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• “We’re Making It Work”

  18-06-2024 19:31 via thestranger.com
  
  For the most part, both workers and librarians seem to be adapting, persevering, and reading on.by Charlie Lahud-ZahnerIt’s noon at the Fremont branch and an eager librarian in a blue Reading Rainbow shirt fast-walks to the front desk to tell her coworkers, “It’s 12! Libby is back,” she said, referring to an app that allows patrons to check out books despite The Seattle Public Library’s slew of down systems. 
  She and another librarian behind the desk pull out t
  
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• Seattle Cops Accuse Pro-Palestine Protester of Hate Crime for Stickering a McDonald’s Sign

  26-06-2024 18:02 via thestranger.com
  
  The protester argued that City prosecutors wasted public time and resources just to humor a cop with a bruised ego.by Ashley NerbovigDuring a March demonstration downtown, a Seattle police officer accused pro-Palestine protester Carmen Woodson of property destruction for slapping a sticker on a McDonald’s sign. The sticker read, “This company helps fund genocide” and “Peace in Palestine,” and it included some images of bloody handprints.
  Republican City Attorney Ann
  
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• Slog AM: SPS Won't Yet Say Which Schools Are Closing, WA Performs More Abortions Now, Jamaal Bowman Loses New York Primary

  26-06-2024 17:35 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Vivian McCallWhich 20 Seattle public elementary schools will close? We don’t know, and SPS won’t release the full list until fall. Superintendent Brent Jones said he plans to present the list in September–three months before the board votes on the plan in December. He claims that summer break is not an ideal time to engage people for input. So I guess leaving them in suspense is better? Sorry, Mr. Jones, I’m not seeing your argument,
  
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• Winston Hightower's Slanted Lo-Fi Wizardry and Horse Lords' Saharan Freak Rock

  25-06-2024 21:00 via thestranger.com
  
  The best new music to hit Dave Segal's inbox this week.by Dave SegalWinston Hightower, “Insubordination Rules” (K Records/Perennial Records)Winston Hytwr collects 12 songs from obscure Columbus, Ohio lo-fi tune machine Winston Hightower. It makes all kinds of sense that Olympia's K Records would champion this hard-working bedroom tunesmith, who since 2015 has been toiling in relative obscurity in the vicinity of one of his most obvious inspirations—Guided by Voices. It also fig
  
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• Nicholas Kristof Could Not Be More Wrong About the West Coast

  25-06-2024 20:28 via thestranger.com
  
  Oregon, be glad this guy isn't your governor.by Charles MudedeWhat Nicholas Kristof's recent article, "What Have We Liberals Done to the West Coast?," makes too apparent is that Oregon must thank the stars (its supreme court) for disqualifying Kristof from the state's 2022 race for governor. This man is not a part of the solution. He really is at the heart of that state's problems, which stem from the perpetuation of a social structure with distributional commitments that are far from rational o
  
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• Seattle Parents Are Right to Yell About School Closures

  25-06-2024 18:00 via thestranger.com
  
  If you're spending a lot of your time yelling at the school board, you should yell at them about stuff they actually control.by Oliver Treanor MiskaWith the latest kafka-esque announcement from Seattle Public Schools (SPS) delaying the announcement of 20 elementary schools closing next year, frustrated parents and educators who have attended over five district-led, citywide community meetings in the last month are boiling with good questions: How can we stop school closures? And how can we equit
  
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• Slog AM: Julian Assange Agrees to Plea Deal, Cops Owe Four Seattle Protesters Big Money, Social Housing Payroll Tax Campaign Submits Signatures

  25-06-2024 17:36 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Hannah KriegI-137: House Our Neighbors (HON) gathered and submitted 37,819 signatures in support of their ballot measure, and now they await verification. To fund social housing construction, the measure would tax companies that pay anyone on a payroll more than $1 million. As I reported before, the tax would raise an estimated $52 million a year.
  When can I vote for I-137? To get this thing on the ballot for the big-turnout election in November instead of
  
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• The Top 39 Events in Seattle This Week: June 24–30, 2024

  24-06-2024 19:00 via everout.com
  
  Seattle Pride Parade, Pattie Gonia, and Moreby EverOut StaffWe've combed through everything happening in Seattle this week and curated this guide with the best events, from the Fremont Dungeness Festival to Pattie Gonia and highlights from Seattle's Pride Weekend, like Queer/Pride Festival, Trans Pride Seattle, and the Seattle Pride Parade.
  TUESDAY
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  Totally Tubular Festival
  Between Las Vegas' Lovers & Friends and California's Just Like Heaven, Cruel World, and No Value, nostal
  
