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Monday Evening Headlines Sep 24, 2024

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Boeing presented its “best and final offer” to machinists, we remember the late Dan Evans’ environmental work, and an aspiring food vendor reacts to new King County food safety regulations. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

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How are Seattle’s restaurants doing? Sep 23, 2024

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The price of eating out in Seattle is truly eye-popping these days, and there’s a lot behind those high prices: inflation, labor costs, and restaurants still recovering from Covid shutdowns.

Today, we check in on the health of Seattle’s restaurant industry and get some dining tips from Tan Vinh, Seattle Times food writer and host of the new KUOW podcast Seattle Eats.

Listen to Seattle Eats in the KUOW app or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Friday Evening Headlines Sep 20, 2024

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The Boeing strike continues without any planned contract talks on the books, Climate Pledge Arena is giving refunds, and we hear from the yes and no sides of Initiative 20-66 on natural gas. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.

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Casual Friday with Erica Barnett and Jodi-Ann Burey Sep 20, 2024

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This week…

Amazon is asking its white-collar workers to come back into the office five days a week, which will have ripple effects all over the city.

The Seattle Times asked our city’s drivers: What annoys you the most about driving around here?

And Seattle was ranked as the number one pizza city in the country… by a less-than-reputable source.

Publicola Editor Erica Barnett and Author Jodi-Ann Burey are here to break down the week.

Fremont Oktoberfest: https://fremontoktoberfest.com/

Emerald City Kings Ball: https://emeraldcitykingsball.com/

Rainier Beach Farm Fest: https://tilthalliance.org/event/farm-fest-at-rainier-beach-urban-farm-wetlands-2/

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Thursday Evening Headlines Sep 20, 2024

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The US Forest Service is making cuts, private school enrollment in Seattle is up, and food trucks will have to display their food safety ratings starting next year. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Gustavo Sagrero.

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What winning two medals at the Paralympics taught Taylor Swanson Sep 19, 2024

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We held a silver medal, and it was heavy! Not ours. It belonged to today’s guest, Paralympian Taylor Swanson. She actually came back from Paris with a bronze medal too.

We’ll talk with the Roosevelt High graduate about her love of running and what people don’t understand about being a Paralympic athlete.

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Wednesday Evening Headlines Sep 19, 2024

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Last night the Seattle City Council approved SOAP and SODA zones, while today, Boeing announced furloughs, and Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines became one company. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Gustavo Sagrero.

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PCC recommits to downtown (just in time for Amazon) Sep 18, 2024

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The Downtown Seattle PCC was supposed to be a flagship store for the upscale grocery co-op.

But the pandemic had other plans. The store’s opening was delayed until 2022, and it only survived two years before closing in January.

Now, PCC is coming back to the same space with a new design, and an emphasis on grab-and-go lunches.

Puget Sound Business Journal Reporter Joey Thompson is here to talk about it.

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Tuesday Evening Headlines Sep 18, 2024

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The Seattle city council has its final vote on creating SOAP and SODA zones today, two social housing options could be on your February ballot, and youth probation counselors are dealing with more youths than they can handle. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Gustavo Sagrero.

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How WA is putting a Norwegian spin on its prisons Sep 17, 2024

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Life in prison isn’t supposed to be easy, but it could be more humane for the incarcerated and the staff.

To that end, Washington state is looking to Norway’s prison system as a hopeful example of what might be achievable here.

Seattle Times reporter Nina Shapiro will tell us what staff learned, and how some of it is being implemented at Washington state prisons.

Read Nina’s piece here: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/wa-prisons-sent-100-staffers-to-norway-the-goal-a-humane-system/

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