Arts & Life

Casual Friday with Jodi-Ann Burey and Katie Campbell

This week… Yet another Bartell Drugs is shutting down, one of the region’s last 24-hour pharmacies. Recent tech graduates are moving to Seattle at the highest rate in the nation. And it’s the official end of summer this weekend, did you check everything off your summer bucket list? Author Jodi-Ann Burey and KUOW Morning Edition Senior Producer Katie Campbell are here to break down the week.

Novel 'The Covenant of Water' tells of a family in India haunted by a medical mystery

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with the author Abraham Verghese about his new novel The Covenant of Water in which a family in India is haunted by a medical mystery.

PAX West 2023 brings Nintendo Live to Seattle

KUOW Arts & Culture reporter Mike Davis dives into what makes PAX aka the "Penny-Arcade Expo" tick with two of the people who make it happen: Co-Founder Jerry Holkins & VP of Events Ryan Hartman

Seattle is rainy with unrelenting hills. How did it become a biking city?

Bike culture is as deeply ingrained in Seattle’s identity as coffee and Birkenstocks. But with our rainy weather and hilly terrain, Seattle — at least on paper — should’ve never become the biking haven that it is today. That’s the unlikely history that Tom Fucoloro, founder of the Seattle Bike Blog and author of “Biking Uphill in the Rain: The Story of Seattle from Behind the Handlebars," set out to explore.

Getting hitched? Protect your finances with a prenup

Everyone should consider a prenuptial agreement before getting married, says family law attorney Theresa Viera. Here's how to talk about it with your partner and decide if it's right for you.

Should you stand or sit at a concert? Adele fan ignites debate

When security told Juan Lastra to sit down, Adele told them to leave him alone. The incident sparked a debate about concert etiquette. Stand when others are sitting? Tell a fan to sit down?

New Bumbershoot (a lot like the old Bumbershoot)

Bumbershoot is back. It’s been a while, and the festival is under new management, but the Labor Day weekend tradition is returning just in time to celebrate its 50th anniversary. Bumbershoot is one of the longest-running festivals in the country, and, like most things in Seattle, people have a lot of feelings about it. Seattle Times Music Writer Michael Rietmulder is here to remind us of what we’ve been missing out on, and what we can expect this year.

Heading out to Bumbershoot this weekend? Check out the food lineup, too

Lummi Elder tells story of last time she sang to Tokitae

Tokitae was the last Southern Resident Orca kept in a marine park. She died unexpectedly on August 18 at the Miami Seaquarium.

Distrust undermined the U.S. pandemic response. Now, it continues to erode healthcare

High levels of distrust undermined the country's pandemic response and possibly caused half a million deaths. Distrust continues to erode healthcare, diminish access and give old diseases a chance.