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• Slog AM: Bus Crash, Boeing Strands Astronauts on ISS, Netanyahu Doesn't Want a Ceasefire

  24-06-2024 17:32 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Nathalie GrahamStabbing on the waterfront: A 28-year-old man is in critical condition after being stabbed 10 times in the back and abdomen near Alaskan Way and Spring Street around midnight on Saturday. Police suspect two people stabbed the man.
  Sound Transit bus crash: A Sound Transit bus crashed into a downtown building on Saturday after the bus' brakes failed, according to the driver. The vehicle slammed into a walled structure outside a building on
  
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• The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: June 21–23, 2024

  21-06-2024 20:00 via everout.com
  
  Fremont Fair & Solstice Parade, Capitol Hill Pride March and Rally, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $15by EverOut StaffAs usual, we're here to take the guesswork out of planning a great weekend. Browse our cheap and easy guide for event picks from the Fremont Fair & Solstice Parade to Cutie Fest and from Capitol Hill Pride March and Rally to the 1st Annual Georgetown Pride. For more ideas, check out our guide to the top events of the week.
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  Cherry Ferrari
  Che
  
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• Music for Movies of the Mind

  21-06-2024 19:30 via thestranger.com
  
  The paradox of library music is that it's utilitarian, yet it's also a breeding ground for some of the boldest, most interesting sounds ever.by Dave SegalWorking out of his Everett-based Soundview Analog Recorders studio, Sean Wolcott has become a prodigious creator of eclectic, evocative soundtrack and library music. With regard to the latter genre, the guitarist/composer/producer occupies a tiny niche in the region's musical ecosystem. Aside from Andy "Gel-Sol" Reichel (whose great library sin
  
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• Stop Trying to Put Cops Back in Seattle Schools

  21-06-2024 19:00 via thestranger.com
  
  I don’t know if having an SRO at Garfield would have prevented school shootings, but I do know that the district uses SROs to discipline and intimidate students.by Amanda ThornewellIn the wake of yet another school shooting, the killing of Amarr Murphy-Paine at Garfield High School, some people are calling for the return of cops in our public schools. Parents are understandably frightened, but cops in schools won’t make our children safe. Rather, they will be used to discipline and i
  
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• Slog AM: Everett Herald Censors Layoff Article, Another Mysterious Monolith Appears, Michigan Politician Deepfakes MLK Endorsement

  21-06-2024 17:29 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news round-up.by Nathalie GrahamCartoon villain shit: This week, the Everett Herald announced layoffs to over half of its staff with the elimination of 12 positions. Publisher Rudi Alcott claimed "readers wouldn't notice" the significant cuts to the staff, according to the Herald's own reporting. But, the publisher deleted that article from the website on Thursday, calling its portrayal of real events and the impact on real local journalism "a hit piece." Unfortu
  
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• Donald Sutherland Died Today; He Changed My Life in Harare

  21-06-2024 01:43 via thestranger.com
  
  Goodnight, Sutherland. I will always remember you.by Charles MudedeI couldn't believe my eyes. A Hollywood-looking film set in my, of all places, Harare neighborhood. Parked trucks; gear (lights, camera tracks, audio recording devices, so on and so on); lots of people doing this and that. After watching this activity, I gathered the courage to ask a tall man standing with a walkie-talkie what was cutting. A film, he says. I can see that, I say, but what kind of movie is going down? It's a big on
  
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• Seven Lavender Drinks to Try in Seattle

  21-06-2024 00:36 via everout.com
  
  Fuel Coffee, Dough Joy, and More Places for Floral Beveragesby EverOut StaffIf you've spent any time at all on queer TikTok, you probably already know that lavender lattes—especially iced with oat milk—are widely considered the gayest coffee order around. I've been drinking this trendy sapphic beverage since I first encountered it at a cafe in Tacoma in 2013, but it's been tough to find until recently, so I'm pleased to see it proliferating across Seattle menus as of late. Here are s
  
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• Ticket Alert: Sabrina Carpenter, The Psychedelic Furs & The Jesus and Mary Chain, More Seattle Events Going On Sale

