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• Video: Sound Transit completes tunneling for Northgate light rail extenstion

  02-09-2016 23:51
  
  Contractors for Sound Transit Thursday completed the last tunnel segment for the Northgate Link extension, set to open in 2021.
  
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• Last-Minute Plans: 49 Free, Cheap & Easy Things To Do In Seattle On Labor Day Weekend

  02-09-2016 23:51 via thestranger.com
  
  Flavors of India, Americana Festival, And More $10-And-Under Options For September 2-4by Stranger Things To Do StaffGorge yourself on free Indian food (and enjoy presentations and performances) at Bellevue's Flavors of India festival. Shutterstock
  Bumbershoot is exciting and, as always, boasts some great acts—but it's expensive and crowded, and many of you are vehemently not on board. That's okay, because we've compiled some possible Labor Day weekend plans that are absolutely Bumbershoot-
  
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• Last-Minute Plans: 49 Free, Cheap & Easy Things To Do In Seattle Over Labor Day Weekend

  02-09-2016 23:42 via thestranger.com
  
  Flavors of India, Americana Festival, And More $10-And-Under Options For September 2-4by Stranger Things To Do StaffBumbershoot is exciting and, as always, boasts some great acts—but it's expensive and crowded, and many of you are vehemently not on board. That's okay, because we've compiled some possible Labor Day weekend plans that are absolutely Bumbershoot-free (many of which are actually free, too, or at least less than $10). You can hole up on Beacon Hill and enjoy an outdoor movie sc
  
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• In the Interest of the Public, the City of Seattle Must Operate the Monorail

  02-09-2016 23:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles MudedePrivate interests might be killing the renewed future possibilities of the Monorail. Charles MudedeThe really sad thing about the Monorail is it's not operated by the city, but by Seattle Monorail Services, a privately owned company, which first received the right to make profits from the line in 2004 (these rights were extended for another decade by the city in 2014). The reason why this is sad is because it means that the Seattle Center Monorail is condemned to a tourist funct
  
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• I, Anonymous: Respect the Methadone Clinic!

  02-09-2016 23:15 via thestranger.com
  
  by Anonymous STEVEN WEISSMAN
  News flash: I did not run away from you because I shorted you. I ran because you were creating a scene, accusing me and all the people at the bus stop and store of stealing from you. You were in a hurry, so I gave you a crumpled 20 and a 10, even though I was not comfortable shoving bills into your hand as you fingered and commented on taco chip bags. But when you started screaming bloody murder, of course I took off…
  
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• Bumbershoot 2016 Performer Picks: Here Are the Artists the Artists You're Excited to See Are Excited to See

  02-09-2016 23:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger StaffChastity Belt, Fri, 6:40 pm, KEXP
  See The Stranger's complete guide to Bumbershoot.
  BENJAMIN GIBBARD, DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE
  Sun, 9:10 pm, Main StageChastity BeltThey're not just a brilliant band, they roll like a street gang. Like the Pink Ladies from Grease. Extra points for being pretty much the funniest band in Seattle. Fri, 6:40 pm, KEXPExplosions in the SkyIf these charming lads from Austin don't make you burst into tears at some point during their set, then you are officiall
  
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• Meet BumberBot: A Chat Bot To Help You Navigate Our Bumbershoot Guide

  02-09-2016 22:50 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffBumberBot will tell you what shows The Stranger recommends and when they're playing.
  Bumbershoot, Seattle's biggest music and arts festival, begins today and will continue through the end of Sunday, September 4. If you haven't heard already, we have a huge guide to every aspect of Bumbershoot on our Things To Do calendar, including showtimes and critics' picks. But, if you just want an easy way to find out when your favorite performers are playing or what's coming u
  
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• Fred Hellerman, member of Weavers folk group, dies at 89

  02-09-2016 22:38
  
  WESTON, Conn. (AP) — Fred Hellerman, a founding member of the influential folk music quartet the Weavers, has died. He was 89. Hellerman died Thursday at his home in Weston, Connecticut, after a lengthy illness, his son, Caleb Hellerman, said Friday. The Weavers were formed in the late 1940s by Hellerman along with Pete Seeger, […]
  
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• Seattle utilities’ computer system finally launching, $34M over budget

  02-09-2016 22:36
  
  Seattle City Light and Seattle Public Utilities are debuting their new billing, customer-service and back-office computer system this weekend.
  
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• Body found on Olympic beach in region where fisherman was lost

  02-09-2016 22:30
  
  Remote location and rugged terrain complicate removal after park visitors make discovery earlier in week.
  
