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• A Future for the El Rey and the Fight to Keep Seattle Livable

  28-03-2025 21:44 via thestranger.com
  There are almost as many ways to describe the El Rey as there are years under its (metaphorical) belt. One can outline its year of establishment (1910), construction material (brick), number of stories (4), square footage (30,000), and crossroads (between Lenora and Blanchard Streets along 2nd Avenue in Belltown). Another method is to list the El Rey’s many functions over the years: At the start of the 20th century, it was a four-story apartment building with three ground-floor retail spac
  
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• The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: Mar 28–30, 2025

  28-03-2025 18:00 via everout.com
  Northwest Record Show, White Center Vintage Marketplace, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $15by EverOut StaffNow that you've survived the Great Seattle Storm of 2025, it's time to enjoy your weekend at events from a Lucy Dacus Listening Party to the U District Cherry Blossom Festival and from the Northwest Record Show to the White Center Vintage Marketplace. For more ideas, check out our top picks of the week.
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  Lucy Dacus 'Forever is a Feeling' Listening Party
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• Slog AM: Jumpstart Tax Falls Short, RFK Jr. Cuts 10,000 Department of Health Jobs, Florida Considers Child Labor

  28-03-2025 16:05 via thestranger.com
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Nathalie GrahamJumpstart falls short: The city's Jumpstart payroll tax raked in $46 million or 11 percent less than expected. The tax resulted in $360 million rather than the $406 million city budget forecasters anticipated. That's still more than the $315 million of revenue the tax saw in 2023. The big issue is that Mayor Bruce Harrell abandoned Jumpstart's original spending plan to put the revenues toward affordable housing development, Green New Dea
  
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• Sundance Is Leaving Deep Red Utah for Deep Blue Colorado

  28-03-2025 01:04 via thestranger.com
  Deadline reports that after a few years of growing unease and rumours flying about Sundance leaving Park City for somewhere here (Cincinnati?) or there (LA?), a decision has finally been made to move the US' most important film festival to Boulder, Colorado in 2027.by Charles MudedeDeadline reports that after a few years of growing unease and rumours flying about Sundance leaving Park City for somewhere here (Cincinnati?) or there (LA?), a decision has finally been made to move the US' most impo
  
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• Ticket Alert: Lady Gaga, Ethel Cain, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale

  28-03-2025 01:00 via everout.com
  Plus, Jonas Brothers and More Event Updates for March 27by EverOut StaffIt’s time for tickets! Paws up, little monsters—Lady Gaga will throw her Mayhem Ball for two nights at Climate Pledge Arena. Southern gothic singer-songwriter Ethel Cain will support her highly anticipated sophomore album on tour this summer. Plus, the Jonas Brothers’ Living the Dream tour will include sets with solo material, DNCE tracks, and more. Read on for details on those and other newly announced eve
  
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• City Attorney Candidate Erika Evans Wants to Fight Trump

  28-03-2025 00:30 via thestranger.com
  by Nathalie GrahamErika Evans, 35, nursing a split-shot latte at Victrola on Capitol Hill, asked, “Do you like Kendrick Lamar?”
  As someone with taste, I said yes. 
  Evans said of Ann Davison, the current Seattle City Attorney, “When you think of her, she’s ‘Not Like Us.’”
  Putting battle raps aside, Davison, a Republican, has largely avoided opposing the Trump administration since his second term began—a stark contrast to the City Attorney&rsquo
  
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