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• A New Restaurant from Junebaby's Edouardo Jordan and More Seattle Food News You Can Use: Dec 7, 2018 Edition

  07-12-2018 23:42 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffThe highly anticipated new grain-focused restaurant Lucinda Grain Bar from chef Edouardo Jordan, who's received national media attention and two James Beard Awards for his restaurants Junebaby and Salare, opens this Saturday, December 8. Jonathan Vanderweit
  This week in food news, all eyes are on chef Edouardo Jordan as he prepares to open his much-anticipated new restaurant Lucinda Grain Bar in Ravenna, Meg's Hamburgers brings nostalgic burgers to Pioneer Square, a
  
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• In North Bend, the freshest Christmas trees are the ones waiting to be cut

  07-12-2018 23:29
  A trip to a Puget Sound-area Christmas tree farm can be a bonding experience. In North Bend, the families cutting down these trees spoke of the fresh scent that would soon fill their homes.
  
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• Cutting your own Christmas tree: a day of family traditions on a North Bend farm

  07-12-2018 23:29
  A trip to a Puget Sound-area Christmas tree farm can be a bonding experience. In North Bend, the families cutting down these trees spoke of the fresh scent that would soon fill their homes.
  
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• Washington Supreme Court Justice Mary Yu admonished over pro-charity Facebook posts

  07-12-2018 23:23
  The Commission on Judicial Conduct said judges have an obligation not to use their office to advance their own personal or economic interests, or those of others. While Yu accepted the findings, she suggested there should be more guidance for judges about what is appropriate on social media.
  
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• Body found in parked car at Auburn community center identified

  07-12-2018 23:03
  The body found in a parked car Thursday has been identified as that of a missing Auburn man. Police suspect foul play.
  
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• Body found in car trunk at Auburn community center identified

  07-12-2018 23:03
  The body found in a parked car Thursday has been identified as that of a missing Auburn man. Police suspect foul play.
  
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• Body found in car parked in Auburn community center identified

  07-12-2018 23:03
  Body found in car left in parking lot is missing Auburn man; police suspect foul play.
  
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• Vail Inc. Announces Millions in Renovations and Two New Chairlifts at Stevens Pass

  07-12-2018 22:55 via thestranger.com
  
  Vail Resorts is building two new chairlifts at Stevens Pass Ski Area.by Lester BlackWill new ski terrain follow these two new ski lifts at Stevens Pass? SEASTOCK/ Getty Images
  What happens when the biggest ski resort corporation in the world buys your local mountain? That's the question Seattle's ski and snowboard community was asking this summer when Vail Resorts, Inc. purchased Stevens Pass, a beloved ski area about two hours east of Seattle on Highway 2.Today locals got their first hint at wh
  
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• How The Seattle Times covered the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941

  07-12-2018 22:52
  The Pacific Northwest was placed under an 11 p.m. blackout after the attack, and and all radio stations except KIRO were silenced. A front-page photo the next day showed President Franklin Delano Roosevelt asking Congress to declare war on Japan for its “unprovoked and dastardly attack” on Hawaii.
  
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• Anti-Racist Protesters Harass Gay Asian-American Journalist

  07-12-2018 22:33 via thestranger.com
  
  Perhaps the cause will be better served if protestors on the left turn around and focus on the people they’re actually there to counter.by Katie HerzogCounter-protesters in Seattle blocked and threatened Portland journalist Andy Ngo Andy Ngo
  Andy Ngo is not exactly popular in Portland.An independent journalist who writes for Quillette and the Wall Street Journal, Ngo first made headlines for being fired from the Portland State University student newspaper, the Vanguard, for tweeting a vide
  
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• Last-Minute Plans: 133 Free, Cheap & Easy Things To Do In Seattle This Weekend: Dec 7-9, 2018

  07-12-2018 22:19 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffThousands of candles will light up the pathways along Green Lake at Saturday's Green Lake Pathway of Lights. You might even spot some hot air balloons, weather permitting. Marlina Green
  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 Winter Solstice Night Market to CookieFest, and from the opening of L
  
