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Kent Police to Sweep 200 Migrants Sleeping Outside of Empty Hotel

03-06-2024 21:33 via thestranger.com

This chaotic situation marks only the latest episode of instability and uncertainty for the 200 migrants.by Hannah KriegKent police officers delivered a 48-hour eviction notice Sunday afternoon to about 200 asylum-seekers mostly from Angola, Congo, and Venezuela, who set up camp in a field next to the Kent Econo Lodge hotel on June 1. If the refugees don’t leave by Tuesday at 3:17 pm, then they will be subject to arrest for trespassing.
According to a Monday Instagram post, the asylu

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The Top 47 Events in Seattle This Week: June 3–9, 2024

03-06-2024 19:00 via everout.com

Hannah Gadsby, The Black Trans Comedy Showcase, and More Top Picksby EverOut StaffWelcome to the first full week of June! Spend some time at tip-top events from Hannah Gadsby: Woof! to to Jon Batiste's Uneasy Tour and from TRANSlations: 19th Annual Seattle Trans Film Festival to Lavender Rights Project Presents The Black Trans Comedy Showcase. For a look at what's in store for the rest of the month, check out our June event guide.
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PNB's Coppélia Revels in Humanity's Triumph over AI

03-06-2024 18:30 via thestranger.com

Just Go With Me on This Oneby Rich SmithYeah, okay, sure, on one level, George Balanchine's Coppélia, which runs at McCaw Hall through June 9, is ultimately one of those goofy 19th-century fairy tale ballets with gorgeous sets, coquette aesthetics, an insane plot, and long stretches of time when the whole town engages in an elaborate dance-off. With the exception of a few ad-libbed contemporary gestures, Pacific Northwest Ballet's production holds true to Balanchine's revision of the old

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New Summer Hours Show Service Cuts Continue at the Seattle Public Library

03-06-2024 18:08 via thestranger.com

Eight Weeks Are Up, but Hours Are Still Downby Hannah KriegThe Seattle Public Library (SPL) did not bounce back after its planned eight weeks of rolling closures from April 12 to June 2. With significantly less fanfare than their announcement in April, SPL unveiled new summer hours starting June 20 that reshuffle the closures but cut an additional 11 hours of service per week across its 27 locations. SPL did not give The Stranger a clear end date to the service cuts, but it doesn’t seem as

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Slog AM: A Big Weekend for Car Crashes in Western Washington; Mexico Elects First Woman President; Missouri Cop Kills Blind Dog, Incites Police Abolition Movement

03-06-2024 17:35 via thestranger.com

The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Nathalie GrahamDid you have a nice atmospheric river? Sunday's rain broke June rainfall records in Seattle, Olympia, and Hoquiam, but the system isn't done. Precipitation should return Monday evening. Western Washington could see its typical amount of total rainfall in June across just three days. As for Monday in Seattle, it'll be gusty, one of those days that makes your blinds snap if you leave the windows open.With 0.65” of rain, yesterday was

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