So long, VV.
So long, VV. The Stranger

Value Village on Capitol Hill Is Closing After Halloween: CHS reports the thrift store is closing on November 7. “Though unfortunate, certain business conditions have made it necessary to close our Value Village thrift store in the Capitol Hill neighborhood after a number of years of leasing the space on a month-to-month basis,” a spokesperson for Value Village/Savers company said.


Whale-Watching Boat Sinks, Five People Drown: A vessel with 27 people on it sank yesterday afternoon off the coast of Vancouver, BC, killing at least five people (all British nationals), with one person still missing as of press time, the Seattle Times reports.

One Person Is Driving the Fight Against Let's Move Seattle: Property owner Faye Garneau has given $150,755, or 92 percent of the campaign donations, to fight the property tax. She also bankrolled the successful effort to change our city council system to district elections, reports the Seattle Times.

Bellevue Developer Accused of Defrauding Chinese Investors: The SEC has accused Lobsang Dargey of "misappropriating anywhere from $17 million to more than $50 million" through the EB-5 visa program to spend on casino gambling, his Bellevue home, and other projects.

Worth more than the Koch brothers.
Worth more than the Koch brothers.

Jeff Bezos Worth $55 Billion: That's after Amazon's stock prices surged, meaning Seattle is now home to two of the three richest men in America (the other rich dude being Bill Gates, of course).

Beloved Seattle Principal Forced to Resign Over Late Teacher Evaluations?: So allege the parents at Queen Anne Elementary, who are are pissed and calling for David Elliott's reinstatement, reports the Seattle Times.

Breath Test for Pot? WSU researchers are working on it, and think such a device will be ready for police to use next year.

Russian Ships Operating "Aggressively" Near Underwater Cables: The New York Times reports the United States is freaking out because the cables "carry almost all global Internet communications." Although there is no evidence that Russia has severed the cables, if they did, it could "halt the instant communications on which the West’s governments, economies and citizens have grown dependent." I didn't even know such underwater cables existed, let alone that they carry "almost all global Internet communications." Did anyone else think this was a bad idea?

A former NBA cheerleader (not this one) said she only made about $5 an hour.
A former NBA cheerleader (not this one) said she only made about $5 an hour. Jeff Schultes / Shutterstock.com

NBA Cheerleaders Allege They Make Less Than Minimum Wage: A former dancer for the Milwaukee Bucks says she only got paid $65 per game, or about $5 per hour.


The New Gridiron Condos Across from CenturyLink Field Are Really Expensive: A two-bedroom is going for nearly $1 million, reports the Puget Sound Business Journal.


It Snowed Up on Mount Rainier: We really need it.

Paul Allen Unveiling New Art Center in December: Meanwhile, he's cut millions of dollars in vital funding to Northwest arts organizations. Read Jen Graves' story all about it.

King 5 Did a Non-Story on Our Voting Party: Turns out it wasn't illegal.