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• The Backstory of a Wintery, Death-Struck Painting by Andrew Wyeth

  26-12-2017 23:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by Christopher FrizzelleWinter 1946 by Andrew Wyeth.©2017 ANDREW WYETH/ARTISTS RIGHTS SOCIETY
  The Exhibit
  Andrew Wyeth: In Retrospect was organized by Seattle Art Museum with the Brandywine River Museum of Art for the 100th anniversary of the artist's birth, in 1917. It includes never-before-exhibited drawings, rough drafts, studies, and paintings.
  The Paint
  Wyeth made Winter 1946 with tempera on a hardboard panel. Unlike oil paint, tempera has to be made daily from egg yolk and pigment, an
  
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• Tuesday night snow still possible in Seattle

  26-12-2017 23:25
  More snow in Seattle? Could be with continued cold and more precipitation coming Tuesday night into Wednesday.
  
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• Thieves crash stolen car into Bellevue gun shop, steal dozens of handguns

  26-12-2017 23:12
  A similar break-in occurred in 2016, when a car was used to smash the rear of West Coast Armory, 13216 S.E. 32nd St.
  
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• Woman rescued from Everett apartment fire dies

  26-12-2017 22:47
  The 76-year-old woman was hospitalized with smoke inhalation following Thursday's blaze, which remains under investigation.
  
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• Right Wing-Owned KOMO Didn't Mention That Teen Charged with Killing Two Virginians Is Believed to Be a Neo-Nazi

  26-12-2017 21:44 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles MudedeTransmitting/receiving Trump-era propaganda in the heart of Seattle. Charles Mudede
  On Saturday, December 23, KOMO posted a story with this headline: "Teen boy charged with murdering husband and wife inside Virginia house, police say." The KOMO story only mentioned the murders, the suspect's age (17), where he was from (Lorton, Virginia), and his relationship with the victims (he was dating their daughter). That's it. What's so interesting about this story? You need to gun down
  
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• Here's why your soda will cost more starting Jan. 1

  26-12-2017 21:18
  If part of your New Year's resolution is to cut out sugary beverages, Seattle's new tax is here to help. The sugary beverage tax will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2018, and consumers are expected to see price increases.
  
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• Here's why your soda may cost more starting Jan. 1

  26-12-2017 21:18
  If part of your New Year's resolution is to cut out sugary beverages, Seattle's new tax is here to help. The sugary beverage tax will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2018, and consumers are expected to see price increases.
  
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• Spun Out: 5 Essential Cuts Selected by Local DJ Radjaw

  26-12-2017 21:15 via thestranger.com
  
  Notorious DJ/MC and Bait Shop mainstay Radjaw discusses 5 tracks that currently sound mad rad to him.by Dave SegalRadjaw: "Try to include Big Daddy Kane in every set." Mary Kalhor
  RADJAW (aka GREG + THE GREG GREGS; Out for Stardom)Current top 5 tracks:
  Sandra de Sá, "Guarde Minha Voz" (Matrix/Runout) Richard Swift, "MG 333" (Secretly Canadian)Yaeji, "Guap" (Godmode)Herb Alpert, "Rise" (A&M)Nicole Willis & the Soul Investigators, "Hot Sauce" (Timmion)Crew/label affiliation: "Out fo
  
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• High-stakes vote on Oregon tax on insurance companies

  26-12-2017 21:03
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A tax on insurance companies and some hospitals to provide health care for low-income Oregonians goes before voters next month, even after it was approved by the Legislature and signed by the governor during the 2017 legislative session. Three Republican lawmakers, arguing that the costs would be shifted to consumers, gathered […]
  
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• Here's what Alexa users asked most over the holidays

  26-12-2017 21:01
  It was a record season for Amazon's Alexa, but a much more interesting metric is what it was able to assist with.
  
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• Calcium, vitamin D supplements may not protect against bone fractures

  26-12-2017 20:27
  A study published in the journal JAMA on Tuesday took a fresh look at the issue by analyzing 33 randomized clinical trials involving more than 50,000 adults over the age of 50. The conclusion was clear.
  
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• Calcium and vitamin D might not stop bone fractures

  26-12-2017 20:27
  The issue is of particular interest in the Pacific Northwest, where many people have comparatively low vitamin D levels. Dr. Jeffrey Duchin, health officer for Public Health - Seattle & King County, cautioned the new analysis lumps a lot of different types of people together.
  
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• Poll: Goddamnit, Did I Fuck Up Meeting Macklemore?

  26-12-2017 20:25 via thestranger.com
  
  by Callan BerryYou guys, I think I fucked up bad.
  I met the Mackelmore ("Big Mack") the other day, got nervous, and made a weird face during my picture with him.
  All faces but mine changed to Big Mack's for identity protection
  I really hope he didn't notice. [ Comment on this story ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
  
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• ‘Suspicious package’ disrupts ferry service at Seattle’s Colman Dock

  26-12-2017 20:01
  Ferries temporarily stopped loading and unloading while the suspicious package was investigated. The disruption ended at 10:47 a.m. when the package was found to be harmless.
  
