Seattle Now

This week… The Seattle City Council’s inexperience is showing as they head into their summer recess. Keep your eyes on the walls - murals are popping up all over Seattle’s downtown core. And y’know those piles of free stuff that people in your neighborhood leave out on the sidewalk? In Seattle, one person’s dirty flannel blanket, is another person’s treasure Ticket Editor Chase Burns and Needling Editor-In-Chief Lex Vaughn are here to break down the week. 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/feedbackSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two men prosecuted for violent home invasions, new Starbucks CEO could earn $100 million in year one, and Seattle tops the list for one-room living. 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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Charles R Cross died this weekend, and even if you haven't heard his name, you've likely felt his impact in Seattle. He was a pioneering music journalist who championed Seattle's grunge scene during its meteoric rise, and later wrote biographies of music icons. Longtime Seattle DJ Marco Collins tells us about Charles and his impact on the city. 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.

The Seattle City Council votes on mental health funding in Seattle Public Schools, Washington state's November ballot will have 11 presidential candidates, and there are some court challenges to Washington ballot initiatives. 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.

Seattle giant Starbucks has a new CEO: Brian Niccol, former CEO of Chipotle. Investors and the stock market seem to love this pick, but it will take a lot to go from burritos to americanos. Puget Sound Business Journal Reporter Joey Thompson is here for some coffee talk. 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.

Starbucks' CEO is out, Seattle debates mental health funding and the furry friend protecting Washington waters from invasive mussels.  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: 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.

Warming waters are harming salmon in the Pacific Northwest. But another type of fish is flourishing. We’ll learn more from Seattle Times environment reporter Lynda Mapes. City Council Public Comment: https://www.seattle.gov/council/committees/public-comment Belltown Mural Festival: https://www.belltownunited.org/events/belltown-mural-festival 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.

Burien voters to decide on raising minimum wage, grocer C&S Wholesale could soon have hundreds of stores in WA, and we remember music journalist Charles R. Cross. 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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Seattle does not have a law against “prostitution loitering”. The city used to ban it, but that was repealed in 2020. And that means buying or selling sex is illegal, but publicly attempting to do so, aka loitering, is not. Seattle City Councilmember Cathy Moore wants to change that, with a proposal she’s presenting to a council committee tomorrow. Seattle Times Reporter Sara Jean Green is here to break down Moore’s proposal, and how it would influence the sex trade on Aurora Avenue. Seattle Parks Input Form: https://engage.seattleparksandrec.com/en/projects/project-selection-1/3 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.

King County to fund free vaccine clinics, UW researchers uncover clues to dementia, and a team from Puyallup heads to the Little League World Series. 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. And we want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or leave us feedback.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.