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ArtSEA: “Fine and rare” finds at a new Pioneer Square bookshop
On a rainy morning last week, I pulled up in Pioneer Square and knocked on the glass door of a classic storefront at 400 Occidental Avenue South. A decal on the still-papered windows read Long Bros. Fine & Rare Books, which was on the precipice of opening to the public.
Seattle Police Department Chief Adrian Diaz out amid controversy
Adrian Diaz is out as Seattle’s Chief of Police. The departure comes amid increasing controversy about discrimination and retaliation on the force, a lawsuit and external investigation into sexism claims, and struggles to rebuild a diminished department. Mayor Bruce Harrell announced at a press conference Wednesday that Diaz would...
ICE deportee alleged ongoing threats over false sex-crime charge
Immigration officials acknowledged an erroneous sex-crime conviction listed in the U.S. charging records against a detainee at the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma, and recently deported the man to Micronesia, where he reportedly faced death threats over the mistake. Detainee Kungfu Karuo, 41, repeatedly appealed to officials and advocates...
Podcast | Why acronyms like AANHPI and AAPI don’t always cut it
AANHPI Heritage Month is coming to a close. May is widely recognized as a time to celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, or AANHPI, communities. There have been different versions of this acronym over the years – from Asian Pacific American (APA) to Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI).
Podcast | The impact of economic anxiety on the 2024 election
Data suggests the U.S. economy is performing well, but many Americans don’t feel that way. How will those feelings influence the 2024 election?. As part of the Cascade PBS Ideas Festival in early May, Kate Linebaugh and Ryan Knutson, co-hosts of the podcast The Journal, took the stage with Wall Street Journal senior political correspondent Molly Ball to dig into this strange economic picture and its political implications.
WA mom reclaims son’s story after University of Idaho murders
It’s just one booth among many at the bustling 40th annual Tulip Festival Street Fair in Mount Vernon. Orange sunrise stickers on the booth read “Hug your people.” Copies of a children’s book called The Boy Who Wore Blue are stacked high. Bracelets that say “Live Life Like Ethan” are displayed. And fresh-cut tulip bouquets feature only one white and yellow variety. This booth is all about celebrating the life of Ethan Chapin.
Podcast | How war created demand for NW spruce – and “lumberjills”
In the early 20th century, Sitka spruce, a giant conifer native to the Pacific Northwest, became known as an excellent material for building airplanes. As a result, when the U.S. entered World War I, the demand for that wood exploded. The American military set up what was called the “Spruce...
ArtSEA: NW Folklife Festival kicks off summer concert season
Memorial Day is upon us, and according to local custom, this weekend marks the beginning of our outdoor music season — regardless of whether the weather cooperates. That’s thanks to the sprawling Northwest Folklife Festival, which since 1972 has presented an electric cross-section of cultures across multiple stages. The free four-day celebration (May 24 - 27) enables the joy of discovery by presenting diverse musical traditions (blues, taiko, bayou, polka and neo-soul, as a small sample) and movement (tango, contra, swing and break-dancing), all within the Seattle Center grounds.
Washington voters favor anti-tax initiatives — for now
The three tax initiatives destined for Washington’s November ballot are popular with voters, according to the results of a new Cascade PBS/Elway Poll. None of the proposals – to repeal the capital gains tax, to kill the cap-and-invest carbon pricing system, and to make the long-term care insurance program optional – gathered support from a majority of voters in the May 13-16 poll. But two of them got pretty close.
Your Last Meal | The Leftovers with Kathleen Hanna & Food Not Bombs
Today Kathleen tells us about her major, if accidental, contribution to a Nirvana record, what it means to be punk-rock while living a comfortable adult life and what it was like working at McDonald’s as a teenager. Then host Rachel Belle meets the co-founder of Food Not Bombs, a...
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