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• Bloomberg Picks Seattle's Capitol Hill As the Model for How the Pandemic Will Change US Cities

  28-05-2020 23:17 via thestranger.com
  
  If the Bloomburg project is to have any value, it must connect the pre-pandemic business climate on Pike/Pine corridor with the one that emerges after the pandemic.by Charles MudedeTearing down the old to make room for yet another, identical investment. Charles Mudede
  Manhattan-based Bloomberg is devoting a year of reporting to the businesses of Capitol Hill's Pike/Pine corridor. The media company picked this location for two reasons. One, the neighborhood experienced during the previous decade
  
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• Bloomberg Picks Capitol Hill As the Model for How the Pandemic Will Change US Cities

  28-05-2020 23:17 via thestranger.com
  
  If the Bloomburg project is to have any value, it must connect the pre-pandemic business climate on Pike/Pine corridor with the one that emerges after the pandemic.by Charles MudedeTearing down the old to make room for yet another, identical investment. Charles Mudede
  Manhattan-based Bloomberg is devoting a year of reporting to the businesses of Capitol Hill's Pike/Pine corridor. The media company picked this location for two reasons. One, the neighborhood experienced during the previous decade
  
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• Will Inslee Keep the Lights On?

  28-05-2020 22:45 via thestranger.com
  
  by Nathalie GrahamWash those hands? Sure, as long as the water stays on. Moyo Studio/Getty Images
  Right around when Washington state started to shut down and stay in, Gov. Jay Inslee announced a moratorium on utility shut-offs. Utility companies could not shut off water, power, or disconnect phones. Bills would still be due for utility payments but while the moratorium was in effect residents wouldn't have to worry about immediately losing power or water. The moratorium has been extended before,
  
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• Washingtonians Would Like Access to Their Utilities During the Pandemic

  28-05-2020 22:45 via thestranger.com
  
  by Nathalie GrahamWash those hands? Sure, as long as the water stays on. Moyo Studio/Getty Images
  Right around when Washington state started to shut down and stay in, Gov. Jay Inslee announced a moratorium on utility shut-offs. Utility companies could not shut off water, power, or disconnect phones. Bills would still be due for utility payments but while the moratorium was in effect residents wouldn't have to worry about immediately losing power or water. The moratorium has been extended before,
  
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• The 50 Best Movies to Stream This Weekend from Seattle Theaters and Beyond: May 28-31, 2020

  28-05-2020 22:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger EverOut StaffRichard Farnsworth (not Sam Elliott, whom he strongly resembles, mustache-wise) graduates from robbing stagecoaches to robbing trains in The Grey Fox. It’s been unstreamable, but Grand Illusion is making a 4K restoration of the ’80s classic available online this weekend for the first time. Kino Lorber
  The stretch of sunny weather in Seattle this week may give way to a little rain on Saturday and Sunday, which should make it easier to pack up your crop circle
  
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• The 52 Best Movies to Stream This Weekend from Seattle Theaters and Beyond: May 28-31, 2020

  28-05-2020 22:20 via thestranger.com
  
  The Grey Fox, a YouTube Film Festival, and More Movies to Watch from Homeby Stranger EverOut StaffThe stretch of sunny weather in Seattle this week may give way to a little rain on Saturday and Sunday, which should make it easier to pack up your crop circle picnic and hole up in your home with a 4K restoration of the 1982 adventure film The Grey Fox, newly available episodes of The Simpsons, selections from film festivals around the world on YouTube, and other great options streaming through bot
  
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• One in Four Washingtonians Could Face Food Insecurity in the Coming Months

  28-05-2020 21:30 via thestranger.com
  
  We're doing okay at the moment, but without another stimulus a lot of Washingtonians will go hungry.by Rich SmithThe National Guard is helping out at food banks across Washington. KAREN DUCEY / GETTY IMAGES
  A new report from Northwest Harvest shows that 2.2 million Washingtonians might face food insecurity at the peak of the unemployment crisis that's hitting the state as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.In the worst-case scenario, where "at-risk" jobs don't come back and Congress doesn't ex
  
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• New Report: One in Four Washingtonians Could Face Food Insecurity in the Coming Months

  28-05-2020 21:30 via thestranger.com
  
  We're doing okay at the moment, but without another stimulus a lot of Washingtonians will go hungry.by Rich SmithThe National Guard is helping out at food banks across Washington. KAREN DUCEY / GETTY IMAGES
  A new report from Northwest Harvest shows that 2.2 million Washingtonians might face food insecurity at the peak of the unemployment crisis that's hitting the state as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.In the worst-case scenario, where "at-risk" jobs don't come back and Congress doesn't ex
  
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• Savage Love Livestream June 4!

  28-05-2020 20:01 via thestranger.com
  
  by Dan Savage
  I love traveling around the country and bringing Savage Love Live to theaters near you—it's always a blast—but we're obviously not able do that right now. So we're doing the next best thing: our first-ever livestream show! The Savage Love Livestream goes down—goes up? goes live?—on June 4th at 7 PM PST. You can send me questions beforehand at [email protected], or you can ask questions live during the show. I’ll do my best to answer as many
  
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• Saturday! Don't Miss CoFF—the Confinement (Online) Film Fest!

