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• The 33 Best Things To Do In Seattle This Week: August 14-20, 2017

  14-08-2017 23:55 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffAt the Ballard Burrito Fest on Saturday, the offerings won't be limited to the classics—you can also try sushi burritos. Shutterstock
  Our music critics have already chosen the 29 best concerts in Seattle this week, but now it's our arts and culture critics' turn to pick the best events in their areas of expertise. Here are their picks in every genre—from Madame Butterfly to Hempfest. See them all below, and find even more events on our complete Things To
  
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• I Saw Apple's Huge New Headquarters and It Looks Like the Death of a Corporation

  14-08-2017 23:55 via thestranger.com
  
  Apple Park is supposed to be futuristic, but it's just fugly.by Charles MudedeThis is exactly how great things always come to an end. Charles Mudede
  Apple's new headquarters in Cupertino, California, is on a 175-acre site and is often described as a spaceship. But the building, which was designed by Sir Norman Foster, looks more like a machine that, when activated by some mad scientist, will generate a massive black hole in Cupertino. Anything with imagination will be sucked into it and lost for
  
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• Seattle expected to give final OK to protections for rental applicants with criminal records

  14-08-2017 23:01
  Landlords would be forbidden from screening tenants based on criminal records, under an ordinance the Seattle City Council is expected to approve Monday.
  
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• Seattle council passesprotections for rental applicants with criminal records

  14-08-2017 23:01
  Landlords will be forbidden from screening tenants based on criminal records, under an ordinance the Seattle City Council approved Monday.
  
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• Seattle council passes protections for rental applicants with criminal records

  14-08-2017 23:01
  Landlords will be forbidden from screening tenants based on criminal records, under an ordinance the Seattle City Council approved Monday.
  
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• Bellingham climber’s body recovered from North Cascades glacier

  14-08-2017 22:51
  Susan Bennett, 61, died July 22 in a fall while rappelling from Forbidden Peak, one of the region’s most treacherous rock faces. She was with a group of climbers who had reached the summit.
  
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• New 'evidence' may have been found in DB Cooper case

  14-08-2017 22:42
  A strap found in the Pacific Northwest could amount to new evidence in the famed DB Cooper hijacking case. 
  
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• Connelly: Savoring America's public lands, appreciating the National Park Service

  14-08-2017 22:40
  An appreciation of America's public lands, and the dedication shown by the National Park Service in managing a country's "crown jewels."
  
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• Game of Thrones Recap! Dropping the Hammer in "Eastwatch"

  14-08-2017 22:38 via thestranger.com
  Spoilers are coming.by Ned Lannamann"I can't tell the difference between this charred battlefield and a steak ordered by Donald Trump!" Macall B. Polay/courtesy of HBO
  Last night’s Game of Thrones was talky and plotty—which was to be expected after the full-throttle action of last week’s episode. With “Eastwatch,” the story mostly came down to Earth (or whatever the hell planet Westeros is on), eschewing the major battle sequences that characterized the previous thr
  
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• Savage Love Letter of the Day: Fucking Nazis

  14-08-2017 22:34 via thestranger.com
  
  by Dan Savage
  I'm a woman in her early 30s having sex with a guy in his early 20s. The sex is more than casual as we really care about each other but ultimately have no interest in pursuing a serious relationship.My concern is that this guy has some alt-right sympathies that reveal themselves in our political discussions, which take place fairly often. He's a Trump guy, but hesitates to admit it because he knows I'm very much anti-Trump. He posts memes created by Mike Cernovich and Milo Yiannopo
  
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• WSU College Republican prez attended white supremacist rally

  14-08-2017 22:22
  The president of Washington State University's College Republicans was among the attendees of Friday night's white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
  
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• Spun Out: 5 Essential Cuts by Local DJ Sharlese

  14-08-2017 22:03 via thestranger.com
  
  Listen up.by Dave SegalSharlese: "I'm able to choose different adventures by exploring the realms of different communities: rock, hiphop, Americana, techno, house, ambient, etc."
  DJ SHARLESE (KEXP, TUF, False Prophet, Technodad)
  Current top 5 tracks:
  Golden Donna, "Alone in the City" (Yūgen) Iv/An, "Repetitive Phase (Rework)" (TONN Recordings)IVVY, "Social Gathering" (Jungle Gym)
  [UDG 0.12] "A House With No Door" by IVVY
  Police Des Moeurs, "Heure Bleue" (Mannequin)doNormaal, "Ego Slave" (se
  
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• What We Know About James Allsup, the WSU College Republican President Who Rallied in Charlottesville

  14-08-2017 21:53 via thestranger.com
  
  by Ana Sofia Knauf screenshot from twitter
  After white nationalists marched on the university of Virginia during the “Unite the Right” rally on Saturday night, Twitter user @YesYoureRacist began identifying some of the men pictured in photos from the event. One of those identified was Washington State University political science student James Allsup, who was pictured among the crowd of white men armed with tiki torches.
  During an interview with Spokane news station KREM, Allsup main
  
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• How Come No One Told Me Regal Meridian 16 Movie Theater Has New Seats?

