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• Bumbershoot 2018 Must-See: Iconic Debbie Harry-Led New Wave Group Blondie

  31-08-2018 23:48 via thestranger.com
  
  by Dave SegalBlondie's spirit animal (and frontwoman) Debbie Harry
  Blondie could’ve retired after their first five outstanding albums and had a Hall of Fame-worthy career. But they’ve stuck it out for over four decades, with the creative core of Debbie Harry, Chris Stein, and Clem Burke still cranking out the hits and deep cuts. The group’s songwriting smarts have transitioned smoothly from punk and new wave to disco, reggae, and rap, reaping both commercial success and critica
  
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• Man accused of dragging Washington State Patrol trooper across four lanes of traffic

  31-08-2018 23:34
  A man has pleaded not guilty to dragging a State Patrol officer across four lanes of Seattle traffic while the officer trying to arrest him was hanging out of the car.
  
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• Seattle Man Digs Himself Out of a Hole with a Spoon

  31-08-2018 22:57 via thestranger.com
  by Katie HerzogMax Kraushaar had been at this for about an hour and a half by the time I stumbled over him outside Lovecitylove yesterday and he predicted he had four hours left to go. Why? Art.[ Comment on this story ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
  
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• Renee Erickson Opens A New Bar And More Seattle Food News You Can Use: August 31, 2018 Edition

  31-08-2018 22:41 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffRenee Erickson's swanky new bar Deep Dive is now open inside the Amazon Spheres, and it's got an extravagant $18 take on the Seattle dog.Annie Park
  This week, Renee Erickson opens a swanky new bar inside the Amazon Spheres, East Trading Co. nears an opening on Capitol Hill, and The Saint says goodbye. Plus, learn about an upcoming wizard-themed pub (selling magic wands!), a new bagel place in Ballard, and more food news for your weekend. For more inspiration, check
  
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• Judge’s decision allows Washington state to kill member of wolf pack

  31-08-2018 22:27
  The wolf, which was shot and wounded Aug. 23 by a rancher whose livestock had been targeted, has a GPS collar and was expected to be relatively easy to find.
  
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• Judge’s decision allows Washington state to kill member of Togo wolf pack

  31-08-2018 22:27
  A judge Friday denied a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit filed by conservation groups seeking to stop the state agency from killing a member of the Togo wolf pack who had preyed several times on cattle. The agency will be allowed to kill the adult, male wolf, beginning at 5 p.m.
  
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• Inbox Jukebox Track of the Day: The Sublimely Zany Funk of "Ghosts in the Shower" by Rising Seattle Producer Chong the Nomad

  31-08-2018 22:10 via thestranger.com
  
  Chong the Nomad's "Ghosts in the Shower" is an instant novelty-funk classic.by Dave SegalChong the Nomad's new single is a helluva quirk out. Lester Black
  Chong the Nomad, “Ghosts in the Shower” (self-released)
  It's always nice when a performer you've never seen before stuns you at a music festival, and then follows that up with a new track that keeps your enthusiasm escalating. Such is the case with "Ghosts in the Shower," the new single by Seattle multi-instrumentalist/vocalist Cho
  
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• First Avenue streetcar construction costs soar to $252M, long-awaited report finds

  31-08-2018 21:30
  "We now know the real numbers on what this is going to cost and it's tens of millions more than what anyone was ever told," Mayor Jenny Durkan said. "This is not good news, and I know that."
  
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• First Avenue streetcar construction costs rise to $252M, operating costs appear reasonable, long-awaited report finds

  31-08-2018 21:30
  "We now know the real numbers on what this is going to cost and it's tens of millions more than what the anyone was ever told," Mayor Jenny Durkan said. "This is not good news, and I know that."
  
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• My Wife Says I Can't Jerk Off, But It Helps Me Focus!

  31-08-2018 21:25 via thestranger.com
  
  Savage Love Letter of the Dayby Dan SavageOriginally published on Apr 9, 2009.
  My wife of three years has a problem with me masturbating. At one point, we made a deal that I wouldn't do it while she's in the house. That would be just fine with me, except that she is rarely out of the house without me. Our sex is really, really great, but I'm pretty horny and I like to masturbate once in a while. She says that she feels like I'm cheating on her. About a year ago, I DID cheat on her—yes, I'm
  
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• Body camera video shows Oregon officer rescuing fawn

  31-08-2018 20:52
  EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — An animal welfare officer in Oregon is getting attention after her rescue of a fawn was captured on her body-worn camera. The Eugene Police Department on Thursday made public a video and photo of Officer Shawni McLaughlin freeing a terrified fawn that got stuck in a backyard fence. In the video, […]
  
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• Nomadic Tempest Is Like Captain Planet With Aerialists. Which Is a Shame.

