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• Rome Is a Real City, a World City, and It Has Graffiti Everywhere

  02-04-2024 23:45 via thestranger.com
  
  Mayor Harrell Would Absolutely Hate Itby Charles MudedeThis is Rome. There's graffiti everywhere. All over new buildings, all over newish buildings, all over ancient buildings. It's just how the city rolls. And one day in the middle of last month (March, 2024), I found, while walking the streets of central Rome (the Vatican 30 minutes away by foot; the timeless Tiber just across the section of Lungotevere named after the Renaissance artist who gave us the fresco that famously captured the philos
  
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• Wait. Pre-Natal Masturbation?

  02-04-2024 20:31 via thestranger.com
  
  A new episode of the Savage Lovecast.by The StrangerA gay man keeps sleeping with non-monogamous, married men, who are ultimately emotionally unavailable. But the sex is great! Why isn’t he attracted to single men, hmmmm?
  Parenting challenge, ahoy! A couple with a blended family are getting along well, except for one thing. The mom’s 15-year-old daughter loses her mind when she hears them having sex. She bangs on the wall and makes retching noises when they kiss or otherwise show aff
  
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• SPD Detective Under Investigation for Pulling Over Metro Bus Driver

  02-04-2024 18:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Honking is not road rage.by Ashley NerbovigThe Office of Police Accountability (OPA) has opened an investigation into Seattle Police Department Detective Anthony Belgarde after he pulled over a King County Metro bus last Thursday for “road rage.”
  A passenger on the bus filmed the heated interaction between the bus driver and Belgarde, during which Belgarde suggested the driver could be arrested for obstruction. The driver said Belgarde pulled over the bus after the driver honked at t
  
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• Slog AM: New City Council Candidate Appears, J. Kenji López-Alt on a Teriyaki Tear, Israeli Airstrike Kills Seven World Central Kitchen Workers

  02-04-2024 17:28 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news roundupby Ashley NerbovigGood morning: In my last two Slog AMs I told people that it would rain, but then it was sunny, so just know that fact when planning for the weather today. The National Weather Service says today's mostly sunny with a high of 62 degrees, and its also windy, with gusts up to 21 mph. So, I don't know, expect a downpour?
  City Attorney Ann Davison is heavily invested in City Hall protester cases: In an email to a legal assistant, a supervisor
  
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• Lefty Organizer Saunatina Sanchez Launches Challenge Against Tanya Woo for City Council

  02-04-2024 17:00 via thestranger.com
  
  There’s still time for more candidates to jump in the race. Voters will see the lanes shape up more as the August primary approaches.by Hannah KriegIn an interview with The Stranger, Position 8 city council candidate Saunatina Sanchez made no secret about where she stood on the issues. Coming straight from aiding her unhoused neighbors, Sanchez rolled up with a Real Rent Duwamish beanie pulled over her forehead, a Stop The Sweeps pin stuck on it, a keffiyeh wrapped around her neck, and an
  
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• The Best Things To Do in Seattle This Month: April 2024

  02-04-2024 02:06 via everout.com
  
  Tina Fey & Amy Poehler, Laufey, and Moreby EverOut StaffThe first full month of spring brings tons of entertainment options across genres to Seattle. Below, we've compiled the biggest art and theater shows, concerts, food events, and other great things to do, from Tina Fey & Amy Poehler to Sleater-Kinney, from Seattle Restaurant Week to the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival, and from Hanif Abdurraqib to Laufey. You can also browse our April events calendar to see these events at a glance.
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• Colombian Trio BALTHVS Turned Easter Into a Psychedelic Feast at Barboza

  02-04-2024 00:05 via thestranger.com
  
  If we must have sonic pandering to the locals, let it be done with this sort of skill.by Dave SegalSunday night shows at Barboza traditionally, in my experience, have been dozy, poorly attended affairs headlined by worthy yet obscure artists. Last night's main attraction, BALTHVS, traveled all the way from Bogotá, Colombia, and as far as I can tell, don't have a US record label. But they do have the imprimatur of JAZZ IS DEAD, an organization that usually organizes concerts for aging jazz
  
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