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• Abandoned fruitcake prompts evacuation of Seattle’s Colman Dock, ferry disruption

  26-12-2017 20:01
  “What it looks like is the intention was good by whoever left it,” a Washington State Patrol trooper speculated. “I don’t know if it was left for the ferry personnel, or whatever.”
  
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• Oregon mother, daughter killed in Christmas crash

  26-12-2017 19:41
  THE DALLES, Ore. (AP) — Oregon State Police say a woman and her 12-year-old daughter died in a Christmas Day car crash on Highway 26 in Wasco County. Sgt. Kaipo Raiser says troopers from The Dalles and Portland responded mid-afternoon to the crash in which an eastbound Nissan Versa lost traction and crossed into the […]
  
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• The 25 Best Concerts in Seattle This Week: Dec 26-30, 2017

  26-12-2017 19:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffLet Grace Love's soulful sound warm your midwinter heart this Friday. Coco Foto
  The time between Christmas and New Year's Eve can sometimes feel like a no-man's-land, but we're here to let you know that there are still great things happening around town. We've got everything from classic LA punks pushing past their fourth decade together (X), to the triumphant return of a Seattle soul queen (Grace Love), to the maximalist father of trap (Haute Sauce: Lex Luger). Fol
  
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• Interstate in Southwest Idaho closed near Boise due to crashes

  26-12-2017 19:23
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Authorities say the westbound lanes of a major travel route across southern Idaho have been closed near Boise due to multiple crashes. Idaho State Police say ice on Interstate 84 east of Boise combined with foggy conditions Tuesday morning is making for difficult driving conditions. KTVB-TV reports that at least a […]
  
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• Rail-reload facility will provide important boost to Eastern Oregon onion industry

  26-12-2017 19:13
  NYSSA, Ore. (AP) — Backers of a project aimed at solving the onion industry’s transportation problems say the proposed rail reload facility in eastern Oregon is expected to be built within three years. The Capital Press reports the Oregon Legislature’s transportation package passed earlier this year included $26 million for a reload facility that’s planned […]
  
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• Onion deliveries to be speeded by new transfer site

  26-12-2017 19:13
  NYSSA, Ore. (AP) — A proposed truck-to-rail reloading facility — a project aimed at solving the onion industry’s transportation problems in Idaho and Oregon — is expected to be built within three years, officials said. The Oregon Legislature’s $5.3 billion transportation package passed earlier this year included $26 million for a reload facility, which is […]
  
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• Feral hog poison field tests in Texas, Alabama in 2018

  26-12-2017 19:13
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Feral swine do more than $1.5 billion a year in damage around the country, and scientists are taking what could be a big step toward controlling them. They are field-testing poison baits made from a preservative that’s used to cure bacon and sausage. The tests will cover two major habitats where […]
  
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• Police fatally shoot robbery suspect in Spokane

  26-12-2017 18:40
  Police say the suspect fired a gunshot as witnesses followed him after the robbery at a Safeway store.
  
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• The Morning News: The Midterms Are Coming, the Midterms Are Coming! Also: Trump Attacks the FBI, Housing Prices Continue to Climb, and a Gay Race Horse Love Story

  26-12-2017 18:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Dan SavageSeattle was whiter than usual this Christmas.
  White Christmas: We got snow on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day — and we weren't the only part of the county that did. So Jesus is real, climate change is a hoax, and Danny Kaye, Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney, and Vera-Ellen are all smiling at us from heaven. (More snow expected tomorrow!)
  Black Christmas: Just as real as the white one...
  Kwanzaa is a made up holiday, unlike Christmas, which the sun and moon celebrated before
  
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• Military turns to oyster reefs to protect against storms

  26-12-2017 17:57
  MIDDLETOWN, N.J. (AP) — Earle Naval Weapons Station, where the Navy loads some of America’s most sophisticated weapons onto warships, suffered $50 million worth of damage in Superstorm Sandy. Now the naval pier is fortifying itself with some decidedly low-tech protection: oysters. The facility has allowed an environmental group to plant nearly a mile of […]
  
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• Suspect dead after shootout with Oregon deputies

  26-12-2017 17:52
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a suspect died during an exchange of gunfire with deputies southeast of Portland. The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday the man was wanted for violating a restraining order, and a SWAT team was dispatched to the scene in the community of Boring. The sheriff’s office displayed a photo […]
  
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• Icy roads cause crashes in Portland metro area

  26-12-2017 17:29
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The first commute after Christmas has been a slippery one in the Portland region. Several crashes were reported Tuesday because of ice from the Christmas Eve storm. Residential streets are generally in worse shape than freeways and other heavily traveled roads. The forecast calls for temperatures to hover around freezing. The […]
  
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• Bitter cold expected until New Year in Midwest and Northeast

  26-12-2017 16:48
  CHICAGO (AP) — A white Christmas for much of the Northeast and Midwest has given way to bitter cold until the New Year. Chicago-area National Weather Service meteorologist Amy Seeley says to expect colder-than-normal temperatures the rest of the week. Temperatures hovered around zero degrees in Chicago on Tuesday. Meteorologists warn of sub-zero frigid arctic […]
  
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• Virginia’s hemp research program ‘a work in progress’

