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💥 The Seattle Sounders hand Portland a ‘sound’ defeat
Can't think of a better caption than @mahuix_tlan's—"All roads lead to Mt Rainier..." 🗻
📸: @mahuix_tlan
What Seattle is talking about
A new program to keep low-level offenders out of jail was launched last week by Seattle’s municipal court. The idea comes from the racial disparities seen in low-level cases and intends to stop the criminal justice system’s revolving door by providing long-term support for defendants. In most cases these sorts of offenses are “crimes of desperation” due to hunger or lack of shelter. (The Seattle Times)
Mayor Jenny Durkan vetoed city council’s revised 2020 budget on Friday. This includes cuts to SPD, which protestors have been demanding. The council has 30 business days to override the veto with a two-thirds vote. (Crosscut)
A new COVID-19 testing site is coming to Chief Sealth High School. The site was chosen to serve some of Seattle’s hardest-hit communities. The hope is to make easy access to testing available to the South Park communities, which have a large Latinx population. (South Seattle Emerald)
Gig workers are struggling to make ends meet with new competition. Those who had been doing gig work before the pandemic have seen their incomes drop during it. Between all the new people signing up for gig work and the limited number of platforms still offering work, they’ve struggled to earn what they usually do. (KUOW)
Piroshky Piroshky is on the move. Due to the lack of tourists going through Pike Place Market where their flagship location is, the Russian bakery has started running a pop-up outside the Russian Community Center in Capitol Hill. The bakery has also been doing deliveries to the greater Seattle area plus the East Side and South Sound. (Capitol Hill Seattle Blog)
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It’s not a coincidence that our newsletters these days are focused on making sense of the chaos and connecting you with resources and opportunities to help, instead of stoking fear and panic.
Frankly, we do things differently because we pay the bills differently.
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Today
📔 Watch Suzanne Nossel discuss her book "Dare to Speak: Defending Free Speech for All" with Dinaw Mengetsu. (Online)
🎵 Support Wa Na Wari a Black owned arts space by tuning into a live streamed performance by Bad Luck. (Online)
Tomorrow
♀ Commemorate the centennial of the first American women winning the right to vote with the Washington State History Museum and Dead Feminists. (Online)
📰 Crosscut reporter Melissa Santos discusses a variety of topics with Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal. (Online)
Thursday
🎶 Tune into this livestream concert featuring local musicians Tomo Nakayama and The Black Tones. (Online)
📖 Join this virtual reading put on by Hugo House and Fight for Our Lives that benefits Black Lives Matter. (Online)
🎤 Celebrate Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month with "Model Minority," a standup comedy showcase featuring womxn of the Asian diaspora. (Online)
Friday
🎞 Be a part of the belated Lynn Shelton's memorial where friends, family, fans and colleagues will gather on Zoom to remember her. (Online)
Saturday
👤 Join Black Women's Hour for a talk on mental wellness with a certified psychiatrist. (Online)
🎧 Scour the bins for a killer deal at Sonic Boom Records and other stores across Seattle for Record Store Day. (Various)
One more thing...
One of my favorite things to take local pride in is the existence of KEXP. And their latest project “Good Mail Day” only reaffirms my love for the station. In support of the United States Postal Service, the station is asking listeners to send them a postcard, fan mail, love letters, and everything in between by September 22 when they’ll read the messages and play song requests that are sent their way.
If you’re like me and think this is a brilliant and fun way to support the U.S.P.S., you can send your message to the address below:
KEXP Good Mail Day
472 1st Ave N
Seattle, WA 98109
That’s it for today. Catch you tomorrow! ✌️
—The Evergrey