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• Will a Dramatic Drop in Interest Rates Spark Another Construction Boom in Seattle?

  20-09-2024 23:22 via thestranger.com
  
  And will this dramatic cut impact the presidential election?by Charles MudedeOn September 16, Joshua McNichols posted on KUOW that "lower interest rates could have big implications for downtown Seattle." Why? Because "[w]hen interest rates go down, developers borrow more money. They use that money to build things." I did not give this prognostication much weight until the following day, September 17, when the Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell did something truly surprising and not at all in my
  
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• Black Activist Alleges Assault at Protest Outside Council Member Bob Kettle’s House

  20-09-2024 20:41 via thestranger.com
  
  Alan Meekins Calls Queen Anne a “Sundown Town” after Angry White Man Allegedly Throws Speaker at His Headby Hannah KriegLocal Black activist Alan Meekins claims a Queen Anne resident threw a heavy, rolling speaker at his head during a small protest outside Council Member Bob Kettle’s house last weekend. In an interview with The Stranger, Meekins described Kettle’s neighborhood as a “Sundown Town” and his angry neighbors as a “lynch mob.” Meekins in
  
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• Flore Laurentienne's Elegant Minimalism and Bill Horist's Oceanic Guitar Sorcery

  20-09-2024 19:55
  
  The best new music to hit Dave Segal's inbox this week.by Dave SegalFlore Laurentienne, "Autriche III" (Secret City Records)
  A Canadian project led by Mathieu David Gagnon, Flore Laurentienne make electronic-tinged classical music of exquisite sophistication and beauty. Their first two albums—Volume I and Volume II—deal in expansive gestures, with analog synthesizers and strings leading the way. Many of the group's orchestrations evoke the classiest Hollywood soundtrack music and, co
  
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• Coffee for La Cultura

  20-09-2024 19:10 via thestranger.com
  
  Bonito Café y Mercadito officially opened September 14.by Julianne BellWhen husbands Daniel and Ismael Calderón first started their pop-up market Aquí Mercado in April 2023, it was supposed to be a one-time occurrence.
  The couple, who had moved to Seattle from California a few years prior, wanted to kick off the opening of their third photography studio, Aquí, with something personal to them—a joyful party in honor of their queer and Latinx culture. They said th
  
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• The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: Sept 20–22, 2024

  20-09-2024 19:00 via everout.com
  R-Day, Great Wallingford Bratwurst Festival, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $15by EverOut StaffIt's time to clock out of the work week and check in to the weekend. We've lined up some cheap and easy events that shouldn't escape your attention, from R-Day 2024 to the Great Wallingford Bratwurst Festival and from Luminata to the C-ID Night Market. For more ideas, check out our guide to the top events of the week.
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• Long Prison Sentences Don’t Keep Us Safe

  20-09-2024 18:00 via thestranger.com
  
  They’re Ineffective, Wasteful, and Do Little to Help Survivors Healby David TrieweilerLet’s get smarter on crime, not “tougher.”
  This time of year, aspiring elected officials insist that we must get tough on crime to keep us safe. “Getting tough” almost always includes imposing more and longer prison sentences.  Unfortunately, most of those claims are based on myths, fear, and half-truths. Therefore, voters should insist that calls for increased punishmen
  
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• Slog AM: MAGA Mark Robinson's Weird Porn Forum Comments, NY Mag Reporter in a Relationship with RFK Jr., The West Seattle Light Rail Could Cost $7 Billion

  20-09-2024 17:40 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Nathalie GrahamWhat the hell is going on? North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, who is running for governor, had a rough day on Thursday. CNN found Robinson's account on Nude Africa, a porn site where he regularly commented on the forums. In those comments, Robinson talked about things like fucking and sucking his wife's sister as she pissed on him, peeping on women in the gym locker room when he was 14, enjoying transgender pornography, his identific
  
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• Look Out, Artists! We’re Gonna Dump Some Money on Your Asses!

  20-09-2024 17:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Geniuses of Seattle, watch your backs!by Hannah Murphy WinterIt’s been eight long years since we delivered mediocre grocery store cakes to geniuses across the city, but next year, that streak ends. The Stranger’s Genius Awards are back, baby. 
  In the four years since COVID-19 gave all of our beloved cultural institutions a swift kick in the nards, we’ve watched them struggle to stay afloat. Venues have closed, employees have been laid off, and production budgets have been
  
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• Tanya Woo Shadowboxes Old City Council on Debate Stage

  20-09-2024 01:54
  
  Failed Backlash Candidate Turned Nepo Appointee Will Need to Work Harder to Catch Up to Challenger Alexis Mercedes Rinckby Hannah KriegAfter an abysmal showing in the primary, council appointee Tanya Woo needed a W last night in the debate against her challenger for the citywide council seat, Alexis Mercedes Rinck. So she decided to reuse the playbook from the 2023 election and insist that her opponent sprang forth from the previous council’s ideological pool. Woo ultimately failed to prov
  
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• I Saw U: Dancing at the Rendezvous, Wearing Pink Sneakers on the 48, Giving Out Extra Fries at Dick's

  20-09-2024 01:12
  
  See someone? Say something!by AnonymousI took a mental picture
  U shot me the cutest smile crossing N36th & Phinney, sporting denim jacket & camera. I was driving to work. Make sure u bring camera to our 1st date.Girl You Motivate Me!
  You, running in front of me at VPark, then crossed in front of me later and I got competitive, thanks for helping me get a personal best mile time!
  Pink sneakers on the 48
  You were sitting across from me in jorts and a yellow crop top. On one of your shoes w
  
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• Letting it Roll with the Jefferson Park Bowl Busters

  20-09-2024 00:59
  
  Nathalie Graham goes lawn bowling at Jefferson Park.by Nathalie GrahamIn Beacon Hill’s Jefferson Park, tucked between the driving range and sweeping views of downtown Seattle, 30 women gathered for an evening of lawn bowling. In addition to the food, drinks, and mint plants brought by members, there was also a cache of lawn bowling memorabilia. “I've been bowling for a long time and I’ve collected a lot of T-shirts, both for this club and the northwest division and other places
  
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