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• Seattle Voters Defied Big Money and Chose Grassroots Power With Prop 1A 

  14-02-2025 23:21 via thestranger.com
  Whoa. I’ll be honest, going into election night on Tuesday I really thought Prop 1A was toast.Like other Seattle voters, I received multiple full-page mailers featuring our Mayor Bruce Harrell’s smiling visage and signature, promising that by choosing Prop 1B I could have it all: social housing and no new taxes! The Prop 1A mailer was cheery and boasted some confidence-boosting endorsements, from the Building Trades Unions to the Seattle/King County Coalition on Homelessness. But onl
  
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• Don't Hang the Bartender

  14-02-2025 21:53 via thestranger.com
  A plea to let bartenders DJ their drinkers.by Charles MudedeThis is the system. The same-old same-old strives to achieve the status of a law. If you want to see this principle at work, visit several Seattle bars in one night. What do you hear? Mostly the Rolling Stones. "Honky Tonk Women," "You Can't Always Get What You Want," "Sympathy for the Devil," Gimme Shelter," and so on and so on for what seems to be forever. And if it's not the Rolling Stones, it has to be Fleetwood Mac ("Dreams," "Gyps
  
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• Tree My Valentine

  14-02-2025 21:35 via thestranger.com
  The natural world sustains all life, is psychologically healing, and horny as hell.by Nathalie AntherPhotos by Billie Winter
  The days are short, and all of our horoscopes are screaming at us. Institutions are crumbling, LGBTQ+ communities are under attack, our political leaders are feckless, and the future is scary and uncertain. In times of anguish, we turn to the natural world for comfort. What we know for sure is that nature is eternal, nature is sexy, and nature is queer. The natural world s
  
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• Eat Your Heart Out 

  14-02-2025 20:23 via thestranger.com
  
  Let us help you find the perfect Valentine's Day date destination.by Julianne BellSelecting the right Valentine’s Day date night restaurant can be tricky. Whether you’re single, have just started seeing someone, or have been hitched for eons, our handy flowchart will guide you to the perfect experience. Just remember, as Dan Savage has advised a thousand times over, fuck first. Because all these tasty food and drink options will likely leave you feeling stuffed and sugar-drunk. 
  
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• The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Valentine's Weekend: Feb 14–16, 2025

  14-02-2025 19:00 via everout.com
  Smash Putt, Heartbreak Ball, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $15by EverOut StaffThis weekend, hit up your Valentine/Galentine/Palentine and rendezvous at cheap and cheerful events from the 11th Annual Black & Brew Imperial Stout Celebration to Smash Putt and from a Heartbreak Ball to V Day Flash Tats & Tarot Readings at Stoup Brewing. For more ideas, check out our roundup of this week's top events and our Valentine's Day guide.
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• Slog AM: No Snow on V-Day, US Attorney Resigns over Trump DOJ Order, Stonewall Monument Website Erases All Mention of Trans People

  14-02-2025 17:08 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Nathalie GrahamFleeting flurries: Sorry, romantics, yesterday's snow was short lived. Today, things will be wet. And not just because it's Valentine's Day. Rain is on the way. Or, depending on when you're reading this, it's already here. 
  Washington's in good hands: At least that's what our leaders are telling us. On Thursday, Gov. Bob Ferguson (Bobby Ferg, to some) held a press conference with other Washington state officials including Attor
  
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• Catch-up on the Cannibal Queens

  14-02-2025 02:53 via thestranger.com
  
  The Yellowjackets are back! It’s been almost two years since we left the girls out in the woods, and the Showtime breakout hit returns tomorrow, on Valentine’s Day—a weirdly canny marketing choice for a show about high school girls who board a plane for Seattle, and instead crash-land somewhere in the heart of human depravity.by Megan BurbankThe Yellowjackets are back! It’s been almost two years since we left the girls out in the woods, and the Showtime breakout hit retur
  
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• Fred Hutch Cancer Center to Acquiesce to Trump Order, End DEI Efforts

  14-02-2025 01:37 via thestranger.com
  Fred Huch Cancer Center told staff on Thursday that it will dismantle its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs to comply with President Donald Trump’s anti-DEI executive order, according to an email obtained by The Stranger.by Hannah Murphy WinterFred Hutch Cancer Center told staff on Thursday that it will dismantle its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs to comply with President Donald Trump’s anti-DEI executive order, according to an email obtained by The Str
  
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