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Mike Davis

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  • caption: Starbucks employees picket Wednesday, March 22, 2023, outside the company's Seattle headquarters.

    As CEO steps down, Starbucks employees strike

    On Monday, as Howard Schultz stepped down as interim CEO of Starbucks, he sent a memo to leadership at Starbucks. It reads, in part: “As I step away, I leave you all as the stewards, in service of all of our partners. They are the heart and soul of our company — the living embodiment of human connection.” Today, “partners” — aka store baristas — at 100 Starbucks cafes are on strike.
  • caption: General Manager Steve Hickman stands at the top of Badger Mountain Ski Area with Waterville, Washington, visible in the distance.

    Volunteers keep skiing affordable at Badger Mountain

    If you enjoy skiing, you probably know it takes more than just some skis, boots and poles to slide down a hill. It also takes money. Tickets at Washington’s big ski resorts run from $65 to $150 a day. That’s not the case at Badger Mountain Ski Area in Central Washington. There, the price is a mere $10 a day. That’s because the hill is a nonprofit, entirely run by volunteers.

  • caption: Lumen field is where the Seahawks, Sounders FC, and OL Reign call home.

    The XFL promises alternative football. Can it survive?

    The XFL is on its third attempt at an alternative football league. The first iteration was in 2000, and lasted for a single season. The second attempt, in 2020, was sidelined after five games due to COVID. But there's a long history of alternative football in the spring. Will fans support the team enough to keep them afloat? And can the team attract enough fans with its unique style of play?

  • caption: James Ryen and Shaun Taylor-Corbett in "Between Two Knees" at the Seattle Rep.

    Mike's adventures in art: 'Between Two Knees'

    If you're looking for tips on how to experience art in the Seattle area, you're in the right place. In this weekly post, KUOW arts reporter Mike Davis has suggestions for what to do around Seattle over the weekend so you can have your own adventures in arts and culture

  • caption: 'That's Debatable' audience at the SIFF Cinema Egyptian, Wednesday, March 7, 2018, in Seattle.

    SIFF employees file petition to unionize

    A group of year-round employees at the Seattle International Film Festival recently filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board to form a union.

  • caption: Dear Even Hanson at the Paramount Theatre

    Mike's adventures in art: A letter from Evan Hansen

    If you're looking for tips on how to experience art in the Seattle area, you're in the right place. In this weekly post, KUOW arts reporter Mike Davis has suggestions for what to do around Seattle over the weekend so you can have your own adventures in arts and culture.