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• 9 things to know about Ballard’s Bay Area brewery, Lagunitas

  20-02-2017 23:52
  
  A Bay-area brewery open in Ballard?Lagunitas made that minor incursion into Seattle's beer center in January. The big time Sonoma County brewer, half-owned by Heineken, opened the doors to its taproom quietly at the former site of Hilliard's Beer.
  
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• Milo Dropped by Simon & Schuster (Like a Cuck)

  20-02-2017 23:49 via thestranger.com
  
  by Sean NelsonNews Flash: Medium Talent Gay Blogger loses book deal
  Bummer, man.Statement: After careful consideration @simonschuster and its @threshold_books have cancelled publication of Dangerous by Milo Yiannopoulos
  — (((Adam Rothberg))) (@AdamRothberg) February 20, 2017
  
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• The 30 Best Concerts in Seattle This Week: Feb 20-26, 2017

  20-02-2017 22:42 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's music critics' picks for Seattle shows from Feb 20-26, 2017.by Stranger Things To Do StaffIn the afterglow of Valentine's Day, it's time to bounce back and return to your weekly routine of listening to our critics and hitting up some great music around town. Our best shows this week include a wide range of artists, from the fifth member of thrash metal's Olympic pantheon to the funkified future of Wes Anderson's film soundtracks to a rap group too real for the radio but just real
  
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• Seattle among worst traffic in the world

  20-02-2017 22:35
  
  Seattle's traffic ranks in the top 25 worst in the world, according to INRIX's 2016 Global Traffic Scorecard.
  
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• Savage Love Letter of the Day: Ex-Mormon Wants to Come Out as Poly to Mormon Family

  20-02-2017 22:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by Dan Savage
  I was Mormon my entire life, Mormon missionary, married a Mormon girl, both families intensely Mormon. For multiple reasons, I left Mormonism about a year ago. One of the more weighty reasons was because of their stance and views regarding homosexuality and how they treat LGBT people.
  My wife and I started exploring polyamory 3-4 years ago. The first year was mostly mental exploration. For us, it came from a place of feeling really confident in our relationship, and our ability tha
  
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• Parliament debates British visit by Trump: He's acting like "a petulant child," says MP

  20-02-2017 22:23
  
  Donald Trump is coming to Great Britain on a state visit, but 1.85 British citizens have signed a petition asking that the welcome mat be pulled.  The House of Commons debated Trump for hours on Monday.
  
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• British Parliament members blasts Trump as 'petulant child'

  20-02-2017 22:23
  
  Donald Trump is coming to Great Britain on a state visit, but 1.85 British citizens have signed a petition asking that the welcome mat be pulled.  The House of Commons debated Trump for hours on Monday.
  
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• British Parliament members blast Trump as 'petulant child'

  20-02-2017 22:23
  
  Donald Trump is coming to Great Britain on a state visit, but 1.85 British citizens have signed a petition asking that the welcome mat be pulled.  The House of Commons debated Trump for hours on Monday.
  
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• If You're a Seattle Artist (or Only Think You Are) You MUST See Awaiting Oblivion at On the Boards

  20-02-2017 21:56 via thestranger.com
  
  by Rich SmithAwaiting Oblivion runs Thurs-Sun at On the Boards Tim SummersTim Smith-Stewart and Jeffery Azevedo’s Awaiting Oblivion: Temporary Solutions for Surviving the Dystopian Future We Find Ourselves Within at Present, which runs Thursday-Sunday at On the Boards, shouldn’t be as good as it is.If you were even able to read the title in its entirety without getting bored and checking your phone, then you know the show sounds exactly as self-interested and unsympathetically tragic
  
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• The Walking Dead Recap: The Enemy of My Enemy is Kinda Weird

