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The Urbanist
14 days
Sound Transit Board OKs Major ST3 Update, Casting Ballard into Limbo
The Sound Transit board voted Thursday to overhaul expansion plans, prioritizing the rail spine from Tacoma to Everett, while deferring indefinitely stations in Tukwila, Interbay, and Ballard. Seattle leaders got Graham Street back into plans, but lamented the stations in limbo.
The Stranger
14 days
Ticket Alert: Kehlani, LE SSERAFIM, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week
Summer may not have started yet, but we’re helping you plan for a fun fall as well. R&B songstress Kehlani winds down the world tour for her recently released self-titled album in Seattle this September. K-pop quintet LE SSERAFIM passes through Tacoma on their Pureflow Tour. Plus, BOO Seattle returns to WaMu for two nights […] The post Ticket Alert: Kehlani, LE SSERAFIM, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week appeared first on The Stranger.
The Stranger
14 days
ICE Retaliates Against Hunger Strikers at NWDC
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has transferred the leaders of a Tuesday hunger strike at the Northwest Detention Center (NWDC) in Tacoma to an unknown location. Advocates say their removal was retaliatory. The hunger strike was organized by 44-year-old Rogelio Enrique Bolufé Izquierdo, a Cuban-born NWDC detainee and leader of the grassroots group Unión de […] The post ICE Retaliates Against Hunger Strikers at NWDC appeared first on The Stranger.
The Stranger
14 days
Slog AM: Trouble in YIMBYdise, Dog Shoots Woman, White House Honors Harambe the Gorilla
Save the Light Rail: City and county officials are trying everything to keep Sound Transit 3 intact after Sound Transit proposed cutting several stations and lines due to rising costs. Councilmember Dan Strauss has proposed an amendment to save Ballard’s line by building from Ballard to Westlake directly rather than building a brand new downtown […] The post Slog AM: Trouble in YIMBYdise, Dog Shoots Woman, White House Honors Harambe the Gorilla appeared first on The Stranger.
The Urbanist
15 days
Graham Street Station Set to Be Resurrected at Pivotal Sound Transit Meeting
The long-promised Graham Street light rail station would go from limbo to back on track if Sound Transit board members approve an amendment advanced by Katie Wilson, Girmay Zahilay, and Teresa Mosqueda. The proposal promises "last in" funding from King County and Seattle.
The Stranger
15 days
Pop Loser #31: SOPHIE Summer
Welcome back to Pop Loser! This week, Big Freedia dropped the first track from her SOPHIE-produced EP, Linda Perry shaded two Billy/ies in one interview, and Robert Fripp has a testicle-related question. Plus, AI advancements that nobody asked for, and oh my god, I can’t stop listening to ABBA Gold! Subscribe to Pop Loser here! […] The post Pop Loser #31: SOPHIE Summer appeared first on The Stranger.
The Stranger
15 days
Dungeon Crawler Carl Is a Seattle Story Even Though the Whole City Is Destroyed on the First Page
In March, I picked up a book called Dungeon Crawler Carl. It consumed me. I spent the next four weeks tearing through the seven available books in the series. All I wanted to do was read. All other media tasted like sand. At one point, when I was finishing the fifth book in the series, […] The post Dungeon Crawler Carl Is a Seattle Story Even Though the Whole City Is Destroyed on the First Page appeared first on The Stranger.
The Urbanist
15 days
Op-Ed: Sound Transit’s Board is About to Vote on a Fantasy
Given obstacles from the Trump administration, West Seattle Link will not break ground anytime soon. Before any vote overhauling the Sound Transit 3 plan, the board owes the region revised, evidence-based dates for every project, Trevor Reed contends.
The Stranger
15 days
Slog AM: Meta Killing More Jobs in King County, Dow Constantine Kicks Graham Street Station Into the Future, CDC Seeking Volunteers to Screen Travelers at Airports For Ebola
Meta keeps bleeding local jobs into the twilight of AI hype. The latest round of layoffs has eliminated 1,395 jobs in King County. Though some may think that AI itself is the cause of this escalating redundancy, a closer examination reveals that it is instead massive spending on AI infrastructure. But why are tech companies […] The post Slog AM: Meta Killing More Jobs in King County, Dow Constantine Kicks Graham Street Station Into the Future, CDC Seeking Volunteers to Screen Travelers at Airports For Ebola appeared first on The Stranger.
The Urbanist
16 days
Lin Moves to Curb Legal Appeals Hindering Seattle Zoning Changes
A proposal from Land Use Committee Chair Eddie Lin would bring Seattle's land use code in line with state law, following several changes in recent years that have limited the ability of legal appeals to slow down moves to densify Washington's cities. The move is already attracting opposition.
The Urbanist
16 days
Seattle Advances Zoning Package Spurring Towers, Mass Timber, and Passive House
After clearing the Land Use Committee last week, a package of narrowly targeted zoning changes is headed to the Seattle City Council on June 2. The proposal seeks to spur the construction of towers, affordable housing, and eco-friendly mass timber and passive house buildings.
The Stranger
16 days
Doom and Groom
Should I feel weird about my husband’s grooming situation when he was young with a family friend if he doesn’t feel weird about it? He’s mid-thirties. He’s known this woman since he was seven and she used to babysit for him. She was a family friend. Once she returned to England, my husband went to visit her […] The post Doom and Groom appeared first on The Stranger.