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• ‘Citizen’ challenges actors, Seattle audiences with its raw examination of everyday racism

  26-07-2019 23:57
  Based on Claudia Rankine’s book of poems, Sound Theatre’s production of "Citizen," which runs through Sunday, brings a raw examination of everyday racism during a period of soul searching, locally and nationally, on racial injustice.
  
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• ‘Citizen’ challenges actors, Seattle audiences to examine everyday racism

  26-07-2019 23:57
  The play, running at Seattle Center through Sunday, is a test of emotional stamina for its cast and an invitation for its audience to confront racial injustice during a period of soul searching, locally and nationally.
  
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• The Horror Is That Human Sounds Are Worse Than Crow Sounds

  26-07-2019 23:45 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles Mudede AlexeyPelikh/gettyimages.com
  The thing that struck me on the second day of my two-week visit to Detroit in June was how peaceful the city sounded, particularly in the morning. The trees and air were much more relaxed than they are in Seattle. Was this a consequence of Detroit's world-famous decades-long population decline? Maybe in other parts of Detroit, but certainly not the one I stayed in during my Powerhouse residency, Hamtramck. It's a packed and busy place.
  The mystery w
  
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• Alaska appeals court sends murder case back to lower court

  26-07-2019 23:25
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska appeals court has tossed out the murder conviction of a Wasilla man serving a 30-year prison sentence in the 2008 death of his 15-month-old daughter. The Anchorage Daily News reports the Alaska Court of Appeals ruled Friday the case will be sent back to state court so prosecutors can […]
  
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• We're Pivoting to DVDs

  26-07-2019 23:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Unstreamable: Mississippi Masala, The Doom Generation, Lovers of the Arctic Circle, Allegro Non Troppoby Chase BurnsWelcome to Unstreamable, a new weekly column that recommends films you can't currently find on major streaming services.
  MISSISSIPPI MASALA
  USA, 1991, 118 min, Dir. Mira Nair
  "Demetrius" is a really hot name for a carpet cleaner. JK
  In 1972, Ugandan dictator Idi Amin expelled approximately 80,000 South Asians from the country, wanting to make way for “ethnic Ugandans.”
  
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• Let's Take a Minute and Dream About 1992-Era Denzel Washington

  26-07-2019 23:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Unstreamable: Mississippi Masala, The Doom Generation, Lovers of the Arctic Circle, Allegro Non Troppoby Chase BurnsWelcome to Unstreamable, a new weekly column that recommends films you can't currently find on major streaming services.
  MISSISSIPPI MASALA
  USA, 1991, 118 min, Dir. Mira Nair
  "Demetrius" is a really hot name for a carpet cleaner. JK
  In 1972, Ugandan dictator Idi Amin expelled approximately 80,000 South Asians from the country, wanting to make way for “ethnic Ugandans.”
  
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• Strike by Alaska ferry workers snarls travel plans

  26-07-2019 22:55
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The first strike by Alaska ferry workers in over 40 years has snarled travel plans for thousands of people during the busy tourist and fishing season, leaving some stranded and catching the attention of a Democratic presidential candidate. Members of the Inlandboatmen’s Union of the Pacific went on strike Wednesday after […]
  
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• State warns striking ferry workers about health coverage

  26-07-2019 22:55
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The state is warning it will not pay health insurance premiums for striking ferry workers if the work stoppage goes past Thursday. Members of the Inlandboatmen’s Union of the Pacific went on strike Wednesday after failing to reach agreement with the state on contract terms, bringing Alaska’s ferry system to a […]
  
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• Man sentenced to life for killing woman in 2016 dies

  26-07-2019 22:32
  ONTARIO, Ore. (AP) — Officials say a 64-year-old man has died in custody at Snake River Correctional Institution in eastern Oregon. Oregon Department of Corrections officials say Gregory Siegberg, who had been from the Milwaukie area, died Friday morning. No information was given about the cause or circumstances surrounding his death. He had been in […]
  
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• God, I Love Watching These Civility Cops Go Negative

