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😈 Are you guilty of the ‘Seattle yes-no’?
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😈 Are you guilty of the ‘Seattle yes-no’?

(📽: Eric Keto)

TIME TO GET CURIOUS, SEATTLE

You sent us some real thoughtful questions about the Central District, Seattle’s historically black neighborhood and a focal point of a lot of our city’s conversations about growth, displacement, and community.

Here are three Q’s that jumped out to us. Know which one you most want us to answer? » Click here to cast your vote.

  • Of the original residents of the CD, who has stayed and how have they been able to afford to? — Jody Pineda
  • What was it before it was the CD — who were early inhabitants? Why was that the spot African Americans got redlined into? — Beth
  • Where did the “Squire Park” neighborhood name come from? — Paul Leachtenauer

Shoutout to Jody, Beth, and Paul for getting curious. And don’t wait: Voting closes at 9 a.m. on Monday, January 7. We’ll announce the winning question in next Tuesday’s newsletter, and report out the answer later this month. 👍

THIS IS NEW

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NOW HERE’S WHAT ELSE IS GOING ON IN YOUR CITY

Are you guilty of the ‘Seattle yes-no’? Let’s face it. We suck at being direct. We don’t respond to invites, we “ghost” people constantly, and we have mastered the art of the dodgy non-response — the “Seattle yes-no.” Are we too busy to commit? Too afraid to hurt people’s feelings? Too nice to say what we really think? Whatever all this passivity is about, local Julie Pham has had enough of it, did a “passivity audit” on herself to get to the bottom of it, and broke down the process in a pretty brilliant essay you should definitely read. Maybe. If you have time. No worries if not. Let’s get coffee soon? 😉 (South Seattle Emerald)

‘We’ve become other cities’ worst-case scenario.’ Growth is not easy when you’re the hip, happening major city everyone wants to move to. That’s been Seattle over the last few years — thanks in part to all these high-paying tech jobs — and other cities are taking notes. Rude ones. “May your city never become San Francisco, New York, or Seattle” goes a headline in The New York Times. One big reason other cities don’t want to be us: our big, quick hike in cost of living. In 2012, Seattle was the 35th most expensive place to live in the country, notes The Seattle Times’ Gene Balk. Last year, we were the sixth. (The New York Times, The Seattle Times)

Coffin, urn, or tree? There are many ways to die, but only a couple ways to pack up this flesh and bone when we’re done with it. 🙂 Washington could be the first state to add one more option, though: something called “recomposition.” Basically, it’s composting human remains into rich soil you could grow a tree in. And one of our state senators, Jamie Pedersen, plans to sponsor a bill to make that a choice for all us future dead folks. (NBC News)

This is pawsome. It’s not every day that you’re handed a huge spreadsheet and go, “Ooh, fun.” But this data set of Seattle’s most popular pet names — just updated with 2017 stats — never disappoints. Know a dog named Lucy or a cat named Luna? They were the most popular new pet names in 2017. Though personally, we want to meet that one dog named “Detritus.” 🐶 (Curbed Seattle)

PARTNER EVENTS

🚢 TOMORROW: Join Foundation for an evening of Seattle History: Booze, Boats, Bullets (Fremont)

🍫Friday, Jan. 11: Foundation, Indi Chocolate and Noble Oak come together for Chocolate and Bourbon: An Evening of Experiential Tasting (Pike Place)

AROUND TOWN

TODAY
🎈  See colorful sea critters at the aquarium’s “Fishtival” — through Sunday (Downtown)
🎟  Belly laugh at this stand-up show at Central Cinema (Central District)


TOMORROW
🎟  Hear puppets bust out bawdy songs and jokes at this adults-only show — through Feb. 16 (Downtown)
💃  Dance it out to ABBA and 1970s pop jams (Capitol Hill)
🍿  Sing along to “The Sound of Music” — through Sunday (Downtown)
🎶  Watch animated lasers groove to Madonna (Queen Anne)


SATURDAY
🍿  Check out Middle Eastern movies at this Arabian Nights film festival (Capitol Hill)
🏞  Don a costume for this 5k on the “worst day of the year” (Bothell)
🎈  Take your little one to make their own chocolate bark (Downtown)
🎨  See art from art students from across the country (South Lake Union)


SUNDAY

🍴  Put a bib on to eat lots of local seafood — through Jan. 17 (All over)
💡  Meet with a “radical reading club” to talk about prison abolition (Beacon Hill)


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THESE PEOPLE ARE BRAVER THAN YOU

Hundreds of your neighbors ran into the chilly water at Matthews Beach on Tuesday. And hundreds more did it at Alki Beach. Just try watching this video from West Seattle Blog without cringing. The water was warmer than the air that day — 46 degrees to 36 degrees — so that’s… good? ❄️

Stay cozy, all. — The Evergrey

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