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• King Tuff's Kyle Thomas Had an Identity Crisis, and Out Came an Album

  01-06-2018 23:45
  
  by Ciara Dolan
  After more than a decade of performing under the King Tuff moniker, Kyle Thomas hit rock bottom with a thud. Fatigued by relentless touring, burned out on playing the same songs he’d been playing for 10 years, and feeling disconnected from the freaky rock ’n’ roll “party monster” persona he’d come to embody, Thomas experienced a major identity crisis.
  “People just had this idea about me that wasn’t real,” the Vermont-born, Los
  
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• Pope summons oil execs to Vatican to talk climate change

  01-06-2018 23:40
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis will meet with some of the world’s oil executives next week, likely to give them another moral nudge to clean up their act on global warming. Climate change policy and science experts are cautiously hopeful but aren’t expecting any miracles or even noticeable changes. The conference will be a […]
  
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• Seattle police officer charged with assault for allegedly punching man

  01-06-2018 22:57
  The 19-year veteran has been placed on administrative reassignment while the incident, which was captured on the officer's body camera, is investigated.
  
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• Seattle Cop Charged With Assault for Allegedly Punching Man During Unlawful Arrest

  01-06-2018 22:56
  
  by Steven Hsieh SPD
  City prosecutors on Friday charged a Seattle police officer with misdemeanor assault for allegedly punching a man twice in the eye during an unlawful arrest.
  Ofc. Martin Harris, 51, also write information in a police report that conflicted with witness testimony, according to an affidavit submitted by SPD Sergeant Gary Nelson, who investigated the case.Harris is on administrative reassignment, according to a police blotter entry. Gross misdemeanor assault carries a maximum pe
  
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• Community college students face greater financial struggles than four-year college students, study finds

  01-06-2018 22:51
  Community and technical college students have higher levels of unmet financial need, study finds, because they are more likely to be low-income and have smaller financial aid packages to draw from.  
  
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• Looking forward to taking a passenger flight from Paine Field? Not so fast

  01-06-2018 22:49
  The start of commercial air service out of Paine Field in Everett may be delayed from this fall into next year, depending on an additional review of the impact on noise and ground traffic by the FAA. The airport director now projects flights to begin in January 2019.
  
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• Fall start of commercial flights from Paine Field likely to slip due to new FAA review

  01-06-2018 22:49
  The start of commercial air service out of Paine Field in Everett may be delayed from this fall into next year, depending on an additional review of the impact on noise and ground traffic by the FAA. The airport director now projects flights to begin in January 2019.
  
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• Vine & Spoon Opens and More Seattle Food News You Can Use: June 1 Edition

  01-06-2018 22:43
  Vine & Spoon, a Bellevue ice cream boutique, and more food news starting June 1.by Stranger Things To Do StaffLooking for something to do this weekend? Partake in fresh farm-to-table fare at Vine & Spoon or banh mi sandwiches made from scratch at Mr. Saigon, drink boozy shakes and snack on cheeseburger dumplings at Li'l Woody's new bar, celebrate the start of Negroni Week, and get liquid nitrogen ice cream from FogRose. Plus, don't miss these spots to celebrate National Doughnut Day and
  
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• Making Lemonade from Death, Divorce, and Despair with Mark Oliver Everett of Eels

  01-06-2018 22:30
  
  by Sean NelsonThe Eels play this Sat., June 2 at the Showbox. Donut miss out!
  Mark Oliver Everett has been making music as Eels (definite article usually deleted, but kind of in the same way it's supposed to be in "Eagles," at least according to the late Glenn Frey, which is to say seldom, but that's where the similarities between the two groups end) since Beautiful Freak in 1996. Though that album spawned the medium-sized alternative radio/MTV hit "Novocaine for the Soul," Everett is almost cer
  
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• Inmate charged with attempted murder for attack on corrections officer at Clallam Bay prison

  01-06-2018 22:19
  The corrections officer survived the attack but suffers from memory loss, headaches, blurred vision and impaired balance.
  
