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• SE Network SafetyNet Executive Director Marty Jackson Arrested Yesterday, Released on Bond

  03-10-2024 23:23 via thestranger.com
  
  Law enforcement officials arrested Boys & Girls Club of King County’s SE Network SafetyNet’s Executive Director Matelita “Marty” Jackson on Wednesday for possible connection to a multi-state drug trafficking conspiracy. From the indictment, Jackson’s son appears to head up a drug trafficking operation. The indictment charges Jackson with allegedly conspiring to commit money laundering.by Ashley NerbovigLaw enforcement officials arrested Boys & Girls Club of
  
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• Dance to Save the Planet

  03-10-2024 22:15 via thestranger.com
  
  Johnson will be at Elliott Bay Book Company on October 3.by Hannah Murphy WinterRemember in the ’80s and ’90s, when, for some reason, every kid was planning to become a marine biologist when they grew up? Ayana Elizabeth Johnson was one of those kids—she grew up on stories from her father’s upbringing in Jamaica and, when she was five, fell in love with coral reefs through a glass-bottomed boat in Florida. But unlike most of us, she’s also one of the few that actual
  
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• Ticket Alert

  03-10-2024 21:51 via everout.com
  Ticket Alert: Kylie Minogue, Jamie xx, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale Soonby EverOut StaffQueen of everything Kylie Minogue will make your heart go padam padam on her Tension tour next year. Electro-pop wizard Jamie xx has also announced tour dates in support of his latest album, In Waves. Plus, alt-rock brothers The Driver Era have dropped dates for their Obsession tour. Read on for details on those and other newly announced events, plus some news you can use.Tickets go on sale at 10 am
  
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• What I Learned in the First Month of the Lynwood Link Extention

  03-10-2024 20:50 via thestranger.com
  
  A person driving a car has a far greater negative impact on society than a person living on the streets.by Charles MudedeOn August 30, Sound Transit added, between Northgate and Lynnwood, 8.5 miles and four (soon to be five) stations to its 1 Line. This amounts to 33 track miles. The time it takes to move from one end of the present line to the other is just over an hour. This is the real deal. A big section of the region has been liberated from I-5, and time spent searching for parking.
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• I Saw U: Moshing at Zookraut, Loving Sandra Bullock, and Wearing a Hat That Fucks

  03-10-2024 20:35 via thestranger.com
  
  See someone? Say something!by AnonymousPractically Magic
  you told me you were on a "Sandra-bullock kick" and I can't stop thinking about it. let's catch another flick at SIFF together on purpose next time?Abolitionist Bandana at Zookraut
  Moshing at Zookraut with an "Abolish the Police" bandana. I'm the girl who got BONKED in the pit. Wanted to say hi, catch a show sometime?
  Linden Ave Ragey Passenger Princess
  Tell your bf to retake drivers ed or dump him. U wont have to flip people off when he c
  
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• Scarecrow’s 2024 Psychotronic Challenge: Day 3

  03-10-2024 19:10 via thestranger.com
  
  "Magical realism is the key for today’s witnessing."by Lindsay Costello3. BLURRING THE LINES: Magical realism is the key for today’s witnessing.
  Paprika
  Surreal director, animator, and manga auteur Satoshi Kon's 2006 film Paprika doesn’t just have Inception beat by four years—it's also a far better exploration of dreamscapes. With a freaky new piece of technology, morally questionable therapists can observe their patients' dreams. The gadget's creator, Dr. Atsuko Chiba, m
  
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• Drag King Dragged Out of Peninsula School District

  03-10-2024 18:00 via thestranger.com
  
  The right drums out a beloved teacher for moonlighting as a drag king.by Vivian McCallFor English teacher K. Wayne, the trouble started on a Friday, when a friend texted to say they were sorry for what had happened.
  After some confusion about what that something was, Wayne learned the Instagram account @phs_crazy, an anonymous, student-run page that bullied queer and minority students at Peninsula High School about their looks and “cringe” behavior, had discovered that on nights and
  
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• Slog AM: Virginia Mason To Close Downtown Birth Center, Grand Illusion To Move (Hopefully), A Fat Bear Slayed

  03-10-2024 17:53 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Vivian McCallSurprise: Hannah and I switched Slog days. Because I respect tradition, we’ll begin with the weather, which is quite nice today. Expect a mostly sunny day, with a high of 64. Tonight, it’ll be cloudy with a low around 49 and a slight chance of rain.
  Virginia Mason is closing its downtown birth center, women’s health clinic: Administrators said the hospital is closing its only birth center in the city to expand its “criti
  
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• Scarecrow’s 2024 Psychotronic Challenge: Day 2

  03-10-2024 01:30 via thestranger.com
  
  "Mad scientists never seem to follow the rules…"by Megan Seling2. DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS: Mad scientists never seem to follow the rules…
  Human Centipede
  I don't want to spoil any surprises, but I will say that we have some really fantastic film recommendations lined up for Scarecrow’s Psychotronic Challenge. 
  Today’s entry, though, is… not that.Still, when I saw the prompt to watch a movie centered around a mad scientist, I couldn’t not make a case fo
  
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• Magical Thinking in Mexico City

  03-10-2024 00:23 via thestranger.com
  
  Daniel Saldaña París talks to The Stranger about nonfiction, the intimacy of translation, and his newly released book, "Planes Flying over a Monster"by Katie Lee EllisonI bought the marketing for Daniel Saldaña París’s book, Planes Flying over a Monster, hook, line, sinker. A collection of translated essays about the many selves a single person can be over the course of their twenties? Drugs, travel, and the conviction that literature is a path through the great
  
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• Unleashed

  03-10-2024 00:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Was this written by a cat.by AnonymousPlease. For the love of god, leash your damn dogs. I don’t give a shit if your dog is the goodest boy because news alert: HE ISN'T. Period. Public parks are not a dog park, sidewalks are not a dog park, your fucking unfenced yard is not a dog park. 
  Nobody knows your dogs, nobody knows if they will recall—which let’s be honest, they won’t—and I’d like to walk my dog in peace or enjoy outdoor spaces without having
  
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