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• How to Support a Strike: Boeing Machinists Edition

  27-09-2024 23:59 via thestranger.com
  
  Join the Picket Line, Even from Homeby Conor KelleyAs the IAM 751 Boeing Machinists’ strike heads into its third week, their fight to restore Boeing as a stable workplace appears to be working, as public opinion is on the workers’ side and Boeing has already improved their contract offer. But even so, there’s no telling how long this will last.
  As you’ll see below, there are seven main ways to support a strike, but every strike is different. We talked to folks at IAM, and
  
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• We Know How to Save Our Kids, So Why Are We Letting Them Fail?

  27-09-2024 22:54 via thestranger.com
  
  The County has a roadmap to end youth detention. Why aren't they using it?by Marcus Harrison GreenIf we know how to stop our kids’ mutation into monsters, but willfully disregard that knowledge, what exactly does that make us? 
  That question has consumed me for more than a decade. It recently found new flesh with the inescapable orgy of stories documenting the rise in juvenile crime across the region. According to local news networks this week, shootings, armed robbery, and carjacking
  
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• Anatomy of a Strike: Boeing Machinists Edition

  27-09-2024 22:26 via thestranger.com
  
  As local unionized Boeing machinists embark on the third week of the strike, we thought we’d take a second to understand how we got here, and what the machinists hope for moving forward. In this saga we have exploding planes, golden parachutes, an armed altercation, and a tense mediation session. You have questions and I have answers, with help from folks on the pickets.by Conor KelleyOn September 13th, at 12:01 a.m., local unionized Boeing machinists represented by the International Assoc
  
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• Person of Interest: Preston Singletary

  27-09-2024 21:00 via thestranger.com
  
  "No, we’re not going to put glass on stage or in the hands of dancers."by Rich Smith When the Pacific Northwest Ballet asked Preston Singletary to reimagine the world of Sleeping Beauty, he said yes immediately—even though he’d never created a theatrical set before. 
  “I just thought, ‘This could be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and what the heck, why not?’” he says. 
  He’s right about the opportunity. Creating a set for a story ba
  
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• The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: Sept 27–29, 2024

  27-09-2024 19:30 via everout.com
  St. Demetrios Greek Festival, U District Chow Down & Street Party, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $15by EverOut StaffLean into the cooler temps brought by the first full weekend of fall by heading out to breezy events from the St. Demetrios Greek Festival to the U District Chow Down & Street Party and from the Sustainable Ballard Festival to Letter Writing for Students and Educators in Anti-Queer States. For more ideas, check out our roundup of the top events of the week and our
  
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• Pierce the Veil

  27-09-2024 18:30 via thestranger.com
  
  Natalie Krick’s work will be on display at the Frye Art Museum as part of their Boren Banner Series beginning Wednesday, October 16.by Kathleen Tarrant“I never wanted to be Marilyn—it just happened. Marilyn’s like a veil I wear over Norma Jean.”
  A frail latticework extends over a face in black and white that we’ve seen a million times, casting a netted shadow, obscuring familiarity with precision. You want to squint, walk up, to it and cast it aside, but
  
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• Hands Off the Seattle Channel

  27-09-2024 18:12 via thestranger.com
  
  Do not fucking come for the Seattle Channelby Hannah KriegAs part of his 2025-2026 budget proposal, Mayor Bruce Harrell wants to cut $1.6 million a year in funding to the Seattle Channel, a beloved municipal television station that broadcasts city council meetings, press conferences, and original programming on cable and online. The mayor’s plan would lay off six full-time employees, drop four contract workers, and cancel all original programming, including Art Zone with Nancy Guppy, Book
  
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• Slog AM: Yakima Coroner Allegedly Stole Drugs from Dead People, Mariners Playoff Dreams Are Dead, and So Is Dame Maggie Smith

  27-09-2024 17:32 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Nathalie GrahamRIP Mariners' hopes and dreams: If you're a Mariners fan, this news is unsurprising to you. The team failed to make it to the playoffs, once again missing the postseason despite a season filled with promise. Hope is so dangerous, especially to a Mariners fan. This is the 22nd time the team has missed the playoffs in 23 years. There's always next year, right?
  Mystery alert: Tacoma Police Chief Avery Moore was placed on paid administrative
  
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• Bawk-aw! It's Almost Time for The Stranger's Wing Week!

  27-09-2024 01:10 via thestranger.com
  
  Don't forget your wet wipes.by The Stranger's Promotions DepartmentHope you're in the mood for some chicken, because it's almost time for The Stranger's Wing Week! 
  What's Wing Week, you ask? For The Stranger’s Wing Week, we challenge chefs all over the city to get creative with their chicken wings and invite them to offer up their innovative snacks to Stranger readers for just $8. 
  This year's menu includes Lost Lake's Spooky HalloWings, with crispy mango and ghost pepper; Star
  
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• Ticket Alert: Snow Patrol, Ani DiFranco, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week

  27-09-2024 00:32 via everout.com
  Plus, "Weird Al" Yankovic and More Event Updates for September 26by EverOut StaffSnow Patrol is coming to Seattle for the first time since 2019—head to their show and just forget the world. Prolific singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco will also stop by next year to support her 23rd studio album, Unprecedented Sh!t. Plus, polka parody powerhouse "Weird Al" Yankovic has announced a lengthy US tour, which he promises will be “bigger” and “weirder” than ever. Read on for det
  
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