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• Adam Smith and Sarah Smith Spar in a Weirdly Volatile and Kinda Infuriating Candidate Forum

  19-10-2018 23:46 via thestranger.com
  
  The two sparred over approximately 482 topics, but there were a couple of sudden, volcanic moments worth talking about.by Rich SmithSmith v Smith RS
  If Rep. Adam Smith didn't come off as a condescending prick who feels like he's entitled to the Congressional seat he's held for the last 22 years, he would have a much easier time in his race against first-time candidate Sarah Smith—at least at arts centers full of Sarah Smith supporters."He's such a smart ass," whispered someone behind me in
  
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• Judge dismisses NRA lawsuit over Seattle’s new gun-storage law

  19-10-2018 23:21
  The law creates fines for gun owners whose guns are accessed by minors or people who are not supposed to have guns.
  
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• Vote No on State Initiative Measure No. 1634

  19-10-2018 23:10 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Election Control BoardBig Sugar doesn't want other cities to have a soda tax. That's because it's working here. JUSTIN SULLIVAN/GETTY
  Guess who doesn't want cities across Washington to be able to tax soda and raise a bunch of money so they can pay for education? The Coca-Cola Company, PepsiCo Inc., Keurig Dr Pepper, and Red Bull North America. These giant drink companies have dropped more than $13 million to back this initiative, which would block cities other than Seattle from taxin
  
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• 2 university students dead in accidental shooting, suicide

  19-10-2018 22:54
  The men were friends who were enrolled in the school through military Reserve Officers' Training Corps programs.
  
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• Dude, Where's My Libido?

  19-10-2018 22:38 via thestranger.com
  
  Savage Love Letter of the Dayby Dan SavageOriginally published on Mar 24, 2009.My husband and I have been together for about four years and have been married for a little over a year. He's 31; I'm 27. We started out as friends and soon began a long-distance relationship, until I got pregnant. We have a great friendship, and honestly I wouldn't want to be with anyone else. Here's our problem: I have the sex drive of a 16-year-old boy, whereas he's practically asexual. The fact that we even got pr
  
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• Police investigating two reports of sexual assault in Seattle area

  19-10-2018 22:22
  Police are investigating assaults that happened near the University of Washington and in a Snohomish County park.
  
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• Police Beat Was Named as One of the "30 Best (Truly) Independent Films of the 21st Century"

  19-10-2018 22:10 via thestranger.com
  
  Congrats, Charles!by Leilani PolkPape Sidy Niang as the African-born Seattle bike cop in Police Beat
  If you know anything about Charles Mudede, you know that in addition to being The Stranger's resident philosopher and cultural commentator, he's also an academic, much called-upon lecturer, and enthusiast of hiphop, jazz, and television and film. He's also a filmmaker. The screenplay he wrote based on his years of covering the Police Beatfor The Stranger, that became a film of the same name direc
  
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• The Stranger's Guide to Fall 2018 Seattle Restaurant Week

  19-10-2018 22:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Julianne BellCapitol Hill izakaya spot Tamari Bar is a newcomer to this year's Seattle Restaurant Week. Anthony Keo
  Sunday, October 21, is the first day of Seattle Restaurant Week. That means that for two glorious weeks (Sundays—Thursdays until November 8), respected establishments all over town will be offering three-course dinners for a mere $33. Some of them will also offer two-course lunches for $18. You can see the full list of participants (there are currently over 165, though mor
  
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• Oldest Brazilian fossil found in debris of National Museum

  19-10-2018 22:00
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — One of the most prized possessions of Brazil’s National Museum has been found amid debris after a massive fire on Sept. 2 sent the building up in flames. Museum director Alexander Kellner told The Associated Press that a fossil named “Luzia” was recuperated. Kellner said the fossil was broken and […]
  
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• City Wins Small Victories in Showbox Lawsuit

  19-10-2018 21:48 via thestranger.com
  
  The city of Seattle had a fairly good day in court on Friday in their first hearing over the lawsuit the Showbox owner brought against the city.by Lester BlackI couldn't take photos in the courtroom, but the King County Courthouse's floor is pretty. Lester Black
  The city of Seattle won a couple of small legal victories Friday morning in their fight to defend the Showbox ordinance, including a dismissal of a $40 million claim against the city.
  Forbes sued the city for more than $40 million in dam
  
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• See swords, ships and a sorceress at Vikings exhibit at Nordic Museum

  19-10-2018 21:16
  "The Vikings Begin," the story of the roots of this fascinating people, is told through artifacts and archaeological discoveries assembled by a Swedish museum and being exhibited at Seattle's newly renovated Nordic Museum.
  
