Seattle Now

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/listener for privacy information.

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 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 omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.

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.org/donate/seattlenowAnd we want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or leave us feedback online: https://www.kuow.org/feedback See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 information.

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/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 omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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-yerbana-yoga-in-the-park-tickets-927496867097  Freeway Park yoga classes:https://www.freewayparkassociation.org/news/bookcarts-amp-buskers-kjsl6-99pjh  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 omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.

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 Paul G. Allen Collection items being auctioned by Christie’s are part of the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation. The foundation is a separate 501c3 and not part of Paul Allen’s estate. Low Tide Spots: https://www.seattleaquarium.org/explore-the-aquarium/programs/beach-naturalist/ 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 omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.