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• New Report Details Music Industry's $1.8 Billion Boon to Seattle's Economy—and Musicians' Poverty Wages

  26-01-2016 23:43 via thestranger.com
  
  16,607 people are directly employed by the music industry in Seattle, creating a $1.8 billion in direct economic output - from report
  — Seattle City Council (@SeattleCouncil) January 26, 2016
  Labor activist/University of Washington PhD candidate Megan Brown has written a report on Seattle musicians' economic impact on the city and the conditions under which they work.You can read the .PDF here.
  Overall, the study finds that although local musicians contribute substantially to Seattle's gro
  
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• Bellevue Maggiano’s closed because of suspected norovirus outbreak

  26-01-2016 22:57
  
  Seattle health officials are investigating a suspected outbreak of norovirus at Maggiano’s Little Italy restaurant in Bellevue that may have sickened as many as 50 people who attended a private party.
  
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• More cases reported in salmonella outbreak linked to Mexican-grown cucumbers

  26-01-2016 22:28
  
  Salmonella poisoning tied to cucumbers from Mexico has made nearly 900 people sick since last summer, including 26 in Washington state. Cases are still being reported, federal health officials said Tuesday.
  
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• Seattle sues Monsanto, seeking millions to clean up PCBs from Duwamish

  26-01-2016 22:22
  
  In a complaint filed this week in federal court, Seattle becomes the sixth major American city to sue Monsanto. The city is seeking money to pay for cleanup of the Duwamish River.
  
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• Wildfire plan seen as biggest land policy change in decades

  26-01-2016 22:19
  
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A year after Interior Secretary Sally Jewell shifted the national approach to fighting wildfires across a wide swath of sagebrush country in the West, her strategy is turning out to be one of the most significant federal land policy changes in some 80 years, public land experts, outdoor enthusiasts and scientists […]
  
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• Bellevue Police chief defends department’s handling of case involving Seahawk Derrick Coleman

  26-01-2016 22:18
  
  Bellevue Police Chief Stephen Mylett called criticism by Derrick Coleman’s attorney of how his department handled the Seahawk fullback’s case “baseless and offensive” Tuesday.
  
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• Light Rail to Capitol Hill and the U-District Opens March 19

  26-01-2016 22:14 via thestranger.com
  
  A mockup of the Capitol Hill light rail station, set to come to life in March. Sound Transit
  Very exciting news just in from Sound Transit: The newest stretch of our light rail system—winding from downtown to Capitol Hill then the University District—opens on March 19.All aboard! #ULink2016 and a new era for regional mobility begins March 19! Details: https://t.co/BJZsBJFBsj
  https://t.co/n0jJhE0ksn
  — Sound Transit (@SoundTransit) January 26, 2016
  Seattle Transit Blog has detail
  
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• Cleansing Is Stupid, but Sara Dickerman's The Food Lover's Cleanse Is Good

  26-01-2016 22:04 via thestranger.com
  
  "Pleasure leads the way to better habits," says Seattle food writer Sara Dickerman, author of Bon Appétit: The Food Lover's Cleanse. AG
  There's a lot of talk about juicing, cleansing, and healthy eating these days. Some of that is because it's January, a month when many people resolve to eat better and/or quit drinking for a month, but I also think that increasingly people understand that the food we eat each day is a crucial component of our overall health.Last week, Wassef and Racha Har
  
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• University light rail station opening day announced

  26-01-2016 22:02
  
  The University of Washington light rail station will open March 19, Sound Transit announced Tuesday.
  
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• University light rail line opening day announced

  26-01-2016 22:02
  
  The University of Washington light rail station will open March 19, Sound Transit announced Tuesday.
  
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• Gunbattle at Central District park leads to felon’s arrest

  26-01-2016 22:01
  
  Seattle police say a man apparently involved in a gunbattle at a Central District park Tuesday night is a wanted felon barred from possessing firearms.
  
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• FBI looking for '12' who robbed Seattle bank

  26-01-2016 21:48
  
  The FBI is looking for a Seahawks fan suspected in a Saturday bank robbery in Seattle.
  
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• Nine Washington community colleges on list of 150 best in country

  26-01-2016 21:34
  
  Nine Washington community colleges have been picked as among the best two-year colleges in the nation.
  
