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Behind the scenes as we report on the downtown economy. Wednesday was my "spot duty day," when I cover something in a short format story for KUOW's newscasts. With all the news about tech companies laying off employees, I wanted to see if that’s having an impact on local businesses. I visited the food court in Century Square, where Twitter used to have its Seattle offices.

Around the country newspapers have seen a dip in print subscriptions. And now Seattle’s longtime Chinese language paper the Seattle Chinese Post has gone online along with the affiliated NW Asian Weekly. Both papers have been an important news source for the local Asian community for more than 40...

Today is the first day since November that the sun will set after 5 p.m. in Western Washington. A proposal in Seattle would add caste discrimination to the city's civil rights classifications. Seattle is suing Kia and Hyundai. This post originally appeared in KUOW's Today So Far newsletter for January...

Six bars and restaurants in Washington state have made it onto James Beard's 2023 Restaurant and Chef Awards semifinalists. Five of them are in Seattle. And that's just for starters. Washington's culinary artists are also represented on the list of outstanding restaurateurs and best chefs in the region. The nominations...

Lunar New Year celebrations continue this week in many parts of the world. It’s a time to reconnect with family and loved ones — something that may feel especially poignant with the recent string of violence in California. Whether it’s through sharing joy or giving comfort, food plays...

Washington is, again, considering the legalization of magic mushrooms ... sort of. The King County Medical Examiner says that our region is "now struggling with the issue of storing bodies because the fentanyl-related death toll continues to climb." Another effort in Olympia aims to tackle a different kind of influence...

If you are looking for some tips on how to experience art in the Seattle area, you are in the right place. In this weekly post, KUOW Arts Reporter Mike Davis gives you tips on what to do around Seattle over the weekend so you can have your own adventures in arts and culture.

On a chilly evening in south Bellevue, parents are filing into the cafeteria for an open house at Eastgate Elementary. Some people in blue Eastgate t-shirts cheer them on with signs declaring their support for the school. A crowd of kids has surrounded somebody in an Eagle mascot costume. The...

In the Seattle area’s South Asian Community there is a growing concern of discrimination based on a person’s caste. City Councilmember Kshama Sawant aims to expand the city’s civil rights measures to address this issue, a move her office says would make Seattle the first city in the nation to ban caste-based discrimination.

As we do each week, we reached out for recommendations for arts and culture events in the Puget Sound region. Today, KUOW’s Kim Malcolm talked to Seattle Times reporter Jerald Pierce. This is an autobiographical show from Debra Ann Byrd, the founding artistic director of the Harlem Shakespeare Festival...

The largest glacier between the high peaks of Mount Rainier and Glacier Peak has melted away after a long battle with global warming. For thousands of years, the Hinman Glacier graced the crest of the Washington Cascades in what is now King County. Fifty miles due east of downtown Seattle,...

If you have spent any time behind the wheel since the pandemic began, you've surely noticed people driving more aggressively and way too fast. That correlates with a rise in traffic fatalities that last year reached levels not seen since the 1990s in Washington state and Oregon. State lawmakers in...

Why vasectomies are trending up in Western Washington. A movement is growing against the proposed new airport in Pierce County. Have you noticed eggs getting more expensive lately?. This post originally appeared in KUOW's Today So Far newsletter for January 24, 2023. Ever since the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision in...

After seven years on the King County Council, and many more as a state lawmaker, Jeanne Kohl-Welles is retiring. “I’ve loved serving on the Council. I’ve absolutely loved it,” Kohl-Welles said in a statement. “But at some point, it’s time to pass the torch for others to get involved. My entire time in public office has been immensely gratifying; however, there’s a time for everything and I feel really good about this being the time to move on to something new.”

Another local lawmaker has announced they won't be seeking re-election in 2023. King County Councilmember Joe McDermott will finish his term through the end of this year, but will leave it open for a newcomer to take over. "After more than 22 years in public office, I will not be...

King County is experiencing a grim indicator of how bad the opioid crisis has become. Dr. Faisal Khan, director of Public Health – Seattle & King County, laid out one of the issues stemming from rising overdose deaths during a county Board of Health meeting last week. "The Medical...