  20-02-2017 21:10 via thestranger.com
  
  by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey"Look. Take your Girl Scout cookies and get the FAWK outta here!" Courtesy AMC
  Hey! Did you watch last night's episode of The Walking Dead? Yes? WHAT DID YOU THINK OF THOSE NEW ODDBALLS (who I'm calling the "Garbage Pail Kids")? Let's chat about them, and frankly, anything else you want to chitty-chat about, after the jump. Spoilers ahoy!Here's what I'm thinking about last night's episode, "New Best Friends."
  1) As we recall from last week, Rick was grinning like a pi
  
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• UW researchers help identify autism clues earlier

  20-02-2017 20:55
  
  Thanks to a first-of-its-kind research study, healthcare professionals may soon have a better understanding of which brain biomarkers can identify infants in a "high-risk" pool who will be diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
  
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• Hear the Legacy of the Late, Great Clyde Stubblefield, James Brown's Funkiest Drummer

  20-02-2017 20:42 via thestranger.com
  
  by Dave SegalFunk immortal Stubblefield was one of hiphop's crucial architects.
  Best known as the drummer for James Brown during one of the godfather of soul's most creatively fertile periods (1965-1970), Clyde Stubblefield died February 18 in his longtime home of Madison, Wisconsin, due to kidney failure. He was 73.
  Along with fellow drummer John "Jabo" Starks, Stubblefield laid the foundation for some of history's funkiest tracks, including "Sex Machine," "I Got the Feelin'," "Cold Sweat," "Gi
  
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• Happy birthday Kurt Cobain

  20-02-2017 20:06
  
  It's hard to imagine him accepting the cheer, but happy birthday Kurt Cobain.The Nirvana front man would've been 50 on Feb. 20. Instead, of course, he and the music scene he shaped are long gone, but fondly remembered.
  
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• Milo Yiannopoulos Gets Dropped from CPAC

  20-02-2017 20:04 via thestranger.com
  by Dan SavageHe'd been invited to speak at CPAC, the annual unhinged wingnutapalooza. But that was before this. But Yiannopoulos is out...
  Organizers of the Conservative Political Action Conference announced Monday that they have withdrawn a speaking invitation to Milo Yiannopoulos, a gay conservative Breitbart editor, after video surfaced of him defending sexual relationships between 13-year-old boys and grown men. President Trump will also be speaking at the annual conservative headliner event
  
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• More snowfall this week at local ski areas will boost an already solid base

  20-02-2017 19:56
  
  The winter weather advisory issued Monday is expected to drop 6 to 11 inches of snow mainly along the southern Cascade ski areas. This low pressure system off the central Oregon coast is packing plenty of moisture that will affect Oregon and southern Washington mountainsides, and only light snow showers were forecast along the Olympics […]
  
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• Food News: The Latest Executive Order? Meatloaf; Plus, Brunch With Live Jazz at the Dunbar Room

  20-02-2017 19:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Tobias Coughlin-BogueThe Dunbar Room's very pretty crab mac 'n' cheese. Dunbar Room
  He'll Have the Meatloaf
  This food news isn't out of Seattle, but I still think it deserves top billing. Why? Because if we don't occasionally laugh at Trump's bizarre antics, we will go crazy. I don't think it's appropriate to laugh at his recent press conference, because that feels more like a concerted effort to disconcert the press than everyday buffoonery. But when Trump acts like the buffoon we all know h
  
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• The Morning News:Trump and Fox Falsely Claim Crime Rate in Sweden Is Rising Because of Immigrants| Zimbabwe's Dictator Actually Loves Our President

  20-02-2017 18:02 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles MudedeSweden enters the universe of alternative facts. LanaMais/gettyimages.com
  Trump and Fox Make Up Facts About Sweden: On Friday, Trump claimed some kind of terrorist-y incident happened in Sweden and that the situation there was getting worse by the minute because of Muslim immigrants. As no such incident occurred, the Swedes wanted to know what the hell he was talking about. On Sunday, Trump explained that the comment was not about an incident but something he saw on TV, somethin
  