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• First Hill Streetcar Is Slow but Aesthetically Satisfying

  26-01-2016 21:28 via thestranger.com
  
  This moving picture of Little Saigon is brought to you by First Hill Streetcar. Charles Mudede
  Though the new streetcar from Pioneer Square to Capitol Hill is not fast, and frequently gets caught in the traffic that thickens between 12th Avenue South/South Jackson Street and Broadway/East James Way, it still has the virtue, as a riding experience, of being more aesthetically pleasing than an automobile or a bus. What it renders inaurguable in regard to urban mobility is that rail is the highest
  
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• Stop Writing Horrible Obituary Headlines

  26-01-2016 21:19 via thestranger.com
  
  Now, Keith Richards should be nervous. RT: Abe Vigoda, Sunken-Eyed Character Actor, Dead at 94 - ABC News - https://t.co/fHafp2e0mJ via @ABC
  — Sam Cohen (@cohenss) January 26, 2016
  Moments ago I read news that Abe Vigoda died. The headline over at ABC reads: Abe Vigoda, Sunken-Eyed Character Actor, Dead at 94.
  It's true that he had sunken eyes, but it's also true that the shape of his eyes weren't the total expression of his being. He was a hilarious character actor who worked in the theat
  
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• Man dressed as ’12’ robs Seattle bank

  26-01-2016 21:19
  
  A man dressed in Seahawks gear robbed a Seattle bank on Saturday.
  
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• This Time Abe Vigoda Is Really Most Sincerely Dead

  26-01-2016 20:48 via thestranger.com
  
  ABC News:
  Character actor Abe Vigoda, whose leathery, sunken-eyed face made him ideal for playing the over-the-hill detective Phil Fish in the 1970s TV series "Barney Miller" and the doomed Mafia soldier in "The Godfather," died Tuesday at age 94. Vigoda's daughter, Carol Vigoda Fuchs, told The Associated Press that Vigoda died Tuesday morning in his sleep at Fuchs' home in Woodland Park, New Jersey. The cause of death was old age. "This man was never sick," Fuchs said.[ Comment on this story ]
  
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• This Time Abe Vagoda Is Really Most Sincerely Dead

  26-01-2016 20:48 via thestranger.com
  
  ABC News:
  Character actor Abe Vigoda, whose leathery, sunken-eyed face made him ideal for playing the over-the-hill detective Phil Fish in the 1970s TV series "Barney Miller" and the doomed Mafia soldier in "The Godfather," died Tuesday at age 94. Vigoda's daughter, Carol Vigoda Fuchs, told The Associated Press that Vigoda died Tuesday morning in his sleep at Fuchs' home in Woodland Park, New Jersey. The cause of death was old age. "This man was never sick," Fuchs said.[ Comment on this story ]
  
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• Abe Vigoda, from ‘Godfather,’ ‘Barney Miller,’ dead at 94

  26-01-2016 20:43
  
  Character actor Abe Vigoda, whose leathery, sunken-eyed face made him ideal for playing the over-the-hill detective Phil Fish in the 1970s TV series “Barney Miller” and the doomed Mafia soldier in “The Godfather,” died Tuesday at age 94.
  
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• Guest Editorial: Why You Should Vote Yes on Two Seattle School Levies

  26-01-2016 20:38 via thestranger.com
  
  The author, Lorena González, is a Seattle City Council member. González says, "we can’t force our students, especially those most in need, to wait in aging buildings and overcrowded classrooms until the legislature decides to act." Kelly O
  On February 9th, 2016, Seattle residents will vote on the renewal of two school levies that are critical if we want to provide our children the resources they need to succeed in school and life. Neither of these are new taxes—they&rsq
  
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• How to Watch Mayor Ed Murray's Live Address on Homelessness Tonight

  26-01-2016 20:32 via thestranger.com
  
  Tonight, the mayor will give a live televised address on homelessness. Last year, 2,800 people were living on the streets of Seattle.City of Seattle
  In a rare move, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray will give a live, televised address tonight outlining the steps his administration has taken on homelessness since he declared a state of emergency in November.Last year's one-night count found an increase in homelessness countywide with 2,800 people sleeping on the streets of Seattleand thousands more in tran
  
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• Seattle Police Union: We Are Not Pigs, Flatfoots, or Peckerwoods

  26-01-2016 20:31 via thestranger.com
  
  Street art in Bulgaria. Pres Panayotov / Shutterstock.com
  It's not clear what prompted this, but here's the latest outburst from the Seattle Police Officers Guild (SPOG) Facebook page:
  They can [sic] us Pigs, Flatfoot, Peckerwood or worse... WE are Police Officers who selflessly serve the community 24/7... Communities can sleep safe at night because we are there to handle whatever pops up so they don't have to wake up... ‪#‎TheThinBlueLine‬
  Pigs—we've all heard that one bef
  
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• What's Going On In This Photo?