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• Follow The Stranger's Music Critic Dave Segal Through Bumbershoot 2016

  02-09-2016 22:15 via thestranger.com
  
  by The StrangerFind all the details on our complete Bumbershoot guide.
  Stranger music writer Dave Segal will be spending Labor Day weekend at Bumbershoot and he'll be live-tweeting it. Follow along, right here:Tweets by editaurusAre you headed to the music festival yourself? See The Stranger's complete guide to Bumbershoot.[ Comment on this story ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
  
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• Police looking for felon after accidental shooting near Everett

  02-09-2016 21:50
  
  Snohomish County Sheriff’s detectives are seeking the public’s help in locating felon Corey Robert Myers, 26, who is wanted in connection with an accidental shooting last month. A woman is still recovering from a gunshot wound to the abdomen.
  
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• Science News: Wolves to Pay With Their Lives for Rancher Socialism, Get Your Whiff of Floral Death at Volunteer Park

  02-09-2016 21:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by Ethan LinckStudy shows killing predators may not be all that good for cows. BGSMITH/SHUTTERSTOCK.COM
  Science Doesn’t Support Wiping Out Wolves to Protect Cows:The Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife’s decision to exterminate an entire wolfpack to protect Kettle Falls-area rancher Len McIrvin’s cattle has drawn heated criticism, particularly after footage from Washington State University’s Large Carnivore Conservation Lab showed McIrvin had elected to graze his
  
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• Records: Officer wasn’t fired for responding to Mukilteo shooting

  02-09-2016 21:22
  
  Newly disclosed records show that the department had decided to fire the officer two weeks before the shooting.
  
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• Light in the Attic Records Has a Bumbershoot Pop-Up Shop

  02-09-2016 20:59 via thestranger.com
  
  by Dave Segal
  See The Stranger's complete guide to Bumbershoot.
  Light in the Attic, an excellent local reissue label, will be hosting a pop-up shop in KEXP's gathering space at Seattle Center every day from 10am-8pm during Bumbershoot (September 2-4).LITA opened the KEXP shop earlier this week, selling LPs, 10-inches, and 7-inches, including selections from the imprints they distribute. I hit the shop on Tuesday night and spotted a lot of great things (tons of Italian soundtrack music and prog r
  
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• Your guide to overcoming Labor Day weekend traffic challenges

  02-09-2016 20:52
  
  Leave before 8 a.m. or in the evening, or expect stop-and-go holiday traffic Friday, Saturday and Monday. And watch out for slowdowns on account of fairs, ballgames and Bumbershoot.
  
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• Tim Eyman Met Donald Trump and Told Him "I Admire Your Courage"

  02-09-2016 20:45 via thestranger.com
  
  by Heidi GrooverThe stuff of nightmares. tim eyman
  "It was like a family reunion." That's how Washington anti-taxxer/owner of only one shirt Tim Eyman describes going to Donald Trump's rally in Everett on Tuesday.In an email to supporters this morning, Eyman gushes about getting to meet Trump at the pricey pre-rally fundraiser:
  "I admire your courage." The perfect words from a guy who's accused of improperly using campaign moneyand refusing to cooperate with an attorney general's investigation t
  
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• "Taco Truck On Every Corner" Warning Confirms Trumpist Hell Is Everyone Else's Heaven

  02-09-2016 20:27 via thestranger.com
  
  by Rich Smith
  Speaking with MSNBC's Joy-Ann Reid last night, Marco Gutierrez, founder of Latinos for Trump and member of a rapidly dwindling population of Latino Trump supporters, called out a warning:“My culture is a very dominant culture, and it’s imposing and it’s causing problems. If you don’t do something about it, you’re going to have taco trucks on every corner.”
  Adriano Espaillat, a state senator of New York who was the other talking head on the panel,
  
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• Convicted Stanford Rapist Brock Turner Freed from Jail After Serving Only Three Months

  02-09-2016 20:10 via thestranger.com
  
  by Ana Sofia KnaufBrock Turner has been released from jail. https://t.co/vOBZ4rsmvm pic.twitter.com/adCCYpRvul
  — Complex (@ComplexMag) September 2, 2016Brock Turner, a Stanford University student convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman earlier this year, was released from Santa Clara County Main Jail this morning after serving only half of his outrageously short six-month sentence.Turner's sentence was so controversial that it inspired California legislators to approve a bill
  
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• 40 September Events To Buy Tickets For Now

  02-09-2016 20:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffChoreographer Benjamin Millepied (known for his work with the Paris Opera Ballet) will return to the Pacific Northwest Ballet for Tricolore this month. PNB
  September in Seattle doesn't just mean plenty of rain—it also means plenty of art events, performances, and festivals. Many of these events will sell out, so you're strongly encouraged to buy tickets now for the events below, including Fremont Oktoberfest, a Neil deGrasse Tyson lecture, the 70mm Film Festiv
  
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• Here's Amy Schumer Destroying a Sexist Heckler

  02-09-2016 19:23 via thestranger.com
  
  by Wm.™ Steven HumphreyComedian Amy Schumer was doing a show in Stockholm recently, when a brilliant neurosurgeon—actually a misogynist douchebag in sales—decided to shout out the most hilarious thing ever: "Show us your tits!" Hey misogynist douchebag! Have you ever seen Amy Schumer in action? And did you really think your stupid, classless heckle would go unanswered? PREPARE TO HAVE YOUR ASS SHOVED UP YOUR ASS BY AMY SCHUMER. [ Comment on this story ][ Subscribe to the comment
  
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• How The Seattle Times covered WWII’s V-J Day 71 years ago

  02-09-2016 19:15
  
  General Douglas MacArthur starred in The Seattle Times’ coverage.
  