  26-07-2019 22:30 via thestranger.com
  
  The hypocrisy is pretty revealing.by Rich SmithCivility time! RS
  The mountain's out and the ballots are out, which means negative mailers funded by rich people are out, too. I'm particularly fond of the doozy pictured above, courtesy of People for Seattle, a PAC run by former City Council Member Tim Burgess and restauranteur Taylor Hoang.
  They're circulating a couple of mailers, including one with plenty of misleading claims about Council Member Lisa Herbold. But I'd like to focus on this one fo
  
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• Minor arrested in connection with Anchorage playground fire

  26-07-2019 22:26
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A minor has been arrested in connection with a playground fire at an Anchorage elementary school. KTVA-TV reports the Thursday night fire at College Gate Elementary School could cost $100,000 in repairs. Firefighters extinguished the fire. Police say officers found the male juvenile in the area and he was arrested after […]
  
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• Woman charged in fatal collision with flagger

  26-07-2019 22:08
  KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) — A driver has been charged in connection with a crash in southern Oregon that killed a road construction worker. The Herald and News reports Zahra Gonzales of Klamath Falls is facing manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide charges. She was expected to appear in Klamath County Circuit Court Friday. It wasn’t […]
  
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• US restricts visas for Cubans involved in overseas medicine

  26-07-2019 22:04
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is imposing visa restrictions on Cuban officials involved in a program that sends doctors around the world. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the program forces Cuban medical professionals to work long hours and live in unsafe areas while advancing what he calls the Cuban government’s “political agenda.” He did […]
  
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• The Stranger's Endorsements for the August 6, 2019, Primary Election: Vote for Debora Juarez, Council District No. 5

  26-07-2019 22:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by The Stranger
  Seattle needs a vibrant North End that is more than a bedroom community for downtown and a rest stop for Interstate 5—and reelecting Council Member Debora Juarez is North Seattle's best chance for getting more housing, more jobs, and more transit.
  As a council member, Juarez voted for the Mandatory Housing Affordability up-zones, brought a $75 million hockey training facility to Northgate, and lobbied Sound Transit to build a new light-rail station at 130th Avenue Northeast
  
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• EPA official says Montana site suited for Superfund status

  26-07-2019 21:56
  BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency official says a Montana area emitting toxic vapors is a candidate to become a federal Superfund site. The Billings Gazette reports contaminants from old dry cleaning solvents are evaporating at several spots in an 855-acre (355-hectare) area in Billings. Agency national priorities list coordinator Victor Ketellappers […]
  
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• Authorities find body of missing tuber in Columbia River

  26-07-2019 21:49
  THE DALLES, Ore. (AP) — Authorities have recovered the body of a man who went missing when his tube capsized on the Deschutes River last weekend. The Wasco County Sheriff’s Office said 36 -year-old Jonathan Jensen disappeared in the Moody Rapids area on Sunday. Family friends found his body Thursday in the Columbia River, a […]
  
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• Mueller Investigation Uncovers Another Criminal Pervert in Trump's Orbit

  26-07-2019 21:40 via thestranger.com
  
  by Katie HerzogTrump has some... interesting friends and associates.CHIP SOMODEVILLA / GETTY IMAGES
  You can't throw a Trump Steak™ through this White House without hitting some rich guy with a very fucked up skeleton in his closet. Or in the case of George Nader—a Trump associate who was discovered with a stash of kiddie porn during the course of Robert Mueller's investigation into Russsian interference in the 2016 election—lots of skeletons.
  Nader, a Lebanese-American business
  
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• Reader Advice Roundup: From Creepy Old Pervs to Puffy Pink Jackets

  26-07-2019 21:30 via thestranger.com
  
  Savage Love Letter of the Day: Reader Advice Roundupby Dan Savage
  This week's Savage Love Letters of the Day: He told his boyfriend not to tell him if he fucked around behind his back and that's just what his boyfriend did—so why does he feel so bad? She's worried her husband won't wanna fuck anything else once he fucks her ass. Does one beautiful longterm relationship have to end for a brand new relationship to begin? Adult queer man knows the difference between the lingering scent of goo
  
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• State attorneys seek dismissal of Oregon foster care lawsuit