  20-06-2024 23:51 via everout.com
  
  Plus, (G)I-DLE and More Event Updates for June 20by EverOut StaffPop princess Sabrina Carpenter is going on tour this fall ‘cause she’s a singer—we can’t wait to hear her “Nonsense” outro for Seattle. Eighties alt-rock phenoms the Psychedelic Furs and the Jesus and Mary Chain have announced a joint tour with a stop in Seattle this October. Plus, K-pop girl group (G)I-DLE is bringing their i-DOL tour to Tacoma. Read on for details on those and other newly annou
  
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• I Saw U: Singing Chappell Roan at Southgate Roller Rink, Dancing on the Bar at the DIIV Show, and Blowing Bubbles in Traffic

  20-06-2024 20:00 via thestranger.com
  
  See someone? Say something!by AnonymousFat Shack Sunday after 10p 6/16
  You were there with 3 friends. We kept making eyes while you were waiting to order, and especially when you walked to your table. We sat back to back.Scooter Cutie in Apartment Elevator
  I was rushing to dinner when I got off the elevator while you got on w/ your scooter. Made eye contact and both did a double take as the door closed
  t dock cutie
  to the cutie in the blue two piece & white crocs at t dock on friday: i was r
  
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• Seattle Police Officers Misgender, Handcuff Deaf Transgender Woman During Involuntary Commitment

  20-06-2024 18:00 via thestranger.com
  
  In October of last year, a deaf transgender woman filed a complaint against three Seattle Police Department (SPD) officers for misgendering her and handcuffing her when they involuntarily committed her to a hospital in 2019.by Ashley NerbovigIn October of last year, a deaf transgender woman filed a complaint against three Seattle Police Department (SPD) officers for misgendering her and handcuffing her when they involuntarily committed her to a hospital in 2019. A witness, who was a pastor and f
  
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• Slog AM: Mass Layoffs at Everett Herald, Pride Flag Flies over Newcastle, Louisiana Mandates Display of Ten Commandments in Public Schools

  20-06-2024 05:40 via thestranger.com
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Rich SmithThe gays win again: Newcastle's city council voted two weeks ago not to raise a Pride flag at City Hall. At the time, Mayor Robert Clark said raising the flag would lead to a slippery slope—if they raised the Pride flag, then they'd also have to raise the Hamas flag, a MAGA flag, or even an Antifa flag, KOMO reports. After a flood of people spoke up during public testimony and called bullshit, the council reversed that decision in a 4-3 vote
  
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• Sorry, Macklemore

  19-06-2024 22:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Kudos to you, my good man!by AnonymousDear Macklemore, 
  I almost ran you over on 15th once. I knew it was you because I was way too close, and you did the classic deer-in-headlights stand-and-freeze thing. Sorry about that!!I’m especially sorry about that because you seem like a nice guy who’s doing celebrity right. Dropping out of music for a couple years because you felt like getting into golfing? Great! Well-balanced and healthy! A cool move!Even cooler is your advocacy for G
  
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• Stranger Suggests: Juneteenth Freedom Fest, Vampire Weekend, 1st Annual Georgetown Pride, Cutie Fest, Poke in the Eye

  19-06-2024 21:30 via thestranger.com
  
  One really great thing to do every day of the week.by Audrey VannWEDNESDAY 6/19  
  Juneteenth Freedom Fest
  (JUNETEENTH) On Juneteenth, Africatown Community Land Trust and King County Equity Now are "commemorating the liberation of our ancestors from chattel slavery and collectively envisioning and exploring what future freedom and equity can look like." Socially conscious hip-hop duo Dead Prez will host a panel on reparations and freedom, "Bed" singer J. Holiday will headline a lineup o
  
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• Billionaires Are Betting Big on Seattle’s Space Industry

  19-06-2024 19:18 via thestranger.com
  
  Measuring economic activity and the distance of stars are directly related.by Charles MudedeThe Puget Sound Business Journal is looking at the bright side of things. Yes, Seattle's tech sector shrank not too long after the pandemic ended (or, more precisely, was normalized—it is still with us, still killing lots of people), but the space industry, which has its roots in Boeing's former domination of the region's economy, is expanding thanks to the investments by two billionaires, Elon Musk
  
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• Slog AM: Scarecrow Video Is in Danger, Most Americans like DEI, Happy Juneteenth