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• Former Baywatch Sex Icon Pamela Anderson Provides Excellent Marxist Breakdown of French Riots

  07-12-2018 22:01 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles Mudede"Putting yellow vests from car safety equipment in France to protest against rising fuel prices and for general economy issues with government in France in 2018..." Gregory_DUBUS/gettyimages.com
  Pamela Anderson should return to the US and run against Trump. She currently lives in France, 51, and recently broke up with a dashing footballer. She could win the top seat in American politics and even change/save the world. The former Baywatch star, Playboy model, and one of the first
  
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• Senate passes bill making it easier to kill sea lions in the Columbia River

  07-12-2018 21:41
  The bill would streamline the process for Washington, Idaho, Oregon and several Pacific Northwest Native American tribes to capture and euthanize potentially hundreds of sea lions found in the river east of Portland.
  
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• Traffic alert: Carolers could be as thick as figgy pudding in downtown Seattle on Friday night

  07-12-2018 21:38
  Sections of Pine Street will be closed and Fifth Avenue is expected to experience heavy traffic as dozens of caroling teams sing on downtown Seattle street corners in and around Westlake Center beginning at 6 p.m.
  
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• Oh Shit! Pop-Punk Poet Laureate Pete Shelley Passes Away at 63

  07-12-2018 21:36 via thestranger.com
  
  An appreciation of pop-punk poet laureate and Buzzcocks leader Pete Shelley, who passed away yesterday at age 63.by Dave SegalSomething's gone wrong again. RIP, Pete Shelley. Genetic Records/Island Records
  It's not often that a musician who never charted* in America reaches the upper echelon of Twitter's United States trends, but that happened yesterday after it was reported that Buzzcocks' frontman Pete Shelley had died of a suspected heart attack at his home in Estonia at age 63. That overwhel
  
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• Green River College’s fine for campus safety violations reduced to $250,000

  07-12-2018 21:30
  The federal campus safety violations occurred during a moment of chaotic leadership churn for the community college in Auburn.
  
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• New NASA lander captures 1st sounds of Martian wind

  07-12-2018 21:23
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s new Mars lander has captured the first sounds of the Martian wind. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory released audio clips of the alien wind Friday. The low-frequency rumblings were collected by the InSight lander during its first week of operations at Mars. The wind is estimated to be blowing 10 […]
  
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• Fire at Jehovah’s Witnesses Kingdom Hall investigated

  07-12-2018 20:43
  It's the ltest in a string of fires at Kingdom Halls throughout the South Sound; ATF has offered a $25K reward for information.
  
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• Costumes, Mud, and the Indisputable Greatness of Olivia Colman in The Favourite

  07-12-2018 20:21 via thestranger.com
  by Ned LannamannThe Favourite has a little something for everyone. Palace intrigue! Double crosses! Fancy clothes! Scathing social satire! History, sort of! Gunplay! Handjobs! Mud baths! Silly dancing! Animal cruelty! A bewigged but otherwise nude man being pelted with pomegranates in slow motion!Okay, maybe The Favourite isn’t for everyone—it’s a Yorgos Lanthimos film, after all. The Greek director of Dogtooth, The Lobster, and The Killing of a Sacred Deer invariably strives t
  
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• Dumplin’: Finally, a Movie Where Dolly Parton Is God!

  07-12-2018 20:07 via thestranger.com
  It’s about time!by Ciara DolanBased on Julie Murphy’s YA novel, Dumplin’ is a total delight. Here are a few of the totally delightful things you will see in the Netflix dramedy’s 110 minutes: talent show yodeling, Dolly Parton drag queens teaching youths how to vogue, and Jennifer Aniston blow-drying away her tears.“Dumplin’” is the nickname given to rebellious teen Willowdean (Danielle Macdonald) by her former beauty queen mother Rosie (Aniston, embodyi
  
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• KEXP Hires Public Radio Alum to Head New Public Affairs Show