  26-07-2019 21:09
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — State attorneys are seeking to dismiss a sweeping federal lawsuit targeting Oregon’s troubled foster care system. Attorneys representing Gov. Kate Brown and the Department of Human Services filed a motion to dismiss the suit Thursday. They argue that only the state government can address flaws within the state’s foster care system. […]
  
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• SassyBlack's New Album, Ancient Mahogany Gold, Offers a Bounty of Beatific Beauty

  26-07-2019 20:39 via thestranger.com
  
  Get an exclusive first listen of "Antidote" from SassyBlack's beatific new album, Ancient Mahogany Gold.by Dave SegalSassyBlack burnishes her fluid boudoir funk and R&B(liss) on Ancient Mahogany Gold. Texas Isaiah
  Seattle vocalist/producer/rapper SassyBlack (aka former THEESatisfaction member Catherine Harris-White) will be releasing her new album, Ancient Mahogany Gold, on September 13. It's her most robust and rich-sounding record to date, a burnishing of her fluid boudoir funk and R&B
  
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• Tula’s Restaurant & Jazz Club, bastion of Seattle jazz, is closing after 26 years

  26-07-2019 19:57
  A bastion of Seattle's vibrant jazz scene for more than 20 years, the Belltown club is scheduled to close at the end of September.
  
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• 45 Festivals to Check Out in the Seattle Area This Weekend: July 26–28, 2019

  26-07-2019 19:50 via thestranger.com
  A weekend guide to summer festivals in and around Seattle.by Elaina FriedmanWe're looking at another mostly sunny weekend ahead, which is all the more reason to seek out summer fun. Whether that means live music, art fairs, outdoor performances, or food and drink events, this weekend's options are plentiful as ever. We've compiled them all below, from BAM ARTSfair to the Scottish Highland Games and Clan Gathering to the Jazz Port Townsend Festival to the Cascadia NW Arts & Music Festival. To
  
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• Man gets 15 years for attacks on homeless men

  26-07-2019 19:42
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for trying to kill two homeless men during a string of robberies — during which he beat one victim with a baseball bat so severely it caused serious brain trauma. The Statesman Journal reports that Brady Canaga, 23, of Turner, and […]
  
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• Former counselor sentenced to 25 years for child sex abuse

  26-07-2019 19:39
  POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — A former family counselor who sexually abused several children during counseling sessions has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. The Idaho State Journal reports 51-year-old James McGahey of Pocatello was sentenced Tuesday and ordered to serve at least 12 years in prison before he will be eligible for parole. McGahey […]
  
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• Federal Way girl, 16, stabs mother’s live-in boyfriend, then self, police say

  26-07-2019 19:33
  A 35-year-old man was fatally stabbed in Federal Way by a 16-year-old girl who then turned the knife on herself, according to authorities. Federal Way police spokesman Kurt Schwan said preliminary information indicates the man was the live-in boyfriend of the teen’s mother. The girl was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. Police did […]
  
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• Tree-eating beetle gains ground in US West, raising concerns

  26-07-2019 19:20
  CLARKDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Matt Johnson treks along an Arizona riverbank and picks out a patch of yellow-tinged tamarisks. He sweeps a cloth net across the trees, hoping to scoop up beetles that munch on their evergreen-like leaves. He counts spiders, ants and leafhoppers among the catch and few beetles or their larvae. “Their numbers […]
  
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• Showbox Trial Delayed Till 2020, City Could Still Appeal Earlier Decision

  26-07-2019 19:20 via thestranger.com
  
  There's a new delay in the Showbox lawsuit.by Lester BlackSupporters of the Showbox at Seattle City Hall last year. Lester Black
  A King County Superior Court judge has delayed the Showbox lawsuit’s trial from September to March of next year, giving the city more time to decide if they want to appeal an earlier ruling while preservationists scramble to find a way to privately save the venue.
  The latest trial delay comes a month after King County Superior Court Judge Patrick Oishi delivered
  
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• Idaho tribe asks state to ban all Indian school mascots