  31-08-2018 20:15 via thestranger.com
  
  An outdoor movie screening of An Inconvenient Truth might have been more entertaining.by Greg ScruggsNomadic Tempest looked good, at least. Angus ta Orkon
  Author Elmore Leonard’s 10 Rules of Writing includes one on exclamation points: “You are allowed no more than two or three per 100,000 words of prose.” If there is a similar rule on evil laughs, Nomadic Tempest, the shipboard theater performance about climate change currently sailing the Salish Sea (next up: Everett and Port
  
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• The Bell Tolls for the Village Voice

  31-08-2018 20:10 via thestranger.com
  
  by Katie Herzog63 isn't a bad age to retire die from "basically, business realities."Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images
  Another one bites the dust. As much as those of us at The Stranger love the idea of being the final alt (bi) weekly left standing, we are chagrined to report the Village Voice is officially dead.According to Gothamist (wait, aren't they dead too?), publisher Peter Barbey announced to the staff Friday that the paper will no longer be publishing any new work. Excuse me, content.
  
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• The Little Stranger: Faint Wisps of Gothic Horror in a Very English Story

  31-08-2018 19:58 via thestranger.com
  by Ned LannamannYou probably have to be receptive to a certain type of English brittleness to find the early stages of The Little Stranger anything but tedious, but it’s worth the effort. This is a slow-moving, afternoon-tea-and-marmalade kind of movie that slowly grows into something different.At first, it seems like just another episode of Masterpiece Theatre—a stiff-upper-lip story set in the waning years of the British Empire, a time when the trajectory of an obscenely rich famil
  
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• If You Boycott In-N-Out You Should Probably Boycott Dick's Too

  31-08-2018 19:52 via thestranger.com
  
  Good news, folks! We too can boycott burger chains that donate to GOP politics, starting with Dick's Drive-In.by Katie HerzogBye bye burgersDick'sThis week In-N-Out caught the ire of good liberals everywhere after California journalist Gabe Schneider pointed out on Twitter that the company—gasp—donates to the GOP.According to recent campaign fillings, the once beloved burger dealer gave $25,000 to the state Republican Party. Some dems, as you can imagine, were not pleased that their
  
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• 8 heart-transplant candidates transferred to Seattle

  31-08-2018 19:49
  SEATTLE (AP) — Eight heart-transplant candidates have been transferred to a Seattle hospital following the suspension of a heart-transplant program at an Oregon facility. The University of Washington School of Medicine said in a statement Friday that the patients were taken to UW Medicine. Oregon Health & Science University said earlier that it was working […]
  
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• Arizona canyon famed for waterfalls to reopen after flooding

  31-08-2018 19:48
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona canyon that’s world famous for its blue-green waterfalls is reopening Saturday, weeks after flooding closed it to tourism. The Havasupai reservation deep in a gorge off the Grand Canyon has been closed since July 11. About 200 visitors had to be evacuated by helicopter after water surged through the […]
  
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• ‘We continue to actively negotiate’: Seattle Public Schools sends first official communication about potential strike to parents

  31-08-2018 19:32
  Parents have complained about a lack of communication from the district since teachers' strike-authorization vote on Tuesday. The district acknowledged the "uncertainty" but said it is planning for classes to start on Sept. 5.
  
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• Check Out These PAX Parties This Weekend

  31-08-2018 19:07 via thestranger.com
  28 Events That Don't Require A Badgeby Stranger Things To Do StaffAs of August 31, only a small amount of Monday tickets are still available for this weekend's massive PAX West gaming convention. But don’t worry if you don’t have tickets: There are tons of after-parties that don’t require a PAX badge, as well as other nerdy performances and events happening this weekend that we’re betting you’ll be interested in, too. We’ve rounded them up here, so, whether or
  
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• 29 Nerdy Events in Seattle This Weekend Aside From PAX West 2018

  31-08-2018 19:02 via thestranger.com
  Puzzle Break, Fortnite, an Oculus pop-up, and more.by Stranger Things To Do StaffAs of August 31, only a small amount of Monday tickets are still available for this weekend's massive PAX West gaming convention. But don’t worry if you don’t have tickets: There are tons of after-parties that don’t require a PAX badge, as well as other nerdy performances and events happening this weekend that we’re betting you’ll be interested in, too. We’ve rounded them up here,
  
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• 28 Nerdy Events in Seattle This Weekend Aside From PAX West 2018

  31-08-2018 19:02 via thestranger.com
  Puzzle Break, Fortnite, an Oculus pop-up, and more.by Stranger Things To Do StaffAs of August 31, only a small amount of Monday tickets are still available for this weekend's massive PAX West gaming convention. But don’t worry if you don’t have tickets: There are tons of after-parties that don’t require a PAX badge, as well as other nerdy performances and events happening this weekend that we’re betting you’ll be interested in, too. We’ve rounded them up here,
  
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• Podcast: talking taxes, Trump and Dino Rossi with Kim Schrier, the doctor trying to flip Rep. Dave Reichert’s seat for Dems

  31-08-2018 18:45
  Issaquah pediatrician Kim Schrier makes the case for why she could be the first Democrat to represent the 8th Congressional District.
  
