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• Washington lawmakers reach deal on water dispute that stalled new construction

  18-01-2018 21:22
  Republicans have insisted on a legislation to fix the so-called Hirst court decision before passing the capital budget. That 2016 state Supreme Court ruling effectively restricted some new household wells in rural areas.
  
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• I Saw U: On Halloween at Lariat Bar, Wearing Yellow Converse at Wild Rose, and Smiling at the A Place to Bury Strangers Show

  15-11-2024 23:30 via thestranger.com
  See someone? Say something!by AnonymousHalloween at Lariat Bar—cutie in a Kamala hat
  We chatted in line for the bathroom—I complimented you on your Harris/Walz hat, then got shy. Wanna commiserate about the election together?Guardian Angel on the Ave
  Had a health emergency & fainted suddenly on the ave. U held me securely in your arms while the ambulance approached, more care than the hospital. TY
  Sarah look out for shitty bricks!!!!
  Two blonde men walking in Beacon Hill. Older o
  
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• Puppets Might Save Us All

  15-11-2024 22:32 via thestranger.com
  If you’re looking for a place to be in these complicated times, head to the Fussy Cloud this weekend.by Nico SwensonAs we tumble into a future of who even knows what, you might be searching for an outlet to guide you through grief, spark some joy, and perhaps distract you with a little magic. Thankfully, Seattle has a puppet scene that’s doing exactly that. Before you even ask, no, puppets are not just for kids. You are welcomed into this puppet community, which is full of puppets in
  
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• Inside the Bitter Battle Between Starbucks and Its Workers

  15-11-2024 21:51 via thestranger.com
  Nearly three years since the first Starbucks store voted to unionize, approximately 12,000 workers across more than 500 stores have now joined the Starbucks Workers Union. Despite a brutal fight thus far, both sides say a new contract now seems within reach. But Starbucks’ recent actions behind the scenes say something different.by Conor KelleyNearly three years since the first Starbucks store voted to unionize, approximately 12,000 workers across more than 500 stores have now joined the S
  
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• The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: Nov 15–17, 2024

  15-11-2024 19:00 via everout.com
  Babe Fest 2, Gobble Up Seattle, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $15by EverOut StaffOur cheap and easy guide is here to save your weekend from mediocrity with event suggestions from Babe Fest 2 to Gobble Up Seattle and from Trans Day of Remembrance to a Public School Community Teach-In and Forum. For more ideas, check out our guide to the top events of the week.
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  Babe Fest 2
  During a time that feels both politically glum and literally glum outside, join your fellow babes t
  
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• Slog AM: TERFs at the Library, Bird Flu Suspected at Woodland Park Zoo, Anti-Vaxx RFK Jr. Selected to Helm Department of Health and Human Services

  15-11-2024 17:51 via thestranger.com
  The Stranger's morning news round-up.by Nathalie GrahamBoeing lays off more than 400 union members: As part of the the aerospace company's 10% reduction in staffing, Boeing has cut 438 positions held by Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace members, the professional aerospace labor union (distinct from the machinists union that was on strike this fall). Boeing expects to cut around 17,000 jobs to reduce labor costs. 
  TERFs at the library: An anti-trans group has rented
  
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• Let Them Rant

  15-11-2024 00:00 via thestranger.com
  Maybe you should let go of all that anger by submitting a rant, IDK.by AnonymousAfter reading many of the I, Anonymous posts on Instagram, I have one thing I REALLY want to say to all the negative commenters: Shut the fuck up, already.I understand that sometimes the ranters can be annoying and incredibly self-absorbed or clearly insecure and scared of the world, so they take to the internet. Yet there you are in the comments, blabbing on about how annoyed you are with them for submitting their r
  
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• Ticket Alert: Tommy Richman, My Chemical Romance, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week

  14-11-2024 23:46 via everout.com
  Plus, Papa Roach & Rise Against and More Event Updates for November 14by EverOut StaffIn need of some music therapy? Million dollar baby Tommy Richman supports his debut album on tour next year. Emo rock progenitors My Chemical Romance will perform their third album, The Black Parade, in its entirety on their next tour. Plus, Papa Roach & Rise Against are teaming up for a co-headlining arena tour. Read on for details on those and other newly announced events, plus some news you can use.
  