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• Our Guide to Seattle Restaurant Week

  19-10-2018 21:11 via thestranger.com
  The Stranger's guide to Fall 2018 Restaurant Week.by Stranger Things To Do StaffSunday, October 21, is the first day of Seattle Restaurant Week. That means that for two glorious weeks (Sundays—Thursdays until November 8), respected establishments all over town will be offering three-course dinners for a mere $33. Some of them will also offer two-course lunches for $18. You can see the full list of participants (there are currently over 165, though more may be added) here. To help you narro
  
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• Scarecrow Video Is Celebrating 30 Years with a Righteous Online Auction

  19-10-2018 20:55 via thestranger.com
  
  Go party with Scarecrow!by Leilani PolkGoing strong for three decades and counting. Nathalie Graham
  We've written about Scarecrow Video a lot, which makes sense, considering The Stranger has been in Seattle for 27 years and Scarecrow is celebrating its 30th Anniversary in 2018.
  Here's a loving and thoughtful eulogy about late Scarecrow founder and film enthusiast George Latsio, who passed away in 2003. Here's a little piece we did following their 2015 win of the Stranger Genius Award in Film. Ex
  
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• Martin Scorsese, Africa’s flying doctors win awards in Spain

  19-10-2018 20:48
  MADRID (AP) — American film director Martin Scorsese and Africa’s flying doctors are among scientists, mountaineers and intellectuals who received Spain’s prestigious Princess of Asturias awards Friday from King Felipe VI. In his acceptance speech in the northern Spanish city of Oviedo, Scorsese says he worries about the future of cinema. He warns that art […]
  
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• Laureates in Spanish awards call for action to “save future”

  19-10-2018 20:48
  MADRID (AP) — Voicing wake-up calls for new generations to save cinema, oceans and journalism, film director Martin Scorsese and marine biologist Sylvia Earle on Friday were awarded Spain’s prestigious Princess of Asturias prizes along a selected group of scientists, mountaineers and intellectuals. In his acceptance speech in the northern Spanish city of Oviedo, Scorsese […]
  
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• Fewer and Fewer People Seem to Know the Difference Between "Less" and "Fewer"

  19-10-2018 20:19 via thestranger.com
  
  Are you aware of the national crisis regarding the incorrect usage of "fewer" and "less"?by Dave SegalQFC has found away to avoid the whole issue. Bravo?DS
  More often than not in grocery stores and other retail establishments, you'll see express lanes with signs specifying that they're for purchases of "X items or less." Hold on to your handheld device, reader: This is an incorrect construction; these signs should say "X items or fewer." Ready for another bitter pill? Some people whom you love a
  
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• Last-Minute Plans: 108 Cheap & Easy Things To Do in Seattle This Weekend: Oct 19-21, 2018

  19-10-2018 19:55 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffExperience the autumn Hindu festival that celebrates the triumph of light over darkness at Diwali: Lights of India on Saturday.GETTY/MURALINATH
  Panicking because you haven't yet made plans for the weekend and you're short on cash? Don't worry—below, find all of your options for last-minute entertainment that won't cost more than $10, ranging from the Lazy Daisy Vintage Market to the Rhododendron Garden Fall Foliage Festival & Plant Sale, and from The Ander
  
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• Savage Love: Pair of Jacks

  19-10-2018 19:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by Dan Savage Joe NewtonI have a secret: For the past three months, I've been attending a local Jacks club (a men-only masturbation event). As someone recovering from sexual abuse, I find the party to be safe, therapeutic, and just sexy fun. I feel like I need this! Unfortunately, I spotted one of my employees at last week's event. Although I'm openly gay at my workplace, being naked, erect, and sexual in the same room as my employee felt wrong. I freaked out, packed up, and departed without him
  
