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• Activists Urge City Not to Settle Police Officers' Defamation Claim Against Kshama Sawant

  28-03-2018 23:52 via thestranger.com
  
  by Steven HsiehNikkita Oliver (front) spoke in support of Kshama Sawant (second from left) SH
  The two Seattle police officers who fatally shot Che Taylor and later sued City Council Member Kshama Sawant for defamation withdrew their lawsuit in January.But officers Michael Spaulding and Scott Miller are still asking for damages over remarks Sawant made to win in 2016, alleging the council member defamed them when she called Taylor’s death a “brutal murder” involving “racia
  
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• Study: Swingers Have Better Sex

  28-03-2018 23:42 via thestranger.com
  
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  Social deviant and non-monogamy cheerleader Dan Savage is popping champagne and throwing glitter around the office after the release of a new study that shows he's been right all along.The study, published last week in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, was two-fold. First, researchers recruited participants online, both from Craigslist and various online non-monogamous communtities and websites. They were divided into groups: monogamous and consensual
  
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• You Need to Make $148,000 to Be Rich in Seattle, and Soon Even That May Not Be Enough

  28-03-2018 23:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles Mudede Art Wager/gettyimages.com
  The Pew Research Center sees three class forms in the US: upper-income, middle-income, and lower-income. The first group it calls "rich," and the last "poor." To be in the first group, one needs to earn twice the median household income in a given area. Zosha Millman of the Seattle PI applied this system of classification and calculation on the Seattle area, which has a median income of $74,458, and determined that a person needed to earn $148,916 to b
  
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• Big Republican super PAC moves in to fight for Washington’s 8th Congressional District

  28-03-2018 23:28
  The Congressional Leadership Fund, the super PAC aligned with U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan, announced Wednesday it was opening a field office in Washington's 8th District, as well as in Maine, North Carolina, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
  
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• Police: 5-year-old boy rescued after Amber Alert

  28-03-2018 22:46
  The Washington State Patrol has issued an Amber Alert for a 5-year-old boy who was taken by his father earlier Wednesday in Lake Forest Park.
  
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• Family famed for protest photo die when SUV goes off cliff

  28-03-2018 22:39
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A family that gained attention for an emotional photograph of an African-American boy hugging a white police officer at a 2014 protest was killed when their SUV plunged off a scenic California highway, authorities said Wednesday as they asked for help figuring out what happened. “We have every indication to believe […]
  
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• The Well-Done & Rare Edition of The Stranger's Food and Drink Guide 2018 Is Out Now!

  28-03-2018 22:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by Leilani Polk
  Seattle's food scene is incredible.
  According to a recent Seattle Times report, in the first quarter of 2017, our city had 2,696 actively operating establishments, from restaurants to food trucks to caterers. This number is 25 percent higher than a decade ago, and not only that, the survival rate for restaurants in their first year of operation here is higher than the national average, remaining around 87 percent since 2008. Seattle restaurants are a $3-billion-a-year industry.
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• Prosecutors: Homeless man’s slaying in Burien was ‘cold-blooded execution’

  28-03-2018 22:30
  Police don’t know the motive for the fatal shooting, but say officers found the victim’s name scribbled on a piece of paper in the suspect’s pocket.
  
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• Trump Reportedly Hates Amazon

  28-03-2018 22:10 via thestranger.com
  
  But of course he only hates them for the most ridiculous, self-serving reasons.by Rich SmithBut of course he only hates them for the most ridiculous, self-serving reasons.GETTY IMAGES
  This morning, Axios reported that Trump is "obsessed with Amazon, obsessed"—but for mostly all the wrong reasons.Trump believes the company gets "a free ride from tax payers," which is true, but the president only exacerbated that problem by signing a bill that cut taxes for corporations at the expense of the
  
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• Advisors say they were stiffed out of millions in Oki Golf mega-sale to Chinese conglomerate

  28-03-2018 22:07
  The controversy centers around a deal for Washington golf courses that Oki still manages in Newcastle, Auburn, Redmond, Port Orchard, Mukilteo, Lacey, Sammamish and Olympia.
  
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• Advisers say they were stiffed out of millions in Oki Golf mega-sale to Chinese conglomerate

  28-03-2018 22:07
  The controversy centers around a deal for Washington golf courses that Oki still manages in Newcastle, Auburn, Redmond, Port Orchard, Mukilteo, Lacey, Sammamish and Olympia.
  
