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• Slog AM: Three Bob Fergusons Running for Governor, Deadly Stabbing at Light Rail Station, Steve Buscemi Punched

  13-05-2024 17:33 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Nathalie GrahamNightmare threesome: On Friday, two people named Bob Ferguson filed to run for governor as Democrats. In case you weren't aware, Washington's Attorney General and the current Democratic front-runner in that race is also named Bob Ferguson. Unlike Bob Ferguson #2 (a retired state employee in Yakima) and Bob Ferguson #3 (a military veteran in Graham), AG Bob Ferguson is a legitimate candidate. Conservative activist Glen Morgan found these other
  
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• Slog AM: Puget Sound Energy to Shut Off Poor People's Power, Boeing Firefighters Strike Tentative Deal, Mayor Harrell Repeats History in Defending Former Chief Amid "Grooming" Allegations

  30-05-2024 17:30 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Hannah KriegWeather: Some weather yesterday, huh? If you got caught outside without a rain jacket during that lil downpour, rest assured that will not happen today... unless the weather nerds got it wrong, in which case I’m sorry to have misled you. According to the National Weather Service, we can expect mostly sunny skies and temperatures in the low to mid 60s. If you can’t get outside today, fear not. Friday should be similarly nice before we
  
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• Seattle’s Experiencing a Millionaire, Centimillionaire, and Billionaire Boom

  30-05-2024 00:20 via thestranger.com
  
  You'd think having more millionaires in Seattle would make the city richer. It doesn't.by Charles MudedeOne would expect that the 3,700 millionaires Seattle added in 2023 alone would mean the city as a whole (meaning, the public spirit of the area) would be that much richer. But such is not the case. Indeed, it appears to be the opposite. The Seattle City Council now claims to be broke, the same goes for Seattle Public Library and Seattle Public Schools. And so, the addition of, as Puget Sound B
  
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• Checkoutrage

  29-05-2024 23:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Can we PLEASE just get rid of the self-checkout and go back to checkout lanes, with express lanes for 8 items or less?by AnonymousCan we please bring checkout lanes back? The number of people who take an entire, overflowing cart of groceries through a self-checkout lane thinking they can scan groceries faster than a cashier is astounding, especially when they eventually run out of space on the ever-so-sensitive bagging scale and start standing around to wait for employee assistance anyway. 
  
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• Stranger Suggests: Amy Tan, La Luz, Pride in the Park, Echo & the Bunnymen, and a 30-Foot-Long Bloody Mary Bar

  29-05-2024 21:49 via thestranger.com
  
  One really great thing to do every day of the week.by Audrey VannWEDNESDAY 5/29  
  Amy Tan: The Backyard Bird Chronicles
  (BOOKS/BIRDS) In 2020, a lot of us started birding—mass layoffs and an unfamiliar amount of hours to fill tends to encourage people to look to the skies, I guess. National treasure Amy Tan (The Joy Luck Club) will conjure plenty of conversations about spark birds with her latest book, The Backyard Bird Chronicles, a "gorgeous, witty account of birding, nature, a
  
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• Slog AM: Adrian Diaz Out as SPD Chief, Library Cyber Attack, Israel Intensifies Rafah Strikes

  29-05-2024 17:35 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Vivian McCallDiaz is out: Ashley reports that Seattle Police Department Chief Adrian Diaz will no longer lead the department, according to a source. Sources told Fox 13 station that he cleaned out his desk last night, and that Mayor Bruce Harrell re-assigned him to special projects. The City will reportedly hold a press conference around 1 pm today. Ashley will have more on this developing story later.
  Library cyber attack: Someone hit the Seattle Public Li
  
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• Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz Out as Top Hog

  29-05-2024 17:12 via thestranger.com
  
  Seattle Chief of Police Adrian Diaz is toast, at least as the city's top hog, according to a source.by Ashley NerbovigAs first reported by The Stranger, Seattle Chief of Police Adrian Diaz stepped down from his position on Tuesday amid a flurry of lawsuits over a culture of sexism and racism at the Seattle Police Department (SPD) and rumors about an inappropriate relationship with a top aide.
  King County Sheriff Sue Rahr has stepped up to replace him as Interim Chief of Police, Mayor B
  
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• Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz Out as Chief at Seattle Police Department