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• Día de los Muertos Events to Check Out

  19-10-2018 19:22 via thestranger.com
  Parties, art shows, performances, and more ways to take part in Día de los Muertos.by Stranger Things To Do StaffDuring the Mexican holiday Día de los Muertos (Oct 31-Nov 2), people honor loved ones who have died by bringing them to life with colorful ofrendas (altars) adorned with memorabilia and calaveras (sugar skulls), and taking part in many other traditions. This year in Seattle, there are lots of opportunities to learn more about the holiday through performances, food, music
  
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• Día de los Muertos 2018 Events

  19-10-2018 19:22 via thestranger.com
  Parties, art shows, performances, and more ways to take part in Día de los Muertos.by Stranger Things To Do StaffDuring the Mexican holiday Día de los Muertos (Oct 31-Nov 2), people honor loved ones who have died by bringing them to life with colorful ofrendas (altars) adorned with memorabilia and calaveras (sugar skulls), and taking part in many other traditions. This year in Seattle, there are lots of opportunities to learn more about the holiday through performances, food, music
  
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• 21 Día de los Muertos 2018 Events in Seattle

  19-10-2018 19:16 via thestranger.com
  Parties, art shows, performances, and more ways to take part in Día de los Muertos.by Stranger Things To Do StaffDuring the Mexican holiday Día de los Muertos (Oct 31-Nov 2), people honor loved ones who have died by bringing them to life with colorful ofrendas (altars) adorned with memorabilia and calaveras (sugar skulls), and taking part in many other traditions. This year in Seattle, there are lots of opportunities to learn more about the holiday through performances, food, music
  
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• The Last Wet Hop

  19-10-2018 18:57 via thestranger.com
  
  Our beer critic drinks a couple final wet hop beers before the fresh hop season ends.by Lester BlackValley of Kings, a beer worth drinking and not worth holding on to. Lester Black
  When the leaves turn orange you know the fresh hop beer in Seattle is good. But as soon as you start to see those leaves form colorful mounds on sidewalks and collect in street drains that means the season of wet hop beer is nearly over. This is the nature of fresh hop beer; it's a beer style that is as seasonal as a
  
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• Expect a Heated Discussion When Jill Soloway, Hannah Gadsby, and Morgan Parker Take the Stage Next Week

  19-10-2018 18:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by Katie HerzogJill Soloway is turning feminist discourse into a spectator sport. What does that mean? Go to the event to find out.PHOTO BY JESSE CHAMBERLIN
  Before the series Transparent, Jill Soloway was a feminine-presenting straight lady with a husband and two kids. She was, by all appearances, the model of the typical American family—albeit one with more than its share of success. Before striking out on her own, Soloway wrote for Six Feet Under, among other shows.
  But over the course o
  
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• Pioneer Square streets reopen after 3-hour shutdown because of gas leak

  19-10-2018 17:44
  Firefighters are working to evacuate the area as a precaution after the gas leak was reported shortly after 8 a.m. at a construction site.
  
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• Parts of Pioneer Square shut down as crews respond to natural-gas leak

  19-10-2018 17:44
  Firefighters are working to evacuate the area as a precaution after the gas leak was reported shortly after 8 a.m. at a construction site.
  
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• Slog AM Report Finds That Washington is Officially the Worst, and Other Morning News

  19-10-2018 17:04 via thestranger.com
  
  by Michael BellThe truth hurts.KatarzynaBialasiewicz/Getty Images
  Worth repeating—Washington IS officially the worst: The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy released a report that states what we’ve all known to be true for sometime, “Washington has the most unfair state and local tax system in the country.” The poorest residents in Washington pay 17.8 percent of their income in taxes, whereas the wealthiest pay 3 percent. If you aren’t already cringing, just
  
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• Idaho education board adopts new college funding model

  19-10-2018 16:37
  COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho — The Idaho State Board of Education has approved a plan to fund the state’s public colleges and universities based on the number of graduates they produce. The board on Thursday approved the plan, which board spokesman Mike Keckler said will be phased in over three years, with $16 million in new […]
  
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• 3 injured in Tukwila when Metro bus crashes into back of a car

  19-10-2018 16:31
  Three people in the rear-ended car were taken to the hospital but no one on the bus was injured.
  