  07-12-2018 20:04 via thestranger.com
  by Katie HerzogKEXP has hired Emily Fox, a former host of KUOW's Morning Edition, as lead producer on a forthcoming weekly public affairs program.The show, which will air from 7 to 9 am on Saturdays, will launch early next year. Contributors, according to a press release, will include "local, national, and international artists and musicians, community members and advocates, KEXP DJs and staff, and many others. This program will provide a platform to diverse creative and artistic communities not
  
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• Heavy rain, flooding, tornadoes forecast for Houston region

  07-12-2018 19:52
  HOUSTON (AP) — Houston authorities have activated their emergency operations center and the National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch as a storm system could bring up to 10 inches (25 centimeters) of rain in some areas. The weather service says flooding is likely for a broad region extending down to the Gulf […]
  
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• 19-year sentence for man who killed his wife in front of Uber driver, told police he’d had a ‘bad night’

  07-12-2018 19:09
  During an argument with his wife in an Uber, Cameron Espitia pulled out a handgun and shot Jennifer Morrison Espitia in the back of the head in July 2017. He was arrested a short time later. Espitia pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in October and was sentenced Friday to 19 years in prison.
  
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• Savage Love: Cringe and Purge

  07-12-2018 18:35 via thestranger.com
  
  by Dan Savage Joe NewtonI'm a 59-year-old man in good health. For basically my whole adult life, I've had this problem during intercourse with a woman of (1) being very quick to come and (2) having a too intense "cringey" sensation when I come. This has led to often going soft at the prospect of intercourse. This too-intense feeling makes me stop moving when I come, which is not satisfying at all. It doesn't happen with hand jobs or oral sex—they feel fine and good. Is this a known phenome
  
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• Anthony White's Eye-Popping Paintings

  07-12-2018 18:05 via thestranger.com
  
  by Jasmyne KeimigThe artist in his Central District studio.TORI DICKSON
  Anthony White is standing in front of an unfinished painting in his Central District studio, considering the nude figure before him.
  Around the studio, finished pieces hang near half-done ones. They depict crumpled Dick's to-go bags, nipples, stickers, iPhones, bendy straws, skateboards, Capri Sun, sunglasses, nail polish, Mike's Hard Lemonade, Smirnoff Ice, graffiti, and luxurious trash like crumpled Tiffany bags. The surfa
  
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• It's Day 7 of 25 Days of Giveaways—Enter Now!

  07-12-2018 17:40 via thestranger.com
  by Stranger Things To Do Staff
  Each day this month until Christmas, we're giving away new and exciting prizes from local Seattle businesses as part of 25 Days of Giveaways. Everything from event tickets to restaurant and retail gift cards to unique experiences is up for grabs.Today's prizes are:
  Monster: Art, Clothing & Gifts: $100 gift certificate
  Neptune Theatre (STG): Two tickets to Dweezil Zappa (Fri Dec 14)
  Ugly Baby: $100 gift certificate
  Head over to our contest page to enter. You can
  
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• Oregon asks for federal OK to toll sections of 2 Portland freeways

  07-12-2018 17:39
  PORTLAND — Oregon is seeking federal approval to toll two Portland-area freeways. KOIN reports the Oregon Transportation Commission voted unanimously on Thursday to send its tolling proposal to the Federal Highway Administration. Oregon wants to collect tolls along 7 miles of Interstate 5 between North Going Street/Alberta Street and Southwest Multnomah Boulevard. The second tolling […]
  
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• Slog AM: Tacoma Passes Gender-Neutral Bathroom Rules, Cigarette Companies Are in on Cannabis, Kevin Hart Is Out of the Oscars

  07-12-2018 17:17 via thestranger.com
  
  by Michael BellA relic of Tacoma's past.Photitos2016/Getty Images
  Tacoma is always on the up and up: This week Tacoma passed gender-neutral bathroom rules! The rules require “restaurants and shops to label single-user restrooms with gender-neutral signs rather than one for male and one for female patrons.” Seattle set a nice example for Tacoma, having set gender-neutral bathroom rules back in 2015.Everett is on the up and up too! They banned plastic bags! No more dog-poop-bag freeloa
  
