WA politicians react to attempted Trump assassination, campaign launches to defeat Initiative 2124, and there are new recommendations for prostate cancer screening. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Gustavo Sagrero. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW. We want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or leave us feedback . See omnystudio.com/listener fo...
Jul 16, 2024•10 min
Fifteen QFC and Safeway stores in Seattle could soon be under new management thanks to a proposed merger between Safeway parent company Albertsons and Kroger, which owns QFC. The announcement sparked plenty of questions about what would happen to the stores, if any would close, and what changes customers could see. Seattle Times business reporter Paul Roberts is here to get into the details with us. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happ...
Jul 15, 2024•13 min
Another Westlake Center retail store calls it quits, feds chip in $1.5 billion to replace the I-5 Bridge, and PNW Douglas fir trees are dying by the thousands. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Ruby de Luna. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW. We want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or leave us feedback . See omnystudio.com/listener for privac...
Jul 13, 2024•11 min
This week… It was hot, hot, hot in Seattle… that’s it, full stop. SeaTac’s flashy new July 4 drone show made a splash in the worst way, with a few drones taking an unplanned dip in Angle Lake. And did I mention it was hot? Seattle Department of Transportation had to get the hoses out to keep the bridges from breaking down. Author and speaker Jodi-Ann Burey and Publicola Editor and Publisher Erica Barnett are here to break down the week. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. ...
Jul 12, 2024•24 min
Grocery workers denounce plan to sell WA stores, new toll rates approved for 520 bridge, and Seattle police watchdog agencies are under scrutiny. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW. We want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or leave us feedback . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati...
Jul 12, 2024•9 min
We’re back to our regularly scheduled summer temperatures, so it’s the perfect time to get outside and have some fun. But don’t forget: that glorious summer sun is also a danger to your skin. It’s the perfect time of year for a refresher on how to stay safe without living in that sunscreen stickiness for the next two months. Dermatologist Paul Nghiem, head of the UW School of Medicine Dermatology Department, brings us practical solutions. COMPLEXITY Graffiti arts exhibit and party: https://seatt...
Jul 11, 2024•14 min
Seventeen QFC and Safeway stores in Seattle will be sold if merger goes through, Covid cases are rising in WA, and the Conor Byrne Pub will reopen as a co-op this summer. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW. We want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or leave us feedback . See omnystudio.com/liste...
Jul 11, 2024•6 min
All over Seattle there are 140 so-called street ends, where Seattle’s streets meet the shore. Some end in little parks, and others in tiny beaches, where you can swim. KUOW’s Katie Campbell takes us to “Hidden Beach” along Lake Washington, to find out how Seattle ended up with so many tiny, secret beaches. Read Katie’s story here: https://www.kuow.org/stories/beat-the-heat-at-seattle-hidden-beaches-the-pearls-of-city-shoreline We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have t...
Jul 10, 2024•11 min
Seattle breaks a heat record, councilmembers sign off on Seattle's transportation levy, and crimes rates declined in WA last year. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Ruby de Luna. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW. We want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or leave us feedback . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jul 10, 2024•6 min
The Seattle City Council is set to pass a new transportation levy that is chock full of plans for the future of our city’s infrastructure. The taxpayer funded proposal will cost one and a half billion dollars, and it could change how you get around your neighborhood KUOW reporter Casey Martin is her to break it all down and explain what changes to expect. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW: https://www.kuow...
Jul 09, 2024•12 min
Rep. Adam Smith says President Biden shouldn't run again, rich Washingtonians are waiting to sell their stocks, and office property values are dropping. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Ruby de Luna. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW. We want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or leave us feedback . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy infor...
Jul 09, 2024•7 min
The majestic Mount Rainier dominates our landscape. Its white glaciers and blue ridges remind us of where we are. Stephen Lias has been given a tall task: Capture all of that, in music. He is the park’s first ever composer-in-residence, in celebration of its 125th anniversary. Stephen is here to tell us how he sees and hears the mountain. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW: https://www.kuow.org/donate/seatt...
Jul 08, 2024•12 min
Get ready for the hottest weekend of the year so far. Plus, Seattle's cricket team kicks off its season and It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW: https://www.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow And we want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or leave us feedback online: https://www.kuow.org/feedback See omnys...
Jul 05, 2024•11 min
If the sunny Seattle weather has you itching to mix up your fitness routine (or start one) we’ve got a pro tip. Summer is the season of FREE yoga, Zumba and dance classes at Seattle parks. Seattle Now producer Brooklyn Jamerson-Flowers explains where to find them and the unique community ties these classes have formed. Seattle Center yoga and Zumba classes: https://seattlecenter.com/events/featured-events/fitness Gasworks Park yoga classes: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/summer-series-presents-yer...
Jul 05, 2024•14 min
Seattle summer is about to bring the heat, officials warn of dangerously cold lakes and rivers, and the Kraken make a historic coaching hire. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW. We want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or leave us feedback . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jul 03, 2024•10 min
The Living Computers: Museum/Labs in SoDo is closing its doors for good. It was the creation of the late Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft. He built it to preserve some of the important artifacts in computing history, a history he played an important role in. Now, years following his death, his estate is auctioning off its artifacts. Geekwire Writer and Editor Kurt Schlosser is here to talk about the museum and its place in Seattle’s story. Correction: This episode incorrectly states that the ...