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• Leave No Trace—a Drama by Filmmaker Debra Granik Set in the Pacific Northwest—Explores the Effects of PTSD

  01-06-2018 22:15
  
  by Carl Spence
  Debra Granik (Winter’s Bone) has never made I film haven’t loved and has the distinction of being the only American filmmaker to have her work presented at this year’s Directors Fortnight section of the Cannes Film Festival (and the only American woman filmmaker at Cannes, period). The film also has Seattle roots in the talented producer and co-screenwriter Anne Rosellini. Based on Peter Rock’s 2009 novel My Abandonment, Granik moves her filmmaking from the
  
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• Inbox Jukebox: A Weekly Shortlist of Good New Music. Yuno, Lotic, GEMS, and More

  01-06-2018 21:50
  
  This week's Inbox Jukebox includes praise for hot new tracks by Yuno, Lotic, GEMS, and more.by Dave SegalYuno is poised to be Sub Pop's next star. Yuno
  Yuno, "No Going Back" (Sub Pop). New Sub Pop artist Yuno—a 27-year-old Jacksonville, Florida resident with English and Jamaican heritage—sounds like a swoony blend of Toro Y Moi and Tame Impala. In other words, Yuno should be tearing up the charts and burning up the streaming services when his debut EP, Moodie, drops on June 15. "No G
  
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• Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts Is the Dark, Wry, Feminist Neo-Western Tarantino Only Wishes He Created

  01-06-2018 21:20
  by Andrew Wright
  After seven bandits invade her home, a widow hits the road with justice on her mind and five and three-quarters bodies in her wake. This astonishing neo-western begins with a sequence that will bring jaded grindhouse patrons to their feet, and then Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts blazes its own trail from there, incorporating some potent feminist themes along the way. Intoxicating viewing, really, with a director that knows when to pause for a languid long shot and when to sla
  
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• Wait, It's National Doughnut Day? Have You Heard of This?

  01-06-2018 20:30
  
  Free donuts at Krispy Kreme and Walmart! And a fundraiser for a good cause at Mighty-O.by Christopher FrizzelleI hadn't. Getty Images/margouillatphotos
  A couple days ago I got a call from Walmart pitching me on the story that today is National Doughnut Day. I'd never heard of it. Apparently, it's a day when some stores give away free donuts, including Walmart. I didn't respond to the voicemail. Who wants to give Walmart attention? But Walmart just kept coming at me.After the person who left the
  
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• Ticketfly Hack Screws a Bunch of Local Venues

  01-06-2018 20:15
  
  by Katie Herzog This image appeared on Ticketfly's website this week.The Great Ticketfly Apocalypse of 2018 has stretched into a third day, prompting music venue staff all over the country to burn their hair and shake their fists at the gods while screaming WHYYYYYYYYY??!!The End Times began Wednesday, when Ticketfly, a giant ticket distribution service with contracts all over this city and this nation, was hacked. Or, as they put it, they were the "target of a cyber incident." Ticketfly has now
  
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• Police take armed man into custody in South Lake Union

  01-06-2018 20:12
  Police closed streets in and around the 500 block of Terry Avenue North and ordered pedestrians to get indoors as negotiators tried to contact the man, who was reportedly in crisis.
  
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• *UPDATED*: New Poll Shows a Democrat Beating Dino Rossi in Race to Replace Rep. Reichert

  01-06-2018 20:00
  
  But it's only one poll, y'all.by Rich SmithThe first truly independent poll of voters in WA-08 shows Jason Rittereiser (left) beating Dino Rossi 50 to 47. Courtesy of the Rittereiser, Schrier, and Hader Campaigns
  A poll from a national Democratic group shows former King County prosecutor Jason Rittereiser defeating Republican Dino Rossi by three four points in a head-to-head race to replace Congressman Dave Reichert in Washington's 8th Congressional District, according to four people briefed on
  
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• New Poll Shows a Democrat Beating Dino Rossi in Race to Replace Rep. Reichert

  01-06-2018 20:00
  
  But it's only one poll, y'all.by Rich SmithThe first truly independent poll of voters in WA-08 shows Jason Rittereiser (left) beating Dino Rossi 50 to 47. Courtesy of the Rittereiser, Schrier, and Hader Campaigns
  A poll from a national Democratic group shows former King County prosecutor Jason Rittereiser defeating Republican Dino Rossi by three points in a head-to-head race to replace Congressman Dave Reichert in Washington's 8th Congressional District, according to four people briefed on the r
  