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• Body was found floating in waters off South Kitsap

  19-10-2018 16:26
  PORT ORCHARD, Wash. (AP) — Law enforcement officers recovered a male body found floating in the water off South Kitsap, Washington. The Kitsap Sun reports the man appeared to be in his early 40s. Two kayakers spotted the body in the water near the bank of Colvos Passage on Wednesday and called 911. Deputies and […]
  
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• 4 moments from the Rossi-Schrier debate you may hear more about

  19-10-2018 16:00
  The debate produced no obvious knockdown moments, but there were exchanges that could provide fodder for campaign attacks or closing arguments in the final weeks of the election.
  
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• Would you ditch your car if a transit hub was at your kid’s school? That’s one solution from UW ‘ideathon’

  19-10-2018 15:00
  Teams of students fanned out across the city, interviewing people about their commutes and travel habits, and then brainstorming potential solutions to Seattle's ever-worsening traffic.
  
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• Want to know what a Seattle tax hike would mean for you? New King County tool helps even renters.

  19-10-2018 15:00
  Just plug in your address and see how much more you pay each year. The new King County tool also calculates an estimate for renters.
  
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• No rope. No gear. 3,000 feet of granite. One man’s amazing feat up El Capitan.

  19-10-2018 15:00
  Climber Alex Honnold gave the filmmakers following his journey one rule: They couldn't ask when he planned to climb. Honnold's historic first ascent of El Capitan without safety gear was documented in the film "Free Solo," playing now in Seattle movie theaters.
  
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• Metro hires Ford Chariot to operate a new app-based Eastgate park-and-ride shuttle

  19-10-2018 15:00
  Commuters within 2 or 3 miles of Eastgate can use an app to hail a ride, and be met by a Chariot van that drops them at the station, located between Interstate 90 and Bellevue College.
  
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• Louisiana university gives Smithsonian a crustacean collection

  19-10-2018 14:03
  A Louisiana university is giving the Smithsonian Institution a huge collection of crustaceans that has, among other things, been used to identify seafood mislabeled as coming from the Gulf of Mexico. “This is a very important collection because it’s going to rejuvenate our holdings” for the Gulf and nearby waters, said Dr. Rafael Lemaitre, the […]
  
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• San Francisco startup wants to help Bellevue teachers buy their homes

  19-10-2018 14:00
  A startup company, founded by a former Bellevue student, would split the cost of a down payment for teachers and other school staff — provided they agree to share a quarter of any profits made on the sale of the property in the future.
  
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• San Francisco startup wants to help Bellevue teachers buy their first home

  19-10-2018 14:00
  A startup company, founded by a former Bellevue student, would split the cost of a down payment for teachers and other school staff — provided they agree to share a quarter of any profits made on the sale of the property in the future.
  
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• Sheriff: Man dies in fall at Mount St. Helens

  19-10-2018 10:55
  MOUNT ST. HELENS, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say a man in his 40s suffered a medical event and died in a fall on Mount St. Helens. KGW-TV reports the man was hiking Thursday afternoon at about the 6,700-foot level in the Monitor Ridge area when he fell, according to Skamania County Sheriff Dave Brown. Brown […]
  
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• Europe, Japan ready spacecraft for 7-year journey to Mercury

  19-10-2018 09:45
  BERLIN (AP) — Final preparations were underway Friday for the launch of a joint mission by European and Japanese space agencies to send twin probes to Mercury, the closest planet to the Sun. An Ariane 5 rocket is scheduled to lift the BepiColombo spacecraft into orbit from French Guiana late Friday, after which it will […]
  
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• Molotov cocktails suspected in arson at Seattle church during Thursday service

  19-10-2018 07:05
  Several Molotov cocktails were thrown at the church, Iglesia ni Cristo, during an evening service Thursday, according to the Seattle Fire Department.
  
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