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• Mayor Wants More of Seattle's Poor to Get Discounts on Their Electricity Bills

  05-05-2016 23:36 via thestranger.com
  
  by Ansel HerzThe city offers big discounts on utility bills, but not many people take advantage. Seattle.Gov
  Not many people know that Seattle City Light will discount your electricity bill by up to 60 percent if your income doesn't meet a certain threshold. The public utility has been criticized in the past for not doing enough to make the option known and easy to access. As of 2014, only one out of every five eligible residents was taking advantage. (I can personally attest that the applicatio
  
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• Pickathon Starlight Series, Episode 3: Hiss Golden Messenger

  05-05-2016 23:32 via thestranger.com
  by Ned Lannamann Alicia J. Rose
  In the wee hours of Pickathon, after the other stages have gone dark, the Starlight Stage lights up, sending festgoers with tunes to carry them off to their campsites and sleeping bags. We've shown some exclusive videos of this late-night magic in this spring's Starlight Series (check out clips of Sonny and the Sunsets and Israel Nash), and this morning we've got a great performance from Hiss Golden Messenger. With guitarist William Tyler and the rest of the band
  
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• Judge in Seattle orders Somali teen returned to foster family

  05-05-2016 22:26
  
  The boy, who fled Somalia after his father was murdered, had been taken from his foster family and placed in a detention center in Tacoma — based on a dental-bone scan. “They targeted a child,” said an immigrant-rights advocate.
  
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• ‘Better than expected’: Bertha nearly halfway done with dig under viaduct

  05-05-2016 22:04
  
  Bertha is almost halfway through its dig under the Alaskan Way Viaduct — and churning ahead more smoothly than South End traffic during the viaduct shutdown.
  
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• Seattle’s Pronto bike-share program faces an uphill pedal

  05-05-2016 21:52
  
  The city of Seattle officially took ownership of the Pronto bike-share system about two weeks ago, and is encouraging people to sign up for discounted annual memberships. The number of memberships has fallen by nearly half.
  
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• Pronto’s uphill pedal: Even bike-share director, transportation chief aren’t members

  05-05-2016 21:52
  
  The city of Seattle officially took ownership of the Pronto bike-share system about two weeks ago, and is encouraging people to sign up for discounted annual memberships. The number of memberships has fallen by nearly half.
  
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• The Monkees + XTC = "You Bring the Summer" (or, Finally, Some Good News)

  05-05-2016 21:48 via thestranger.com
  
  by Sean NelsonLooking for the good times, baby/ gonna have ball...
  30 years of intense fandom has taught me that new music from the Monkees isn't always cause for celebration. But I will always give it a listen, because I am what is called "a believer." With a v. The first single from the forthcoming Monkees LP, Good Times, was called "She Makes Me Laugh," and was written by Rivers Cuomo. I was not stunned to discover that it did not please me much. I don't like Weezer, and Cuomo likes KISS too
  
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• The First Thursday Art Walk is Tonight!

  05-05-2016 21:46 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffAt Woodside/Braseth Gallery, don't miss Nathan DiPietro's egg tempera paintings and paper craft dioramas that depict images from Google Earth and Minecraft.Nathan DiPietro
  This is shaping up to be a great month for First Thursday Art Walk tonight, when Seattleites will flock to the streets in Pioneer Square for a chance to stroll, sip on booze, and attend as many art openings as possible. You can join the party at the last minute with the help of our mobile-friendly
  
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• Sound Transit Should Consider Fining Those Who Place Bags in Seating Area for People With Disabilities

  05-05-2016 21:39 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles MudedeThis kind of thing is just too common on the Link train and no one is doing anything about it. Charles Mudede Many airport people really believe they have the most rights on Link's train. They completely ignore the clearly presented and written sign ("Please Do Not Store Luggage In This Area") and use the space (it has three seats and privileges riders who are old or have disabilities) to store their luggage. I have seen this sort of thing on nearly every train I've taken from C
  
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• Snohomish County deputy charged with vehicular assault for crash that cost man his legs

  05-05-2016 21:29
  
  A Snohomish County sheriff’s deputy has been charged with vehicular assault in connection with a crash last year in which a man lost his legs.
  
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• Snohomish County deputy charged in crash that cost man parts of his legs

  05-05-2016 21:29
  
  A Snohomish County sheriff’s deputy has been charged with vehicular assault in connection with a crash last year in which a man lost parts of both his legs.
  