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• Least Dramatic Season Ever!!!

  14-11-2024 23:45 via thestranger.com
  This week’s rating, out of 10 anchor emojis: ⚓⚓⚓ 😔by Megan BurbankThe Bachelor franchise tells us a story about love, one that almost never delivers on its promise. But that’s never stopped Jesse Palmer from grinning in his ill-fitting suit and promising that this really is the most dramatic season ever at the outset of every season’s first and final episodes. 
  Good for him that he restrained himself this time, though, because the finale of The Go
  
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• Seattle's Beauty Should Not Only Be For White People

  14-11-2024 21:55 via thestranger.com
  Zia Mohajerjasbi's 'Know Your Place' is a film that everyone in Seattle needs to see.by Charles MudedeLos Angeles/206 director Zia Mohajerjasbi's debut feature Know Your Place (released in 2022) is a film that everyone in Seattle (and all other major cities) must watch. It is dense, so unpacking it all is nothing but impossible within the obvious attentional limits imposed on a review. But, I will begin by saying this: The star of this film is, above all, Seattle. And not just Seattle, but the 2
  
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• The Infallible Allure of Mall Teriyaki

  14-11-2024 18:38 via thestranger.com
  It’s this mall teriyaki that has enamored me for years. My guilty pleasure. What I crave after a long vacation abroad. Whose kiosk is always teeming with hungry shoppers of all shapes and shades. Where, even if you struck out at every store, you’ll know you’re getting exactly what you want. Any time I’m near a mall, I feel the teriyaki calling to me like the Green Goblin Mask. Enough to make an excuse to go to Southcenter.by Michael WongYou may have heard that the America
  
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• Slog AM: Trump Wins Powerful Trifecta, The Onion Buys InfoWars, And Matt Gaetz Picked For Attorney General

  14-11-2024 17:33 via thestranger.com
  The Stranger's morning news round-up.by Hannah KriegWeather: If you weren’t already wearing boots and a trench everyday, today’s a good day to start. The morning will start out cloudy with temperatures in the low 50s. At around noon, expect the showers to start and become more intense until we hit peak raininess at around 3pm. Showers will stick around for a bit, eventually rolling out by about 7pm. Not your speed? Lucky for you, the wet, gloomy weather will turn around tomorrow! I&r
  
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• Your Guide to Thanksgiving 2024 Food in Seattle

  14-11-2024 02:16 via everout.com
  Turkey, Pumpkin Pie, and Moreby EverOut StaffIt's nearly time once again to partake in the national pastime of gorging ourselves on poultry and cranberry sauce and curling up on the couch for a tryptophan-induced nap. If you're looking to outsource some of your Thanksgiving Day preparations, we've rounded up this list of restaurants offering holiday specials for dine-in and takeout, from full turkey dinners to pie. For more ideas, check out our food and drink guide.
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• Stranger Suggests: Secret SIFF Staff Benefit Screening!, Babe Fest 2, World Toilet Day, STÖR, Matty Matheson

  13-11-2024 23:57 via thestranger.com
  One really great thing to do every day of the weekby Megan SelingWEDNESDAY 11/13  
  Secret SIFF Staff Benefit Screening!
  (FILM/FUNDRAISER) Days after getting our souls ripped out and stomped on by more than 75 million Americans on November 5, SIFF had to break even more bad news: SIFF Cinema Egyptian will be closed for the foreseeable future due to a “significant pipe leak.” It happened Tuesday evening. I blame Trump for this, somehow. This sucks for moviegoers, of course, b
  
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• Slog AM: Dow Constantine Bows Out, Balducci Steps Up, Trump Appoints Fox News Host to Run Military

  13-11-2024 17:58 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news round-up.by Nathalie GrahamWindy in Washington: High winds swept across the Olympic Peninsula overnight. The gustiest gales reached nearly 70 miles per hour in Hoquiam. Winds remain higher than normal and Washington State Ferries says it could impact ferry rides today. If anything, the ferry rides will be bumpier than normal. 
  Rain, rain, rain: Soggy conditions continue to saturate Seattle. Don't think about when you will see a clear day again—it's not
  