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• Labor Day weekend weather: what to expect (summer’s not over yet)

  02-09-2016 19:01
  
  Rain is coming, but so is a pleasantly warm and dry end to the summer.
  
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• Police Reports Illustrated: Man Runs Off With Hundreds of Dollars Worth of Cologne

  02-09-2016 18:35 via thestranger.com
  
  by Callan BerryCallan Berry[ Comment on this story ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
  
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• Driver who hits cruiser, injures deputy on I-5 is arrested on suspicion of DUI

  02-09-2016 17:57
  
  The driver of the car that struck the officer’s cruiser has one prior drunken-driving conviction, and another pending, officials said.
  
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• The Morning News: Seahawks Player Joins Anthem Protest, Mayor Defends Evictions of Homeless

  02-09-2016 17:50 via thestranger.com
  
  by Ansel HerzThis is an @AP_NFL picture of #Seahawks CB Jeremy Lane sitting in protest during the national anthem tonight pic.twitter.com/AKOltqYJrt
  — Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 2, 2016
  Seahawks Cornerback Jeremy Lane Sits During the National Anthem: “I'm just standing behind what I believe in," Lane said after a game in Oakland. Lane said he'll keep sitting during the anthem "until I feel like justice is being served," the Seattle Times reports. Colin Kaepernick's teammate o
  
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• The 25 Best Concerts in Seattle Next Week

  02-09-2016 17:41 via thestranger.com
  
  Our Music Critics' Picks for September 5-11by Stranger Things To Do StaffThe end of Labor Day weekend (and Bumbershoot) does not mean the end of concert season—a variety of local venues will showcase the work of some truly talented musicians during the first full week of September. We've got everything you could ever want, from forty-year-strong funk icons, to Euro-occult gore porn, to a star-studded birthday party for Shout Your Abortion. If you want to plan even further into the future,
  
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• Love Disney’s ‘Dory’ fish? Soon, you could get your own

  02-09-2016 17:12
  
  RUSKIN, Fla. (AP) — Someday soon, you might be able to find Disney’s beloved “Dory” in your own aquarium — and the beautiful blue tang fish will be bred in Florida, not the Pacific Ocean. After six years of study, a team of researchers at the University of Florida, along with the Rising Tide Conservation, […]
  
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• 74 September Concerts in Seattle You Should Buy Tickets For Now

  02-09-2016 17:08 via thestranger.com
  
  Music Festivals, '90s Nostalgia, Platinum-Selling Stars, And More Options For Having The Best September Everby Stranger Things To Do StaffSeptember is officially underway, and has brought with it the last few days of summer, the first days of fall, and plenty of excellent music all around the city. Many of these concerts will sell out, so now is the perfect time to buy tickets for music festivals (starting with Bumbershoot and continuing up through Macefield), musical legends (like The Monkees a
  
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• Seahawks Win Final Preseason Game Meaning Real Football Can Now Commence

  02-09-2016 17:01 via thestranger.com
  
  Seahawks Win Final Preseason Game Meaning Real Football Can Now Commenceby Spike FriedmanThomas Rawls courtesy Corky Trewin/SeahawksThe Seahawks won their fourth and (mercifully) final preseason game of the year 23-21 over the Oakland Raiders. The game was boring until the end when it got exciting, as preseason football is wont to do. Decisions on the fringes of the roster will be made based on tonight. Football was played. Some guys got hurt, but none of those guys were starters, so good job ev
  
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• Oregon woman found guilty of kidnapping for prank

  02-09-2016 16:25
  
  The woman was found guilty of kidnapping a man and shooting him with a stun gun.
  
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• Woman, 19, killed in Granite Falls car crash

  02-09-2016 16:12
  
  The 19-year-old woman died early Friday morning when her car was struck on Quarry Road, authorities say.
  
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• Kent woman wins contest for free dental surgery, raising questions about access for all

  02-09-2016 15:45
  
  India Coleman received $56,000 worth of free dental care through a contest sponsored by a Renton oral-surgery practice. She’s delighted and grateful, but experts say the lack of access for others is troubling.
  