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• Inslee appeal: Defend me from 'full-throated attack' by Republicans

  28-03-2018 22:01
  Gov. Jay Inslee is asking campaign donors to fork up so he can fend off a "full throated attack" by Republicans.
  
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• Gov. asks for defense from Republican's 'full-throated attack'

  28-03-2018 22:01
  Gov. Jay Inslee is asking campaign donors to fork up so he can fend off a "full throated attack" by Republicans.
  
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• "Magical Hippie" Jumps Out of Tree to Save a DJ's Box of Priceless Records

  28-03-2018 21:58 via thestranger.com
  
  Read about the bizarre saga of one local DJ's drunken walk home after a gig and the near loss of a box of rare 45s. Think of it as "Singles Going Unsteady."by Dave SegalMaxwell Edison almost got a box of 45s worth way more than your monthly rent stolen on a recent walk home from a gig. David Wentworth
  On Friday, March 23, Seattle DJ Maxwell Edison* had spun a set of garage-rock, psych-rock, and soul singles at Jupiter Bar, taking turns on the decks with this humble blogger. As is customary with
  
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• Keeping an Eye on Cannabis Prohibitionists

  28-03-2018 21:48 via thestranger.com
  Two cannabis prohibitionist groups are spreading misinformation.by Josh JardineI am a pot writer, So it’s no surprise that the vast majority of my interactions—be they electronic or IRL—are with people, businesses, and organizations that you could describe as “pro-cannabis.” A lot of them are employed in the industry, in both the recreational and medical fields, and might have financial interests in the biz as business owners, investors, or employees. Or they’
  
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• New Roseanne: Neither Savior Nor Sacrilege, but Very Funny Once the Gunk Burns Off

  28-03-2018 21:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by Sean NelsonA whole lotta Rosie.
  I admit, I may have been the tiniest bit overeager, but still… After all the preliminary hype about Roseanne (if not Roseanne) being pro-Trump, it appears the subject was mostly enlisted in service of a feud subplot—and one really good joke—between Roseanne and her sister Jackie.The idea of the beloved '90s sitcom, which may have been the last piece of pop culture to convincingly unite liberal values with a working class milieu, becoming a pl
  
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• The story behind that plane protesting Amazon's HQ2 list

  28-03-2018 20:56
  Did you spot this plane with its protest banner flying around Seattle? You're not alone.
  
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• Connelly: Paul Ryan's 'Super PAC' sets up shop in 8th District

  28-03-2018 19:59
  One more sign that battle to control Congress has come to this Washington. A Republican "Super PAC" associated with House Speaker Paul Ryan is setting up shop in the 8th District. The U.S. House seat of retiring Republican Rep. Dave Reichert is a prime Democratic pickup target.
  
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• Here's how a 9.0 earthquake would affect Washington's coast

  28-03-2018 19:49
  The Washington Geological Survey recently published modeling of how Grays Harbor and Pacific County would be hit with a massive wave following a 9.0 earthquake along the Cascadia Subduction Zone, the fault line that runs about 600-miles along the West Coast, and an estimate of how much time residents would have to prepare for a massive wave.
  
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• Mariners tickets also good for a ride to the game this season

  28-03-2018 19:47
  For at least part of this year, a ticket to an Ms game will also get you a ride to and from the game.
  
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• Of Course Former City Council Member Nick Licata Visited Rajneeshpuram

  28-03-2018 19:37 via thestranger.com
  
  "I have the feeling that I’m at the Mad Hatter’s tea party. Things aren’t really what they seem or claim to be."by Heidi GrooverNick Licata, the council member who lived in a commune. City of Seattle
  Nick Licata served on the Seattle City Council for 18 years. As a council member, he championed homeless encampments, social services, and the arts and fought against public funding for stadiums. Licata also spent 25 years of his life living in a commune on Capitol Hill. In 2008, h
  
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• King County Democrats Chair Temporarily Steps Down Amid Harassment Allegations

  28-03-2018 19:07 via thestranger.com
  
  Bailey Stober continues to deny "many" of the allegations.by Heidi GrooverKing County Democrats Chair Bailey Stober at a meeting last month. WASHINGTON STATE DEMOCRATIC PCO MEDIA GROUP/FACEBOOK
  Six weeks after media publicized allegations that King County Chair Bailey Stober bullied and harassed a staff member, he has temporarily suspended his duties as chair.
  Stober named Sharon Mast chair pro tem at a meeting Tuesday night. Prior to the meeting, he posted a long and defensive statement online
  