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• Slog AM: Dow Constantine Bows Out, Balducci Steps Up, Trump Appoints Fox News Host to Run Military

  13-11-2024 17:58 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news round-up.by Nathalie GrahamWindy in Washington: High winds swept across the Olympic Peninsula overnight. The gustiest gales reached nearly 70 miles per hour in Hoquiam. Winds remain higher than normal and Washington State Ferries says it could impact ferry rides today. If anything, the ferry rides will be bumpier than normal.
  Rain, rain, rain: Soggy conditions continue to saturate Seattle. Don't think about when you will see a clear day again—it's not worth
  
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• Transit Diehard King County Council Member Claudia Balducci Is Running for King County Executive

  13-11-2024 17:00 via thestranger.com
  On Wednesday, King County Council Member Claudia Balducci announced her candidacy for King County Executive. Her announcement came the morning after current Executive Dow Constantine announced he would not seek reelection.by Ashley NerbovigOn Wednesday, King County Council Member Claudia Balducci announced her candidacy for King County Executive. Her announcement came the morning after current Executive Dow Constantine announced he would not seek reelection.
  Thirty-ish years ago, Balducci moved
  
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• City Council to Vote on Final Amendments to 2025-2026 Budget

  13-11-2024 01:01 via thestranger.com
  This week the Seattle City Council will discuss and vote on a long list of amendments for the 2025-2026 budget. Here are the big fights to look out for.by Hannah KriegThis week the Seattle City Council will discuss and vote on a long list of amendments for the 2025-2026 budget. Here are the big fights to look out for. 
  Capital Gains: Comrade Cathy Moore (she’s earned the title until she pisses me off later in this same post) proposed a 2% tax on profits exceeding $262,000 from the sal
  
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• Screaming With Meaning: The Definitive Blood Brothers Lyrics Q&A

  13-11-2024 00:34 via thestranger.com
  
  "These pigs locked me up to see what color I'd rot into!"by Suzette SmithLike any fan of Seattle hardcore band the Blood Brothers, I have found myself at a show, pressed up against a wall of people, shouting the wrong lyrics to their songs. For instance, on their hit "USA NAILS" there's a hook where you think you're singing a cheer-style "one, one, and two!" but the lyrics are actually: "These pigs locked me up to see what color I'd rot into!"
  The energetic screamo group was active from 1997-200
  
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• How Alexis Mercedes Rinck’s Victory Reclaimed Public Safety as a Progressive Issue

  12-11-2024 19:29 via thestranger.com
  Tuesday’s catastrophic results at the federal level mask a different, more durable, and deeply consequential result here in Seattle: Voters chose a public safety candidate from the left.by Kamau ChegeTuesday’s catastrophic results at the federal level mask a different, more durable, and deeply consequential result here in Seattle: Voters chose a public safety candidate from the left.
  For close observers, the result was no surprise: Alexis Mercedes Rinck, running on a strong message o
  
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• Mourning in America

  12-11-2024 18:20 via thestranger.com
  Reading a sex-advice column at a time like this might seem a little pointless.by Dan SavageReading a sex-advice column at a time like this — to say nothing of writing a sex-advice column at a time like this — might seem a little pointless. But I’ve lived long enough to know that seemingly pointless distractions, small comforts, and guilty pleasures have the power to sustain us in bad times. Taking a moment to read (or write or illustrate) a sex-advice column — or listen t
  
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• Freak and Tell

  12-11-2024 18:00 via thestranger.com
  Freakout Festival was back in full force this weekend, featuring over 100 bands at seven venues. For their twelfth go around, the traditionally Ballard-only festival invited the good folks of Fremont along for the ride. While we sincerely wish we could have attended every set, that was literally impossible. But we still managed to groove with some wildly far-out bands—and lucky for you, we’re here to freak and tell. Here’s some of our favorites from the weekend.by Brittne Lunni
  
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• Slog AM: City Budget Hearing Tonight, Rob Saka Seeks End of South Lake Union Streetcar, Trump Set on Senator Marco Rubio for Secretary of State