  14-08-2017 21:40 via thestranger.com
  
  Now giants can comfortably watch movies too.by Christopher FrizzelleI hadn't been to Regal Meridian 16 in a while. I had no idea.CF
  I walked into one of the smaller theaters to see An Inconvenient Sequel yesterday and thought: Where are all the seats? More than half of them had been removed, replaced with luxurious recliners. At first I didn't know the recliner reclined until a friend showed me the button. You can't really see it in the picture above, but I'm six-foot-five and there was tons of
  
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• Where to Go When You Want to Get Fancy

  14-08-2017 21:33 via thestranger.com
  
  Where to get fancy in Seattle.by Tobias Coughlin-BogueNothing says fancy like a seafood tower. Goldfinch Tavern Facebook
  Recently, Chase Burns, Stranger social media mastermind and author of great articles about weed lube and falling in love via Instagram, tweeted me with a question.
  .@pinestbomber Let's say NOLA guy is coming next week for a week and we jokingly wanna put on suits and go somewhere fancy WHEREDOWEGO
  — Chase Burns (@chaseburnsy) July 21, 2017
  NOLA guy, by the way, is named
  
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• A Mystery Man Climbed the Ballard Bridge This Morning

  14-08-2017 21:09 via thestranger.com
  
  WTF is going on here?by Katie Herzog oducks12/RedditReddit user oducks12 captured this wild photo of a man climbing the near-vertical Ballard bridge this morning. Apparently the industrious climber reached the top, rode it all the way back down as the bridge lowered back into place, hopped on his bike, and rode off.Is this a new exercise trend or is traffic just that bad? Either way, kudos mystery climber! Way to make the morning commute a little more fun.[ Comment on this story ][ Subscribe to
  
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• Why Did Someone Have to Get Killed Before GoDaddy Severed Ties With The Daily Stormer?

  14-08-2017 21:04 via thestranger.com
  
  GoDaddy finally cut ties with one white nationalist group. Finally.by Eli SandersAbout eight months ago, the Daily Stormer took pictures of Jews from Whitefish, Montana, and posted them above an image of a concentration camp. That image was part of a Daily Stormer "troll storm" on behalf of white nationalist Richard Spencer that involved vile language similar to that used by the Daily Stormer over the weekend. At the time, it was not enough to cause GoDaddy to drop the Daily Stormer.
  GoDaddy, th
  
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• The Stranger's Highball Week Is Coming! Here's Where to Go in Columbia City & Georgetown

  14-08-2017 21:01 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do Staff
  It’s almost time for The Stranger's HIGHBALL WEEK! Brace yourself for 15 specially crafted cocktails, for only $5 each, starting next Monday!
  Check out what your favorite neighborhood bars have in store for you for August 21-27 on our Highball Week calendar!
  In the meantime, here's a few teaser cocktails from Columbia City and Georgetown:The Royal Room's Hibiscus Margarita
  Recipe:1.5 oz Sauza Silver
  1 oz fresh-squeezed Lemon Juice
  1 oz fresh-squeezed Lime Jui
  
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• Man rams luxury cars at Bellevue dealership, causing $500,000 damage

  14-08-2017 20:51
  The 32-year-old Seattle man was booked into jail for investigation of first-degree malicious mischief.
  
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• Connelly: Trump hits new low in approval poll

  14-08-2017 20:32
  Only one in three Americans approves of the job Donald Trump is doing as America's 45th President, according to new polling figures from Gallup.
  
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• Survey says ... housing bubble looms; reality differs

  14-08-2017 20:07
  A survey found that 57 percent of American homeowners think home prices are overvalued, and that if things keep up, well, they won't keep up. But so far, the market doesn't look unstable.
  
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• Is the Seattle housing bubble about to pop?

  14-08-2017 20:07
  A survey found that 57 percent of American homeowners think home prices are overvalued, and that if things keep up, well, they won't keep up. But so far, the market doesn't look unstable.
  
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• Stunt driver dies while filming ‘Deadpool 2’ in Vancouver

  14-08-2017 19:57
  VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — A female stunt driver has died after a motorcycle crash on a set for the movie “Deadpool 2” in downtown Vancouver, police said Monday. The driver’s name was not immediately released. Witness Sharmina Kermalli said she had just walked into a Starbucks next door to where the accident happened when […]
  
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• The 29 Best Concerts in Seattle This Week: August 14-20, 2017

  14-08-2017 19:38 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffGet spiritual with Sylvan Esso's worship-like dance music for two nights at the Neptune.
  The smoke has slowly started to clear, the temperature has dropped, and we can finally go outside again without crouching in fear of the elements. Celebrate this newfound freedom by attending one of these concerts picked by our critics—we've got everything from the rapper at the top of the rap game (2 Chainz), to a stacked bill of death metal icons (Summer Slaughter 2017),
  
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• Seattle Food News: Redhook's Triumphant Return, Seattle Met's Restaurant of the Year, Brunch Moves, and More!