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• Former state Rep. Schindler dead at 74

  07-12-2018 17:11
  SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Former state Rep. Ellen “Lynn” Schindler, R-Spokane Valley, has died at the age of 74. Schindler, who died this week, stuck to her strong Christian conservative values when backing candidates for local, state and national office. She did the same during her 10 years in the Legislature representing the Spokane Valley. […]
  
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• Seattle Fire Department ambulance stolen while responding to aid call

  07-12-2018 16:46
  The ambulance was found in Pioneer Square shortly after being stolen on Third Avenue early Friday morning.
  
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• Rain expected to return to Seattle, bringing back ‘more winterlike’ weather

  07-12-2018 16:11
  Skiiers and snowboarders might have to wait for more snow, though.
  
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• A letter from Paris to my Seattle self

  07-12-2018 16:00
  Nicole Brodeur just spend a month in the City of Light. Here's what she learned about France — and also about her own American self.
  
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• Teens recaptured after Washington state facility escape

  07-12-2018 15:28
  SNOQUALMIE, Wash. (AP) — Two teenagers at a Washington state juvenile detention center who escaped by running off into the woods are now back in custody. KOMO-TV reports that they were being held at the Echo Glen Children’s Center near Snoqualmie and were recaptured within 30 minutes. The 14-year-old had been convicted of murder and […]
  
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• Teen in Washington state school shooting plot pleads guilty

  07-12-2018 15:16
  EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — A former Washington state student has plead guilty to criminal charges after his grandmother reported his plans to carry out a mass shooting at his school. On Thursday, 18-year-old Joshua Alexander O’Connor entered a new guilty plea to attempted first-degree murder, unlawful possession of an explosive device and robbery. O’Connor was […]
  
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• Podcast: Could Washington Gov. Jay Inslee make climate count in 2020 presidential race?

  07-12-2018 15:00
  With a federal PAC in place, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is exploring 2020 options. Can he compete in a field that includes Bernie Sanders, Beto O'Rourke and Kamala Harris?
  
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• On the edge of town, Walmart floats ‘Town Center’ retail concept

  07-12-2018 15:00
  Walmart lists Tumwater and Shelton stores for the experiment, but so far has not advanced redevelopment plans.
  
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• I hid my homelessness in high school. My counselor helped me speak out.

  07-12-2018 15:00
  When I started high school, I kept my homelessness a secret. But by the end of freshman year, I found myself telling the whole school.
  
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• ‘Capitalistic’ America faces fight with Canada for cannabis supremacy

  07-12-2018 15:00
  Will U.S. or Canadian companies dominate the burgeoning legal marijuana business? The four biggest weed companies in the world, including two with valuations in the neighborhood of $10 billion, operate in Canada. But among the top 10, half are now in the U.S.
  
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• Canada’s artisanal pot growers face rising corporate tide

  07-12-2018 15:00
  In a British Columbia valley ideally suited for cultivating cannabis, small longtime growers fear they’ll be crowded out by well-financed giants and new regulations.
  
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• Boise TSA spots 3 loaded firearms in carry-ons in 3 days

  07-12-2018 13:35
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Officials say three men in a three-day period have tried to pass through Boise Airport security with loaded handguns in their carry-on luggage. The Idaho Statesman reports the Transportation Security Administration warned travelers in a news release Thursday that it’s prohibited to bring a loaded firearm on an airplane in carry-on […]
  
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• US backers of Paris accord set up camp at climate talks

  07-12-2018 13:30
  KATOWICE, Poland (AP) — Hundreds of U.S. states, cities, businesses and churches are establishing a presence at the U.N. climate talks to show that many Americans remain committed to curbing global warming. The opening Friday of the U.S. Climate Action Center alongside pavilions from Britain, Poland and New Zealand contrasts with the low-key presence of […]
  
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