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• City Council May Consider Ethics Code Changes to Allow Council Members to Vote in Their Own Financial Interest

  22-11-2024 22:19 via thestranger.com
  If the Seattle City Council attempts to change the City’s Ethics Code to allow council members to vote on bills for where they have a clear financial conflict of interest, don’t say I didn’t warn you.
  According to a recent email, the Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission (SEEC) Director Wayne Barnett is responding to questions from the City Council’s legal counsel Lauren Henry about potential legislation to lower ethical standards. This proposed change would allow counc
  
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• Dissociation Vacation

  22-11-2024 19:30 via thestranger.com
  Here are a few of our favorite ways to get out of our heads when the cold, the drizzle, and the endless blanket of gray get to be too much.by Ashley NerbovigIt’s around this time every year that people start coming up with ways to manage the Pacific Northwest’s notoriously dark, damp winters, and without fail, those survival guides include the tip to get out of town. Go to Palm Springs, they say. Catch a flight to Hawaii, they yell. Well, wouldn’t that be nice, Mr. Money Bags B
  
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• The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: Nov 22–24, 2024

  22-11-2024 19:00 via everout.com
  Julefest, Renegade Craft Fair, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $15by EverOut StaffWe made it through the bomb cyclone, y'all. This weekend, emerge from your home for cheap and cheerful holiday events from Julefest: A Nordic Holiday Celebration to the Renegade Craft Fair and from Seattle's 15th Annual Cranksgiving to Phinney Neighborhood Association's Holiday Bookfest. For more ideas, check out our guide to the top events of the week.
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• The Antidote to Soulless Capitalism

  22-11-2024 18:45 via thestranger.com
  
  Influenced by the long-gone Fallout Records, Hex Enduction has become a paragon of community-building.by Dave SegalIn music retail, trying to be all things to all people usually consigns businesses to history's dustbin. The owners of Lake City's Hex Enduction Records & Books figured that out a while ago. And now they're celebrating five years of peddling exactly what they want to avid music and literature fans who seek out niche art. Owners Dean Whitmore, Gabi Page-Fort, and Tom Ojendyk have
  
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• Slog AM: More Storms in Seattle, Goodbye Gaetz, Hello Doomsday Fish

  22-11-2024 17:51 via thestranger.com
  The Stranger's morning news round-up.by Nathalie GrahamGushy and gusty: The rain is back. So is the wind. An atmospheric river will pelt Washington with more wind and rain on Friday, potentially undoing much of the work to get the lights on in homes blacked out by the bomb cyclone and making life more miserable for those still without lights and heat. If your power is still out: I'm sorry. More than 185,000 people—most of whom are in the Seattle area—are still powerless. It shou
  
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• Seattle Police Investigating Assault on Gay Man After Election in Capitol Hill

  22-11-2024 17:00 via thestranger.com
  Seattle Police are investigating an assault on a gay man in Capitol Hill in the early morning hours of November 6, immediately following the presidential election.According to the police report, two men in a Porsche Cayenne SUV flying a white Trump/Vance flag called a group of men on the street “fags,” instigating a confrontation that ended with the driver assaulting a gay man with a metal baseball bat just a block from SPD’s East Precinct. Although this crime occurred more tha
  
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• Ho-Ho-Holiday Drink Week Is Almost Here!

  22-11-2024 00:42 via thestranger.com
  'Tis the season for warming wintry libations, from mulled wine to spiked cocoa.by The Stranger's Promotions DepartmentReady to get your nog on? The Stranger has you covered with our Holiday Drink Week, a new annual tradition that debuted last year. And the best part? All the festive cocktails are only 12 BUCKS! For one week only, December 2–8, you'll find a variety of exclusive holiday-themed drink specials at participating bars and restaurants around town.Athenian Seafood Restaurant and B
  
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