  14-08-2017 19:33 via thestranger.com
  
  All the news that's fit to eat.by Tobias Coughlin-Bogue RedhookRedhook's Brewlab Launches in the Pike Motorworks Building
  The "Grandaddy of Craft" will officially return to its native Seattle on August 17. Redhook closed its Woodinville brewpub to focus on its latest, hippest venture, the Brewlab. The Brewlab is in the new-with-an-old-front Pike Motorworks building, which used to house the Hill's BMW dealership. Opening in a former auto shop is in tune with the brewery's roots, as it originally
  
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• Kennewick police fatally shoot man after sword attack

  14-08-2017 18:34
  One officer was injured in the attack and was treated at a hospital before he was released.
  
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• 2 people rescued after 22-foot boat runs aground near Neah Bay

  14-08-2017 18:13
  The U.S. Coast Guard rescued two people Sunday from a 22-foot recreational boat that ran aground near Neah Bay on the Olympic Peninsula. The Coast Guard received a distress call about 7 p.m. from a man and woman who were stuck on the boat. A boat crew, a ground crew and a helicopter crew from […]
  
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• The Morning News: People Standing Against Hate Hit With Blast Balls and Pepper Spray from SPD, the World Is On Fire

  14-08-2017 18:10 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles MudedeAna Sofia Knauf writes: "Police have created a barricade around 'stage' in Westlake Park. Unclear why." Ana Sofia Knauf
  SPD Pepper Sprays and Throws Blast Balls at Anti-Racist Protesters: Yesterday, hundreds of people walked, biked, drove cars, took buses and trains to downtown and protested the deadly neo-Nazi rally in Charlottesville, Virginia and the pro-Trump rally at the Westlake Center. They held signs that denounced the KKK and fascism. Seattle Councilmember Mike O'Brien
  
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• Man arrested in 2 killings last summer at Kent transient camp

  14-08-2017 18:10
  Louisa Campos, 31, and Robert Dias, 49, were killed in separate shootings in August 2016. Police say Dias was a witness to Campos’ death and the same gun was used in both deaths.
  
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• So this is what a typical Seattle summer feels like

  14-08-2017 16:07
  The super hot days we felt over the past couple of weeks are over as the Seattle area returns to a normal summer pattern: Highs in the 70s and overnight lows in the 50s.
  
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• A cool breather: So this is what a typical Seattle summer feels like

  14-08-2017 16:07
  The super hot days we felt over the past couple of weeks are over as the Seattle area returns to a normal summer pattern: Highs in the 70s and overnight lows in the 50s.
  
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• SpaceX launching research to space station — plus ice cream

  14-08-2017 16:03
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX is about to launch a few tons of research to the International Space Station — plus ice cream. An unmanned Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to blast off at 12:31 p.m. Monday from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center. Experiments make up most of the 6,400 pounds of cargo. That includes […]
  
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• SpaceX launches research to space station — plus ice cream

  14-08-2017 16:03
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A SpaceX capsule rocketed to the International Space Station on Monday, carrying tons of science experiments, plus ice cream. As has become customary on these cargo flights, SpaceX landed its leftover booster back at Cape Canaveral shortly after liftoff, a key to its long-term effort to recycle rockets and reduce costs. […]
  
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• SpaceX launches experiments, ice cream to space station

  14-08-2017 16:03
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A SpaceX capsule rocketed to the International Space Station on Monday, carrying tons of science research, plus ice cream. As has become customary on these cargo flights, SpaceX landed its leftover booster back at Cape Canaveral shortly after liftoff, a key to its long-term effort to recycle rockets and reduce […]
  
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• Traffic jams, druids and clouds: How Seattle and the Northwest celebrated the last total solar eclipse (in 1979)

  14-08-2017 15:19
  People went to great lengths to see the totality on February 26, 1979.
  
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• Traffic jams, druids and clouds: How Seattle and the Northwest celebrated the last total solar eclipse

  14-08-2017 15:19
  People went to great lengths to see the totality on February 26, 1979.
  
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• Washington state maritime labor headed for a retirement cliff

  14-08-2017 15:00
  Water-transportation workers face an impending mass retirement of almost a third of the workforce. A marine carpenter adds: "There’s no one to work on these boats."
  
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• Washington schools see bilingual students as future bilingual educators

  14-08-2017 15:00
  As part of a larger bill to expand dual-language programs in the state, the Washington Legislature approved a $400,000 grant program to help school districts recruit bilingual high-school students to become future bilingual teachers and counselors.
  
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• Stuck at home? You can still watch the total eclipse online

  14-08-2017 15:00
  Or grab your eclipse glasses and track the partial eclipse that will be visible across Washington state.
  
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• Q&A: Who cleans Metro Transit bus stops? What are rules for Seattle traffic circles?

  14-08-2017 15:00
  This week’s Traffic Lab Q&A tackles questions about Metro Transit and the rules for Seattle’s traffic circles.
  
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• Monsoon flooding kills at least 173 across South Asia

  14-08-2017 11:26
  KUNAULI, Nepal (AP) — Heavy monsoon rains have unleashed landslides and floods that killed at least 173 people in recent days and displaced millions more across northern India, southern Nepal and Bangladesh. Officials said Monday that they were still trying to determine the scale of the disaster, as weather forecasters predicted more rain for some […]
  
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