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This Roosevelt neighborhood coffee shop is a haven for geeks and more

In Seattle’s Roosevelt neighborhood, tucked in a corner between other small businesses is a coffee shop that feels otherworldly. Inside there’s a mural featuring a spaceship. The sci-fi theme is everywhere, from the furniture to the artwork. Welcome to Distant Worlds Coffeehouse, a haven for geeks and nerds.
- Ruby de Luna
There's algae in the water, Covid boosters being approved, and a monumental equipment sale, this week

Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Northwest News Network correspondent Anna King, New York Times technology correspondent Karen Weise, and Seattle Met Deputy editor Allison Williams.
- Alec Cowan
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.
- Joshua McNichols
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.
- Katie Campbell
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.
- Katie Campbell
Seattle's Central District divided over new Amazon Fresh store

A new grocery store has opened at 23rd and Jackson: Amazon Fresh. It’s on the same spot in Seattle’s Central Area neighborhood where the Red Apple grocery store used to stand. The Red Apple was a popular spot where neighbors ran into each other and said ‘Hi.’ Its closure and demolition became a sore spot for people who felt they were losing the soul of their neighborhood.
- Joshua McNichols
Seattle Kraken and the soundtrack of a hockey game

The Kraken team up with KEXP for a musical score.
- Ross Reynolds
Casual Friday: Middle school mask fashion

It was a packed week, especially for students and families around the city. We get into that, and how a fried chicken restaurant is supporting other local businesses with KUOW's Jeannie Yandel and Mentor Washington's James Miles.
- Clare McGrane
Seattle's economic recovery is a mixed bag

Remember a few month ago, when we thought we were getting a leg up on Covid-19? When we thought it was “time to celebrate” downtown Seattle’s recovery by going there and doing normal things? Some of that is happening. Some.
- Katie Campbell
'Shame changer': Sex tech CEO disrupts Asian stereotypes with adult films

Make Love Not Porn founder Cindy Gallop says the future of pornography is "social sex" and the end of fetishizing women of color.
- Kristin Leong

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