Joshua McNichols
Reporter
About
As KUOW's Growth and Development reporter and co-host of KUOW's Booming podcast, Joshua's "growing pains" beat sits at the nexus of housing, transportation, urban planning, government and the economy. His favorite stories also include themes of history, technology, and climate change.
Joshua holds a B.A. in Architecture from the University of Washington. Public Radio is his second career; architecture was his first. He is proud of the many odd jobs he's held in his life, such as salmon fisher, author, bike courier, and bed-and-breakfast cook.
Location: Seattle
Languages Spoken: English
Pronouns: he/him
Professional Affiliations: The Society of Professional Journalists, Western Washington Chapter
Podcasts
Stories
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Red Apple, at heart of Black Seattle, likely to close, making way for Vulcan
The Red Apple in the Central District doesn’t look like much when you drive by – maybe just another grocery store in an old strip mall.
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Seattle Jungle residents must move out – and they won’t be welcome back
Seattle is taking new action to move homeless people out of the Jungle, a greenbelt under Interstate 5 near downtown. Once people are out, the state...
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Housing levy passes, with help from young people
The Housing Levy in Seattle passed by a wide margin last night. It’ll cost the average home owner $10 a month for seven years. That’s twice the cost of...
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Central Area businesses hope for spot in Vulcan development
For years, the Central District didn’t get much investment. But recently, the city poured money into infrastructure improvements on 23rd Avenue. Then...
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As old housing levy expires, Seattle voters to decide on new version twice its size
Seattle’s affordable housing levy has paid for thousands of affordable apartments over the years. But the current levy expires at the end of this year....
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100 years ago today, Boeing founded on this forgotten corner of Lake Union
100 years ago Friday, Bill Boeing incorporated his airplane company. It would later be known as the Boeing Airplane Company and Washington's largest...
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Seattle activist learns police reform requires more than yelling from streetcorners
Local activists want to make it easier to prosecute police who use deadly force. They’re gathering signatures for an initiative that would eliminate a...
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Moms made the difference for King County Juvenile Drug Court grads
It’s graduation week at the King County Juvenile Drug Court. Four teenagers made it through a tough program that’s drawn attention from around the...
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Worried about her homeless friends, Seattle area woman built housing project out of noodles
Seattle is working on a strategic response to homelessness. But the endless meetings and the conversations at the City Council – they can make solutions...
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Neighbors feel 'blindsided' by transit development near Northgate
Irene Beausoleil and her husband recently moved to Pinehurst, just north of Northgate. She went to her very first community meeting just this week....