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Ben Verellen’s New “Disneyland-Style” Bar Is Open For Business

The Helms Alee frontman and Verellen amplifier mastermind is venturing into the world of booze with style.

Jon Grant. Photo courtesy of candidate.

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Jon Grant Says He’s Signing Seattle’s Homeless Up for Democracy Vouchers

The council candidate says the program offers those on the margins an new voice in public policy.

Mike Kreidler

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Insurance Commissioner: ‘Trumpcare Is a Case of Robin Hood in Reverse’

It’s still unclear how many people in Washington could lose coverage, but it may be worse than predicted.

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Watch the Transcendent Performance That Won Jason McCue This Year’s Sound Off!

Armed with only an acoustic guitar, the 20-year-old Seattleite was full of surprises.

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Arrested Dreamer Speaks Out: ‘The Government Already Knows I’m Not a Gang Member.’

Daniel Ramirez Medina spent his 24th birthday detained at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma.

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Steve O’Ban, ST3 Foe, Is Paving the Way for a New Tax to Support Drive-On Ferries

O’Ban has been a leading critic of the transit plan, but doesn’t seem to mind the idea of…

2017 People’s Tribunal, organized by NWDC Resistance. Photo by Sara Bernard.

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On the Cold Front Lines of ICE Resistance

Paying witness to immigrant detention in Tacoma.

Local Voters Would Be Less ‘Tax Fatigued’ If We Taxed Income Progressively

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Local Voters Would Be Less ‘Tax Fatigued’ If We Taxed Income Progressively

But will local leaders take their chance to pass one? Hold your breath.

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Capitol Hill Synagogue Vandalized With Alternative Facts

Spray-painted message says ‘The Holocaust is fake history.’ It’s not.

Photo via La Raza del Noroeste

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We Now Know Who Will Challenge Murray From the Left. Will Anyone Challenge Him From the Right?

Prolly not.

A bicyclist observes the Roosevelt bike lane. Photo by Jesus Hidalgo

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New Roosevelt Way Bike Lanes Have Bikers, and Local Businesses, Hitting the Road

A neighborhood mattress shop says it has to move because of the lanes; but local bikers have no…

Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson speaks about President Trump’s new executive order at a news conference Monday, March 6, 2017, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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AG Ferguson Continues Lawsuit Over President Trump’s Revised Travel Ban

Despite some changes, this is still “a Muslim ban,” Ferguson said.

Parents of Ben Keita, Aissata Keita and Ibrahima Keita, address the media at the law offices of Nur Law in Everett on March 8, 2017. Ben Keita was found dead in January and the family is looking for answers. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

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Hate Crime or Suicide? Family of Lake Stevens Teen Press FBI to Investigate His Death

Police have ruled the hanging death of Ben Keita a suicide. But his family fears that he may…

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GOP Bashes Income Taxes and Unions, For Politics if Not for Policy

Sen. Dino Rossi seems to be setting the stage next fall’s special election.

Nikkita Oliver, Pussy Riot, Draw Large Crowd for International Women’s Day Rally

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Nikkita Oliver, Pussy Riot, Draw Large Crowd for International Women’s Day Rally

Yesterday was International Women’s Day, and in Seattle more than a thousand people gathered at Westlake Plaza to…

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Seattle Hip-Hop Legend Jonathan Moore, 47, Passes Away

Beyond his own artistry and mentorship, Moore was also one of the architects of the hip-hop scene we…

Illustration by Alexandria Vickery

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Fantasy A’s Strange Journey Through Seattle’s Housing Crisis

The rapper loves Seattle. Will Seattle love him back?

Photo courtesy of Joe Follansbee

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Alive and Gigging: Seattle Seniors Face a Temp-Job Reality

No bennies, no regular schedules, and no security. Take it or leave it.

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Don’t Like Poop In the Sound? Don’t Cut the EPA

The federal agency, now facing cuts, helped bring an end to a filthy local practice.

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Insurance Commissioner Says Washington Residents Will Lose Coverage Under GOP Plan

“Guaranteeing ‘access’ does not guarantee that people have affordable coverage.”