  29-05-2024 17:12 via thestranger.com
  
  Seattle Chief of Police Adrian Diaz is toast, at least as the city's top hog, according to a source.by Ashley NerbovigSeattle Chief of Police Adrian Diaz is toast, at least as the city's top hog, according to a source. After a series of lawsuits accusing him of allowing a culture of sexism and racism at the Seattle Police Department, combined with rumors about an inappropriate relationship with a top aide, his stint as chief has come to a close after less than four years. 
  On Tuesday, the d
  
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• Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz Out as Chief

  29-05-2024 17:12 via thestranger.com
  
  Seattle Chief of Police Adrian Diaz is toast, at least as the city's top hog, according to a source.by Ashley NerbovigSeattle Chief of Police Adrian Diaz is toast, at least as the city's top hog, according to a source. After a series of lawsuits accusing him of allowing a culture of sexism and racism at the Seattle Police Department, combined with rumors about an inappropriate relationship with a top aide, his stint as chief has come to a close after less than four years. 
  On Tuesday, the d
  
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• City Council Delays Last-Minute Attempt to Pull Money from Black and Brown Community Development Projects

  29-05-2024 03:52 via thestranger.com
  
  In the face of an inflation-driven $250 million budget shortfall, Rivera’s amendment continues to cement the council’s commitment to the wealthy, to corporations, and to fiscal conservatism at the expense of marginalized communities suffering under the pressures of the ongoing housing crisis.by Hannah KriegFor more than three hours, BIPOC-led organizations shamed Council Member Maritza Rivera for her last-minute amendment to rug-pull funding for the beloved Equitable Development Init
  
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• “My Boyfriend’s Son Is Stealing My Underpants"

  29-05-2024 01:14 via thestranger.com
  
  On the Magnum: Dr. Evan Goldsteinby The StrangerYikes! Her boyfriend’s pre-teen son has been stealing her underwear. This very naughty lad lives with them half the time. How can she get this boundary violation out of her head?
  Twelve long years ago, he cheated on his wife. They got through it with therapy and endless processing. While watching TV with their kids (age 10 and 13) the subject of infidelity came up on the show, and his wife appeared upset. She was angry that he didn’t pa
  
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• Liquified “Natural” Gas Is One of the Most Pressing Risks to Our Climate

  28-05-2024 19:22 via thestranger.com
  
  LNG is one of the most pressing risks to our climate and communities in the US, but because of the fossil fuel industry’s false advertising, most people have never heard of it.by Emma CoopersmithOutside the office building, we paused to hand out signs. A bright orange-and-yellow sun with the phrase “Defend Environmental Justice” written on it, “People Over Fossil Fuels” written on used cardboard, and the shortest on—”Stop LNG” written in Sharpie. T
  
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• The Top 35 Events in Seattle This Week: May 28–June 2, 2024

  28-05-2024 19:00 via everout.com
  
  Jinkx Monsoon & Major Scales, Pearl Jam, and More Top Picksby EverOut StaffThis week, we're closing May out strong and diving right into June, thanks in part to stellar events from Jinkx Monsoon & Major Scales: Together Again, Again! to Pearl Jam and from MoPOP's Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Film Festival to Bacon Eggs & Kegs.
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  Holly Humberstone
  Having opened for pop royalty like Olivia Rodrigo and Girl in Red, British singer-songwriter Holly Humberstone has co
  
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• Seattle’s Winter and School-Year Eviction Moratoriums Could Be on the Chopping Block

  28-05-2024 18:00 via thestranger.com
  
  A big affordable housing developer wants to roll back tenant protections, and the council won't say if it's sympathetic.by Hannah KriegThe Seattle City Council is on a crusade to undo the previous council’s marginal progressive wins—from a promise to reinstate archaic anti-loitering laws to an attempt to gut the historic gig worker minimum wage. It appears the hard-fought eviction moratoriums could be next on the chopping block. Those protections keep kids and teachers housed during
  
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• Slog AM: City Council Votes on Gig Worker Minimum Wage Repeal, Israel Bombs Tent Camp in Rafah, Bill Walton Dies

  28-05-2024 17:27 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Ashley NerbovigGood morning! Expect a rainy day today after 10 am and a high of 59 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. I really need summer to come a little faster because they've turned off the central heat in my apartment building. 
  City Council to vote on rolling back "Pay Up" ordinance: The council plans to vote at 2 pm today on Council President Sara Nelson's bill to lower the minimum wage for gig workers in Seattle. Lots to watch
  