  12-11-2024 17:25 via thestranger.com
  The Stranger's morning news round-up.by Ashley NerbovigGoooooood morning: The National Weather Service predicts a 50% chance of rain today, with a breezy evening ahead. Meteorologists expect wind speeds to possibly top 29 miles per hour, so batten down your rotting porch pumpkins people!
  Time to talk dollars: Want to tell the City Council how to spend your tax dollars? Go to public comment tonight at 5 pm at City Hall. Or you can participate remotely. You can go to tell them to support a ca
  
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• Seattle's First Rally Ahead of Trump 2.0

  11-11-2024 22:39 via thestranger.com
  The left tries to find its footing before Trump takes power again.by Hannah KriegPhotography by Ananya Mishra
  Seattle lefties gathered at the Space Needle this weekend to hype themselves up for what promises to be a rough four years under a second Trump administration. Speakers acknowledged that the future feels foggy, and that it's unclear what the first fights will be.
  Unlike many of the protests around the country, Seattle’s wasn’t organized by the Women’s March or driven by
  
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• Salami Rose Joe Louis's Dream Pop Makes Catastrophic Ecological Degradation Sound So Good

  11-11-2024 20:38 via thestranger.com
  Salami Rose Joe Louis plays Madame Lou's on Monday, November 11.by Dave SegalRecording for Flying Lotus's Brainfeeder label, Salami Rose Joe Louis (Lindsay Olsen) has blazed a distinctive trail in that fertile sector of California's underground where electronic music and jazz converge. On early releases by this multi-instrumentalist and producer—such as 2019's Zdenka 2080—Olsen sings in a hushed, dulcet manner over sparse, melodious electronic music that wears its jazz inflections gr
  
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• Sara Nelson Count Your Days

  11-11-2024 20:12 via thestranger.com
  Just over a year ago, Sara Nelson was flying high, practically waving from cloud nine on election night. She'd pulled off a conservative coup of Seattle's City Council. After two years as a conservative outcast, she now had a majority of fellow business-friendly colleagues who were set to remake local politics in their image —the city’s progressive constituency be damned. Down with police defunding, social housing, and new business taxes. Hello, drug ordinances, SODA zones, and
  
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• The Top 41 Events in Seattle This Week: Nov 11–17, 2024

  11-11-2024 19:00 via everout.com
  The Blood Brothers, Justine Doiron, and Moreby EverOut StaffStay busy with some of the many top-notch events happening this week, from The Blood Brothers to Justine Doiron with Becky Selengut and from Shrek Week to opening weekend of WildLanterns. And check out our November events guide to see what the rest of the month has in store.
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  TRANSA Listening Party
  Get a first listen to Red Hot Org's forthcoming compilation album TRAИƧA, a 46-track-long "spiritual journey" of
  
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• Slog AM: Stabbings in the International District, Seattle Tech Wages Grow, Mattel's Wicked Porn Mishap

  11-11-2024 18:04 via thestranger.com
  The Stranger's only news round-up.by Nathalie GrahamInternational District stabbings: On Friday, someone stabbed five people in what appears to be a random, unprovoked attack in Seattle's Chinatown International District. The same person is believed to be responsible for other stabbings in the neighborhood that occurred between Thursday and Friday. In total, police believe the suspect stabbed nine victims in two days. Police arrested the suspect on Friday. His bail was set for $2 million.
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• A White Man’s Burden is Everyone Else’s

  09-11-2024 00:32 via thestranger.com
  No one has ever gone broke betting on whiteness and patriarchy in America.by Marcus Harrison GreenNo one has ever gone broke betting on whiteness and patriarchy in America. 
  What else to make of Donald Trump’s re-ascension to the White House? How else can we metabolize this madness and glee that MAGA-lovers are feeling at this moment? “Your body, my choice,” white nationalist Nicholas Fuentas gloated post-election. Later in the week, Black people were assaulted in mass by
  
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• The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: Nov 8–10, 2024

  08-11-2024 19:00 via everout.com
  Best of the Northwest Fall Show, SECS Fest, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $15by EverOut StaffWell Seattle, it's been a hard week and there are difficult days ahead. Take care of yourselves and each other this weekend. If you're looking for something to do to take your mind off things, we're recommending events from Best of the Northwest Fall Show to a Community Fruit Pressing at Republic of Cider and from Seattle Hmong New Year to SECS Fest 2024. For more ideas, check out our guide to t
  
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