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• The Stranger's Guide for First Time Pot Buyers in Seattle

  30-05-2017 23:44 via thestranger.com
  
  by Lester BlackDockside Cannabis in Sodo COURTESY OF DOCKSIDE CANNABIS
  Hey there, intrepid traveler! Welcome to one of the best places to smoke pot in the world. Not only is our weed amazing, it's also legal—and there's no shortage of beautiful mountains, amazing food, interesting art, and quality music to combine your pot experience with. So let me help you find the right pot for your next trip to Pike Place Market or a night out on Capitol Hill.
  
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• Sherman Alexie Has a New Short Story in The New Yorker

  30-05-2017 23:15 via thestranger.com
  
  by Christopher FrizzelleIn "Clean, Cleaner, Cleanest," Alexie imagines his way into the life of a motel maid. LEE TOWNDROW"I'm not one of those artist-writers who thinks they have any real power," Sherman Alexie told The Stranger in an interview a few months ago. He had just finished writing a memoir the night before that interview, and he has contributed essays and poetry and fiction to The Stranger for years. "But what we can do with art is become spiritual boosters. I think we can be spiritua
  
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• Mary K. Letourneau's husband, former student files for separation

  30-05-2017 23:12
  
  Mary K. Letourneau's former student and husband of 12 years filed for separation earlier this month, court records show.
  
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• Tomorrow: Cliff Mass and Charles Mudede Debate Climate Change! (But Not Air Conditioning.)

  30-05-2017 23:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Eli SandersGrab some cotton candy, popcorn, or whatever else you might want to munch on while experiencing the debate of the summer! Nothing less than the future of the planet is at stake. Peter Macdiarmid / Getty Images
  For a while now, local celebrity weatherman Cliff Mass and The Stranger's Charles Mudede have been in an intense blog feud over climate change. So on a recent Tuesday, I brought the two of them up to The Stranger's recording studio so they could hash it out. It was quite an e
  
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• Mary Kay Letourneau’s husband files for legal separation

  30-05-2017 22:55
  
  Vili Fualaau, 33, filed for legal separation from Mary Kay Letourneau, 55, earlier this month, according to court documents. The couple have been married since 2005.
  
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• Food News: More Beer for White Center Dads, Charlie's Gets a Medical Makeover, Bye-Bye Bodegita, and More!

  30-05-2017 22:53 via thestranger.com
  
  by Tobias Coughlin-Bogue
  White Center's Massive New Beer Hall Now Pouring
  "Get ready Seattle!" warned Beer Star (White Center's massive new beer project from the group behind Bastille and Poquitos) when announcing their opening last Friday. Is Seattle ever not ready for more craft beer, really? The sprawling new beer hall will feature not one but two subcontracted dining options within—a Lil' Woody's and one yet to be announced—as well as a metric shit-ton of beer:
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• A bucket list for Seattle's glorious summer

  30-05-2017 22:35
  
  With the idea of helping you formulate your summer plans to take advantage of all the city has to offer, we came up with our Seattle summer bucket list. Some of these items require some forethought, while others can be spur-of-the-moment decisions. Some will cost you a few bucks (or more than a few), while others are free.
  
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• Savage Love Letter of the Day: If He Comes Out at Work, Will He Always Have to Talk About Being Gay?

  30-05-2017 22:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by Dan Savage
  How do I become known as "openly gay" to my employer's management? I am a 33-year-old gay man. I do not, nor do I want to, talk about my personal life at work. Even if I did I am not now and haven't been in a serious, long-term relationship for many years. So, I have no pictures to put on my desk of a boyfriend or husband.I work for a wonderful, progressive and fair-minded company. They are fully committed to women's and LGBTQ rights. Recently an impressive gay man was promoted fro
  
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• Seattle Landlords Take Yet Another Tenant Protection Law to Court

  30-05-2017 22:19 via thestranger.com
  
  by Heidi GrooverLandlords want to stop one of Seattle's most significant new tenants' rights laws. Courtesy of Clay Showalter
  Seattle landlords on Tuesday sued the city over a law requiring them to allow tenants to pay move-in costs in installments. The move represented the latest pushback from property owners against a series of new city policies protecting renters.“Our members provide safe and affordable housing," Sean Flynn, board president at the Rental Housing Association of Washingto
  
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• Wenatchee woman smashes phone, TV that boyfriend was using for porn, police say

  30-05-2017 22:05
  
  Wenatchee police said there were no injuries, but officers noted extensive broken glass in the couple’s home.
  