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• Astronomers baffled by distant galaxy void of dark matter

  28-03-2018 19:00
  WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a double cosmic conundrum: Lots of stuff that was already invisible has gone missing. Astronomers have found a distant galaxy where there is no dark matter. Dark matter is called “dark” because it can’t be seen. It is the mysterious and invisible skeleton of the universe that scientists figure makes up […]
  
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• Q&A: Dr. Katrina Sanford Talks About Tonight's Event For Healing Over the Murray Allegations

  28-03-2018 18:43 via thestranger.com
  
  Here's what to expect from tonight's call for healing.by Sydney BrownstoneDr. Katrina M. Sanford explains why the LGBTQ Commission decided to put on tonight's event. Sadiqua Iman
  A month ago, Delvonn Heckard, the man who sued former mayor Ed Murray for sex abuse, was found dead in an Auburn hotel room from an apparent drug overdose. Tonight, at the Langston Hughes Performing Art Institute between 6 and 8 p.m., the Seattle LGBTQ Commission is hosting a one-of-a-kind event calling for community he
  
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• Portland newspaper places lien against home of Kitzhaber’s fiancée

  28-03-2018 17:47
  PORTLAND, Ore. — A Portland newspaper has placed a lien against the Bend home of Cylvia Hayes, the fiancée of former Gov. John Kitzhaber. The Bend Bulletin reports that The Oregonian/OregonLive filed the lien Jan. 11 in an effort to recoup a $124,837 judgment against Hayes. Kitzhaber resigned in 2015 amid allegations that Hayes used […]
  
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• Slog AM: Seattle Is Worth Spying On, Trump Wants to Tax Amazon

  28-03-2018 17:14 via thestranger.com
  
  Disney Channel star now a Trump staffer, Ireland's nude beach, I love Donald Gloverby Nathalie GrahamStill cleaner than coal. johan63
  Spies in Seattle: The FBI has been monitoring the Russian consulate staff in Seattle for years. According to Charles Mandigo, the former special agent in charge of the Seattle FBI office, Seattle has everything to attract espionage interest from Russia. Mandigo — which is the perfect spy last name, don’t you think?— cited specifically Boeing, the
  
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• Slog AM: Seattle Is Worth Spying On, Redmond Company Wants To Mine Asteroids, Facebook Sued For Discrimination

  28-03-2018 17:14 via thestranger.com
  
  Disney Channel star now a Trump staffer, Ireland's nude beach, I love Donald Gloverby Nathalie GrahamStill cleaner than coal. johan63
  Spies in Seattle: The FBI has been monitoring the Russian consulate staff in Seattle for years. According to Charles Mandigo, the former special agent in charge of the Seattle FBI office, Seattle has everything to attract espionage interest from Russia. Mandigo — which is the perfect spy last name, don’t you think?— cited specifically Boeing, the
  
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• Woman killed in Sedro-Woolley house fire

  28-03-2018 16:51
  The fire appears to have started in the kitchen, although a cause has not been identified.
  
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• Skier critically injured after falling 1,000 feet in Wyoming

  28-03-2018 16:24
  JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — A 30-year-old skier was critically injured after falling over 1,000 feet (305 meters) when a snow ledge he was standing on gave way in northwest Wyoming. Search and rescue volunteer Tim Ciocarlan says the incident occurred late Tuesday morning in a backcountry area outside the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. Resort officials […]
  
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• Idaho skier critically injured after falling 1,000 feet

  28-03-2018 16:24
  JACKSON, Wyo. — A 30-year-old skier was critically injured after falling over 1,000 feet (305 meters) when a snow ledge he was standing on gave way in northwest Wyoming. Search and rescue volunteer Tim Ciocarlan says the incident occurred late Tuesday morning in a backcountry area outside the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. Resort officials say […]
  
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• Wildlife officials report waking bears in Western Montana

  28-03-2018 15:38
  MISSOULA, Mont. — Wildlife officials say grizzly bears are beginning to wake up and depart from their winter dens across Western Montana. The Missoulian reports that Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks department officials have sighted bear tracks, noted activity on radio collars and received a few eyewitness reports since the beginning of March. Department bear […]
  
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• 1 killed trying to escape house fire in Sedro-Woolley overnight

  28-03-2018 15:36
  One person died while trying to get out of a home engulfed in flames in Sedro-Woolley overnight.
  
