Seattle Now

If the sunny Seattle weather has you itching to mix up your fitness routine (or start one) we’ve got a pro tip. Summer is the season of FREE yoga, Zumba and dance classes at Seattle parks.

Seattle Now producer Brooklyn Jamerson-Flowers explains where to find them and the unique community ties these classes have formed. 

Seattle Center yoga and Zumba classes: https://seattlecenter.com/events/featured-events/fitness

Gasworks Park yoga classes:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/summer-series-presents-yerbana-yoga-in-the-park-tickets-927496867097 

Freeway Park yoga classes:
https://www.freewayparkassociation.org/news/bookcarts-amp-buskers-kjsl6-99pjh 

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Seattle summer is about to bring the heat, officials warn of dangerously cold lakes and rivers, and the Kraken make a historic coaching hire. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

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The Living Computers: Museum/Labs in SoDo is closing its doors for good.

It was the creation of the late Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft. 

He built it to preserve some of the important artifacts in computing history, a history he played an important role in.

Now, years following his death, his estate is auctioning off its artifacts.

Geekwire Writer and Editor Kurt Schlosser is here to talk about the museum and its place in Seattle’s story.

Correction: This episode incorrectly states that the Paul G. Allen Collection items being auctioned by Christie’s are part of the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation. The foundation is a separate 501c3 and not part of Paul Allen’s estate.

Low Tide Spots: https://www.seattleaquarium.org/explore-the-aquarium/programs/beach-naturalist/

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Conservative activists want to prevent a natural gas ban, Seattle finalizes its transportation levy, and a PNW bird is declared a threatened species. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Ruby de Luna.

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We all know that it’s really expensive to buy a home in the Seattle area.  

But the amount of money you need to get in the door in this market is probably more than you imagined. 

Even renters who earn a good living are feeling the squeeze.

Seattle Times reporter Heidi Groover is here to explain.

Read Heidi’s story in the Seattle Times: https://www.seattletimes.com/business/real-estate/as-wa-housing-costs-climb-incomes-arent-keeping-up/

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Undocumented people can now apply for professional licenses, another WA athlete is headed to the Olympics, and McMenamins is sticking with Tacoma, despite losses. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Gustavo Sagrero.

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Six years ago, Washington voters put a new law on the books that makes it easier to charge law enforcement officers with murder.

Last week, Auburn police officer Jeffrey Nelson was the first person convicted under the law, making history in Washington's work towards police accountability. 

KUOW investigative reporter Ashley Hiruko breaks down the trial and tells us what the ruling means for police accountability in WA.

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SCOTUS rules in favor of public camping bans, pay equity campaign launches, and WA ferries are about to get real crowded. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

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This week…

Seattle Pride is turning 50 this year, and we’re reflecting back on the history of the event.

A queer-focused affordable housing community on Capitol Hill is bringing joy to LGBTQ+ people late in life… Imagine the bingo nights.

And we look back on how queer activists protected one of Seattle’s historic queer spaces this year.

Arts Reporter Jas Keimig and Stranger Queer Culture and Politics Reporter Vivian McCall are here to wrap up Seattle’s Pride Month on a big, queer news-y panel.

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Former Auburn cop found guilty of murder, federal regulators sanction Boeing, and water taxi service from Seattle to Vashon is expanding. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.

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