Jul 03, 2024•16 min
Conservative activists want to prevent a natural gas ban, Seattle finalizes its transportation levy, and a PNW bird is declared a threatened species. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Ruby de Luna. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW. We want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or leave us feedback . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat...
Jul 03, 2024•7 min
We all know that it’s really expensive to buy a home in the Seattle area. But the amount of money you need to get in the door in this market is probably more than you imagined. Even renters who earn a good living are feeling the squeeze. Seattle Times reporter Heidi Groover is here to explain. Read Heidi’s story in the Seattle Times: https://www.seattletimes.com/business/real-estate/as-wa-housing-costs-climb-incomes-arent-keeping-up/ We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You...
Jul 02, 2024•12 min
Undocumented people can now apply for professional licenses, another WA athlete is headed to the Olympics, and McMenamins is sticking with Tacoma, despite losses. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Gustavo Sagrero. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW. We want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or leave us feedback . See omnystudio.com/listener for ...
Jul 02, 2024•9 min
Six years ago, Washington voters put a new law on the books that makes it easier to charge law enforcement officers with murder. Last week, Auburn police officer Jeffrey Nelson was the first person convicted under the law, making history in Washington's work towards police accountability. KUOW investigative reporter Ashley Hiruko breaks down the trial and tells us what the ruling means for police accountability in WA. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power!...
Jul 01, 2024•11 min
SCOTUS rules in favor of public camping bans, pay equity campaign launches, and WA ferries are about to get real crowded. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW. We want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or leave us feedback . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jun 29, 2024•12 min
This week… Seattle Pride is turning 50 this year, and we’re reflecting back on the history of the event. A queer-focused affordable housing community on Capitol Hill is bringing joy to LGBTQ+ people late in life… Imagine the bingo nights. And we look back on how queer activists protected one of Seattle’s historic queer spaces this year. Arts Reporter Jas Keimig and Stranger Queer Culture and Politics Reporter Vivian McCall are here to wrap up Seattle’s Pride Month on a big, queer news-y panel. W...
Jun 28, 2024•22 min
Former Auburn cop found guilty of murder, federal regulators sanction Boeing, and water taxi service from Seattle to Vashon is expanding. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW. We want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or leave us feedback . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jun 27, 2024•7 min
Seattle is home to one of the largest publicly-available movie collections in the world. Scarecrow Video has been renting and selling films in the city for 36 years. But now, they’re in trouble. The nonprofit is raising 1.8 million dollars to keep the doors open and ensure the collection’s future. We take a trip there to speak with Scarecrow executive director Kate Barr. Learn more about Scarecrow Video on their website: https://scarecrowvideo.org/ We can only make Seattle Now because listeners ...
Jun 27, 2024•15 min
Seattle's hiring more behavioral health specialists to respond to 911 calls, WA's 3rd congressional district race is in a dead heat, and Seattle Art Museum has a new CEO. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW. We want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or leave us feedback . See omnystudio.com/listen...
Jun 26, 2024•7 min
Are you lonely? Be honest. More and more doctors want to know… because it’s affecting our physical health. We’ll talk with a UW doc about why he’s talking with patients about social isolation. Dr. Tong’s paper in the Annals of Family Medicine: https://www.annfammed.org/content/early/2024/02/21/afm.3102 We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW: https://www.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow And we want to hear from you! F...
Jun 26, 2024•12 min
Seattle wants harsher penalties for street racing, SPS won't release school closure list this summer, and a federal jury sides with people jailed for graffiti. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW. We want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or leave us feedback . See omnystudio.com/listener for pri...
Jun 26, 2024•9 min
Local automotive journalist Victoria Scott is really into cars. She loves the engineering of them, the sense of style the convey and the feeling of freedom she has behind the steering wheel Victoria's new book, We Deserve This, profiles transgender women and nonbinary people along with cars to showcase the joy that many trans people find in the hobby. See more info and order We Deserve This (also available at Elliott Bay Books, Amazon and Barnes and Noble: https://www.carrarabooks.com/store/p/we...
Jun 25, 2024•16 min
Democrats warn the WA Governor's race will be close, Everett Herald journalists go on strike, and parents call for Seattle parks to be more inclusive. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW. We want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or leave us feedback . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info...
Jun 25, 2024•11 min
Invasive green crabs began showing up along the Washington coast 20 years ago, and now they’re showing up here in Puget Sound. Researchers say there's still time to stop the spread. One of the best ways to combat this is through looking for crab shells on the shoreline. Patricia Murphy takes a beach walk with Sea Grant’s Lisa Watkins. Molt search: https://wsg.washington.edu/crabteam/moltsearch/ Seattle Public Schools Budget Hearing: https://www.seattleschools.org/calendar/board-special-meeting-p...
Jun 24, 2024•12 min