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• Why Rescheduling Cannabis Won't End Prohibition, and More Pot News

  05-05-2016 21:13 via thestranger.com
  
  by Tobias Coughlin-Bogue
  Excitement is growing as the Drug Enforcement Administration decides whether or not to reschedule cannabis, which it's expected to do in the next few months. But as Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of UC Irvine's School of Law, explains in a recent op-ed in the Washington Post, federal rescheduling won't end prohibition. That's because it won't change state drug laws.
  "Completely legalizing marijuana in the United States would require the actions of both the federal government an
  
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• Bertha nearly halfway through dig under viaduct, drivers find new routes

  05-05-2016 21:13
  
  Bertha is making steady progress while drivers above ground find new ways to navigate traffic without the viaduct.
  
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• A new bronze dingus for real estate developer Martin Selig

  05-05-2016 21:08
  
  Last month, Seattle real estate magnate Martin Selig had a large, bronze Botero sculpture of a naked man installed in downtown Seattle — and it’s attracting attention.
  
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• Music on phone isn’t evidence of gang ties, state Supreme Court says

  05-05-2016 20:51
  
  The state Supreme Court has thrown out the convictions of three men in what police called a gang-related shooting, saying music on one defendant’s phone was not evidence of gang ties.
  
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• Music on cellphone isn’t evidence of gang ties, state Supreme Court says

  05-05-2016 20:51
  
  The state Supreme Court has thrown out the convictions of three men in what police called a gang-related shooting, saying Latin music on one defendant’s phone was not evidence of gang ties.
  
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• GOP Senate candidate Chris Vance calls Trump’s views ‘insane,’ won’t vote for him

  05-05-2016 20:39
  
  Republican U.S. Senate candidate Chris Vance says he won’t vote for GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump this fall.
  
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• Clinton Campaign Accidentally Makes Pro-Trump Ad

  05-05-2016 20:19 via thestranger.com
  
  by Matt Baume"Why, I never." a katz / Shutterstock.com
  I was lying naked in bed last night, my partner dreamily slapping my ass when he said, "You know what the problem with Hillary is?"
  There was no salvaging the mood at that point, so I rolled over and said, "What?"
  "She's Margaret Dumont," he said, referring to the stately actress who played high-society matrons in Marx Brothers comedies and was constantly the butt of Groucho's jokes.
  "Oh, God, you're right!" I said.Margaret Dumont, also refe
  
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• I'm on the Radio About Young Blood and Tonight's Art Walk

  05-05-2016 19:47 via thestranger.com
  
  by Jen GravesThis is the room at the Frye that I talk about as the memorial chapel for Noah Davis in Young Blood. The painting at the far end of the garden is the last one he made that's on display. It's from 2015. He died in August. JG
  I talked this week with KUOW's Jeannie Yandel about why you should run, not walk to see Young Blood: Noah Davis, Kahlil Joseph, and the Underground Museum at the Frye tonight.
  KUOW asked me to pick just one show** and I had no choice but to choose Young Blood. HE
  
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• An Update on the Site of the Felled Trees in West Seattle

  05-05-2016 19:34 via thestranger.com
  
  by Ana Sofia Knauf'Could be a felony': New info from City Atty on illegal Duwamish Head Greenbelt tree-cutting https://t.co/15M05b1KpN pic.twitter.com/kdRsxG1zig
  — West Seattle Blog (@westseattleblog) March 28, 2016Yesterday, a contractor for the Seattle Parks and Recreation department began removing blackberry bushes along the West Seattle hillside where about 150 big leaf maple trees were illegally felled in the West Duwamish greenbelt in February.According to WSB, city officials hoped c
  
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• Hear Pankow's Adrian Sherwood-Produced, Irreverent Cover of Prince's "Girls and Boys"

  05-05-2016 19:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by Dave Segal
  Renowned Italian EBM/industrial unit Pankow's 1987 cover of Prince's sly, sassy funk nugget "Girls & Boys" (from 1986's Under the Cherry Moon) takes the original into an S&M dungeon and roughs it up with bulbous synth bass and beats that leave deep welts. 'Tis a pity about the boner-killing goofy/android-y vocals, but this cover's very existence is yet another example of how far and wide Prince's influence spread. Produced by radical dub innovator Adrian Sherwood, Pankow's
  
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• Wait, You Haven't Heard Julianna Barwick Yet? Don't Worry. You Will

  05-05-2016 19:19 via thestranger.com
  
  by Rich SmithJulianna Barwick makes gorgeous and occasionally unsettling ambient music that turns whatever room you're in into a cathedral. Her new album, Will, comes out tomorrow. She's playing at Fremont Abbey on May 10.Zia Anger
  In Lisbon, Portugal, Julianna Barwick was walking through a train station underpass on her way to the grocery store. She'd walked the path a couple times before, and occasionally she'd sing as she walked through the pass because she thought her voice sounded pretty go
  
