Seattle Now

It's been two years since we launched Seattle Now. Five hundred episodes later, it's a good time to reflect on what we've all been through. We check back with our very first guest, infectious disease specialist Dr. Clyde Crumpacker, about the course of the virus.

The war in Ukraine has illuminated the complicated and contested relationship it has with Russia. University of Puget Sound history professor Ben Tromly sheds light on this relationship and the long history both countries share.

Microsoft welcomes workers back to campus today, and office leases in the city are above pre-pandemic levels. This begs the question — are we going to have to give up our sweatpants and go back to formal office attire? We're asking Shea Jensen, Executive Vice President of men's and women's attire at Nordstrom.

We hit record low temperatures, West Seattleites got some bad news about their bridge and Sue Bird is playing another season at a discount. KUOW’s Katie Campbell and Justin Shaw of Seattle Weather Blog break it all down.

The state's mask mandate for schools will expire next month. That means the decision to wear a mask in the classroom (or not) will be left up to districts, families and students themselves —and the answer is far from simple.

The state's mask mandate for schools will expire next month. That means the decision to wear a mask in the classroom (or not) will be left up to districts, families and students themselves — and the answer is far from simple.

A concrete truckers strike is entering its third month and is slowing projects all around the city, including the reopening of the West Seattle Bridge. Seattle Times reporter Heidi Groover has details.

There's a new vision to end homelessness downtown. If that sentence just made you roll your eyes, we get it. This is a big challenge — but the new approach includes some firsts for the city that might make a big difference. Seattle Times Project Homeless reporter Scott Greenstone explains.

Trish heads to the Center for Urban Horticulture to get a lesson in Birding 101 from ecologist Olivia Sanderfoot.

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The mask mandates are starting to lift, the proof of vaxx is going away and thousands of remote workers are getting the call to come back to the office. Time to find the work pants!