be launched next month at Safeway stores in Seattle, Portland and Northern California.
  
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• Here’s a first: Tiny town will open its own pot shop

  06-03-2015 05:45
  
  A tiny town just north of the Oregon border will become the first government in the nation, and perhaps the world, to own its own marijuana store.
  
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• Sen. Patty Murray rolls out women’s health bill

  06-03-2015 05:39
  
  U.S. Sen. Patty Murray on Thursday introduced legislation aimed at protecting women’s access to reproductive-health services.
  
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• Baby orca, other discoveries made by tracking team

  06-03-2015 04:48
  
  Researchers who tracked endangered orcas for 21 days returned to Oregon this week with a wealth of new data about the whales and their ocean environment.
  
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• Seattle Public Utilities Is Hearing Weird Things Below the Surface of Pioneer Square

  06-03-2015 02:57 via thestranger.com
  
  Last month I tried feeling the ground in Pioneer Square to detect settlement. That's the SPU monitoring station near my feet. Kelly O
  There's a mystery afoot! This morning, Seattle Public Utilities sent out an emergency notice warning residents of Pioneer Square that they could have their water shut off. Workers would be investigating a possible leak in a water main on Main Street between 1st Avenue South and 3rd Avenue South, it read.
  A possible leak? Would this
  
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• Savage Love Letter of the Day: Money Woes and Massive Dildos

  06-03-2015 02:30 via thestranger.com
  
  I'm a gay male who's been partnered for four years, and for the last four nights my S.O. and I have been sleeping in separate beds. Money's been tight, there have been fights over that, including one last night, and our sex life has been practically non-existent for a few months.
  A couple mornings ago, as I went in to the spare bedroom before leaving for work, I noticed a small bottle of poppers on the nightstand's lower shelf. Before I said goodbye to the S.O., I asked why he'
  
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• You Won't Be Able to Listen to the New Wu-Tang Album Until 2103

  06-03-2015 02:18 via thestranger.com
  
  I know EVERYONE in the world, ever, seems to be a super duper Wu-Tang fan , but it'll take the MOST super-duperist fan of Wu-Tang to buy their new album, Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, because only one single physical copy was produced. Oh, and its copyrighted until 2103, so only the buyer will get to hear the music until then. It's set to be auctioned soon via Paddle8—you must sign in to follow the sale—and bidding starts at five MILLION dollars.
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• Woman sues hospital after husband's superbug death

  06-03-2015 01:43
  
  Woman sues hospital after husband's superbug death
  
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• Rape accusations against Olympia man charged in bizarre animal cruelty case

  06-03-2015 01:37
  
  Rape accusations against Olympia man charged in bizarre animal cruelty case
  
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• New Clip from the Aziz Ansari Netflix Special

  06-03-2015 01:20 via thestranger.com
  
  Oh, quit boo-hooing over the untimely death of Parks and Recreation! Okay, fine, boo-hoo a bit longer. But in between sobs, check out this clip of P&R's Aziz Ansari from his upcoming Netflix comedy special Live at Madison Square Garden debuting on the streaming service TOMORROW, March 6. Here Ansari recounts growing up as a first-generation American with immigrant parents, and it is simultaneously hilarious, sweet, true... and maybe a touch violent. WATCH!
  
  
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• Waves of tourists and money from Seattle-Alaska cruises

  06-03-2015 01:17
  
  The cruise season begins on May 2. Get ready for big ships on the Seattle waterfront and lots of sightseeing passengers.
  
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• Check Out This Commercial From 1975

  06-03-2015 01:11 via thestranger.com
  
  "Just saw this bizarre commercial on The Americans," un-PC writes on Twitter. "What do you make of it, @FakeDanSavage?"
  What do I make of this? Just this: That commercial is fucked up. And what did that commercial make of a small percentage of the young, impressionable prepubescent kids who watched it in 1975? Age-players and infantilists.
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• Savage Love: Brief of Hearts

  06-03-2015 01:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Joe Newtonwife issues. lack of intimacy. cuckold, etc.
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  While I typically encourage people to keep their questions brief, it is possible to be too brief, NH. But I've gotten so many questions from wannabe cuckolds with wife issues over the years that I'm going to hazard a series of guesses and take a shot at advising you...
  
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• The Payday Loan Rule Changes That Only Payday Lenders Want

  06-03-2015 00:44 via thestranger.com
  
  Follow the money: payday lenders gave significant campaign money to legislators who are now trying to undo Washington State's landmark payday lending reforms. dcwcreations / Shutterstock.com
  Washington State passed some of the strongest payday lending reforms in the nation in 2009. But now a group of lawmakers want to scrap those reforms in favor of a proposal backed by Moneytree, a local payday lender.
  
  The rule changes they're going after limit the size and frequency of
  
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• The Payday Loan Reforms That Only Payday Lenders Want

  06-03-2015 00:44 via thestranger.com
  
  Follow the money: payday lenders gave significant campaign money to legislators who are now trying to undo Washington State's landmark payday lending reforms. dcwcreations / Shutterstock.com
  Washington State passed some of the strongest payday lending reforms in the nation in 2009. But now a group of lawmakers want to scrap those reforms in favor of a proposal backed by Moneytree, a local payday lender.
  
  The reforms they're going after limit the size and frequency of payda
  
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• Records Collecting Dust: A Documentary That Needs More Women and More Color

  06-03-2015 00:30 via thestranger.com
  
  So many records.
  Director/writer Jason Blackmore’s Records Collecting Dust is a 57-minute documentary/love letter to vinyl and the places where it is/was sold. While having its heart in the right place, Dust failed to keep even me—the bull’s-eye of its target demo—riveted. The movie is hobbled by two flaws: First, you wish you could hear the records over which everyone in Dust is enthusing. But the licensing would be astronomical. So take notes and YouTu
  
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• Seattle Police Department Leader Gets Transparency Award for Bodycam Program

  06-03-2015 00:16 via thestranger.com
  
  A screengrab from a body camera worn by a Seattle police officer on Monday. Watch more here. SPD
  The Seattle Police Department, for once, is in the headlines for completely positive reasons. Today, the department's new body camera streaming program—which auto-posts videos from the bodycam pilot program to YouTube—was covered by NBC's Today Show. And yesterday, the Washington Coalition for Open Government (WCOG) recognized Mike Wagers, the chief operating officer hir
  
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