Joshua McNichols
Reporter
About
Joshua has been the "growing pains" reporter since 2015, documenting the region's growth and change. Joshua “took the long way” to radio, working in architecture firms for over a decade before pursuing his passion for public radio in 2007. By "long way," he means he's also been a writer, bicycle courier, commercial fisherman, bed-and-breakfast cook, carpenter, landscaper and stained glass salesman. He’s detailed animal enclosures to prevent jaguars from escaping the Miami Zoo. Once, while managing a construction site in Athens, Greece, he was given a noogie by an Albanian civil war refugee in his employ. “You do not tell those guys how to place stucco,” he said. All of which has no doubt made him the story-teller he is today.
Podcasts
Stories
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Why more Bellevue residents walk to work now
Bellevue used to be known as a city where most people drive to work. But that’s changed dramatically in one part of downtown Bellevue just north of Bellevue square. A Seattle Times analysis found that since 2010, the number of people who walk, bike, carpool or bus to work – has increased faster there than anywhere else in the region. We went to find our why.
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KUOW Newsroom
Here's what Seattle's proposed new neighborhood could look like
Construction could begin as soon as 7 years from now, depending on how soon the Washington National Guard vacates its 25 acres in Seattle's Interbay neighborhood.
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KUOW Newsroom
Proposed Pioneer Square cruise terminal could help businesses, harm environment
A proposed cruise ship terminal near Pioneer square – would flood Seattle’s waterfront with thousands of people several times a week starting in 2023. The cruise ships could bring benefits and problems to the neighborhood. Some of the project’s critics plan to bring their concerns to a port commission meeting Tuesday.
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KUOW Newsroom
‘Living next to a parking lot’ in a Washington town taken over by giant warehouses
DuPont is the next freeway exit south of Joint Base Lewis-McChord. It may look like a peaceful suburb, but it just went through a bitter mayor’s race with lots of mudslinging. One of the big reasons: Warehouses.
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KUOW Newsroom
How to keep a seafood shop — and a marriage — fresh for 70 years
University Seafood and Poultry has been run by the Erickson family for 75 years. But now, the owners are closing down the business in Seattle's U-District neighborhood for good. KUOW asked them the secret to running the shop as a couple and staying married for all that time.
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KUOW Newsroom
Pike Place Market’s news man is leaving the biz after 40 years
You are at the mouth of the Pike Place Market, in downtown Seattle, facing the water. The bronze pig is within a stone’s throw.
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KUOW Newsroom
It's an annual tradition in Seattle: Promise more money for housing than ever before
On Monday, Mayor Jenny Durkan announced an unprecedented $110M in spending on affordable housing. She's right - spending on housing has gone way up. And there's a reason for that.
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Primed
I asked a hacker to spy on me via my Amazon account. It took him 5 minutes to break in
When it comes to security of smart home devices, Amazon's biggest weakness — is us.
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KUOW Newsroom
Sellers fight back against Amazon counterfeits
In the battle against counterfeiters, Felco is taking matters into its own hands, even as Amazon shows increasing resolve to tackle the problem.
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Primed
After online shopping binge, a plastic packaging hangover
We’re entering the biggest shopping season of the year. For many people, that means online shopping — packages piled on doorsteps, delivery cars and vans whipping down streets. But what do we do with the packaging after we rip it open?