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• Russian spies in Seattle: Black ops, Soviet subs and counter intel in the Pacific Northwest

  28-03-2018 15:00
  Russian intelligence gathering in Washington state stretches back for decades — long before the 1992 opening of the Seattle consulate.
  
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• In warm-up to head-tax bout, Seattle business owners ask council: What have you done with the money you have?

  28-03-2018 15:00
  Some call it a “tax on jobs.” Some call it a “tax on Amazon.” Draft legislation has yet to emerge, but business owners and progressive activists aren’t waiting to ratchet up their rhetoric.
  
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• I-5 wreck in Seattle threatens morning commute

  28-03-2018 13:34
  A traffic accident is blocking three lanes on Interstate 5 in Seattle, with the state Department of Transportation saying it will affect the morning commute.
  
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• Early morning construction zone crash cleared from I-5

  28-03-2018 13:34
  A traffic accident is blocking three lanes on Interstate 5 in Seattle, with the state Department of Transportation saying it will affect the morning commute.
  
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• Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs Dazzles

  28-03-2018 13:00 via thestranger.com
  But its Western gaze at Japanese culture is a problem.by Ned LannamannSuperficially, Isle of Dogs dazzles. Wes Anderson’s second foray into stop-motion animation—following 2009’s unassailably wonderful Fantastic Mr. Fox—is full of delectable visual treats. Its endless cavalcade of gorgeously rendered minutiae is even more Wes Anderson-y than his last movie, 2014’s The Grand Budapest Hotel, which at times felt like a clearinghouse for Wes Andersonisms.This time, the
  
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• The Stranger's Guide to Food and Drink 2018: Well-Done & Rare Edition

  28-03-2018 13:00 via thestranger.com
  Our favorites of Seattle's most bountiful tastes and where to find more elusive flavors.by Leilani PolkSeattle's food scene is incredible.According to a recent Seattle Times report, in the first quarter of 2017, our city had 2,696 actively operating establishments, from restaurants to food trucks to caterers. This number is 25 percent higher than a decade ago, and not only that, the survival rate for restaurants in their first year of operation here is higher than the national average, remaining
  
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• Striking a Nerve

  28-03-2018 13:00 via thestranger.com
  Breeders frontwoman Kim Deal talks about the return of their classic lineup and their excellent new album, All Nerve.by Ben SalmonThe Breeders are back. Mind you, Kim Deal's Pixies-side-project-turned-alt-rock-powerhouse never really went away, releasing Title TK in 2002 and Mountain Battles in 2008. But those albums were recorded by Deal and her sister Kelley and other perfectly capable and creative musicians who are not bassist Josephine Wiggs and drummer Jim Macpherson, the rhythm section tha
  
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• Small Pot Farms Are Biting the Dust

  28-03-2018 13:00 via thestranger.com
  The weed market in Washington State is set up to favor the biggest growers, not the tiny independent farms. Which sucks.by Lester BlackHow would you feel if you sold your home and used your father's retirement savings to start a business, only to lose it all after years of grueling work?For Rebecca and Bjorn Hartman, the co-owners of a legal weed farm in Yelm, the answer is:ecstatic."The first few days after we decided we were done, we were just giddy, just happy to not be a slave to it anymore,
  
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• Ready Player One: Turns Out the Revenge of the Nerds Is Pretty Boring

  28-03-2018 13:00 via thestranger.com
  
  In which Steven Spielberg makes a bunch of action figures fight.by Erik HenriksenThere’s a phenomenal sequence early in Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One: Countless vehicles rev their engines at a starting line, the air electric. There’s the DeLorean from Back to the Future. There’s Adam West’s Batmobile. There’s Speed Racer’s Mach 5 and the Akira motorcycle. But it’s not important what the vehicles are so much as what Spielberg does with them: T
  
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• Rape Isn't Personal in the Film Beauty and the Dogs—It's a Public Problem

  28-03-2018 13:00 via thestranger.com
  A bad night in Tunisia is at the center of Beauty and the Dogs.by Charles MudedeThis is the first outstanding film I have seen in 2018. It's set in Tunisia, has nine chapters (each composed of one take), happens over one night, and concerns the rape of a young woman, a university student named Mariam (Mariam Al Ferjani). Actually, the film is not so much about the rape as it is about Mariam's dogged effort to report it and make it official. Everything is against her.She first goes to a hospital
  
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• Our Favorite Vietnamese Restaurants in Seattle