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• Energy company challenges new requirements for Maryland dam

  01-06-2018 19:57
  DARLINGTON, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s largest hydroelectric dam has become the center of a legal battle between state environmental regulators and the energy company that owns it. The Bay Journal has reported that Chicago-based Exelon Corp. has sued the Maryland Department of the Environment over a water quality certification that’s part of the dam’s federal […]
  
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• These Are the Acts You Must See at Upstream Music Fest

  01-06-2018 19:45
  
  If you're going, we insist you check out these 19 artists.by Leilani PolkValerie June: Inherently worthy of your devotion. She'll be performing on Sunday at Upstream JACOB BLICKENSTAFF
  To go, or not to go, that was last year's question, and it's likely the same question we're all facing again this year for the second annual edition of Upstream Music Fest + Summit, the gargantuan downtown Seattle music fest funded by Paul Allen and co. An event of this magnitude (200-plus acts, over 15 participat
  
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• Where To Go For National Doughnut Day

  01-06-2018 19:30
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffGet a sneak peek of the upcoming Raised Doughnuts at their pop-up in front of their new Central District storefront for National Doughnut Day today.
  It's National Doughnut Day! As far as food holiday origin stories go, National Doughnut Day has a pretty good one: it was originally created to honor the Salvation Army volunteers who distributed doughnuts to soldiers during World War I. Below, you'll find where you can get your fill of glazed goods and yeasty treats fo
  
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• The Biggest June Events

  01-06-2018 18:31
  The 175 biggest arts, music, food, and cultural events you need to know about.by Stranger Things To Do StaffAs the first month of summer, June promises tons of events. To make sure you don’t lose track of the biggest ones, we’ve compiled 175 major arts, music, food, and cultural events you need to know about, including Pride celebrations throughout the month and Father’s Day events. You’ll also find everything from film series (like Movies at Marymoor Park) and music fest
  
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• Your Complete Guide to June 2018 Events in Seattle

  01-06-2018 18:30
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffThe streets will fill with rainbow flags once again as thousands of LGBTQ+ Seattleites and allies gather for the 44th annual Pride Parade on June 24.Kingmon Creative
  You can always find the latest Seattle events on our Things To Do calendar, and as the first month of summer, June promises tons of options. To make sure you don’t lose track of the biggest ones, we’ve compiled 175 major arts, music, food, and cultural events you need to know about, includin
  
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• Facing reassignment under Trump, top Yellowstone official instead retires

  01-06-2018 18:12
  Daniel Wenk, who as Yellowstone superintendent holds one of the agency's most coveted jobs, submitted a request to retire. "It has been an honor and a privilege working for the National Park Service for the last almost 43 years," he wrote.
  
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• Slog AM: Native Americans Dispute King County Homelessness Numbers, UW Bomb Threat Prankster Arrested

  01-06-2018 16:59
  
  Donuts, traffic, bomb threatsby Nathalie GrahamSavory Hall in the UW quad was the site of yesterday's bomb threat prank.gregobagel
  Amazon is all talk: The tech giant keeps threatening to slow its growth in Seattle. There’s little reason to believe that’s actually happening. Especially since there have been 1,200 Amazon job ads posted here since the first threats. It would also be such a headache for Amazon to extract itself and its employees from Seattle. Based on real estate leases
  
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• Bellevue project lands PCC, Dave & Buster’s, Target and Virginia Mason

  01-06-2018 15:37
  A four-story, mixed-use development brings shopping, a restaurant and health care to Bellevue's Wilburton neighborhood.
  
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• With Tennessee Promise, free tuition is only part of the formula for success

  01-06-2018 15:00
  In addition to making community college free, Tennessee has taken steps to make it easier for students to succeed once they get there.
  
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• Some Seattle neighborhoods are untouched by rapid population growth. Why?

  01-06-2018 15:00
  Most of Seattle's extraordinary population growth has been concentrated in a handful of neighborhoods, including South Lake Union, Pike/Pine and Lower Queen Anne.
  