  28-05-2020 19:10 via thestranger.com
  
  by Wm.™ Steven HumphreyDon't miss the CoFF film fest—screening again this Saturday!
  Since we're all stuck inside anyway, we asked local amateur filmmakers, artists, and creative people to send us short homemade movies that demonstrate how we are living, surviving (and occasionally thriving) under quarantine and social distancing orders... and oh boy! DID YOU DELIVER! We received a poop-ton of fantastic, funny, poignant, and mind-bending submissions, and narrowed it down to the 25 best
  
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• The Logic of Letting Seattle Restaurants Expand Into Sidewalks and Streets

  28-05-2020 18:20 via thestranger.com
  
  Outdoor transmission of COVID-19 is rare.by Christopher FrizzelleWith outdoor transmission increasingly seen as rare by researchers, is this the future of Seattle dining? Vectorpower/Getty Images
  As recently discussed in WIRED and then echoed in the New York Times, researchers increasingly believe that outdoor transmission of the coronavirus is rare. "In one study of more than 7,300 cases in China, just one was connected to outdoor transmission," the NYT reports."As long as surfaces are wiped do
  
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• Slog AM: Minneapolis Burns, Unemployment Climbs to 40 Million, Trump to Curb Social Media Legal Protections

  28-05-2020 17:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by Jasmyne KeimigSouth Minneapolis engulfed in flames after protests surrounding George Floyds murder grow violent. Stephen Maturen/Getty2.1 million more Americans filed for unemployment last week: Bringing the total number of unemployment claims to over 40 million since mid-March, reports Politico. The number of continuing claims, however, declined 3.86 million from last week suggesting that businesses in reopening states are rehiring furloughed employees. For our part, Washington state saw jus
  
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• A Message to the City from Elizabeth Aquino

  28-05-2020 17:00 via thestranger.com
  
  This one goes out to all the caregivers.by The StrangerElizabeth Aquino is a writer, a caregiver, and an advocate for children with special needs. Courtesy of Elizabeth Aquino
  Good morning. It's Thursday, May 28, and today's message comes from Elizabeth Aquino, who lives in California, but has spent time working on her art in the Pacific Northwest. "I landed a Hedgebrook residency some years ago and spent three weeks on Whidbey Island and spent three weeks in glorious seclusion," she says in her
  
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• Take a Break and Read a Fucking Poem: "dear white america"

  28-05-2020 03:09 via thestranger.com
  
  by Rich Smith
  This absolute utterance from a young Danez Smith runs through my head every time a cop like Derek Chauvin kills a man like George Floyd in the street, or every time a white person threatens to weaponize the state against a black person for petty bullshit and then the response from white America is: Why do you have to make this about race??? As Smith says in this poem: "because you made it that way!"(Side note: My GOD has it really been six years since they performed this poem in De
  
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• Slog PM: 100,000 Dead, Churches Rush to Pray Together, Cinerama Closed for the "Foreseeable Future"

  28-05-2020 02:50 via thestranger.com
  
  by Chase Burns"Please Lord, don't let Rich be right."GETTY IMAGES
  The historic SpaceX launch couldn't happen today: It was rescheduled for Saturday due to bad weather in Florida.
  A dozen inmates have tested positive for coronavirus at an Eastern Washington prison: "The Spokesman-Review reports Wednesday that all the prison’s inmates will be quarantined in their units for 10 days. All classes and other programming will be suspended."
  Terrible news from Cinerama: Looks like Seattle Art Fair
  
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• It's Last Call at Re-Bar

  28-05-2020 02:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Jasmyne KeimigLast Call is one of Re-bar's final events livestreamed from their Howell Street space.Kelly OEarlier this month, I spoke to Dane Wilson, co-owner of Re-bar, who confirmed that the beloved performance venue and nightclub will permanently close their Denny Triangle location due to costs stemming from the pandemic shutdown. Although Wilson said he plans to relocate Re-Bar in South Seattle sometime in 2021, the move is a heartbreaking decision that will certainly reverberate through
  
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• What's With the Crop Circles in Seattle Parks?

  28-05-2020 00:56 via thestranger.com
  
  They're germ circles.by Nathalie GrahamI want to picnic in the germ circle.Christopher Frizzelle
  Cal Anderson Park looks like it got paid a visit from one of those UFOs in the videos the Pentagon released last month. There are circles mowed in the grass throughout the park. It's like performance art. Or a cry for help from a lawnmower.In reality, they're just another way to keep people socially distant, according to Rachel Schulkin, a spokesperson with Seattle Parks and Recreation. Personally, I
  
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• From the Archives: Frustrated Man Gets Backside Spanked Behind Husband's Back

  28-05-2020 00:53 via thestranger.com
  
  Savage Love Letter of the Dayby Dan SavageI'm a gay man married to a wonderful man. For most of our 12-year relationship, we've had a boring sexual script that is all about him getting blown. He just doesn't seem interested in much else, and although we've talked about it over the years, nothing has really changed. He is selfish in bed. He's a wonderful husband otherwise, and I love him deeply. Recently, he was out of town, and in a weak moment, I ended up meeting an experienced spanking Dom. We
  
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• The "Ultimate Cult Film" from Japan Is Streaming for a Limited Time

  28-05-2020 00:17 via thestranger.com
  
  EEEEE!!!!by Chase Burns
  Late yesterday I was alerted to an exciting update on my favorite—Really! I'm not being hyperbolic!—cult movie, The Legend of the Stardust Brothers:
  The long-lost 80s Japanese musical THE LEGEND OF THE STARDUST BROTHERS finally hits America!
  Exclusively online @alamodrafthouse
  Support #Alamo cinemas & watch a great film
  Directed @MacotoTzk son of #OsamuTezuka!
  Festival hit @SIFFnews @FantasiaFest @HIFFhttps://t.co/et8HrX3gkn pic.twitter.com/VHtlNYX9EJ
  &mda
  
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