  26-07-2019 19:12
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes are asking state lawmakers to stop Idaho public schools from using Native American mascots. The Idaho Statesman obtained the tribes’ position paper through a public records request. The tribes submitted the paper to the Idaho State Board of Education last month asking the board, the state Legislature and […]
  
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• Gun believed to be connected to Kenai double homicide found

  26-07-2019 19:07
  KENAI, Alaska (AP) — Kenai police searching a river have found a gun believed to be connected to the shooting deaths of a woman and her daughter. KSRM-radio reports says police searched the Kenai River with a Nikiski dive team Thursday. Police Chief Dave Ross says the handgun found is consistent with what authorities were […]
  
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• The Beacon, a New Single-Screen Movie Theater, Has Opened in Columbia City

  26-07-2019 18:46 via thestranger.com
  
  by Jasmyne KeimigComing soon to a neighborhood near you.THE STRANGER
  It's raining when I arrive at the Beacon, a single-screen movie theater nestled between a barbershop and a catering company on Rainier Avenue South in Columbia City. Outside, the air is filled with the sounds of a bustling metropolis, but once the doors close behind you, the noise mostly fades away.
  The 50-seat theater—which opened last Friday, July 19—is a new addition to Seattle's cinema scene, cofounded by Tommy
  
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• Man robs Anchorage coffee shop after crawling through window

  26-07-2019 18:24
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Police are searching for a man who robbed a drive-through coffee shop in Anchorage after entering through the ordering window. Police say the man walked up to the Perkup Espresso on West Potter Drive Thursday afternoon and crawled in through the window while holding a gun. According to police, the man […]
  
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• Pedestrian dies after being struck by truck in Anchorage

  26-07-2019 18:00
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Anchorage police say a woman died after she was struck by a hit-and-run pickup truck while she was on the roadway near a homeless shelter. Police say the male driver of the truck was later pulled over and detained. The name of the driver and the deceased woman were not immediately […]
  
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• Driver of Anchorage fatal hit-and-run arrested

  26-07-2019 18:00
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Anchorage police say they’ve arrested the driver of a hit-and-run pickup truck that fatally struck a woman while she was on the roadway near a homeless shelter. Police say 43-year-old Mikaele Palelei is in custody and faces a charge of failing to render aid. According to police, the truck was heading […]
  
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• The Stranger's Endorsements for the August 6, 2019, Primary Election: Vote for Shaun Scott, Council District No. 4

  26-07-2019 17:55 via thestranger.com
  
  by The Stranger Alex Garland
  Northeast Seattle's District 4 is poised to become one of the most exciting and diverse districts in the city. With two light-rail stations opening up in the next two years, a University of Washington master plan that's set to reshape the University District as we know it (hello, Innovation District), and one controversial street—35th Avenue Northeast—that's at the center of a brawl over bike lanes, District 4 needs a city council member who's adept, prog
  
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• Tribe, environmental groups sue Oregon agency over dam deal

  26-07-2019 17:50
  LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — A tribe and environmental groups have sued the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, looking to block the relicensing of three dams along the Idaho-Oregon border. The Lewiston Tribune reported Friday that the Nez Perce Tribe and the groups Pacific Rivers and Idaho Rivers United filed separate lawsuits claiming Oregon’s water quality […]
  
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• Triple murderer implicated in Spokane City Hall bombing to be first man executed as a result of new federal directive

  26-07-2019 17:05
  Danny Lewis Lee was convicted of killing an Arkansas couple and their 6-year-old daughter in 1996 in an effort to steal cash and weapons as part of an effort to overthrow the U.S. government.
  
