Nancy Pearl Finds Us Some Good Comics At Fantagraphics In Georgetown
Steve Scher talks with Fantagraphics store curator Larry Reid about the language of comics and with Nancy Pearl about her picks for great graphic novels.
View ArticleWilliam Booker, Tuskegee Airman From Kirkland, Dies At 90
William Booker, a bomber with the Tuskegee Airmen, never complained.He didn't complain about being pushed from town to town – from Texas to Florida, to Michigan, to Indiana and to Kentucky – because...
View ArticleGeorgetown Live: 'An Exceptionally Tight-knit Community'
The Record kicks off Georgetown Live with the district's unofficial historian, metro issues, an artistic uprising and a unique dining experience.
View ArticleFive Minutes Onstage At Ignite Seattle
Coming up on Speakers Forum, December 19 at 9:00 p.m.What would you say if you had five minutes onstage and a captive audience?That's the premise of Ignite Seattle, a regular worldwide event where...
View ArticleGeorgetown Live: 'A City Within A City'
The Record continues its live broadcast from the Georgetown neighborhood with thoughts on raising a family and the challenges the Seattle Police faces in the district.
View ArticleWill Seattle Get An NHL Expansion Team?
David Hyde talks with Stephen Whyno, NHL reporter for the Canadian Press, about the likelihood of an NHL expansion team coming to Seattle.
View ArticleBoring Bertha Digs Through Layers Of Seattle History
The most plausible theory about what stopped Bertha, the tunneling machine digging its way through downtown until last Saturday, is also the most boring.
View Article'We’ll Always Be Nooksack': Tribe Questions Ancestry Of Part-Filipino Members
Adelina Parker lets up on the gas as she drives through her childhood stomping grounds.“Up there, that was all Filipino farmers and strawberry fields,” Parker says, motioning toward a school and...
View ArticleSeattle Keeps Door Open To Biweekly Garbage Pickups
Seattle trash pickup could be reduced to every other week by 2015 if the Seattle City Council votes on Monday to keep that option on the table for the next year.If the action passes as expected,...
View ArticleThe Sad Story Behind ‘White Christmas,’ America’s Favorite Christmas Carol
The most popular Christmas carol in America stands apart from the others in a number of ways: It’s not upbeat, there are no fanciful characters and it isn’t religious. Instead, it’s melancholy and...
View ArticleNancy Pearl Answers Book Quandaries, Gives Her Best Of 2013
Coming up on KUOW Spotlight, December 16 at 9:00 p.m.Librarian to all Nancy Pearl has been thinking about great book gifts for the holiday. Pearl along with KUOW's Steve Scher will talk about the best...
View ArticleIsraeli Journalist Ari Shavit Looks At The Roots Of The Israeli-Palestinian...
Marcie Sillman talks with Israeli journalist and author Ari Shavit about his new book, "My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel".
View ArticleUnion Bus Driver Says Contract Proposal Is "Attack On The Work Force"
Ross Reynolds talks with King County Metro Transit bus driver Linda Averill about why she's opposed to the proposed contract between King County and the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 587.
View ArticleTaylor Shellfish Says China's Ban Is Hurting Business Already
Marcie Sillman talks with Bill Dewey of Taylor Shellfish about how China's recent ban on Northwest shellfish imports is affecting business.
View ArticleThe Business Of Boeing In Washington State
Ross Reynolds talks with Washington State Office of Aerospace director Alex Pietsch about Boeing, the commercial airplane business and the ongoing effort to get the 777X built in the Puget Sound region.
View ArticleThe Future Of Seattle Politics In 2014
David Hyde speaks with Erica C. Barnett, news editor at Publicola, about Seattle politics and the challenges facing Mayor-elect Ed Murray and the Seattle City Council heading into 2014.
View ArticleMachinist on Boeing Contract: Let Us Vote
Marcie Sillman talks with machinist Paul Fritzler about why he wants union members to be able to vote on Boeing's most recent contract offer.
View ArticleGerman Employees Bring Grievances To Amazon's Seattle Headquarters
Union organizers protested today outside Amazon’s headquarters in South Lake Union.The protest was in support of German Amazon workers, who have been staging a series of one-day strikes at several of...
View ArticleNooksack Tribe Cites ‘Missing Ancestor’ As Reason To Disenroll 306 Members
It's a frosty morning at the Nooksack tribal courthouse in Deming, Wash., and caution tape and tribal police block the entrance.
View ArticleFine For Smoking Pot Outside Still Cheaper Than A Parking Ticket
If you’re caught smoking marijuana in public in Seattle, you could be fined $27.(To put that in perspective, that’s the fine for drinking in public, but still less than a parking ticket.)
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