  26-01-2016 20:25 via thestranger.com
  
  Wrestling? Sexy times? A massage?
  This photo needs a caption Kelly O[ Comment on this story ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
  
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• Man charged with DUI after saying he wants to join standoff

  26-01-2016 20:11
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The latest on the arrest of a man who said he wanted to protect an armed group that took over buildings at a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon (all times local): 11:05 a.m. Authorities arrested a man who was heard saying he wanted to join armed occupiers at a southeastern Oregon […]
  
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• Man dies after trench collapses in West Seattle

  26-01-2016 20:05
  
  A man has died after a trench collapsed on him at a West Seattle construction site.
  
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• Hillary the Pragmatist Stares Down Bernie the Revolutionary at Town Hall

  26-01-2016 20:04 via thestranger.com
  
  Hillary prepares for transport to the Romulan ambassador's ship. a katz / Shutterstock.com
  Why, Democrats, why are you making us choose? Why must we have either the practical, down-to-Earth Hillary or the dreamy, optimistic Bernie? Please find a way to fashion a candidate who is both. Last night's "town hall" on CNN once again highlighted the tough choice between idealism and calculation.
  I guess it's dumb to complain — we have two great candidates to choose from, while the Republican opti
  
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• Publisher Zuckerman announces US-Israel science initiative

  26-01-2016 19:52
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Real estate magnate and publisher Mortimer Zuckerman has announced a scholarship program to pay for American graduate students in the sciences to study in Israel. The Zuckerman STEM Leadership Program will provide more than $100 million in scholarships over the next 20 years, Zuckerman said. It will provide funding for American […]
  
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• Woman arrested after 4 pedestrians hurt in Seattle hit-and-run

  26-01-2016 19:40
  
  A woman was arrested early Tuesday morning after allegedly running into four people at Wall Street and Denny Way, police said.
  
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• 2 men in Belltown apartment victims of homicide, police say

  26-01-2016 19:21
  
  Two men found dead inside a Seattle Housing Authority building in Belltown on Monday appear to be the victims of homicide, Seattle police said.
  
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• New Hampshire university offers grads employment ‘guarantee’

  26-01-2016 19:13
  
  CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A small Catholic university in southern New Hampshire is becoming the latest college to offer a money-back guarantee of sorts to its students. Rivier University, which has a total student population of about 2,600 in Nashua, has created an “Employment Promise Program” that will be available to full-time undergraduates starting with […]
  
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• Seattle Sues Monsanto Over Chemicals Fouling the Duwamish River

  26-01-2016 18:57 via thestranger.com
  
  A view of Elliott Bay, fed by the toxic Lower Duwamish. Max Herman / Shutterstock.com
  The city of Seattle is suing agrochemical giant Monsanto over the contamination of the Lower Duwamish and city drainage pipes with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).
  The complaint, filed Monday in federal court, alleges that Monsanto knew how toxic PCBs were to humans and the environment, but continued to produce and sell the chemicals for decades anyway. Seattle is now the sixth city to sue Monsanto over PCB co
  
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• Ted Cruz Promises to Order Justice Department to Investigate Planned Parenthood

  26-01-2016 18:44 via thestranger.com
  
  This will only happen, of course, if Ted Cruz manages to get elected president:
  Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Tuesday called for an investigation into Planned Parenthood during a rally in front of the Capitol that also drew two of his Republican presidential rivals calling for defunding the nation’s largest abortion provider. “When we’ve seen the truth, after a time for truth comes a time for action. Today is a time for action,” Cruz said, flanked by pro-life signs and suppo
  
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• The Morning News: Obama Bans Juvenile Solitary Confinement, Mayor Murray Says Calling Homeless Criminals Isn't Fair

  26-01-2016 17:56 via thestranger.com
  
  Newly unveiled executive actions aim to reform solitary confinement for juvenile and adult federal inmates. David Peterlin / Shutterstock.com
  Obama Bans Solitary Confinement for Kids: Obama's executive actions also aim to prevent adult federal inmates from being placed in solitary for "low level infractions." Read the president's op-ed.Remember Kalief Browder: Browder was imprisoned on Rikers Island when he was 16 years old. While awaiting a trial on charges of stealing a backpack—charges
  
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• Task force urges doctors to screen all adults for depression

  26-01-2016 17:40
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — All adults, including pregnant women and new mothers, should be screened for depression as a routine part of health care, a government advisory group recommended Tuesday. Depression is a common public health problem, and screening simply involves health workers asking about certain symptoms even if patients don’t mention them. The second part […]
  
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• Highway 167 shooting believed to be road rage, may be gang-related

  26-01-2016 16:01
  
  Two people were injured in the late-night incident in Auburn, and traffic blocked into the early-morning hours. No arrests have been made.
  