  28-03-2018 13:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Pho Bac Sup Shop, Ba Bar, Wicked Chopstix and more must-try Vietnamese food found amid Seattle's plentitude.by Kara TiernanIf you've ever had a craving for a steamy bowl of pho or juicy bánh mì, you know Seattle has no shortage of good Vietnamese restaurants scattered across the city. Here's our breakdown of local favorites hidden in Little Saigon and beyond.
  Tamarind Tree{{ image:1 }}Tamarind Tree is tucked away in the Asian Plaza strip mall in Little Saigon, a two-block hot spot
  
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• Our Favorite Thai Restaurants in Seattle

  28-03-2018 13:00 via thestranger.com
  
  The Thai joints you should be trying—including Buddha Ruksa, SOI, Little Uncle, and Mai Thaiku are—in a city where Thai food is more popular than pizza.by Julianne BellIn a city where Thai food is more popular than pizza, you can't swing a dead cat without hitting a purveyor of pad thai. But many places present anodyne, Americanized versions of Thai cuisine for the unadventurous palate. Here we've rounded up the unique Seattle gems distinct enough to stand out in a sea of pad see ew&
  
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• Our Favorite Restaurants in Seattle to Get Southern Food and Barbecue

  28-03-2018 13:00 via thestranger.com
  
  French Quarter Kitchen, JuneBaby, Wandering Goose, and other places to enjoy down-home Southern flavors.by Leilani PolkIf you come from sunny southern climes, you've probably been searching for restaurants that offer a taste of home. Or maybe you aren't from the South at all, but you do want to enjoy some authentic flavor. Here's our picks for the best places to satisfy your hankering for down-home cooking.
  JuneBaby{{ image:1 }}Even if Seattle were blessed with a wealth of Southern food, Edouard
  
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• Our Favorite Places to Get Seafood in Seattle

  28-03-2018 13:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Bar Melusine, Walrus and the Carpenter, Emerald CityFish & Chips, L'Oursine, and more choice restaurants to taste the best of Seattle's marine riches.by Julianne BellThere's no shortage of seafood eateries in Seattle. Our proximity to Puget Sound means that we've got a constant supply of fruits de mer gracing our tables—lucky us! But sometimes those seafood restaurants are more about the dazzling waterfront view than, you know, the food. We've rounded up places with the freshest catche
  
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• Our Favorite Places to Get Jewish and Israeli Food in Seattle

  28-03-2018 13:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Westman's, Pastrome, KoGo, Eggs and Plants, Aviv Hummus Bar and forthcoming eateries like Schmaltzy's and Dingfelder's bring hope to Seattle's Jewish quaint food scene.by Naomi TomkyOnce upon a time, Brenner Brothers Bakery churned out traditional Ashkenazi (Eastern European Jewish) breads in the heavily Jewish neighborhood of the Central District, and Sephardic Jews (those with Spanish-Jewish ancestors) manned the stands of Pike Place Market—which boasted lunch spots like the Cozy Corner
  
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• Our Favorite Places to Eat Gluten Free in Seattle

  28-03-2018 13:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Niche, Capitol Cider, NuFlours, Razzi's and other places where you can feel like you're eating normally again—pizza, pastries, and sandwiches included!by Leilani PolkIf you are gluten free for health reasons (and not because you're following a fad, which, btw, you're about four years late on), I imagine you are much like me: relentlessly searching for a sense of dining normalcy after cutting out an essential component of your diet. Quitting gluten was as hard as quitting smoking, and the r
  
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• Our Favorite Coffee Shops in Seattle

  28-03-2018 13:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Tin Umbrella, Zeitgeist, Vivace, Makeda & Mingus, and Sureshot are just some of the places you can find excellent coffee and vibes amid Seattle's bounty.by Stranger StaffIf there's one thing that Seattle does well, it's coffee. Starbucks started here, and as of 2017, there were 27,339 locations all over the world. While we're not here to promote Starbucks, its very ubiquity is proof that our city knows how to please the masses, at least as far as coffee is concerned.While most of us java lov
  
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• Our Favorite Bars and Breweries to Drink Craft Beer in Seattle

  28-03-2018 13:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Holy Mountain Brewing, Beveridge Place Pub and Stumbling Monk are some of the places feature in a city alive with craft brews.by Lester BlackSeattle is one of the greatest places on earth to be a beer drinker. We have an insane number of breweries producing high-quality beers, thanks in large part to our city's lengthy craft-beer history and our brewers' access to incredible local ingredients.There are more than 60 breweries within Seattle city limits, including a few that people across the coun
  
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