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• Education Lab IQ: Vote for your favorite question

  02-09-2016 15:05
  
  From school funding to class sizes, we field your questions about education in Washington state.
  
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• Car fire blocks northbound I-5 at West Seattle Bridge

  02-09-2016 14:49
  
  All northbound lanes on I-5 are blocked.
  
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• Car fire blocks lanes on northbound I-5 at West Seattle Bridge

  02-09-2016 14:49
  
  All northbound lanes on I-5 are blocked.
  
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• Hawaiian islands brace for possible Hurricane Lester impact

  02-09-2016 12:39
  
  HILO, Hawaii (AP) — With the second of two powerful storms churning across the Pacific toward a possible impact with Hawaii, officials are hoping residents take severe weather threats seriously after the islands escaped serious problems from the first storm. The islands of Hawaii, Oahu, Maui, Lanai, Molokai and Kahoolawe were under a hurricane watch […]
  
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• Hawaii tourists salvage vacations during hurricane threats

  02-09-2016 12:39
  
  HILO, Hawaii (AP) — Tourists in Hawaii who had been planning an escape to a sunny island paradise were instead hit with the threat of back-to-back hurricanes, but they’re making the best of their vacations. Julie Harrison said she was a little nervous the hurricanes would ruin her trip to the Big Island but she […]
  
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• Jill Stein Accidentally Flies to Cincinnati Instead of Columbus to Give Speech

  02-09-2016 10:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by Rich SmithHello Cleveland! I mean Cinci! I mean Columbus! Where am I? Why am I trapped in this white room?COURTESY JILL STEIN FOR PRESIDENT
  From The Columbus Dispatch:Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein was scheduled to speak at Capital University in Bexley at noon today but it looks like she's running a little late.
  That's because instead of flying into Columbus, she accidentally went to Cincinnati instead, according to the Capital University Greens Student Organization who is spon
  
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• Hermine is 1st hurricane to hit Florida coast in a decade

  02-09-2016 07:56
  
  Florida Gov. Rick Scott warned of the danger of strong storm surge, high winds, downed trees and power outages, and had urged people to make sure they had enough food, water and medicine.
  
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• Hermine hits Florida coast as 1st hurricane in a decade

  02-09-2016 07:56
  
  Florida Gov. Rick Scott warned of the danger of strong storm surge, high winds, downed trees and power outages, and had urged people to make sure they had enough food, water and medicine.
  
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• After slamming Florida, Hermine threatens East Coast

  02-09-2016 07:56
  
  Florida Gov. Rick Scott warned of the danger of strong storm surge, high winds, downed trees and power outages, and had urged people to make sure they had enough food, water and medicine.
  
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• No opinion yet from EU group on Sweden’s lobster ban request

  02-09-2016 06:14
  
  PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — An arm of the European Union has delayed issuing an opinion on a request from Sweden to deem American lobsters an invasive species in much of Europe. Sweden wants the European Union to ban imports of live American lobsters into EU nations. Sweden says 32 of the crustaceans were found in […]
  
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• Seattle misses a deadline in long police-reform effort

  02-09-2016 04:33
  
  The move added further delay to a long-running process aimed at bolstering civilian oversight and assuring that police officers are held accountable for misconduct.
  
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• Governor’s Arts and Heritage Awards announced

  02-09-2016 04:04
  
  This year, winners of the Governor’s Arts and Heritage Awards included painter and community leader Barbara Earl Thomas, musician and filmmaker Quinton Morris and Tejano musician Oscar Galvan, plus the Vashon Center for the Arts and the Asia Pacific Cultural Center in Tacoma.
  
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• Burglary suspect was easy to find … running away, he left phone behind

  02-09-2016 04:02
  
  A Bellevue homeowner managed to chase the man down and tackle him, police said, but the man escaped. Several items fell from the suspect’s pockets, including a cellphone.
  
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• Bellevue burglary suspect was easy to find … running away, he left phone behind

  02-09-2016 04:02
  
  A Bellevue homeowner managed to chase the man down and tackle him, police said, but the man escaped. Several items fell from the suspect’s pockets, including a cellphone.
  
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• New film tells story of Burmese actor turned social activist

  02-09-2016 03:52
  
  Kyaw Thu, in Seattle as part of a two-month-long tour for the screening of the autobiographical documentary “Walking a Fine Line,” says he endured government surveillance and censorship for his activism.
  
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• Bertha’s operators lose their license — for a few hours

  02-09-2016 03:51
  
  Seattle Tunnel Partners’ contractor license expired this week. Why? Because the much-delayed Highway 99 project was supposed to be done by now, of course.
  
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• Once sick, struggling, rescued sea otter now feisty, getting fatter

  02-09-2016 03:48
  
  Rialto, rescued by the Seattle Aquarium on Aug. 1, will move to his permanent home at the Vancouver Aquarium sometime this month.
  
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