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• Spun Out: 5 Essential Cuts Selected by Local DJ Succubass

  30-05-2017 21:40 via thestranger.com
  
  by Dave SegalSuccubass: "pragmatic, but weird is the end goal." Cody Schroeder
  Seattle seemingly boasts as many DJs as it does Starbucks outlets. In an attempt to keep tabs on the most interesting of them (DJs, not corporate coffee shops), we offer this new Slog feature, Spun Out. Here, we'll find out what tracks spun by Seattle's top selectors are currently tearing up dance floors and stimulating minds, and learn about these DJs' philosophies behind the decks. Think of it as trainspotting, with
  
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• Get Your Tickets Now For SAM's Blockbuster Exhibit Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors

  30-05-2017 21:07 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffAs part of Infinity Mirrors, you'll be immersed in rooms full of mirrors that endlessly reflect images of you and the landscape, like this one: "Aftermath of Obliteration of Eternity." Courtesy of Seattle Art Museum
  As of this morning, public tickets are on sale for Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors at the Seattle Art Museum, which will run from June 30 through September 10. This is shaping up to be one of the most popular (if not the most popular) exhibits at SAM ever
  
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• Settled: Seattle gives $100k job to ousted mayor's staffer

  30-05-2017 20:39
  
  The City of Seattle has agreed to pay out $125,000 and hand over a $100,000-a-year communications job to settle a discrimination claim brought by Rosalind Brazel, an ousted one-time press secretary for Mayor Ed Murray.
  
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• Seattle City Council vote Tuesday could give opponents another chance to stop youth jail, courthouse

  30-05-2017 20:34
  
  An ordinance sponsored by Councilmember Mike O’Brien could give activists another chance to stop King County from building a new youth detention center.
  
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• Seattle City Council gives opponents another chance to stop youth jail, courthouse

  30-05-2017 20:34
  
  Councilmember Mike O’Brien said activists deserved another chance to try to stop King County from building a new detention center. Councilmembers Sally Bagshaw and Tim Burgess expressed concerns about derailing or delaying a project many years in the making.
  
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• Amazon Hits $1,000 Per Share as the Old Seattle Is Declared Dead

  30-05-2017 20:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles MudedeWill Amazon's giant biospheres be a tourist attraction in the future? Something like tombstones of the service economy? Charles Mudede
  Seattle is not a tourist machine. There is nothing to really see here. It's architecturally unimpressive (Portland does a better job of that), and its urbanism is pretty primitive, when compared to that of Vancouver BC. When we are not constructing bland apartments and office buildings, we are left with the sorry and repetitive "language of the b
  
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• John Legend helps pay off school lunch debt for Seattle students

  30-05-2017 20:20
  
  The latest big donation to Seattle Public Schools comes from a ten-time Grammy winner.
  
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• Cleveland Police Officer Who Fatally Shot Tamir Rice Is Fired

  30-05-2017 20:08 via thestranger.com
  
  by Ana Sofia KnaufA grand jury decided not to indict police officers involved in Rice's death in 2015. Waves of protests followed the decision. A KATZ / SHUTTERSTOCK.COM
  Cleveland Police Officer Timothy Loehmann fatally shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice, who was holding a toy gun, at a city playground after responding to a 911 call two-and-a-half years ago. During a news conference today, Cleveland's Director of Public Safety Michael McGrath announced Loehmann has been fired—but not for his invo
  
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• Unless You Want Cranky, Rich White People to Decide the Next Mayor of Seattle, You Better Register to Vote