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• Slog AM: First Avenue Street Car Project Gets Pricier, Hong Kong Protesters Fill Airport, Let's Move Halloween

  26-07-2019 17:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Nathalie GrahamIf we could just build the downtown street car it would connect ALL of the street cars.Lester Black
  SDOT begs to get this First Avenue Streetcar thing rolling: It's been a several-month delay for the embattled and expensive project that would connect the streetcars already in South Lake Union and First Hill. But Mayor Durkan threw a wrench in that plan—the one that would have seen the project completed by 2020—when costs kept rising. Now, the Seattle Department of T
  
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• Judge reduces $2B award in Monsanto Roundup case to $87M

  26-07-2019 16:59
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A judge has cut a jury award in a lawsuit that found that Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide caused cancer in a California couple from $2.055 billion to $87 million, the third time a judge has reduced an award in a lawsuit over the disputed chemical. The judge said Thursday that evidence supports […]
  
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• Judge reduces $2B award in Monsanto Roundup case to $86.7M

  26-07-2019 16:59
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California judge has upheld a jury’s verdict that Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide caused cancer in a couple but reduced damages from $2 billion to $86.7 million. The San Francisco Chronicle reports the Alameda County judge ruled Thursday that evidence supports the jury’s conclusion that Roundup was “a substantial factor” in […]
  
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• City manners: Should you talk on an elevator?

  26-07-2019 16:01
  Seven billion elevator trips happen every day, and two-thirds of the people riding do so in complete silence. If each journey lasts an average of 30 seconds, that adds up to 38,499,999 hours in silence each day, research suggests.
  
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• Eye surgery law sparks unusually public dispute in Arkansas

  26-07-2019 15:51
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — As an optometrist in the small Arkansas town of Osceola, Matthew Jones must tell patients several times a week to seek treatment elsewhere — sometimes as far as an hour away — for procedures he says he’s fully capable of performing. “They look at me and ask, ‘Why don’t you […]
  
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• Man who killed friend while playing with gun gets 10 years

  26-07-2019 15:40
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A 20-year-old man who killed his friend while playing with a loaded handgun last year has been sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Ulizes Escobar pleaded guilty July 19 in Washington County Circuit Court to second-degree manslaughter. He was sentenced this week. The Nov. 20, 2018 shooting […]
  
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• Volcano on Indonesia’s Java gushes ash, causes panic

  26-07-2019 15:16
  JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A towering column of ash exploded from a volcano on Indonesia’s most populous island, Java, forcing tourists and residents to flee the mountain. Indonesia’s disaster agency said Friday the local government had closed the mountain near the city of Bandung to visitors and aircraft had been warned to avoid the area. […]
  
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• Man accused of sexually abusing girl DHS put in his custody

  26-07-2019 15:05
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A Keizer man is being held without bail on accusations of sexually abusing a child put in his custody following involvement by Oregon Department of Human Services Child Welfare. The Statesman Journal reports 37-year-old Eric Schrecengost was arrested Tuesday on charges of rape, unlawful sexual penetration and using a child in […]
  
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• SDOT seeks council approval to continue work on First Avenue streetcar

  26-07-2019 15:00
  The project, once expected to open in 2020, would run along First Avenue and connect existing streetcars in South Lake Union and First Hill. But the project still faces a $65 million or more shortfall.
  
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• SDOT seeks approval to spend $9 million to continue First Avenue streetcar work

  26-07-2019 15:00
  The project, once expected to open in 2020, would run along First Avenue and connect existing streetcars in South Lake Union and First Hill. But the project still faces a $65 million or more shortfall.
  
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• Longtime King County juvenile detention director given confidential $420,000 settlement as she retires

  26-07-2019 15:00
  The payment is at least the second six-figure settlement given to a longtime county director in recent months.
  
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• From New York to Seattle: A story of one family’s obsession with bagels

  26-07-2019 15:00
  Through a series of eight comics, Seattle graphic artist Sophie Reingold tells the story of her Jewish family's deep-rooted love for the humble bagel.
  
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• Construction brings closures, bus relocations at Denny and Seventh Avenue North. Here’s how to navigate the area.

  26-07-2019 15:00
  The northbound and southbound bus stops for transit riders who take King County Metro routes 5, 5 Express, 26 Express, 28 Express, and the E Line have been relocated.
  
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• ‘Cheaters will continue to cheat’: Some of the best comments on seattletimes.com this week

  26-07-2019 15:00
  From happy milestones (Edgar! The moon landing!) to thought-provoking news coverage (an ethics inquiry into the county executive? Dutch-inspired intersections?), there was plenty for Seattle Times readers to sound off about this week.
  
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