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Shabazz Palaces, Lese Majesty  Out now, Sub Pop, shabazzpalaces.com Palaceer Lazaro (aka

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Shabazz Palaces, Lese Majesty  Out now, Sub Pop, shabazzpalaces.com Palaceer Lazaro (aka

Shabazz Palaces, Lese Majesty Out now, Sub Pop, shabazzpalaces.com Palaceer Lazaro (aka Ishmael Butler) is a rapper unconcerned…

Ben Goldsmith gets to work. Photo by Morgen Schuler

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In 2012, a 69-year-old black man killed a younger white man during

In 2012, a 69-year-old black man killed a younger white man during an altercation. At trial, King County…

There are bad stretches, then there’s the month that Seattle City Light

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As it turned out, Kshama Sawant did not call for Jorge Carrasco’s

As it turned out, Kshama Sawant did not call for Jorge Carrasco’s job at this morning’s city council…

A Parker Sonnet pen with a solid gold nib, ideal for writing about the wealthy. By snowmanradio at en.wikipedia

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As the adage goes, money can’t buy you happiness. Whether earned or

As the adage goes, money can’t buy you happiness. Whether earned or inherited, exorbitant wealth can be more…

Drivers line the streets in front of City Hall in protest last summer. Photo by Tegra Nuess

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The taxi drivers of metropolitan Seattle are still smarting, it seems, from

The taxi drivers of metropolitan Seattle are still smarting, it seems, from the recently signed deal that legalized…

Between the years 1997 and 2008, FutureSelect Portfolio Management, a Redmond-based financial

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Between the years 1997 and 2008, FutureSelect Portfolio Management, a Redmond-based financial

Between the years 1997 and 2008, FutureSelect Portfolio Management, a Redmond-based financial services company, invested almost $200 million…

Only one version of the measure designed to give Seattle voters another

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Only one version of the measure designed to give Seattle voters another

Only one version of the measure designed to give Seattle voters another shot at stemming cuts to local…

Macklemore performs to a sold out Key Arena in December 2013. Photo by John Lill

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Say what you will about Macklemore, but there’s no doubt the guy

Say what you will about Macklemore, but there’s no doubt the guy has a sense of civic pride.…

Despite being approved by voters in 2012, the proposed plan to raze

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Despite being approved by voters in 2012, the proposed plan to raze

Despite being approved by voters in 2012, the proposed plan to raze the King County Juvenile Detention Facility…

In court documents, he’s referred to only as “FLB.” Son of what

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In court documents, he’s referred to only as “FLB.” Son of what

In court documents, he’s referred to only as “FLB.” Son of what his advocates say was an abusive…

Deb Greene, 65, was first in line to make her purchase. photo by Anna Erickson

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The sale of pot for recreational consumption is now legal in Seattle,

The sale of pot for recreational consumption is now legal in Seattle, and about 150 people showed up…

Beal sought seclusion, and found it, in his forested new home.

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 All Photos By Morgen SchulerThe very last thing Willis Earl Beal would

All Photos By Morgen Schuler The very last thing Willis Earl Beal would want me to include in…

Nick Starr revisits the scene of his undoing.

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To understand Nick Starr, you have to set aside for a moment

To understand Nick Starr, you have to set aside for a moment what you know about his online…

Last month, Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center was the site of a

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Last month, Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center was the site of a

Last month, Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center was the site of a pivotal work in a young playwright’s…

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In the last four years, authorities have successfully traced 19,000 guns used

In the last four years, authorities have successfully traced 19,000 guns used in crimes in Mexico back to…

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The SPD’s Parking Enforcement division won’t be winning any city-wide popularity contests.

The SPD’s Parking Enforcement division won’t be winning any city-wide popularity contests. But as much as we might…

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One of the few things that’s crystal clear about the two competing

One of the few things that’s crystal clear about the two competing liquor privatization initiatives is that if…

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When Republican Senate candidate Dino Rossi effectively gave Clint Didier and his

When Republican Senate candidate Dino Rossi effectively gave Clint Didier and his endorsement prerequisites the finger last week,…

Filmmaker and tenant Tyson Theroux stands in front of The Undre Arms, which has embraced the Internet, but little else in the way of modernity.

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The Pit That Won’t Quit

The Undre Arms Apartments are full of survivors.

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The deal still has to be ratified by vote, but 500 workers

The deal still has to be ratified by vote, but 500 workers represented by the Washington State Council…