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• The Morning News: Trump and Fox Falsely Claim Crime Rate in Sweden Is Rising Because of Immigrants, Zimbabwe's Dictator Actually Loves Our President

  20-02-2017 18:02 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles MudedeSweden enters the universe of alternative facts. LanaMais/gettyimages.com
  Trump and Fox Make Up Shit About Sweden: On Saturday, Trump claimed some kind of terrorist-y incident happened in Sweden. As no such incident occurred, the Swedes wanted to know what the hell he was talking about. On Sunday, Trump explained that the comment was not about an incident but something he saw on TV, something Fox News aired about how Muslims in that very white country are unemployed and angry al
  
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• Photos: Presidential visits to the Seattle area

  20-02-2017 17:31
  
  The first presidential visit to the area was in 1880, before Washington was a state. More recently, President Obama was here in 2016, as was Donald Trump — as a presidential candidate.
  
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• Historic photos: Presidential visits to the Seattle area

  20-02-2017 17:31
  
  The first presidential visit to the area was in 1880, before Washington was a state. More recently, President Obama was here in 2016, as was Donald Trump — as a presidential candidate.
  
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• U District upzone: Handful of landowners have most to gain

  20-02-2017 17:27
  
  Out of hundreds of property owners in the University District area, where an upzone would allow taller buildings, the UW, a parking-lot association and several other landholders with multiple parcels are positioned to benefit most.
  
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• Children of Japanese Americans Who Defied Internment Ask Court to Reject Trump's Travel Ban

  20-02-2017 17:20 via thestranger.com
  
  by Heidi GrooverMore than 100,0000 Japanese Americans were imprisoned during World War II. Photos of those detained at the Manzanar War Relocation Center in California are now displayed at the site. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
  In a brief filed in federal court, the children of three Japanese Americans who challenged the U.S. government's detention programs during World War II are asking the court to reject President Donald Trump's travel ban because it is based on the same racist ideas that led
  
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• Reader E-Mailbag: How Do We Get Trump Supporters to Emigrate, Taking Solace in Compelling Journalism

  20-02-2017 17:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Leilani PolkA reader-submitted cartoon. Miriam Bell
  While hard-copy Letters to the Editor are few and far between, The Stranger gets a robust number of e-mails from our readers that range from ideas for stories, to thoughts about the current political environment, to complaints about topics we aren't covering enough, or compliments about topics we've covered thoroughly and with thoughtful depth. Some simply offer general commentary or amusing reflections on the world. We read them all, respon
  
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• Enjoy Washington's national parks for free today

  20-02-2017 16:38
  
  Visitors can enjoy Washington's national parks for free today in honor of President's Day.
  
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• Duck boats face increasing calls for improvements, bans

  20-02-2017 16:28
  
  With their ability to travel on land and in water, duck boats have long been tourist attractions around the U.S. But a string of deadly accidents has left the industry reeling, forced safety improvements and led some advocates to call for a total ban on the vehicles.
  
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• Melinda Gates is on a mission to boost women in tech fields

  20-02-2017 16:00
  
  Seattle’s powerful philanthropist Melinda Gates is throwing her weight behind efforts to bring more women into computer science — and may offer funding for female entrepreneurs.
  
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• Here are the questions I’d ask Chris Hansen — if he’d accept the repeated interview requests

  20-02-2017 16:00
  
  There are specific questions I would ask Sodo arena proponent Chris Hansen if interviewing him. The biggest surrounds why he is asking the city to grant him a shovel-ready arena plan when he lacks the financing to execute his vision.
  
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• Free trip planner helps pedestrians navigate maze of hills, curb cuts, construction

  20-02-2017 16:00
  
  A University of Washington team has designed a free trip planner for pedestrians — one that takes into account how steep hills are and whether sidewalks have curb-ramps to make them wheelchair-accessible.
  
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• Free trip planner for pedestrians accounts for hills, curb cuts, construction

  20-02-2017 16:00
  
  A University of Washington team has designed a free trip planner for pedestrians — one that takes into account how steep hills are and whether sidewalks have curb-ramps to make them wheelchair-accessible.
  