  26-12-2017 16:28
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia is wrapping up its second year of a research program that allows farmers to grow hemp, a crop long banned because of its association with marijuana. The 78 acres (32 hectares) planted across the state in 2017 was more than double the 2016 total. But research reports and interviews with […]
  
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• 3 people stabbed at North Seattle homeless shelter, police say

  26-12-2017 16:25
  Three people were stabbed Monday night at a homeless shelter in North Seattle, police said. Police responded about 11:45 p.m. to a report of an assault at the shelter near North 104th and Aurora Avenue North, according to a news release from the Seattle Police Department. Police said the call indicated four men were inside […]
  
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• Seattle records first ever back-to-back snowy days over Christmas Eve and Day; more may be on the way

  26-12-2017 16:11
  An inch of snow was recorded Monday, meeting the National Weather Service's official definition of a snowy "white" day.
  
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• Seattle extends its run as the nation’s hottest housing market — but we may be starting to cool

  26-12-2017 16:00
  But there are signs that a gradual cooling is starting to take place in Seattle. That’s how other U.S. housing markets with the fastest home-price appreciation in recent years eventually wound down their boom — rather than with the boom-and-bust cycles of decades past.
  
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• Seattle extends its run as hottest U.S. housing market — but we might be starting to cool

  26-12-2017 16:00
  But there are signs that a gradual cooling is starting to take place in Seattle. That’s how other U.S. housing markets with the fastest home price appreciation in recent years eventually wound down their boom — rather than with the boom-and-bust cycles of decades past.
  
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• After a white Christmas, New England braces for bitter cold

  26-12-2017 15:25
  BOSTON (AP) — The storm that gave New England a white Christmas has moved out and is being replaced by dangerous cold. The National Weather Service issued wind chill advisories for parts of northern Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine on Tuesday. Temperatures were expected to dip below zero in northeastern Vermont, with dangerous wind chills […]
  
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• More lake-effect snow, frigid air for upstate NY areas

  26-12-2017 15:20
  WATERTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Forecasters are calling for up to 2 feet of additional snow for areas east of Lake Ontario that have already received as much as 32 inches from lake-effect storms over the long Christmas weekend. The National Weather Service says parts of the Tug Hill Plateau north of Syracuse have received 22 […]
  
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• Seattle schools roll out new lessons on gender and identity in response to new state rules

  26-12-2017 15:00
  Teachers in a dozen elementary schools in Seattle are testing out a new set of books and new lessons on gender diversity, expression and identity.
  
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• Gates Foundation boosted funding for birth control, women’s rights in 2017

  26-12-2017 15:00
  But even the world’s richest philanthropy can’t make up for Trump administration cuts, says CEO Susan Desmond-Hellmann.
  
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• Driving from Everett to Seattle? Plan for a 94-minute commute, new report says

  26-12-2017 15:00
  The Seattle region’s booming economy means more people going to work each day. It also means traffic congestion in the region continues to hit all-time highs.
  
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• A vast new green jewel for the region in largest-ever community campaign led by Forterra

  26-12-2017 15:00
  A $13 million fundraising effort means saving the Port Gamble Forest from development. The property includes a saltwater beach and forested trails.
  
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• Cheap & Easy New Year's Eve Events

  26-12-2017 06:50 via thestranger.com
  52 Events Under $15by Stranger Things To Do StaffThere are lots ways to splurge on New Year's Eve this year, but being on a budget doesn't mean you can't send 2017 out with a bang. Below, you'll find all the ways to ring in the new year that won't cost more than $15, from New Year's Eve at the Needle to the New Year's Eve Garbage Bash, and from First Night Tacoma to the Barrel Thief's Prohibition New Year's Eve Party.
  1. A Very Linda's Tavern New Year's EveLinda's Tavern cheerily invites you to
  
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• Let it snow: scenes from Seattle’s white Christmas

  26-12-2017 04:17
  Many Seattle residents enjoyed a white Christmas full of snowmen and snowball fights.
  
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• After WSU’s crackdown, University of Idaho students impose drinking-party ban

  26-12-2017 02:59
  The goal is to curb binge drinking, hazing and sexual violence and a response to what the president of the Greek Council called a “growing national crisis” on college campuses.
  
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• 5 taken to hospital after Bellevue apartment fire

  26-12-2017 02:55
  One resident was injured after jumping from a third-floor balcony.
  
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• Taken for granted elsewhere, high-speed internet to bring big change to remote Alaska

  26-12-2017 02:19
  The effect on far-northern Alaska could be dramatic: no more classroom computers crashing during lessons, software taking an entire day to download, movies buffering for hours, and sophisticated medical equipment sitting partially unused.
  
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• Game-show tradition: Washington state family now has 3 ‘Price is Right’ winners

  26-12-2017 02:05
  A chandelier, a dining-room set, a trip to Iceland: The Goss family’s winning ways began in 1998.
  
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• Backers of Alaska mine project seek to advance effort

  26-12-2017 01:10
  A permit application starts what could be a yearslong phase for the controversial project, which got a boost this year when the feds announced plans to lift restrictions proposed by the Obama administration on development in Alaska’s Bristol Bay region.
  
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