  19-06-2024 17:30 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Vivian McCallHappy Juneteenth! On this day in 1865, Union soldiers marched on Galveston Bay, Texas to announce that the more than 250,000 enslaved people in the state were free. It’s a nice day ahead for those celebrating in Seattle. After more than a week of below normal temperatures, we’ll ascend to the high 70s today and stay warm until Sunday, when we drop down again.
  Cafe Racer is closing: Just six months after linking up with Allied Arts F
  
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• Our Beautiful National Parks

  19-06-2024 00:16 via thestranger.com
  
  A new episode of Savage Love.by The StrangerA straight woman wants to explore her bitchy side. She feels like all her edge got sanded away, and now she wants to try out the dom role. How can she find a man who wants a selfish, in-charge lover?
  Meanwhile, a straight man is frustrated that his lady won’t let him go down on her.Our guest this week is Lyz Lenz, author of the NYT best-selling This American Ex-Wife. Raised a conservative Christian, Lenz found herself trapped in a joyless marriag
  
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• Slog AM: City Council Votes on Police Surveillance, Adrian Diaz Out ... Again, "Grim Conditions" at Youth Jail

  18-06-2024 17:30 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Ashley NerbovigGooood morning. I know you all probably already know this, but yesterday was chilly. Today should be a little better with a high of 69. (Nice.)
  City council votes on expanding police surveillance: The Seattle City Council plans to vote today on expanding the Seattle Police Department's Automatic License Plate Reader tool to all 300 of its patrol vehicles. The technology allows SPD to essentially create a database of where everyone parks and d
  
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• The Top 40 Events in Seattle This Week: June 17–23, 2024

  17-06-2024 19:00 via everout.com
  
  Vampire Weekend, Juneteenth Freedom Fest, and Moreby EverOut StaffWe're delivering only the hits in our weekly event guide, with suggestions from Vampire Weekend to Iron & Wine and from the Juneteenth Freedom Fest to the Fremont Fair & Solstice Parade.
  TUESDAY
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  X (with MaXXXine Sneak Peek)
  Indie horror ace Ti West (The Sacrament, The House of the Devil) returned in 2022 with a Southern-fried A24 slasher. Following a gang of youth cruising through rural Texas in the '70s, X drew clear
  
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• Remember When Seattle Was a Real Life Footloose?

  17-06-2024 18:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Let the kids dance!by Megan SelingIn the early 2000s, fans, musicians, and allies of Seattle’s all-ages music scene were in the fight of their lives. At least, that’s what it felt like from the front lines. For close to 20 years one of Seattle’s most vibrant and passionate music communities had been suffocated by the Teen Dance Ordinance, a restrictive 1985 law that made it all but impossible for Seattle venues to legally host all-ages concerts. The children! Someone had t
  
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• Slog AM: Sounders Buy Seattle Reign, Belltown Hellcat in Hot Water, Don't Fuck with the Bikini Baristas

  17-06-2024 17:30 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Nathalie GrahamKeeping it in the family: Sounders FC, with the help from investment firm Carlyle, bought the Seattle Reign from the team's French ownership group, OL Groupe, for a cool $58 million. Now the Seattle men's and women's soccer teams will be owned by the same group. Sounders leadership will take the reins (pun not intended) for all things Reign. This could be a neat evolution for the Seattle soccer world as well as the National Women's Socce
  
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• Mayor Rolls Back Funding for Mental Health Support in Schools After Garfield Shooting

  15-06-2024 01:45 via thestranger.com
  
  Harrell's move amounts to a budget cut as the City fails to free up the bureaucracy-bungled $20 million that students won in 2023 to prevent future tragedy.by Hannah KriegMayor Bruce Harrell's $10 million proposal for “mental health support and school safety” in response to the tragic shooting at Garfield amounts to a budget cut as the City fails to free up the bureaucracy-bungled $20 million that students won in 2023 to prevent future tragedy after the last time a student shot and k
  
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• Meridian Brothers' Avant-Cumbia Mutations and enereph's Phenomenal Footwork Anthem

  14-06-2024 21:45 via thestranger.com
  
  The best new music to hit Dave Segal's inbox this week.by Dave SegalMeridian Brothers, "Mandala" (Ansonia Records)
  Led by guitarist/vocalist Eblis Álvarez, Colombia's Meridian Brothers have been weirding up the Latin American musical genres such as cumbia, salsa, and vallenato on recordings over the last 18 years. On albums such as 2012's Desesperanza and 2015's Los Suicidas, for example, they deploy space-age-electronic textures within the framework of cumbia's intricate, sinuous rh
  
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