Seattle Now

Lots of folks turned to the outdoors during the pandemic — starting container gardens, enjoying the parks, or getting to know the local wildlife.

That got the team behind KUOW’s podcast Seattle Now interested in birding — you know, the hobby.

Live shows are back as the city's music scene reopens at full capacity. KUOW's Casey Martin went to last week's sold-out Chong the Nomad show at Barboza to hear how people are feeling.

Bought any 2x4s lately? Then you already know that the cost of lumber is sky high. It's up fivefold over pre-pandemic prices, according to one industry source. We turn to Vox economy reporter Emily Stewart for an explanation of what's going on.

A story from KUOW's The Wild podcast, appreciating the fascinating biological marvel that is the common housefly.

The least air-conditioned city in America endures three straight 100-degree days. We swap stories from Seattle's historic heatwave with KUOW's Jeannie Yandel and Kristin Leong.

Fifteen months later, it’s a new day in the fight against the coronavirus: Washington is back open and most of the pandemic precautions are lifted. We get perspective from epidemiologist Judith Malmgren.

It took a pandemic, but America finally did what people with disabilities had been asking for for years and shifted to remote work. Now as we’re trying to figure out how remote we’re going to stay, we’ll hear what working remotely has meant for two Seattlelites with disabilities.

Summertime is a great time to explore the mountains, and Washington has tons of breathtaking peaks to climb. But things can change quickly. Seattle Times reporter Melissa Hellmann tells us what she learned from a recent hike on Mount St. Helens.

This weekend was hot, historically hot. We talk to Seattleites battling the heat and get an update from the National Weather Service.

Seattle prepares for a historic heat wave. A Pride party has to deal with death threats because some people don't like their cover charge. And the pandemic is still here, but we're opening back up next week.