  30-05-2017 20:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Heidi GrooverThe frontrunners for mayor. Clockwise, from top left: Jenny Durkan, Bob Hasegawa, Mike McGinn, Cary Moon, Jessyn Farrell, Nikkita Oliver nate gowdy, washington state legislature, LINDSEY WASSON, nate gowdy, kelly o, steven hsiehThe huge field of mayoral candidates—21 total—doesn't just foretell a summer of candidate forums featuring Nazi-saluting city council troll Alex Tsimerman. Many candidates also means that a few voters could decide who becomes mayor.Just how few
  
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• Amazon patents shipping label with built-in parachute

  30-05-2017 19:51
  
  Amazon on Tuesday received a patent for a shipping label with a built in parachute to help packages make a soft landing when dropped out of the air by drone or other airborne craft.
  
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• The 27 Best Concerts in Seattle This Week: May 29-June 4, 2017

  30-05-2017 19:24 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffGifted Gab, one of the city's best rappers, is "unapologetic, outspoken, and raw as hell." She'll take off on her first headlining tour on Saturday at Neumos. SK8GOD
  It's a short week, but our music critics have still picked enough excellent shows happening to fill it up completely. We've got everything from a talented singer-songwriter who got the nod from Bob Dylan (Valerie June) to the man known for his near-patented hot nerd aesthetic and pristine power pop (Elv
  
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• Connecticut teachers, students protest DeVos’ comments

  30-05-2017 18:45
  
  Teachers, students and parents have gathered outside a Connecticut high school to protest U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos calling the school a "dangerous day care."
  
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• Death of woman in Everett-area home called suspicious

  30-05-2017 18:44
  
  The death of the 50-year-old woman is considered suspicious “based on evidence at the scene,” the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office said.
  
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• The Morning News: Driver Reportedly Yelled Slurs Before Fatally Running Over Quinault Father, Free Speech Battle Brewing in Portland

  30-05-2017 17:42 via thestranger.com
  
  by Steven HsiehJimmy Kramer was celebrating his 20th birthday when an unidentified driver ran him over, killing him. Courtesy of the Kramer Family
  Driver Said to Intentionally Run Over Quinault Father, Killing Him: Grays Harbor County police are attempting to identify the man who allegedly backed over two members of the Quinault Indian Nation at a campground on Saturday, killing Jimmy Kramer, a father of two celebrating his 20th birthday. Another victim, Harvey Anderson, 19, was treated at the h
  
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• Is this guy a Washington state watchdog or a partisan annoyance?

  30-05-2017 16:00
  
  Activist Glen Morgan has been filing dozens of state campaign-finance complaints against Washington Democrats and others — 75 so far this year. And he’s got more planned. Meanwhile, state officials work to deal with it all.
  
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• Citizen watchdog peppers Washington state with campaign-finance complaints against Dems

  30-05-2017 16:00
  
  Activist Glen Morgan has been filing dozens of state campaign-finance complaints against Washington Democrats and others — 75 so far this year. And he’s got more planned. Meanwhile, state officials work to deal with it all.
  
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• Crews to continue search for man who fell into Puyallup River while fishing with family

  30-05-2017 15:58
  
  The Tacoma man, who is in his 40s, wasn’t wearing a lifejacket when he fell into the fast-moving river around 5 p.m., police said.
  
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• Space odyssey: UW, WSU students building tiny satellites (think Kleenex box-size)

  30-05-2017 15:00
  
  Students at the University of Washington and Washington State University are building tiny satellites for launch into orbit in the next several years, gaining hands-on experience for possible careers in the region’s space industry.
  
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• Space odyssey at UW, WSU: Students building tiny satellites as part of NASA program

  30-05-2017 15:00
  
  Students at the University of Washington and Washington State University are building tiny satellites for launch into orbit in the next several years, gaining hands-on experience for possible careers in the region’s space industry.
  
