Credit: KEVIN CANNON

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KEVIN CANNON

Welcome! Bienvenue! Weeeeelllcome! My dear techies and other recent arrivals, that’s a Cabaret reference, and if you’re like, “Duh, I know, don’t talk down to me just because I’m a techie, asshole!”—well, sorry. But if you didn’t get to hear those words sung from the stage at Re-bar before that place was dwarfed by new towers, then you’re probably a little bit new to town and maybe, just maybe, we’ve got some insight into this city that’ll help you make your way.

Eli Sanders was The Stranger's associate editor. His book, "While the City Slept," was a finalist for the Washington State Book Award and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. He once did this and once won...