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• Podcast: state GOP chair Caleb Heimlich talks midterms, Seattle-bashing and Trump tweets

  01-06-2018 15:00
  State Republican Party Chairman Caleb Heimlich says the GOP can win in Washington state on a message that rails against far-left Seattle policies - and doesn't dwell so much on President Trump's tweets.
  
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• Native American organizations challenge accuracy of Seattle’s homeless count

  01-06-2018 15:00
  The number of Native Americans experiencing homelessness fell by half in this year’s point-in-time count. Several Native-led groups believe that is an undercount.
  
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• Can ‘Tennessee Promise’ of free tuition offer lessons for Seattle and Washington?

  01-06-2018 15:00
  As Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan pushes a plan to expand a free community-college program for high-school graduates, Tennessee’s college-going rate has shot up under its statewide plan.
  
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• Amazon threatens to back off Seattle growth, but it wouldn’t be easy to leave

  01-06-2018 15:00
  In the month since Amazon first suggested it would consider a pullback in Seattle, the company has posted ads for more than 1,200 jobs based in the city. And its massive footprint would be difficult and costly to unwind because it has built and leased so much.
  
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• Indonesia’s Merapi volcano ejects towering column of ash

  01-06-2018 05:40
  JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s Mount Merapi shot a towering plume of ash about 6 kilometers (4 miles) high Friday in an eruption authorities said lasted two minutes. The National Disaster Mitigation Agency said the volcano’s alert status, raised last month from the lowest level, is unchanged and a 3-kilometer (1.8-mile) no-go zone around the […]
  
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• Seattle man honored for intervening after two gay men attacked in Ballard

  01-06-2018 04:32
  “It takes a lot of courage to put yourself in a dangerous situation where you know other people have already been hurt and you’re trying to stop them,” said one of the victims of the December attack.
  
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• Vietnam-era B-52 prepared for new home

  01-06-2018 04:29
  A B-52 bomber, built in 1959, is being prepared for transport from Paine Field to the Museum of Flight this weekend. The 170-foot fuselage section of this plane, which was active during the Vietnam War, will be trucked from Everett, down Interstate 405 to Interstate 5 and on to the Museum of Flight early Sunday. […]
  
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• Lewis County man accused of shooting neighbor in front of son charged with murder

  01-06-2018 03:05
  Authorities say the man had been playing basketball with his son when the defendant pulled into their driveway and started shooting.
  
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• UW political-science student detained in Egypt, accused of terrorism tie

  01-06-2018 02:12
  A University of Washington doctoral student, Walid Salem, was researching Egypt’s judicial system.
  
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• UW political-science student detained in Egypt

  01-06-2018 02:12
  A University of Washington doctoral student, Walid Salem, was researching Egypt’s judicial system.
  
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• Ella Brennan dies at 92, mentored chefs Prudhomme, Lagasse

  01-06-2018 01:51
  NEW ORLEANS — Ella Brennan, who couldn’t cook but played a major role in putting New Orleans on the world’s culinary map, died Thursday. She was 92. “Tonight, the iconic Commander’s Palace sign will not be lit,” said a statement emailed from the Commander’s Family of Restaurants. It said Ms. Brennan died with family and […]
  
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• Buy Your Tickets to These 13 Newly Announced Events Before They Sell Out

  01-06-2018 00:45
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffWitness the swirling pop brilliance of Florence + The Machine this autumn at KeyArena.Vincent Haycock
  We all know that many of the biggest Seattle events often sell out well in advance. But it's not a lost cause—if you plan ahead, you can still score tickets for the most popular events. To help you with that, we've rounded up all of the major events that are going on sale in the next couple of days, like Florence + The Machine, St. Vincent, and Lizzo and A Nig
  
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• Uber and Lyft may have to disclose Seattle data they claim secret, Supreme Court rules

  01-06-2018 00:06
  The Washington Supreme Court ruled that the government should disclose trade secrets unless doing so would cause substantial and irreparable harm. Researchers want to use the Uber and Lyft data to see if the companies are serving communities of color fairly.
  
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