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Rosa Joshi wasn’t supposed to be an artist. “I’m the daughter of Asian immigrants,” she says. “I was supposed to be a doctor.”
Explain this: while half the people at KUOW's Amazon debate Wednesday came to the conclusion that the company is not good for Seattle, three-quarters of the audience also said they have an Amazon Prime membership.
Earlier this year we told you about Kelli Lauritzen and Charissa Eggleston, two moms in Federal Way. Alarmed at an outbreak of gun violence, they decided to act.
One of the big stories of 2017 was the Trump administration's travel ban targeting some Muslim countries. Arsalan Bukhari of the Council on American-Islamic Relations or CAIR says the travel ban also had an impact on Americans.
Medical researchers have for years wanted to develop a longer lasting flu vaccine. A more effective version would mean people wouldn't need to get immunized every year.
Back in March, Nikkita Oliver announced she would run for Seattle mayor. She said the city needed a leader "who’s going to reject the status quo and bring a new vision to the city of Seattle.” She barely missed getting into the general election , finishing third in the primary behind Jenny Durkan and Cary Moon. But her vision shaped the campaign and the conversation about what kind of place Seattle should be.
We’ve all noticed that Seattle feels like a younger city these days. Census data indicates that change is happening fast. The number of adults under age 35 has been growing and much faster than in other tech capitals.
Rick Duchaine talks about chemistry – a lot. But he’s not employed at some biotech company in South Lake Union, he’s speaking from the Seattle Seahawks’ Renton headquarters. And what he really means is detergent.
Seattle’s new soda tax hits stores on January 1. Officials hope the tax - 1.75 pennies for every ounce of sugary drinks purchased - will help decrease obesity without hurting businesses. Scientists in Seattle will be monitoring the results.
What’s it like to finally have a place for you and your children to live, after spending most of the year homeless? “Surreal,” said Tiffany Hicks, whose family we told you about in two stories this year (links below).
Stephan Blanford was the only black person on the Seattle School Board. He decided not to run again this year. At the end of 2017, KUOW's Race and Equity Team asked him what pressing problem he saw in the city's schools. His answer: 4,000 homeless students.
According to the 2017 Count Us In survey , Native Americans in Seattle/King County are seven times more likely to be homeless than any other population. Colleen Echohawk, the executive director of the Chief Seattle Club, a nonprofit that serves Native people in Seattle, spoke with KUOW about the problem this last summer .
Morning traffic streamed past a busy intersection in South Seattle, past a family-style pizza shop and a brightly-painted Mexican restaurant that still wouldn't open for several hours. A few residents came and went from the low-rise apartments lining the blocks in this largely Latino neighborhood.
Ten months ago, Alexes Harris' health was precarious . She'd just had a stem cell transplant in the hopes of combating a rare form of leukemia. The sociology professor at the University of Washington wasn't sure what the future held.
Seattle’s department of transportation is taking some flak for using bike racks to discourage tent camping on Seattle sidewalks.
