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The Mystery of China Harbor Is Actually Just Racism, It Turns Out

04-10-2024 22:42 via thestranger.com

We visited the iconic restaurant before it closed its doors last weekend.by Nathalie GrahamChina Harbor has sat on the western edge of Lake Union for 30 years—a hulking black box surrounded by docked yachts and boat rental companies.
But until last week, I’d never been inside the massive Chinese restaurant. Every time I drove past, the big red letters in the stereotypical typeface literally called “wonton font” shouted “CHINA HARBOR,” drawing my attentio

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Scarecrow’s 2024 Psychotronic Challenge: Day 4

04-10-2024 21:56 via thestranger.com

"It takes a family to raise this village."by Lindsay Costello4. FAMILY MATTERS: It takes a family to raise this village.
Morgiana
Because I am nothing if not a fan of Gothic excess, I can never seem to shut up about Morgiana. Juraj Herz's florid, Freudian masterpiece of '70s Czech New Wave cinema blends notes of Picnic at Hanging Rock's eerie femininity and Valerie and Her Week of Wonders' surreal opulence. The plot is strangely simple: One sister, Viki, despises the other, Klara, because Klara

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The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: Oct 4-6, 2024

04-10-2024 20:11 via everout.com

Spooky Sapphic Soiree, Halloween Pet Parade, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $15by EverOut StaffDive into fall this weekend with frugal festivities that won't break the bank, like the Halloween Pet Parade, Spooky Sapphic Soiree, 15th Annual Festival of Fruit, and All Monsters Attack! 2024. For more ideas, check out our roundup of the top events of the week and our guide to fall festivities.Jump to: Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Multi-DayFRIDAY
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Overlook Walk Opening
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Slog AM: Seattle Minimum Wage Will Be Over $20, Dockworker Strike Suspended, Republican Senator Tells Indigenous Woman to Go Back to Where She Came From

04-10-2024 17:48 via thestranger.com

The Stranger's morning news round-up.by Nathalie GrahamSeattle's minimum wage goes up: Effective Jan. 1, 2025, Seattle's minimum wage will go up to $20.76 an hour for all businesses, large and small, the Office of Labor Standards announced. The annual increase is required by the Minimum Wage Ordinance passed in 2015. Oh, I bet our current city council hates this news.
Dockworkers suspend strike: After a three-day strike of around 45,000 east coast dockworkers, the International L

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The Mansion Men Bid Adieu to Captain Kim

04-10-2024 01:09 via thestranger.com

It’s week three, and the men are struggling to stay awake.by Megan BurbankBad news, Kimheads! Despite being excellent TV, Kim Buike, our retired destroyer captain from Mountlake Terrace, did not survive this episode of The Golden Bachelorette. But he will live on in our hearts forever—and in “Mansion Men,” the bespoke song he strong-armed ER doctor Guy into performing with him in front of Joan Vassos this week. What Captain Kim lacked in chemistry with Joan, he made up fo

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