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• ‘Seattle is dead’: Mourning the potential loss of Black Dog Forge, Pearl Jam’s birthplace

  30-05-2017 15:00
  
  The building that houses Black Dog Forge, and which includes the basement where Pearl Jam first played together, is up for sale. Now band members and other artists hope whoever buys the building preserves its history.
  
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• Mom of Taliesin Meche says Portland train victim known for brave spirit

  30-05-2017 15:00
  
  The mother of Taliesin Myrddin Namkai Meche, one of the good Samaritans stabbed to death on a Portland train, recalls her son as wanting to make the world a better place. Even as a small child, he was unafraid of a challenge.
  
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• Mom of Portland train hero Taliesin Meche says her son ‘had a lot of bravery in his spirit’

  30-05-2017 15:00
  
  The mother of Taliesin Myrddin Namkai Meche, one of the good Samaritans stabbed to death on a Portland train, recalls her son as wanting to make the world a better place. Even as a small child, he was unafraid of a challenge.
  
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• Landlords to sue over Seattle cap on move-in fees for renters

  30-05-2017 15:00
  
  The law, which took effect in January, limits deposits and nonrefundable move-in fees to one month’s rent, and allows renters to pay the costs over six months.
  
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• Huntington’s disease is going to kill him, but this Bellingham scientist is tackling it head-on

  30-05-2017 15:00
  
  What would you do if you learned you had an incurable terminal illness? Jeff Carroll, a professor at Western Washington University, has dedicated his time to researching Huntington’s disease.
  
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• Seattle-bound Alaska Airlines flight diverted to Kansas City

  30-05-2017 14:50
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An Alaska Airlines flight from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Seattle was diverted to Kansas City after a burning smell and fumes were reported on the plane. Alaska Airlines spokeswoman Halley Knigge says the odor appeared to come from a bathroom and the plane was diverted as a precaution Monday night. The […]
  
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• How does racial identity affect students and teachers? Find out at #EducationSoWhite

  30-05-2017 14:00
  
  On June 15, a diverse panel of educators will discuss the intersection of race, identity and the classroom at Town Hall Seattle, an event that is co-sponsored by The Seattle Times Education Lab.
  
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• Indian PM on climate: would be ‘crime’ to spoil environment

  30-05-2017 12:58
  
  BERLIN (AP) — India’s prime minister says it would be a “crime” to spoil the environment for future generations as the world awaits a decision on U.S. climate policy. President Donald Trump says he will make a long-awaited decision this week on whether the U.S. stands by the 2015 Paris deal that aims to slow […]
  
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• Young father run down, killed in Grays Harbor County campground confrontation

  30-05-2017 07:47
  
  Investigators are searching for the driver of a pick-up truck who witnesses say intentionally ran down two Quinault tribal members at a campground, killing one and injuring the other.
  
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• Overlooked and insidious: Back-bay flooding plagues millions

  30-05-2017 06:22
  
  OCEAN CITY, N.J. (AP) — Marty Mozzo gets a gorgeous show each night when the sun sets over wetlands near his property on the bay side of a barrier island. When he and his wife bought the house in 2008, she looked at the marsh, where the only sign of water was a tiny trickle […]
  
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• Ominous and overlooked: Back-bay flooding plagues millions

  30-05-2017 06:22
  
  A type of flooding you may never have heard of is increasing worldwide, and becoming more severe. It's back-bay flooding — inundation of waterfront areas behind barrier islands where wind and tides can create flooding anytime. And it affects millions of people worldwide.
  
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• Insidious but overlooked: Back-bay flooding plagues millions

  30-05-2017 06:22
  
  OCEAN CITY, N.J. (AP) — Marty Mozzo gets a gorgeous show each night when the sun sets over wetlands near his property on the bay side of a barrier island. When he and his wife bought the house in 2008, she looked at the marsh, where the only sign of water was a tiny trickle […]
  
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• Green Party joins alliance with New Democrats for minority government in British Columbia

  30-05-2017 04:43
  
  The alliance may be setting the stage for a leadership battle in the Pacific Coast province between the New Democrats and B.C. Premier Christy Clark, of the Liberal Party.
  
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