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• The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Memorial Day Weekend: May 24–27, 2024

  24-05-2024 19:00 via everout.com
  
  Northwest Folklife Festival, Big Ass Boombox, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $15by EverOut StaffIf there's anything we love more than the weekend, it's a looong weekend. Fill your time with fun events that won't break the bank, from the Northwest Folklife Festival to the Crocodile's Big Ass Boombox festival and from Honoring Our Black Wall Streets to the Kinda Bookish Zine Festival. For more ideas, check out our guide to the top events of the week and our roundup of restaurants and bars
  
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• Sound Transit Board Rejects Dumb Light Rail Proposal from Amazon and Vulcan

  24-05-2024 18:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Transit advocates got a little nervous about this proposal because Mayor Bruce Harrell, a powerful player on the board, would side with Amazon.by Hannah KriegGet fucked, Amazon. On Thursday, the Sound Transit Board of Directors did their job and picked what’s best for transit riders instead of doing favors for big business. 
  Last July, the board picked a spot on 7th Avenue and Harrison Street next to Aurora as their preferred alternative for the future South Lake Union station, a stop
  
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• Instrumental Health

  24-05-2024 18:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Midpak bring precocious skills and charisma to Seattle's funk scene.by Dave SegalUnder a bridge in that nebulous zone where SoDo bleeds into Georgetown, Seattle quartet Midpak are making all ages of freaks freak out at a benefit show for Palestinians. In the cramped confines of Belltown's Jupiter Bar, the psychedelically inclined funkateers are inspiring a much smaller contingent of folks to bust moves—including bassist Sam Holman's mother. At a packed show at Barboza opening for Colombia
  
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• Slog AM: Top UN Court Tells Israel to Cut It Out, Daily Weed Smokers Outpace Daily Drinkers, Chief Diaz's Defenders Speak Up

  24-05-2024 17:27 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Nathalie GrahamTop UN Court says stop: The United Nation's International Court of Justice has ordered Israel to immediately stop its military actions in Rafah, the southern Gaza enclave where over one million Palestinians have sought refuge. Israel will likely ignore this order. The ICJ has no way to enforce it. Still, it is a symbolic moment that will widen the gulf between the countries condemning Israel's actions and those, like the big dumb United State
  
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• When Glamping Goes Bad

  24-05-2024 00:13 via thestranger.com
  
  Ryûsuke Hamaguchi's Evil Does Not Exist Is a Surprising, Spooky Ecological Parableby Chase HutchinsonThere is nothing quite like the thrill of seeing a filmmaker gain widespread acclaim for a movie and then following that project up with something completely different in almost every way. Just when you think you have them pinned down, they upend all your expectations. Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, who recently made the Oscar-winning Drive My Car, has done just that with the ecological parable E
  
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• Ticket Alert: A Boogie wit da Hoodie, YG, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week

  23-05-2024 23:18 via everout.com
  
  Plus, the Chainsmokers and More Event Updates for May 23by EverOut StaffBillboard-charting hip-hop phenom A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie will stop by Seattle to support his latest album, Better Off Alone. Compton-born rapper YG has announced dates for his Just Re’d Up tour. Plus, EDM pop duo the Chainsmokers won’t let you down on their Party Never Ends tour, which will kick off at Myrtle Edwards Park this August. Read on for details on those and other newly announced events, plus some news y
  
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• I Saw U: At Two Different Gem Shows, Wearing the Same Outfit on Mercer, and Liking My Teal Hair at the Dog Park

  23-05-2024 20:00 via thestranger.com
  
  See someone? Say something!by AnonymousYou liked my hair while walking pass the dog park
  I was at the dog park on pine/boren. You stopped to tell me you liked my teal hair. I wished I would have asked for your number.To you who ordered the bad boy
  We share a glance. You say your favorite is the bad boy? Coy. It's on the menu. So am I. Oh your SO is here? Well I want the hottie or three devils ;)
  pearls, mullet, and stache
  I was pushing road cases while you ran around with a shopping cart with yo
  
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• UW’s Problematic War Profiteering “Friend,” Boeing

  23-05-2024 18:00 via thestranger.com
  
  We will need continued community pressure, in addition to the ongoing powerful student movement, to succeed in striking this blow against the US war machine.by Zho RagenIt’s been more than 220 days of collective punishment levied against the Palestinian people. Over 35,000 people have been murdered by the illegal, Zionist occupation of Palestine. The University of Washington (UW) still refuses to acknowledge the genocide in Palestine, and instead joins the ranks of academic institutions re
  
