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Washington County Enterprise · Arlington, WA

Nearby: Arlington, WA

Washington County weather: Mild start, cooler temperatures by Thursday Washington County residents can expect a mild start to the week of Nov. 10-16, with mostly sunny skies and highs in the 60s Tuesday before temperatures drop into the 40s Thursday and Friday. Warmer conditions are forecast for the weekend. Tuesday, Nov. 10: Mostly sunny skies with highs of 60 to 65 degrees and overnight lows of 42 to 45. Arlington’s Powder Puff event is scheduled from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Arlington Public S

chools football field and track. Wednesday, Nov. 11 (Veterans Day): Mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies with highs of 56 to 60 degrees. Northwest winds could gust to 23 mph, a consideration for anyone attending outdoor Veterans Day observances or displaying flags. Thursday, Nov. 12: Highs will fall to 45 to 48 degrees, with overnight lows of 27 to 29. Blair’s fall cleanup continues at the Public Works Yard at Third Avenue and Colfax Street, with weekday hours from 4-6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13: Mostly sunny skies with highs of 44 to 46 degrees and overnight lows of 30 to 33. Blair’s fall cleanup continues from 4-6 p.m. The city’s fall open burning period also continues, subject to weather conditions and authorization from the Blair Fire Department. Saturday, Nov. 14: Sunny to partly cloudy skies with highs of 52 to 55 degrees and overnight lows of 36 to 42. Blair’s fall cleanup is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

La Conner Community News · Conway, WA

Nearby: Conway, WA

After 100 days in ICE detention, Conway’s ‘unofficial mayor’ comes home

By Luisa LoiLa Conner Community News After nearly 100 days in the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Northwest Processing Center in Tacoma and 25 years of waiting for a green card, Conway’s “unofficial mayor” is a free man and a permanent legal resident of the United States. Juan Martinez was released on Nov. 5, a […]

Capital Press · Seattle, WA

Nearby: Seattle, WA

Judge rejects union bid to reset piece-rates for farm work

A federal judge in Seattle largely upheld the Labor Department’s rules for setting prevailing piece-rates for farm work, declining to order wholesale changes sought by a farmworkers union. Familias Unidas por la Justicia alleged the rules artificially limit piece-rate opportunities for foreign and domestic farmworkers. Instead, farmworkers must work for hourly wages, which pay less, the union claimed. U.S. District Judge John Chun agreed with the union on one rule, but mostly left intact the current methods for setting wages. Although the union’s suit focused on farmworker wages in Washington, a broader ruling in favor of the union could have affected farmworker wages nationwide. “The Labor Department can’t have a separate set of rules for Washington,” Worker and Farmer Labor Association CEO Enrique Gastelum said.

The Stranger · Seattle, WA

Nearby: Seattle, WA

Nobody Wants a McDonald’s in Chinatown

McDonald’s wants to put a new store in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District (CID). Almost nobody thinks that’s a good idea. They are decidedly not loving it. Last night, about 80 CID residents and supporters packed the meeting of the International Special Review District (ISRD), the neighborhood’s historic preservation board. Impassioned public comments, handmade protest signs in Chinese and English, and several people in Ronald McDonald-esque clown masks injected the typically sleepy meeting with life. McDonald’s wants to place its new franchise on the corner of 4th Avenue South and South Jackson Street, along a busy thoroughfare close to the regional transit hub and sports stadiums. The storefront has remained vacant since Bartell Drugs closed four years ago. In submitting its proposal, Mickey D’s managed a remarkable feat: Uniting the community to take action in the span of less than a week.

International Examiner · Seattle, WA

Nearby: Seattle, WA

Exhibit explores the connection between Hwagae Market in Korea and Pike Place Market in Seattle

Surrounded by dense forests, the Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts houses the Leonor R. Fuller Gallery. As a contemporary state-of-the-art venue, it currently features an exhibit of installations and paintings by local Korean women artists—telling the “Stories of Immigrant Life through the Spirit of the Marketplace.” If you were fortunate to make the opening reception on September 18, you were treated to an amazing performance by the Gunsan City Children’s Dance Company. Afterwards, you likely gorged on a delicious Asian style buffet. And, of course, you were captivated by the artwork. Curated by Kellis Parlett, the exhibit titled “From Hwagae Market to Pike Place Market” displays the talents of Korean women artists. As an artist herself (as well as the curator for Jade Choe Gallery at Asia Pacific Cultural Center in Tacoma), Parlett had in-depth answers to our questions about the exhibit.