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Annex Trampolines All Over Love's Tangled Web


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Published April 22, 2009 at 6:45 p.m.

It seems likely that you either love these people immediately, or you don't. (Exiting, though, will take bravery--you have to walk up toward the stage to leave. Not that getting in isn't easy, either. We arrived early and had the door shut in our faces. We knocked, and people inside laughed and said merrily, "They'll figure it out!" Meanwhile, the Seattle Weekly reviewer got locked out at intermission.) ... The first act is best--Sylvia is the play's self-obsessed motor, and when the tables

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NBA to return to Seattle?


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Published April 22, 2009 at 6:12 p.m.
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Organizers with Save Our Sonics are feeling upbeat this week with Senate Bill 6116, which is sponsored by Senators Ed Murray and Jeannie Kohl-Wells. It passed through the Senate Ways & Means Commission last weekend and seems to have enough support to make it through the Senate and House before the legislative session closes Sunday ... The bill, which would also aide youth recreation and the arts among other government projects, also ensures the City of Seattle receives the $30 million payment

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Violent Attack Unnerves Greenwood


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Published April 22, 2009 at 4:00 p.m.

The Greenwood community was left a little uneasy after an early morning assault on Tuesday, when 44-year-old Todd Boettger was brutally attacked, robbed, and left to fight for his life on the sidewalk in front of a local bar. Facing life-threatening head injuries, medics transported Boettger to Harborview Medical Center. The attack--which is currently being investigated by the police's homicide/assault unit--occurred on the same day Seattle's City Council voted to approve $1.3 million of funding

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Seattle Fashion Week, Unicorns, and Blayne


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Published April 22, 2009 at 3:30 p.m.
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There’s been a Seattle Fashion Week since 2003, though it’s possible that you haven’t heard about it until now…and that’s because like any annual BFD event in the works, each year it gets bigger and better. But this year--from the major sponsors, packed after-parties, talented designers, and headliner Blayne Walsh from Project Runway --it was pretty hard to miss ... Seattle Fashion Week is actually more like a weekend, but no big deal. It was still pretty badass. We attended the

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Not guilty plea in Pike Place Market kidnapping


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Published April 22, 2009 at 2:39 p.m.

A Seattle man accused of trying to walk off with a 5-year-old boy at the city's Pike Place Market has pleaded not guilty to a kidnapping charge ...

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Redfin Moves Into New Markets in NY, CA


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Published April 22, 2009 at 2:27 p.m.

Seattle-based Redfin, an online real estate brokerage, said today it has expanded into New York state (Suffolk County, partners in Westchester County, and search in other areas) and central California (El Dorado, Placer, and Sacramento Counties). The move is part of Redfin's strategy to reach every major real-estate market in the United States ...

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Are the M's legit?


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Published April 22, 2009 at 1:11 p.m.
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That question keeps popping up no matter where I go and it's a good one. Are the Seattle Mariners a legitimate first-place team? Is this start based on a bunch of smoke and mirrors? And the answer I keep giving is yes, this is a legit start. More legit, in fact, than we've seen from the one AL team with a superior record -- the Toronto Blue Jays. And more legit than the team with the best record in the majors, the Florida Marlins ... Let's look at why ... For an answer to the question, one need

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Neighborhood News And Local Blog Round-Up


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Published April 21, 2009 at 9:30 p.m.

While we were all basking in the sun, these local--crazy--folks were running amuck in Boston ... We were good and didn't prompt any 4/20 talk, but that didn't stop former Seattle Police Chief Norm Stamper, who dives into the pot vs. alcohol argument on Huffington Post ... You may recall the mysterious explosions on Alki earlier this year, which turned out to be a secretive Justin Timberlake production. Well, tonight the reality TV insanity continues as his new game show, The Phone premieres on

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Can't Miss It: Tuesday


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Published April 21, 2009 at 1:30 p.m.
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Photo of the Thievery Corporation © Christian Samoila ... ELECTRONIC LOVE : Washington D.C.-based d.j. duo Thievery Corporation will be coming to the Paramount for one night only. Known for their "acid jazz" cocktail lounge sound and progressive worldly beats,they are definitely one of those groups you may think you've never heard, but once you've listened to, you'll recognize ... One of their most popular songs, "Lebanese Blonde", became a hit after it appeared in a little but well-known

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Penguins on the March this summer


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Published April 20, 2009 at 3:39 p.m.

To celebrate the Woodland Park Zoo’s new Humboldt Penguin exhibit (which opens May 2), the Zoo is teaming up with The Greenwood Collective for the Penguins on the March art project.Artists will decorate 22-inch fabricated penguins, which will then “migrate” through Seattle neighborhoods before arriving at The Greenwood Collective during the July 10th monthly art walk for a silent auction to benefit [ ... ] ...

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