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Episodes
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Modern art, the return of live dance, and other arts & culture picks to kick off Fall
Kim Malcolm talks with Crosscut arts & culture editor Brangien Davis about her weekend recommendations.
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Three low-income housing apartments to open on Capitol Hill
The city of Seattle announced this week it has bought three apartment buildings on Capitol Hill to help house people experiencing homelessness. Some neighbors say they're receptive to the newcomers, but have more qu have more questions
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González plan for housing favors wealth tax, rejects sweeps
A candidate for Seattle mayor is pledging to tackle homelessness with every possible city resource. City council president Lorena González unveiled her plan to address the city’s housing and homelessness crisis Thursday. She proposed new taxes on the wealthy, more flexible zoning, and an array of policies to prevent displacement.
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How community pressure helped rebuild Black-owned businesses in Seattle's Central District
When Paul Allen’s development company, Vulcan, bought a strip mall and a grocery store in the Central District years ago –many residents had concerns. The community did not want to become like another neighborhood Vulcan redeveloped: South Lake Union. So the neighborhood pushed back.
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In wake of legal defeat, Eyman joins national GOP push for voting 'integrity' laws
Earlier this year, Washington state ballot initiative king Tim Eyman was found guilty of “numerous and particularly egregious” violations of state campaign finance law and fined millions of dollars. Now he is taking his expertise on the road to help pass what he and other Republican supporters call voting “integrity” laws in 7 other states.
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With evictions on pause until 2022, Seattle renters hope to access federal help
Kim Malcolm talks with Edmund Witter, managing attorney with the Housing Justice Project, which gives free legal help to renters facing eviction in King County.
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Trickle-down effects from Washington's overcrowded hospitals
The overcrowded hospitals we've been telling you about for weeks are having ripple effects out into the community -- some you could predict and some which are a little more startling. Take for example a fire that gutted a house in Ocean Shores or expensive airlifts from Leavenworth, Washington.
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Why this Seattle business leader says the city should 'treat this emergency on our streets' like the pandemic
Business leaders say their ability to recover from the pandemic, especially in Downtown Seattle, depends on how whether the city will put the same effort into treating the "emergency on our streets": chronic homelessness and diminishing affordable housing.
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Lt. Gov. Heck raises ethics concerns over predecessor’s legacy
It was supposed to be former Washington Lt. Gov. Cyrus Habib's legacy — a pair of programs to serve youth with disabilities and youth from marginalized or disadvantaged backgrounds. But Habib's successor cancelled a contract with the nonprofit that operates the programs after identifying what his office called "suspicious financial activity" during Habib's last year in office.
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Western Washington's dry spell comes to a 'juicy' end
"The system that came through over the weekend was just kind of juicy and special."
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Seattle's Local Sightings Film Festival is happening in-person in 2021, with virtual options too
Kim Malcolm talks with Vivian Hua, executive director of the Northwest Film Forum about the 2021 Local Sightings Film Festival.
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Why this Seattle business owner is 'ecstatic' about King County's new vaccine rule
If you've been to a bar or restaurant or you've seen a live show indoors recently, you may have been asked to prove you're vaccinated against Covid-19. In October, count on it.