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• Love in Lockup

  05-02-2024 21:04 via thestranger.com
  
  When love is genuine, it has a way of displaying itself in some of the most innovative ways—like transcending towering prison walls meant to hold everything in and let nothing out.by Antoine DavisAs I sat at the JPay machine waiting for the video-visit to begin, my mind raced like a child released at a playground. Taking a few deep breaths, I ran my palms over my freshly cut hair. It had taken me nearly two months to prepare for this day. Either it would be the best birthday of my life or
  
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• The Top 39 Events in Seattle This Week: Feb 5–11, 2024

  05-02-2024 20:00 via everout.com
  
  Ilana Glazer, Ijeoma Oluo, and Moreby EverOut StaffSee what's in store for this week with our handy guide. We're suggesting events from Ilana Glazer to Ijeoma Oluo and from The Temptations & The Four Tops to the 2024 HUMP! Film Festival. For a look at the month ahead, check out our February event guide.
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  Criminal - A Podcast About Crime 10th Anniversary Tour
  If you're a true crime junkie of any caliber, you're probably already familiar with Criminal, Phoebe Judge and Lauren
  
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• Congress Finally Has a Plan to Invest in Transit

  05-02-2024 19:00 via thestranger.com
  
  We need federal funding for transit operations—not just capital.by Mike McGinnFor far too long, policymakers in Washington have prioritized moving cars over moving people. This approach has devastating impacts not only for the climate crisis but on the budgets of local transit agencies and the communities they serve. 
  Our organization, America Walks, works to ensure everyone can freely move around their communities with dignity. For many workers, families, and individuals, transit is
  
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• Pacific Northwest Ballet's Swan Lake Lives Up to the Hype

  05-02-2024 18:30 via thestranger.com
  
  Leta Biasucci Soared as the Swan Queen on Opening Nightby Rich SmithKent Stowell's Swan Lake, which runs at McCall Hall through Feb 11, is a big, lush, multicultural dance party driven by a heartbreaking romance that ballet directors have wisely and rightfully shaped into somewhat of a feminist tragedy, as former Stranger interim arts editor Megan Burbank argued so convincingly on the blog back in 2018. 
  This epic story ballet spends more stage time on complex dance sequences than it does o
  
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• Please Help End the Gaza War

  05-02-2024 18:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Please Help End the Gaza Warby Yoni KallayWe represent a diverse group of Israelis and Israeli-Americans from all walks of life, living in the Seattle area. We are writing to ask you, our local friends and neighbors, for your support in ending the war in Gaza. 
  As Israelis, we have an ear to the ground for the current mood in Israel: we speak and listen to our friends and family there, read the analyses and op-eds in Israeli newspapers, and participate in Israeli social media. As Seattleite
  
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• Slog AM: Light Rail Returns to Normal, Cold War Rocket Found in Bellevue Garage, Killer Mike Arrested after Winning Three Grammys

  05-02-2024 17:30 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Nathalie GrahamNow who's Soccer City USA? Eat your heart out, Portland. The 2026 World Cup is coming to North America, and Seattle will officially host six games at Lumen Field. We'll get four group stage matches in June, including one game featuring the US Men's National Team. Then, in July, Lumen will see two knockout matches. The 2026 games will be split between the US, Mexico, and Canada. Both Mexico and Canada will host 10 games a piece while the US ho
  
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