Seattle Now

This week…

It was hot, hot, hot in Seattle… that’s it, full stop.

SeaTac’s flashy new July 4 drone show made a splash in the worst way,  with a few drones taking an unplanned dip in Angle Lake.

And did I mention it was hot? Seattle Department of Transportation had to get the hoses out to keep the bridges from breaking down. 

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

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Grocery workers denounce plan to sell WA stores, new toll rates approved for 520 bridge, and Seattle police watchdog agencies are under scrutiny. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.

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We’re back to our regularly scheduled summer temperatures, so it’s the perfect time to get outside and have some fun.

But don’t forget: that glorious summer sun is also a danger to your skin. 

It’s the perfect time of year for a refresher on how to stay safe without living in that sunscreen stickiness for the next two months.

Dermatologist Paul Nghiem, head of the UW School of Medicine Dermatology Department, brings us practical solutions. 

COMPLEXITY Graffiti arts exhibit and party: https://seattle.gov/arts/experience/galleries/arts-at-king-street-station-gallery/2023_6-complexity?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

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Seventeen QFC and Safeway stores in Seattle will be sold if merger goes through, Covid cases are rising in WA, and the Conor Byrne Pub will reopen as a co-op this summer. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.

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All over Seattle there are 140 so-called street ends, where Seattle’s streets meet the shore. Some end in little parks, and others in tiny beaches, where you can swim.

KUOW’s Katie Campbell takes us to “Hidden Beach” along Lake Washington, to find out how Seattle ended up with so many tiny, secret beaches.

Read Katie’s story here: https://www.kuow.org/stories/beat-the-heat-at-seattle-hidden-beaches-the-pearls-of-city-shoreline

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Seattle breaks a heat record, councilmembers sign off on Seattle's transportation levy, and crimes rates declined in WA last year. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Ruby de Luna.

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The Seattle City Council is set to pass a new transportation levy that is chock full of plans for the future of our city’s infrastructure. 

The taxpayer funded proposal will cost one and a half billion dollars, and it could change how you get around your neighborhood

KUOW reporter Casey Martin is her to break it all down and explain what changes to expect.

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Rep. Adam Smith says President Biden shouldn't run again, rich Washingtonians are waiting to sell their stocks, and office property values are dropping. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Ruby de Luna.

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The majestic Mount Rainier dominates our landscape. Its white glaciers and blue ridges remind us of where we are. 

Stephen Lias has been given a tall task: Capture all of that, in music.

He is the park’s first ever composer-in-residence, in celebration of its 125th anniversary.

Stephen is here to tell us how he sees and hears the mountain.

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Get ready for the hottest weekend of the year so far. Plus, Seattle's cricket team kicks off its season and It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.
 
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