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• Person of Interest: C.M. Ruiz, Artist and Illustrator

  05-05-2016 19:16 via thestranger.com
  
  by Kelly OC.M. Ruiz, photographed at 1315 First Avenue—the former home of the Lusty Lady. KELLY O
  C.M. Ruiz is sitting on a dusty floor, unrolling an oversize Xerox print of a woman—a photograph taken by photographer and artist Megumi Shauna Arai. Ruiz collaborated with Arai to make a series of collage paintings for a new art show opening May 5 inside the former home of the much-missed downtown peep-show venue the Lusty Lady…
  
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• Washington State Republicans Split on Supporting Donald Trump

  05-05-2016 19:14 via thestranger.com
  
  by Heidi GrooverRepublicans in Washington State must now answer the question: Will they support this man for president? a katz/Shutterstock
  With Donald Trump now Republicans' presumptive nominee for president, Republicans in Washington are running out of excuses for not answering a simple question: Will they support him? The Seattle Times' Jim Brunner tried to get answers from a bunch of prominent state Republicans, some of whom called for unity while others stuck with #NeverTrump. Can you guess
  
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• Our Complete Mother's Day Calendar

  05-05-2016 18:46 via thestranger.com
  
  From Bottomless Brunch to Improv Shows to a Flower Festivalby Stranger Things To Do Staff
  
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• Science News: UW Scientists See Earth's Color as Key to Findng Life on Other Planets, Crows Come to Bothell

  05-05-2016 18:22 via thestranger.com
  
  by Ethan LinckWe recommend spending a few minutes looking at this image of Earth from a distance of 3.7 billion miles and listening to Cocteau Twins' "Pearly-Dewdrops' Drops." NASA
  More on Carl Sagan’s Pale Blue Dot: Voyager 1’s iconic photo of Earth from 6 billion kilometers away, which prompted astronomer Carl Sagan to famously describe our home as a “pale blue dot,” has played an outsize role in the secular conception of humanity’s place in the universe. The imag
  
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• Our Complete Guide to SIFF

  05-05-2016 18:14 via thestranger.com
  
  The Full Lineup, Plus Showtimes and Critics' Picksby Stranger Things To Do Staff
  
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• Morning News: Amazon Worth $3 Trillion, Car Chase Ends With Monkey on Suspect's Back, Zika Enters King County

  05-05-2016 17:46 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles MudedeAmazon's erotic/exotic biospheres will be completed in the near future. Charles Mudede
  A Famous and Very Handsome Venture Capitalist Says Amazon Could be Worth $3 Trillion:His name is Chamath Palihapitiya. He is the CEO of a company with a neoliberal-sounding name, Social Capital. His own words: “This is a story that’s just beginning. In fact, we believe and our models indicate that this is a $3 trillion company in the next ten years.” Amazon and Mircrosoft hav
  
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• Cornish May Lose Its Leaders. It Needs More Effective Ones.

  05-05-2016 17:45 via thestranger.com
  
  by Jen GravesCornish: still a pitched battle. Malcolm Smith
  Both leaders of the radical changes at Cornish College of the Arts may be leaving their jobs.
  Cornish’s provost, Moira Scott Payne, was in Portland this week interviewing for the presidency of Pacific Northwest College of Art. (She declined comment about it.) If she gets the job, work begins August 1, according to the PNCA web site.
  Scott Payne’s boss is definitely leaving. Nancy Uscher announced at the end of last year that
  
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• Mercury a black speck as it makes rare transit of sun Monday

  05-05-2016 17:26
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Earthlings are in for a treat Monday as Mercury makes a relatively rare transit of the sun. The solar system’s smallest, innermost planet will resemble a black dot as it passes in front of our big, bright star. The last time Mercury crossed directly between the Earth and sun was […]
  
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• Bertha gets its own ‘Star Wars’ supercut

  05-05-2016 17:18
  
  It might take Jedi-like precision to take down the viaduct.
  
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• Shoreline father shoots alleged home intruder

  05-05-2016 16:05
  
  A 41-year-old man was shot and injured after he allegedly tried to break into a Shoreline family’s home.
  
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• Teenage girl fatally shot in Burien; 17-year-old boy arrested

  05-05-2016 15:47
  
  A 17-year-old girl was shot and killed at a Burien apartment after an apparent argument. A teenage boy has been arrested.
  