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• NASA anxious to hear from Mars rover as dust storm clears

  31-08-2018 18:42
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA is anxious to hear from its dust-silenced Mars rover, Opportunity, as the planet’s red skies clear. Flight controllers have been on the alert for a message from Opportunity ever since a dust storm enveloped Mars in June and contact was lost. The storm has finally diminished. That means the […]
  
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• Lego wants to completely remake its toy bricks (without anyone noticing)

  31-08-2018 18:39
  Its little bricks have barely changed in decades, but Denmark-based Lego is working on an update: to eliminate its use of petroleum-based plastics, using entirely plant-based or recycled materials by 2030. It's a big job (and stepping on one barefoot will probably still hurt).
  
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• Who Makes Better Wine: Mexico or Washington?

  31-08-2018 18:30 via thestranger.com
  
  Two wine-growing regions face off at Aluel Cellars.by Rich SmithStepping into a wine cloud courtesy of the Mexican Consulate, Capitol Hill's newest and coolest neighbors.Courtesy of the Mexican ConsulateTuesday evening I got kinda drunk on wine in a well-lit place!! I must confess that knocking back three glasses of wine before dinner isn't necessarily an uncommon event in my life. But this time was a little different. This time I was drinking for reasons unrelated to stress, lovesickness, or th
  
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• Suspect sought in attempted assault on Des Moines Creek Trail in SeaTac

  31-08-2018 18:14
  The incident occurred Thursday morning during the victim's regular jog through Des Moines Creek Park.
  
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• How Tim Eyman Killed Bi-Partisan Police Reform

  31-08-2018 17:45 via thestranger.com
  
  Police reformers and law enforcement groups came to a rare compromise earlier this year to pass bipartisan police use of force reform... and then Tim Eyman killed it. But is the usually idiotic Eyman right with this one?by Lester Black The Stranger
  When the state legislature found a way earlier this year to lower the criminal standard for holding a cop accountable for killing someone while also not angering the entire law enforcement community, it was hailed as a somewhat remarkable accomplishme
  
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• Slog AM: Thurston County Cat Carver Kills 13th Cat, A Cool, Dry Labor Day Weekend

  31-08-2018 17:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Neo-Nazis in Germany, Alex Jones is getting sued, In-N-Out is breaking our heartsby Nathalie GrahamThere are a lot of 'scared cat' stock photos on the Internet.StockImages_AT / Getty Images
  The Cat Carver strikes again: A thirteenth cat has been found mutilated and murdered in Thurston County. This is happening more and more frequently. Cat owners are terrified. Thurston County has its felines on lockdown. The serial killer is still at large, slicin’ and dicin’ kitties left and right
  
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• Uber returning to Eugene, Springfield after 3-year hiatus

  31-08-2018 16:52
  EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Starting next week, Eugene and Springfield residents will be able to order to an Uber ride from the convenience of their smartphones. The Register-Guard reports Uber announced Thursday that it is returning to the area on Sept. 6 after a three-year absence in the area. Eugene is currently the largest city […]
  
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• A 5-year-old child is hit on Highway 2 in Lake Stevens, transported to hospital with injuries

  31-08-2018 16:29
  Troopers believe the child walked onto the highway, where he was struck, but details about how this occurred remain unclear.
  
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• A 5-year-old boy is hit on Highway 2 in Lake Stevens, transported to hospital with injuries

  31-08-2018 16:29
  Troopers believe the child walked onto the highway, where he was struck, but details about how this occurred remain unclear.
  
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• Threat of federal enforcement complicates Seattle’s proposed safe injection site

  31-08-2018 16:11
  The U.S. Department of Justice’s threat of “aggressive action” against cities opening so-called safe injection sites dimmed the prospects of opening one in Seattle.
  
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• Seattle’s new Yesler Terrace Park opens at heart of mixed-income redevelopment

  31-08-2018 15:00
  Built for about $6 million on property previously occupied by a Seattle Housing Authority services building and a baseball field, the 1.8-acre park is located in the heart of a rapidly changing neighborhood that barely resembles the Yesler Terrace of yesteryear.
  