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• Wild sheep the ultimate hunt for a steep price

  20-02-2017 15:00
  
  It’s a rich man’s sport: Opportunities to hunt sheep are scarce, and often prohibitively expensive. The hunts are also among the most difficult, often lasting weeks in some of the most remote regions on Earth.
  
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• Milo Yiannopoulos: Girls Are In Danger When Adult Trans Women Use Public Toilets But 13-Year-Old Boys Can Benefit From Giving Head To Adult Males

  20-02-2017 14:48 via thestranger.com
  
  by Dan Savage
  Milo Yiannopoulos was on Real Time on Friday night, where he justified his history of harassing trans women by claiming he's protecting women and girls from sexual predators. Here's Yiannopoulos doing his stepin-felchit routine during the Overtime segment:
  MAHER: [Reading a question submitted by a viewer.] "Why did you single out a transgender student for ridicule during a recent speech you made on her campus?" Did you do that?
  YIANNOPOULOS: Well, yes. First of all, wasn't a studen
  
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• Was that a Magical Negro Moment We Saw on Girls?: Inside “Hostage Situation.”

  20-02-2017 06:33 via thestranger.com
  
  by Jessica Fu HBO
  For the second episode of Girls’ final season, Hannah and Marnie take a road trip in upstate New York to Poughkeepsie with Desi, who Marnie’s been fucking for the last two weeks. (Altogether now: eewwwwww). The other two, Jessa and Shoshanna, are back in New York with Elijah attending a women’s networking party, called Women Entrepreneurs Meet-Up Now (WEMUN, for short—”Is the group open to trans women? We don’t know,” they say). The eve
  
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• Tribes bury remains of ancient ancestor, also called Kennewick Man

  20-02-2017 05:38
  
  “A wrong had finally been righted”: The Ancient One, also known as Kennewick Man, was reburied early Saturday in the high desert of the Columbia Plateau, ending 20 years of legal battles and scientific study.
  
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• ‘A wrong had finally been righted’: Tribes bury remains of ancient ancestor known as Kennewick Man

  20-02-2017 05:38
  
  The Ancient One, also known as Kennewick Man, was reburied early Saturday in the high desert of the Columbia Plateau, ending 20 years of legal battles and scientific study.
  
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• Honoring presidents on their holiday

  20-02-2017 04:24
  
  There are a number of depictions of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln throughout the Seattle area that honor our past presidents.
  
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• Twin brother held after Grant County teen is stabbed to death

  20-02-2017 04:13
  
  A Coulee City teen is dead and his twin is in custody in what police are investigating as a domestic-violence case.
  
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• Snohomish police make arrests in slaying of elderly woman

  20-02-2017 03:39
  
  Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office detectives are investigating assault that left one elderly woman dead and another injured.
  
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• Idaho militia-group founder faces felony assault charge

  20-02-2017 03:13
  
  The founder of 3% of Idaho, a militia group, has been charged after a confrontation with a court-process server, a newspaper reported.
  
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• Message on internment's 75th anniversary: 'We can't let this happen again'

  20-02-2017 01:27
  
  On 75th anniversary of the order that Japanese Americans on the West Coast be interned, Seattle delivers a message to the Trump administration:  Never again will we let this happen."
  
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• Former soldier sentenced after pleading guilty to child rape

  20-02-2017 01:03
  
  A former soldier who says he has post-traumatic stress disorder has pleaded guilty to child rape
  
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• Yakima home invasion ends with homeowner shooting suspect

  20-02-2017 00:23
  
  Police are investigating breakin in which one juvenile suspect was reportedly shot by a homeowner
  
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• Home invasion ends with homeowner shooting suspect

  20-02-2017 00:23
  
  Police are investigating breakin in which one juvenile suspect was reportedly shot by a homeowner
  
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