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• Council Appointee Tanya Woo Cancels Endorsement Meeting with The Stranger at the Last Minute

  27-06-2024 23:54 via thestranger.com
  
  City-Council-Face-the-Public Challenge (Impossible)by Hannah KriegWith just hours notice, Council Appointee Tanya Woo rejected our invitation to The Stranger Election Control Board (SECB) endorsement meeting with her opponents for the citywide Position 8 council seat. She declined to give a reason for canceling the meeting she agreed to back on June 10, leaving us to assume she fears media scrutiny. 
  Her cowardice reflects a larger trend with the new Seattle City Council. They routinely ign
  
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• The Stranger Is Proud to Introduce ... Seattle's Only News Quiz!

  27-06-2024 23:36 via thestranger.com
  
  We here at The Stranger are proud and thrilled and generally just chuffed to announce that we have teamed up with the freaky geniuses over at Head in the Clouds Trivia (HIC) to present Seattle's Only News Quiz!!!by The StrangerWe here at The Stranger are proud and thrilled and generally just chuffed to announce that we have teamed up with the freaky geniuses over at Head in the Clouds Trivia (HIC) to present Seattle's Only News Quiz!!!
  This weekly test of your Stranger news knowledge will land i
  
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• Ticket Alert: Anderson .Paak, André 3000, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week

  27-06-2024 23:04 via everout.com
  
  Plus, More Event Updates for June 27by EverOut StaffAnderson .Paak & The Free Nationals will stop in Auburn to play Anderson’s 2016 breakout album, Malibu, in its entirety. André 3000 presents his debut solo album, New Blue Sun, live in concert this fall. Controversial rapper Sexyy Red will try to get Seattle on board with her “Sexyy Red 4 President” campaign. Plus, in case you missed last week's early warning; tickets for pop it girl Sabrina Carpenter's tour are als
  
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• Fandom of the Opera

  27-06-2024 21:05 via thestranger.com
  
  In case you’re wondering, there’s no need to bring cash for tips! We asked.by Adam WillemsHave an honest talk with a drag artist about their schedule during Pride Month and they’re likely to paint their weekslong frenzy of back-to-back gigs in Dickensian terms. The best of times financially but the worst of times for one’s heels and homeostasis. 
  Tacoma-based performer Anita Spritzer is no exception to this double-edged windfall. She embodies booked and busy: bouncin
  
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• I Saw U: Crashing into a Bush, Wryly Smiling on Western, and Stickering at T Dock

  27-06-2024 20:00 via thestranger.com
  
  See someone? Say something!by AnonymousCollision Cutie
  You complimented my haircut while riding your bike down University Ave, then crashed into a bush. I hope you’re ok but also I wish I were that bushpickle sticker patrol
  caught red handed taking a pic of your pickle books bumper sticker at t-dock, gave you one of mine. would love to buy you a bev??
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  You came into pike place RGB wearing a t with an apple on it. You complimented my scarf, I told you you were go
  
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• Mad about School Closures? Blame Our State Supreme Court.

  27-06-2024 18:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Washington Voters Must Elect Judges Willing to Allow the Legislature to Amply Fund Educationby Austin FieldWashingtonians love schools. Many of us grew up walking to our local elementary school, and we’ve dreamed of walking our own kids to school someday. I became a father on April 25, 2024; a week later, Seattle Public Schools announced that the elementary school I’d hoped to walk my kid to may close, along with nineteen others. Since then, they’ve repeatedly refused to tell u
  
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• Slog AM: Mayor to Expand Dual Dispatch, SCOTUS Drops Some Bad Rulings, Biden and Trump Debate This Evening

  27-06-2024 17:38 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Ashley NerbovigGooooooooood morning. Expect some rain this a.m. and into the afternoon. High of 65 degrees. Typical Seattle summer weather. 
  Presidential debate starts at 6 pm tonight: President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump plan to have a little chat tonight, with CNN's Jake Tapper and Dana Bash moderating the conversation. People can stream the debate for free from CNN's site, and multiple networks plan to carry the debate. CNN has real
  
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• We Want to Give You Free Bumbershoot Tickets

  27-06-2024 17:05 via thestranger.com
  
  You could eat a baby-sized burrito at Gordito's, scream your face off at the Seattle Art Museum, and play pinball at the Seattle Pinball Museum!by Megan SelingWant to go to Bumbershoot FOR FREE? We recently published our guide, How to Seattle: 99 Things to Do Before the Big One Takes Us All, which is packed with some of the best art, food, music, culture, and outdoor activities in the city.
  To enter to win a pair of two-day general admission Bumbershoot passes, just post a video of you doing any
  
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