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• Our views along the Seattle waterfront will never be the same

  31-08-2018 15:00
  Sketched Aug. 29, 2018 Waterfront pedicabber Tristan Johnson was taking a phone call before tourists came by and requested a ride to Pike Place Market. His pedicab is electric, so he returned to this spot near Pier 56 in no time, giving me another chance to to add detail to my drawing. This scene of […]
  
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• Officials suspend search, but hiker’s mother carries on: ‘I am running a business called Find My Daughter’

  31-08-2018 15:00
  "I am probably the most stubborn person you'll ever meet and my daughter is 10 times worse," said Lisa Sayers, the mother of Sam Sayers, who was last seen hiking on Vesper Peak on Aug. 1.
  
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• Nobel prize-winning economist James Mirrlees dies at 82

  31-08-2018 14:39
  LONDON (AP) — Cambridge University says economist James Mirrlees, the co-winner of the 1996 Nobel prize in economics, has died. He was 82. Mirrlees, who died Wednesday, studied public economics, or the role of the public sector in the market economy. He examined devising an optimal income tax regime balancing efficiency and equity. He shared […]
  
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• Russia: Space station air pressure restored after leak

  31-08-2018 12:52
  MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s space agency says air pressure on the International Space Station has been restored to proper levels after a leak was repaired. Roscosmos said in a statement Friday that “the safety and health of the crew are not threatened.” The leak, which was discovered Thursday, was traced to a small hole in […]
  
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• Vaughn Beals, Harley-Davidson’s turnaround driver, dies at 90

  31-08-2018 07:54
  Vaughn L. Beals Jr., one of 13 Harley-Davidson executives who negotiated the buyback of Harley from AMF Corp. in 1981, has died at age 90, a funeral home in Gig Harbor reported.
  
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• Hundreds in NE India flee homes to escape river flooding

  31-08-2018 07:52
  GAUHATI, India (AP) — Indian authorities have issued an alert about flooding from a rain-swollen river that flows from China and have rescued some from an island in the river in the remote northeast. Tamiyo Tatak, a district magistrate, said Friday that hundreds of people from about a dozen villages have moved to higher ground […]
  
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• Trump eases US methane rules as Colorado says state’s work

  31-08-2018 07:07
  DENVER (AP) — The Trump administration is rolling back some U.S. regulations on climate-changing methane pollution, calling them expensive and burdensome, but Colorado says its rules are working — and they have industry support. Energy companies have found and repaired about 73,000 methane leaks since 2015 under a state-required oil field inspection program, according to […]
  
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• Colorado says it’s cut methane leaks as Trump eases US rules

  31-08-2018 07:07
  DENVER (AP) — The Trump administration is rolling back some U.S. regulations on climate-changing methane pollution, calling them expensive and burdensome, but Colorado says its rules are working — and they have industry support. Energy companies have found and repaired about 73,000 methane leaks since 2015 under a state-required oil field inspection program, according to […]
  
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• Study tests whether seaweed in cattle feed reduces emissions

  31-08-2018 06:58
  DAVIS, Calif. (AP) — University of California researchers are feeding seaweed to dairy cows in an attempt to make cattle more climate-friendly. UC Davis is studying whether adding small amounts of seaweed to cattle feed can help reduce their emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas that’s released when cattle burp, pass gas or make […]
  
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• Researchers feed seaweed to dairy cows to reduce emissions

  31-08-2018 06:58
  DAVIS, Calif. (AP) — University of California researchers are feeding seaweed to dairy cows in an attempt to make cattle more climate-friendly. UC Davis is studying whether adding small amounts of seaweed to cattle feed can help reduce their emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas that’s released when cattle burp, pass gas or make […]
  
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• Two men charged with sexual assault aboard planes headed to Sea-Tac; authorities urge victims to come forward

  31-08-2018 06:13
  The men were arrested and charged with the sexual assault of female passengers in incidents earlier this year aboard aircraft coming into Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The FBI and U.S. Attorney say such behavior will not be tolerated.
  
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• FBI seeks victims of convicted sex trafficker

  31-08-2018 04:19
  Investigators from the Redmond Police Department and the FBI's Seattle office say David Delay preyed on lonely women who were sometimes desperate and vulnerable.
  
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• Seattle Public Schools teachers could strike next week. Here are some ways to keep your kids busy.

  31-08-2018 03:52
  Two days after Seattle educators voted to authorize a strike, bargaining was still underway for a teacher contract. In case talks fall through and school is canceled next week, here's where children can be taken.
  
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• As negotiations continue, teachers union leader says a 3-year contract is unlikely

  31-08-2018 03:52
  Two days after Seattle educators voted to authorize a strike, bargaining was still underway for a teacher contract. In case talks fall through and school is canceled next week, here's where children can be taken.
  
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