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Big Big Hug

16-08-2024 22:09 via thestranger.com

by AnonymousAbout a year ago, I dropped off my 17-year-old in his new city, Seattle. It was once mine as well, but life took me away. As I walked away from him at the Capitol Hill Light Rail entrance, he was sobbing and I was trying to be the stoic dad holding it together. I took one last look back, waved, and then headed into the station. As I turned the corner, I lost it. Standing there bawling, I heard this voice ask me if I was okay. I turned and looked to see this beautiful, tall man l

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Seattle Lamentably Ignored Charles Cross's Call to Turn Kurt Cobain's Property Into a Park

16-08-2024 19:26 via thestranger.com

Charles Mudede on our city's inability to name and raise to the heavens its worldly godsby Charles MudedeThere he was again, Kurt Cobain. This time with intense (almost accusing) eyes near the top of a mixed media collage by Nelson Wilbur. It's called "KC," and is part of a show at Vermillion Gallery that features work by artists associated with Georgetown's Fogue™ Studios & Gallery. I looked at "KC" for several minutes (the iconic sunglasses, strips of music notes, words from Nirvana'

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The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: Aug 16–18, 2024

16-08-2024 19:00 via everout.com

Artists of Color Expo & Symposium, Belltown Mural Festival, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $15by EverOut StaffEverybody's working for the weekend—thankfully, it's here. Our cheap and easy guide will help you get your plans on lock with events from ACES // Artists of Color Expo & Symposium to the Belltown Mural Festival and from Skål Beer Hall and the NW Viking Alliance’s Viking Faire to Hai! Japantown. For more ideas, check out our guide to the top events of the

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We Arrest Because We Care

16-08-2024 18:00 via thestranger.com

Interim Seattle Police Chief Sue Rahr on SODA, SOAP, and Reinstating Prostitution Loitering Lawsby Ashley NerbovigTwo months into Seattle Police Department Interim Chief Sue Rahr’s tenure, the Seattle City Council and Republican City Attorney Ann Davison have proposed a handful of new laws to give the cops more “tools” to clear the streets.
As we’ve reported over the last couple weeks, these elected officials want to reinstate the City’s old drug and prostitut

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Slog AM: Reichert Thinks God Controls the Weather, Billionaire Allegedly Steals Sand from Public Beach, Hackers Nabbed Everyone's Social Security Number

16-08-2024 17:35 via thestranger.com

The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Nathalie GrahamBelmont blaze: Good morning to everyone except the big fire burning on Capitol Hill. The Seattle Fire Department spent its Friday morning battling a vacant building fire on Belmont Avenue. The roof of the building is at risk of collapsing, SFD said. The fire spread to the building behind the original tinderbox building. SFD advised nearby residents and businesses to shut their windows. It's going to be smoky in the neighborhood today.&nb

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