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• Better Than Before

  27-08-2024 22:27 via thestranger.com
  
  "Just like the Space Needle and Dick’s, Fastbacks are always around and just as iconic."by Kevin DiersYou don’t need me to tell you that Seattle has changed a lot since 1999. The meteoric ascent of Amazon and big tech has left parts of the city nearly unrecognizable as rent has skyrocketed, beloved music venues have come and gone, and hundreds of Northwest bands have risen to fame and broken up. Amidst this ever-shifting process, though, one institution remains strong: The Northwest
  
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• Bikini Kill Day Was One for the History Books

  27-08-2024 20:31 via thestranger.com
  
  Olympia Gave the Band a Key to the City, and They Gave Oly One Hell of a Showby Brittne LunnissLast weekend, in honor of the foundational Riot Grrrl band, Olympia’s Mayor Dantae Payne declared August 23rd Bikini Kill Day. 
  The city’s proclamation applauds Bikini Kill’s music and activism. “The band’s influence extends far beyond their music, symbolizing resistance, empowerment, and the fight for gender equality,” it reads. The proclamation acknowledges th
  
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• Slog AM: "Nefarious Characters" May Be Behind Sea-Tac Cyber Attack, Sue Bird Gets a Street, Trump Judges Allow Florida To Restrict Trans Care

  27-08-2024 18:00 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Vivian McCall“Nefarious characters” may be behind the Sea-Tac cyber attack: Authorities at the Port of Seattle have not explained who or what is beyond the Saturday cyber attack hampering day-to-day airport operations. The only clue so far comes from Sea-Tac spokesperson Perry Cooper, who said at a Monday news conference that “nefarious characters” may have been in its system early Saturday morning. (I’m picturing a tall, lanky
  
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• The Seattle Reign Crowned Their Queen

  27-08-2024 03:12 via thestranger.com
  
  Still don’t have a bucket hat.by Hannah Murphy WinterLast night, the Seattle Reign saluted their queen when the team retired Megan Rapinoe’s jersey, #15. 
  The ceremony included videos from Jay Inslee, Macklemore, Eddie Vedder, and Christine Gregoire.  
  Rapinoe made a short speech after the jersey was presented (“They put me on a time limit,” she said, “which is probably best.”) She thanked her family and the “extended Reign family” f
  
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• Dating Games

  27-08-2024 01:53 via thestranger.com
  
  See Fun & Flirty at the Crocodile Thursday, August 29.by Nathalie GrahamOn a recent Thursday evening, a line of women snaked up the staircase leading to Capitol Hill’s Comedy/Bar dressed in their best form-fitting going-out tops with freshly curled hair and full-faced make-up. In the app-dominated world of modern dating, many singles—especially Gen Zers—are looking for literally any other way to find a partner. Sometimes, that’s via old-fashioned meet-cutes or by prow
  
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