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• Legislator’s ‘virgin’ question an inappropriate inquisition

  26-01-2016 16:00
  
  We have our own questions for state Rep. Mary Dye.
  
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• 1 dead after gunshots, fire at Bellevue apartments

  26-01-2016 15:25
  
  A man with gunshot wounds died at the scene, and 75 people were evacuated while crews put out a fire in the lakeside apartment building.
  
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• New grant will help community colleges share their best ideas

  26-01-2016 15:15
  
  Washington's community college system has received a $500,000 grant to help faculty and staff share ideas about how to improve completion rates.
  
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• Woman stranded in car buried in snow for 3 days rescued

  26-01-2016 14:13
  
  ACCOKEEK, Md. (AP) — Authorities in Maryland say a woman has been rescued after being stranded inside a car buried in snow for three days. WJLA (http://bit.ly/1nMuohv ) reports that officials say the unidentified woman was rescued Monday near Accokeek. She had been trapped inside the car since Friday. Major Luis Gurri says the vehicle […]
  
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• Walmart, beverage-makers announce water donations for Flint

  26-01-2016 13:04
  
  FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Walmart and several global beverage-makers have pledged to deliver about 175 truckloads of bottled water to Flint as the Michigan city deals with a public health emergency caused by lead-tainted water. The retail giant, along with Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Nestle, announced Tuesday the collective donation will include up to 6.5 million […]
  
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• In snowed-under cities, many struggle to return to work

  26-01-2016 10:32
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — After more than three days with life at a virtual standstill in the nation’s capital and elsewhere up and down the East Coast, the cities hit hard by a massive snowstorm were getting closer to their normal routines. In the Washington area, the Metro subway system was closer to fully operational Tuesday, […]
  
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• Alaska quake renews focus on state’s emergency readiness

  26-01-2016 10:12
  
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Alaska’s most populous region has renewed focus on the state’s readiness to deal with a natural disaster. And it’s not just earthquakes that pose a danger across the vast state but also wildfires, floods, landslides and even volcanos. Robert Forgit, Alaska area manager for the Federal […]
  
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• Michigan appoints ex-prosecutor to lead Flint water probe

  26-01-2016 08:12
  
  LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s Republican attorney general has named a former prosecutor to spearhead an investigation into the process that left Flint’s drinking water tainted with lead, though Democrats questioned whether the special counsel would be impartial. Attorney General Bill Schuette said Monday that Todd Flood, a former assistant prosecutor for Wayne County, which […]
  
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• Scientists to announce “Doomsday Clock” time

  26-01-2016 08:01
  
  PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) — Scientists behind a “Doomsday Clock” that measures the likelihood of a global cataclysm are set to announce Tuesday whether civilization is any closer or farther from disaster. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is expected to unveil the minute hand on the metaphorical clock in Washington, D.C. The clock reflects […]
  
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• 2 found dead in Belltown apartment, homicide detectives investigating

  26-01-2016 06:07
  
  Officers were called to the apartment to check on the tenant’s welfare and discovered two people dead on the floor, according to Seattle police.
  
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• Victim speaks out on archdiocese’s omissions from list of accused child sex abusers

  26-01-2016 06:03
  
  Lay employees and volunteers in schools and organizations not named. The secrets of abuse gnawed at victim into adulthood.
  
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• New home coming for night creatures at Woodland Park Zoo

  26-01-2016 05:38
  
  Six years ago, the zoo closed the Night Exhibit that housed dozens of nocturnal animals. Now, zoo staff say they're planning to reopen a renovated display to showcase the animals from bats to sloths.
  
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• Seattle busy enforcing new minimum-wage law

  26-01-2016 05:34
  
  Seattle officials have launched 62 investigations into potential violations of the city’s new minimum-wage ordinance and have closed 14 of them, settling violations in eight cases and ordering remedies in four.
  
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• SAM’s famous ‘tumbling Tauruses’ to come down

  26-01-2016 05:24
  
  After 10 years of hanging from the ceiling, Seattle Art Museum’s “Inopportune: Stage One” — aka “the tumbling Tauruses” — come back down to earth.
  
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• Mount Herman avalanche victim was Bellingham man

  26-01-2016 04:40
  
  The man was skiing on Mount Herman in an area near the Mount Baker Ski Resort before two avalanches covered the area within 15 minutes, according to the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office.
  
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