Seattle Now

This week… The Seattle City Council is considering putting  8-foot tall kiosks, equipped with cameras and advertising, downtown before the World Cup. Historically queer nude beach Denny Blaine Park is back in the news after SPD told some beachgoers that being nude is not legal in Seattle - newsflash, it is. And if you wanna keep your OG Seattleite card, maybe don’t change your phone number… You may not be able to get a 206 area code much longer. Stranger Queer Culture and Politics Reporter Vivian McCall and author and blogger Geraldine DeRuiter are here to break down the week. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at seattlenow@kuow.org, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Starbucks baristas go on strike over new dress code, Bastyr will sell it's Kenmore campus, and Nordstrom shareholders sue the Nordstrom family. 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. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at seattlenow@kuow.org, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Since 1906, Washington Talking Book and Braille Library has been an important resource for people who cannot read standard print.  Now, tough cuts are on the horizon as tax funds and money from the federal and state government are down. We take a visit to the library and find out what the budget crunch might mean for patrons. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at seattlenow@kuow.org, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chinatown-International District to get public safety ambassadors, King County braces for funding cuts for reproductive health, and truckers are already feeling the impact of tariffs. 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. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at seattlenow@kuow.org, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Washington lost $23 million in funding for AmeriCorps jobs last month. The cuts by the Trump administration have hit small non profits especially hard. The volunteers get to know the community they serve, and now they’re being told to go home. We’ll hear from one community organization about the cuts. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at seattlenow@kuow.org, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Microsoft to lay off nearly 2K workers in WA, family of Garfield student who was killed last year sues Seattle Public Schools, and Paul Allen's estate is selling the Portland Trail Blazers. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning. The interview in this episode was produced by KUOW's John O'Brien. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at seattlenow@kuow.org, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Saturday, potentially hundreds of people are going to walk across the entire length of Seattle, north to south. The inaugural event is called the “Seattle Super Saunter.” It’s meant to build community, and give people the chance to explore Seattle from a very different perspective. Our very own Casey Martin recently walked the 20 mile route, and he talks with us about the journey. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at seattlenow@kuow.org, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A listeria outbreak has some ready to eat food in Washington on a recall list, interactive kiosks might be coming to a sidewalk near you, and we know who'll be on the ballot in August's primary election. 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. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at seattlenow@kuow.org, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Seattle is a city where it's easy to expect to be a forever renter. Home prices just seem to go up and up. One alternative is to be a home co-owner with one or more friends or even strangers. Jessica Fu is here from the Seattle Times to tell us about this rising Seattle trend. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at seattlenow@kuow.org, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’re bringing you the best from the KUOW newsroom. As the Trump administration seeks to fulfill its campaign promises to deport millions of people, some have found themselves in deportation proceedings despite being legal permanent residents with a green card.  Like Sergey Kostenyuk. He came to Spokane from Ukraine as a refugee more than thirty years ago, when he was a child. KUOW’s Eilís O’Neill reports that on the day of Sergey’s arrest, ICE officers used an elaborate ruse. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at seattlenow@kuow.org, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.