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• Teenage girl fatally shot in Burien

  05-05-2016 15:47
  
  A 17-year-old girl was shot and killed at a Burien apartment after an apparent argument.
  
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• FDA finally steps in with rules that could upend e-cigarette industry

  05-05-2016 15:20
  
  Under the rules issued by the FDA, hundreds of e-cigarette brands will have to undergo a lengthy federal review to stay on the market. The changes will limit e-cigarette sales to minors and require new health warnings.
  
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• FDA brings e-cigarettes under federal authority

  05-05-2016 15:20
  
  Under the rules issued by the FDA, hundreds of e-cigarette brands will have to undergo a lengthy federal review to stay on the market. The changes will limit e-cigarette sales to minors and require new health warnings.
  
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• FDA announces rules that could upend e-cigarette industry

  05-05-2016 15:20
  
  Under the rules issued by the FDA, hundreds of e-cigarette brands will have to undergo a lengthy federal review to stay on the market. The changes will limit e-cigarette sales to minors and require new health warnings.
  
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• UW students host tribal school students in Seattle

  05-05-2016 15:03
  
  Nearly 100 elementary school students from area tribal schools came to the University of Washington campus last month as part of a program put on by UW students.
  
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• Anti-Trans Ballot Measure Could Cost Washington $4.46 Billion a Year in Federal Funding, Report Says

  05-05-2016 15:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Sydney BrownstoneThe biggest hit to the state would be in the form of education funding. Williams Institute
  Washington State could lose as much as $4.46 billion annually in federal funding—and much of it for the state's public schools—if voters pass anti-trans bathroom initiative 1515, according to a new report.
  Nine percent of Washington State's K-12 funding comes from the federal government. But a financial analysis of the proposed ballot measure from the Williams Institute at t
  
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• House bill would curb new regulation of e-cigarettes, cigars

  05-05-2016 09:51
  
  Legislation approved by a House committee would ease rules announced by the FDA to regulate e-cigarettes for the first time, preventing the FDA from requiring retroactive safety reviews of e-cigarettes on the market and exempting some premium and large cigars.
  
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• Seattle’s Pioneer Square: History in photos

  05-05-2016 06:12
  
  Click through the gallery above for a look back at Pioneer Square, as pictured in photos collected by the Seattle Municipal Archives, the Museum of History and Industry and seattlepi.com's own archives.
  
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• Garfield High choir teacher placed on leave

  05-05-2016 06:07
  
  Though a judge ruled she should get her job back, Garfield choir teacher Carol Burton has yet to return to school after being fired over a field-trip incident last year.
  
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• Indeed: Top 50 companies to work for in 2016

  05-05-2016 05:18
  
  These are, according to Indeed.com, the best companies to work for this year.
  
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• Bacteria-infected mosquitoes could slow spread of Zika virus

  05-05-2016 05:04
  
  Ever since the Zika outbreak began in Brazil, scientists have suspected that Wolbachia might protect mosquitoes from the virus.
  
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• Couple draw artists to Seattle for inspiration

  05-05-2016 04:10
  
  Two Seattle artists have created their own program for making connections and community.
  
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• Artists from around the world have free place to stay and create in Seattle, thanks to 2 ceramic artists

  05-05-2016 04:10
  
  Two Seattle artists have created their own program for making connections and community.
  
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• State Rep. Elizabeth Scott ends run for Congress

  05-05-2016 04:04
  
  She cited health reasons and asked for privacy for herself and her family.
  
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• Lawyer Who Allegedly Told City Council Members to "End Themselves" Already Facing Possible Bar Suspension

  05-05-2016 03:50 via thestranger.com
  
  by Heidi Groover"Sometimes women need to be quiet and let the men handle it," wrote one Twitter user after the women on the Seattle City Council voted against a street vacation for a new sports arena. City of Seattle
  On Monday, the Seattle City Council split 5-4 in a vote against selling a city street to entrepreneur Chris Hansen, who wants to build a new NBA arena in Sodo. Coincidentally, the five "no" votes were the council's five women. And so the internet did what it does and unleashed a tid
  
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• 2 May Day protesters charged with assaulting Seattle police

  05-05-2016 03:43
  
  King County prosecutors charged two May Day protesters with third-degree assault Wednesday. Both are accused of assaulting Seattle police officers during Sunday’s protest through downtown Seattle.
  
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• Seattle climber dies after rappelling fall in Methow Valley

  05-05-2016 03:22
  
  An experienced Seattle climber died after falling more than 100 feet while climbing in northern Washington
  
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