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Strikes, layoffs, worker shortages.

There’s been a lot going on in the labor market this year.

And unemployment has stayed low which means there’s work out there for job seekers.

KUOW’s labor and economy reporter Monica Nickelsburg talks us through some of Seattle’s top labor stories of 2023.

The number of people under eighteen years old seeking gender-affirming care has skyrocketed in Washington. One reason may be bills in other states banning the care.

Seattle Times Health Reporter Elise Takahama explains what's going on in our region.

There’s a lot of mental health advice out there about how to deal with seasonal depression. But John Moe says there’s probably something unexpected, maybe even weird, that can help just as much as a sun lamp or Vitamin D pills.

John is the host of the podcast Depresh Mode. Today, he explains how to find your own offbeat solution to Seasonal Depression.

This week… Cinerama is back, under a new name that nobody can seem to remember. Boeing is calling all its commercial airline employees back into the office for all five days a week. And the Seattle City Council turned their attention to our city’s sidewalks, or, I guess the lack of sidewalks. Ticket Editor Chase Burns and South Seattle Emerald Founder Marcus Harrison Green are here to break down the week.

After three and a half years, Seattle’s Cinerama is back: Under new ownership, and with a new name.

The SIFF Cinema Downtown's grand re-opening is tonight with a showing of Wonka. It's a sign that Seattle's film scene is thriving, despite the effects of the pandemic.

Chase Burns, editor of The Ticket, and Jas Keimig, in are here to tell us why this theater is so special, and what its return means for Seattle’s film scene.

The holidays can be exciting and fun, but they're also full of expectations.

And for many, it's a time that can come with heavy emotions, including grief.

Dr. Megan Shen from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center talks about ways to get through the holidays and make time for grief.

In 1936, the University of Washington rowing team took Olympic Gold.

The journey there was a rough one.

Judy Rantz Willman is the daughter of one of the rowers, and she talks about her dad's (Joe Rantz) story and the upcoming film.

We are in the depths of a drug crisis. Twelve thousand people and counting have died from overdoses this year in King County. There’s one solution the Seattle area hasn’t adopted, even though it has a track record of saving lives and other benefits: Safe consumption sites.

Seattle Times reporter Greg Kim tells us about these sites and the locals trying to open them here.

This week… We got hit with an atmospheric river, and the entire region is struggling with the rain. A UW study found that high school students are getting better grades, but lower standardized test scores. And time to dig out all those unused gift cards… Some lawmakers want the state to claim those dormant funds. Seattle Times Food Writer Tan Vinh and Seattle Now Producer Vaughan Jones are here to break down the week.

The rain is sticking around today, although it likely won’t be as heavy as it was earlier this week.

Two atmospheric rivers broke rainfall records across Western Washington. Flood , wiping out Seattle to Portland Amtrack services and drenching anyone trying to get around on foot.

Rain like we saw this week is probably going to be more common as our climate changes.