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• Slog AM: Sound Transit to Pick Between Its Own Riders and Pleasing Amazon, Netanyahu Returns to Bargaining, Another Insurrectionist Flag Seen at Justice Alito's House

  23-05-2024 17:28 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Hannah KriegFirst things first: Today, in my humble opinion, will be fucking awesome. According to the National Weather Service, Seattle can expect a little cloud cover in the morning, but once that clears up, we’ll get a sunny afternoon with a high temperature of 66 degrees. I love when outside is inside temperature. Amazing! 
  ICYMI: We made the ultimate guide to the City. You can read everything online, and I know we would appreciate the clicks
  
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• Check Out These Seattle Restaurants & Bars to Make the Most of Your Staycation

  23-05-2024 02:13 via everout.com
  
  by EverOut StaffIf a trip to somewhere warm and beachy simply isn't in the cards for you this Memorial Day weekend, don't discount the power of the staycation. These Seattle restaurants and bars will make you feel transported—minus the hassle and cost of airfare. Read on for details on local spots that should be on your bucket list if they're not already, and find even more options in our our food and drink guide.Agua Verde Cafe and Agua Verde Paddle Club
  Agua Verde Cafe, a colorful Baja-s
  
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• Mysterious Aussie Band Glass Beams Conquer Seattle

  23-05-2024 01:45 via thestranger.com
  
  The band didn’t say a single word during their sold-out show; the music was more than enough to inspire devotion.by Dave SegalYesterday was one of those May days in Seattle where the miserable weather sabotages your morale and makes you wonder what the hell happened to spring. We needed something to dissolve our persistent-precipitation blues, and Glass Beams got the job done.
  Three androgynous figures wearing gold, bejeweled masks, Australia's Glass Beams sauntered to their positions onst
  
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• Stranger Suggests: Kathleen Hanna with Lindy West, Melissa Broder, Northwest Folklife Festival, Mighty-O Tour de Donut, Pearl Jam

  22-05-2024 23:15 via thestranger.com
  
  One really great thing to do every day of the week.by Megan SelingWEDNESDAY 5/22  
  Kathleen Hanna—Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk
  (MUSIC/BOOKS) As a longtime student of Riot Grrrl, I've annihilated every piece of literature about the movement that I can get my paws on. Some favorites through my studies have included Sara Marcus's Girls to the Front, Carrie Brownstein's Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl, and Marisa Meltzer's Girl Power: The Nineties Revolution in Music. Most of
  
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• Double Whammy

  22-05-2024 23:00 via thestranger.com
  
  The inconsiderate, arrogant boss-man fired me the day I had to put down my dog.by AnonymousThis past winter I got a job at a somewhat well-known waterfront restaurant along the edge of Lake Washington. This place is highly disorganized, but I stuck around because they were open for the holidays and had filled their reservations with loyal locals. 
  Two weeks into the job, a vet discovered a mystery tumor in my dog. Sadly, I had to put down my canine-companion the very next day. I called
  
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• The Stranger Presents: How to Seattle 2024

  22-05-2024 19:00 via thestranger.com
  Welcome to Seattle! We’re all going to die.by Megan SelingWelcome to Seattle! We’re all going to die.
  At least, that’s what they tell me.
  Growing up in the Pacific Northwest, I’ve been hearing about “the Big One” my whole life. I was born two weeks after Mount St. Helens erupted on May 18, 1980 and thrown, naked and screaming, into a world still reeling from the catastrophic reminder that the Pacific Northwest is riddled with fault lines and active volcanos.
  T
  
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• Slog AM: Denny Blaine Meeting Postponed, Nelson Accused of Conflicts in Gig Worker Minimum Wage Bill, a Historic Recognition of Palestinian Statehood

  22-05-2024 17:55 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Vivian McCallSeattle Gay News editor buys the paper: Three months ago, Renee Raketty took over SGN as editor. Now she's the publisher, and she owns it. In a text, Raketty said she bought the paper from Mike Schultz after he decided to relocate from Washington to Sacramento, California, altering “his ability to effectively manage the paper.” Raketty is the second new owner in a year. Schultz, who also owns Coastal Pride magazine out in Grays Harb
  
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